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Ab.tnln-r. the Hes. Men.

To test the influence of liquors on SOL
dicrs. experiments We're made with three
regiments from each OF several b-igades
In the British army at different times,
and in several instances. where forced
marches and other hard work We're re-
quired. In one every man was forbidden
to drink drop while the test lnstcd. In
the second. malt liquor only could be pur-
chased: In the third sailors ration OF
whisky was given to each man. The
whisky drinkers manifested more dash Mt
first but generally In about four days
those given malt liquor displayed less
dash at first. but their endurance lasted
somewhat lonrer: while the abstaincrs
improved daily In glertness and staying
powers. As u result, the war department
decided that In the Soudan campaign not
a single drop OF stimuant should be al
lowed IN camp, save for hospital use.
were forbidden the accustomed spirits.
wines and malt liquors at their mess
tables. and an order was issued that the
liquid refrcshmcnt OF all kinds. includ-
Ing even camp followers. must be limited
TO tea. oatmeal water or lime juice and
Nile water. The wonderful freedom OF
the Kitchener expedition from disease.
although making forced marches through
the desert under burning sun and In n
most unhealthy climate. fully Justified
the new rule. The truth In that the re-
quircment of abstinence from intoxIcat-
Ing liquors for soldiers Is only the nppll-
cation to the army OF n principle which In
trial life. that men occupying rcsponal-
BILE positions. like locomotive engineers.
motormen on trolley cars, and men In
charge OF delicate machinery, must be
men who are never In danger OF getting
drunk.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16
Alfalfa for the Dairy Cow.

In alfalfa we have n food containing
nearly twice the protein of clover and
u little more carbohydrates and fat.
The following are the analyses: Glover
hay. by Woll 60 protein. BID carbohy-
dratcs and 1.G fat. Alfalfa hay. by
Jaifn, 12.2 protein. 362 carbohydrates
and IL fat \ very good combination
can be made by feeding alfalfa with
grain hays. green or dry corn fodder,
corn ensilagc. bects and pumpkins and
without buying grim. Chemists tell
us that balanced ration for n 1000
pound COW should consist of twenty
four pounds OF organic matter. two and
one-hnlf pounds protein. twelve and
onc-half pounds carbohydrates and 10
pounds fat or n ratio of 1914. In al
fnlfa hay. according to Jaffa. we have
ratio of 1 :3.3 or with an excess of
protein. which is an advantage MS II
takes the place OF bran. oil cake. meal
and cotton seed meal. To bring the
ratio up to the standard. we can feed
any of the other foods mentioned
which may be in season and the cheap
est to obtain. At present we are feed
ing twenty pounds Of alfalfa hay. four
OF corn fodder with good results. This
makes ration OF 1:i.6. This gives us
an excess of protein. hut as It Is pro-
duccd with cheap feeds II may he
cheaper than TO try TO balance II with
more concentrated food. such as corn
meal or barley We have fed all the
feeds in combinations of ,wp pr three
varieties Mt II time with far !n?-e l:roii,
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ANorA za USE FOR ELECTRICITY
Gan Ds Utilized US /. Powerful Disinfe.t


Can ne Utilized US 4. Powerful Disinfest
ant.
A few years ago Rikers island. oppo,
site New York. which had for many
Of the summer sun that Its taint caused
sWrs W Which PISSED the Island. and nause-
ated beyond endurance the inhabitants
be taken to save the community of the
district from an epidemic OF typhoid. and md
OF OF the he eiectroiyzed water which already
had purified the. drinking water OF New
York. and is stili used to keep the suppl supply
put up at Riker's Island. Consisting Of
we're flled with With sea sea water and through
this a current of electricity passed con-
tank. The W process Set set free chlorides and
other disinfectant chemicals. and then the
cess % into one, one OF f the most effective puri-
fiers and microbe destroyers known. was
drawn on for use ,,nn Gondneted nar through ,Sa
thirteen acres of Its area was transform
eleven feet thick. to n resort SO salubrious
party Of who weRs to
of a very plentiful open air luncheon
which had been prepared for them This
proposed for the publication OF that vast
ccsspool. Havana harbor. 1t Is believed
that with elcctrolyzing stations In opera
tion at various points along the water
front. from which the disinfecting fluid
city could be supplied. the work of clean
sing Hayana would be very much simpli-
streets the fluid would drain OF into the
harbor. where its purifying qualities
would still be active, as one part OF the
purify 1000 parts of the worst germ-laden
fiuiL. 1t may take months or even years
to carry out the scheme of making the
Cuban capital safely habitablc. but no
more scientific or promising means of
be adopted.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16
A.-.. In Kesar, to Action in samoa.

Washington. u. c.. March 13.-AftcT
numerous conferences and the en-
change of notes between Secretary
Hay. the British Ambassador ana the
German Ambassador, n satisfactory
understanding has been reached be-
tween the three powers Interested in
Samoa as TO the conditions there.
This seeks to open n new account OF
Samoa. aud TO obliteratc the troubles
among the officials which have recent
ly occurred there. To this end. DIR.
Wilhelm Solf. who has been nomin.
ated by Germany as president OF the
municipal council at Apin to succeed
DR.. RafTcl. will he recognized by the
British and United States authorities.
The officials of the three powers
have decided not TO attempt a settle
mcnt of the Samoan kingship for the
present. In the meantime the statu
quo is TO be maintained. The last ad.
vices Indicated that Matnnfn was cXcr-
cising dcfacto klngship while Mnlcitoa
was on board the British ship Por.
poisc and has the support of the Brit.
ish and American consuls.
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OFFICERS MUST GO.
aoo.r.'. to r- Mastered ou, ., the Arm

0rncrn's to B- Mustered Out of the Army.
Washington. ID. c.. March 1s.-By
direction OF the President the follow
Ing general officers are honorably dis
charged from the volunteer army OF
the United States. to take effect this
year on the dates specified. their SER
vices being no longer required.
Major General Joseph w. Keifer.
May IL: Brigadicr Generals Abraham
X. Arnold. May IL: Alexander G. NJ.
Pennington. April IL; Simon Snyder.
May II: George NJ. Randall. April 12;
Michael V. sheridan. May u: Henry
r. Douglas. May IL: Henry V. Boyn.
ton. April 12: Chambers McKibbcn.
May -: Gilbert $. Carpenter. May 12:
Charles +. Humphrey. May IL.
The officers mentioned will relieve
their aides and order them to join
their regiments. Brigadier General
McEibbcn will proceed to Columbus
Barracks. Ohio. and will assume com.
mand of that post. The other officers
exclusively OF the volunteer army will
proceed to their homes while those OF
the permanent establishments Will join
their regiments.
It should be explained that the re-
duction in the list of general officer:
in itself TO meet the demands of exist
ing ldw. There must he u further cut
in fact, the list OF major generals and
brigader generals remaining must be
reduced by ten altogether In order to
bring the list down TO the nineteen
permitted by the regular army.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16

In recent paper read before local
farmers institute, w. c. Stiles of
I.arimer county, said: THAT the sheep
feeders of Colorado are going TO lose
money this year is conceded by all
who have made, any study of the situ-
alton. The question that interests us
ut this time Is What has brought
about this condition of things? And Is
Larimcr county's leading industry TO
be ruined, or viii this winters feeding
he n lesson that will prove n bles Ing
i'll the end. The most of us filed Our
c"rrals last fall against our better
Judgment. but we are so hopeful in
stead of figuring on n basis of average
prices for the last few seasons since
the industry sprang Into such promi.
nence In this section, we figured from
last years results. when nll kinds Of
feed We're below an average in price.
and the prices received for our lambs
were considerably above. But the
worst trouble Is what we have several
times before In this western country
seen is rush into som. new industry
that has proven fairly profitable. We
seem to have some OF the characters.
tics of the flock we feed. very cautious
OF new gap In the fence. but when
one starts there is always stampede
even though II means destruction TO
the whole flock.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16
ARTESIAN WELLS
USED FOR IRRIGATION.

than by buying and feeding grain. We
sometimes feed corn when it can be
had at II reasonable price. We grind
corn and cob together. which, with al
falfa, gives the best of results. Some
of our dairymen feed alfalfa and bran
and claim good results, but l think If
the same money was paid for corn. or
would feed meal instead of bran, they
would get better results. Alfalfa hay
and bran produces IN excess of pro-
tein and. although that excess is con-
verted into carbohydrates, 1t Is at
greater expense than by feeding cnrbo-
nnceous foods. 1t will not require so
much food to produce the necessary
carbohydrates. Milk produced by al
falfa hay is of the best quality, being
well up In solids and butter fats
Green alfalfa, either Fed or pastured
In an uncured state. while making good
milk may give it an Objectionable taste
which some people dislike. For the
best quality of COW hay. alfalfa should
be cut just before blooming. As soon
as n single blossom is seen the mower
should be started, and If the field is of
good size the blossoms will be quite
thick before the field is finished. The
leaves contain the most of the protein
and the hay should be cured so MS 10
save these Not every farmer has as
yet learned the knack of making first
class alfalfa.-C. II. Sessions. in Field
and Farm.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16

II is n noted fact that there Is far
less alarm over short winter feed
among sheep owners Than any other
class of stockmcn. The reason fo..
this Is that sheep thrive ON very short
feed. and where there are any places
bare along the foothills tiocks may be
kept fairly well. even IL the grass has
been closely grazcd In the summer. II
Is also n fact that II is possible TO keep
three or four thousand sheep on hay
about as easily ms to keep so many
hundred cattle. Sheep do not seem to
consume food in proportion TO cattle.
This Is probably due to the fact that
they are constantly rustling for Them
selves throughout each day, except
when II is storming. while cattle hav-
ing no hcr,lcr are inclined TO lie
around the premises and not TO go out
10 feed even In pleasant weather.
Sheep are better adapted TO the eS-
liaustcd condition OF our ranges by far
than cattle.-Ficld and Farm.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16

The nosc that wrote her hid in her
book.
Now who would have thought Il?
Twas n library book. which went back to
Its nook
Some other girl got Il.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-03-16

"wcii. the rigors OF winter are over
Eyes. and spring Is here. I've ALREADY
changed one shirt waist pattern for my
wife i've timcs.'
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OH Of Sight
Out of Mind"

In other months ue foroet
the harsh evinds of Sprino,
Bat they haze their use, as
some say. to blozv ont the
bad air accumulated afe,
Winter storms and Sprino
tha1us. There is far more
important accumulation of
badness in the veins and ar.
teries of humanity qvhich
needs Hoods SarsaparlLa.
This great Spring Medicine clariac,
the blood as nothing else can. II cnre,
scrofula, kidney disease, liver trOubleq
rheumatism and kindred ailments, Tins
it gives perfect health, strength and an.
petite for months to come.
Kidneys -"My kidneys troubled m.
and on advice took Hoods Sarsapari'I,,
which gave prompt relief, better appetite
My sleep is refreshing. II cured my via
also" MICHAEL BOYLE, 3i13 Denny Street,
Pittsburg, Pa.
Dyspepsia =" Complicated with liver
and kidney trouble, l suffered for wear,
with dyspepsia, with severe pains. Hoods
Sarsaparilla made me strong and hcartyH
]. b. EMERToS, Main Street, Auburn, Me.
Hip Disease" Five running sores o.,
my hip caused me to use crutChes. Va,
confined to bed every winter. Hoods Sar.
sapnrilla saved my life, as It cured me pcr.
fectly. Am strong and well" ASMr
ROBERT, 40 Fourth ST., Fall River. Mass.
NooaJ: Saa5abaalH
EG2l2slEzEz3H7yS
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Tod5: SaaSqbaa&
2a1lGlE1C,3ErgS

Hood. Pills cure liver Ills. the non nIrria,ins ,ht
IAe only ea,IlaItie to take with Hood. sar,syafii
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
What Would Jesus Do !?

Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, writing
in the November Ladies' Home Jour.
nal in further emphasis of the teach.
inge of his famous book, "In Hi
Steps," reiterates that "the teach.
ings Of Jesus will work in the
market, the home, the school, the
shop, the street. the life of man
everywhere, but they cannot work
in selfish heart, and they are not
capable Of expression 10 a soul that
has put any one on the throne except
Him who is Lord of all. Why are
men afraid to try Love in business I?
Why are they cowardly in the face
of giving The greatest thing in the
world its most supreme test i? Come.
let us take Jesus at His word If
we seek the Kingdom of God first we
shall have all the, physical things we
need What wopld Jesus do ! There
is no question as 10 His conduct in
our places There is no casuistry in
the question when asked honestly
every day. When the world is
willing 20 ask it. and lives according
to the daily answers, it will begin to
enjoy its millennium Perhaps that
Golden Age will be this coming
century. Why not -? 1t rests with
the human race to prove that of all
the mighty forces that rule the real
life of men on the earth, none is so
mighty, 30 practical, so permanent,
so productive Of happiness and
power as the life of Jesus lived over
again in the lives of those who be-.
lieve in Him as the life abundant for
weary world"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
Fire at Manning.

MannioR Os.. % Yesterday morn
ing about 3 O'Clock smoke was disoov.
cred ooziog from the store Of G. W.
Kcpdsl, commonly called the racket
store. aud the building vas 80 full o!
smoke that the front glasses we're
almost ready to burst out. The FIRE
was in the back of tho building, aoou,
the milliaery room, and no one could
get to II on account Of the dense smoke.
AS the town had no fire protection, the
building had to burn. and it was with
great work that many adjoining build
ing were not lost also The origin OF
the FIRE is no, known, 81 exploded
lamp being assigned as one theory.
There wac $40 600 insurance. and il
is claimed that there was about
$14, 600 iu goods. consisting. of cloth
,Dg. shoes, eto IN faot, n stock o.
general merchandise, except groceries
all Of which was completely destroyed
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SCHLEY'S SOLITUDE.

Washington. OCT. 3O.-Secret.ry
Long said today that be did DOT
contemplate making auy change 10
Admiral Sobley's orders. 50 far they
are nothing more than q direction to
take command Of the South Atlantic
station. The date will be definitely
fixed when it is koown exactly bow
sooo the Chiosgo will be ready for sea.
Nothing has been decided by the
department as to the dispatch of one or
more warehips to South Africa. SEQ.
retary Long pointed out thst tha sec.
ton OF the world is within the geoerapb.
ical bounds of the South Atlantic
station. The. sfore Admiral Sohley
will be at perfect liberty to 60 there, or
anywhere else on his station sftcr ia
takes command. No order from the
department will os necessary 10 such
ca8e.
Respecting the mooted increase of
tho South Atlantic squadron, the
secretary said that be would uot hesi.
tate to increase the number of ships on
the station il there we're ueces si,y for
it. So far the necessity has not
appeared. and. there fore, it was not
contemplated to have more than the
three vessels, the Chicago. Montgomery
aod Wilmiogton on the station.
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Cuba is Improving
Slowly But Steadily.
Gen. Lee Says Natives not
yet Ripe for Establishing
Their own Govern.
ment.

Washington. Oct. 29.-Gen Fitz.
hugh Lee, who is in the United
States on vacation from his post in
Cuba. is in the city on his way south
he is accompanied by his son, To
morrow night Gen Lee expects to 90
to Richmond to witness the launch.
ing of the Shubrick, he will return
to Washington Wednesday.
In an interview be says the people
Of Cuba are steadily improving under
the existing protectorate of the
United States and are slowly but
surely rebuilding their war wasted
homes and repairing their crippled
fortunes. Life and property are sure
in Cuba, owing largely. he said, to
the saIutary restraint exercised by
American military authority. He
thinks the time not yet ripe. however
for . purely Cuban government.
Cuba" said Gen. Lee, "is improv.
ing. The Cuhabs are tractable and
self reliant Their impulses are
generally in the right direction, but
OF course both 10 the theory and
practice of self government they are
wholly without experience. There
is among, certain Cubans q deep
seated prejudice against some men
who. the )CubaDs think oppressed
Cubans under Spanish rule, and if
given free rein the Cubans would
make q short work of them The
United States government is pledged
to grant independence to Cuba after
the island has been paci6ed, and I
believe that promise should be fulfill
ed just as swiftly as we can in reason
and justice.
"The industrial situation is improv.
ing, the money is gradually going
into Cuba, but nothing like az fast
as it would II investors were sure
that property would remain safe for
years to come and protected by a
government strong enough to enforce
law and order" -
Gen Lee declined 20 discuss poll.
tical affairs in Cuba ard whether or
not the Cubans desired indepe nd ce
or annexation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
Is He a Savage {?

Duroao. Natal. Oct 26.-Tn repIy
to 40 inquiry made by bin, Gen. Sir
George Stewart White. has received
the following telegram from Command
ant Gen. Joubert: II mus. exprees
my sympathy. Gen. Symous, uufortu-
nateiy, was badly wounded and died.
He was buried yesterday. / trust the
great God will speedily bring to CLOSE
to's unfortunate state of affairs. brought
about by unsorupulous speculstors and
capitalists, who went to the Trsusvaal
to obtain wealth aud, 10 order to for.
tber their interests, misled others and
brought about this shameful state Of
warfare over ell South Africa, 10 which
so maoy valuable lives have been ,ud
are being sacrificed. as instance, Ges.
Symoos and others.
II express my sympathy to Lady
Symons 10 the loss of ber husband"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-11-01
LIEUT.. VICTOR BLUE
HON0RED BY MARION
PRESENTED With q Beautiful
Loving Cup by His People.
Special to the State

OPcCidi 10 tue Ct0te
Marion, Oct. 27.-Lieut Victor
Blue, who arrived with his wife last
Wednesday on a brief visit to bis
mother and other relatives, was the
subject OF an interesting "fur ction"
last evening, when. before a brilliant
aud appreciative assembly, the cere.
mony of presenting him with the
beautiful loving cup, contributed by
citizens OF the community in which
ne was reared, was conducted in the
spacious rooms of the Marion library.
The principal apartment was draped
with tn national colors and tas efullv
decorated with flowers and the az.
t'stlc surroundings formed an at.
taractlve setting for the ami mated
picture of beauty and chivslrv
gathered to do honor to the gallant
lieutenant and his lovely bride. The
appearance of the lieutenant and his
party at late hour of the evening
was the signal for the prompt eKecn.
non OF the programme that had been
arranged 10 anticipation OF the event.
Hon. w. j. Montgomery in appro.
pirate remarks introduced Hoa J.
=. El'erbe. who had happily been
chosen to make the speech of pre-.
sentation.
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Beer Dispensers Hold On.

Columbia, Oct 29.-At the meeting
of the State board of Control Satur.
dsy night Messrs Miles and Williams
reported that they had seen the at.
torney general. who ruled that the
board had no right to close the beer
dispensaries I; that it could only be
done by the county boards, and then
only for cause The attorney gener.
al promised to submit his ruling in
writing tomorrow
Mr.. Haselden moved to reconsider
Mr. Williams resolution relative to
closing the beer dispensaries on Nov.
! next.
Mr. Williams seconded the ~olu
tion, end on being put it vas carried
unanimously
Mr. Williams then moved that in
view Of the attorney generals ruling
on the beer question the resolution
passed at the September meeting of
the board be amended so that the
beer dispensaries be closed at the ex.
piration of the terms of office of the
incumbents instead of Nov. |, as
already ordered This was second
ed by Mr. Haselden, and the motion
prevailed
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medical examination was begun yes.
tsrdsy, and 1t 10 expected that
the regiments will embark in
about . week. Emperor William
wired q farewell message to the
Royal Dragons. of which regiment
be 10 honary colonel, saying: "May
you ell return unscathed and WE'LL"
The Standard voices the general
anxiety regarding Sir George Whites
position by remarking on the
adsptability and able strategy of the
Beers. for which they had hitherto
not been given credit 1t goes on to
say: "Their strategy is 90 we'll
planned that it is the product of some
officer trained in the best European
school Of war;"
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YELLOW FEVER CON.
DITION.

Washington. Oct. 29.-Reports re.
oe'ved by Surgeon General Wyman ol
the Marine Hospital Service are tba,
eight new cases of yellow fever o..
peared at Miami, Fla, yesterday. The
weather continues bad. At Key Yves,
there we're two oases and one death
Saturday. A strong breeze has bee o
blowing nine days aod is regarded as q
favorable indication.
jackson, Miss Oct. 20 NO uew
cases OF yellow fever have appeared 10
jackson during the pas. "a hours.
The temperature is falling rapidly to,
night. and heavy frost ls expected
BY the latter part OF the week it is
believed all guarantees against Jack.
500 will be raised.
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'SpaniaIds and Cubans," says the
New York Press, ARE living together
all over Cuba in perfect amity-
nowhere were 80 than in Santiago,
the real Cuban capital When we
contrast this condition with the mur-
der of 1000 Unionists in the South
during the first year after the war of
the rebellion we see how slight are
the Obstacl to the reconstruction of
the island if natural racial lines ale
followed Ia it true, really, that
thousand 'Unionists' were killed
in the South in the year mentioned !?
| go, the fact wholly escaped atten-
tion in this region, and none of them
were ever missed, at any rate.
Doubtless the Press is wrongly in.
formed as usual News and Cou.
rier.
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London. OCT. 81 "A dispatch fro N
Capetown announces the arrival 10
Table Bay of the Duno otsar Castle late
last evening With Gen. Sir Redvers
Butler and his staff. who are expected
to land this morning They will NEE,
With tremendous ovation 10 Capetown
Ii is reported from Pretoris that 200
Of the British wounded from Dundee
arrived there and have been furnished d
accommodation 10 the State school
building.
London, O,t. Sl.-A dispatch from
Lorenzo Marques says q strong force OF
Portuguese troops has arrived on the
Trsosvaal border from Mozambique
territory. owing to fears regarding the
hostilities between the British aud
Boers.