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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
and "the new Niger" as the later gen.

and "the new niger" as the later gen
GRAFTON is styled. He still grovels in
the superstitions of his remote ances-
tors and firmly believes in witches and
witchcraft.
The schools and churches. with
which they are well supplied, have not
removed these decisions from his
cloud brain, imported from Africa and
the West Indies. The Intelligent"
voter and citizen, who determines the
rights Of others and CONSTITUTES the law
to his own dark way of thinking, still
! believes that the placing of frog
under the doorstep of an enemy will
cause the death of that person when
he has crossed the threshold. He goes
to the polls to exercise his rights in
our scheme of government, carrying
in his pocket the left hind foot of a
rabbit killed in a graveyard at mid.
night at full moon. This not only
brings to him good luck generally, bat
protects him from personal danger.
As an evidence of their little faith
in themselves they prefer, as rule,
to be tried by white juries. Their SUI
perstitions are so numerous that the
white people give very little attention
to them, and on the more important
cases the negro is generally excused"
from jury service. There are not
many people in this age Of learning
who would feel safe in being tried by
a Jury of peers" composed of ne.
groes who believe in the rabbit-foot
and frog theories, and who frequently
hold close communion with GHOSTS"
The razor is the darky's favorite
weapon-it is n greater talisman than
the rabbits foot, ard more effective.
All carry razors, both men and WON
en-, and to all places-the polls, the
jury box, the dance and the church.
Three-fourths of the crimes commit
ted in any southern community, on an
average, are due to negroes, while
they contribute little or nothing to-
wards the expenses of local govern
ment. Their natural ignorance Is the
principal cause of so many "misunder
standings" Another is the frequent
use of very bad whisky.
The Saturday night dance is fruit
full source of disturbances. On these
nights "razors are in the air" but the
festivities are not married by the
carving Of few, unless ii is to the
death, when the function" suddenly
comes to a period. They do not obey
the usual injunction: "Lebe yer raz-
ger at de do" regarding it as a mere
form. Neither is it etiquette to
search one for weapons-that would
bring on an engagement. The same
habit prevails at weddings. 1t is not
always that disturbances occur, but
when they do the ''raZzer" cuts an
important figure. The courts seem
to be powerless to stop the practice
of carrying such weapons. From the
fact that all negroes carry them,
there are few informers among them.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
SUCCESS IN FEEDING.
Here Is n Pretty Good Picture of the
Mnn Who Always Makes Money
Out of His Hogs.

The man who stands by the hog all
the time is the one who knows how to
make the business pay, and here are
some of his methods: He has good, well
ventilated shelter for his hogs by the
time cold weather arrives, or in the
event of hard, cold storms. He feeds
at regular hours; his troughs are al
ways empty when the hogs have fin
ished their meals, yet they show signs
of having had enough. He has feed
ing floor, and keeps it clean. He has
provided pumpkins or squashes or
roots, for he knows that in connection
with grains these things have nutri-
tive value that the chemist does not
give them credit for. He knows how
much his hogs are paying for his corn
and other feed, and knows that he
ought to sell them when they do not
pay the market prices for it, at least.
His hogs are not wasting flesh roofing
in the ground for alkalies to aid diges-
ton, for he sees to it that salt, char
coal and ashes are within easy reach oil
the time. He has his fall filters sep
arate from the spring pigs, and feeds
the first milk and mixed ration that
will develop bone and muscle, and not
fat, which is not what they want to
lay on at this stage of the game.
He has rye for late fall and early
spring pasture, and his brood sows, old
and young, are separate from other
hogs, that they may receive the food
and care they need in their special
business. He gets well paid for his la
Dor in the manure he saves and applies
to his fields, and that would be lost to
the farm If his feeding stuffs were
sold away from it. He is delighted
with high prices, of course, but when
they are low he fails to see any market
that will pay him better for his pro-
,duce than well-fed and well-cared-for
hops-Farm Stock and Home
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
VALUE OF A COLONY.
Beekeepers Are Beginning to Realize
That IL Depends Altogether
on the Queen.

A colony of bees with a good queen
hive is considered very cheap during
springtime at ten dollars. A queen
less colony, or one without queen,
would be considered of no value, and
to make the best use possible of
queenless colony no one would care to
pay as much as half price for it, for
even il we could get a queen for it
there is a chance of losing her in in
Producing, besides the damage already
done the colony by being without
queen. Hence the queen is the impor-
tant factor in the hive, and the value
of the colony depends solely upon her.
The queens greatest Importance
during the whole year is in carly
spring. Her value now is worth three
times that of any other time, for at
this time depends the makeup of the
colony as to its condition in strength
to prove profitable when the honey
harvest opens. There is but one time
allotted her to perform the necessary
duty in bringing her colony up to
standard, requirements, and her abb
sence during this period must be a
certain failure. The colony is at it's
lowest ebb just at the heels of winter,
having the fewest number of bees
then of any time of the year. The
colony of bees is so small that the
queen is curtailed in her egg produc-
ton and limited to perhaps just
few eggs per day, so that the bees
can successfully cover them and keep
warm. A few of the earliest begin TO
hatch. and thus the number increases
a little every day, and, everlastingly
keeping at it, the colony grows and
becomes populous, and when the
honey season opens such ones prove
the most profitable and store hun
dreds of pounds of surplus honey. but
there must be no hitch in the pro-
ceedings.
This is the first requirement.; the
second is that the bees must have
abundance of stores during all this
time.-A. II. Duff, in Farmers Voice.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
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CONSTRUCTION OF WALLS.

manger. The north end of hay barn
is shown by Fig. q A, central space
for hay. C, crib. At intervals Of s
feet posts, X, are framed to purlin
plate, p, which runs full length of
building. The frame work of crib is
constructed the same way. These
posts are properly braced with strong
4 by pieces running from sill TO
purlin plate, as shown at b, Fig. =.
This leaves space of only 10 feet
spanned by rafters without cross
beams. If the framing is securely
done there will be no danger Of
spread and it will allow the hay car
rier to be placed along the apex of
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
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CATTLE AND HAY BARN.
Quilt According to Plan which
Seems to Possess Many Impor-
tant Advantages.

A most convenient barn for cattle
with storage room for hay and grain
is made as follows: A suitable hill
side is cut, and retaining wall 8 feet
high is built on north and west sides
(E, Zig. ~. Stills 6 by 8 are laid on
walls and extending on posts OBJ
making height of shed below, 8 feet
The elevation (A) is 16 feet; width
&C. F., % feet.
This allows 16 feet full length fol
hay and feet Cat c. for grain. The
floor of crib, ID, runs slanting with a
suitable outlet for grain or meal into
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21

taken as an illustration of the incapa-
bility of these islands for self-govern-
ment. The negroes of the south have
not demonstrated their fitness for self
government. They are little better ed
ucated than were their slave parents.
The children of this second generation
show the same indifference to educa-
ton, and so may other generations,
perhaps. 1t is thus demonstrated that
the intellect of the plantation negro is
not capable of being enlightened to the
intellectual standpoint of average cit
izenship, or that he is interested in the
science of government. My observa-
lions, recently, in Mississippi, Louisi.
ana, Alabama, Tennessee and Virginia
failed TO denote any material progress
of the darby from his former condi-
ton. This applies to the former slave
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21

new world by the Spaniards, and from
this island and Cuba it spread to the
gulf states. The negroes brought
from the African coast, from whence
they were kidnapped, their barbarisms
and supcrstitions and their inca
pacity for self-government. There
they lived in tribes, warred upon each
other, and the more powerful sold
their neighbors into bondage. For
centuries the experiment of self-gov-
eminent was tried in Africa, and that
country has steadily deteriorated in
population, morals and in tribal gov
ernments.
The experiment of self-government,
or rather negro government, was tried
in the late rebellious states of the
south after the conclusion of the civil
war. True, they had corrupt white
men for leaders, and every state was
plundered But the negroes were in
the majority, and the white carpet
baggers" would have been powerless
had the negroes not been easy to cor
rupt. Will 1t not be the same in
Porto Rico and in the Philippines?
While the negroes of the south lad
been born and reared in slavery they
knew what freedom was by comparing
their burdensome lives to those of
their masters who lived in ease upon
their labor. Yet, when the opportu-
nifty came, the negro did not appre-
ciate il, and went in for plumber After
35 years of freedom he is scarcely more
qualified for elf-government than when
liberated at the close of the war. BY
nature he is Indifferent to govern
ment, and cares not who governs, so
long as he is undisturbed in his happy
go-lucky" manner of living. While the
slave generation was not expected to
make much progress in education, or
In ideas of elf-goyernment, much was
expected of the newer generation, es-
pccially by the theorists" who be-
lieved that the negro was capable of
self-government. Though the negroes
have had the advantage of public
schools for more than n third of
century, the advance of the generation
born in the south since the war has
been very slow. There are a few ex-
ceptional cases where negro has
risen above the average mass of his
people, but in most of these cases the
white blood predominated, and to this
fact his rise is mainly attributable. 1t
Is the same in Porto Rico, in Cuba and
the Philippines! The south may be
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21

Those who do, however. give such IN
formation become subjects for cary
ing by the aggrieved ones, and the
rabbits foot is of no protection.
The marriage and divorce system,
or rather the lack of the latter, is 4
strange custom in negro life. They
initiate white people in their mar
riages, even as to style, but their "di-
vorce' system is an improvement
upon the oklahoma quick and easy
style. While they are willing to pay
two dollars for license, they rarely
sue for divorce. Not that they care
so much for the publicity as the ex-
pense. They just quit-and that ends
it. In very short time both find
other affnities. Prosecution seldom
follows these informal divorces and
common law" marriages. They are
so numerous that the people do not
care to burden the local governments
with the expense. The minister's fee
is usually one dollar, seldom more,
Notwithstanding his placarded hint:
"De Lawd Lubs de Cheerful Giber.
Strictly construed, it means that the
minister wants a raise from the usual
fee.
While the negro has made little or
no progress in education and in gov
ernmental fairs, he is getting along
in other directions. He is mastering
the mysteries of that great and popu-
lar game "poker." Some of them are
adopts in the art of holding out" big
cards and good hands" The methods
adopted by the darby adept are print
tive, but perhaps as effective as hold
ing cards up the sleeve, or secreting
them in the patent vest" device used
by white gamblers. In n "gemmen's
game" ii is in bad form for darby to
remove his shoes from his feet. This
is considered as prima facie evidence
of an intent to 'skin" his friend.
The darky also keeps pace with his
white brother in the cigarette habit,
and he begins about as early as the
other youth, but il is not believed that
he lives as long under 1t.
The negro progresses" in our voices,
but does not seem capable of advancing
intellectually. Before he can do so, his
superstitions must be removed. How
long this will require may be estimat-
ed from his slow progress during the
past 35 years. The same reasoning
may apply to our Porto Rican neigh
bors, who are asking for self-govern-
ment. ]. M. sCANLAND.
There are 124,234 Coolie lsborers In
n.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
Hint. About Keeping Pork.

There are many ways to keep pork,
and smoking the meat may be done
more easily the smaller the pieces. For
100 pounds of meat use pickle made
as follows: Salt, six pounds; saltpeter,
four ounces; brown sugar, one pound.
Mix the ingredients with enough wa
ter to make a strong brine; keep the
meat in the brine six weeks (being
careful to have every piece covered by
the brine), and then smoke the meat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
NEGROES AS VOTERS.
As a Race They Are Indifferent to
Governmental Affairs.
Some Reasons why the Mixed Popu-
lation of Porto Rico and the PHIL
ippines should Not he Grant,
ed Citisenship.
Especial New Orleans letter.

TRAVELLERS In the southern
states, especially along the guilt
coast, are impressed with the
indifference Of the great mass of the
negroes in governmental affairs. This
may serve as an illustration for the
mixed populations in the West Indian
islands and the Philippines In our
new possession of Porto Rico, which
some of our people wish to erect into
a territory, negroes predominant, and
there is also large population of
mixed blood. These are as incapable Of
self-government as are the full-blood-
ed negroes. This is the spot where
African slavery was introduced in the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
POULTRY LEAN-To.

ward the south can be used as in tina
case shown here, where the high side
of the poultry house has its boarding
and framing already furnished free
of cost. There is another great adj
vantage in building poultry houses
in this way-the added warmth that
is thus secured. In cold regions this
is matter of great Importance, max
ing this plan exceedingly useful
Orange Judd Farmer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
A POULTRY LEAN-TO.
1t Gives Added warmth Which Is AN
Item of Considerable Impor-
lance In Cold Regions.

The cut shows way to utilize build
ings already existing when construct
ing poultry house. A hay barn or
other structure having long side to-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21

One fact is becoming evident, and
that is that during the time of depres-
sion in the cattle business too many
stockmen used grade bulls instead of
pure-bred ones.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21

1t is said that the Duroc-Jersey
swine are liked in southern countries
on account Of their ability to with
stand heat
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21

UThe New York World wants to
know II Mr.. Mckinley is inevitable.
He may not be inevitable exactly, but
he is mighty imminent.-Chicago Jour-
nal
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21

rJIn speech in the state of Wash
ington Mr.. Bryan said: Distinguish
between expansion and Imperialism.
Expansion means extension of the linn
It's of the republic; Imperialism is the
policy Of empire. We have expanded
before. We never had imperialism be-
fore" We have none now, either. Ex-
pansion is the republican policy and
Bryan is trying to hedge in opposing it..
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-04-21
PROSPERITY INCREASING.
Under Republican Rule the Financial
Condition of the Country Goes
on Improving.

Those are very interesting figures
and full of suggestion contained in the
circulation statement" just issued by
the treasury department. They point
to the signboard of these republican
times of industrial progression where
on is embazoned in bold characters
prosperity" and that, too, with an
exceedingly large "P." 1t is interest
ing to make casual comparison of the
present condition of the country and
that of the democratic years that pre-
coded the Inauguration of this repub-
lican administration, and coincidental-
w of business revival and industrial
awakening. 1t is also most crafty
ing retrospect. On all sides evidence OF
prosperous times is abundantly mani
fest and constantly multiplies.
For three years the country has been
steadily and upon an ever increasing
scale charging it's commerce and eX-
panding it's industries. With the in
coming of the republican administra-
ton came confidence. With confidence
capital came. out of hiding, mills start
ed up, manufacturers awakened, idle
labor found employment and prosper
ity ceased to be promise and became
an accomplished fact. Preceding this
period there had been four years OF
democratic mismanagement, legisla-
tive pickering and incompetent inter-
ference with Industrial principles, in
consequence Of which confidence had
been destroyed, capital driven into
hiding, business stagnated and labor
forced into idleness and want. The
comparative pictures are familiar to
all. No mans memory is so short that
IL cannot easily comprehend eight
years.
The lesson Of these eight years is the
lesson of history. Republicanism
stands for prosperity, democracy for
disaster. And while democracy of the
old kind was bad enough, that OF the
new school is far worse. Organism is
bane that no party can bear and live;
that no country will fasten upon the
administration of national affairs
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Hanged IL 0raageburg.
a Big anc Curious Crowd
Around the Jail

OTangebusg, Oct 26 Warby
Wine was hanged here today for the
murder CT Il E Pauiilng on Docem
Der Il. 1898
The execution occurred inside the
jail and was witnessed by about 100
persons Probably LOCO were out
eide eagerly watching for the s;gn
which told that another man, whose
hands were stained with human blood,
had expiated his crime and the
majesty of the law was vindicated.
Ali arrangements were made be
foreasnd, ard nstbiog remained for
Sheriff Dukes to DO this morning but
carry on. the sentence of the court.
Many people who cane from TIE
surrounding country we're dlsappo1nt-
ed wheo they found out that the sep.
tence OF Major Green. who was also
condemned to death, had been COM
muted by the governor No doubt q
great many we're attracted by the
intended doubts hanging, something
unusual.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
NDONNELL & co.

Beock, Lsureus. ooe quar-: coro. B
G. Lindsay and H. P. Gillespie were
convicted a, Laureus last week, ana
we're sentenced 10 cieh: moa,hs O.
5000. Total seizures, ten gallons coru
aoo four couvicticns
Chief F Batcman, with seven meo,
seized the following liquor from A W
Mathason. Ridsewag. Eve gallons "
BRAZIL. Ridgeway, five ga'ions Z N
Mcneil. Ridgeway, two gallons; various
tigers, Columbie, two gallons /; J Il
Geiger, Colun tia. Eve gailons; Richard
Walker. Colum bia, ore gallon various
tigers. Columbia. ll2 bottles beer E;
JIG, Miller. Colaobia. 120 bottles beer;
r c Dlxoo, Columbia, l6S bottles beer;
j n Merke, Co!un b,a. l44 bottles beer
Total, % gallons Ct whlskey, 40;
dezea bottles OF beer, aod 3 CONVICTIONS
Obtained
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
O'DONNELL & co.

Cartoo. Caina, O,t 23.-A vessel
baviog on board 100 passengers was
boarded oy pirates tea miles below 5ere.
Several thousand pounds in specie we're
taken
Washington, Oo: 26 The gold in
the treasury today announced to S451,-
At, 404. the highest point ever reach
ed since tie foundation OF the govern
uent. This is said to te the largest
gold fuud 10 the world
10 sous OF 'be Wes;ero sowps they
bave ee'sbiisted resting room." ior
farmers wives who come TO town with
their husbands These rooms are
under the charge Of wemeo'a oIuts.
wto st. them up comfortably and Dicely.
supply taeu wia snitabie feadlc <
matter aod 'urnisn light refreshments t
ronirai coat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31

Washington, O;t "a The popala-
sion Of the State of California as official.
ly announced today 10 l ,485, ,053 against
l,20S.13O in 1890 This is au increase
Of 276. .9.3, or 22.9 per cent
Ger Bellinger has decided that the
two miles limit required by the lax TO
operate distiileries from schoolbouses and
churches mnss be measured BY aO air
lioe and not the winding of country
road.
The Philadelphia Record calls at
eention to the fact, illustrative Of
Germans and the wastefulloess Of
AmericsDs, that some Of the 6oest
aud costliest marmalades. jellies. DC /,
imported toto tina; city are made 10
Germany frcm Apple peeliogs, cores
and other refu.e OF the oanneres aud
spple butter manufaoturies 10 this
country. These are packed 10 barrels
aud hogsbeads and shipped by the
huodred TO Germany. Wine 10 made
cut Of these peelings.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-31
Some Facts About the
Great Football Game.
Clemson's Assistant Manager
Has Arrived in Colum bia.

Assistant Manager Hill of the
Clemson College football team arrived
in the city last night and will be here
through fair week making final ar.
rangemeo,s with Manager Crawford
for the big football game between
Carolina and Clemson on Thursday of
fair week Around this game cen
ters more interest aud enthusiasm
probably than any other event of the
whole fair week 1t is social as
we'll as an athletic event. People
from ali parts of the State are coming
to see the two rival State colleges
ss1ag for supremacy on the grid
iron
This year the teams are more even
y matched than ever before, and a
battle royal will be the result Clem
son is as strong as ever on ofense.
.'bu. wofuily weak on defense" they
say. Besides, kinsler. the center.
aud Douthit. fnIlbsck, have been out
of the game for the past few days and
it is very doubtful; that they can play
on Thursday Earle, substitute,
will probably take Douthit's place at
full, while Duckworth will be shifted
from tackle to center" Woodward
taking Duckwor;h's place at tackle.
These changes will make Clemson
very light She will, therefore, rely
very much OF Forsythe's kicking
qualities and Hunters bucks
On the other hand, Carolina is un
doubtedls stronger than ever before
as SHOWN by her recent game with
the University of Georgia, one of the
leading teams in the south. Carolina
outp!ayipg Georgia but being unable
to win on account of slow time
keeper and bum referee.
Taking all things into considera
tion. the coming game will hardly be
a walk over as last year-but game
desperately fought to the very last
down
Ali levers Of good. clean football
should be on hend and help cheer
their friends along
The game vii! be called promptly
at 1l:30 o'clock Thursdsy The
State