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The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
THE FARM STRAWBERRY BED.

THE FARM STRAWBERRY BED.
set the beds in spring, let the young
plants bear. If they want to, in June
and get the best crop from the bed the
following season. 1t Is allowed to
fruit for two seasons, new bed being
made each spring. In April the ground
is plowed and narrowed thoroughly.
The rows are marked out three feet
apart and plants set twenty inches
apart in the row. The crown OF the
plant must all be above ground and the
roots well spread out. Let no runners
grow until the middle OF July. when
the plants will have become well es-
tablished and be in condition to send
out strong, healthy ones. Let them
grow until good matted row Is form
ed and then keep them cut the rest OF
the season.
The soil between the rows should be
cultivated to keep down weeds and to
prevent the evaporation OF moisture
from the soil. The cultivation should
be done once a week all summer. After
the ground freezes the plants should
have a covering of straw, leaves, ever
green branches or strawy manure. II
everxreens are used, they must be re-
moved in the spring, but any OF the
others can be drawn away from the
plants and placed between the rows
for a mulch. This keeps down the
weeds. keeps the ground cool and
moist and prevents the ripe fruit from
touching the soil.-H. M. Woodward
| in New England Homestead.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
EccENTRIC sUMMER HATS.

ECCENTRIC SUMMER HATS.
Very picturesque and extraordinary
are the hats, but modifying rapidly un-
der popular dlsapproval Of their eccen-
tricity. Hats made entirely OF flowers
in the new shapes are fresh and at
tractive in their coloring. but fortu-
nately are not worn excepting In the
smaller shapes. Never has there been
a time when hats attractive In the
original model can be made SO hideous.
A tulle or chiffon hat made Of tucks,
and of the shape that is fat against
the head at the back and with the brim
turned of the face and trimmed with
a spray of roses, is pretty model, but
the same idea copied in coarse Illusion
and trimmed with quantities Of cheap
lilies Of the valley is extremely ugly
Just now there are a number OF hats
in good shapes and in all colors that
may be bought ready made and re-
quire very little extra trimming. There
| are soft rosettes of taffeta silk and
large roses with leaves, either OF which
is all that is needed to make the hal
look smart, but the larger ready-madt
hats of colored Illusions and trimmed
with quantities of small flowers ART
simply a hideous travesty of the pres
emit style.-Harper's Bazaar.
PRINCESS WITH AN ODD HOBBY
Princess Victoria, of England, tn
unmarried daughter Of Edward VII
has the most curious hobby of any i
family that has several unusual fads
She is deeply interested in book bind
ing.
| How she happened to choose tina
particular hobby nobody seems
know, but for several years she ha
devoted great deal of time to learn
ing how to be an expert bookbinde
and at last has become one.
A few months ago several book CO,
ers sent to an exhibition in the nan
Of "Miss Matthews" were fayOrab
noticed by the judges rand receive
several prizes. Nobody knew who ii
exhibitor was until the prizes we
awarded. Then 1t was discovered tn
It was the Princess Victoria.
The Princess takes her hobbies We
seriously. Following the lead Of h
mother, Queen Alexandra. who
deeply interested in medicine and no
pital work. Princess Victoria began
study nursing some years ago. 8
, took an examination In theoretit
| work and when she passed announc
her intention OF becoming 4 hospi
: nurse.
1t was current gossip In London
the time that the Prince and Irincs
, OF Wales had great difficulty In CO
! vincing her that II wouldn't be "
, for her to do so and that Victoria ~
uitted only after many tears.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
APHORlSMS.

Brutes leave ingratitude to man.
Cotton.
The root Of all discomfort is self love.
j. F. Clarke.
Discretion in speech is more than elo-
Bacon.
They that know no evil will suspect
none.-Den Jonson.
No man is happy who does not think
himself so.-Marcus Antonnius.
Delicacy is to the affections what
grace is to beauty.-Degerando.
He that takes time to resolve gives
leisure to deny and warning to prepare.
-Quarles.
When desperate ills demand speedy
cure, distress is cowardice and pru'
dence folly.-Samuel Johnson.
4 word Of kindness is seldom spoken
in vain. while witty sayings are as
easily lost as the pearls slipping from
broken strirg.-Prentice.
There is a department which suits
the figure and talents Of each person;
it is always lost when we quit it to
assume that Of another.-Rousseau.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
PANAMA CANAL lOEA is OLD.
Early Spanish Navieators Saw and
Talked OF IT.: Advantages.

Early Spanish Navi@rtors Saw and
Talked Of 1t. Advantages.
The advantage Of Il canal or navi-
gable channel through the isthmus OF
Panama is so obvious that it is not
surprising to find the idea Of such
waterway was seriously considered in
the early days of Spanish conquest in
the new world. says a writcE in the
Newcastle England Chronicle.
In the year 1927 the famous Cortes,
being then in Mexico Cor New SPAIN,
sent three ships on a voyage to the
Moluccas in charge Of Alvaro de Saa-
yedra. The expedition was an un-
fortunate one as two of the ships were
lost on the outward voyage. and Saa-
vedra did not like to carry out his in
tention Of returning by way Of the city
Of Panama on the Pacific side and
thence across the isthmus. His view
was that at Panama he might unlade
the cloves and merchandise that he
had, that so in cartes it might be car
ried across the plains fouer leagues
to the river Chagre, which they say is
navigable, running out into the North
sea not far from Nombre de Dios,
where the ships ride which come out
Of Spaine.'
In his discoveries Of the World"
published in 1866 and translated by
Hakluyt and published in England in
1GO1, Antonio Galvano, governor Of
Ternate, in the Moluccas, says Of Saa-
vedra:
"If he had lived he meant to have
opened the land Of Sastilia de Gro and
New Spain from sea to sea, which
might have been done in four places
namely. from the Gulfe of st. Michael
to Usaba, which is 25 leagues, or from
Panama to Nombre de Dios, being II
leagues distance; or through Zaquator,
a river Of Nicaragua which springeth
out Of a lake three or fouer leagues
from the South sea and falleth
into the North sea; whereupon doe
sale great barks and crayers. The
other place is from Tecoantepec, the
river Of Vera Cruz in the bay Of Hon
duras. which also might be opened in
q straight, which, if it were done. then
they might sale from the Canaries il
to the Malucos under the zodiake in a
temperate climate in lesse time and
with much lesse danger than to sale
about the cape Of Bona Speranza or by
the straight Of Magalan or by the
northwest"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
OFF FOR THE REUNION
Sumter Sends a Very Large Dele
CATION Of Veterans to coiu.lbla.

The Copftderste. Veterans moved 90 Go
lumbia in force this moroing ard If The cap
itsl city is not crowded The uext few dass it
will ne. De the fault of Sumter A large
crowd left for Columbia 90 rhe Soutbe q
traio at 80 this morning and many more
wen: on the 35 A G L passenger This
train carried Eve coaches crowded until stand
ing room was at 8 premium The train was
we'll filed when 1t arrived at the depot and
the Sumter delegation of Veterans and Sons
of Veterans and the large uun,ber of ladies
who accoupane ed them had to crowd in as
best they could.
The Bepnetts0Ile train came in with 6ae
coaches crowded, and it went through TO Co.
lumbia, running as the second section of the
regular tram. Capt. Lucius said be bad 375
passengers 90 BOARD. This crowd cane from
Beuuettsville, Darlington and way stations
A number who expect to atteod the reun-
ion could not get off this moroiog, and they
will go over tonight or tomorrow morning.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
tluMoR OF THE HOUR.

1t came to the Englishman's turn.
'sThat reminds me-" he said, "of a
deuced clever conundrum. All, let me
see. What is that that is covered with
feathers and stands on one leg and
barks like a dog?"
Covered with feathers, stands on
one leg and barks like dog, eh? Give
it up. What is it?"
"a stork, of course-ha, hap laughed
the Englishman.
"Ohr'
His companions were silent for a mo-
ment. One of them scratched his cheek
and looked puzzled.
"I'm sorry" he said at last, apologet-
ically, "but I don't quite tumble. The
feathers and the standing on one leg
are all right-but how about barking
like dog?"
The Englishman smiled and stroked
his mustache.
"Well, to tell you the truth" he said,
that was my OWL idea-to-a-make
the answer more difficult, don't you
know."-New York Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
A Snug Fortune.

From the whirl of gossip in the fnan-
cial center. says the Philadelphia Rec
ord, comes little story of the contents
Of the strong tin box belonging to Will
liam L. Elkins. Away down in the bot
tom Of it. according to the story, there
is q single certificate Of stock Of the
Standard Oil company which has not
been touched for years. The certificate
calls for 10000 shares. which at the
present market figure represents face
value Of more than SS000,000. The
head of one of the large trust compa-
MES practically admitted the other day
that the story was true. Twenty-Five
years ago the Belmont Oil works,
which belonged to Mr.. Elkins, were alb
sorbed by the Standard Oil company.
and the 10000 share certificate formed
a part of the price paid.
Why 1901 Seems Familiar to Him.
"It may sound odd to you" said
bookkeeper, "but the date 1901 seems
already more familiar to me than 1900
ever did You see. we don't get cipher
at the end of a year date but once in
ten years, and we get two ciphers there
only once in a hundred years. Practi-
cally no man ever sees more than once
in his lifetime year with two ciphers
in it. and as a matter Of fact it never
gets to be familiar to him. and so 1900
seemed just about as strange ct the
end of the year as it did at the begin
ming, whereas a year running out with
figures. to which we are accustomed,
does seem familiar. Actually 1901
seems like an old friend. and I'm glad
to see it."-New York Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
DAN AT HAGoOD.
A Very Enjoyable and Largely
Attended Affair.

Providence, S. c., Nay 4.-We feel it
,ocumbapt upon Us to write you of our
dance at Hs9ood, on the night OF the Sd inst
The Sanders ball, where the dance was held,
as the merry makers drove up presented the
appearance of an enchan,ed castle with h4ah.
lug lights and sweet strains of music We
eotered to behold The lovely decorations tha,
seemed to carry out the above illusion until
come fair beods bad hung the bright banners
aod lovely flowers in the tasty and oeaus ful
decorations; yet our eyes were Immediately
clsimd By the vision of the farest of all
Gods works on esrlh-Sou,h Cerolna'e
lovely daughters Here they were Assem- bled
N array, which to our susceptible e7es rival
ed the lilies of the field end even Solomoo's s
glory We came down to earth long enough
20 note some OF the costumes-aad on The
morn following our rotes tell US that per
hsps the most striking costume was that Of
silver gray failIe france, With pas meu,rie OF
darker shade of steel, made accordion pisii
ed skirt, with sleeves to the baddice Another
VAS Of glossy silk, called pesu de so r, OF
lovely shade Of cream This vas trimmed
with live soace Of cherry colored velvet,
With what seemed to De silk ,uile in the neck
made SO lovely suit as to De commenced
upon bg all who were priVilegei to enjoy he
sght--and its wearer bow can TO- pen
express my approval bat In loug drawa
OBJ TIE noteoles present were: Mr. and Mrs
7 0 Sanders, Sr, Dr. and Mrs NJ SKlek Mr.
sod Mrs W N Lenoir, Mr. and Mrs Tlos O
Sanders, Jr, Mrs E R Aston Misses Lei.
Bpykin, Sadie Burrows, Theresa James.
<GhArlotte Boykin, Addie DaBase, L,zz,e
Borkiu, E'ese Sanders, Berthe Sanders. aar,e
Sauders, Emma Halle, Matre Love
Measrs ) 4 Myers, A F Negle, DR. Nc
Lsughliu, fannie Boykin, a H Saoders, R
A Love. W A Aston, J Sanders, Eugene
James, Robt Graham, W N I.enoir, naurance
DuBose, Scott DuBose, J E Gaillard, lillian
Burrowe, r c Folk, c Sanders, and macy
others too numerous to mention The bes
and most enjoyable eveut of the evening wa
the german which was nost eficie tls led py
Mr.. j Myers Of Camden, with Miss .eia
6eykiu.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
Picplcs.

Last Friday was the day OF picnics and hun
dreds of children snd not a few older folks
spent the asy in the woods having fur
gathering sprlDg flowers red bugs aDd things
of like character, without which p,ceic
would be roboed Of more than hslfits pleasure
aud the keenest of i,s remetnbrances The
Graded School gave holiday and the more
than three hundred pupils were free
to 10 the pie ic parties For several DAYS
they had thought more about the picoics
than of Lessons aod hsd made more plans
than could be carried out in one day, but
nevertheless they were on, for q good tims
The Presbyterian Sunday School pie
nicked at Providence. The crowd goihg 10
DalZell on the North western r R
Toe 3 sptist Sunday School picuicked at
Sumter Juocnoo on the Sumter and Watevee
r r.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
MEETING OF CAMP DI z AN
DERSON
New Members Enrolled-Oncers,
Delegates and Sponsors Elected.

Pursuant call, Camp Dick Anderson. No
334, Q G V, met 10 the Court House at 3
May 9Th, Commander Harvey Wilson,
presiding
As the annual meeting bed been postponed
until this date, the FRS, business transacted
was the election of officers The following
officers were elected
Capt P P Gaillsrd, Commander.
J Wilder lst Lieutenant
W D Scarborough, ID Lieutenant.
Perry Moses, 81 Lieutenant.
Moses, Adjutant
RI Brown6eld, Historian
Dr. Juo S Hughson, Surgeon.
The other officers are to be appointed by
the commander.
The following new members we're elected,
all being properly vouched for Matthew G
aayusworth, Rev Geo & Pooser, S ] McFad-
din, B N Powell, D C Anderson, E Par
ker, Garrett, " L Burke, E G Brown
The following resolution was adopted ::
"Resolved, That the adjutant erase from
the roll Of membership of the camp the
names of all who fail to pay their duee by
June lst. 1901
An election was held aud the following
delegates and alteruates were chosen to repre-
sent the camp at the reunions in Columbia
aud Memphis:
Columbia Delegates-P P Gaillard, Tbos
' Walsh. F Wilson and John Terry.
Alteruates-E " Noise, " N Graham, T D
DuRoss, Burrows
Memphis: Deegates-J Harvey Wilson, 4
Moses, Jas D Banding W Stiles AL
sernates-E W Noise, P Gaiilard, R ]
Brown6eld, H G Moses
The commander was given power to tll any
vacancy in either delegation
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, Tbat our camp reques, Miss Leo
nora Blauding, the granddaughter OF him
whose name every South Carolinian loves
and every Sumter County boy reveres, Lieut..
General Richard H. Anderson, and also the
grand daughter Of our loved comrade, the
survivor of two wars, Col James D Bland
ing, TO act as onr sponsor al the reunion of
the United Confederate Veterans to be held at
Memphis Tenn
Resolved I'd, That the Commander of our
camp be requested to appoint, at his conven
ience, one or more Maids of Honor to repre-
sent us at said reunion
Miss Ssdie Burrows was chosen Sponsor
and Miss Adele Moses, Maid of Honor to
represent the camp 10 Columbia
Col. ] D Banding asked the privilege of
presenting banner to the camp
The banner was accepted by rising vote
| aud the camp then aojourned
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
W EDGEFl SID NEWS

WedCe6eld, May "a few evenings ago
one of our reliable cltizsns killed turtle,
hung il up 10 q tree for the aigh,, or should
Ave said, cut his head of When the string
vas cut the Ds1t morning he walked all
around 8e vas then put in boiling water for
20 n'ou'es 10 remove bis she'll. Turtle soup
was thsp made of him Late 10 the eveoing
the coos brought in his beart which was still
Oealo, Tois sounds unrsasouable, but it is
fact
Gotten planted since the ral0 is coming up,
bet rain is needed very much Corn is small
er than IN years for this season of the year.
Mr. Thomas Latbrop, of Loog Island.
N Y who aas been spending the winter
with Mrs R. R Sisgletoo, will return 20
New York on Thursday
Miss 'orr,ne Parles. of 9arler's, Orange
burg County, sister of Or M L. Parer, spent
Saturday and Surday in sowu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
snn Francisco,s Lfbraries.

A movement is on foot in San Fran
cisco for the gathering under one roof
Of all che special technical and gen.
eral subscription libraries in that city.
There are In the California metropolis
a dozen scientific societies which are
struggling against the odds Of rent,
taxes and other inevitable expendi-
lures and which would welcome any
reasonable proposition for consolida-
ton of their collections Of books.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
Esterhazy In Misery.

Major Count Ferdinand Won Walsin'
Esterhazy, who figured so prominently
in the Dreyfus case and who was de
nounced by Matthew Dreyfus as being
the writer Of the famous bordereau
which brought about the two convic-
tions of Captain Alfred Dreyfus on the
charge Of treason. has sunk into utter
misery. His divorced wife's suit against
her mother. the Marquise de Betan-
court. for an allowance on the grounds
that she is in profound distress and un-
able to support or educate her young
daughters has brought forth the fol-
lowing letter, written by the major to
his wife and dated London, Nov. /: y
have been unable to write to my chill
dren recently, not having the money to
buy postage stamp. | am at the last
extremity of strength. courage and re-
sources have not eaten for two
days until this morning in the work
house. l have no clothes. am shivering
with cold and am compelled to warm
myself by entering churches and nu-
seums."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
coMMENcEMg gNp AT BIss-
OPVILLE.
Interesting Exercises at Closing of
the Graded School.

Bishopvi!le, S. c, Auy THE commence.
ment exercises of the Bisbopville Graded
School which has been 10 progress here for
the past few days, was brought 10 close last
night The entertainment from first to last
was most enjoyable affair, and those who
were fortuoate eoough 10 attend from the
oegiouiug to the epd were only sorry when
the graduating exercises, which we're the last
ou the program. were flushed last night
The school closed one Of its most successful
terms last Thursday. The Principal, Prof.
P. 8. Stohl, and his four competent assistant
teachers, Misses Jennie Muldrow, Beck Dennis
Ida Scarborough aud Sue Stohl have taken
great interest 10 the school, and the general
attendance durug the past session was very
good, probably larger than atformer sessions.
TIE drst on the progrsm was picnic, given
for the entire scnool at James Mill last Fri
day The woods were full of children aud
many grown up ones who bad gone from far
aud near to spend one pleasant day 6shiog,
buntieg and roaming on the beautiful banks
of Lyncbes River
Sunday at |, O'Clock Rev B F Wilson,
President of Converse College, preached the
baccalsateate sermon ct the Presoy teriau
Church. The church was packed to its
utmost capacity. and many stood in the GAL
lerv to hear Dr.. Wilson's eloquent address.
BE read the third chapter of John, and
based bis remarks on the will of man.
Monday morning ct II O'Clock the church
vas again packed TO hear Prof Hartzog,
President of Clemson College. He made a
most excellent address. having taken for his
SUBJECT, Education from an Agricultural
standpoint BE emphasized the fact that it
was Decessary, 10 order to make good farm
er, TO study farming.
The last but DOT the least on the program
was the graduating exercises at the academy
last night. in which eleven pretty young girls
received their diplomas as graduates
The graduating class was composed of the
following young ladies: Misses Lottie Gof,
Mamie Teams, Louise Reames, Blanche Dixon,
Ethel Csrnes, Jennie Livingston, Rea Des-
Champs, Sallie Walker, Goldie Reid. Connie
Reid, aud Dora Barrett.
At the beginning of the school Prof Stohl
offered gold medal TO the one that made the
highest average, and last night he presented
the medal 10 Miss Blanche Dixon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
The Greatest Electricians.

A vote was recently taken by The
Electrical World and Engineer on the
% greatest names in electrical science
during the last century. The partic-
ipants in the ballot were 217 members
Of the American Institute Of Electrical
Engineers, who were requested to ar
range the names in the order Of sup
posed excellence.
The following list, therefore, shows
not only the men who were chosen. but
also their standing in the esteem Of
the institute: Faraday, Kelvin. Edison,
Bell, Morse. Henry, Tesla, Elihu Thom-
son. Maxwell, Ampere, siemens, Ohm,
Hertz. Davy. Brush, Wheatstone,
Helmholtz, Gramme, Steinmetz, Ront-
gen. Sprague, Plante. Marconi, Ger
sted and Joule. However, two other
ballots were taken for comparison with
the one just mentioned.
The opinions of 25 eminent members
of the institute were embodied in one
and those Of 25 professors Of electricity
in colleges in another. The former
group placed Maxwell second and Hen
ry fourth. showed an equal preference
for Bell and Edison for fifth and gave
Tesla the fifteenth. The college pro-
fessors put Maxwell third and Edison
fourth. were equally divided between
Hertz, Henry and Elihu Thomson for
fifth, accorded Bell and Morse equal
honor and ranked Tesla fifteenth.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
In Former Days.

Tears clung to the long lashes Of
Egypt's queen, to say nothing Of the
headless slave who weltered in his
blood at the foot Of her gorgeous divan.
1t was plain that the daughter of the
pharaohs had received evil tidings.
In the streets the newsboys could be
heard hawking The Evening Monolith.
Cali about the football game! Corinth
Latin school, 10; Alexandria Polytech-
mic, s." they were shouting.
''Now, wouldn't that scald you!" fal-
tered the queen and burst into tears
Detroit Journal
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-08
Thousands Sent Iate Exile.

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whose lungs are sore and racked with coughs
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when DR. Kings New Discovery for Consnmp-
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falli5Ie medicine for coughs, colds, and ell
throat and lung diseases ON earth. The first
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