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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
AMERICAS FIGHT FOR CUBA.
the Sword But with the SCRUB
bling Brush As Well,

So fresh in the minds of the American
people are the events of the historic summer
of 1898 that they really need no recalling at
this time when the complete fruition of the
objects of the struggle between the United
States and Spain are now to be realized in
the establishment of that independent gov
eminent in Cuba which this government
guaranteed when it declared the welding Of
the sword for the islands independence to
be part of our duty.
The destruction OF our good ship Maine;
the declarations and appropriations voted
by congress; the modifying of armies and
fleets; the victory of Admiral Dewey at Ma
Mia; the dispatch of troops to Santiago; our
naval victory off that harbor; the fall of the
city; the capture of Porto Rico, and SPANS
cry for peace at almost any price, all these
incidents need but mention to recall them
to the minds of the people of this country.
History was never made more rapidly than
it was made during that summer, and it was
history of which the country and the world
may well be proud in after years.
With the sword we drove Spain out of
Cuba, our soldiers and sailors reaped won
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
CLEANED BY ENGLAND.
Gen. Wood Was Not the First For
eigner to Give Havana .
Thorough Washing.

The municipal housekeeping which has
marked the administration of Gen. Wood in
Havana was not the first experience in that
line which the city has undergone. In 1863,
during what is known in European history
as the "seven years wal" an English squad
ron under Lord Albermarle captured Ha-
vana after campaign which lasted for more
than two months. British troops held the
city for more than six months, and during
that time subjected it to such securing and
cleaning as it had never known before or
since until Gen. Wood began his campaign
against the accumulated dirt. At the same
time they instituted effective hygenic regu-
lations, and opened the port to the trade
of the world, When the city was finally re-
stored to Spain she attempted to close the
port to the worlds commerce, but never
wholly succeeded, though she did succeed in
again permitting the dirt and filth to &C.
cumulate.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
A SLAVE PREACHERS SERMON
Introduced His FavOrite, Blind Bar.
timeus, on Ala Occasions and
with Telling Eject.

Mr.. D. Eldridge Monroe tells an in
teresting story of the preaching OF
Nelson Bone, a famous slave preacher
in southern Maryland, many years
ago. When Bone was to preach, white
and colored people came from miles
around. One of Bones favorite char
| acters was Blind Bartimeus, and rare.
iy did he fail to introduce the prophet
in his sermon, relates the Baltimore
Sun.
On the occasion of which Mr.. Mon.
roe speaks Bones subject was the pow
err of prayer as shown by the triumph
of Elijah and the discontinue of the
prophets of Baal. He deliberately por'
trayed the futile efforts of the proph.
cts of Baal to bring down fire on theil
altar, because" he said, "dey was ene'
mics of de true God, and dere gods
mounted to no mo- dan crooked gum
stick. De profits of Bal pra'd, an
pra'd, an pra'd, but dere was no fire
not a spec oh fire, an no roas' meat
wild all dere pra'in'. They hadn't faith
Dere pra'rs didn't mount on de wings
oh de eagle on high-no, my bruthers
an sisters, dey didn't reach knee-high
De Lo'd wasn't lisinin' and wasn't hear
in 'em, I tell you, my children. Den
dey give it up, an had to own up dat
dey was beat, all over beat, an ever
lastin'ly COMPOUNDED.
"Den the children OBJ de Lo'd pra'c
dat de fire an cooked meats might
come down on dere altar. An dey
pra'd, an pra'd, an pra'd, but de Loo
didn't answer. Dey couldn't pile in
enough faith. Den de Profit 'Lijah
he pra'd, an'rpra'd, an pra'd; still nc
fire an no meat. 'Lijah was mighty
big prophet in his day, but not big
enough to get de year OBJ de Lo'd wild.
out faith; an 'Liiah had to give it ur
an go to sleep under juniper tree.
'But, oh, my bruthers an sisters
deH is mighty power in pra'r an faith.
De Lo'd he was holm back for some
one else to pray, an dat one was on
de spot ready wild his pra'r."
The preacher now raised his voice
to an ear-splitting pitch as he cried:
''Come fo'th, Blind Bartimeus; de
Lo'd is awaitin' for you!"
At the name of Bartimeus, the au
dience, recognizing an old and faith
full friend, responded almost as one
voice with a mighty volume of sound:
eyes, Lo'd! Glory! Come erlong
come erlong, come erlong, Blind Barti'
meus!"
eyes, he did come" impressively con-
tinued the preacher, "an' he pra'd de
pra'r OBJ faith. De pra'rs of Blind Bar.
timeus went up on de wings OBJ faith!
Dey went up mo- dan knee-high. mo-
dan house-high, mo- dan mountain
high, mo- dan cloud-high-dey went up
into de very Heaben OBJ Heabens, an
de Lo'd answered Blind Bartimeus.
Suddenly de Heabens was great sheet
OBJ blindin' fire; an oh, my bruthers
an sisters, glory halleluyer! Down
fell de bull on de altar already
cooked" 2.
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of armed force. This opposition was not at
all times of sufficient vigor to be dignifed
by the name of revolution, but it was con-
slant. For many years it was more of a
sea fight than land fight and was carried
on by the buccaneers whose object was to
drive Spain from the western seas, not be-
cause they were friendly to the native
Cubans, but from motives Of revenge against
the mother country, and as allies of other
European nations at war with Spain. Nor
were their operations directed against the
spaniards in Cuba alone, but in every part
Of the western world where the Spanish flag
foated.
It was not until late in the eighteenth and
early in the nineteenth centuries that the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
UNCLE SANS FLowER-GARDEN
New Varieties of Plants in the Cove
eminent Parks Mt the Nations
Capital.

Among the many new plants which
will grace Washington parks during
the coming summer will be several
varieties of shrubs and snowy budding
plants, and of these the pepper plant,
cared for all winter under glass at the
propagating gardens, will be one OF
the most attractive. Berries upon this
plant are of all the colors of the solar
spectrum, and the rainbow effect upon
the general color scheme will be a
gorgeous one, says report from
Washington.
A new variety of hardy purple aston
will also be seen in the parks here for
the first time this summer. 1t is the
product of experiments conducted by
Landscape Gardener Brown and his
assistants. At this big flower farm
work has progressed steadily all win.
ter and preparation made for the COM
ing of spring. Plants are propagated
under glass in such order and after
such nice calculation that SO fast az
one variety reaches the period Of
bloom and dies another is ready to
take it's place.
And it takes considerable time and
patience and knowledge to provide for
the 3O2 public reservations OF WASH
ington, with their aggregate extent
of 4.O17 acres.
Twenty-Five new parks have been
added to the already large number OF
reservations in the city. They are
usually small, being chiefly triangles
at the intersection Of streets and av-
enues which have heretofore existed
merely as unsightly deserts, bare of
verdure and producing large crops of
stones and tin cans. These spots have
now been made gardens. They have
been sodded, grass seed has been sown,
various other improving features
wrought, and the one-time eyesores
into smiling bits of grassy
park. The improvements upon all of
them will be completed before July 1.
Before the season is over there will
be blooming in the various parks
nearly 100000 plants Of all descrip-
tions. Many of them are absolutely
new, and the assurance is given that
lovers of botanical curiosities will be
much pleased at the work of the gen
erOus government.
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
Santiago First and Last,

It seemed that there was something more
than mere incident of circumstances in the
first campaign of the Americans in Cuba be-
ing directed against Santiago. Cervera's
squadron in 1893 sought refuge in the same
harbor that the first Spanish settlers on the
island had selected as the site for the first
of the Cuban cities early in the sixteenth
century Trinidad was the second city
founded by the Spaniards and Havana the
third. The city that saw the. first of the
Spanish occupation of the island also saw
its fall, as it was the capture of Santiago by
the American troops that brought about
peace.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
HaYana Twice burned.

The city OF Havana mas Twice been de-
stroyed by fire set by French privateers.
The first destruction occurred in 1888, soon
after the city was founded, and to prevent
repetition of the disaster Fernando de Soto,
then governor of the island, built the first
of the fortresses intended for the defense of
the city, the Castillo de la Fuerza, but this
proved Ineffective, for the city was again de-
stroyed by the French in 1854. After this
the Punta and Moro fortresses were built.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
How Japanese Measure Distance.

The ri and the chic are the Japan
ese measures of distances. The ri is
equal to about two and half Eng
lish miles. and it takes SO chos TO
make one ri. Fifteen chos are lit
tie more than one mile. One ri
equals 1928 kilometers, and it is
believed that the decimal system will
soon be adopted. On country roads
jinriksha fares are regulated by dis
lance, from to IA sen a ri being
charged, according to the character
of the road, but on all the usual
routes, to and from country sta
tions, the exact tariff il KNOWN
Detroit Free Press.
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Imposition.

els tn thrain gone?' gasped Pat,
as he rushed into the station.
ut is" replied the agent, calmly.
"Phwy didn't yez tell me that whin
Or was here yiste'day avn Oh wudn't
av bruk me neck runnin' ?'-Columbus
(O.) Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14

OF the United States, the patriots banished
their oppressors from the island forever.
Almost from the day of the Spaniards'
first landing in Cuba until the signing of the
peace protocol that put stop to the war
of 1898 the Dons had found it necessary to
meet opposition to their reign by the use
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14

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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
At Last.

Sing-I see that the popular craze
for historical novels is abating.
Song-Yes, even the bookWorm will
turn.-Baltimore News,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
RESOURCES OF CUBA
Her Greatest Wealth Lies in a Fer.
tile and Productive Soil.
Possibilities Of Sugar and Tobacco
Cultivation Judged by the Rec
Ords of the Past-Valuabl0
Woods, Fruits and Minerals.

URING years of peace in the past
Cuba has produced more cane su-
gar than any other country in the
world. She produces more than
twice the cane sugar manufac-
tured in Java, her nearest COM
petitor, and more than five times
as much as is produced in any
other country. In exceptional
years her production of sugar has
passed the one million tons mark.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14

resided list
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14

in February, 1895, Gomez, Antonio and Jose
Maceo. Crombet, Cebreco, Borrero, Angel
Guerra and score of others gathered again
on Cuban soil from different points to again
begin the fight for Cuban freedom. In time
Garcia, Robi, Rivera and others joined
them, and what Spain at first believed to be
but the beginning of negro riot that could
be suppressed within short time proved to
be the final conflict for Cuban freedom,
conflict that has waged on sea and land for
more than century.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.
ReAides at Santiago.
The Cuban archbishop of the Catholic
church resides at Santiago instead of at
Havana, fact which is accounted for by
reason OF Santiago being the older city of
the two which gave priority to the bishop of
that diocese.
A Great Cuban Disaster.
One of the greatest disasters in Cuban his
tory was the hurricane of October IA, 1870,
in which some 1000 lives were lost.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
s.The Ever Faithful Isle"

Cuba has been known the world over as
"The Ever Faithful Isle," name it re-
ceived at the time the Spanish Bourbons
were deposed by Napoleon in 1908. At that
time each member of the provincial Cuban
council took an oath to preserve the island
for its legitimate sovereign. The island con-
tributed voluntarily 100000 to the Span
ing treasury during the Napoleonic wars,
and declared war against France for depos-
ing the Spanish sovereign. For such fidelity
the Cuban people were rewarded by having
taken away from them the rights of their
provincial council, and imposing upon them
a line of captain generals whose despotic
rule continued down to the day this country
wrested the colony from the hands of the
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
FACTS ABOUT CUBA.

Cuba contained at the time of the break
ing out of the last revolution l0O,0 900 farms,
ranches and plantations, valued at $200, OOO, :
600.
No less than five minor revolts occurred
in Cuba between 1878, the date of closing the
"ten years war;" and 1894 when the last
| war began.
From 1927 to 1864 Cuba contributed direct
ly to the Spanish treasury the sum of $780,
100000. Since 1867 the island has contrib
uted but little directly to the Madrid treas
ury, but indirectly much of the entire rev.
enue of the island has reached Spain.
From the eastern end of Cuba to Hayti is
"a miles, and to Jamaica IS miles; from the
northern shore on the western end it is SO
miles to Florida, and from Cape San An
tonic, the western extremity of the island,
to Yucatan is 100 miles.
Cuba is nearly seven times as long as Long
Island. It stretches from point about even
with New York City on the east to Cincin-
natl on the west, distance of $50 miles. In
width it is nowhere greater than 100 miles,
while at places it is as narrow as 20 miles.
There are 1900 small islands and keys ad-
jacent to and belonging to Cuba, and these,
with the main island, comprise an area of
about $4,000 square miles.
Cuba had at the close of the war with
Spain about 1000 miles of railway divided
into a number of small lines. Since the
evacuation of the island by Spain Sir Will
liam Van Van Horne, the builder of the Can
dian Pacific railway, has been building a
new trunk line that, when completed, will
traverse the island from one end to the
other, and, with its various branches, will
comprise more than another thousand miles
of railway line. The main line of this road
from Santiago to Nipe, in Santa Clara prov
ince, is now nearing completion, and will be
opened to traffic in the early summer, and
the remainder Of the system will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as possible. The
older lines of railway are practically ali in
the western portion of the island, and sew
eral of them center at Havana, or connect
with Havana.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14

tually no resistance from the natives save
from one chief, Hatuey, refugee from His
PAMELA, or Hayti as now called, where he
had witnessed the barbarities of the new
corners and resented their invasion Of his
new home, as he, unlike the others, knew
from terrible experience what such COM
ing meant to the native people. But Hatuey
like many others who came after him in
later years, was unsuccessful in opposing the
will of the Dons, and paid for his desire for
freedom with his life, being burned at the
stake as fugitive slave.
Spanish oppression and Spanish cruelty
reigned in Cuba from that day until in the
summer of 1898, when, with the assistance
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bat
downfall Of Spanish
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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1902-06-14
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
The Long, Desperate Struggle That
Brought Cuban independence.
II Began Almost with the First Set
Element of the Spaniards in the Is
handsome Men Whose Names
and Deeds VIII Live In
Cuban History.

UBA'S fight for freedom from
Spanish rule may be said to have
begun almost before the Dons
became masters of the island.
When, in 1911, the son of Co.
lumbus determined to take pos.
session of Cuba in the name of
Spain he selected Diego Velas-
quez to command an advance
guard, as it were, of some 800
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

From this point the site OF the old fort OF the
British at Verplanck's Point, directly opposite
which. with that at Stony Point was called the
lower gateway OF the Hudson-the upper or
principal gateway being at West Point. about
ten miles up the river-is plainly visible. The
base of the lighthouse is about two hundred feet
above the level Of the river. and the east front
OF the point consists of a series of natural ter
races to within few feet Of the shore, where
the descent OF about nifty feet TO the water Is
very abrupt
According to an old sketch Of the works made
shortly after the battle. the heavier guns were
mounted on the eminenCe where the lighthouse
stands and TO the westward and sOuthwestward
OF that place while shorter cannon were
mounted on the southwest and northwest slopes
commanding the approaches to the fort from
the landward side. The front of the fort seems
to have been landward. for the accounts of the
battle agree that the guns were turned by the
Americans and trained the British ships In
the river, when few well directed shots COM
PeIled the Nulture to slip her anchor and drop
down the river to place of safety. considerably
below Nerplanck's Point. one OF the shorter
guns was probably mounted near the site Of the
new flagstaff thirteen twenty-pound shot
were dug up recently by the wOrkmen engaged
IN constructing the reservoir just on the brink
of the slope To the northward
BESIDES the sign. reservoir and flagstaff al
ready mentioned, the park improvements so far
consist of the construction of winding drives an
excavation at the brow Of the west slope for the
site Of Srandstand for the celebration the
planting OF posts OF rough stone just west of
the government reservation entrance to mark
the rectanse within which the attacking de-
tachments of the patriot army are supposed to
have met within the fort, the erection Of a
CT
to which a tablet Will probably be affixed the
building Of a boat landing and the clearing
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

island bounded on three sides by the Hudson
and coves which indent its west shore. and on
the fourth by the t!dewater stream known as
Purgatory Greek The area of the entire tract
is about fifty acres about twenty of which
were bought 10y the United States Government
in lS2G for lighthouse purposes. II is said that
the sum paid for the land was $50 on this
land, which includes the highest elevation on
the island, and also the extreme point have
been erected "a stone lighthouse and a wooden
bell tower, the latter situated almost at the
waters edge. The lighthouse reservation in
Guides about half the old fortress and battle
field, the western line being near the centre of
the old earthworks The point at which the
divided forces Of the patriot victors are said
by historians To have come together in the fort
at the end Of the battle is little way north
Of west Of the lighthouse. and is within the
tract purchased by the State for park purposes
The park boundaries also inclose the supposed
camp of the reserve OF Wuyue's army the scene
OF the first onslaught 10y each Of the two at
tacklnG forces, the points where the British
scntries were first encountered. the cmplacc-
menis OF most of the cannon. the site OF the
iiagsIaif from which the coors were struck by
inc hand Of tn" officer in charge of the attack
ON the left, and the scene of the final cdpitula-
u"n. The points where the patriots scaled the
"arthWorks and where the most desperate en-
counters took place are believed to b, within
IN" lighthouse reservation. which also contains
the sun clearly defined east hastion Of the fort
At the point ON tho rocky slope Just south
west Of the bell tower. the society has erected q
huge sign which may easily hc read from boats
on the river. and even from the opposite shore
II bears the following inscription:
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13
GIG DAY FOR STONY POINT.
OF WAYNE'S VICTORY TO
BE CELEBRATED ELABORATELY

July 1G will be a gala day for Stony POINT,
on the Hudson River Only two days T., rre,
In all the history of the place, ever stirred the
people of the vicinity they stirred in
anticipation OF this July 1G. 1919. when Mad
Anthony Wayne captured the stronghold from
the British at the point Of the bayonet, and July
10, 1873, when the centennial of the capture
was celebrated The celebration Of the one
hundred and tweaty-third anniversary Will bc
memorable because it will take the form of the
dedication Of the State park which is being ere
ated there to commemorate the American vic
tory. The ceremony will be in charge Of the
Society for the Preservation of Scenic and His
which the appropriation for thr purchase and
State Legislature and to which the custody of
the park has been intrusted Governor Odcll
and his staff will be present. The Governor of
Pennsylvania and a military escort also ex-
pected The prominence of the keystone STATE
in the event to be celebrated it having fur
nished the commander and many Of the troops
who won the battle, has caused the sending OF
an especially urgent invitation to that com
monwealth's Executive. II is understood that
the governors Of NeW-Jersey Connecticut and
other nearby States have also been invited
Ex-Controller Andrew II. Green of NcW-York
City, president Of the society, is to be the mas
ter Of ceremonies for the day. The park was
designed and has been laid out by Samuel Par
sons, jr., the landscape architect of the society
and the preliminary work Of construction is
approaching completion. The chairman Of the
celebration committee is II. X. Bush Brown
The promontOry known Stony Point is an
New-York tribune., 1902-07-13

away Of the dense coppice which had grown on
the site of the fort and all about 1t. In the
execution of the work. the cedars which con-
tribute so much to the picturesqueness OF the
landscape have been carefully preserved.
The objects of constructing a reservoir are
twofold. At the celebration of 1879 the sprinE
from which the British garrison obtained water
before and after the battle ran dry, and
there was great suffering on account of
thirst The fountain to be constructed
on the west slope will also need the pressure
Whlch the greater elevation of the reservoir Will
supply. Water is to be piped from the Hayer-
straw and Stony Point water supply into this
reservoir. in which ton of ice is to be placed
the day before the celebration. The place
lected for the grandSJand is at the brow of the
western declivity of the promOnt0ry not far
from where the reserve of the American forces
was stationed and where the two attacking
parties doubtless separated after receiving the
memorable order from General Wayne "On no
account must gun be fired 10y either party
Whatever our situation. we must dep nj wholly
on the bayOnet-" This point, too Is not tar
from where Washington and Wayne few days
before the battle reconnoitred the position OF
the enemy and gained the knowledge upon
which the plan of attack was based. The sixty
three British soldiers and fifteen Americans who
were killed in the brief but sanguinary conflict
probably perished on the slopes to the north
ward and southwark of the gatepOsts lately
erected and on the little plateau just within
them' to the westward of the lighthouse. There.
TOO. fell The eighty-three Americans who were
wounded In the attack True to their orders. !