davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The advocate., 1892-07-06

OMAHA, Nebraska, Monday, July A.
On Sunday afternoon an audience filling
the immense coliseum gathered to COM
memorste the lives and services of the
late Col. L. L. Polk, OF North Carolina,
and the late Rev. Gilbert De Lsmater,
Of Ohio.
1t was q genuine conservation meet
ing, at which every representative Of the
people dedicated himself to work in
heavens name In the cause for which
these representatives died. Never be-
fore was national convention permitted
to pause during Its session to ask heav-
ems blessing upon it's leaders and It's
cause. No nationSl convention ever was
held under circumstances which 80
called for the religious element, and
never, we may add, was a nation repre-
sented by more serious or devotional
representatives. This meeting seemed
only to emphasize the deep meaning of
the Peoples party movement-and to
consecrate It's leaders and its members to
new zeal In the noble work undertaken
In the name of humanity. At this meet
Ing address after address of eloquent,
loving remembrance was delivered, touch
ing the hearts of the immense throng
and united them In thrilling, devotional
zeal for the cause Of tie people. Its in
fluence must go out through all the land
and quicken the enthusiasm and deepen
the devotion Of every lover of his land.
No religious gathering ever felt heavens
blessing so manlfestly present. The col
lected addresses would make grand
volume, aud thousands, could they be
published, would be stirred as were all
who heard them, to new conservation,
new zeal and new devotion to humanity'S
needs.
81. L. Loucks, Of South Dakota, pre-
sided. The following Is complete list
Of the speakers and In the order In which
they spoke:
DR.. G. W. Macune, of the District of
Columbia; Mrs. Marion Todd, Of Michi-
gan; Gen. ]. B. Weaver, Of Iowa; Mrs.
M. E Lease, Of Kansas; Hon. IgnatluS
Donnelly, of Minnesota; Mrs. Fannie
Vlokery, of Kansas; Hon. E. II. Gillette,
of Ohio: Mrs. Emma Chant Curtia. Of
The advocate., 1892-07-06

tOOnttnuOd on thirteenth pOOs.)
The advocate., 1892-07-06
Nevada-G. S. Dixon.

NevadR-G. y. Dixon.
New Hampshire--
New Jersey-J. R. Buchanan.
New YOrk--Joel /. Hoyt.
North CaPOlina--T. B. Long.
North Dakota-Walter Muir.
0hio-JOhn Seitz.
0reRon-NathSn Pierce.
Pennsylvania. V. POwdePly.
Rhode Island--W. A. Arnold.
South Carolina
South DakOta-A. Wardall.
Tennessee. R. Roberts.
Vermont
Virginia.. B. Beverly.
Washington-O. o. Wright.
west Virginia w. M. Smith.
Wisoonsin--RObert Schilling.
wyoming William Taylor.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
WHAT A CONTRAST.
A Georgia Railroad and Bale OF Cotton
Fifty-fve Years Ago.
LFlowery Branch (Ga.) Journal

LFlowery Branch (Ga.) Journal
Some fifty-five or sixty years ago a
charter was granted to company in
Georgia called the Monroe Railroad
and Banking Company.
They started to build railroad from
Macon in the direction of Atlanta.
They succeeded in grading the road to
where Griffin is now (there was not
much there them, and laying the track
and running the train to Barnesville.
Under the financial pressure Of the
"crash" of 1887 the bank broke and
operations on the road building were
suspended. The reason why 1 remem-
Der it so distinctly, about all the money
in circulation in this section was on
that bank, 50 you may imagine I felt it
very keenly, and have not forgot it
yet.
Griffin being little trading point,
and anxious for railroad facilities, pre-
vailed on the company to lay down
wooden stringers and run train to
Griffin for their accommodation. the
motive power TO drive or pull this train
being five stout mules. 1t was novel
sight, in those days, to see that mule
train leave, loaded with round cotton
bales.
Some of you never saw a round bale
of cotton. Let me tell you how they
were packed. There is a hole cut
through the gin house floor, the bag
ging is sewed together at the edges and
two yards long. One end is sewed up
and hoop sewed to the other end, then
dropped through the hole in the floor,
the hoop just catching on the floor, the
sack suspended under the gin house.
The darky would fill the sac with lint,
and with crowbar in hand, would jump
in and pack it down with the crowbar,
repeating the operation until filed
keeping the bagging wet on the out
side so as to pack it tight.
I forgot to say that handful OF cot
ton seed is tied up in each corner to
make lugs to lift it by. When filled 1t
was cut down, sewed up and was ready
for market. The usual weight was
about three hundred pounds. A good
hand would pack two bales u day.
The mule train was run for several
years and was an important factor IN
the first building up of Griffin. At
length the Monroe railroad was sold by
the sheriff, at Zebulon and bought by
a company who changed the name to
the Macon & Western, and completed
the road to Atlanta, as quick as money
and labor could do it.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
Gov. Tillman in Repose.

"A. B. Williams, in Greenville News. J
The governor is provided, presum-
ably for the campaign, with helmet
hat of yellowish brown adorned at the
summit with a knob, apparently in
tended for ventilation. It may be
cooler than a wool hat, but it is not so
comfortable to travel in and less be-
coming. Nobody can repose on a car
seat in helmet and the governor ap-
pears to be fond of reposing while on
his travels.
He had the appearance of being
rather bored yesterday and reposed by
himself. 1t is not exactly, I judge, the
repose that stamps the caste Of We're de
We're. 1t is difficult-and somewhat
improperly imagine Lady We're de
We're in public seated upon her spine
and observing the feeting landscape
with her feet looking from the car
windows. That was the governors
customary attitude as he journeyed
and, presumably, gathered from bis
memory and intellectual resources, new
stores of rocks to be hurled against his
antagonists.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15

The poor man cannot make success
full tool unless he continues his coming
up with poor mouth holding on to
the cry of hard times is here and worse
is coming. Is not this true? Is there
no president in South Carolina who
started in life as sweeper in cotton
mill? Arr these men to be held up as
opposing the poor? The president of
this cotton mill would suffer himself,
before he would see people in bis en-
ploy either oppressed or in a suffering
condition. There are less people in the
poor house and penitentiary from cot
ton mills than from any other source
in South Carolina. Then why down
on people who have done more for
the poor man and will do more for re-
form than any ring or rings in the
union?
Our esteemed editor of the Newberry
Observer truly said that poverty is ne
cessary under the existing order of
things. But the existing order of
things is not necessary; and I beg to
differ with him L little, and say that
the existing order ofthings is necessary
under the existing order of the people;
but the existing order Of the people is
not necessary.
Poverty has always been in the past,
and the future well! have the poor
among US. AS I have already init
mated, ifa man hasn't got anything,
it is surely because he does not want it.
I nave heard men say, and men of old
age, that pickel turned loose in their
pockets almost burnt a hole in it.
Then some people without money are
happier than the millionaire with bis
millions. In this land of liberty every
man has chance 10 rise. It is true
that poverty is hindrance in the be-
ginning, yet safeguard for the future.
1t is true that because some people
are poor they have beer wronged out
of their rights; and it ls true that be-
cause some people are rich they have
cheated the poor, brt when it comes
to ring or class of men reforming
this state Of things, they must first
sweep before their own doors. If Wall
street and the millionaires of the world
to-day would ''go and sell what thou
hast and divide among the poor" in
less than ten years there would be an
other Wall street established, ten times
greater than the Wall street Of to-day,
under the existing order of the people.
And now, in a word, if we would
have reform, let every laboring man
put up $50 at the end of the year, or as
much as be can for old age, and then
we'll drain Wall street of her millions
and bring about such a reform as no
Government can produce.
Yours for reform,
NJ. G. BERRY.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
THEY WEAR SUSPENDERS.
That is Now the Latest Fad in the Sum-
mer Girls Dress.
Richmond Times. |


Have you seen the very latest fad in
the summer girls dress? It is the sus-
pender decoration.
The dear girls have been invading
mans domain at an alarming pace.
First it was regular picadilly collars,
next came the sailor hat; then the
sailor waists, turn down collar and
four-in-hand tie. Now, heaven save
the mark, suspenders. Where will it
end.
The suspender is already here, and
may be seen, if you watch closely,
nearly every day over the graceful
shoulders land some ungracefuD of a
few of the bellies who promenade the
down town streets. Yesterday young
lady, we'll known here as a leader IN
society and fashions, appeared on
Broad and Franklin streets wearing
over her dress waist beautiful pair of
black suspenders, with belt attach
ments. People stopped in their walk
to look. Many could scarcely believe
their own eyes, and their look grew
into an open stare, and she strolled
leisurely ;long, apparently enjoying to
the fullest the sensation she knew she
was creating.
The uninitiated gasped fcr breath,
while others only smiled, for they saw
in that costume the beginning of the
mid summer craze.
The suspender, it seems, was worn
in London aud Paris by the bellies last
season, and has BOW found its way into
the American millinery shops. The
'suspender costume" is now an estao-
lished one, and many will be seen at
the seaside resorts during the coming
season. In New York and Brooklyn
several such costumes have been worn
on the streets, and there they no longer
give men nervous shocks, cGt conserv-
ative Richmond has not yet taken
them up to any great extent, and an
other season will probably roll around
before she does
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15

per acre. In the following, or second
spriag, I planted it in corn and peas;
gathered something over twenty-seven
and one-half bushels of corn to the
acre, and saved about one hundred and
fifty bushels of peas. That fall and
following sping seeded it to wheat and
oats, and sowed it in clover. No ac-
count was kept of this years crop, but
from then until turned last fall has
averaged yearly cutting of two tons
of clover hay per acre. The field is
now in wheat, and will be brought
back to clover the coming spring. In
the last seven years have used about
five loads of barnyard manure to the
acre.
This statement places all the condi-
tions of making the 81 cents crop fully
before our agricultural readers, and will
enable them to form their own judg-
ment as to the significance Of Commits
sioner Nesbitt's showing, which is re-
ceiving a great deal of attention just
now in all paris of the country. Those
who are interested in studying the
question will find further information
regarding it in Bulletin No. l6 of the
Georgia Experiment Station, and also
in the April number of the Southern
Cultivator. Commissioner Nesbitt also
says that Mr.. Truitt, of Troup County,
Ca, who, we believe, is one of the
chronic prize-wiuners in all agricultural
competitions in his State, claims
that "his cotton never costs him over
+ cents" and the commissioner has q
neighbor who last lyea- "made eight
bales on four acres that have been grad
ually brought up to a high state OF pro-
ductiveness," and who made a good
deal of money even with the low price
of cotton"
1t should be carefully noted in all
these instances that the yield OF cotton
per acre is very high. Col. Corput's
crop on twenty-eight acres averaged
more than bale per acre and in the
last instance cited the crop was two
bsles per acre. Taking these facts into
consideration with the we'll known fact
that the average product per acre is
about one.third of bale, and there is
really no reason, We think, to fear that
the publication of Col. Corput's &C.
counts will effect the price of cotton in
the slightest degree. 1t would not
matter much if he could raise cotton at
half cent a pound so long as the secret
Of the process remained with him; and
as the secret of raising it at three or
four cents pound appears to be con-
fined to him and two or three, at the
most, of fellow farmers, their success
can only have purely speculative in
terest of the country at large.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
Happy Homes.

Thousands of sad and desolate homes
have been made happy by use of Rose
Buds" which have proven an absolute
cure for the following diseases and
their distressing symptoms. liberation,
Congestion aud Falling of the Womb,
Ovarian tumors, Dropsy of the Womb,
Suppressed Menstruation, Rupture at
Childbirth, or any complaint original
ing in diseases Of the reproductive or
gans; whether from contagious diseases,
heredity, tight-lacing, overwork, ex-
cesses or miscarriages. One lady writes
US that after suffering for ten years
with Leuchorrhea or Whites, that one
application entirely cured her, and fur
thermore, she suffers no more pain
during the menstrual period. 1t is a
neutrality-suspicious.. "Rose Buds" are
u simple. harmless preparation, but
wonderful in effect. The patient can
apply it herself. No doctors examin-
alton necessary, to which all modest
women, especially young unmarried
ladies seriously object. From the first
application you will feel like a new
woman. Price 100 by mail, postpaid,
The Leverette Specific Co., 339 Wash
ington street, Boston, Mass.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
THE END OF THE WORLD.
A Calculation as to How Long Before 1t
Will Come.
[FortnightlY Review. !

III lulSuII HSNiC".
There is a distinct limit to mans
existence on the earth, dictated by the
ultimate exhaustion of the sun. 1t is,
Of course, question of much interest
for US to speculate on the probable
duration ofthc suns beams in sufficient
abundance for the continued nlainte-
nance of life. Perhaps the most reliable
determinations are those which have
been made by Prof. Langley. They
are based on his own experiments upon
the intensity of solar radiation, con-
Quoted under circumstances that give
them special value. shall endeavor to
give a summary of the interesting re-
suits at which he has arrived.
The utmost amount of heat that it
would ever have been possible for the
sun to have contained would supply its
radiation for 100000 years at the
present rate. Of course, this does not
assert that the sun, as radiant body,
may not be much older than the period
named. We have already seen that the
rate at which the sunbeams are poured
forth has gradually increased as the
sun rose in temperature. In the early
times the quantity of sunbeams dis
pensed was much less per annum than
at present, and it is therefore quite
possible that the figures may be so en-
Iarged as 10 meet the requirements Of
any reasonable geological demand with
regard to past duration of life on the
earth.
1t seems that the sun has already
dissipated about four-fifths of the ener-
gy with which it may have originally
been endowed. At all events, it seems
that, radiating energy at its present
rate, the sun may hold out for 4,0O0,0 600
years or for 5000, 900 years, but not for
10000, 900 years. Here, then, we discern
in the remote future limit to the dura-
tion of life on this globe. We have seen
that 1t does not seem possible for any
other source of heat to be available for
replenishing the waning stores of the
luminary. 1t may be that the heat
was originally impaired to the sun as
the result of some great collision be-
tween two bodies which were both
dark before the collision took place, so
that, in fact, the two dark masses
coalesced into vast nebula from which
the whole Of our system has been en-
volved. Of course it is always conceiv-
able that the sun may be reinvigorated
by repetition of similar starting pro-
cess. 1t is, however, hardly necessary
to observe that so terrific convulsion
would be fatal to life in the solar sys-
tenn. Neither from the heavens above,
nor from the earth beneath, does it
seem possible to discover any rescue
for the human race from the inevitable
end. The race is as mortal as the in
dividual, and so far as we know, its
span cannot under any circumstances
be run out beyond a number of millions
of years which can certainly be told on
the fingers of both hands, and probably
on the fingers of one.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
The Loves of Christopher Columbus.

Among the earliest things learned at
school is that sin 1892 Columbus sailed
DER the ocean blue" and discovered
America; and every "reminiscences Of the
event and of the great discoverer is
being revived this quadri-centennial
year. But with all we have heard
comparatively little about Mrs. Chris
topher Columbus, the faithful wife who
inspired and encouraged Columbus
through all his trials and disappoint"
ments, and helped him to his life's
great work. In Demorests Family
Magazine for July there is an especially
fine article, 1.-THE Loves of Christopher
Columbus" which gives an interesting
account of this phase of the life of the
great discoverer, the numerous illustra-
tions including copies of very rare old
portraits, among them the most au-
thentic one of Columbus himself. Mrs.
Helen Campbell contributes one of her
realistic papers, "Child Life in the
Slums of New York." which is embel-
lished with numerous characteristic
pictures. How to Row without
Teacher" is especially arropos; and
with the plain directions, and about a
score of pictures to look at besides, one
would not be very apt who could not
learn to manage boat in very short
time. Every lover of his country will
be interested in the article on 1.-THE
American Flag" which, besides the
historical information about our "star-
spangled banner" gives the fullest di-
rection for making one at home, which
will reduce considerably the cost of it.
In addition, there are excellent stories
by well-known writer's. The numer-
Gus departments are particularly inter-
esting, and there are nearly 200 pic
lures, including full-page oil picture,
Luscious Fruits" which is a brilliant
and artistic picture of coloring. The
subscription price to this magazine is
only s. year: single copies, 20 cents.
Published by w. Jennings Demorest,
Is T. 18th st., New York City.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
"Whither are we Drifting?"
1Greenville NeWs.l

III Is 0eeQleSS lot enthusiasts ~ leIl
the farmers that all this agitation and
reform movement emanates from men
whose desire is to work up the feeling
to advance their political chances, and
that this country of ours is all right. If
such was true, the exposure Of such a
gigantic conspiracy would be easy; and
long ere this, such agitators would be
receiving the condemnation they would
have we'll merited. Such charges are
often made, and we suppose there are
few so blinded by prejudice, and so
credulous of the devilish Vaccinations
that are stuffed into them by the State
and similar papers, that they really be-
lieve these stories.
That this movement was born, nur-
tued and reared in the homes Of the
common people OF the country, no
man who has studied it can deny. At
first, it was quiet and scarcely percepti-
bic, then gathered strength and few
ripples were seen, and not until the
movement merged into a cyclone,
sweeping all before it, did the leaders
take their present places. In the sub
lodges Of the Alliance, where the poll
tician neither suspected or feared op-
position and never entered, did it re-
ceive its most bountiful nourishment.
The farmer had seen the mortgage
enter his home and with sure but
steady step gradually usurp pa position
from which he could not dislodge it.
He kept his misfortune a secret from
his neishbors, and the impression went
abroad the country was prosperous and
happy. When the grasp upon him
became stronger, the farmer conhded
his trouble to his neighbors and asked
aid, but was met with the intelligence
that his neighbor was situated IN just
such position. AL era OF investlga-
ton set in, and it was found, that while
they thought the misfortune rested
upon themselves alone, blight had
struck the country, and it was all
mortgaged!
Then the storm gathered and its
first effective work was performed-the
agitation was carried to the ballot
box:
He had rested his dependency on
his crop of cotton, and found that with
cotton at II cents be could hold his
own.
"But it dropped soon TO ten cents,
and be persevered.
When it fell to eight and remained
there years, he found that it cost more
to raise the staple than he could mar
ket it for, but with hopes that it would
each year aga; 60 to its old price, he
kept on raising ibis only dependence
and was each year disappointed in
his receipts. The mortgage he had
given enlarged and became darker in
its import. But with this mortgage
hanging over him he must raise a
monoy crop.
C., ton has at last fallen to six cents,
and who can predict where it will
finally rest?
The reform movement is nothing
but the instrument by which the cause
of this universal misfortune is being
sought and corrected. Who can blame
the farmer? He only wants relief, but
he must have that.
And until these are rectitied-
wherever they may be situated-so
long will this agitation rage and be
felt.
It's leaders may pass away and be
forgotten, but,
Freedoms battle once begun
Bequeathed by bleeding sire to son,
Though oft deferred is ever won"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
1t Means Trouble for One.
1ChicagO Nail.

Did you ever hear barber call out
"Snakes!m instead of the old-fashioned
"Next?" Ifso, you probably imagined
that it was an exhibition Of good ma
tured hilarity on the part of the barber,
and nothing more. Well, you were
mistaken then. "Snakes" means some
thing to every barber who hears it. II
is signal by which the barber who
uses it lets his fellow-workme0 know
that The man who is about to take the
chair does not bestow "tips' or gratuI'
ties.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15

He went tonight to address meeting
at Brunson, where he was greeted as
he passed on the train this morning by
a large assemblage, including many
ladies and number of handsome bou-
quets.
The Sheppard party are nearly smoth-
cred in flowers. The women seem to
be solid for them and as the women go
the State goes. The Greenville News
has been honored both at Barnwell
and here by several very beautiful and
tiattering floral compliments.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
Stopping a Customer En- Route.

IFrom the Washington Evening Star.
Yesterday afternoon a Maryland far
mer who was waiting for the train to
leave for New York was accosted by
Detective McDevicr, who finally
learned that the gentleman from the
rural districts was going to New York
with s40O in his pocket to buy green
goods" The farmer said that the
agent of the green goods man would
meet him at Summerville. McDevitt
sent the farmer back to his family, and
saved him the loss of his money and the
expenses of his trip. He says that men
may be seen at the depots every day
on their way to deal in green goods"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-15
The Bride Wouldn't Have It That Way
New Haven Evening Register.

New Haven Evening Register.
A bashful and youthful bridal couple
from the rural districts had painful
experience at Danbury, circus day.
The young husband wrote bis own
name and his wife's on separate lines
of the hotel register, and the purblind
clerk assigned them to separate rooms.
Each waited for the other to set the
matter straight, but it was only after a
terrible lonesome hour that the bride
p!ucked up her courage and her mar
riage certificate and descended to inter-
view the clerk. She held out the doc
ument lnu1ely, and the situation at
last dawned upon him. The banished
Benedict was summoned from his Sc
clusion, and the curtain fell amid pro-
fuse apologies.