davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Conservative, 1898-12-08

lent them size and sweetness. During
the last fifteen years the Cartons have
beer experimenting upon cereals.
Hitherto farmers have increased the
yield of grain by fertilization or irriga-
ton, but the Cartons double the harvest
by cross breeding. Farmers know hat
the spelt of Asia holds the grains of
wheat so tightly that the heads break
off, but will no thrash, while the ripe
Fife wheat shells out in the field unless
cut Immediately. After many years of
experiment the Cartons have produced
a variety of wheat hat after ripening
will stand for thirty days without she'll
ing. The stalk also is so strong that it
stands up against all wind and rain
S orms, while the yield per &C e is near
ly doubled. Working with barley, they
have changed the barley head with two
rows into a head with six rows. By
crossing the English and japanese oat
they have produced a huskless oat, and
made the bushel to weigh, not thirty
two pounds, but fifty, while at the same
time increasing the yield. The red and
white clovers have also been successfully
crossed, and the red clover has been
made perennial. Knowing that if they
sell few bushels to individuals in a few
years their cereals will seed the world,
without any recompense for fifteen
years of costly experiments, the Carton
brothers are trying to sell their seeds to
the agricultural departments of govern
ments. Our own government now has
a representative upon the Carton farm,
investigating the new grains there so
successfully grown. Scientists and
practical farmers who have investigated
their work believe that the food supply
of the world is very shortly to be
doubled. 1.-The who makes two blades
Of grass to grow where one was is a
philanthropist,' how much more is he
who doubles the harvests, halving mans
labor and sorrow?"
The Conservative, 1898-12-08
Tbe Conservative.

from New York to Chicago, a distance
of $50 miles is So from Chicago to Mis-
souri, river, 500 miles the rate is 1915 O {;
from Chicago to Louisville, 1874 miles,
So from Cincinnati to st. Louis, about
the same distance, 50.
ga thing that at once astounds the
American traveller and impresses him as
a tremendous imposition, is the rule on
nearly all the roads (outside of Ger
many that requires not only a berth
fare for each person who goes to bed III
the sleeper but exacts a irst-class rail
way ticket for every berth occupied.
probably the most expensive fares
paid anywhere in the world are from
Paris to Nice-a distance of 675 miles
for which the ~sleeping-car fare on the
limited trains is $40, and 1874 for the rail
road ticket. This train runs at only Az
miles an hour, and a passenger is al
lowed only 60 pounds of free baggage.
Between Geneva and Genoa-a ride
of 16 hours-there is no sleeper run.
Also one in winter between Geneva
and Paris. If you ask a railway official
why this is, he simply shrugs his should
ers, and answers briefly that it doesn't
pay.
"'Besides,' he adds, there is but one
railway line, as monsieur knows very
well. Consequently persons who must
go will do so, whether their are sleepers
or not, is it not SO? The company works
only for money, is it not?' he adds,
naively."
Consul Ridgely gives two elaborate
tables, showing distance, railroad fare
and sleeper fare between Berlin and
prominent European points, and also be-
tween Paris and the same. In conclu-
sion he says:
Il declare it to be my opinion that no.
where in the world does one in a single
night get so much luxury and comfort,
and, I may add safety, for So, as IN the
Pullman sleeping cars in the United
States. When we consider, moreover,
that our railroads supply them at an ex-
pense to themselves, instead of exacting
pay for them, and thereby necessarily
making the rates for berths much
higher, as the European roads do, the
spirit of l~iberality in which they do it
ought to be much more appreciated than
it is"
The Conservative, 1898-12-08
SLEEPING CAR RATES IN AMERICA
AND EUROPE.

AND
Consul Benjamin H. Ridgely. writing
from Geneva to the Railway Age, COM
pairing sleeping-car rates in America and
Europe, says in part:
"The more a citizen of the United
States lives and travels abroad, the more
does he learn to respect and appreciate
many American institutions and partic-
ularly he learns to respect and appreci-
ate American railroads. When he be-
gins to study the comparative conditions
under which the railroads of the United
States and Europe are operated, the
more is he impressed with the fact that
the railroads of the United States give
the people infinitely more for their
money, and yet work under many dis
advantages that no railway corporation
of Europe would even remotely think of
t%olerating.
"When I told a great French railway
director of the difficulties the American
railroad managers were having to pro-
tect themselves against scalpers, he was
astounded.
"'Why,' said he, here in France, the
first JUICE d'instruction to whom they
might be presented, would regard them
as common knaves and punish them &C.
cordingly. I am amazed that the laws
of the United States do not deal with
such pests Is with ordinary rogues.'
II know what it is to leave Geneva at
S:37 at night and pay just a little less
than $5 for a berth in the sleeper to
Paris, from which I am forced to de-
scend at half-past six the next morning.
In the United States I would pay the
Pullman company 81 for the same SER
vice, and would have a more comfort
able bed. Hence 1 write more or less
feelingly on the subject.
"From Paris to Constantinople, a
journey consuming a little less than
three days by the oriental express, the
sleeping-car fare is $21. 80, or about 81 a
day. This is considerably cheaper than
the charges for similar accommodation
on the French lines but it is still much
higher than in the United States. For
example, the regular sleeping-car rate
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Colonel W. H. McCorkle-Announce
himself as candidate for reelection to
the office of probate judge.
vertisement with regard to Claremont
college for girls and young women,
which is located at Hickory, n. c.
notice that Miss Sarah F. Gist has ap-
piled for letters of administration on the
estate of William G. Gist, deceased.
third octave upright cabinet grand pia-
no, which he offers to sell for Sl35. AL
so new organs at from $50 upward,
which he will sell with five years
guarantee.
Glenn d. Allison-Call your attention to
the fact that they are selling the Old's
wagon, besides buggies and harness.
Carolina Buggy Company-Suggests to
you that in buying buggy it is better
to buy the best rather than to buy the
cheapest.
Grist Cousins-Print letter from Mr.. w.
J. Gordon with regard to the merits of
the Buckeye mower and Thomas rake.
J. A. Gamewell, Secretary-Lets you
know that he will send copies of the
Wotford College Illustrated and the
Wofford college catalogue, to all per-
sons who write for them.
w. NJ. Grier, President-Tells you when
Erskine college will open and tells you
what the cost will be for nine months
session, etc.
w. H. Gibbes & Co., Columbia, S. c.
Are offering bargain in cotton ginning
machinery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

The Spaniards boast of II 900 infantry
here, but it is improbable if they will
he able to muster over 5000. The
soldiers are drilling incessantly, and
fatigue parties are throwing up earth
works and entrenching the heights.
The troops are armed with the new
long-range rife. Several camps are
visible from the harbor, but persons
not connected with the service are
not allowed to approach them. The
slightest incident causes excitement
among the soldiers and citizens. Yes
sells approaching are closely inspected,
and if there are any doubts as to their
identity troops are called out. When
the British steamer Garth Castle last
arrived here on her way to the Cape OF
Good Hope, the Spaniards thought
she was an American warship. The
troops were called out to repel an at
tack, and torpedo boat was sent out
to reconnoitre."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
THE ADVERTISING QUESTION.

The county board of commissioners
met yesterday for the purpose of dis
posing of the advertising that is re-
quired by law to be published by the
auditor, treasurer and county superin-
tendent of education. A full under
standing of the whole matter will
prove interesting, no doubt, and &C
cordingly we begin the story with
Clerk Brice's first notification to US
as to what the hoard intended to do:
YoRKvILLE, S. c., July 6, 1898.
YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER: GENTLE
MEM am instructed by the county
board of commissioners Of York county,
to inform you that the contract to print
and publish all advertisements required
by law to be published by the county au-
ditOr, treasurer and county superinten-
dent of education york county,, will be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder
at the office of county supervisor, York
vile, S. c., on Tuesday, July II, 1898, at
II o'clock noon.
This contract, when awarded, will con-
tinue in force until the successors OF the
present board are elected and appointed
and qualify, and to cover all advertise.
ments then running in the successful
newspaper.
presume the bids will be sealed bids
and will be so much a legal square or
inch. Respectfully,
j. S. BRIcE,
Clerk Co. Commissioners, York Co., S. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

- 1t was a good days work that
Admiral Cervera did for himself and
Spain when he treated Lieutenant
Hobson so nobly. 1t develops that
after requesting Lieutenant Hobson
not to discuss military matters that
could be of service to the Americans,
the admiral allowed the lieutenant
to write all the letters he cared to
write. These letters were sent under
flags of truce to the nearest Amer
lean vessel. ~ handed my letters
unsealed to Admiral Cervera," wrote
Hobson to his mother. "He had the
right to read them but; he did not.
He bowed and sealed them up in
my presence, and gave me some wax
with which I sealed them, and stamp
ed the wax with my ring" Hobson
also wrote that when he got out he
intended to present Cervera with
either a sword or a fine chronom-
eter balance watch as a slight token
of appreciation. But the Washing
ton authorities propose to do more
for Admiral Cervera than lies in the
power of Hobson. The French lega-
ton has intimated that it would not
90 we'll with Admiral Cervera to be
exchanged. Should the admiral go
home now, the unreasonable govern
ment might courtmartial him in the
hope of placating the populace.
Therefore, the admiral will be releas-
ed on parole, probably allowed the
pay that goes with his rank, and be
left free to 60 wherever he will in the
United States or elsewhere except to
Spain. The exception as to Spain
will be altogether for the admiral's
own convenience. The other officers
and men who have been captured by
the Americans will also be treated
with exceptional consideration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

cal as to Gods creation of the world
but many of US do not exercise that
active belief in his sovereign rule now.
There are those who seem to think
that he made the world, wound it up
like great eight day clock, and went
off and left it; but 1 do not believe
any such stuff"
With that Mr.. Reaves went on at
length to show how God rules the
universe at large, the affairs of ma
tions, and the affairs of men, and how
God never forsakes those who trust
him and looks to him for guidance.
Though the sermon was evidently
prepared after Thursday, it was one
upon which, judging from its power,
the preacher might we'll have spent
weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
THE 0. r.. s. G.

The following is from the Columbia
State of last Sunday
A rumored railroad deal is said to
be about completed by which the Ohio
River and Charleston, and the South
Carolina and Georgia railroads are to
be combined and made one through
system from the sea to the mountains,
will be of interest to Columbia and
Charleston, as it will make rates cheap.
er on all articles to the territory COW
cred by the Ohio River and Charleston
road. AS it is now, full freight has to
be paid over two roads; but when the
South Carolina and the Ohio River and
Charleston combine, it will make one
road, and no division of the rate will
be necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
MERE,.MENTIOS.

Camara's squadron has returned to
Spain''''''The captain of the Almiran-
te Oquendo committed suicide the
other day so soon as he saw that de-
struction or capture were inevitable.
'''...The British newspapers are dis
cussing the achievements of the Amer
ican army and navy with the greatest
admiration. ...'..".General Shafter re-
ports that the fever to which his SOL
diers have been subjected usually runs
its course in about four days. '''''''''
General Miles sailed from Charleston
for Santiago on Friday, taking with
him several thousand troops with
others to follow. '''''Congress adjourn
ed sine die last Friday. .'''''''''It is re-
ported that there is Spanish priva-
teer up on the coast of Alaska on the
lookout for returning Yukon miners.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Jane Faulkner, mother of Mr.
w. NJ. Faulkner, is critically i'll at her
home near Clover.
Messrs. John and Charles McClain
of Charlotte, made visit to kindred
and friends in Yorkville on last Sun.
day.
Rev. J. w. Humbert will attend the
district conference at Fort Mill next
Sunday, and will, therefore, not fill bis
appointments at Kings Mountain chap.
ell and St. Paul on that day.
D. E. Finley, Esq, left last Monday
for Lancaster, Kershaw and Chester
field, expecting to attend the campaign
meeting in the last named place on
Thursday. 1t was not his intention
to return to Yorkville before Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
THANKSGIVING SERVICE.

There was no special public service
in Yorkville last Sunday in answer 10
the presidents proclamation except in
the Methodist and Baptist churches.
Rev. Mr.. Brunson offered the usual
petition for Divine blessings in his
prayers. Rev. Mr.. Reaves devoted
his entire sermon to the subject.
Sunday was Rev. Mr.. Grier's day at
Tirzah. Rev. Mr.. Neville made no
special reference to the war.
By those who heard it, the sermon
of Rev. Mr.. Reaves is described as a
particularly powerful and impressive
efort-one of those extra fine sermons
which make especially bright spots in
the labors of hardworking preachers.
Mr.. Reeves took his text from the
first verse Of the 92nd psalm-"It is a
good thing to give thanks unto the
Lord, and to sing praises unto thy
name, oh most high"
At the outset, the preacher said he
felt thankful that our rulers are men
who acknowledge Gods ruling in the
affairs of the nation, and in the sublime
action of Captain Phillip, of the Texas,
the other day, when after the battle
he publicly professed his belief in God
the Father Almighty and called upon
his men to return thanks, the preacher
said he saw one of the principal rea-
son for our remarkable success.
Then Mr.. Reeves referred to pre-
cedent of long standing. He review
ed the history of Israel, showed how,
so long as the Israelites feared God,
they were protected, while the goddess
nations around destroyed each other.
"None of u.s." he said, ''are skepti-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
TERRIFIC STORM.

A terrific rain, thunder and wind
storm visited the vicinity of Warren
and the adjoining portions of Chester
county last Saturday afternoon, about
8 or 1 o'clock. The damage was very
severe.
On Mr.. Cloud Hicklin's place, in
Chester county, two Negro women
were killed by lightning while work.
ing in the field, and Mr.. James Hick-
lin was knocked insensible. The lat
ter, aged about %, and a son of Mr..
Cloud Hicklin, is still in a critical con-
dition.
At Warren, in Bethesda township,
the reporter is informed that several
houses were unroofed, the roofs were
blown off of two box cars, and two
mules belonging to Mr.. Geo. Pearson
were killed in the stable by lightning
The bolt is said to have come down
from above, through the roughness and
provender in the loft, and the mules
were killed instantly.
All of the creeks and branches in
the Warren section were higher than
has been known for years, and great
damage was done to corn and other
crops in the bottoms. Many fences,
including even those of barbed wire,
are said to have been washed away.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

One reason, maybe, why the Span
ish gunners cannot hit anything after
they 60 into a fight, is because of the
fact that they are made drunk in order
to stiffen their courage. But in con-
nection with loose eyesight and other
faculties, stiff courage does not seem
to be of much value. The Spaniards
would do better if they would let their
liquor alone, at least until after the
battle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

Exactly on what basis promotions
are made, we do not know; but it
seems to US that under no circumstan-
ces should the president forget Captain
Phillip, of the Texas. With this hero,
as personal matter, promotion is, no
doubt, an unimportant consideration
but the navy would not suffer if he
were made a commodore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13

- The story of Captain Phillip, in
THE ENQUIRER last Saturday, was
compiled from a cable letter sent by
John R. Spears to the New York Sun.
No one need have any doubts of its
accuracy because it was not sent out
by the Associated Press. In all its
corps of correspondents the Associated
Press has not a man who is the supe-
rior of Mr.. Spears.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
The atorkrille Gnqltirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1898.

olive got them, and they'll never
never get home," cabled Commodore
Schley to the navy department on May
90. And on July 8 the commodore
kept the little matter in mind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
The Sewerage Question.

The Sewerage Question.
Typhoid fever is epidemic in Char
lotte. There are a number of cases
and the deaths are said to average
about half dozen per week. A ma
jority of the victims so far, are reported
to be from 1S to 25 years of age
Rock Hill Herald. TO local gentlemen
who wish to attribute every little fever
that develops In Yorkville to the lack
of a sewerage system, we beg to re-
mark that Charlotte has the best
sewerage system of any town of her
size in the south. Not only this: in
proportion to population, we are ad-
vised, by local physicians, that there is
as much fever in the country surround
ing Yorkville as there is in the town.
And from the best information obtain
able, there is also as much in all sur
rounding towns.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-13
Claremont College.

Claremont College.
The ENQUIRER had pleasant call
last Friday from Mr.. VIM. c. Crosby,
dean of the normal department OF
Claremont college, located at Hickory,
n. C. Claremont college was founded
1s years ago by joint stock company,
which began operations with the erec-
ton of one of the handsomest and best
equipped educational buildings in the
south, and this was followed by bring
ing together the strongest faculty they
could secure. The faculty now con-
sists of 10 members, and each year the
institution is attended by hundreds of
young ladies of the best families in
adjoining states. Already a great in
stitution, Claremont continues to grow
rapidly, and Mr.. Crosby is doing not a
little to contribute to its well-deserved
growth and expansion.
Graham guardian., 1898-09-09
USE GOOD JUDGMENT IN THE
CONVENTION.

To-day the Democracy of Ora.
ham county meets in convention TO
nominate county ticket to submit
to the voters for their suffrage in
November.
The Republican party is getting
into line to make the fight Of its
life in tins county, and unless the
Democrats use the very best OF
judgment in nominations, platform,
etc, the Republicans will win the
fight this fall. They are simply
waiting to take advantage of any
mistake that might be made by the
Democrats. Any discord that de-
velopes in our party simply
strengthens the opposition.
The Democratic ticket, when it
is completed should contain the
names of our most trustworthy
citizens. Every portion Of the
county has right to be represented
on the ticket and If the members
of the convention have the good
of the party at heart they will not
ignore any section. Let us be fair
and impartial and if we see that
any favorite candidate will weaken
the ticket we must sacrifice our
personal inclination to the party's
success, so long as all the candi-
dates are men known for their
honest and capabillty. Again we
say avoid fatal mistakes.
Graham guardian., 1898-09-09

The city of Manila, which passes
into military occupation of the
United States by the terms of the
protocol, is lighted by 10000 in.
candescent and 260 arc lights; has
a telephone system, and is the
center of 720 miles of railroad in
the island. An English electrical
firm, which has done much In the
Philippines, say their commercial
possibilities and native resources
are almost unbounded.
Graham guardian., 1898-09-09
Democratic County Convention
GRAHAM COUNTY DEMOCRATIC
CENTRAL COMMITTEE Rooms,
AUGUST l3. 1893.

At q meeting of the Democratic
central committee of Graham coun
ty, Arizona held at Solomonville
Arizona, on this 18th day of AN
gust, 1898, it was resolved that 6
Democratic county convention OF
said county be called to meet al
Solomonville, Arizona, on Friday
the 9th day Of September 1898, al
10 o'clock a. m. for the purpose OF
nominating candidates for the vari,
Gus offices of Graham county TO be
filled at the ensuing NoveInber
election; the selection of sixteen
delegates to the Territorial conven-
ton to meet at Prescott, Septem-
Der 10th, 1898, and for the trans.
action of such other necessary bust
ness as may come before said coun-
,ty convention.
Primaries for the selection of
delegates from the various precincts
to said county convention will be
held in the various precincts
on Thursday, September lst 1898,
at such hour and place as may be
designated by due notice previous
ly posted by the central committee
man for such precinct.
The basis of representation Civ.
en- to each precinct will be one
delegate for each 10 votes received
by Hon. Marcus A. Smith in 1896,
and one delegate for an additional
fraction of six votes, provided that
each precinct shall have at least
one delegate. Delegates are here
by apportioned as follows:
Graham guardian., 1898-09-09

DEMOCRATS should early prepare
for a vigorous campaign. The
enemy Is hopeful this year and will
come forth with a big corruption
fund. Men eloquent with cash will
be nominated, and with money
rather than merit they hope to win.
The silver men cannot afford to al.
low the republicans to carry this
county, much less the territory
Phoenix Enterprise.