davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Gin Silbertbaler BON 1904 ut
5000 perth.

Sn einem Store su Rucine. 0is.. bat
bieisr Gage Elm 8duerleln pom 2anbe
isine @infdufe nit elnem Silbettbaler oes
Sabres 1904 besablt. obne su ubnen. bab
er nit bisier Diinse Elm i!elnes 8erm0
sen aus ben SGnbsn CAB. Der Ber'
tdufer. u. Iltmann. bem Der quite &unos
bas ieltene @slbhiid einbdnoi8te. tauidte
es segsu sinen eenDbnliben Sllbertbaler
eln unp ididte Oann bic DiInse an @blea'
soer Sdnbler. bic iie ais edit erfannten
unb ibren 8ertb fir 2Iebbaber unit
Sammler auf $1,000 abfbdsten. gu
oieiem Yreiie bat Altmdnn bic Uilnse
nun pertauft. Ser urme Bauer. Der ibm
abnunsslos su bem suten @eiddft per'
boIfen. bat iid ni&t wisosr bliden Iaiien
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Die SOlen sesen elm sansnis.

Die poIniids 8ebbItsruns Gbieaso'i
fpra1 it'd in elmer absebaltsnen 8er'
iammluns sessn Elm anelO'amerifnnii4ei
8inoniB aus. Soleenoe 8eioIutiOr
tpuroe aneenommen:
,,8ef4loiien, baB mir poIniid' 'umeri'
faniiHen Burger fsinen @runo filr Elm
9ansnib suif6en Oieier Rssieruns. fil
eeren Grrl&tuns 8osciusfo fodt unb gu'
lasfi itarb. nit berieni8en bon @nBlant
ooer ireenb elmer anberen Maht erblider
fbnnen. Dub peber Trabitionen, Sn'
finite nod bic glOibipenoiefeit Elm berar.
tlees 8dnbnlB srforoern. uno oaB mir.
ais Polniib. b.Amerifaner, eesen basielb'
prOteitiren unb seloben. sesen irseno els
men politiiden Ganoioaten ooer Urgent
cine partei su ftimmen, bic Elm fol4ei
9GnSniB befirpprten."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Das Deutfdhs amerif. Sebrers
Seminar.

glm s. Sept. bssinnt Der 20. Sabrss
furius oss Rationalsn 9euti6samerlfa'
nilden 2ebrer. Ssminars in Wlilipautee
DoiIeIbe bat fiG bic aufsube seiteat. flu
bic Sdulen oieiss 2anoes tiiatiee unt
beaeilierte 2ebrer beransubiloen; II
ioaen ioipobl i'm 0euti0en als au9 I'm
Gnalifden unterrIdten fDnnen. NIT ben
@rruneenidaften Der neueren aSdoasosll
lpobI nertraut iein unb bns 8eidld be-
lisen, bas eissne @i6en ben S6illern in
paiIenber Weiis barsubieien. Weiters
QusiunIt ettbeiIt ber Direttor, emil
Dapprid, 528 8roabpap. Dlilpautee.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20

SauptgebGube ipirb aus Wauerhenen.
@iien uno @las bsrseiteat perben. @s
tpiro aus einem eroBen DiitteI8ebduoe.
800 SUB brett unb $50 SUB lang (98. 39
m. bel 1852 M. beheben. tpeldes nit
einem @lasbad oerieben iein tpiro uno
sipei sroBe Seitsnsebdube. Elm iebes 80
6uB brett unb 1870 lang (27 43 m. bel
54.86 m. }. unb aus stpet StOdperfen be'
itebsnb. nit chamber perbinben tpiro.
AuBer bieiem sroBen 9ebduoe. DeItea
nur fiir bic Dauer Der MusfeQune er.
r,btet iif, ipirb nod Elm anbereS erridiel
ipsrben. bas benz eriteren in Der glrt bei
9tusfibruns unb benz Siple dbnelt uni
stpei eerdumise Salien entbdlt. in benen
ole Stsungen bes Sanbelsfonsrefes ab'
sebaIten psrben iOlen. SIN 8an3en if
elm 5ldhenraum bon 200. 900 Auabratr
fuB (ls. $50 Auaoratmsier) Der Saupt
eebauoe ben Ausiteaunssseseni itdnoer
sueepieien.
DaS Der glusitelluns susepieien
@runbiiif umfabt Sc Morsen 2anoes
peIGe @igentbum oeS Nuisums iinb uni
cine anssnebme Sage auf Oem peitlider
ufer oss Sdupliia einnebmen. Sic be
linben iib in Der Ndbe Der nniperfitd
pon Psnnfplpanien. in Der Stabt 8bila
belpbia unD iinb bonn Stubtbauie aus ii
sttpa sebn Minuten burd bic eIeftriidel
StraBenbabnen srrei6bor. glud fbnnel
bieielbsn nit 2eidtiBtsit per @iienbabl
erreiht iperben. 10 baB bic 9eeenitdnbe
tpeI6e fur bic Austeauns beitImmt iinb
brett in ben 8assons. in weI6en Il
eineeidiift tuurOen. oortbin eei4afftwer
ben f6nnsn. Sc 1T iiberbleS nod senii
senber Raum porbanoen. um ettpa nod
nOtpsnois tpsrbenoe 9ebdubs su erri4
ten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Xrud1tratens @ rh6bmna .

yla6 piertdaissr Beratbuns iinb bic
8rdIibenten aqsr srOben @iienbabnen
,nii6en gbieaeo unb ben Atlanttidsn
5eebdEen su bem Ginperftdnonib eetom'
men, baB pom /. aueuii an bic @bieas
aosr 8srfhiffer bon prei Bis ftinf eents
mebr fur bunbsrt 9fano ibres 8etrelbes
bssabIen miiiisn. bas iie mad ben oltl'
den Mdrtten psrienbsn uno bab elm
Rann, Der cine garlabuns psrf&ifft. ni4t
mebr aIs Elm Anberer, osr cine game
8usIabuns bsri4ifft, be3abIsn lou.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20

Bonn IA. September bis sum 30. Sos
bember 1899 pirb in ber Stabt Ybllas
beIpbia. ga., eine rationale Iusfeuune
uon ssabrifen Der 8ereinieten Staaten
abgebalten tperben. 0ieielbe finbet un'
ter Der autoritdt bes 8onsrefes bet 8ers
einieten Staaten unb unter ben 4uspis
Glen bss Sanbelsmuieums BON Pbllaoel.
pbia ftait.
Die Musitequns tpirb bur6 reialide
@elbbeitrdee unterfiist. tpelae ibr Der
8onareB ber 8ereinlsten Staaten. Der
Staat 8ennipIpanien unb bic Wlunicipas
litat bon gbiIabsIpbia setpabrt baben.
Die pornebmfen Sanbels. unp @eiperbe'
fammern unb anbere fommer;ieae Orsa'
niiationsn i'm eansen 8ereide Der 8er'
einisten Staaten baben iid fur bic Ius.
heluns auseeiproden unb leIteu oeriels
ben isbpeben 8eihano.
Die IusiteIlung pirb einen rein Tom.
mersieuen @baraItsr beiiben. Dies piri
serabe ibr untsriheioenoes Wlertma
Isin. bab iis einsis in ibrer lrt baitebt
lniofern oils iis Die erite Iusheauns Dor
iolhen Sabrlfaten Der 8ereinleten Staa'
ten iein ipirb. bic iib sum grpOrtbanoe
befonbers eisneh. Sbr ipsclsaer 3wse
III bic SDrberune uno ausbebnuns bel
ausIdnbiiden SanbelspertebrS Der Ser
einieten Staaten.
Die neutrality-suspicious. peroen aQ
bic perIhieoenen Bauarten unb Siple il
fa pereinissn. ipeI6s ii4 in anosrn aus
ieaunssn aIs bic swedmdbisiten ertpieieI
baben. Sn Der Serfequns berieIbeI
tpirb auf Dauerbaftisteit. Orisinalitd
unb funitsetedte Mtt Der Ausftibruni
sans beionosrs 8stra&t ssnpmmen iuer'
ben, unb iOaen pie @ebauos abiolut bait
bar unb fsuerfef ionitruirt perbsn. Dai
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Msue Npr.eQanfabrif.

Cine risFss anIase fur bic 6eraelunp
bon fsinsm 8orssaan ipirb in Ssaefonte.
8a.. srridtet meroen. 4n BET Spite
bes nnternsbmsns fteben @r.@ouuerneur
SaltlnsS. Sobn 3. Sarris uno gIlis 8.
Orpis bon bort. ioipie cine Insabl 8api'
taIiltsn aus 9biIaeeIpbia. Wlsbrers
bunbert 2suts tperben in Der AnIase bee
i4aftiet perben.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Selauare, eada. & @tfieru Giieubabn.
9Rputad 4. Suut. 1899.

3ies ssrIaTtn Srrautpn fir 9sp ycrf um
$50. 3 on Dr., fir Nsp yurf une philadelphia
nm $40, 500 uub zoos W.. t2.55 unb 3.39
Ra6m. Sir Buffalo 1910, 2.35 unb 90
Wcrgsns, t.55 uns $50 HaGm. Bingham.
ton unc 3pi6snfationsn LOS HaGm. NtG.
ellpn Accommodation um 6 90 Naam. 8ae-
tcrrpias aefcmpoatipn 400 Rahm.
{. s. 3. Dipifpn-8iir Rcrtbumbtrlanb um
90 uue 1905 M. unb f.55 uue $40 Rah.
8ir Rantiepis um sos une lilo W. Gar
plpmputt I'm 335 unb $50 gia6m. 6iir
stinefOn I'm 1885 9iadm.
gpufanbiss ausfunft iibsr RatsH na6 alien
5beilsn Der 8fr. Staaisu uub Canada fann In
Der Iidstoffee I'M 8abnbsf trbaisn ptrhtn
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Die 6eutfhe Gfaese bon amerifa.
nifdbeu Seiffpornen beruu,
teraertfIeu.

Im 4. SuIi ereisnete fd in ScnoIuIu
Elm SIaeaenstpiihenfaQ. ber cine interna.
tiona!e gpifobe su tpsrben peripri9t.
@arI 9lemms. Better bss Orpbeum
SOtsls, idmadts isin Saus aufs Bette
nit amerifanifden Sarben. sos bic ame'
rifanifde Slaese auf unb untsr Der ames
rifanifden bic beutide. Spdter ndnidte
elmer feiner Sreunbe bic ameritaniide
SIasee su benuben. bic ibm benn aud
Der sutmiitbise 8Ismme lieb. Die beut.
fde SIasse tpebte barauf agein bon osr
Sabnenitanse. s. B. 8sit fab eS unO
befabI 8lemme, iie berunter su boIen.
Sdon norber bate Elm 3niIt stpiiden
ben 8eioen beitanben unb aIemme ipeis
ssrte ii4, 8efeble bon ieinsm Seinbe
enteesensunebmen. Darauf fammelte
@ef cine 4nsubI SoIoaten bonn Erans'
porti tidiff ,.Sbsribun" um ii6 unb seiete
ibnsn bic beutide SIaass. bic am 4. Suli
auf amerifaniidem @ebiet tpebte. Die
SoIbaten beaabsn ft iofOrt auf's Dad.
perniGtsten fie unb bradten on ibrer
STEELE ettras rotb.btau. tpsibes 6abnen'
iud an. bns lie BON anbersn Detoratio'
men bes @sbduoes abssriRen batteu.
0eit purbe ipdtsr i'm BOliseiseridtt
tpssen eroben nnfusS 3u elmer 9elobube
bon sl00 uerurtbeilt unb Der oeutiht
GuniuI pirb ben 8crfaa an feline 8esie'
rung berihten.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Rupfers 4rcoufticn.

aaut 8sridt bss ssoIOsiI&en 9ursaaS
prcbusir,en bic Ser. Staaien i'm 5inanS
iabr 1898 526, 375.5 gfuno 8upfer
Jitsmal porbsr ii iOpisI aupfer prObuslrl
pOreen unb bas sanse grobutt iDurbs ~
etwas beGsren Brsiien abseiest. als in
pOrbsrsebsnOen Sabre. Die sr6bts 3u'
nabme ssist Arbona, ipdbrsnb wlOntann
cine bstra9tIias Abnabms anfpeiR.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
0Dteber elm beutfdber 1ionier eer
fferbeu.

Wisbsr III mad arbeitsbOIem unb ies
eensrei6em 2ebsn elmer ber beutfden
pioniere pon Isras. Gbriitian Spe4t,
auf isiner Sarm bel GIear Spring ee'
ftorben. Spebt purbe 1915 in 2obah.
8raunfdpeis ssbOren. wanoerte l846
bier elm unb mar felt l847 NIT Der ibn
iiberlebenben @ilbeImine, eeb. 8rotte.
perberatbst. Bon IL 2inbern iiberleben
ben Batter 4 Sbbne uno 2 36hter, fer.
ner "a gntsI unb 8 nrentel. gr tpar
Elm tpeit unb brett befannter Mann. Elm
8lonier i'm belten Sinne oes Wortes.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Teter ses 5cbannisfeftes in Sprcl.

Sim Itrsns.tattOIiiden 1irol 1T es su
elmer antirslisibisn MunlfeitatiOn ssiom'
men, bic pleasi6t nidt einsetrstsn ipdre,
psnn bic nationalen Wlrren nlbt oer
sos bon 8om"s s8ewe8uns Die Sabn
aealdttst batten. Ser Sdrabiidof Or.
8. Mitner BON 8rirsn battle IN sinsm
Sirtenbriefs Dieienissn esta6slt uno mt
8irdenhrafen bebrobt. wsl6e IN olelem
Sabre an Der SOnnenpenofeier tbsllneb'
men ipirbsn. GrOb ess Slrtenbr'efes-
bie[eidt serabe pegen besielben-pur'
ben in sans 9iroI. ObsrsSsfsrreId une
in benz taprii6sn Obsrlanne am Soban'
nistass pis sstpUbnlid bic SohannIstsas,r
anseIisdt unb bic Selsr bsfonberS isnl.3
beaanasn. slu9 in biefem Sabre ip's!te
ber Sunnenwenomann feline Hols ats
piIber SGser, unb bel looernoen Ser9'
feuern Ipislten ii6 aud ale bic Srau9e
ab. bic S&sifel 10 berrIld id'leert, DIE
absr uu6 an bus fraiis Ssibsntbum sr'
innefff
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20
Giiembabn Seittabelle.
erie unO g,pominp 8aIep Giitnbabm Go,

in Nrafi am 4. Jnni 1893.
i3ass psrlaTen Scranton fir Rsip yprf, Ntp.
burgb unb 3pifbsnpunften auf Der @rtt 8abn,
nm 500 Mprstns unp 2.2S Ra6mittaas.
SSir Satpley uub Iofals punfte um 500 uub
s.45 Mprssns unb 2.2S Rabmitiass. 8ir
Cafe ausl um $50 Gntmitiass.
Sonntags i3iigs serlalIsn Scranton fir eafs
ArifI uni 8 As WOrssns unp 80 Na&mittass.
an 3ptlhsnlationtn anbaItsne.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1899-07-20

VII <NAHHNAs
Or. Wlitts' Wttiel
tperoen ourh ale
Npotbeter pertauft
Luter elmer ppftiptn
@arantis; bic erite
Glafbs niibt obsr bds
8eIo nito ,uriiders
ftaitet. BUD iiber
bic RraRfbsiien hes
Strjeus unO oer
Herbtn frti.
eiortHs:
O. gn ifss 1n n
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-22
NUMBER 80.

ship as we'll as does her husband. 1t
is a fact that more farm women go
crazy than any other class of women,
any why? Simply because of the hard
work and solitude. They do not go
out because they have no place to 90,
and so it is work, work all the time,
with few pleasures, and great lack of
something to divert their minds from
the daily routine.
A woman's best efforts should be for
the comfort of her home, for husband
and children, and reasonable amount
of work she will gladly, willingly, give.
But when it becomes a mountain of
labor and crushes out her life, hope,
ambition and youth, then it is too
much, and the beauty of home is
spoiled. When the wife becomes a
slave in her own household it is time
some one should rescue her. The most
sacred name in any household should
be that of mother. Let the boys and
girls remember that never will they
find on earth friend like mother
Advocate and News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-22
8liseellaaeoas gsading.
SORGHUM CANE.
Merits of the Crop Not Fully
Appreciated.
THERE Is LOTS OF SUGAR IN 1T.

Interesting Talk With Mr.. w. 8. viii.
kerson-He Believes in Sorghum
and Gives Some Reasons For His
Faith-The Home Made Molasses
More Valuable Than the Imported
Stuff.
Ten years ago the sorghum cane
crop of this county was limited TO d
few widely separated and struggling
patches. Then there came quite d
boom in sorghum production, and
within FIVE or six years the farm upon
which there was not patch was AL
exception. Within the past few years
sorghum production has again been on
the down grade.
That sorghum is an important crop
there is no reason to doubt, and just
why it does not get the attention it
seems to deserve, is question that
would probably involve considerable
discussion. But it is not altogether
fair TO lay the blame on the crop itself.
Experience has proved that sorghum
is very useful and profitable product,
and there is reason to believe that 1t Is
entitled to considerably more attention
than it has ever gotten.
Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson, of Hickory
Grove, is probably the best informed
man in the county on the subject OF
sorghum. He has been giving this
product more or less attention for 25
years, has made hundreds Of gallons
of molasses every year, and is ac-
Quainted with many valuable uses TO
hich the cane can be put. 1t was
largely on account of his success with
sorghum that the boom referred to was
due, and in a general way it is fair to
say that if there has been considera-
hle decline in production, it has been
for more than any other reason because
other people have not been so success
ful with the crop as has Mr. Wilker-
son. The best evidence Of this is that
last year Mr.. Wilkerson planted more
sorghum than he ever planted before,
and this year he will plant more than
he planted last year.
The fact that Mr.. Wilkerson last
year established sorghum making
plant of large capacity has already
been related in THE ENQUIRER. 1t is
also known that during last fall he
made an unusually large quantity of
molasses, which he has since been SELL
ing at wholesale and retail.
Mr.. Wilkerson was in Yorkville last
Tuesday, and the reporter had short
talk with him on the subject of sor-
ghum. 1t was not understood at the
time that the result of the converse
ton was to be published; but Mr..
Wilkerson said some things that struck
the reporter as promising to be of in
terest and value to the public, and it
is on this plea that he takes the liberty
Of repeating them.
"How did you come out with your
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-22
hope In the furry of his encounter

hope In the furry OF his encounter
with his captors the weapon was drop
ped while riding the mare at full speed
Forgotten for the time. it might be he
was the only one who recalled the fact
What a godsend if he could recover it!
Since his rapid convalescence the
officer spent much Of his time in wan
dering about the old plantation. He
loved to sit under the grand old shade
trees. where seats had been placed long
before Sometimes he chatted with
Uncle Pete or Aunt Marcie. and mas
much as they refused to accept any
thing in the form of money from him
he filled the pockets of Rastus with
greenbacks until the dusky urchin
threatened to become a budding mil
lionaire.
Mrs. Eldridge and her daughter were
considerate. responding kindly to his
greetings and expressing their pleasure
at his recovery. but the situation was
so delicate to him that he avoided both.
His sense of honor would not permit
him to attempt in the remotest degree
to take advantage of his position
As for Miss Hartman. the situation
may be said to have been one of armed
neutrality Mrs. Eldridge must have
spoken sharp words to her. for nothing
more was heard Of her biting sentences.
She avoided the guest, never sitting at
the table with him. and being absent
from the house sometimes all day and
night The most that was said of her
by Miss Eldridge was to explain that
her full name was Marian Hartman,
that she had come from New England
Just before the breaking out of the war.
and. because of her high recommends
tions had been engaged by General
Eldridge as governess or companion
for his daughter. who contemplated q
European tour with her mother. but
was prevented by the opening of hostil'
tiles
Brief as are the words recorded of
this young woman. they are sufficient
to show her intense southern sympa-
thies She was more extreme than those
among whom she lived and sometimes
brought reproof upon her head for her
fierce utterances.
Lieutenant Oakman remembered the
spot where he dropped his revolver
when he was struck by the bullet of
Tim Masters Sauntering to the place,
be groped only few minutes among
the cotton shrubs when he came upon
the weapon lying precisely as it had
fallen With a cry of joy he snatched
it up. slipped it into his pocket and
started homeward
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-22
MJLES'S CHARGES FALL DOWN.
The Beef Court of Inquiry Finds Against
Him-Oficers to BE Criticized.

The army court of inquiry has be-
gun the framing of its report, says a
Washington dispatch Of Tuesday.
While few minor matters remain for
examination, they are not such as to
affect the main issues. 1t is regarded
as certain that the court will find that
General Miles's charges that embalm-
ed, or chemically prepared beef, was
sent to the army, have not been sus-
tanned. The position of the court is
believed TO be that the testimony is
conclusive that both the refrigerated
beef and the canned roast beef were
in good condition when delivered TO
the government and continued to be
till issued to the troops, except that
portion damaged in transportation or
affected by tropical conditions, and to
these causes of injury and these con-
ditions the chief causes of trouble will
be attributed.
1t was shown that the refrigerated
beef, after being taken from the ice in
the tropical climate, spoils quickly, un-
less we'll cared for, and that the canned
beef, after being opened, because of the
great heat, becomes repulsive in ap-
pearance and soon unpalatable; but
the court will hold, as the result of
chemical investigations by experts,
that the canned beef is wholesome and
nutritious. Attention will be called to
the fact that it was used throughout
the war by our navy, and is still used
by the fleet. 1t is believed that the
court will criticise those officers who
have testified that they became aware
that bad beef was issued to the troops,
and who failed to report their observa-
tions until after the war had closed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-22
WHAT 1T MEANS TO KEEP HOUSE.

MANY a housewife has seen that her
husband did not understand what il
meant to keep house, and that he has
wondered why she was worn out. He
thought Of the things he knew she had
to do and could not see why they
should tire her so. But there are q
hundred and one little things man
will never see. He enjoys his well
cooked meals, likes to see the house
neat and pretty, knows his socks are
well darned, and takes pleasure in See
ing his wife look bright and smiling
All this he takes as matter of course
but he fails to realize that one pair OF
hands, in most cases, must do all this
and one brain plan to get it done.
Many an uncharitable remark has
been uttered by husband to his wife
on the subject to her housekeeping
Forgive them; it is their ignorance,
Even if man were set to housekeep'
ing by himself he would fail to see the
little things, the things that q woman
does to add to the comfort Of each
member of her family. Never does
she put from her the wants and needs
of her husband and children. 1t is to
mother the children come when their
books, hats and playthings are lost; to
mother in their trials; and so mother
is in demand all day long.
Who can count the steps woman
takes each day in her household du-
ties? Many a man would be worn out
if he had to do the work of woman
about the house. He would have to
learn to leave a task unfinished and
see to some urgent call in another part
of the house, or in the midst of i'm
portant work answer call to the door
and politely dismiss an agent or usher
in friend who had 'just stopped for
a moment" If men would under
stand the magnitude of a woman's
work they would give due credit where
they often give blame.
1t is positively necessary that a wo-
man should get out each day. She
needs little fresh air and companion
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-22
DEATHS IN NAVAL FIGHTS.
Battles at Sea Not So Bloody as In the Days
OF Old Wooden Vessels.

Battles at Sea Not So Bloody as In the Days
OF Old Wooden Vessels.
From the Contemporary Review.
Naval officers serving in the very
latest and finest battleships are heard
to profess the belief that from mod
ern naval action none of them will
come out alive. Nevertheless, the
teaching of all history is that the effect
of improved ornaments has always
hitherto been not to increase but to d.
minish the loss of life in battle and
this for the very sufficient reason that
so long as men are men, their uncon-
querable tendency must and will be to
fight at a greater distance from an en-
emy's gun, and the straighter that gun
shoots the more harm it does. I'm
provement in weapons has always
hitherto meant increase in fighting dis
tances, and of two combatants one at
least will, and the others must, observe
the rule. Thus the first great naval
action between England and France,
fought by Edward III, in 1340 at Sluys,
in which bows and arrows, swords and
pixies, played the chief part, resulted
contemporary chronicles say, in the
slaughter of &c, 900 Frenchmen, and the
land battle Of Crecy, six years later, in
a similar number slain-a degree of
loss which has never been equaled or
even approached in single battles since
firearms were used, and which has
steadily diminished in proportion to
the perfection attained therein, 80 that
neither the battle of the Nile nor that
of Trafalgar will at all compare with
Sluys in the number of slain, any more
than Blenheim or Waterloo will COM
pare with Crecy.
Again, it is often assumed that, as a
rule, all naval actions will in future be
"fought to a fnish," that, generally
speaking, all the vessels engaged will
hold out to the very last and that most
of them will be sunk. Here again the
experience of actual war leads to an
opposite conclusion and unless we are
to believe that human nature has
wholly changed we must expect in the
future what has always happened in
the past-that, in the vast majority of
cases, and apart from accident, ships
will surrender before they sink 8; that
there will still be, as there always has
been, point beyond Which human en-
durance cannot go; that when this
point has been reached and overpassed,
the flag will be hauled down with no
further resistance and that when a
certain amount of damage has been
done to ship and her armament and
a certain degree of loss inflicted on her
crew, that ship will certainly rather
surrender than sink in the attempt to
prolong struggle now become equal
" hopeless and useless.
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IN THE DEBATABLE LAND.
Bx xEDwARDs .. ELLIS.

"Lor' bless yo'l Muffin at all It'll
hurt, but de bones am as good as eber
an in a week or two he won't know
what hab been de matter wild him.
"And aunty never makes mistake.
added Miss Eldridge. "She is the best
physician in the county Do as she says
and she will soon bring you around
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to Deliver the Address.

Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage has &C.
cepted the invitation to visit Due
West, S. c., at the commencement in
June next and make the anniversary
address at Erskine college.