davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

The people of the country can not
be particularly pleased with the
past-election assurance of prosperity.
The salt trust has advanced the cost
of that commodity from $3.50 to
$3.50 per hundred pounds.
Sugar is cent higher than it
was on election day and 90 per cent
higher than it was six months ago.
Linseed oil has doubled In price in
the past fortnight. Meat, too, has
advanced heavily.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21
Senator Jahn W. Daniel is oppose!

Senator jain w. Daniel is opposed
to the proposed reorganization of the
democratic party. he is reported as
saying: "Let the fire die out first,
and in due season we can rekindle on
q common ground, about which all
the democrats can gather" State
Chairman j. Taylor Ellyson and At
torney-General A. j. Montague, be-
sides other prominent democrats, in
Guiding many in this city and coun-
ty, also oppose the reorganization.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

The new Supreme Court of
West Nirgir;n will hea Republican
body when the recently elected JUDD
ges tak~ their seats
Secretary Hay mas taken stepe
opening the way for treaty by which
the country will secure the right to
build canal across Nicaragua.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21

Mckinley has broken the record
in more ways than one. He is the
first President who has twice defeat
ed the same opponent.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1900-11-21
For Rent.

The "New Market" Farm, near Boyce.
is offered for rent from the 1st of March.
1901.
Apply to the undersigned at New
Market" or through the Boyce postof
flee. ROBERT II. RENSHAW.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-14

While the late General Palmer was
military governor of Kentucky a dts
turbance occurred in a small town in
the interior and IL was necessary for
him to go there at once. There was no
train. no carriage. no buggy to be got'
the only vehicle available was big,
giIded circus chariot left by some
stranded show company. He didn't
like It. but there was nothing else TO
do. so he got in. The General cut
great dash as he drove through a small
town. People turned out in droves to
see him pass. When he left the town
behind and reached the plantations the
negroes saw him and stared with open
mouths. They followed at a respectful
distance until presently they were
Joined by an old, white-haired preach
or, who, on seeing General Palmer In
his magnificent chariot, raised his eyes
and his arms on high and in voice
that stirred all within hearing, cried
'Bress de Lord. de day OF Judgment an
come. an dis gemman am de Ange
Gabriel hisself. Bredren, down on yo
knees an pray. fo' yo' hour am hyar''
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-14
HIS STATEMENTS
ARE QUESTIONED
Ennni december s.

Kauai. December D.
Editor Advertiser.-The readers OF
,be Advertiser have been treated lately
tn some rather wonderful hghting
stories from the pen of Mr.. r. j. Tur- b,
ner. Perhaps II II rather unkind OF me
10 put "A spoke In Mr.. Turner's imagln-
alive wheel at the present stage OF MS
Iaboru. as he may come TO daring per- 4,
sonaI exploits at any moment. out reai-
tv Mr.. Editor, as a subscriber would
like to know what you and he think We
are and what we are supposed 10 oe
gettingG 49,,
when we read the stories OF the NUN
Ichausen club. the Adventures OF MI
Jones. or Jack the Giant-killer' We
know we are getting entertaining TIES
and can enjoy them as such but When
n journal like the Advertiser treats US
10 enfusions such as appeared on the
am inst. In the sober guise OF tact we
must protest.
American or not I cannot say hope
lrot-and the merits OF the TransVaa,
dispute or the merits of Briton anu
a,,.r will not discuss at the present
80. n,, 7 cannot refrain from allud-
I,ny to the auestionsble taste In any
NN04Nl nFnfnA4InK
x,,.rtcan churning out such despicaole
'.,,c, ,or the paIate OF an intelligent
community such as we pride ourselves
80 being even had his stories been
matters OF fact. 49,.
rhat there were brave men on the
2 49, .lde-Boers born and bred
InoVv and possibly there may have
n..n some brave men amongst the RIM
s,y ~ creation who allied themselves
,.t,h them. but In my study OF the wal
r haven't found that the Boer side nae
rnonopoly OF that virtue, as Mr. Tur'
- and another American CD woule
80. ua believe. The latter - Mr
tfiti.gaa. who has written book en-
a ,,,ied with the Boer Forces ~
~ vr.veiv records. first. the capture
,sr.s british cavairymen by a Boe
ahoof bov. who surrounded them' sec
- the capture of twenty-three Brit
"a ~ .oidiers by a decrepit Boer FARMER
,n1rd the feat Of two Boer scouts wh
"a an 400 cavalrymen at their DIV
.,,ac eaptured twelve and drove IN
'.,,tor qss almost into Ladysmitf
s-.s ~. story of the amazing va
laag who went into the campaign VII
,,,, one arm. was shot through III
W .east nj splon Kop. worked his III
thereafter from his knees with one arr
and after storming the hill snaten'
the rifles from the hands OF two Britl'
soldiers. CHe doesn't mention wheth
an. latter were dead or aiive). =.
Now. whether Mr.. Turner and
- u,IIegas are playing at DR. Jekyl al
Mr. Hyde I do not know. but IL 100
a little like a. they are certainly ga
I,g out OF the same trough at any ra
You will notice that Mr.. Turner's .st'
,xart young Boer" makes one OF
a .,or,es n little less humiliating To
british cavalrymen than Mr. Hllleg
- school boy does and l give MT TUT
A credit for the phrase quoted, but
Pa sorry. Mr.. Editor. that In justice to
more venerable story-teller M
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-14

burst this rather picturesque bubble. |
The surrounding" story is as old as
the Indian mutiny. at least, and the |
hero of IL was an Irishman of the Null
vaney type. who gave the same expla-
nation Of how he brought three cap
tured sepoys into camp.
As a recent critic of Mr.. Hillegas'
book remarks, after reading such yarns
as the above. zone Is divided in admir-
alton between the brazen assurance of
the men who invented the legends and
the story-teller's highly creditable so
lemnity in reciting them as fact"
/ / think. however. that Mr.. Turner is
the greater--that is. he mixes things
better. The headlines OF his latest eff
fusion tell us that he saw the curious
things" he writes about, so we can
imagine him dogging De We're as the
ubiquitous Boswell dogged Johnson,
and assisting to pull old Kruger of
the importunate beggar. Probably IT
was also he and The DiviI' Malone
who scared off the 200 lancers. (Mr. Hill
legas 3OO). He could not have been the
Boer who pulled the rifle from the
hands OF the dead Britisher. but he
may have been the school boy or the
. amazing Van Gaz Of Mr.. Hillegas. One
deduction we may make from Mr.. Tur'
, ner's stories is that y dead Britishei
! seems TO be much more dangerous thar
"A living one.
= am afraid that Mr.. Turner wa'
, about as much Of fighter as Long
. shoreman Billy" was a sailor.
, with apologies to the author of 'Th
. Truthful Tar" / would not like to tel
n him that he lied. He might resent
as a base insinuation. But to put 1t II
q n manner very mild Mr.. Turner has
4 bold imagination.
i. Truth Is stranger than fiction. the
; say, but the yarns of Messrs. Turne
- and Hillegas are. like De Rougemont':
=. stranger than both" j. A. c..
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-14
A MENACE TO THE PUBLIC
HEALTH NEEDING ATTENTION

Executive Officer Pratt of the Board
of Health Is agitating the need of n
police regulation on the splitting habit
ana VIII bring the matter to the M
tention OF the Board of Health at its
next regular meeting. The prevalence
OF tuberculosis. which is spread by the
dust OF dried sputem. has occasIoned
an investigation OF the ordinances of
other cities upon the subject. and the
executive ofiecr believes that the
Board OF Health has the power to pass
upon the matter and make regulations
to lessen the evil.
Dr. Pratt Is authority for the state
ment that tuberculosis Is known to be
fearfully present In Honolulu. and that
some stringent regulations should be
passed TO prevent indiscriminate spit
ting upon the public sidewalks.
one OF the worst features OF the evil
is apparent IN the street cars. Chinese
and Japanese are the most frequent
Offenders. Passengers are compelled
TO witness the disgusting habit OF
Orientals splitting upon the floors. This
is brushed up by the skirts OF women
In entering and leaving the cars. and
carried Into their homes. 1t is also
dried up and the dust carried into tho
mouths OF passengers. and the bad re.
suits are easily understood. DR.. Pratt
says he encounters In the street carl
dozens Of Chinese whom he knows 1,
be afflicted with tuberculosis.
The large cities of Europe regar'
splitting upon the floors and sidewalk
as decidedly insanitary. Elmer Il
Borland. professor OF hygiene and die
tetics. Western University of Pennsyl
vania. one OF the most eminent au
thorities on regulations concernin
the splitting habit, has ascertained
an exhaustive inquiry that specis
laws have been enacted in one-half {
the twenty-five principal cities of tn
United States and about one-fourt
are regulating partly OF wholly unde
the general nuisance acts. These o
dinances empower bureaus OF health
abate or prohibit anything of an II
sanitary character. in which indiscrin
mate splitting Is included.
In the past five years. New York ar
Brooklyn. Newark, Columbus, Clev
land. san Francisco. Pittsburg, Pen
sylvania: Washington. ID. c.. Roche
ter. New Orleans. Louisville and Ba
timore. have enacted special Law
Denver. Atlantic City. and one or "
others. have special laws under co
sideration. Salt Lake city has a rig
law prohibiting splitting upon the sic
walks or in street cars. The presen
Of running streams OF water along {
curbs OF each of the principal stree
are sufficient TO carry away sput,
discharged into the streets. Il
boards OF health OF Chicago and
Louis have contented themselves W
suggestions TO the public, mail
| through signs placed in the street ca
| 81. Augustine. Florida. Is an instar
' where Il seems that even the peo
y do not appreciate the value of an
= dinance OF this kind rigidly enforc
for the city replied to Professor b
land: Our native people would G.
slider such an order an insult TO n
dignity Cannot stop Florida era
er from splitting" Millionaire Br
bury. OF California, resented the
forcement of such an ordinance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-14

when arrested by a police officer, spat
again. and declared that "he was an
American citizen and could spit where
ne pleased, and he was arrested, fined
and sent to jail
Health boards do not seem to realize
that they can regulate splitting under
their general nuisance act. Others do
not have backbone enough to promui-
gate and enforce an order. Special
ordinances. says Professor Borland, at
tract the attention of the general pub
lie and are probably more easily en-
forced.
Newark, ". j., has one of the best
special laws yet enacted. 1t has been
tested and sustained by the court. The
offender was convicted and the fine
imposed. The ordinance Is as follows:
| Whereas, expectorating in street
railway cars or other public convey
ances, or in any public building, Is
deemed by the board Of health of the
city Of Newark to be prejudicial to the
health of it's citizens: Therefore, be II
ordained as follows:
Section 1. No person shall expec-
J torate upon the floor or any part OF
the interior of any street railway car
or other public conveyance or any
, public building in the city of Newark
, Section 2. Any person who shall
violate the provisions of this ordi-
I nance shall be fined for the first Of
) fense $40. and for the second and any
D subsequent offense, s25.
Section 3. Officials in charge and
4 control OF street railway cars or other
s public conveyances, or of public build
). ings, shall post and keep posted in
; conspicuous place one or more printed
! notices of the provisions of this ordi-
J. nance prohibiting expectoration. and
g the conductor of any such cars ol
y janitors of any such buildings. shat
n call the attention of all violators o
)f this ordinance TO such notice, AM
Ie shall report any violations thereof
h with a description of the persons of
sr Tending. Immediately to the board
r health"
10 Boston operates under her genera
n nuisance ordinance with a maximum
n fine Of 800. The president of tn
Boston board of health reports tina
I'd the enforcement of the splitting ord
e. nance Is a most remarkable chang
n from filth to cleanliness. The court
IS of Newark and San Francisco hay
IL sustained their anti-spitting laws.
yo of California has established the fa
n that the passage of anti-spitting Law
iii is a proper exercise OF police pow'
ie- in the city.
Ice In several of the larger cities
he cosmopolitan peoples IL has come to
is, point that rapid-transit street C
en- companies have been compelled to gi
he this factor of car sanitation the a
st. tention II deserves. DR.. Pratt is of q
ith belief that most men have natur
My instinct of cleanliness and can be ed
RS. Gated in this respect up to the level
nee women, and further that the ignoral
pie unteachable and vicious can be co
or trotled by the absolute fat.
ed, The natural aptitude of the city
or Honolulu as receptacle of contagio
on diseases brought from other Ian
leir shows to certainty that health res
ck- lations among it's own citizens are
ad- dispensable. and that the splitting ha
en- Is not the least of the insanits
and evils.
The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-14

There Is safety in number," said
the trite conversationalist. There is. :.
answered the man who talks on poll
tics: 'if you can't convince a man by
your argument you can always silence
him by quoting a lot OF statistics that
he knows absolutely nothing about. =
Washington Star.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
A Mild Type Of Small Pox.

The two cases of small pox which
we're imported in this town last week
by negroes from the upper part of the
parish, are now well. The house in
which they were, in the northern sub.
urb of the town was quarantined by
the town Board of Health, and the
measures necessary to prevent the
spread of the disease were taken. It
seems, however, that all the precau-
tions we may take will hardly keep
the disease from coming into the
town, for we learn that the disease,
though of very mild type, prevails
nearly all over the upper parts of the
parish, not only among the negroes,
but among the families of our best
white people; but, we have not heard
of single death caused by this loath-
some disease. We noticed by the
papers that small pox exist almost
all over the southern states. It seems,
however, that some measures should
be'taken to check the spread Of the
disease, mild as it is, and to stampit
out of the parish. Martinyille
Messenger.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27

The business of journalism will
soon play out in Denver if lawyers are
allowed to practice before and behind
the bar with pistols.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
Small Pox at Gueydan.

DIR. 4. T. Tarleton, medical inspec-
tor of the State board of health for
the southern parishes, was registered
at the Crowley House Thursday. He
was seen by a Signal representative
in regard to his mission here, who
ascertained that he had only stopped
over night here on his way to Guey-
dan.
DR.. Tarleton informs the Signal
that the citizens Of that place have
repeatedly applied to the State board
for aid and advice in regard to a
mean of extinguishing the small pox
from their town, and that his trip
there is for the purpose of looking
into the matter. Gueydan seems to
have her share of the disease, ftogeth-
er with the other towns in this Sec
ton. 1t has been stated that there
are at present sixteen cases at that
place.-CroWley Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
Scholarship Free.

You may, by doing little writing at
your home, secure scholarship, free,
in either Draughon's Practical Busi-
ness Colleges-Nashville, St. Louis,
Little Rock, Ft. Worth, Galveston,
Shreveport or Savannah. Best patron
lied business colleges in the South.
For particulars address, The Illus
trated Youth and Age, Nashville,
Tennessee.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
Advance in Prices.

Paper and envelopes and material
used by the printer have advanced in
price, and if this trust business con-
tinues will be compelled to raise their
rates. and also prices for job printing.
We wish there was a paper plant in
Louisiana. that would keep out of the
trusts. Everybody would patronize
it, and a large amount of money
would be kept at home.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY d. 1900
Nearly Drowned.

W. J. Pollock and II. J. Landers
had as unpleasant experience and as
narrow escape as will ever come to
them last Sunday afternoon. They
We're on their way to Gueydan when
it happened. The heavy rains had
caused much water to be on the sur
face or the ground and when they
came to what is known as Mire Cas-
tile, in Vermilion parish, about three
miles from Meaux's cotton gin, on
the road to Gueydan, they found that
the water was quite high. They ex-
pected that their horses would have
to sWiR, some portions but had no
idea that the water would be as deep
as it was. After going something
like two hundred yards one of the
horses became frightened and began
to lunge and jump and otherwise be-
have badly. In few moments the
horse became entangled in the har-
ness and fell down. Inside of two
minutes it was dead and there was no
way for the men to get out. The
strap that held the tongue was broken
and the end of the tongue stuck in
the mud. This made it impossible
for the other horse to get out of the
water and after foundering for about
three-quarters of an hour it also was
drowned. This was a relief to the
two men in the buggy, for during
the horses struggles the vehicle was
several times nearly upset and its oc-
cupants were kept busy trying to
keep it from going over.
1--WE owe our being saved,' said
Mr.. Landers, "to the fact that before
entering the water we put the top of
the buggy down. This made it pos
sible for us to stand on the top while
in the precarious position. We were
on top of the buggy and were in the
water shoulder deep. In this posi-
ton we staid for two of the longest
hours I ever spent. Finally we at
tracted the attention of farmer and
he came to our rescue in a boat. We
lost our coats, shoes and other wear
ing apparel, for we had taken them
off in order to swim out, as last
resort.
"After getting out Of the water we
were compelled to walk mile with
no shoes, and we we're glad to get to
shelter. Crowley Signal.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
Correspondents Wanted.

We would like to have good, live,
energetic correspondent in each COM
nunity in this parish, who can furn-
ish us the news and attend to the
business of the paper in each of their
respective localities. This is a good
chance for some live young man or
woman to make a few dollars each
month without any great outlay OF
time or labor. Write us for informa-
ton on the subject.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
Cattle Going To Cuba.

DR.. John A. Haas and Captain
J. R. Norman forwarded by train
to New Orleans the first of the week
something over four hundred head
OF cattle faftened at their stock-pens
near town which, upon arrival in New
Orleans were Immediately shipped to
Cuba. This stock is said to have
been bought from the above named
gentleman by U. S. Government
agent.-Opelousas Courier.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
Death Of an Editor.

Judge T. G. Lewis, editor Of the
Eunice Vindicator, died last Friday
evening. Several years ago Judge
Lewis was a resident of Farmerville,
and his many friends there will re-
gret to hear of his death. He was
buried at Church Point, Acadia par.
ish.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1900-01-27
YOUNG LADIES.

Your efforts are valuable we want
young lady in your section to do d
little observing for us. No work IN.
less you want to work. Your infor-
nation is what we desire to have and
we viii pay well for it. Address
Philip Werlein, Ltd, Wholesale and
Retail Piano and Organ Dealers,
644-616 Canal Street, New orleanss
La.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-27
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

of Of
the United States the striking Spanish
when
gradually
that the
country child
original
still
until further
AIDES the Hudson
toward the setting California and the
wit
that the Pacific the of the
wards the Orient hundreds
and study countries conditions
the disseminating
the boarding Pacific
the
Of Russia
of the Philippines
Siberia
about all
aced
trade between
industrial activity has
of culvng this
becomes evident the future of the
Standing
gathering vast impetus forming commercial crossroads
whose
Islands before
ured only by
tain that Congress has Hawaii government which
whatever be It's deficiencies fu
barrier
ue seems full of brightness for Hawaii regime
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-27
10 LN[RcANIzE IH[ IsLkkD btNrM

brother Humphreys adds peasra variety hp judicial politics
Islands o ht supreme Bench wh an Ar,a
Includes fights "
ana another pistol 80 Oar gather
oaed BY ohsome the BAT he made them either strike Tor
ground pursued by hot lead jump down wells 70 ylv
scIory Investigation
Judge capabilities
would
outside the Quaker congregation bugns
shooting urymen
until Abe
Humphreys arrived the beach his sighting the direction
the dry their
tell the difference between 22care and 3scab
bowie knives customary judges innocent babes unborn
dive than he could pigs tail Ia the
place while trying bndfoded to make drawing OF the quadrud
when he generally and the commun
the would
show craftsmanship along snapshot
Apache Kid pledged himself
relev he
Joy Humphreys judicial politics
IIeney
ella pocam his satisfaction
his hacyon vocferOus Henley
the Department Commander General Mcdowell and he just about
fed Mexico
Macmillan Then back Francisco
other
all
be
of
Bill Dukes sawfh Hckenloop-
Amerlcanism every patriot
Humphreys He be Judge
Islands him
in the dull rut of respecb where Humphreys friend Ma
Volcano be tried without danger physical violence
selcockng and
razoredged judiciary demand 1t