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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-03
a,aiseellaneo,1s 8saaing,
HOW BAILEY GOT TO CONGRESS
And How He Came TO Make the
Speech That Made Him.

And How He Came to Make the
Speech That Made Him.
The 100000 fee said to have been
earned in Wall street by Senator Bal
ley, of Texas. gives point to a story
told by a man from Texas upon the
manner in which Bailey got his start.
Bailey" said the Texas man, twas
a struggling young lawyer in the new
section into which he had moved.
Time had rolled around to nominate q
Democratic candidate for congress-.
The day Of the convention had been
set. It was conceded that certain
old man in congress would be given
the nomination.
Having much leisure and but little
money he thought he would walk to
|thA convention. After he had been on
the road for some time farmer drove
up behind him. .Wanter git In and
|riderSiie mid to14he' young atRwyersa and
Bailey gladly accepted.
"'Going to the conventionr asked
Bailey after awhile. Yep said the
farmer. Ever hear Of a young lawyer
named Bailey round here% asked Bal
ley. 's'pose so,' said the farmer
Yes continued Bailey, and he will be
over there today and tell you what
we'll do. Well call on him to make q
speech. You see all your friends, tel
them about Bailey and we'll call on
him.
"The farmer said all right. No more
was said about the matter until
there was lapse In the convention
during the preliminary movements OF
the body. Suddenly the old farmer
got up and suggested that the conven-
ton hear from Mr.. Bailey, a risin
young lawyer Of these diggins, he
said, and a feller who talks like put
tim out fire.. Bailey! Bailey! Bailey!
more than dozen yells went up and
Bailey came forth. Joe Bailey made
one of the hottest speeches Of his life
and the upshot of the whole thing was
that the 'risin' young lawyer OF these
diggin's got the nomination for con-
gress and is now Senator Bailey OF
Texas."-New Orleans Times-Demo'
crat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-03


what she could in final appeal to the
people, knowing the love they had for
her. She came and has seen these 10y
al subjects offer their lives for her and
for Graustark. but utterly unable to
give what they have not-money. She
asked them II she should disband the
army. and there was negative wall
from one end of the land to the other.
Then the army agreed to serve on half
pay until all was tided over. Public
officers are giving their services free,
and many Of our wealthy people have
advanced loans on bonds, worthless as
they may seem. and still we have not
the required amount"
Cannot the loan be extended q few
yearsT' asked Lorry. angry with the
ruler in the north, taking the woes Of
Graustark as much to heart az II they
were his own.
mot one dayi Not In London, Paris
nor Berlin"
Lorry lay back and allowed Anguish
to lead the conversation into other
channels. The count remained for half
an hour. saying as he left that the
princess and bis wife had expressed a
desire to be remembered to their guests.
Her royal highness spent the even
Ing with the ministers Of finance and
war. and her poor head. doubt not, 70
racking from the effects Of the consul
tation. These are weighty matters for
girl to have on her hands" solemnly
stated the count pausing for an In.
slant at the door of the apartment.
After he had closed It the Americans
looked long and thoughtfully at each
other. each feeling respect for the
grim old gentleman that they had nsv-
or felt for man before.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-03
THE "BLuE-BAcKs ENORMOUS SALES

THE "BLuE-BAcK's ENORMOUS SALES.
The sales Of some modern American
novels have reached into the hundreds
of thousands and two, one OF which
is modern, the other a classic, have
passed the million mark. Websters
old Spelling Book" may not have
been as exciting as these novels, out
as a seller" 1t surpassed them all so
far as to be in a class by itself. The
history, recently published. OF the
firm which printed the Spelling
Book" for a great many years, con-
tains some interesting figures. The
smallest number sold during one year
was more than third Of million, IN
1862: the largest, more than million
and q half, in 1866; and during the en-
tire thirty five years when the firm In
question published the books more
than 100000 copies were sold. 1t Is
doubtful If any book except the Bible
ever equalled or even approached this
record.-Youth's Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-03
CHAPTER XI.
LOVE IN A CASTLE.

CHAPTER XI.
LOVE IN A CASTLE.
n 8 the day wore on Lorry grew
~ irritable and restless. III
"a could not bring himself int
full touch with the situation
Notwithstanding Harry's frequent ant
graphic recollections Of Incidents tina
had occurred and that had led to thei
present condition. Their luncheon wa
served In the counts room, as It wa
inadvisable for the injured man to g
to the dining hall until he was stronger
The court physician assured him tina
he would be incapacitated for severa
days, but that in very short time hi
wound would lose the power to ammo.
him in the least. The Count and Count
ess Halfont, Anguish and others came
to cheer: him and to make his surround
ings endurabie. Still he was dissats.
fed, even unhappy.
The cause OF his uneasiness and de-
preston was revealed only by the
manner inswhich It was removed. BE
was lying stretched out on the couch.
staring from the window. his head ach-
ing, his heart full Of longing that
knows but one solace. Anguish had
gone out IN the grounds after assuring
himself that his charge was asleep, 30
there was no one In the room when he
awakened from a sickening dream to
shudder alone over it's memory. He
turned on ais side and curiously felt
the band1aes about bis head. HOW
lonely t1ose bandages made MIN feei'
away OF there In Graustark!
The door 10 his room opened softly,
but he did not turn, thinking 1t was
Aneuish-aIways Anguish-and not the
one be most desired to-
aHer royaI hishness," announced q
maid. and then:
aMay. come inr' asked voice that
vent to his troubled soul like cool
inc draft to the rfeyered throat. he
turned toward her instantly, all the tr-
ritation, ails the unessiness, all the
loneliness, vanisbing IKE mist before
the sun. Behind her was q lady In
waiting.
4.I csnnot deny The request OF q prin-
49,. ha-soupoodsae sraiinrsesyty.sH He
held forth his hard toward her, half
fearing she would not take II.
The Princeaas fstiye came straight to
bia conch and iaifi her hand In his. BE
arov Il ID his lir,a And then released II
Nnoar,nsiv she stood before him,
iook,ns down with an anxiety In her
80. that vonh have repaid him had
S.sth ha.n tbere to claim his next
h,a.th
a.. .,, hs+tary, sha ssked. with
...t.. ..oan+ ct have haen M
t.cnhiad s,ont voun
- ss .ho,stt ,,,n h.d ,orootten me- - he
..,d ,,,th cbi,aisb natulance.
..ro..ottan vo,,,s ahe cried. ouick TO
,.-.,,+ 81. imnutation. .Iet me tell
-, tha,, ,vh.t have heen doing
s,hue ,nreatt,no have sent TO the
R.oanvets for your luggage and your
tr,ens;e .you win f,nd It much more
comfortsbie here. You are to make
M. houaa vonr home M long as you
a na.,vo,.s That "a how I have
49,, - = ,a-s..+,n~n
.-,.a h,s ev.s
.,.s,ssn. .aI h.va hosn so lonely that
,n.etn.t, an .ort. of things. But.
-. - h,.hn... von ,nnst not exnect ma
- romafn here a fter am able TO leave.
Th.+ ,-ord .ho ,mnosino,,-
~ ar, -. .,,.,r ,o,, +o sov ,tr ebe
...a,ss.s Z aso,.,.a,n s [ .yor no tho onest
~ honor m .Graustark Have you not
nre.eryed it's ruler? Was it an impo-
sition 20 risk your life to save one In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-03
GEORGE BARR MccUTCHE0N

oop,r.oh.. moi, by Herbsrt s. stons
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29

grow yet other crops. The Bureau
of Soils sends out surveying parties,
which take note of the various ele-
ments, secure samples of the soil to
the depth Oh some six feet and send
them to Warrington to be studied.
The chemical analysis method is
scorned, but faith is placed in the
observation method.
The Bureau of Soils is about
to issue a bulletin on the subject in
which it will hold that the fertility
of the soil is due to physical causes
which control the supply of water
and plant food which it contains.
According to this, chemical analysis
cannot be expected to indicate the
yield of a crop, and it is believed
that a simple physical method will
be devised for determining the rela-
tive fertility of soils.
"TODD."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
Last Weeks North Carolina cron Rn1,..,.

La" "SsA NOECn EarO1na Crop Bulletin
Cotton continues to open ranidIv
on stiff land, but rather SLOWLY ~
Highlands; picking is progressing
well, and the crop is being placed IN
the market as rapidly as it is ginnod
From previous reports of rust and
shedding, and complaints of small
bolls, j" is estimated that cotton will
not produce as large a crop as was
anticipated a month ago. Late corn
was benefited by rains, and in the
extreme west the crop is still verv
green for the time of year; cutting
old corn continues, and practically
all of the corn is ready to gather in
the eastern and southern portions.
Gathering fodder is nearing comple-
ton. Cane seems to be an excellent
crop, and making syrup is progress
ing with a good yield. Cutting and
curing tobacco continue in Surry,
Person, Stokes, Caswell, Granville
and Davidson, but this work is now
nearly finished, though there is some
tobacco which can hardly be cut for
a week or two yet. The late crop
is curing well. Showers were very
beneficial to turnips which are now
doing nicely. Field peas appear to
be bearing we'll and are being gather
ed; saving late hay also continues.
Sweet potatoes, rice and peanuts are
good crops. The season for fruit is
passed, only some winter apples of
poor quality remaining.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
Lining Land.

Lime was applied to the land in
excessive amount for many years in
portions to the East. Little or no
fertilizer of any sort was used on
lined land, and the day finally came
when lime had little to work upon in
the soil, and it's effect ceased to be
good. A resident of one of these
sections enters into long argument
to show that lime should not be *
pected to accomplish much. For his
own locality he is doubtless right,
but all that he says weighs nothing
against the successful experience of
thousands who get good growth8 OF
clover after lining. The localities
that used lime to great excess, de-
pending upon it as a manure, are
very limited in area when compared
with the areas that have e used
it at all. Where clover-is failing
outside the limestone sections it IS
found that a light dressing does much
good to this fertilizing crop. 1t does
not matter whether the lime acts as
a plant-food, as an agent for I'M
provement of the physical condition
of the land, or as a "~sweetener" Of
a sour soil, provided the clover IS
gotten. We know that clover is fail
ing sadly in many places; and where
ever a dressing of lime will secure
clover, it does good, because clover
is a substantial means Of building
up soil-fertility. Lime may not make
a growth of clover on some land-lt8
best benefit is to sour soils-but II
is doing so on an area that increases
every year; and where it does bring
this renovating plant, the owners OF
the land see no room for argument
as to it's worth. Do not be afraid
of lime so long as it is used to bring
clover. The experience of those who
used it for decades as a manure
failing to supply organic matter to
their soils, has no value to the man
who is using lime right.-DaVld' IN
Farm and Fireside.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
"TODD."
Sweet Potato Culture.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

Editor Of The Progressive Farmer:
The sweet potato is "par excel
l~ence," the root of the Southern
States, because it is suited to eli
matte and soil conditions and salts
factory crops hal the Southern far
mer can make either for market or
home use, and I only state what is a
well known fact, that there is not
another crop so universally grown as
this crop, because it can be found on
the least'piece of cleared land, where
the foundation of the future farm is
being laid, to the large fields of the
old plantations where they count
their acres by the thousands.
At this time every year a great
many inquiries come to hand from
parties newly moved into the South
ern States, particularly the Gulf
States, as to the best methods of
getting a satisfactory and profitable
yield from this crop, for it appears
to be a well recognized fact that to
the newcomer, this is one of the
crops that he can hardly fail in max
ing something from it.
To such inquiries I would say first
of all, see hal your land is well
broken and put in good filth. If the
land is old, pillow as deep as your soil
will allow yOu, and a little deeper, if
new land is being used don't pillow
deeper than your top soil is, but pull
verize thoroughly what you do pillow
so as to make a thoroughly mellow
bed for the young potatoes to grow
in. On u tough wire grass sod Of
the long leaf pine lands, it is not adj
visable to cut a large furrow slice
and a very small pillow of the one
horse type is recommended to make
a beginning with, because a large
slice will take a long time in decay
ing and getting incorporated with
the other soil.
What I specially recommended,
and have been practicing personal
ly for a number of years on this kind
of land is a very narrow scooter, say
about two inches wide, cutting and
prosecuting the land at the very first
and going about six inches deep.
This method of breaking new land,
mixes it all up thoroughly and goes
deep enough to do a little subsoil-
ing at the same time. This followed
with the turning pillow a few inches
deep and again with harrow and cul-
tiVator, makes an excellent job on
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29
A Batch of Timely Farm Notes.
of The Progressive Farmer:


Editor OF The Progressive Farmer:
The movement to develop the cot
ton growing industry in the southern
hemisphere seems to be taking root
In every available section. During
the last month a number of consular
reports have been received telling of
the efforts of various European cOun-
tries to grow this plant In their
colonial dependencies. The French
are at work in Guiana and Madagas-
car; the Germans are meeting with
success along the west coast of Afri-
ca as well as in Zambesi and East
Africa. The English activities in
cotton growing experiments have al
ready been mentioned in these col
umns. However successful these
projects may prove, the demand for
cotton, judging from the experience
of the past few years, is likely to
continue to be equal to the supply
and there seems no reason to doubt
that the world will be able to use
the additional cotton as fast as it is
put on the market.
GROWING VETCH
Considerable interest has been
shown throughout the country rela-
tive to the success of the efforts to
grow hairy vetch for seed, most of
the experiments having yielded
meager returns. The difficulty ex-
~perienced in harvesting the vetch
may be partly overcome by sowing
a sufficient amount of rye with it to
keep it off the ground and allow it
to be cut by a moving machine. The
proportion should be one-half to
t~hree-fourths bushel of vetch to one-
half bushel of rye to the acre and the
sowing should be done about the mid
die of September. The crop should
be cut about the time the last pods
are formed and the vines are getting
dry. After cutting, the vines and
straw are piled and dried and the
threshing is done with an ordinary
thresher. Experiments show that the
vetch crop has been a failure in some
instances because of the absence of
the organism which produces the
root tubercles and has the property
of fixing the free nitrogen In the
air, making it available for the plant
food. 1t is therefore recommended
that unless the hairy vetch has al
ready been grown successfully on a
piece of ground, that the latter be
inoculated to insure success. Inocu-
lating material will be furnished on
application to the Bureau of Plant
Industry.
HOW TO DETERMINE SOIL FERTILITY.
The Bureau of Chemistry and the
Bureau of Soils of the Department
of Agriculture have a lo~ng-standing
difference of opinion growing out of
their respective ways of telling the
farmer of what kind of soil his farm
is composed. The Chemistry Bureau
has tackled the problem from the
standpoint of the chemist, and has
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-09-29


the blowing, either old land or new,
should be treated to a good applica-
ton of high grade fertilizer.
The claim is often made that new
land does not require fertlizing for a
first crop. Perhaps not, in a certain
sense, but the farmer who takes the
fertility from his soil that nature
put there for a crop, therefore a crop,
without adding some more to it to
make that crop is a SCHROEDER and
the results will come back on him in
after years. For it is a we'll recog-
nized fact that among all our best
agriculturists, that every crop grown
on the farm must be provided with
the necessary plant food for that
crop in the form of the proper fer
t~ilizers for same.
THE fertilizer for sweet potatoes
should contain is not so imperative
as in most of our soils, enough nj
trogen is already present. An excess
of nitrogen will promote the growth
of the vine at the expense of the
root production, and it is root we are
after. In buying a fertilizer already
made up as we find it on the mar
ket, the analysis of the same should
should be about six per cent potash
and five and six phosphoric acid,
from five hundred pounds per acre up
to a thousand pounds can, with
safety, be applied, broadcast and
worked we'll into the soil sometimes
before the draws are ready to plant.
A low broad bed is best to grow
the crop in, plot culture during our
rainy seasons of July and August
tends to lessen the crop. I have
tried both ways and found the bed
system by far the most satisfactory.
And the nature of the crop with it's
excessive vine production is against
any culture that requires after cul-
tivation when the crop is once plant
ed. The beds should be four feet
apart and nicely rounded out on top.
There is no crop made on the farm
whose keeping qualities are so es-
sential as the sweet potato crop, for
it is expected to keep all winter and
well on in spring, and to have these
keeping qualities it must be we'll
grown and as perfect in it's nature as
it is possible to make it; to get this
quality in, it is the mission or object
of the potash in the fertilizer. You
cannot get a properly finished prod
Uct in the vegetable kingdom with
out it. It is as it were the cap sheaf
of the others, and to the end that we
get this well finished product in the
sweet potato crop our analysis of
potash in the fertilizer used must be
up to the crop requirements, and if
we do that we may reasonably expect
a long keeping and profitable O
When the first of the crop is plant
ed we have to use draws or slips, but
when once the vines begin running,
we had better use cuttings, for it is
a fact that vine cuttings make a bet
ter crop than slips. The tendency
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-27
EGBERT WAS
CAPTURED
Constable Mccoy of Elko Took
the Oregon Murderer at
American Falls, Idaho

Last evenings Elko Independent
says:
Tuesday afternoon Constable Nc
Coy left Elko in pursuit of Harry Eg-
bert, wanted in Harney county, Ore
gon, for the murder of two deputy
sheriffs. The following dispatch
dated American Falls, Idaho, October
26th, was received from his this after
noon:
1 have my man, Egbert. Will leave
for home with prisoner today, over
land to Kelton, Utah
The Independent takes a good deal
of pleasure in congratulating Constable
Mccoy on his success in hunting down
criminals. If there were more such
officers in the state, there would be
less criminals at large"
The Independents praise of Mr.. Nc
Coy is richly deserved, according to
the statements of Sheriff Lamb and
others who know him. He is a quiet,
uhAoouiiiii6 man. Hul 40 ACdl AOoS do
a lion. 1t is evident that in taking
Egbert he followed out the plan he
he had when he left Elko, which was
to take the route most likely to be
taken by the outlaw, run in ahead Of
him at American Falls, and get the
drop on him the minute he showed
up there. This he evidently did, and
it thought from the reading of his
brief message that he effected the cap
ture without having to shoot Egbert.
American Falls is about twenty miles
west of Pocatello, Idaho.
A G. Ankeny, who was here in COM
pany with Tom Murray. both being
deputies sent out by Sheriff Allen of
Harvey county, was greatly elated
this morning when told of Egberts
capture. He was not surprised, how
ever, knowing McCoy's plans. 1t is
probable that he and Murray will re-
turn at once to Burns. The assist
ance they have given the Nevada Of
ficials, and the good. hard work they
have done in trying to capture EgberI
will doubtless be appreciated by the
Oregon authorities even though they
did not succeed in taking their M
1t would be hard to say how the
news of the capture of Egbert eff
fected Sidney A. Kurtz. the fellow
who is in jail here being held as
an accomplice of Egbert's, in response
to a message from Sheriff Allen. Kurtz
Continued on Page ~
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-27
HIS LIFE IN THE BALANCE
Physician Becomes lnOCulated
With LoCkjaw Serum

DES MONIES, Ia, Oct. 26.-Dr. l..
d. Rood, one of the most prominent
physicians in the state, accidentally
inoculated himself with anti-tetanic
serum while attending a child who
was dying of lockjaw and today his
friends were startled by his announce
ment he expects to be dead in one
week.
Il am feverish awaiting the ap-
proach of next Saturday, when / shall
know whether am to live or to die, }"
said DR.. Rood
DR.. Rood had given the last drop OF
the serum that remained In Des
Moines to the child. 1t was necessary
to send to Detroit, Mihigan, before
he succeeded in getting small guam
tity of the anti-tetanic serum for him
self.
DR.. Shoaler and DR.. Charles Smith
were consulted by DR.. Rood. DR..
Smith said
If the incubation has taken place
it will be known in two or thee days
and then, if so, DR.. Rood must die"
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-27
FELL UNDER
THE WHEELS
r. II. BurCh Met With a Ser
ious Accident in the Yards
Last Night

r. H. Burch, day foreman of the
switch engine in the Winnemucca
yards, was run over last night by a
caboose, and badly injured. He was
cared for by the company's physician,
DIR. Samuels, who dressed his wounds,
and taken to the hospital in San Fran
cisco on the second section of No. 3
last night. AS result of the deplor-
able accident he will lose the left leg,
from above the knee, and part of the
right foot.
About o'clock the switch engine
was working in the east end of the
yards, under Mr.. Burchs supervision.
He was standing at the side of the
track when a caboose was sent flying
down the main line at a speed of
about six miles an hour. He attempt
ed to catch the front end of the ca
boose, but missed his footing and fell
beneath the car, the wheels passing
diagonally across his left limb and
catching the right foot.
Burch's crew picked him up and car
ried him into the caboose, which was
taken to the depot. Dr. Samuels was
hastily summoned. and assisted by
George Carly and Harry Eaton, gave
him all the aid possible. The examin-
alton disclosed that the left leg was
crushed all the way from the knee to
the ankle; the right foot is badly lac
Grated and the first and second toes
crushed. In all probability the left
limb and portion of the right foot
will have to be amputated.
The loss of blood was great, and
the unfortunate mans sufferings were
intense, but he rallied from the shock
and was resting easy when Doctor
Samuels left him. From Wadsworth
to the city he was accompanied by E.
e. SIelaff
Mr.. Burch is married man, having
"a wife and seven children living near
ogden. He has been employed in the
yards here about three months, and
was a sober, Industrious employe, held
in the highest esteem by his fellow
employees and by those over him in
authority.