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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

How GENERAL LEE DIED.-Wm.
Preston Johnson, an eyewitness, says :
On Wednesday, September %, 1870,
the beginning of the end came. In
the morning of that day be was busy,
as usual, with official work, refusing
the assistance Of which he sometimes
availed himself; and in the afternoon
attended vestry meeting of Grace
Episcopal church. He acted as chair
man, and enlivened the meeting with
cheerful conversation and interesting
anecdotes. The weather was chilly
and damp, the room not warmed, and
General Lee sat with his military cloak
thrown around his shoulders. His
last public act was eminently charac-
teristic. The question under discus
sion was the rector's salary, and when
the subscriptions were handed in it
was found that a deficit of $55 still
remained. He remarked quietly, ~
will give that sum"-and the company
separated, little dreaming that the
most illustrious member would never
join them again. Returning home, tea
was on the table, and, according to
his invariable habit, he stood up to say
grace. But the lips refused to speak,
and he sat down without showing any
signs of agitation, although the ex-
preston of his face told plainly enough
that he realized what the dumb lips
meant. Physicians were promptly
summoned and he was laid on the bed
from which he never arose alive. The
case was treated as one of venous con-
gestion of the brain, but there was no
paralysis of motion or sensation, and
only slightly impaired consciousness.
A fatal termination was not anticipa-
ted by any one except the patient. He
seemed to feel from the first that he
would not recover, and manifested not
the slightest desire to do so. When
his sou, Custis, spoke of recovery as
probable, he shook his head and point
ed upward. Some persistence was
required to induce him to take medi-
cine. The mind wandered occasion
ally, and at one of these times he
exclaimed, "Strike the tent" and at
another, "Tell Hill he must come up ~
showing that the thoughts of the great
soldier were far away from the sick
room, in the midst of the toilsome
march and the fiercer scenes OF battle.
There was no suffering at the close ;
simply a gentle falling into that sleep
which knows no waking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
WHY She DIDN'T MARRY.

It's old, but it's good, and so we
give it:
"Now, Aunt Sallie, do please tell
us why you never got married. You
remember you said once when you
were a girl you were engaged to a
minister and promised US you would
tell US about it sometime. Now, aunt,
please tell u.s."
"Well, you see when I was about
II years old I was living in Utica, in
the state of New York. Though /
say it myself was quite a cookbook
ing girl then and had several beaux.
The one that took my fancy was a
young minister, very promising
young man, and he was very pious and
steady. He thought good deal of me
and 1 kind of took a fancy to him,
and things went on until we were en-
gagged. One evening he came to me,
put his arms around me and kind of
hugged me, when I got excited and
somewhat frustrated. 1t was long
time ago, and I don't know but what
I might have hugged back little. 1
was like any other girl, and pretty
soon pretended to be very mad about
it, and pushed him away, though /
wasn't mad a bit. You must know
that the house where 1 lived was on
one of the back streets of the town.
There were glass doors lin the parlor
which opened over the street. These
doors were drawn to. stepped back
little from him and when he came
close I pushed him back again. l
pushed harder than intended to and
don't you think, girls, the poor fellow
lost his balance and fell through one
of the doors into the street."
"Oh, Aunty! Was he killed ?"
"No; he fell head first, and as he
was going I caught him by the legs OF
his trousers. 1 held on for a minute
and tried to pull him back, but his
suspenders gave way, and the poor
young man fell clear out Of his panta-
looms into a parcel of ladies and gen.
tlemen passing along the street."
"Oh, Aunty! Aunty! Lordy ~
"There, that's right squall and gig
gle as much as you want to. Girls
that can't hear little thing like that
without tearing around the room and
he-he-ing in such way, don't know
enough to come in when it rains. A
nice time the man that marries one of
you will have, won't hep" Catch me
telling you anything again."
"But, Aunt Sally, what became OF
him? Did you ever see him again ?"
"No; the moment he touched the
ground he got up and left the place in
terrible hurry. I tell you it was a
sight to be remembered. How that
man did run! He went out west, and
I believe he is preaching out in Illinois.
But he never married. He was very
modest and suppose he was so badly
frightened that time that he never
dared trust himself near. woman
again. That, girls, is the reason that
1 never married. felt very sad about
it for a long time-for he was a real
good man, and I often thought to my
self that we should have been very
happy if his suspenders hadn't given
away"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

STRENGTHENING REMEDIES. y
There is no drug yet discovered, so far
as we know, unless it be alcohol, which
distinctly adds force to the body when
it is taken, according to The Therapu,
tic Gazette. All of the so-called
Strengthening remedies" which en-
able a man to accomplish more work
when he is under their influence, do Sc
not by adding units of force to his
body, but by utilizing those units oi
force which he has already obtained
and stored away as reserve force by
the digestion of his food. Kola, coca
excessive quantities of coffee and tea,
and similar substances, while they
temporarily cause nervous work to
seem lighter, do so only by adding to
the units of force which a man ought
to spend in his daily life, those units
which he should most sacredly pre-.
serve as his reserve fund.
The condition of the individual who,
when tired and exhausted, uses these
remedies, with the object of accom-.
plishing more work than his fatigued
system could otherwise endure, is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

follow him ON horseback, and on foot
the chances were even.
Thrusting the revolver into his belt,
he dropped OH hands and knees and
crawled off into the forest until the ene-
my were out of sight. Then, rising to
his feet, he dashed off across the valley
at full speed
A short run brought him to rising
ground, and he pressed Oh up the slope
faster than ever and soon reached a
level stretch at the base of hill. The
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
Nicely.

II object to the nicely habit" said
the man with the pipe. II can't under.
stand why it olings to some very estima-
bio people. There used to be profess
or at Harvard-a great scholar, too-whu
always said, Nicely, thank you, when
anybody asked him, How do you dor
or even How are your Imagine q
man being 'nioelyr" "Ican't," said
tho young lady Oh the other side of the
library hearth. "It's too much to expect
Of any woman to imagine man being
nicely I have been acquainted with
several who were rather nice, though, "
she added half musiugly. - Boston
Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
CHAPTER XIV.
BESIEGED BY A TIGER

When Maurice awoke, some time later,
both of his companions were sleeping
soundly. The sun was far to the west,
and the air was chilly and piercing.
He threw off the rug and sat up. A
rustling sound not far away attracted
his attention, and, looking across the
forest, he saw a deer-a big buck with
branching horns-strolling past an open
glade, 80 yards distant.
With sudden excitement he extended
a trembling hand for his revolver and
rose to his feet. He was hungry for
fresh venison, and here was too good o
chance to be neglected. The canned
food and musty cheese put up by the
starosta was beginning to grow weari-
some.
He delayed for moment, uncertain
whether to awake his companions or
not.
"Better let them Sleep" he thought.
~ won't be gone long"
The deer by this time had crossed the
glade and vanished in the forest be-
yond, so Maurice started off briskly,
intending to make a wide detour and
get ahead of his victim.
He ran up the valley for nearly a
quarter of mile, keeping close to the
base of the hill, and then crept eau
tiously down into the hollow, peering
ahead through the leafless branches of
the trees.
In this sheltered retreat patches OF
snow still lay here and there on the
ground, and through one such spot-an
open glade - Maurice tramped heed
lessly.
Still he saw no trace of the deer. He
paused and listened intently, but the
forest was very still. He drew back in
to clump of bushes and sat down on a
fallen log.
The minutes passed on without i'll
terruption, and he had about made up
his mind to return to his companions
when a sudden crash echoed through
the forest. and he sprang to his feet in
wild excitement just in time to see the
frightened deer 60 past him like a
streak.
Something had scared the animal
badly.
The possibility that tiger was lurk.
ing in the vicinity made Maurice s
blood run cold, but OH second thought
hewas inclined to believe that his COM
panions were awake and searching for
him.
Under this impression he was about
to leave his hiding place and start up
the valley when sight met his eyes
that caused him to crouch deeper in the
bushes with shudder.
Through the forest, less than 40
yards distant, came burly Cossack, re
splendent in his green uniform.
In one hand he held rifle, and with
the other he led his horse.
Close behind him was a second SOL
dier, also Oh foot and leading his steed
by the bride.
They advanced into the open glade,
bending over the ground and apparent
" conversing. Like flash the truth
entered Maurice's mind. They had dis
covered his footprints i'll the patches OF
snow and were following up his trail.
For q moment he gave himself up fol
lost. The Cossacks were between him
and his companions, so that retreat ur
the valley was cut off. The footmarks
showed the direction he had taken, AND
he was in danger of discovery at any
moment.
He had presence of mind enough to
remember the steep and rocky hillside
behind him. If he could gain that anc
climb up the face, he might escape aftel
all, The Cossacks certainly could no
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

p6r In an article in the Paris Figaro
on "Alcoholism and Madmen," it is
shown that at the beginning of this
century comparatively little liquor was
drunk in France. 1t shows that since
1900, when the practice of distilling
brandy from corn, potatoes, etc., began
in that country, the number of insane
people has increased with the con-
sumption of liquor. In the four years
1S2G-3O there were 1879 cases of self
destruction, while from 1876 to 1880
there were $3.50.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
COURSlNG LIZARDS.
The Amusement of a Tame Eagle In the
Arizona Desert.

The Amusement of a Tame Eagle In tho
Arizona Desert.
In St. Nicholas Wolcott LIE Clear
Beard writes of Moses, Tame Eagle, :"
which was one of his pets While he was
engaged in engineering in southern Ari-
zona. Mr. Beard says he was very
fond of the lizards with which these
plains abounded, and one large variety,
called swifts, from their remarkable
speed in running, seemed to be especial
ly coveted.
Whenever one of these was caught,
which was not often, Moses would be
brought out, and, after the swift had
taken ten foot start, would be set free.
The lizard would promptly resolve itself
into q white streak across the desert,
and, screaming with excitement, half
running, half flying, Moses would pur-
sue, followed by the laughing crowd, Of
which only those on horseback had
much chance of keeping up It was in
no sense cruel sport 1t amused Moses
and US and didn't hurt the swift. for
he got away every time, and if the feel
ings Of our pet were trifle injured as
be returned, perched on some ones
wrist or saddle horn, from his fruitless
hunt these were speedily soothed by
the prompt gift of nice bit of fresh
beef, so no one was the worse. The liz
ards, however, he seemed to view as q
sort of dessert, and as he could absorb
an unlimited quantity they were al
ways in demand.
A certain stick kept on the veranda
of our office was generally under his
eye, and when any one picked this up
and started for walk across the desert
Moses would hop gravely along behind,
sure that some of his favorite dainties
would soon be forthcoming.
Of course Moses was perfectly well
able to catch the smaller kinds Of liz.
ards for himself, but there was less ex-
ertion in allowing some one else to do
it for him. and exertion at this period
of his life was thing to which Moses
was violently opposed. These occasions
were almost the only ores when he
would be silent for any length of time,
for he seemed to understand perfectly
that at the first note Of his voice every
lizard within bearing would run for it's
life to the nearest refuge, and only
when blow OF the stick failed for the
second or third time to reach its mark
would he give utterance to his deep
& .ust at such clunlsincss.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

similar to that of banker who, under
the pressure of financial difficulties,
draws upon his capital and reserve
funds to supplement the use of those
moneys which he can only properly en-
ploy in carrying on his business. The
result in both instances is the same.
In a greater or less time the banker or
the patient, as the case may be, finds
that his reserve fund has disappeared
and that he is a pecuniary or nervous
bankrupt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22
ny Nearly one-fourtb of the patents

s6- Nearly one-fourtb of the patents
granted at this time relate to the BIZ
cycle. There are all kinds of devices
from small tools to the whole wheel.
So many kinds of wheels are made
and the wheels are used for so many
purposes, that patents concerning the
various parts are very numerous.
Almost every use to which the
wheel is put will point the way to a
patent to improve the service. Then
there are constant experiments in
chains, handle bars, spokes, tires,
frames, pedals, and in fact every part
of the machine. 1t would seem that
with so many patents issued every
week the bicycle would become per-
feet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

eF At the great naval review at Spit
head, the British and Foreign Bible
society arranged to distribute Bibles to
the men in all the ships. The only
ship where distribution was not allow
ed was the Spanish ship-of.war.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-22

SPEED In WALKING.-"There's no
end of people," said man who walks
great deal himself, "who think they
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-03
at Last.

Madrid, Nov. 29.-The official ga.
zette publishes today the royal DEGREES
granting autonomy to Cuba and Porto
Rico, thus removing the anxiety that
had begun to be expressed on all sides
as the result of the governments reti-
enc and unexplained delay.
Article l explains the principle of
the future government of the two
islands. Article 2 DEGREES that the
government of each island shall be
composed of an insular parliament, di-
yided into two chambers, while a gov
ernor-general, representing the home
government, shall exercise in its
name the supreme authority. Article
B declares that the faculty of making
laws for colonial affairs rests with the
insular chambers and the governor
general. Article 4 directs that the in
sular representation shall be composed
of two corporations, with equal power,
a chamber of representatives and a
council OF administration. Article 5
provides hat the council OF admins
tratlon shall consist OF 30 members, OF
whom IS shall be elected and II nomi-
mated by the home government.
Article 6 provides that members of
the council must be Spaniards 30 years
of age, who have resided in Cuba con-
tinuously for four years. 1t specifies
numerous officials, such as senators,
presidents of courts and of chambers of
commerce and other bodies as eligible
to election to the council. Article Z to
IA deal with nominations and the con
ditions of election to councils. Article
10 empowers the throne or the COVER
nor-general to convoke, suspend or dis
solve the chambers, with al obligation
to reassemble them within three
months.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-03
TO RESTRICT SILVER OUTPUT,
Alleged Object of the Proposed smelter
Combine.

New York, Nov. 24.-Representa-
tives of several silver mining and re-
filming works of the United States and
Mexico will meet in New York this
week to form, if possible, a combina-
ton agency to control the price of sill
yer futures.
The price of silver for future deliv-
cry is always less than the price of
cash silver, and the smelters want to
equalize prices. 1t is said that the
smelters hope by their combination to
stiffen the price of silver and eventu-
ally reduce the output, although they
deny the report that they intend to
form a silver trust.
Among the works to be represented
at the conference are the International
Metal Company, of New York; the
Omaha & Grant Smelling Company, of
Omaha; the Mexican Smelling Com
pany of Monterey; the Philadelphia
Smelling & Refining Company, of Pue-
bio, and the Guggenheim Smelling
Company, of Port Amboy, N. j.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-03
Washington.

There is a good demand for logs IN
Gray's harbor.
The lumber shipments from Wash
ington in October by rail were $50
cars.
The Single shipments from Wash
ington in October were 1856 cars, or
29S, $50, 900 shinlges, Notwithstanding
the car shortage and drop in prices.
A Gray's harbor fisherman says that
the falling-off of the catch in silverside
salmon there this season is fully 80
per cent. The pack OF the cannery at
Aberdeen is only 10, 900 cases, against
$1,000 last year. The new hatchery
on the ChehalIs river will, it is expect
ed, check this diminution in supply and
restore the industry.
Washington has a law against alien
ownership of land in that state. A
Scotch company is DESTROYS of building
a b~eet-sugar factory near Spokane. and
this law stands in the way. There is a
case in the supreme court of Washing
ton at the present time which will de-
termine whether the law is constitu-
tional or not, or whether aliens can
W land in the state or not.
By the breaking of a sheer boom at
Stanwood, in Snohomish county, the
other day, between 5000. 900 and b.
900, 900 feet of logs went out into the
Sound, and that of this amount prob
ably 500, 600 feet will go out to sea
through Deception pass. The boom
company expects to be able to save all
except those carried out to sea by the
tides.
The state auditor has had printed in
pamphlet form the opinions OF the at
torney-general relative to revenue and
taxation. These pamphlets will be for
warded to the different county treas
urers throughout the state. So many
inquiries were received by the state
auditor relative to the construction oil
the revenue law that this step was
deemed advisable.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-03
G A ON FREE SOIL.


of Death.
New York, Nov. 24.-The steamer
Saratoga, from Havana, having on
board the released men OF the COMPETE
tor crew, has been reported entering TIE
harbor. The men are:
Captain Alfredo Laborde.
William Gildea.
Ona Melton.
William Keavitt.
Charles Bennett, an Englishman.
The five men We're in fairly good
health and excellent spirits on reaching
quarantine. Captain Laborde suffers
somewhat from paralysis, which he
contracted during his long confinement
in the Cabanas fortress. Joseph A.
Springer, the United States vice-con-
sui at Havana, WAS also u passenger GA
the Saratoga. Mr.. Springer declined
to talk for publication.
The released men wore the clothes in
which they were clad at the time of
their capture, on April 25, 1896, at
B%erracoa, San Catalina, Cuba.
Another happy passenger on the
Saratoga was Julio .Arago y Quesada,
the young Cuban i%nsurgent who was Or
dered to be shot by Weyler, but was
pardoned by General Blanco, a friend
of the prisoners father.
The six men who had escaped the
late of the Virginius captives were
greeted upon their arrival by an enthu-
siastic crowd, who gave them a hearty
welcome, but the poor wretches were
too weak to respond to the cheers which
had been given in their honor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-03
MI APPEAL 70 CONGRESS
Imericanized Chinese Want
Right Of Suffrage.
,RE OPPOSED TO GEARY ACT

,tsv Therefore Want 1t Repealed
Their Views TO BE Expressed in
Meetings All Owe the United States.
Chicago, Nov. 25.-American Chinese
nj pative-born Chinese will appeal to
O~ngress for the right of suffrage and
In that body to repeal the Geary anti
chinese law passed in 1882. A public
I,ss meeting will be held at Central
Music hall next Saturday, and promi-
tent Chinese from all over the country
Kil address the meeting. They will
eclare that wrongs have been inflicted
npOn them since they have been refused
HE rights of citizenship, and will ask
he aid of the people of the United
States to help them in their cause.
This, it is said, will be the first time
tbat the Chinese shall have openly de-
klared themselves. They have organized
the Chinese Rights League of America.
Wong Chin Foe is president of the Or
eaniation. In an interview he said:
"We want Illinois, the place that
Lincoln, Grant and Logan called their
home, to do for the Chinese what the
North did for the negroes. Why
snOuld we not have a voice in municipal
bnd national affairs like other foreign
|ers? There are 80, 600 Chinese in this
EOuntry who are DESTROYS of becoming
|%itizens. In 1882 an outrageous law
kas passed by congress. By that law
the rights and liberties of nearly $780,
boo lawful and industrious citizens were
swept away. We now ask congress to
restore to us the sovereign rights we
Pnce enjoyed, which are now held by
Every other race who comes here.
"ThOse who wish to become voters
have been living in this city from 10 to
40 years. Those who wish their finan-
Eial and social interests are all here,
Pnd they have learned to love America
PETER than they did the old country.
lhey have acquired American habits,
(Which have rendered their residence in
Ehina almost impossible. The situa-
ion has now come to a stage where we
|nust ask for our rights"
Following the meeting at Central
Fdusic hall meetings will be held all
Fyer the United States,
The Chinese Equal Rights League of
america is incorporated. Among those
Fho will address the meeting next Sat-
PIday are Wong Chin Fee, Wong Ock,
! Massachusetts,, Sam Ping Lee, of
pew York, and Chin 10y, of San Fran
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-12-03
A TICKET.
The Sebastian Internegotiable Mileage
Book in Great Demand.

Chicago, Nov. 24.-The new form of
internegotiable mileage ticket is prov
ing very popular. The Sebastian ticket
was placed on sale November 10, and
25, 600 tickets were printed, as it was
thought this would be sufficient for the
demand that would be made. This
number is exhausted, however, and an
other $4,000 has been ordered. The
Western roads declare that they will
reduce still further the rates between
Chicago and Northwest points if neces-
sary to maintain their traffic against
the competition of steamship lines and
Southwestern railroads doing business
at Gulf ports. 1t has become a serious
matter for some of the roads, and they
have been seen during the last three
months a very large amount of tonnage
go through the Gulf of Mexico, which
otherwise they would have handled.