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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
A Snare
And DeIuSiOn.

IF you have taken out a life insurance
i policy in an Old Line high price "level
premium" company with the idea that
You would at sometime in the future,
while you yet drew the breath of life, re-
ceive substantial cash returns or "big
dividends" we are here to tell you that
you will be disappointed. Your policy
will prove snare and delusion. It is
all right for protection for your wife and
children, as they will receive the face OF
the policy in case Of your death, as they
would also in company that charges
you half as much. A life insurance poll
cy is fraud as an investment for living
man, and is the greatest blessing of VIII ich
we or anybody else has any knowledge
as means of protecting the widow and
orphans, after the breadwinner has been
ron,oyed nv death
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
Aumuroas department.
HE DECLINED TO DIE.

This is a great place to hear the vet.
erans of the war recount their expert
ences, says a Washington correspon'
dent of the Mortified, Mimi, News
was present the othe day when Cap
tain w. H. H. Wasson and Captain
Wise met. Captain Wasson is one OF
the few men who enlisted when the
first gun was fred, and stayed until it
was over, and he was mustered out in
1865. Although he carries the scars
of wounds made by several rebel bull
lets, he is today one of the most active
veterans I ever met. Captain Wise is
of the Confederate army.
After spirited relating what great
satisfaction each had experienced in
chasing one another's commands over
various battle6elds, Captain Wise was
reminded of an incident which he wit
messed in a Confederate hospital. A
Yankee had been brought in whose
leg was shattered by ball. The sur
geons were about to amputate his leg,
but paused to listen to his story. de
had been a preacher; but when he
enlisted he did not feel that he would
be doing his duty if he went out as a
chaplain, so he served as a private,
and was now fearfully wounded. he
closed his story to the surgeons by
saying: Gu
"If I could only know that the Stars
and Stripes were waving over me, l
could die happy"
A Confederate soldier was standing
near, and had listened to the talk OF
the Yankee, and he reached over and
took a Federal flag and waved it over
the wounded man, and said, "Now
die, d. you, die; why dent you die"'
The man declined to die, and is alive
today. The flag which was waved
over him is now q priced relic careful
ly guarded in glass case, which
stands in the capitol OF a northern
state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
DON'T WEAR BLACK.

A New York physician said recently
to a patient of his, lady of wealth,
that he would refuse to treat her fur
ther if she did not give up wearing
black. 1t was not, however, until a
discussion ensued that he found out
how much he was asking not only
were her gowns black, but her under
wear throughout was of the same
color. The doctor then remarked that
he had considered the alternative he
offered her, to abandon black gowns
or find another physician, an extreme
measure, and only justified because of
her peculiarly nervous and neurotic
state but when it came to discovering
that she had nothing but black clothes
upon her person, he would refuse to
treat anybody so dressed. The "pecu-
liarly nervous and neurotic state" he
considered largely explained by this
dress alone.
He succeeded in efecting change
in this patients attire throughout, in
sisting on white, all white underclothes,
and as much use of white in the outer
garments as was practicable. There
are hundreds of women similarly i'll
and dressed as she once was, who have
no idea that anything but question
of taste. is involved in the color of
their garments. They would not ex-
pect plant covered up from the sun
by repeated layers of black cloth to
flourish, but they do not know that
light and sunshine are necessary to
their bodies. They think if they see
it, if their eyes are blessed thereby,
and thus their minds cheered, that
light has performed its good work upon
them. The whole body needs light,
and sunshine is we'll recognized as hav-
ing the most valuable healing proper
ties; upon the nervous system it acts
with especial force, and sleeplessness,
nervous headaches and irritability can
often all be cured by sun baths alone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
If You Will Lay Aside
YOur Prpiudice

AND COME to us with desire to
learn why it is not to your interest tn
carry high priced insurance, and how we
can furnish you just as safe insurance
for at least 40per cent. a year less than the
other costs, we are sure we can show you
to your satisfaction that the MUTUAL
RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIA-
TION of New York does business OH a
plan that is absolutely safe, and will pro-
tect your loved ones even better than
they now are, at even greater cost to
to you. Of course if you are too preju-
diced to investigate and imagine that the
high price you are now paying makes
your insurance better or safer, or better
than it would be at less cost, we can't do
anything for you but will be forced to
let you go on until time, the crucial
tester, convinces you, against your will,
that you have been deceived.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

LARGEST REGIMENTAL Loss.-The
largest regimental loss on either side
during the late Civil war was sustained
by the Twenty-sixth North Carolina
Pettigrew's brigade, Heth's division.
They had a full quota of 800 men on
July l, 1868, but in the single battle OF
Gettysburg lost 5SS men, sc killed and
502 wounded, not including the "mis-
sing" of which there were 12O. Ac-
cording to Colonel w. F. Fox, in one
company, sc strong, every man was
hit, and the orderly who made out the
list did so while suffering from a wound
in each leg. Surely those were times
which not only "tried mems souls, "
but made heroes of those who survived
and martyrs of the dead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

of time when our drug store will kill
off every man in Cedar Hill and,
"Whereas, We owe dooty to our
selves and them as has gone; now,
tharfore, ..
"Resolved, That one or the tother
of US has got to git"
The "tother' was the drug store.
After a general consultation, we made
up shake purse of $50 to buy all the
drugs left on hand, and after every
body had given himself one last dose
of whatever he fancied, the remainder
was thrown into a ravine, and Mr..
Dayton turned his attention entirely
to other lines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
TOWN PROPERTY FOR SALE.

THE undersigned offers for sale, the
Il HOUSE AND LOT in Yorkville,
known as the Meek House," occupied
by Mr.. o. f. Grist and situated opposite
the o. r. Il C. r. R., depot. The house
contains six large rooms and a base
ment. The house is in good repair, and
contiguous to water-works tire-plugs. On
the premises is well Of excellent free
stone water.
Also, cottage on Madison street. 1t
contains four rooms. The house is in good
repair and on the premises is well OF
good freestone water. l.. NJ. GR1ST.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

s9. A Kansas farmer, who simply
could not get harvest hands, put this
sign upon his fence, says the Kansas
City Journal: Harvest hands wanted.
Hired girl blonde and genial. Cabinet
organ music in the evening. Pie three
times day. Three spoons of sugar
with every cup of coffee. Hammocks,
feather beds, or leather divans at your
option for sleeping. Rising hour nine
O'Clock in the morning. Three hours
at noon. Come one, come ALL"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

sS A burglar in Germany, passing
through a room where boy lay in
bed, explained to him that he was the
devil, and having thus frightened him,
as he fiattered himself, into condition
of silence and immobility, went his
way after the silver. But the boy,
who was a religious character, pres.
ently said to himself: "1f should kill
the devil there would be no more sin, "
and creeping to where his fathers gun
Law, took it and shot the burglar. He
now believes that the devil is dead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

p9 They were out driving, and had
come upon a fine stretch of shady
country road. "Do you believe in pal,
mistry," he asked-"the reading OF
ones fortune by the lines in ones
hand ?" ~ believe" she said, "tbat
if could see the lines in one of your
hands, could foretell that we would
have very pleasant drive" He i'm
mediately caught on, and grasped the
reins with one hand ard the situation
with the other.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

s@~ A parish beadle was lately much
exercised at the appearance of a
strange old gentleman who, when the
sermon was about to begin, took an
ear trumpet, in two parts, out of his
pocket, and began screwing them to-
gether. The beadle watched him un.
til the, process was completed, and
then, going stealthily up, whispered,
aye mauna play that here Ifye dae,
I'll turn We oot ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
If You Have
No Insurance,

And think you should have, we would be
pleased to explain the Mutual Reserve
System to you. The Mutual Reserve is
the largest and strongest, natural premiI.
largest of ANY KIND. 1t has paid
about S55O,0OO to the widows and orphans
of deceased policy-holders in South Car
lima alone, during the past twelve years
and if all the insurance now carried in
old line companies in the state was in the
Mutual Reserve, not less than 340O, ,OOO
which now annually goes into the Golfers
of the former, would be left in the state
to help relieve the hard times about which
we hear so much.
SAM NJ. Il L. GEO. GRIST,
General Agents. ,..........Y Yorkville, S. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

p@- 81 have just had a note from
Willie's teacher" said Mrs. Parvenue
"and she says that he is very deficient
in spelling" "What in thunder is he
studying spelling for ?'' demanded Mr.
Parvenue, angrily. "Does his teacher
mean to insinuate that he won't be
rich enough to hire typewriter ?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

Trains Nos. and 10 are first class, and
run daily except Sunday. Trains Nos.
60 and 81 carry passengers and also run
daily except Sunday. There is good con-
nection at Chester with the G. c. & N.
and the G. C. & A., also L & G. r. r: at
Gastonia with the A. Il c. A. L.; at Lin
colnton with C. c.; and at Hickory and
Newton with W. N. G.
G. HARPER,
Acting G.. P. A.,
Lenoir, N. C.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
When You Want
Nice Clean
Job Printing

You should always go to THE
ENQUIRER office where such
printing is done. Excursion
Bills, Programmes, Dodgers, Cir
culars, Pamphlets, Law Briefs,
Letter Heads, Note Heads, Bill
Heads, Envelopes, and Cards of
all kinds printed on short notice
and at very reasonable and legit-
innate prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
OHIO RIVER and CHARLESTON R.R

TIME TABLE of the Ohio River and
i Charleston Railway company, to take
effect Monday, May 5th, at 7.3O q. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

L Y
want sunthin' to brace me up. Kin
We recommend a bracer ?"
"I never recommend" was the re-
ply. "Here's the bottles, and here's
the packages. They may brace, OF
they may lay you out"
"Wall, this is a world of chance, ,
continued Sile, as he paved the stuff
over, "and I'll take dollars wuth o.
this stuff over, "and I'll take dol
lars wuth of this stuff in the bottle
It'll wet the throat when it goes down
anyway"
The stuff was probably laudanum
for Sile never woke up from that nights
sleep. His chum went over to give
the druggist fits about the matter, bu'
Mr.. Dayton headed him off with:
Dead, Ell? Sorry to hear it, but
he took his chances. will now liable
that bottle Poison and should any o.
you wish to commit suicide, you will
know what to ask for"
We tried to brace up after the Sec
ond calamity, and were gradually get
ting our confidence back, when a man
named Grimshaw got something fol
chills. The druggist wouldn't recon-
mend it, as usual, but it had been
marked by the tenderfoot as "Good
for chills." 1t proved to be. One dose
removed Mr.. Grimshaw from this chill
ly world, and over his grave we held
public meeting, and:
! "Whereas, It bein' only question
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-08
TO THE RESCUE.
Government Will Render All Posi-
Bile Assistance.

Washington, Sept THE general
government will render all assistance
in its power to check the spread of yell
low fever This viii be done mainly
through the agency of the marine hos
pital service. DR.. Waller Wyman, the
head of the bureau. returned to this
city this afternoon and assumed active
charge in directing the work in assist
ing the state officials of Mississippi in
their efforts to conf1ne the disease to
the locality where it appears to have
started, DIR. Wyman says the situation
at Ocean Springs is entirely in the
hands of the state board of health,
which The marine hospital bureau is
doing everything possible to assist DR.
Guiteras. the we'll known expert in vel
low fever, who was requested to go to
Ocean Springs by DR.. Wyman, will
reach there tomorrow morning His
opinion on the disease is awaited with
interest by the bureau.
The marine hospital service has am
pie camp material and equipment on
hand, The splendid outfit which has
been at Gainesville, Ga, will be started
tonight on a train for the vicinity of
Ocean Springs. It will be taken to
within 80 or 40 miles of the place, and
if a camp of detention is found neces-
sary the outfit will be used as occasion
may require. The bureau also keeps
portable apparatus at Savannah, Ca
intended for use in epidemies. Il con
sists of machines for disinfecting and
fumigating purposes. They have been
started for the vicinity of Ocean
Springs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-08
STRHGHTOUT REPUBLICANS.
CITY COMMITTEE HAS no TRUCK
WITH NoN-PARgIsANs.
Meeting Held Last Night-Appor-
Torment of Delegates to the City
Convention FrOm the Various
Precincts, and Other Business.

There we're present at the Republic
an city central committee meeting last
night at the office Of Chairman Par
sons five committeeman from the
municipal wards They were D. G.
Efcanor Of the First. ]. H. Anderson
of the Second, +. D. Kimball of the
Third, Joseph Lippman OF the Fourth
and Joseph W. Cottle Of the Fifth, T.
NJ. Timer was proxy for j. j. Thomas.
The resignation Of J. c. C. Glenheld
was handed in, and George II. Ingram
was named as his successor.
When The Herald reporter asked the
secretary ii the committee had dis
cussed a fusion with theqnon-partisans
he was informed that the subject had
not been preached. II was straight
out, stalWart Republican affair. A
second inferroGa ton as to what was
discussed or done, and the secretary
written report. signed by the officers
of the meeting, in which it is stated
that the precinct primaries are to be
held Friday, Oct l. the municipal
ward conventions Friday. Oct. s, and
the city convention Monday, Oct H.
The convention. it is stated, is for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for mayor, recorder, treasurer, justice
of the peace, attorney and auditor, to
elect city Republican committee and
to transact such other business as may
property come before it, and it is
called to meet In the Salt Lake
theatre, on Monday, Oct. II, at 10
O'clock a. N.
The convention will consist of GOO
delegates apportioRed to the election
precincts as follows:
First municipal ward will be en-
titled to AS delegates as follows:
First precinct, u; second, 10; third, II;
fourth. 8; fifth. 10; sixth, 10; seventh, 10;
eighth, 16; ninth, 16; tenth, Il;
eleventh, Is. Total. AS.
gates. Precinct twelfth, 13; thirteenth,
u: fourteenth Z. fifteenth, z; six
tenth, s: seventeenth, 8; eighteenth,
10; nineteenth. II; twentieth. Is;
twenty-flrst, Is; twenty-secon p;
twenty-third, IL: twenty fourth. Z:
tWenty-f1fth, 8; tWenty-siXth, 8. Total,
1877
Third municipal ward, SO delegates
Precinct twenty-seyenth, 9; twenty
eighth, s. twenty ninth, 8; tfirtieth, s;
thirty-hrst 10; thirty second, Ia;
thirty third, IL: thirty-fourth, 10,
thirty-ffth, 8; thirty-stxth, 6. Total, SO.
Precinct, thirty seventh, II; thirty
eighth. IL: thirty-ninth, 8: fortieth. u;
forty-f1rst, 8; forty second, IL; forty
third. Is. Total, IS.
Firth municipal ward. 1923 dele
gates. Precinct foTty-fourth, 10; forty
fifth, 10; forty-sfxtn. z; forty-seventh,
u; forty-eighth, Is; rty-ntnth, Is;
fiftieth, IA; fifty-frst. IS: fifty-seeond,
IS. Total, 129-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-08
Slept With a Gornse.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept Cor
cner NARROW investigated today the
death Of an unknown man found in a
shack IN This city. and decided t!2at
murder had been committed. Suspicion
points to che Schmidt. in whose sGhanty
the body was found a bullet hole is
plainly discernible in the mans fore
head, although the body is badly de-
composed. II could not have been a
case of suicide, for The door of the
shack was locked on the outside with
a paddock. and had ito be broken down
by the police There was no gun to be
found. Evidently the man struggled
desperately before yielding his life, fer
the walls are SCATTERED with blood. AS
r,le body was without clothes, there is
no trace Of the identity of the murdered
man schmid. has not bean seen for
four or FIVE. days. The fheory given out
by Ule coroner is that Schmidt wihe is
supposed TO be dementea, Bdlled the
man and saep- in the shack several
nights, uGicIl driven off by the smell OF
the deccdnpoSing body.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-08

New Orleans. Sept. 7.-Nighe fell ON
New Orleans without a single case o.
yellow fever having been reported to
the state board of health But one i'm
ported case has thus far been developed
here. and death has wiped that out
The beard of health tonight declared
THAT i'm spite of all reAop-s to the con-
trary. NOT one of sthe many who mad
come hNtler from ocean Springs had
been stricken with the disease. In the
afternoon dispatches Of the Associated
Press conealned a, Spatemenl. made on
authority of the Marine hospital ait
Washington that DR.. Oliphant, pTesi-
dent of u.le local health board. had fele-
grained DIT. Wagdin at Mobile uhal-
two death5 mad occurred mere. but that
there we're tlnIga new cases. DR.. OIL
rnart aftirn15 with emphasis that he
signed nc such dtspato nor Did any
representative of his in uAe iEteresl. OF
llne beard OF health.
DR.. Or liant says that either the
marine HOSPITAL service mas been i'm
posed upon or incorrect information has
Deon given cut This morning at uhe
Gelph residence, where the nrst and
fatal case was reported yesterday the
PREMISES were thoroughly inpregnAted
with sulphur. and it is believed every
lingering germ Therein has been killed.
The four inmates. two servants and the
mother and brother of the boy, are alb
solutely Quaranfined. Physicians are
promptly reporting cases of fever that
come under yiheir observance
During the day it was repoTted d
tra4n1cad CT people from the coast had
been side-trdcked beyond the city linn
its, awaiting such action by gAe board
as would permit them to come into
town.
There seemed to be no threatened
exodus from the city All but one read
reports business outgoing as normal.
Only one additional death has been
reported al Ocean, Springs, with symp-
TOMS of yellow feVer-a Tnulatto. No
new cases have been reported during
the afternoon Ocean Springs has now
been absolutely cut off from the out
side world, and the only means of
reaching the town is by wire or mail
The telegraph operator there is Well
nigh worked ITO death.
Serious suffering Is certain to follow.
1t is said this afternoon that there was
ONLY oae ton of ice in the town. and
that there was no way ITO get more.
Physicians at the Springs ge. but little
rest, and it is not SO certain the medical
supplies VIII not soon be exhausted, but
in the course of a day or two means
VIII be found whereby relief viii be
supplied.
II required city physicians will volun-
teer to aid the local doctors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-08
their warming she turned their letters
Of warming over to Cooper.
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES,
SENATOR FORAKER AND THE U
P. FORECLOSURE.
Will Also Investigate the Condition
of U. P. Sinking Fund and Land
Patents-General Passenger Agent
Early Goes to Denver For vaca-
tion-Notes and Personals.

Washington, Sept. l. Senator
Foraker of Ohio arrived in Washing
ton today He is chairman Of sub
committee of the senate committee on
Pacific railroads which is charged with
the investigation of several matters
connected with the Pacific railroads,
among them being the condition of the
sinking fund held in the treasury on
account of the Union Pacific road and
the alleged fraudulent patenting Of
lands to this company. This is under
a resolution introduced by Senator
PettigreW which was passed by the
senate at its last session. The other
members Of the subcommittee are
Senator Harris of Kansas and Senator
Stewart of Nevada. Senator Stewart
is in Washington ana called upon Sem
ator Foraker this evening. Senator
Harris is expected to arrive tomorrow.
The meeting may be wholly informal.
The sub committee will confer with
the attorney. general regarding the
sale of the Union Pacific which has al
ready been ordered by the circuit court
of the Eighth district Senator Foraker
says the sale viii include the govern
ment's interest which also means the
sinking fund and if the subcommittee
make any investigation Of the sinking
fund it must be before the sale takes
place. 1t is the understanding OF the
that the sale will take
place within 80 days after the decree
is entered and it therefore became
necessary for the subcommittee to
act at once if any action was to be
taken. he did not know wflsther the
committee could do anything in the
rrl1,.laer, the members meeting here more
for the purpose of ascertaining just
what can be done, if anything. 1t is
possible that the subcommittee will
begin the necessary proceedings to OBJ
tain information concerning the issue
CT patients. wf1icih is another branch of
the Pacific railroad inquiry