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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17

Trains Nos. 9 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. q N.
and the C. c. & A., also L & G. R. r. at
Gastonia with the A. & c. A. L.. at Lin
colnton with G. c.; and at Hickory and
Newton with W. N. G..
Parties desiring tickets to al! points
North. East, South and West, will find it
much to their advantage to call at or cor
respond with the General Office of the
Carolina and North Western Railway at
Lenoir, N. G. L. T. NICHOLS, Supt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17

p@ Regard not much who is for
thee or who against thee but give all
thy thought and care to this-that
God be with thee in everything thou
doest for whom God will help, no NAL
ice of man shall be able to hurt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17
APPLICATION FOR DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is hereby given that the un-
IN dersigned, administrator of the es-
tate of r. A. PARISH, deceased, will
make final settlement with the Judge
Of Probate for York county, on the
9th DAY OF MARCH, 1897, at II
O'Clock, M, when he will make appli-
cation for final discharge from liabili-
ty as administrator of the said estate.
w. w. LEWIS, administrator.
February q II s5t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17

sH- An Aztec maxim reads: "Woe
to the man who finds himself the
giddy peoples idol"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17

E~ The chief trouble with our hearts
is that they are under the rule of gold
rather than the golden rule.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17
HAVE lHR PAPERS,

Stating that the LESTER PIANO has
been pronounced, by competent judges,
to be superior to the pianos now used in
two of the most prominent female col
1epes in South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17
IT Will PAY YOU

To SEE ME- and the LESTER PIANO
before making a purchase. Prices the
very lowest and satisfaction given every
time. GEO. T. SCHORB.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-17

CONNECTIONS.
No. 80 has connection with Southern
Railway at Rock Hill, and the 8. A. l.. at
Catawba Junction.
Nos. "a and 35 will carry passengers.
Nos. II and IL have connection at Marion
with Southern Railway.
At Roddeys, Old Point, Kings Creek
and London, trains stop only on signal.
8. B. LUMPKIN, G. P. A.
A. TRIP, Superintendent.
SAML HUNT. General Manager.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

tinct tours, on seven separate occasions.
Of the Treasury Department. with an eye
60 business. This legend they relate to
visitors. who. after having handled Q
package Of greenbacks. said TO contain
15.OOO.OOO. are willing to believe any.
ching. II Mr.. James really did mike
such visits, he fohnd his presence iu.
stantly known to twenty-five men Of ex.
ceedinsly determined appearance. the ma.
5ority Of whom had done too much picket
and patrol duty during the war to b.
caught mapping In times Of peace. each
armed with persuasive sevcn.chambered
army pistol. and none looking as II he
would hesitate the fractional part Of a
second to use II II occasion required. Once
the United States Treasurer himself.
while prowlins about the vaults on mid.
night tour Of personal inspection, was
challenged and halted. and forced TO hol'l
up both hands. under menace Of lcvelcd
ride. until his captor. who did not know
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
A Fight in the TransvaaI.

The stories of fighting between Beers
and English In South Africa have a
strong resemblance to those of Indian
fighting In the old days I'm New Eli
gland. Bullets are exchanged between
excellent marksmen concealed behind
stones and bushes, and each bullet has,
under such circumstances, an immense
value.
The Cape Mercury says that Mr..
Sampson. one Of the johannesburg ere.
formers" still In prison at Pretoria, Is
the hero Of famous combat with old
BOthn, a Boer fighter Of renown. In
the Boer war Of 1881 Sampson and
BOtha found themselves behind stones
on a level plain, shooting at each other.
Sampson presently made sure that he
had hit BOtha and raised his head q
little. when bullet plowed his neck.
my man Is Dead" exclaimed BOtha.
and exposed himself. At the same In.
slant a bullet from Sampson's rife
struck him.
This time I've got hlmr' shouted
Sampson, and raised himself up. but a
bullet graxed his side ana he dropped.
BOtha now had no doubt that he had
ended his antagonist, and Jumped up
on his feet. only to be again laid low.
Though the men were now past fight.
Ing, with two bad wounds apiece, both
recovered. and when Sampson settled
In the Transvaal they became great
friends. and often chaffed each other
about this encounter.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
Tn. watch force :. divia.,, in,, TIRE.

The watch force y divided into three
reliefs. Ike an army guard, only the treas
ury Waterman is on post longer than the
soldier. Each Of the night watches 10
made up of twice the sumber of men iu
the day watch. A gang Of robbers. to
effect an entrance at the main door after
nightfnll. would have to use a battering
ram on the iron outer door. and by the
time they had stove it In they would he
thanked by the entire police force of the
District. the soldiery from Fort Myet
and the arsenal and the marines from the
barracks. with oil Of which forces the
treasury has direct alarm connections.
There II something eerie about the big
treasury building at night. Ten minutes
before midnight the watchmen Of the
mid" watch are all on hand at the main
entrance. and they all make their ap-
pearance at the iron door ut once. to the
very minute Of time. apparently spring.
broken By the frequent ringing Of the
tenant Of the watch. Their lowered
solsmnity. From their manner one might
Ing work cut out for them before dawn
~. shs. I. ,ss,ro.S, ,,,,..s.,S.
Esch w.tchn.r H.. = so.,i., re,rs.
,sns ro.s IT, 4. ,as ~..r,,s:d % smoLs.
sn.S =. -,,,. ,~h;,. ~ S,,,v fi,s hwsi.
ns.s 4. soi.i. ~ r..ch "a hs ~oss a
H., "a S.."ss.sS -, On. ws,ch
n..rs, :. !. "....;,, ~ -. a,..hs.ssd ,rcn
ks,ns ..,,,,,sS .ha No. =. Az A. ,hs snd
a. as.h sornS ~ ,s.tchmsr torchs. his
oi.',,.,.,.i h,,,,n ,rh,ch ,nS".m. IN. i,su.
,onsn, ~ ths watch n, his Je,t AZ the
main door fhat cvervsh,ne ia we'll with
MIN
The two mos, impor,ont posts are
those which inciuJe within their iimitp
the cold and silver vnults. which are aide
by aide. The wntchmnn who look, after
| the cash room, vault IL locked In the cash
room whom no goes on post. and patrols
tho gallery at freouent intervals, resis-
ter,ng zach ris,t n the door Of the vault
ss he nassc. the electrical hutton. Thus,
n a robbcr sontrivcd 70 got into the cash
rom and overcome tho wntchman. tho
ccss..ion ~ reoistcrinr rcports would In.
form, the iieutcnnn, Of tho watch that
somethine had zone wrong on that post.
T'hcn nv means Of tho electrical signals,
tho lieutenant would quickly assemble
a force ~ watchmen OF whatever siss he
cons,dered necessary. These watchmen
wom,d 90 20 rho room Of tho captaip Of the
wotch,-in which. by the way, is hung.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

him, had sent for the lieutenant to idcn'
tify him.
To observe the fashion with which the
night watchmen "cover" their posts, II
might easily he thought that the sssr'f
service Is In constant receipt OF infotma'
ton as 10 contemplated treasury robber'
les. Yet never q dollar has ever been
taken from the treasury by force. A
sneak thief once got In his work to the ex'
tent Of 10000 In bills, which he expert
zy piucked from one Of the tables In the
redcmption division. But there has never
been hold.up. The secret service knows
that many celebrated cracksmen. includ'
ing Little Jimmy" Hope. who successful
" pulled of the great Manhattan bank
robbery, have from time TO time conten-
plated the conversion of few millions OF
treasury money to their private usr, but
they all thought better of II. They de-
cided the undertaking TO be OF too colossal
Q character.
Down TO the incumbency Of Secretary
Folger there would, II Is claimed, have
been no great difficulty for accomplished
and nervy cracksmen Of the frs: raak 10
have done bit Of nishtwork in tho big
marble cash repository Of the Govern
,1cnt. When Mr.. Folger took tho rclns
OF the treasury the watch actually de-
pended on common police whistles. He
completely changed and reorganized the
system. An elaborate electrical alarm
system was introduced, the force oil
,watchmen was greatly amplifed. and the
old iron safes were replaced by the mod
ern steel affairs with intricate combina'
lions. The gold and silver vaults were
given steel castings around their common
Al
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
Rcsn0PkabD 1ptGs.
- any Of them babies hurt?"


When the pig is not only domestic
animal. but family friend, a. he ar-
pears to be In the MarQuesas Islands,
no develops unsupported cleverness.
I'm tho South Scas," one Of Robert
Louis Stevcnson's last books, gives
many instances BY wny OF proof. "Many
islanders live With their pigs % We do
with our dogs" Mr.. Styenson observ.
ed; both crowd around the hearth with
equal freedom, and the island pig = o
fellow Of activity, enterprise and sense.
He husks his own cocoanuts and
I am told--rolls them into. the sun to
burst: hc 10 tho terror Of the shepherd.
Mrs. Stevenson, senior, has seen o pig
fleeing to tho woods with o lamb In his
mouth; and saw another como 0pidly
and erroneously-to the conclusion
that tho Casco was going down. and
swim through tho flush water to the rail-
In search Of an escape.
ut was told Us In childhood that pigs
cannot swim; I have known one to leap
overheard. swim i've hundred yards to
shore, and return to the house Of his
original owner.
II was once. Mt Tautirn, q pigmaster
on considerable scale. At nSst, In my
pen, the utmost good feeling prevailed.
A little SOW with a bcllyache came and
appealed to US for help In the manner
Of child: and there was one shapcly
black boar, whom we called CathOlicus,
for hc was a particular present from
the Catholics OF the village, and who
early displayed tho marks Of courage
and fr!endliness.
mo other animal, whether dog or pig
was suffered to approach him Mt hia
food. and for human beings he showed
n full measure Of that toaIying fond
ness, SO common In tho lower animals
ana possibly their chief title to thu
name.
"One day. on visiting my piggcry.
was amazed to see CathOlicus draw
back from my approach with cries Of
terror; and II ] was amazed at TIN
change. was truly embarrassed who,
l learned Its reason.
zone Of the pigs Ind been that morn
Ing killed; Catholicus had seen the mur
der, he had discovered he WINS dwelling
In tho shambles. and from that time b!
confidence and his delight In life wer
ended.
I'VE still reserved him long while
but he could not endure the sight Of an,
two.legGed creature, nor could We. III
der the circumstances. encounter hi
eye without confusion"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

penetrating the six tons Of steel, may be
heard The patrol passes the cage very
frequently. and somehow II Is hard to
throw on the impression that this patrol.
ling Waterman Is a prison turnkey. tho
chief o! u death watch, keeping hts eye
upon the wnrder. who. In his turn, inces-
sanity embraces within his view Grim.
inai passing his last night upon earth.
The sub.basement Of the treasury at mid.
night Is calculated to render the most
prosaic and phlcgmatic man into . NOR
bidly imaginative person.
Two or three times month. Oh an
average. treasury employees In charge Of
safes In their respective divisions forget
TO lock them up at the close Of tho days
business. 1t Is the duty Of the watch
I pa.ro! not only to see that none Of thu
safes are open, but to try them to SEQ
that they are locked. When one Of these
patrolmen happens upon an unlocked safe
he Immediately informs the lieutenant u
the watch. who without making any a.
tempt to lock the safe. places his sea
over a point covering the door and tn
frame. and stations u special watchmnr
to see that II Is not tempered with. Whel
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
JEWEL AND SETTING.


Much on Real vaiuc Depsnds Upos
surroundings.
A few years ago the directors Of an
Academy Of Fine Arts In one Of our
cities were dismayed at finding that
one Of the most valuable pictures In
their galleries was gone. II had been
taken from the frame ut night, and q
COPY substituted. Reward was offered.
and search made for IT. return, but In
vain.
Some years Inter nm artist found the
picture In the tavern Of town In eau.
ada. where the thief had sold It. lie
tclegraphej to the directors, two Of
whom at once came to him. But they
could hardly be made to believe that
the grimy canvas, In o broken wooden
frame, hanging In tho dark corner Of q
bar-room. was the great masterpiece.
The artist, however, insisted upon It's
gcnuincness, aud II was taken bacl;
with him. He cleaned Il and placed I,
In Its proper frame, surrounded by o
background Of maroon drapcry, every
beam Of light skillfully tempered 20 ns
to bring out it, lsauty, and then
brought IN the directors.
They burst into loud EXPLANATIONS OF
delight and welcome. The artist alone
could detect the 'great picture In Its sor.
did surroundings, but even the careless
passer-by recognized II when properly
framed and hung.
The Regent and the Snncy. two Of the
imperial diamonds OF tho world. wcru
cut and set by the best living jewelers.
They lost In the process much OF their
weight, but they gained enormously Il,
brilliancy and consequently In value
50 much does the proper presentation Of
. gem enhance It's cost.
| Very few Of " own grcnt Jewels 0i
works of art for whose framing we art
responsible. But eaeh has some treas
ure, great or small. with which we ma,
brighten and cheer our little w0rid
How do We use itr
This mans brnin IL filed with knowi
edge and high. original IDEAS. But hi,
speech Ii Quarrelsome and his tempe
uncertain.
That youns girls heart overflow
with kindness; she longs to b. friend
with all the world. But her dress /
torn. her hair unt!dy. her belonging
disordcrly.
Many good Christians. inspired b.
noble virtues, are no grim in aspect ant
curt In speech that few persons rsspec
their religion.
The world does not recognise the pur
diamond thus covered with CRIME. an
SO Its light Is lost.
Remember that the light Is God shir
Ing In your soul to help the world: nm
the Crime which covers It Ia your Ow
defect Of manner. OF habits. or OF ten
per.
Cut the gem and framc the p'ctur
atty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

successful than when depicting the Joys
and sorrows. pleasures and palms Of the
children OF tho streets and byways. In
his pictures there Is not single line
without meaning. not line that In not
necessary. Mr.. May Is only 3? years OF
age. He comes from tho class that he
has strivcn to describe with his pencil.
At y he showed wonderful talent as an
artist. lie went to London and there
picked up some training In his profess
sion. He went to Australia, anu by his
efforts raised the sydney Bulletin from
an obscure paper to the funniest sheet
In the world. Then no returned to Lon
don with Il reputation and Joined tho
stafr OF Punch. From that time Oh Ms
life was one pronounced success. Mr.
Mays style Is strong AMI vigorous. ant
Is not numbered with needless detail.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
Little NOurishTnens.

The landlord Of country hotel sees
n good deal OF the natural "cranklness"
Of human nature. Tho proprietor of a
house In Maine village, where the
summer visitor Ia the chief source Of In.
come, tells the following story:
People IRE generally queer about their
eating, SO ! don't mind much about
some Of the,n wanting nothing for
for breakfast and then hearty meal
by II o'clock and lunch ut three and
supper at seven. OF course it's con-
siderable upsetting. but some folks
claim It's healthy. But ono woman that
came here was peculiar.
sho said she had been sick, and that
her meals wouldn't amount to any
thing; that she couldn't eat any hearty
food worth mentioning, and only tool
little nOurishment.
asked her what kind Of food SHE
wanted prepared, and she looked Mt me-
| In a discouraged fashion and says she
"Oh, not a thing. only take ligh
breakfast. and then I take twenty-sl'
raw eggs during the day and a glass o.
milk every haif.hOur."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
He saved tho Babies.

Heroism AMI mOdesty prOverbially go
hand In hand, but there arc few more
striking examples Of tho combination
that that afforded by the captain OF
wNcking tug In New York harbor. His
own account OF the affair was thus set
down In the tugs log: "Jan. 30. Left
Jersey City a. m. Ice running heavy.
Cant. Joe stopped leak In ferry-boat."
Mr.. y. HopkinsOn Smith, In his DAY at
Lagucrre's," tells the story more fully
The HobOken ferry-boat was stopped
midway Of Its early passage. by the
Ice pack. At this juncture an ocean
tug,oat crashed into her side, cutting q
V.shaped cash below the watcr-line. A
panic ensued among passengers ant
crew. Just then the wrecking tug Re
lance ran alongside, and Capt. 10,
Smith jumped ON board.
He dropped into the engine-rOom, me
the engineer halfway up the ladder
compelled him to return. dragged TIN
mattresses from the crews hunks
stripped OF blankets, racks OF clothes
overalls, cotton waste and rags OF car
pet, examining them Into the great rem
left by the tugs cutwater until tn
space of each broken plank was re
placed except one. Through and owe
this space tho water still combed, del
uglRg the floors and swashing dow
between the gratings into the hdd BIZ
low.
Another mattress, quick! All gone
A blanket. then-carpet-anythi
Quick, for Gods sake"
1t was useless. Everything, even I
the oil rags, had been used. Little b
little the water gained, bursting OF
below, then ON one side, only to DO r.
calked and only to rush In again.
Captain Joe stood moment as
undecided; then deliberately tore dow
the top wall of calking he had SO car
fully built up, and before the engine'
could protest had forced his own bod
into the gap, with his arm outside, lev
with the drifting ice.
An hour later the disabled ferry-bO'
Yas lowed Into the Hoboksn slip VII
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

Robert @. 1nsersoll
- Q youth was not q
phenomenon Of eio-
Quence. One day his
teacher directed him to
deliver . defamation.
Robert selected . poem
beginning:
4 little bird ste On the
telegraph wire,
And nitterS and chitters
and folds lts wings.
He appeared before
bic audience, and be.
gan boldly:
4 little bird sits on the
telegraph wire
Then he forgot the
rest. He tried II again'
4 little bird sits on the
telegraph wife
That was oil he
could remember. Once
more he Numbered:
4 little bird sits on the
telegraph wire
and fed from the stage.
He laughs about II now
and says:
''That was forty or az.
" years ago. l guess
the little bird n sitting
on the wire yet"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

T. Dewitt Talmass %
Q boy did not show evi.
dcncs OF . theological
turn Of mind. On one
occasion hs was very
restless In church. and
bic parents had grave
doubts Of his paying
much attention to the
sermon. The preacher
spoke on the words:
IAN angel came down
from heaven and took
. live coal from tho al.
tar" Reaching home
the parents asked theie
son:
ibid you hear the
scrmon?"
EYES,"
"Can you repent the
text?"
"Of course"
"l.et 10 hear you"
Young Talmage tri.
umphantly quoted: IAN
lngun came down from,
New Haven and pulled
Q live colt from the hal.
ter"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

Henry Irving once
took part In . school
dialogue, entitled, "Tha
Little Philosopher, 10
which . lad IL ques.
toned By a benevolent
old gentleman. Among
the questions asked are
the following: -
"What do ron 10
when II rains?"
II get under q tree
for shelter"
"And what do you do
when you are hungry
II sometimes eat O
raw turnip."
Irving studied his
lines for weeks.
The house " a 8
crowded The dialogue
progressed satisfactori-
~ until tho question
was asked:
"Whnt do you do
when II rainsi"
When Irving proudly
replied:
II sometimes eat q
raw turnip."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
QUEER DRINKING TANK.
An italian Cruiser Provided with a
Rlaauaalna nj L An A q

An italian Cruiser Provided with o
Singular Drinking Arp ,ratus.
The Italian cruiser ChristOfor0 Co.
Jumbo. recently In tho port Of New
York. Is provided with the most singu'
lar drinking apparatus In tho world.
In the center Of her mess room Is D
copper or brass-cOvcred tank like biz
water cooler. Under 1t II n hve-foot
basin. The tank IL quite n yard In d.
amcter ana Is more than six feet TX
height. A hand pump beside 1t keeps
1t always full. Its extraordinary drink
Ing features are that 1t has no drinking
cup or faucet. Instead. near the tor
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

Chauncey Depew has
great ren0wn 40 an Of.
ter-dinner speaker, and
p never 1t Q loss for .
good story or Q witty
rctort. There 10 Q great
deal Of preparation
about Depew's Jokes,
bat many Of bis bright
sayings are spontane.
Gus and the result OF
the inspiration Of the
moment.
When a boy Dcpew
was q slow and exas-
pcrating reader. One
day he was oil tangled
up over the phrase,
MY yoke II easy and
my burden IL light.
His teacher Numbered
at him:
READ that again, sir,
you're oil wrong"
Chauncey dashed Al
the phrase with grcat
vigor and shouted:
MY burden 10 easy
and my joke 10 light"
In the laugh which
followed the teacher
anger evaporated.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

every soul on board. When they lifted
Captain Joe from the wreck he was
unconscious and barely alive. The
water had frozen his blood and the
floating Ice had torn the flesh from his
protriding arm from shoulder to wrist.
When the color began to creep back to
his cheeks, he opened his eyes and said
to the doctor who was winding the
bandages:
"Was any of them babies hurt?"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
IL Ticklcd Boston.

In one Of Lowell's letters to Briggs,
the former mentions Thackeray's visit
to Boston, and says that during tho
meeting of Thackeray with Ticknor.
the latter said: "One mark Of gentle
man Is TO be well-looking-for good
blood shows itself In good features"
"a pretty speech" replied Thackcra?,
"for one broken-nosed man TO make to
another" and In the letter Lowell add
ed: "All Boston has been secretly tick
led about IT,"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02

OF the tank, six small tubes project two
inches. There are no water glasses OF
cups Mt all aboard ship for the crew,
and when they want water they simply
have to take tube In their mouths and
secure water after the fashion Of In
fants.
Shades of bacteria, bacilli and all 9th
er germ horrors! 1t is n relic Of ancient
days, 1t Ia explained, and the tube
tanks have become very rare. There
arc no water cups on the mess tables.
and the sailor who wants water while
eating has to 60 to the tank ard take
his turn at a tube. A large crown
gives an imposing appearance to the
fxQnt OF the tank ,H.r- ~sN
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-01-02
Roosevelt.


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~ "a tent =" "'s'
The Turk lay dreaming
Ing Of the hour
""e ~ SrrcH; ,.n -. 49,
Should trembis st bis
power.
Roosevelt GOT ID far