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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26
The Amusing Duke of Orleans,

From the Chicago Chronicle
That princely nincompoop. the Duke of
Orleans. has cause to rejoice at the ac-
ton of the French government in arrest
ing a batch of his most blatant adherents
in Paris. In no other way could he have
secured so good an advertisement. There
has been no reason thus far to believe
that the young man had any serious sup
porters, either in the army or among the
people. His pretenses to the throne We're
of the most Derfunctory character be-
cause he has neither strength of character
nor advisers calculated to inspire respect
or devotion. But the arrest of his ad-
herents-gentlemen who were wearing his
portrait in scarfpins-wiil give his cause
a boom.
The Partisan is emotional and prone to
sympathiZe with anyone who is "agin''
the government. He will not care much
for the Duke of Orleans, but he will hur-
rah for that person because II will dis
please President Loubet and NJ Dupuy.
Young Orleans can now begin issuing
proclamations in the accepted fashion
with the assurance that they will at least
be read. Continued persecution of his
supporters might even give him a stand
ing as a pretender The government
would do far better to allow him to keep
on with his plots in the style of La File
de Madame Angot." In that occupation
ne is not only harmless, but moderately
amusing.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26

! OF the note is given For a piece two
| flfths in size of the original nothing Is
| given. But this last provision is lin
tied by the law, which gives discretion
TO the treasury department to give full
value for the note if the owner can
prove to the satisfaction of the authors
ties that the note of the missing mart
of it was destroyed. This last provis on
opens the door to possible fraud and
many are the efforts made by dishonest
persons to take advantage of IL.
me fragments of money which come
10 the treasury are turned over to one
OF the experts-in difficult cases to Mrs
bfoWn-and sorted out under the mic
roscope for Identification. They are
picked apart and each tiny piece is as
signed to its place like part of a puz-
zle This is usually done on glass and
the fragments are eventually put be-
tween pieces of glass to hold them to-
gether while they are measured to see
whether there is two-fifths or three
fifths of the note identitiable or whether
1t Is so little that the owner can re-
cover nothing. Sometimes it is very
serious matter to the owner, but the
poor are not the only applicants for
assistance 20 recover damaged money.
AT the time w. K. NanderbiltS beauti-
full home at Newport was burned Mrs.
NanderhiIt--now Mrs. Belmont--sent in
about 81 LOCO in mutilated currency, out
of which Mrs. Brown was able to iden-
tify for redemption ali but a fraction Of
the sum.
II is not alone mutilated money that
comes to the treasury. but dirty and
worn money of all kinds. The national
bank notes so to the redemption agency
especially maintained for them. This
agency has handled more than S97 ,00O,-
900 in national bank notes last year.
In the same period Mr.. Relyea's divis-
ion handled S340. 900, 600 or more. Of this
S150,5430 600 was in silver certificates and
about $4,000, coo in currency certificates.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26
GATHERS THE TORN MONEY.
Feminine Official of Great Service to
Uncle Sam,

ShSie sam.
When Uncle Sam sanctions the issue
or new bank notes and authorizes the
recall of the old bills two of the treas
ury chief officials are particularly con-
spicuous. They are James A. Sample
of the issue division and Albert Relyea
of the redemption division. One of them
supervises the putting out of the new
notes, while the other has charge of
taking in the old. Under these men
some of the best known characters of
the public service are employed One
OF these is famous woman clerk. Wo-
men were first employed by the govern
ment in the treasury service. and this
woman has the most responsible posi-
ton of any in the service of Uncle Sam.
There are several experts employed
by the government to inspect the cur
rency offered for redemption. In fact,
every person employed in the bureau,
from Relyea down, is in some degree an
expert, because each one of them has to
pass on the genuineness of the money
presented for redemption, and this is a
difficult task. Remember that this
money comes to the treasury, as a rule.
only when it is so badly worn that it
will not pass current. This dirty, torn.
greasy, ragged money the experts of
Mr.. Relyea's office have to handle and
decide whether it was issued by the
government anu SflOulu De redeemed a
its face value or whether it is the work
of counterfeiters and should be re-
jected 1t is not at all to the discredt
of the experts of the bureau that some
bogus money has got past them and
been detected in one of the offices to
which the pieces of the money go for
further examination. This does not &C.
cur often.
The peculiar province of Mrs. Brown
is not to detect bad money-though she
is an expert at that-but to put to-
gether torn pieces of money sent in for
Identification and redemption.
These pieces of money come from all
parts of the country and arrive under
most extraordinary conditions. This is
not surprising, in view of the fact that
they come from experiences with fire
and water and gastric juices and many
other powerful agents. A not infrc-
quent accident to money is to be left in
stove whence it is taken in a badly
charred condition. with only ashes to
represent the greater part of it. Often
it is used by rate to make their nests;
or. buried in the dampness of a cellar,
1t rots away; or. swallowed by COW,
it is rescued from her stomach a Shiny
mass Of paper.
Here are the rules of the treasury for
the redemption of mutilated money:
For a piece of currency greater than
two-fifths and less than three-tfftts of
the original note, one-half of the face
value of the note is given. For a piece
as great as three-fifths the whole value
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26
MANNED BY SLMIAN CREW.
Trained Gorillas Save ii Vessel From tn,
Tempcsts Fury.

Professor GARNER, whose startling
theories regarding the possibilities of
gorillaS being trained for useful occu-
pations caused so much comment last
year in scientific circles, would doubt
less be much pleased could he have the
pleasure of a talk with Captain Nc
Lauchlan of the British steamer Ny
ANA, which arrived from Sourabaya
yesterday. Captain McLauchlan brings
an account of a violent storm in the
Red Sea. during which he observed a
dhoW saved from destruction by her
crew, nearly all of which We're gOrillas.
The Nyanza left Sourabaya, Java. on
January for the Delaware Breakwat-
er. Her course was through the Indian
Ocean, Straits of Babel-Mandeb and the
Red Sea. When on the latter nhospit-
able sheet of water the incident &C.
CURED which has been the source of
unbounded wonder TO Captain Nc
Lauchlan and his crew.
We were we'll up the straits" said
the former yesterday, when the ba-
rOmeter fell rapidly and there was ev-
cry indication Of the approach of one of
those tcmpests So dreaded in that vi
cinity. Between 4 and o'clock in the
evening of February there was only
one sail in sight, an Egyptian dhOW
with iateen sails. on the same plan as
the generality Of craft in those waters.
She was If large size and Was apparent
ly endeavOring to make port at Colino
ahead Of the brewing storm.
Soon we We're within half a mile of
her. To my surprise ] saw but three
men on deck and no other sign of life
anywhere The hurricane was almost
upon us and called the mates atten-
ton to the dhow, implying that she
was in very dangerous position.
He had better get some of his rags
in he replied. and in short order, too,
if he wants to stay afloat.'
Scarcely had the words left his
mouth when a most remarkable exhibit
ton took place on the decks of the
dhow. One of her men raised the fore
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-03-26
illustrating the Difference.

From the Houston, Tex, Post.
The difference between France and
America and between the French and
American republics is strkingly shown in
the fact that plain, simple old Mother
Loubet is laughed at by the French press
while plain, simple old Mother McIIin-
ley was treated with chivairic Difference
as the type of a good woman and the
mother of president.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11

A SCHEME THAT FAILED.-In
we'll known town in the Midland
counties resided two friends who were
very fond Of practical jokes, and bore
the character of being "two cute 'uns.
This cuteness, however, did not save
them from being "landed" with bad
two shilling piece.
A consultation took place between
them as to how to get rid of the false
coin.
Lets 20 to the theatre" said one
otis only six-pence to the pit. III
try it, and if l can get in, all right
you can pay and follow me; we shall
have our nights amusement and be a
shilling to the good"
agreed" said the other. No. ]
rendered his counterfeit coin at the
door of the temple of The drama, which
was taken without examination, one
shilling and six-penee being given in
change.
No. 2, seeing his friend had safely
passed the money box, went up glee
fully and put down the first coin he
could take from his pocket. 1t was a
half a crown. Imagine his consterna.
ton on receiving the change-the bad
two.shilling piece
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
Here Is Pleasant Work
And Good Pay.
GET UP A CLUB FOR THE ENQUIRER.
Two High Grade Buggies, a Handsome Suit
of Furniture, Sewing Machines, Guns,
Watches, Silverware, Books, Etc.

THIS is the season during which the
Il people of this section generally make
selection of the newspaper they expect TO
read during the following year.
We want THE ENQUIRER to 60 as q
TWICE-A-WEEKv visitor to every home
in York county. With the assistance OF
intelligent and trustworthy friends in the
different localities, we know it can be
gotten into many homes to which 1t Is not
now going. This assistance is OF much
value to US, and it is our purpose to pay
for it most literally, in proportion TO the
service rendered.
The propositions we make herein are
to all responsible individuals, in each and
every locality. There is no monopoly in
the matter. Because an individual re-
turned the name of a certain subscriber
last year, is no reason why he should
have any claim upon that subscriber TINS
year. Because one individual may al
ready be at work in a given neig hbor,,
hood, is no reason why another should
not also canvass in that neighborhood.
Every clubmaker is entitled to get sub
scribers whenever and wherever he or
she may be able to get them, and upon
compliance with the conditions herein
stated, have them counted.
Our plan of compensation to clubmak-
ers this year is on the same line as here
tofore-a competition for TWO LEAD
ING PREMIUMS to be awarded Tor the
TWO LARGEST clubs, and third lead
ing premium for the largest club OF
NEW SUBSCRIBERS. After that the
value of the premium is in proportion 10
the number of names returned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11

A FOREIGNER FROM ARKANsAw.-
"When was on the BENCH" relate:
Judge ]. ]. DuBose, "we were once
making up special jury for murder
trial. The lawyers were examining
the venire, and wasn't paying much
attention to what was going on, til
one of the lawyers attracted my atten
ton by saying:
"sYour honor, this man is incompe
tent for jury service. He is a for
eigner." :.
~ looked at the man under exami
nation and didn't think he looked like
a foreigner. He looked, anyway, like
he was acclimated. So | asked him
"Have you ever been naturalized? ?
"sNo SIR" he answered.
"sAnd you say you're a foreigner
and not naturalized. What country
are you native OFF,
"'Arkansas.'
"Well, everybody in the courtroom
laughed. 1 told the man he could 60
He wasn't much of a foreigner, but toe
much to sit on a jury in my court"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
For dO dSD LESS THAN 60
L. NJ. GRIsT & SONS, Yorkville, s. G.
TAX CoLLECTIONs-1s9s.
Office of the County Treasurer OF
York County,

YoRKvILLE, S. c., September Is, 1899.
TN accordance with law, my books will
i he opened on the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1899, for the collection Of
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES, for the fiscal year, beginning
January 1st, and ending December 3lst,
1899, and will be kept open until Deceml,,
her 3lst, 1899. I will also receipt for all
VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS OF COM
mutation road taxes for the year 1900. -,
For the convenience of taxpayers Will
meet them at the following places on the
days named: GA,
At Yorkville, from Friday the 10th,
until Saturday the 25th day Of Novem-
ber. ,-.,
At Rock Hill, from Monday the 9Th
day of November, until Saturday the 2nd
day of December.
And at Yorkville, from Monday, 1e
4th day of December, until Saturday, the
3Oth day of December, 1899. After which
day the books will be closed and the 10
per cent penalty will he attached.
H. A. b. NEELY, County Treasurer.
September l6 u
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11

to extend deep and far He felt with
agony after the vision again. He
thought he saw the church of Jesus il
America open its heart to the moving
Of the Spirit and rise to the sacrifice OF
its ease and self satisfaction in the
name Of Jesus. He thought he saw the
motto, "What Would Jesus Dor" in
scribed over every church door and
written on every church member g
heart. The vision vanished. 1t came
back clearer than before, and he saw
the Endeavor societies all over the
world carrying in their great process
sions at some mighty convention ban
ner on which was inscribed. "What
Would Jesus Dor and he thought in
the faces of the young men and women
he saw future joy Of suffering. loss,
self denial, martyrdom, and when this
part of the vision slowly faded he saw
the figure of the Son Of God beckoning
to him and to all the other actors in his
life history. An angel choir somewhere
was singing. There was a sound as Of
many voices and shout as of a great
victory. and the figure of Jesus grew
more and more splendid. He stood at
the end of a long fight Of steps. "Yesl
,Yesl o my Master. has not the time
come for this dawn of the millennium
of Christian history3 Oh, break upon
the Christendom of this age with the
light and the truth Help us to follow
thee all the wayr"
He rose at last with the awe Of one
who has looked at heavenly things He
felt the human forces and the human
sins of the world as never before. and,
with hope that walks hand in hand
with faith and love, Henry Maxwell.
disciple of Jesus, laid him down to sleep
and dreamed of the regeneration of
Christendom and saw in his dream a
church of Jesus without spot or wrin-
kle or any such thing" following him
all the way. walking obediently in his
steps.
THE END.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
APPLICATION FOR HOMESTEAD.

State of South Carolina-County OF
York.
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Ex parte, Maggie E. Thompson, In re
Homestead.
WHEREAS MAGGIE E. THOMP-
w SON has filed her verified petition
with me praying for HOMESTEAD for
herself and her minor children out of the
real and personal property of her deceas-
ed husband, E. D. Thompson, deceased,
notice is hereby given to all parties con-
cerned that she intends to claim such a
homestead out of said property, and after
due notice, according to law, will pro-
ceed to set off the same.
w. BROWN WYLIE, G. c. c. Pleas.
November 8 4t"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11

FUN WITH THE CHECK Book
Jones. Brown had just been married
Like other benedicts he discovered
early in his connubial career that Mrs
Jones. Browns methods of distributing
his hard earned pelf was most unbusi
nesslike and wasteful. So he opened
an account for her in nearby bank
and brought the little lady check
book.
With all of his patience, six weeks o.
his valuable time, and some II large
size check books, Mrs. Jones-Browr
at length succeeded in making out
check which the careful bank clerks
were willing to honor.
Mrs. Jones. Brown was elated at bel
success. So delighted was she that she
spent an entire afternoon with he'
check book. To her unbounded Joy
the bank cashed every check she hao
written.
About that time Mr.. Jones Brown
was called away from town on busl
ness. On his return he asked his little
spouse how she was getting on witt
her check book.
"Splendid, Harry" said she, enthu
siastically. "The bank was awrully
kind. They cashed all my checks, ano
what do you think ?-ihey sent then
back to me! The checks were bl
torn and ragged, so I wrote them al
out fresh and used them again. lt''
glorious"
Mrs. Jones. Brown now receives hel
weekly money in cash.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
The Leading Premiums.

For the LARGEST club of subscribers
RETURNED and PAID FOR. at S1.75, we
offer the choice between the following pre-, pc
NUNS: A BEST GRADE "ROCK
HILL Buggy, with quarter-leather
top, valued at S75; BEST GRADE
"YORKVILLE BUGGY" with quarter
leather top, valued at $50; a handsome
SUIT OF FURNITURE valued at S5O.
For the NEXT LARGEST CLUB,
we will give the choice between theaooVe
articles left after first choice.
For the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
we will give the premi,,
um which is left after the first and second
choice has been made.
The handsome suit of furniture may
be seen at the store of w. B MOORE
Il CO., and the buggies in the warer0oms
of the respective manufacturers in YORK
Vile and Rock Hill.
In addition to the competitive premiums
mentioned above, we also offer various other
premiums for clubs containing specified num-
bers of names, and propose to deliver the pre-
returned and paid for. Upon securing one
premiums watch or sewing machine, say
the clubmaker will be at liberty to try for the
same thing again, or for anything else on the
list and If In the aggregate oy tne dod .an "a IL
returning and paying for the largest number
OF NEW NAMES, he will be entitled to the
premium for the LARGEST CLUB OF NEW
SUBSCRIBERS just the same as II he had
not previously taken other premiums. Now,
then, read the list:
FOR 90 SUBSCRIBERS.
We will give the clubmaker his choice Of the
following premiums, each valued at S5: a
FOUR DRAWER "ENQUIRER" SEWING
MACHINE, together with all attachments
a "HOUSEKEEPER,S" SET OF KNIVES,
FORKS AND SPOONS, made by e Rogers "a q
proof case q BREECH-LOADING DOUBLE
BARRELED GUN.
FOR 40 and LESS THAN 60
SUBSCRIBERS, we will give the clubmaker
his choice Of the following, each valued at Slo
WALTHAM WATCH, In open face silver
case; set OF half dozen ROGERS BROS;
KNIVES and FORKS Q2P1ECESl; or LOW
ARM SINGER SEWING MACHINE q
DOUBLE-BARREEEDS SHOT GUN.
FOR 80 AND LESS THAN 40
SUBSCRIBERS, choice of the following, each
valued at. $40: NEW YORK STANDARp
7-JEWELED WATCH in dustproof case; lax
GOLD FILLED WATCH CHAIN HALE Il
DOZEN TEASPOONS, HALE DOZEN IA
BLESPOONS and BUTTER KNIFE Q3 PIE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
THE FARM
In THE HILLS
By Florence Warden,

Is a story of mystery. Few
writers have the faculty of pro-
ducing a story, the interest in
which is so keen that the reader
who begins is loath to put it
aside until the last chapter has
been read. Florence Warden is
one of these, and "The Farm In
the Hills" is the title of her
latest story which fills the condi-
tons. We will begin the publi-
cation of this story at an early
date.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
Humorous department.
GEORGIA MULE STORIES.

We presume that there is no Geor-
gian familiar with the history OF his
state, but has heard of the perfor-
mances of the celebrated roam mule
owned by lump Ponder, of Monroe
county, 25 years ago. This mule was
q lady mule, and in her all the charac-
teristics of her sex were highly devel-
oped. Consequently no one ever knew
what she would do next. On one oc'
casion, a Negro newly hired by MIR.
Ponder, was anxious to ride her to
church one Sunday. He had permls-
sion to use a mule, and he wanted the
roam because she was PAGER. Old
Sol, who plowed her, happened to be
around the lot, and when he saw the
new Negro with bride in his hand,
asked him what he was going to do.
The reply was that he was going to
ride the roam. She was feeding in the
lot at trough which had been nailed
to the side of the barn.
Old Sol looked at the Negro and
then at the mule. 'Is you gwine in
dar wild yo' Sunday cloze on ?" he ask.
ed. The Negro said be was. "An'
wild dat ar brass breastpin ?" Yes, he
was. "Go on, den," said Sol. The
next day when the coroner came, and
Sol was called to describe the accident,
he had very little to say. 81 tried ter
tell i'm he was foolin' wild de wrong
mule" be remarked "but he know'd
mo- bout it dan what I did. He went
in dar wild his Sunday doin's on, an
time he got whar de roam could reach
i'm, I heard thump er two. When
looked close, de mule wuz eatin'. Ef
she ever tuck 'er head QUIT de trough
'twuz ez much" Later, Sol picked up
the brass breastpin in an adjoining
field.
There was another Georgia mule,
white one, said to be 81 years old.
After working all the week, be was al
lowed to rest on Sundays. He accu'
pied a stall in the shed Of livery
stable. There were other stalls; but
this was the eighth from the door, and
there were perhaps dozen stalls be-
yond his. The passageway was about
four feet wide, being bounded by wall
on one side and the stalls on the other.
Attention was first called to the re-
markable talents of this mule by the
attempt of stray dog to run through
the passageway. He was going at full
speed but he few up against the wall
directly opposite old Whitey's stall
with every bone in bis body broken.
To all appearances the old mule was
asleep when the accident occurred.
Finally the small boys discovered that
it was impossible to throw tin can
past old Whitey's stall. The can
would strike the wall and fall to the
floor as fiat as a pancake. Yet no one
ever saw the mule move, and some OF
the boys, more observant than the rest,
said that he never opened his eyes, ap-
parently being sound asleep all the
time.-Atlanta Constitution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11

In BANKRUPTCY.-"Mr. White"
said lawyer to the witness in the
box, "at the time these papers were
executed, you were specializing, were
you not?"
"Yes, sir"
"You were in oil ?"
eyes, SIR"
"And what are you in now"
Bankruptcy" was the solemn re-
sponse.-Saturday Night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11
DON'T MISS A CHAPTER
REPAIRING AND PLUMBING.

THE facilities of the SUTRO COT
TON MILL MACHINE SHOPS
are offered to the public for the repair,
ING Of ali kinds of MACHINERY
and PLUMBING. Besides good work.
men, will be found drill press, gear
cutter and lathe, and if you have a gin,
engine, saw mill or pump that needs at
tention it will be our pleasure to accom-
modate you at reasonable and fair prices.
T. BAXTER MCCLAlN..
September 2 8
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11

.~ "You are quite run down." said
the facetious cyclist, to the man he had
knocked over. "You ought to take
something" II WILL" said his victim,
aI'll take your name and address"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-11

ONLY ONE LEFT. ACT QUICK!
THE undersigned offers for sale for
Il CASH ONE NEW 16-INCH IL
DISK CORBIN HARROW for $3.50.
L. M. GRIST.