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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

b9- What is now the state of Ten
nessee was originally q part of North
Carolina, just as Kentucky was part
of Virginia. The settlers in this re-
gion, under the lead of Sewer, held q
convention in 1884 and attempted to
form a separate state government un-
der the name of Franklin or Frank
land state; but the scheme was sup.
pressed by the North Carolina author
tiles, who caused Sewer and others to
be arrested for treason. They were
never punished, however, and their
enterprise of making new state was
realized later. In 17S9-90 that region
was ceded by North Carolina to the
United States. 1t was organized as
the territory of Tennessee in 1894, and
was admitted as a state on June l,
1896.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

~ ayes, our little four-year-old is
such a comfort and such help to me, ="
said Mrs. Westside to lady caller.
"Why, he can take care of his baby
sister as we'll as any nurse. He is in
the next room now playing with little
Dorothy"
(Raises her voice. "Wal-ter.
"Yeth, mamma"
care you taking care of little sis
ter?"
"Yeth, mamma"
"What are you doing, Walter?"
"Oh, Use des playin' Use a barber,
and Use Shawn her wifi papa's razor. "
(Exciting tableau).
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

p4 1t was Maine girl of whom the
story is told that she refused to marry
o most devoted lover until he should
have amassed fortune of $4,000.
After some expostulation he accepted
the decree and went to work. About
three months after this the avaricious
young lady, meeting her lover, asked
"Well, Charlie, how are you getting
along?" "Oh, very well indeed"
Charlie returned, cheerfully, "I've got
$1S saved" The young lady blushed
and looked down at the toes of her
boots and stabbed the inoffensive earth
with the point of her parasol. 81
guess" said she family, 81 guess, Char
lie, that's about near enough."-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

AN ODD WAY OF SELLING LAND.
Our remote ancestors in the old coun-
try did not sell land as it is sold nova
days; the seller merely gave to the
buyer an acknowledged deed of the
premises. According to their customs,
no land title could pass except by
"transmutation of possession" and
this they accomplished by solemn GER
emony called a feofment. The seller
and the buyer went upon the land to-
gether, in the presence of witnesses,
usually most of the village folks. The
seller took tuft of grass or clod of
earth and handed it to the buyer, de-
claring with a loud voice his intentions
to transfer to him the possession Of the
land in question.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

B@ On the evening before the last
solar eclipse in Germany, the colonel
of regiment of infantry sent for all
the sergeants, and said to them
There will be an eclipse of the sun to-
morrow. The regiment will meet on
the parade ground in undress. I will
come and explain the eclipse before
drill. If the day is cloudy, the men
will meet in the drill shed as usual. "
Whereupon the sergeants drew up the
following order of the day: "Tomor-
row morning, by order of the colonel,
there will be an eclipse of the sun.
The regiment will assemble on the pa.
rade ground, where the colonel will
come and superintend the eclipse in
person. If the sky is cloudy, the
eclipse will take place in the drill
she'd"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

The WOODS WERE FULL OF THEM
In the - regiment, Indiana volun'
teers, during the late war, was an unu'
sually eccentric native of "Erin. &c
Bragh," who had the fortune while on
picket duty to capture Confederate
soldier and take him to camp.
In the same company was lazy and
far from courageous comrade, who
seeing Dan with a prisoner to be turn
ed over to the colonel of the regiment
said:
"Dan, you are obliged to 60 back on
duty; let me take the prisoner up te
headquarters"
"Bedad, an not bit of it. If you
want rebel 60 and catch one for your
self. The bush is full of 'em," was
Dams reply.-Detroit Free Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

s6 Madam" said the tramp, as he
looked pensively at the angular female
who had just given him quarter of a
gooseberry pie, "you are very beauti-
full. If Eve was like you, I don't
wonder that Adam fell. I am almost
certain that would have fallen myself
had I, instead of Adam, been placed
in the garden with an Eve as beautiful
as yourself" The angular females
face looked somewhat red as she hand
ed the loquacious tramp another piece
of gooseberry pie.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

NOT ASKING A GREAT DEAL.-"I
am afraid, Bobby" said his mother,
"that when I tell your papa what q
naughty boy you've been today, that
he will punish you"
"Have you got to tell him ?" asked
Bobby anxiously.
"Oh, yes I shall tell him immediate
ly after dinner"
The look of concern upon Bobby's
face deepened, until bright thought
struck him.
"Well, ma," he said, "give him a
better dinner than usual. You might
do that much for me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

Hd- An old cavalryman says that a
horse will never step on a man inten-
tionally. 1t is standing order in the
English cavalry that, should man
become dismounted, he must lie down
and keep perfectly still. If he does
so the entire troop will pass over him
without his being injured. A horse
notices where he is going, and is on
the lookout for firm foundation to
put his foot on. 1t is an instinct with
him, therefore, to step over PROSTATE
man. The injuries caused to human
beings by runaway horse are nearly
always inflicted by the animal knock
ing them down, and not by his step
ping on them.-Boston Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06
AS Far As Prices
When You Want
Nice Clean
Job Printing

You should always 60 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-
mate prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

p~ "Come here, my lad," said an at.
torney to boy above nine years old.
The boy came, and asked what case
was to be be tried next? The lawyer
answered:
"It is a case between the people and
the devil-which do you think will be
most likely to gain the action ?"
~ guess it will be hard squeeze,
said the boy "for the people have the
most money, but the devil has the
most lawyers"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

the leather from losing its shape. Be
particularly careful not to put your
shoes near the fire.
The next day take out the oats,
which may be dried and made to serve
again. If you do not like the idea OF
using oats, stuff your shoes with fine
paper, which answers the same pur-
pose.-New York Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

s@ "Why did you send me such q
barrel of apples?" Indignantly ex,
claimed man to his grocer. "What
allied the apples? ?" asked the grocer
"Why they opened well enough at the
top, but grew worse all the way down. u
"The trouble was" said the grocer,
"that you opened the barrel at the
wrong end. If you had opened the
other end first you would have found
the apples growing better all the way
down"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
Summary of the News That Is Being Pub
lished by Exchanges.

Summary of the News That Is Being PuD
lished by Exchanges.
CHEROKEE-The Gafney Ledger,
May 2: The executive committee Of
the Cowpens Memorial association met
yesterday. There was a fair attend
ance and the work was found to be
progressing we'll. Much routine bust
ness was transacted and General N
G. Butler was selected to deliver the
oration at the celebration on the 9th
Rev. J. D. Bailey will deliver the his.
torical address, and Miss Addie Sans
will read an essay. Generals Wade
Hampton and Joseph Wheeler will be
specially invited. Also several sena'
tors and congressman from other states
and both of our senators and all of our
congressman and many other distin.
guished persons. MIR. Samuel ].
Hamrick, who was so severely hurt by
falling from his mule about two weeks
ago, died at his home from his injuries
on the oath ult. ..........Lieutenant John
K. Wells, of Shelby, N. c., late of the
First North Carolina Volunteer infan-
try, just returned from Cuba, was in
the city yesterday. Lieutenant Wells
is an ideal southerner, with soldier
bearing, and, had occasion offered
would have added another star to the
old North States bright war galaxy.
He says all Cubans say "Habana" and
pronounce "Cuba" as if it was written
"Cooba. .".'......"Uncle Frank Northy
was "a years old on the 2Sth of last
month, and is in good health and bids
fair to pass many more of Times mile
posts. He is a native of Cornwall
England, and came to this section
about go years ago. He has raised a
large family of worthy people and has
led a most exemplary life which has
endeared him to his neighbors and
made Cherokee proud to have him as
a citizen.
CHESTER-The Lantern, May 2
DR.. E. L. Glenn, of York county, is
visiting his son, J. l.. Glenn, Esq. .''.''''
Rev. J. E. Grier went to Kershaw yes
terday, where he will remain the larger
portion of the week, assisting Rev
John G. Beckwith in a series of meet.
ings. .''''''."The many friends of Mr..
w. R. Crawford will be sorry to learn
that he has been critically i'll for the
past 10 days. He is reported some
better this morning. g.'....'''.'Will Lyle
Hicklin, when we remember seeing
him last, was plump lad about half
grown. This morning a handsome,
portly man with a heavy mustache
came into this Office and announced
himself as the outgrowth of that same
lad. He is off the "Brooklyn" on a
three-months' leave of absence. '''''''''
Rev. and Mrs. J. r. Millard will leave
this week for Kings Mountain, n. c.,
their future home. Chester people
wish them much happiness and will
always be glad to have them visit
here. ...'...'.The county commissioners
met yesterday in regular session and
transacted the usual business. The
bid of Mr.. McDill Westbrook to furnish
lumber for Peden's bridge at $3.50 per
hundred delivered at the bridge was
accepted. A compromise has been ef-
fected with Mr.. B. E. Kell for injury
| to a mule on the public highway, by
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

pdF Little B en- lives in new house,
one of the most modern of modern
houses, where light, water, heat, and
other things are all to be had by turn
ing a knob or touching bell. He
lives in state or perpetual marvel
over these things, and the other night,
when suffering from headache, the
little fellow, said to his mother, who
sat beside him, "Please turn on the
dark, mother my eyes hurt me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

A BIBLE CuRIosITY.-There is a
verse in the Bible which contains every
letter in the alphabet except j, and it
is said there is only one such. It is
the 21st verse of the seventh chapter
of Ezra and reads, "And I, even l,
Artaxerxes, the king, do make de-
cree to all the treasurers which are be-
yond the river that whatsoever Ezra,
the priest, the scribe of the law of the
God of heaven, shall require of you it
be done speedily"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

pB Grumbling and loafing are twin
vices. The dissatisfied people in our
churches are never eminent as minis.
tering spirits. Sour tempers can only
be cured by work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06
The iJurkrille G1q'1irer.
Published Wednesday and Saturday.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

Single copy for ono year, z 90
One copy for two years, 5O
For civ months. s.......................... 100
For three months, s,......"....."............ 5O
Two copies for one year,.....".... 90
Ten copies one year,.................... IL 90
And an extra copy for aclub of ten.
ADVERTISE
inserted at One Dollar per square for the
first insertion, and Fifty Cents per square
for each subsequent insertion. A square
consists of the space occupied by ten lines
of this size type.
Gs- Contracts for advertising space for
three, six, or twelve months will be made
on reasonable terms. The contracts must
in all cases be confined TO the regular
business of the firm or individual con-
tracing, and the manuscript must be in
the office by Monday at noon when in
tended for Wednesdays issue, and on
Wednesday when intended for Saturdays
issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

A NICE WAY OF DRYING SHOES
As soon as you come in from bad
weather take off your shoes and MI
them with dry oats, which will quick
" absorb all the moisture and prevent
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

pdr 1t is estimated that 163, 100000
acres of land throughout the world are
devoted to the cultivation of wheat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

sH Never give the tongue its full lib
erty, but always keep it under control.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

sn- The state of Texas is about U.s.
900 square miles larger than the area
of Spain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06
PHOTOGRAPHY
Ts AM AIT

A ND it takes an artist to be photo
n grapher. One who is not an artist
doesn't stand much of chance OF max
ing a success at photography. l have
given years of study to this especial line
and can say with pride that my work
will compare favorab ly with that of any
photographer in this section.
The best and most perfect photographs
are the results of experience and not ex-
periments. I do all of my developing,
retouching and finishing, thereby obtain
ing the best possible results.
As Far AS Prices
Are concerned, you need not worry your
self along that score. know that my
prices are reasonable and you will agree
with me when I tell you what they are.
am also prepared to develop and print
pictures taken with pocket cameras. If
you have Kodak or Vive or any other
camera, and for any reason you can't de-
velop and print your pictures. bring them
to me at my gallery on West Liberty
street. j. Il. SCHORB.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06

CHATTEL MORTGAGES, LIENS
TOR RENT AND SUPPLIES, Title
u to Real Estate and Real Estate Mort
cages i'm blank form for sale at THE EN-
QUIRER OFFICE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-06
By John Strange Winter

Look out for the first install.
ment, which will appear soon.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29

doctor on good track. Yesterday the
two men, followed by 800 of their
friends, went out to the race track to
settle it. The racers agreed to leave the
post at the crack of the pistol. Tho
pistol did its part and Nadeau broke
away and left the doctor at the post
Nadeap, desiring to play fair" stopped
after he had gone about 80 feet and
looked back While in this attitude
the doctor sprang forward and overlook
Nadeau as bullet would a telegraph
pole, and ne never looked back Ma
deau. however, was equal to the going
and away he flew and, passed the doctor
and beat him out four feet. Then the
doctor looked back to see how the play
really did come up. The unheards of
time, $3.50, was flashed up, and Nadeau
claims the worlds championship belt.
The purse was 500 and the distance 100
yards.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29
He HAD A CLOSE CALL
Senator Mantle in the Wreck
Near Mandan.
A FORTUNATE ACCIDENT
A Long Death List Missed by a Hair.
The Senator Thinks Quay viii
Be Seated-The Speaker
ship Contest.

Hon. Lee Mantle arrived home last
evening from Washington, having
wound up his affairs incident to the
expiration of his term as United States
senator. Mr.. Mantle was a passenger
on the Northern Pacific train that was
wrecked near Mandan SATURDAY. morn
ing, when more than hundred people
had miraculous escape from being
plunged into the Hart river. Senator
Mantle regards the accident as one of
the luckfest he ever knew of, notwitb-
standing that one unfortunate lost HE
life as, according to his view of it, it
was most remarkable that there was
not long death roll. In telling of the
incident last evening, Senator Mantle
said:
1T came dreadfully close to being a
iriSntliii catastrophe and ! regard the
accident as one of the most fortunate
l ever heard of. 1t occurred at the APP
proach to the Hart river, about two
miles west of Mandan lust at daylight.
The approach had formerly been a
long trestle, but the trestle had been
filed in and the heavy rains, I suppose,
had caused the filing to settle and a
" n n =
erably good. rate of sneed "a w. az
cine and mail and ha@eaae nars nessaa
over before the rail hr9lIs rrha to,,,is.
sleeper came next and wns th,o,,,, nfe
the track down tha embanI,,,snt Tba
day coach went off on tba annosito side
and each rolled over AVID u,a a andr 9iS
down into about siv az aiah+ faat ~
water. The dining car ,eft ~ ,,a,,s
hit fortunately diI NOT INV, ' - re-
II had the P,l1man Do,,id h.,,a craa
over with If As if was only, H nne + Surk
of ~ pullman ,art ~ oirts oite =, u .
stood ont ove, tba rit'e, asraa ai,u we ,e
tor le over every MINUS ~
sorbe nassengere in ~ +o,,,u4
dav coaches men ,vn,ren .,d ahi7 s,,,,'
were thrown riniontr 49,, ' i ;.n ~. ~
wa1er which of co,,rea o',io,l iii'o e, 1i
tha lower end of5eachF 80 IN ,loa
is that none were 1rorrned W. 81,
seemed 10 exarcise oooa ~ "a
cravled nm the seats an of thn ,,a 80
ana tbe trainman snd p,,1 ~ Va. sso,,
gars oil hu,ried f. +hoir a,isaasa.a
Thev we've haInad ou, tbra,,., 10 ~,
dows ana tal.en' tn tho p,,ii,,a 80 80
made as oon,fortahlo oa ,,as.ihin rh ",na
was put one latality That was in the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29
MONEY AND RINGS
Were Secured by Sneak Thieves at the
White House Saloon.


sleepy bartender gave some of the
light-fingered gentry who just now infest
the city an opportunity yesterday morn
ing TO go through the till at the White
House saloon, run by Edmund Levy, in
East Galena street. They awaited them
two rings, one a solitaire diamond of con-
siderable value. Four recent corners to
the city are now under arrest for the job
and there is strong evidence against one
of them.
James Cavanaugh was on duty as bar
tender and along in the early hours of
the morning business got duh and he
dozed off. When he awoke he discovered
the till had been touched. The police were
at once notified and Detective Murphy
went to work on the case. He learns that
four men had been in the saloon when
Cavanaugh went to sleep and later that
two seedy customers had tried to sell
diamond ring to Jay Cameron at the Turf
Exchange saloon in Galena street. On
descriptions he arrested four men, who
gave the pames of Jefferson Shelton,
James Blake, James Mcdonnell and
Thomas Ryan. Nothing of Importance
was found on them when they were
searched. but soon after their arrest Cam
eron appeared at the Jail and identified
Shelton as the man who tried to sell him
the ring and Blake as his partner They
will be he'd for the robbery and the 9TH
.ers will be vagged.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29
BUTTE CURRENT NOTES,
ent pianos from orion Bros.


B. Lee Lloyd of Horn is in the city.
Read Hight & Fairfield's ad, page 10.
Coursng at West Side park Sunday.
Fred Orion, piano tuner, 1918 N. Main.
j. M. Froelich, furrier mfg, So Owsley.
Harry Filing is over from Virginia
City
Smoke Anne Held long filler Havana
cigars.
B. l.. Stanton is in the city from
Bozeman.
George Bradley of Salt Lake visited
Butte yesterday.
Wall papers, 15c, zoe, 25c, at Baer's,
1872 West Broadway.
THE Baltimore is the finest domes-
tic cigar on the market '''s $40
The Montana. % West Park-the only
4 place to get syour moneys worth.
DIR. Rochelle of Anaconda is visiting
friends in Butte for a few days
J. A. Henshall of the United States
fish commission of Bozeman is at the
Butte.
National Undertaking company, II
East Quartz. Telephone 1863. Thos.
Sullivan. manager.
Presiding Elder Van Orsdel of the NJ.
q. conference preached yesterday in
Walkerville and in Centerville.
California cognac, taste and flavor of
the French brandy and six summers
Old 81 gallon. Montana Liquor Co.
United States District Attorney w. B.
Rodgers passed through Butte yester-
day en- route to Anaconda from Helena
Butte Business college can help you
make grades. Summer school opens
June 5. Rates reasonable. Books free
A
of us--a good many more would be
richer for doing SO. Boucher, 45 East
Park st.
Just received, a beautiful lot of ar
titicial flowers for Decoration dav. Call
early and make your selections. Sher-
man, the undertaken.
Peter Harrington is at St. James
hospital suffering with badly con-
fused leg, caused by a fall of ground in
the Diamond mine Saturday,
j. G. Keppler, the pioneer jeweler of
Montana, head of the big house that
bears his name in Anaconda, was in the
city yesterday for few hours
The Standards Butte advertisers are
requested, owing to change in time of
train, ito have their changes in the
Standards Butte office at 4 p. m.
A meeting of the Butte football team
has been called for tomorrow evening
at O'Clock at the old training quar-
tiers to elect manager and captain.
The plans and specifications of the
state building at Helena are on exhibi-
ton at Braden & Bapty's assay office
in Hamilton street. Many visitors have
called to see them.
The B., A. & p. railway will, on Dec
Grafton day, make round trip rate of
81, Butte to Anaconda and return.
Tickets good on trains leaving Butte at
10 a. m. and LOS p. m. and leaving Ana
conda at 1920 p. m.
Mrs. M. f. Mayer, who has been on
a visit to ST. Louis for the last five
months returned on Saturday evening.
much improved in health. She was ne
companied by her niece, Miss Celia
fraetz, who will spend the summer in
Butte.
The commissioners authorized to Sc
lect the site for the new postoffiea
building are DESTROYS of hearing from
citizens generally. especially those not
directly interested in any site. They in
vite expressions of opinion from all.
and will give a special hearing at the |
Butte hotel this evening between and
?, though ready to receive callers al
any time when in.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29

William Bodily, aged 35 years. died
Yesterday. The funeral will take place
Wednesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock from
the residence, 113 East LaPlatte street,
proceeding to the CentervilIe M, r.
church, where services will be held.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29
A Painful Accident

George Mcpherson, young man en-
ployed in the carpenter shop at the
Parrot mine met with a distressing ac-
cident Saturday afternoon which will
MAIN him for life. While working at
a buzz-saw loose end flap of a belt
struck his left hand and carried il
against the saw He CHANGED to be
holding his hand in such a position
that the thumb and all the fingers ex-
eept portion of the index finger were
cut Off He was taken to St. James
hospital for surgical treatment.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-29
On a Rampage.

George Henderson went on a ramp
age yesterday morning, which ended
by his landing in Jail. He was drunk
and kicking up quite a disturbance
when Officer Mathews came along and
arrested him. He had no notion Of go
ing to Jail and gave the officer a hard
fight, but was eventually locked up. He
then proceeded to vent his displeasure
by assauIting prisoner and had to be
shut up in the tank