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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
BOTH HAVE RESIGNED,
Closing of the Scandal in the Paten
Office.

CIOslng Oh the SchndaI In the Patent
Office.
The bottom has dropped out of the patent
Office scandal, and Examiner Hams and
Clerk Lizzie s. Robinson have placed their
designations in the hands of Commissioner
Duell.
AS stated exclusively in The Star several
days ago, the charges under which these
clerks were tried were not proven, and Com
missioner Duell brought proceedings to a
sudden termination by ordering the investi-
cation closed. Following close upon this
announcement came the statement that
both Examiner Hains and Clerk Robinson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
Cigar. with Counterfeit Stamps.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 27.--Up to date
10000 cigars in boxes bearing counter
felt revenue stamps, issued by Pennsyl-
vania firm. have been seized In this city.
Some of these have been sold al. $3.50 per
Thousand, while the genuine st4b4ps alone
would have cost $500 for each thousand
cigars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Ralph Weaver is spending this week
at Atlantic City.
Rev. H. S. Barton, rector of St Johns
Church, Georgetown, who has been very
sick, was taken to Atlantic City today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27

In no other city I'm the
world can households and
families be SO generally
reached by n single medium
of advertising as cnu those of
Washington through the col
umns of The Evening Star.
As business brfugers The
stars advertisements are
without a parallel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
Chicago to Supply 5000 Recruits.

CHICAGO, April 27.-The Tribune says:
The War Department expects Chicago to
supply 5000 recruits before January /, 1900,
for service in Cuba and Manila. About
fifty men day are examined at the re-
cruiting station, and additional stations are
to be opened soon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-27
Government Receipts.

Government receipts from internal rev.
enue today, 81, 131, ,29S; customs, $5S4, ,4ss; /;
miscellaneous. $2S.S65; expenditures, 2.124,-
600.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-23

that sufficient warning and notice 90
the consCqug nee OF such neglect o. duty
had been given. Although there are
men 3D. the company wno are not ~
sponsible for such neglect and who Go
not deserve this action. the company
as a company Is responsible FOR % and
Il would be detrimental % the tis-
cipline % the regiment 20 revoke the
order. he was extremely sorsy that
the action % the majority % The mem
bers 81 the company had exposed those
who have attended 10 their duty 90
the misfortune % tisorEauizatiou. Il
was their misfortune. not their fault. %
The reading % the final decision Of
the commander-in-chief was received
in silence. Men who had been with tn.
company since It's first organizl ton
stood with bowed heads and giistcuinE
eyes They felt IL keenly that old Bat
terry ID. once the regiments pride
should com, % such an end.
After a few more words from Lieut..
Col. Jones. In which he spoke feeling
" OF his own connection with the
company and the final termination. the
disbanded company stood adjourned.
Before departing. however. a mo; on
was unanimously carried presenting
Capt. Bergstrom with two large pie
lures. the property OF the company
The remaining pictures were taken hy
the members rs mementoss o. Old Bat
terry ID
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-23
Bend ConcSrt.

The band will play the following a,
Thomas Square this evening:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-23
COMPANY D" OUT
A Refusal to Recall The Order Of
DiSbandmGlt.
MESSAGE FROM Mr.. DOLE
Praise for the Men Who Fave Been
FaithfuI-OiscipIine the first
Consideration.

Company d was mustered out last
night The company had assembled
for inspection and to receive the
answer to the petition praying that the
order of DISARMAMENT might be re-
voked
Lieut.. Col. Jones addressed the COM
pany, informing them that President
Dole did not think it best TO revoke
the order for disarmament He con-
tinued as follows:
President Dole said that he would
like to have me state his very clear
recollection of the long and honorable
record of Company ID and especially in
relation TO its active service in 1895.
He we'll remembered one n ght Of that
week when a number of our companies
were ordered into the mountains. Com
pany ID was in the hills between here
and Tantalus when their captain hat
ed them for some simple instructions
and said: One whistle means to- go
ahead, two means halt and three means
retreat, but the last signal of three
whistles will not be used which state
+, ment was received with n great deal
| of enthusiasm by the company and
showed the soldierly spirit OF the COM
mand, which he would never forget.
HE further stated that Company ID
! has always been ready to fight. but not
always ready TO drill. That was the
character of the company. though he
would Ike to express his positive con-
viction that in the company there were
a number of the best volunteers in the
service, as shown by their persistence
in attention to duty under the diScour-
aging circumstances atte~ ding the
company's career for some tine past.
1t was a matter of regret to him that
they should be called up~n to face this
most serious outlook for n military or
ganization. but feeling that the dis
cipliDe of the regiment was a matter Of
the first consideration, and knowing
that the absence of large proportion
OF the company from drill duty has
been of long cor tinuance and IN the
face OF repeated warnings from not
only the company officers, but from he
regimental officers. he was satisfied
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01

- This, from the Aiken Journal
and Review, is the most sensible ob-
servation on the "town-killer" discus
sion that we have seen: "Some of our
state newspapers are discussing town
killers; but they do not seem to
agree on any one variety as being the
worst. Every town has its town
killer The man who sends out OF
town for groceries, shoes, clothing,
printing or anything else he can get in
his town, is 'town-killer.' Nothing
makes a town so prosperous as keep
ing money at home. The 'town-kil-
ler' is everywhere. The only remedy
is to multiply the 'town-builders' un-
til the 'town-killer' feels lonely and
joins the majority. In the past Aiken
has had its 'town-killers'-it has some
now but its 'town-builders' are now
in the traces as is evident by our sub
stantial progress"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
GOOD ROAD WORK.

The chaingang has done consider
able amount of good road work down
in Bullock's Creek township since
June l
The work was commenced on the
first hill on the Pinckuey road beyond
the York township line and continued
on the various other hills on down the
road below Blairsvile.
What are known as the Turkey
creek hills are now in better condition
than has ever been known before.
Formerly the hill on this side of the
creek was not only very rough, but
was studded from top to bottom with
projecting rocks that made travel a
positive torture. Now there is hardly
rock in the way from top to bottom
It is the same with other hills. The
road lacks a great deal yet of being
suitable for bicycle racing; but there
has been considerable Improvement.
The chaingang on last Wednesday
was grading down the big hill on the
Hoodtown road just beyond the resi-
dence of Magistrate Plaxico.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
SOMEWHAT ORIGINAL.

Superintendent of Education Carroll
and Mr.. J. A. Barron have been en-
gagged this week in the examination of
the papers written by applicants who
entered into the recent competition
for certificates to teach in the public
schools. The majority of the papers
were very good; but the answers to
some of the questions were, to say the
least of it, quite original.
One of the questions on civics was
as follows: explain the American
idea of government" and here are a
couple Of answers:
"To keep a man from carrying more
than FIVE gallons of liquor at time" "
"The American idea of government
is very good but the United States
has never been able to give expansion
TO it,"
Another applicant says: ebay and
night is cause by the risen and sitten
of the sum-
Another says: "a man could go
around the world in five minutes, if
he could travel at the rate of % miles
an hour.
"To secure the right to vote," says
another, "a man must pay $500 and
be able to read law"
"The cause Of night" explains an
other, sis the sun revolving OH its ac-
tion."
"The moral effect of alcohol" de-
clares another, lis to cause people to
lost respect for each other"
"The moon," says learned student
of geography, "has a great influence
on the crops. For example, if you bed
potatoes in the light of the moon they
will be all vines"
Another student of geography dis
courses as follows: "The axis is
rod on which the earth turns. The
poles are the ends Of the earth axis.
The distance around the earth is 25,-
O0O, 900"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01

- We give rather more space in this
issue to the chaingaug investigation
than we would have preferred to give.
There is evidently great deal of in
terest in the matter, however, and al
though nothing sensational was de-
veloped, it has been demonstrated
very clearly that the county commits
sioners are looking after their duties.
Most people will be gratiied rather
than otherwise at the result of the in
vestigation, and it is quite probable
that others will be disappointed. That
is human nature. After reading the
report of the proceedings, however,
no reasonable man is likely to con-
clude that the investigation has been
anything else than earnest, intelligent
and vigorous. The commissioners show
by their actions that if there is any
thing wrong they want to develop the
fact fully, and under the circumstances
hostile criticism is, to say the least,
unfair. 1t seems to be a very clear
case of "put up or shut up" The
gates bave not yet been closed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
YORKVILLE VS.. CHARLOTTE.

That baseball is the all popular
game here goes, without comment.
Every afternoon you can see the base
ball enthusiast vending his way to the
bicycle park to indulge or to be in
dulged. Naturally the "culled man"
was not to be outdone; so this week a
series of three games were arranged
between the teams from this town and
Charlotte. Two of these games have
been already played. Both have re-
suited in favor of Yorkville. Wednes-
days game was practically a gift to
them the Charlotte players claiming
that their regular pitcher was not with
them but he would be tomorrow, so
look out 1t is not surprising, there
fore, that on Wednesday the IorkviIle
colored team had it all their own way,
winning by the score of IS to Z, and
that Swamptown was all ablaze with
fireworks, etc. Thursday they cross
ed bats again. The regular pitcher of
the Charlotte team was in the box !;
but Yorkville by good hitting scored
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Quinn Wallace, of Yorkville,
has been quite i'll for week.
Mr.. T. L. Smith, of Oak Ridge,
Chester county, is visiting Mr.. K. A.
Dobson.
Miss jamie Massey, of Rock Hill, is
visiting Miss Lowry on South Con-
gress street.
Miss Maggie Neely, of Leslie, is
visiting friends and relatives out at
Bandana.
Rev. w. G.. Neville left Friday
morning for Greenville on d two
weeks recreation.
Mr.. Mason Thomas, eldest son OF
Mr.. j. A. Thomas, who lives on Kings
Mountain street, has typhoid fever.
Miss Christine Ruff, of Rock Hill,
Is visiting in Yorkville, the gnest OF
her sister, Mrs. Clarence NJ. Kuyken'
dal.
Messrs. Asa and Wesley and Miss
Maggie Shannon will attend the Cate.
chsm contest at Bowling Green next
Tuesday July 4.
Miss Maud E. Yoder, of Hickory.
n. c., has returned home after a
pleasant visit to her friend, Miss Ida
Ferguson, at Bandana.
DR.. A. Y. Cartwright had another
letter from Mr.. J. H. Riddle Thurs
day night. The tone of the letter was
very encouraging. Mr.. Riddle thinks
he is getting along splendidly.
Mr.. Robert Deas, manager of the
Rock Hill electric light plant, was bit.
ten on the thumb by mad dog last
Tuesday morning at 4 O'Clock. He
went to Charlotte and had the mad.
stone applied.
Miss n. Hazel Grist and Mrs. D. w.
Hicks and her two children, Masters
Duke and Ollie, left on the Carolina
and North Western yesterday morn.
ing for two weeks visit to relatives
in Spartanburg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01

two runs in the first inning. But
when Charlotte took up the willow,
my my! it was slaughter of the in
nocents. 1t was whack, whack,
whack, and with the execrable fumb-
ling of the Yorkvile Negroes,
things look particularly rosy for
their opponents, for when the
smoke of battle had cleared away
seven large runs were credited them.
The game seemed really lost, and won,
Just here. This exhibition of how not
to play ball was continued throughout
the whole game. 1t was simply rot
ten. This is a technical baseball term
and expresses to the crank the style
and type of play. Will Adams must
have thought the ball was the bald
head of some of his customers, so
gingerly did he handle it at times.
There were a few redeeming features
amidst a considerable amount of mis-
plays. Allen White played well and
Tom Burt made two fine catches. The
Yorkville third baseman too, was far
and away the best ball player on the
field. 1t was refreshing TO see his pick
ups, his fine judgment on grouuders,
and his strong batting. Apart from
these four incidents, the balance Of
this game was poorly played on both
sides. The excitement was kept up
by the see-sawing leads which both
teams alternately held. The York
Vile colored team can play good
game. They have some good material
and they ought to give the best they
have Sin the shop" if they want pa
tronage. Ultimately the long drawn
out, and tiresome game ended in favor
of the home team-27 to 19.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
Che iturkrille enquirer,
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
SATURDAY, JULY |, 1899.
There is not little interest in CO

- There is not little interest in Co.
lumbia on account of the proposed
passage of the Seaboard Air Line
through the city. Everybody wants
the railroad but the railroad wants
Sidney Park and a number of citizens
object. The railroad has commenced
proceedings to condemn the property
and it is not improbable that an effort
will be made to fight the matter as
aggressively as possible. There is con-
siderable feeling on the subject; but
not a great deal of it is finding ex-
preston in the public prints.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01

bureau several samples of smokeless
powder and an experiment will be con-
duc,ed at the army medical museum
in Washington to determine the value
of the blue glass invention. 1t is pro-
hable that Prof. FesseEden's telescope
will also be given trial as soon as he
submits it to the department. An ex-
pertinent conducted last week is re,
ported to have been very satisfactory
but further tests will be necessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mrs. #. NJ. Dobson-Offers to close out
ladies, misses and children shoes for the
next ten days at 80 and 75 cents on the
dollar, and so cents shirts for 81 cents,
15 cents shirts for 80 cents.
Jas. +. Hart, Communicates Tor a
meeting of Camp Micah Jenkins at the
court house on July 4 at ii a. IN.
Ganson Dry Goods Company-Announce
midsummer stocktaking and reduc-
ton in the price of every article in the
store in order to make room for their
fall stock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.

The following jurors were drawn
last Wednesday morning to serve dur
ing the approaching term of the court
of general sessions, which converes on
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-01
Straps and fatt5.

A movement has been started to
rebuild, by subscription, the home OF
General John B. Gordon, recently de-
stroyed by fire.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
THE GIRL WITH THE HOSE.
,..,sted on Turning the Water on Every
body Within Range.

"We've got one of the stupidest
servants you ever laid eyes on" said
tba man ON the back platform, as he
,,r,lad ont the ends of his flowing neck
.,arf relates the Cleveland Plain
nealqr. "She isn't to be trusted with
o,vtbinc she can do mischief with.
Sba's lust like an infant in this re-
snect. Good girl. too. About a week
400 | was sprinkling the lawn early in
the evening when Nora came out.
"Mister Jimson,' she said, I lax to
do dot.
$50 i'm temporary fit OF insanity |
,ialdad the hose to her and went up on
fbe porch where my Wife was seated
Inside of five minutes that girl had
soaked a passing popcorn cart and put
ont the peppers lamp, had showered a
slightly intoxicated man who swore
bne vengeance, had doused a small
hoy in a big ruffled collar, who ran
nome believing; had sprayed young
woman in pink shirt waist and
nlaced ut least two gallons of water
under her own chin.
"Whcn | yelled to her to drop it she
+urped the nozzle squarely on the
porch and we had to run for our lives,
But we got one good thing out of the
affair. She had an idiotic beau who
used to come to see her every night
and stay till nearly morning. When
she saw him coming that particular
evening she was so frustrated that she
at once put the hose on him and
soaked his nice pink negligee shirt and
his baby blue neck scarf and knocked
his dainty red-ribboned straw hat into
the swimming gutter. And say, by
George he never came back"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
servants often snobs.

Although our multi-millionaires
themselves are, as u rule. particularly
modest and unassuming. especially
while on their travels, their servants
have not the same reticence, and It ~
amusing to see the airs that footmcn
and maids assume who feel the re-
Elected consequence Of their employ
crs.
"No duchess ever felt grander than
does the head nurse Of the Ms, re-
marked a young woman laughingly th"
other dav. "She fairly briStles with
iunortauce. ] crossed with them on
the steamer not long ago. and the coli
trast bptwecn Mrs NJ and Nurse A
was most amusing. The former never
made n complaint. and the latter Was
never satisfied. She seemed to think
that the established rules Of the shin
In regard to children might be all very
VOL for ordinary people. but that her
little charges should have special priv
ilares. The captain. Who had a great
ennea Of humor. rather encouraged n"
aid lady lust TO draw her out. and one
day he came to me and said. WHAT do
Won think "a her latest demandE Last
nieht. you know. there was heavy
foe on. and about 10 o'clock madam
came M on deck and told my head
officer she wanted that t0ghorn stop
nad at once. III III was annoying Mrs.
Ms baby New York Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07

CTATE or WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT
= FOR IOWA COUNTY.
Calvert Spcnsley. a. executor Of the last viii
and testament Of Samuel James, deceased,
and ~. a. Jones' as guardian Of Harry -
A. James, Il minor. Plaintiffs,
Against
William A. Harris and Edith Harris. his
wife. Defendants.
By virtue Of and pursuant 10 a judgment of
foreclosure aud sale, rendered iu The above
entitled action AZ "a special term ~ the circuit
court for the county IF Iowa, held ia she court
house. in the city Of Lancaster. iu Grant
county. commencing on The 18th day of Oct9-
Der a. y. lSs. and on the ~ day % October.
A. ID. 1sf- ] viii offer for sale and sell az pub
Ifc auction IT, the highest bidder. for cash AL
thc front door If eitg bali, BOD city If Mineral
Point in said Iowa county. and state Of Via
eou-iH on the Z}d day of December. A. D., iss@.
ar one O'Clock iu the afternoon u said day,
the following described mDrigaged premises.
or sa much thereof a- shall be- sufficient 10
raise the amount due au said Judgment inter.
est, costs and costs 81 sale at -ifuatrd, lying
aud being in city 81 Mineral Point. county ~
Iowa. state Of Wisconsin. 10 wit. Out l0t mum
her tBo hundred and seventy three "a in
Harrison survey. of The village. now city u
Mineral Point. and The north half - the north
east quarter Of the northeast quarter of ser.
tiuu number twelve l2i township four tti
range tw0 ~. in town Of Mineral Point. al Of
said real estate being iu Iowa county, state q
Dated. Dodgevllle. Wisconsin. November
sth "A. ID. 1859 ID. II. HEFFiTH-.
sheriff lows county
srEssLEY q McirHoS, Plaintiffs attorneys
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
Does This Mean Your

1t would save us considerable la
themselves to be in arrears on sub.
scription would send us the money
Let all who possibly can remit on OF
before the first of December, time
when our obligations will be heavy
Respectfully,
w. II d b. j. BENNETT.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07

h.d YOU heah that Chawlie Dunno
La3 been dWopped from our set?"
No, why was that?"
1eah was a fire at his bwoading-
mouse or hieh-noon, don't you know,
ana Chawlie ran out in the sweet in
ms awcss-coat don't you know"'-The
R.ga l.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
For Sale.

Mrs. Pierce wishing to be relieved
of the care of her property near the
old fair grounds, consisting of foul
acres of land and two houses, offers
Will be sold altogether or divided to
suit purchaser. For particulars see
J. b. Reynolds, Office upstairs OPP
posite city hall.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
Ferndale.


The other morning young man
was stamping about the sitting-room,
when the "slayey' appeared with his
breakfast
Terrible cold" he remarked, sar-
castically; Il see the glass has fallen
again"
The what sir?' asked the slavev.
The barometer has fallen again"
"Weel, sir, if it has replied the girl,
lit must have been the cat, for | didna
NEEDLE wi'tr-Tid-B Bits.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
MI Sic al In struments.

Parties wishing musical instru-
ments of any kind can secure the
very best at an exceedingly low
price by calling on me. | Will give
every one a thorough test to prove
its worth before regarding it sale.
Aft ADAM DRESEN.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
Information on Tap.

What is the derivation Of this word
'roorback,' to describe a lying state
meut issued just before an election|
asked Brooks.
u think it is so called" replied
Rivers, because it's about the last
echo Of the campaign-the roar back.
Slnl-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
TrnnhIe in tho Book shop.

IF you say | can't get this book
cheaper at any secondhand store"
blurted out the shabbily-dressed man
who had been haggling over the price
Of a dictionary, Il say you lie"'
IF you don't take that back" eN-
claimed the salesman, pale with wrath
and looking around for a weapon, IN
knock you down with-with Scott's
Commentary on the Sacred Ccript-
ures"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
A Sh arp Retort.

Adolphe d'Ennery, the French dra.
matst. who died recently, had a ready
and pungent wit. One of his rivals
once remarked:
This d'Ennery Is a true Jew-thai
is why he never produces a play with.
out interest"
"Ah" replied d'Ennery, what q
good Christian you arew-The Rival,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-07
Nnl ON Their HONEYMOON.

Mrs. Peck received a letter from
an old schooimate of mine this morn
ing in which she tells me that she had
only been married two days when her
husband was arrested for robbery and
sent to prison for ten years. Wasn't
that awful?
Henry Peck-Oh, | don't know!
Some men certainly do have more luck
than scuSo.-AnsWcrs.