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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-08
The GROUND HOG CASE.
How the Traditional Little Animal Predic-
ted Spring Time.

How the Traditional Little Amman freuic-
ted Spring Time.
Augusta Herald, Friday.
It's all up with winter. One of the
many recent blows has broken its
back-probably when the thermome-
ter fell the last time. Yesterday was
grounding day-a period which has
been watched with the interest that
attaches to all significant events. He
came out yesterday-or at any rate
we will assume that be did, for he has
a sea-serpent sort of existence, which
has to be taken on faith. He didn't
see his shadow, unless he carried
lantern, 80 he went back to his hole
merrily chanting the canticle:
'The time of the singing of birds is at
When the voice of the turtle is heard in
the land"
We have no apologies whatever to
offer for the weather which has pre-
vailed during the past two months.
1t has broken every commandment in
the meteorological decalogue, several
annual records and probably the glass
in some Conservatives. 1t has rained,
hailed, sleeted, showed, slushed and
thundered. 1t has acted villainously,
and we hold no brief for the defense.
But the testimony of the grounding
has remained unimpeached during the
several centuries and we accept its evil
dence as final. He came, he saw, and
he went home satisfied. It's all over.
The plum tree and the peach are
ready to burgeon and blossom. In
few more days the fields and the
hedges will be radiant in pink and
white, fanunting their fragrant ban
ners as avants of the spring. And
then the roadsides and the sloping
hills will make this seem a Paradise
indeed. The testimony is satisfactory.
The grounding may come down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-08
WAR WIDOWS.
The Last One May Still Be With Us In the
Year 1000.

Year S,OOO.
New Orleans Picayune.
One of the curiosities of the United
State pension service, is the astonish-
ing survival of war widows. The
report of the United States commits
sioner of pensions, just issued, shows
some remarkable and interesting facts
in regard to the longevity of the wild.
ows of soldiers. For instance, while
there is not single soldier of the
war of the Revolution alive today,
there are, still surviving and drawing
pensions twelve widows and daughters
of soldiers of the. revolution. Of the
war of 1912 there are only three SOL
diers still alive; but of their windows
there are surviving and drawing pen
sions the astonishing number of 2, 407.
The war of the Revolution closed in
|17S3 and period of 115 years has
elapsed, and, while there are no male
survivors, there are still some of their
widows alive. This state Of affairs
can only be possible ON the ground
that some of the soldies, after they had
attained old age, married young wives.
The war of 1912 closed with the bat
tie of New Orleans, on January 8,
1915, eighty-four years ago. Suppos-
ing that the youngest soldiers were 1S
years old, a period of 115 years has
elapsed since the birth of such soldiers.
Evidently many of them, after they
were old, married young women, so
that, although all the men but three
are dead, they have left behind more
than 1000 widows.
By the same rule of procedure 1t
is plain there will be widows of SOL
diers of the Civil war on the pension
rolls in 1880, and even few in the
year A. D. 1000, more than a century
hence, for if soldier 1S years old in
1861 should marry when he has reach.
ed the age of 80 years, in 1928, q girl
16 years old, she might might hope to
live II years longer, or. to the age OF
SO, which would bring her up to the
year of 1000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-08

pS- Hats for this country cost $780,
100000 year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-08
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Copyright D. Appleton and Company.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-13
THE UNIVERSITY ROAD.
Wori, TO Soon Begin-CompIctiOn
Promised in June.

1t is stated that the Washington and
University Railroad is to be built this
Spring and fully equipped and running by
next June. Mr.. J. d. Croissant. one OF the
gentlemen interested in the plans for the
road, yesterday completed a contract with
the Henver Construction Company. OF
Philadelphia, to begin work on the tracks
and equipment Immediately.
II will be remembered that n charter was
obtained from Congress last year for this
road. Its object is to give rapid transit TO
the section around the American Univer-
sity and a large portion OF the northwest
ern suburbs not now reached by any other
line. The route Of the Washington and
University road under its charter is as
follows: Beginning at the junction of
Utica Street and Wisconsin Avenue, thence
west on Utica Street TO Forty fourth
Street and Nebraska Avenue; thence north
on Forty fourth Street to Vallejo Street;
thence west on Vallejo Street TO Forty
seventh Street; thence north on Forty
seventh Street to Flint Street and Boun-
dairy Avenue, where a loop is made, re-
turning on Forty eighth Street to Chesa-
peake Street; thence east on Chesapeake
street to Forty-seventh Street.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-13
THE THREE MURDER TRIALS.
May BE Among the First to BE Con-
siderca.

District Attorney Henry E. Davis and his
assistants are busy preparing for the re-
Stunning of the jury trials in the Criminal
Courts next Monday. 1t is practically set
tied that the first cases which will be
called for trial Will be those of William
Strathers, Edward Smith AID Charles
Winston, charged with murder, who were
granted new trials on January by the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The juries in the Criminal Courts will be
organized on Monday, the 18th instant,
and no doubt the following day Mr.. Davis
will make the assignment for trials for the
remainder of the month. On account OF
the legal requirement that the prisoners
will have 10 be given two full days notice
before being put upon trial for their lives.
il is probable that none of these cases will
be assigned for trial before the beginning
of the following week. Besides those
named there are six other prisoners in jail
awaiting trial on the charge of murder.
Among the other cases which have been
brought over from last year are those of
Frank II. Miles. who is charged with EN-
bezzlement of the funds OF the District
while he was employed as a clerk in the
District collectors Office Francis Julius
kieckhoefer, under Indictment for embez-
element: the bookmakers who were indict-
ed for violating the gaming law by setting
up gaming tables at the Benning races dur
ing the last meeting of the Washington
Jockey Club, and the members of the
knights Of Labor, who are indicted for
conspiracy under the antitrust law.
II is understood that an effort will be
made to bring these latter cases to trial at
as early a date as DOSsible.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-13
Municipal Rrc>ities.

The District Commissioners Yesterday notified
O. T. Crosby president Of the Belt Railroad, that
a hearing vii! Toe given the representatives, al
the read in the ioad room at the District Build
ing regarding the bill now before Congress an
thorizing the road To- equip its lines with an
underground electric system and To provide for
the extension OF the Georgetown aud Tcnley-
town Railroad.
The District Commissioners have addressed i
letter To Secretary Algcr, in which they ask that
Mai r W Syruons, corps nf engineers, l. ;. \.
b. relieved from duty with the light house board
in order that hc may come tu this city and t"s-
tify in the suit brought against the District 10y
the Camden Iron Works. Major Symons Is one of
the ,nust mtorant witnesses for the District, the
Commissioners stated, and they are willlrg 10
hear the cxpenst oi the trip 10 this city. They
AL, that the major he relieved in order that he
may reach this city next Tuesday morning.
The Commissioners recently received letter
from Albert g.. Winner, in which lac requested
permission To- place metal bicycle racks in
various places IN the city where the occupants
Of The PREMISES give the necessary consent The
Commissioners stated that they could not grant
a rcrmit in this ease. IL was a matter To Lee
de,idcd entirely lsy the persons III front Of those
premises where lie stands are 10 be placed.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1899-01-13
ALLEGED CRUEL TREATMENT.
Nrs. Lulu VI. Constantine heG'hS
suit for II Divorce.

Mrs Lulu NJ. Constantine, through her
attorney, William B. Riley, yesterday lied
. petition for divorce from her husband
Dominique b. Constantine.
The parties were married at Rockville
in March last and hardly had the honey
moon wancd Mrs. Constantine alleges,
before her husband began to treat her
with systematic cruelty. This, she says,
he continued until the 9Th OF the present
month when he assaulted her in Il most
savage manner, endangering her life. Her
husband. Mrs. Constantine says, not only
il-treated her in the privacy of their mar
ried life but also in the presence OF
strangers and at the table of the boarding
house where they lived. he threw plates
and knives at her. She also states that
on many occasions her husband compelled
her 10 submite to indignites.