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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-11

tam senator from one Oh Ndllt Clllts
managed to rid himself Of a most in
sufferable bore, one night last winter
It happened, so | am told, al a club
here in town. The senator was smok-
ing serenely and Contentedly. after
dinnr, when a man who occupies a
much more prominent position than
his talent alone would seem to entitle
him to, engaged him in conversation.
The senator didn't want to talk. and
especially he didn't want to talk poll
tic, but the bore was hint-proof He is
one of those men, moreover. who know
all about everything. He talked, and
he talked He gave himself encores
and repeated his performance. The
senator was nervous; the senator was
non-committal: the senator was bored.
AT length there was a pause in the
monologue. a pause that was preceded
by an Interrogation. The senator lean
ed forward.
Before / answer that" he said in
his most impressive manner. II want
to ask you just one question. DO you
or do YOU not regard the Governor 5
attitude in this matter as insignant?"
What is that asked the bore. He
hadn't heard the word before. but his
intelligence being Of the omniscient
variety. the fault surely lay with his
hearing. The senator repeated his
question with even greater earnestness.
DO you or do you not regard the
Governors attitude as insignant?"
The bore hesitated.
Well" he said, II don't know but I
do"
f,. vt-;tI 4,
q wave Of his hand. that disposes Of
the entire matter. If that is your
opinion there is nothing more to be
said. Good evening"
And they do say that the bore sat
apart all the rest of the evening. pom
dering the matter. and that he spoke
neither lifted up his voice.
When l was a boy" said the mid
dle-aged man, I'VE used to have a song
about driving dun care away / dare
say that children are singing the same
song, today. IT was a good, cheerful,
lively song ana we used to sing it in
school. But as I remember things this
song must have been sung more as a
preventative than as a cure because
We didn't have any care in those days:
we used to sing the song without any
adequate notion of what care was. we
USED 70 SaIlop through Il IN the cheer
lest sort Of way possible
70 'duI care Is brand that never
disturbed me IN the least II Il assoc
GATED III my mind with youth: with a
period Of my life when | actually didn't
know what care was. and when I
laughed at it, as | ala at everything
else. And l can laugh at DUH care
now, or smile at itanyWay.
Ihe frst KIND of care that l ever
STRUCK that dld disturb me was Of the
brand known as 'carking care This
IS pretty sandpapery sort, very differ
finds 'carking care coming his way he
wants ~ shunt il off al any cost.
And the same may be said Of the
various other brands Of care that one
may encounter as he goes through life.
which may be wei known. staple
brands such as can be found anywhere
if man is looking for care. or which
may be cares peculiar to the man or
his situation But Of whatever brand
they maye be. common or special
shunt EN- off.
care never helped any man. A
sense of responsibility IL onc thing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-11

Never had case like il before. p"
laughed one lawyer who is IN the prime
Of life and enjoys a valuable practice
Don't suppose Ill ever have another
one. 1t bothered me more than 7 can
tell, too.
II knew them both well. for she and
| grew UP together ana | liked him. She
came to me one day with a request that
| get her a divorce. I was never so
shocked or surprised, but she was in
sistant. l told her how absolutely free
he was from bad habits how his life
one day was like that Of another, and
that there was not a more exemplary
husband in the State Of Maine He
was a man to be proud Of and to cling
to.
'But | was only going over the very
grounds of her complaint. He made life
dead level. 4 dreary monotony for
her. In her girlhood she had been full
"t life and VtvaCity. Her whole family
had been fond of amusements. and at
home there was a continual round of
mcrrlment. Now there was a dull. I'M
changing routine and She was deter
mied TO escape it, I asked a dav or
Two TO prepare her case ana then hunt
"a M her husband.
after a long talk | induced him III taka
ny advice Tie did not drink a drop. but
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18
With the least possible delay. The re-.

with the least possible delay. The re-
suit of his undertaking up to this time
is generally understood. Everything
has not been closed up yet; but it is
all so certain now, that there is DC
reasonable danger in considering the
whole trouble as passed.
1t was not to see Mr.. Lyles, espec'
tally, that Miss Lula went to Colum.
bia. She only knew that gentleman
by general reputation as an able law
yer. She has in the city, however,
some friends of large affairs, and she
calculated they would at least be
able to give her some good advice
Her friends were clients of Mr.. Ly!es
and to him they took her. She was
able tell her story in such a com
prehensive business like way, as to en-
able him to see that after all there
really was not much to do, and he be-
came sufficiently interested to enter
upon the undertaking. But it was
really Miss Lula who retained him iu
the case. Mr.. Lyles probably has one
of the largest practices of any lawyer
in the state, and ordinarily he does moi
have to run away from home after
small matters like this.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

SAYS the Washington correspondent
of the Charleston Post:
There is some talk among South Caro-
lima people that in the event Of Bryan's
election to the presidency, the senator
[McLaurin] may be candidate Tor some
cabinet position, or for some other hrst-
class position.
We are not surprised to hear of the
name of Senator McLaurin in connec.
ton with a cabinet position but we
do not expect to ever see him enter a
contest for it. He is not the man to
try to push himself into a position
that should only be filled by selection,
However, Mr.. Bryan knows Mr.. Nc
McLaurin as an honest, sincere states
man like himself, who does his own
thinking and acting without first in
quiring as to what people will say. In
the event of Mr.. Bryan's election
therefore, it is very likely that Mr.
McLaurin will be invited into the
cabinet regardless of the vaporings o.
the Columbia State, DR.. Strait, Lati
mer, Senator Tillman or any Other
man or thing that has grievance
against the junior senator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18
<aROIJT PEOPLE.

y
II Miss Amanda Lee, of Due West, sis
Ter of Mrs. Grier, is visiting the family
of Rev. B. H. Grier in Yorkville.
FkMiss Annie Coleman, of Columbia
is visiting relatives and friends ir
Yorkville, and is the guest of Mrs. A
Springs Withers.
Mr.. T. B. McClain had quite q
relapse on Wednesday night, and since
then he has not been getting along sc
we'll as previously.
hMiss Jessie Dunlap gave party
fast Thursday night at her home, three
miles south of Yorkville, compliment.
ary to her guest, Miss Rossye Jumper
of Springfield, S. G.
[Mr. L. B. Foster and family, of Bal.
Ftimore, Nd, have been spending q
week in Yorkvilje, the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. P. M. Grimes. Mrs. Foster
and Mrs. Grimes are sisters. Mr.. Eos
ter leaves today for Georgia, to enter
upon the superintendency of a large
cotton mill at Ipgleside.
fMr. w. S. Smith, who was sometime
Iback promoted from the managershiE
of the Western Union Telegraph Of
fee at Chester to Greenville, goes this
week to take charge of the office at
Newport News, Va. Mr.. Smith is 8
son of Mr., John J. Smith, of Clover,
and a young man of fine abilities
His friends are glad to see him getting
such rapid promotions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

The reasons given by Mr.. H. E.
Johnson for assuming to exempt York
county from the provisions of the
county court law are decidedly inter-
esting. He says that he "exempted
the county because the question had
not been made a campaign issue; he
has no objection to the people voting
on it; nobody had spoke to him in
favor of it, and several had spoken
against it," The constitution prohibits
the establishment of county courts ex-
cept upon a vote of the people of the
county interested, and this bill merely
gave the people of York county the
right to say whether they preferred the
county court system to the magistrate
system. We are not prepared to say
that the people want county courts.
We are disposed to think it would take
long time to educate them up to this
improvement. Instead of allowing
them to decide it for themselves, Mr..
Johnson, at the instance of a few who
were opposed, has assumed to decide it
for them. By his action, he said, more
plainly than words could express it.,
that he did not consider the people
competent to deal with the matter.
At Bethel he claimed that he scotched
the wheel because be did not know
whether the people wanted the vehicle
to move. To US Mr.. Johnson's position
is incomprehensible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18
kWITHIN THE TOWN.

- There is an occasionally fairly good
looking load of hay being offered on
the Yorkvill market.
II Mr.. w. S. Neill has found the dog
that be was advertising for some weeks
ago. 1t was recovered by Mr.. w. F.
CASTOR.
The old excuse about the bank be.
ing closed is growing very tiresome
1t is to be hoped that there will soon
be no further occasion for it. 1t serves
too many people who have never had
anything in the bank.
H. Yorkville wants new depot and
reasonably good one. There is nc
reason to fear that it will not be erec
ted. The matter, however, ought tc
be satisfactorily settled between the
town council and the railroad company
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

On! doctor, you have already told
us that you are going to be elected
but even if you should be, people will
claim that you only guessed. Suppose
you tell US exactly how many votes
you are going to get, and if you hit
the mark fairly and squarely, we will,
from thence forward, believe that you
are truly prophet. Now do it, doc
tor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

IF it is a prophet the people are
looking for-any old kind of an I-told-
you-so prophet-then they had better
freeze to DR.. Thomas Jefferson. His
like has not been seen since the gov
ernment came into existence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

Mr.. PATTERSON says that he would
not be in the race if the law were en-
forced in Charleston, and the Charles
ton Post says that Mr.. Patterson would
not be in the race if the law were en-
forced in Laurens. According to The
Post. Mr.. Patterson would be doing
time for assault and battery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

Judge A. G. Haskell, of Columbia, is
in Yorkville comforting with the stock
holders of the Loan and Savings bank,
He has submitted proposition by
which the depositors may get their
money at once, if the stockholders &C.
cept. If the proposition is not accept
ed, then a receivership is practically
certain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

No, The ENQUIRER has never ques'
toned the Democracy of Mr.. Bryan
He is the hest Democrat in the whole
country. Who is it that would moi
stand flatfooted on every plank of 9
platform that he made himself? But
Bryan is not against the peace treaty
any more now than he was at the time
it was signed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18
WHAT A WOMAN CAN DO.

Underneath the favorable turn in
the tide of Yorkville's financial trou-
bles, as reported in THE ENQUIRER of
Wednesday, there Is pretty little
story, the details of which the reporter
became cognizant some ten days ago.
For sufficient reasons, publication would
have hardly been prudent then, and
there is no especial need for publication
now; but the incident is one of more
or less Importance to the entire COM
munity, and it is quite probable that
everybody will be interested.
1t was the Lyles plan of reorganiza-
tion of the Sutro mill that put a pillar
of confidence under the Loan and Saw
ings bank, and the pillar of confidence
under the Loan and Savings bank is
what has saved the community from
much worse decentralization and dis
tress month from now than has been
suffered up to this time. 1t is the Sc
cret of Mr.. Lyles on the scene that
makes the occasion of this story. Had
it not been for the pluck and determi-
nation of a young lady-Miss Lula,
eldest daughter of Mr.. T. B. McClain
it is quite probable that the whole
situation would still be as dark and
as confused as on the 28th of July,
the day of the paralyzing crash.
1t is not worth while to again pict-
ure the mental condition of those most
directly interested in the crisis. That
they were pretty thoroughly demoral-
lied is generally understood. Every
body was listening to everybody; but
needing nobody. Even the lawyers
hardly seemed to know which way to
turn, and in all the town, it seemed
that there was not a man who was
equal to the situation. The Ashe-
Grimes plan arrested more than pass
il ing attention; but it did not satisfy,
and seemed to give but little promise
of going through, especially should
there develop anything better.
For the time being, Mr.. McClain,
individually, was out of the game.
Sick and broken down physically, his
physician got him to bed and per-
formed a surgical operation that kept
him helpless. There were times when
he could not even see visitors. Ex-
cept physically, he was no worse off
than many others. 1t was under these
circumstances that Miss Lula put her
wits to work. Previously, she knew
nothing of business affairs generally,
or her fathers business in partic-
ular; but she began to inquire Of
her friends, learning all they knew,
and then, without the knowledge of
anybody but her mother, left town
for nobody knew where.
A few days after this, Mr.. VIM. H.
Lyles came up from Columbia and had
conference with Mr.. McClain. As
the result of that conference, Mr..
Lyles decided that the situation was
not nearly so bad that it could not be
remedied, and when he left it was
with the understanding that he would
not only return within very few days;
but be would return with plan that
would straighten the whole tangle out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

floor. Speaking of the occurrence af-
terwards, General Wheeler acknowl-
edged that young Bryan was within
an inch of being dashed to death on
the pavement below when be caught
sight of him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18
Ths alorkrille enquirer.
YoRKv1nhE. s. Q;:p .
SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 1900.

SOMEBODY is putting considerable
ginger into the editorial columns of
the Charleston Post these hot summer
days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-18

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

INDEX TO NEW ADVEKT1SEMENTS.
J. S. Brice, County Chairman of the Dem
ocratic party-Publishes the qualifica-
tions necessary to vote in the primary
election.
The York Drug Store-Is prepared to
furnish you with the leading varieties
Of turnip seed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
DRIVES A GOOD BARGAIN.
Navy Department Sell. "a Tug for
Which II Had No Use 10 War
Department.

The navy department has effected q
profitable transaction with the war
department and rid itself of what was
to the navy o useless ship. During the
wnr the government bought for $685..
coo large tug, owned by Boston
concern which made the effort to
raise the MINNIE ut Havana. The boat
was armored and equipped with a
one-pounder and used for the defense
Of Boston harbor ut the urgent re.
quest Of people in the neighborhood,
who we're terror-stricken over the re-
ports Of the approach of the enemy.
The tug, of course, was never used in
actual engagement. and with the, end
Of the war It was found to be Of little
service to the navy.
Recently board of naval officers at
the Boston yard placed the value OF
the tug at $1,000 and recommended
that II be sold at auction. It seemed
to the naval officials that this was o
sacrifice. and they were glad to avail
themselves OF the opportunity OF
transferring the boat to the war do
partment. where 1t will be added TO
the quarternaster's department.
The original cost Of the tug-s2S,.
o0o-was also transferred to the army
account, so that the naval records will
show the purchase and use of the
boat during the war ut no expendi.
ture Of money.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
cHAsT1sEs HEIR TO THRONE
Young Girl. Father Prevents an
Embrace by Archduke otto
OF Austria

The New York Journal correspond
ent at Buda-Pesth cables: Strange re-
ports are in circulation regarding
Archduke Otto. nephew of the en-
peror and next heir but one to the
Austro-Hungarinn throne. Three
months ago the archduke was at
tending public ball ut pleasure re-
sort in Vienna known as the Gartcn-
bau. He was attracted by the charms
of girl there with her father and
mother. Later in the evening, when
he had freely imhibed, the archduke.
who was in civilian dress. approached
the young woman and attempted to
embrace her Her father interviewed,
and dealt his imperial highness a
sounding box on the ears. A scene
ensued: the archduke was recognized
by many of those present. He was
anxious to chastise his assailant, but
was persuaded by an officer in at
tendance to leave the ball and go
home.
The emperor was extremely an
noyed when he heard Of the occur
renee. His majesty's annoyance was
increased by the discovery that his
nephew had contracted debts to the
amount OF aeO.oO0 (about s12e5. ooo).
Archduke Otto obtained leave Of alb
sence and went abroad until the af-
fair blew over. He will return to
Austria soon, but to Meran. instead of
to Vienna.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
THE ELECTRIC FAN.
II liza. a Promising ounook for the
Puture Tn the Land. beyond
the Seas.

The fan-notor Is u peculiarly Amer.
lean invention. It made its appear.
ance upon the Scene abous IA years
ago and met with Immediate and
hearty approval. During the few
years of its history II has been rapid,
Is improved and has now reached q
state of high perfection. says the
Electrical Review.
Certainly the man who first
thought of making little breeze
machine was o pubic benefactor.
The amount Of discomfort that has
been relieved by the familiar whiz.
ding fan Is almost lncalculable aud
there can DO no doubt that It has
really prolonged and doubtless saved
many Hves- II Il strange that In
counties where the climate II more
Oppressive In the summer months
than II 10 even IN the United States
there should not BE- moro wide.
spread use Of these fans. The nsw
eastern possessions Of the United
statas and tho vast area beyond
shouh open . large market 10 Amer.
lean manufacturers Of such goodL
The punlrah has been in use in India
from time immemorial, but It's day,
arc certainly numbered II the silent,
efacient American electric fan eve,
t,econeo fashionable 10 that country.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
Mrs. Lillic Devcreux Blako to Or
Eanize the National Legislative
Aasociation.

Mrs. Lille Devcrcux Blake Is about
to organize second woman's suf-
frage association. She was the de-
feated candidate for the presidency
of the National Suffrage association
after the abdication of Susan b..
Anthony. When Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait succeeded to that Office Mrs.
Blalle's friends openly threatened n
second organization. holding that she.
by reason Of long service and zeal in
the cause. was logically entitled to
that honor. The new body of suf-
frngists will call themselves the No
tional Legislative association and its
aim will be to carry on the yearly
campaign at the capitals, national
and state, which. in Mrs. Bikes be-
lief. is the sole hope of the suffrage
cause. A committee to reside in the
capital and to work in congressional
circles during the season will be one
of the strong points of the CAMPAIGN
ing. 1t is denied that the legislative
association Is rival Of Mrs, Cats
following.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
TO EXHIBIT HIS MACHINE.
Profe..or Atwater. Cnlorimeter
VIII he seen at the Paris
Exposition.

Visitors at the Paris exposition will
have an opportunity to see the caior.
imeter with which Prof. Atwater. OF
Wesleyan university, made the cele-
bratcd experiments proving that alco-
hol is food, the subject which stirred
up the W. C. T. u, especially in Chi
cago. Prof. Atwater's apparatus has
been taken by the government, is be.
ing packed under the supervision Of
DR.. William Eyins, Of the United
States department OF agriculture, and
will be sent to Paris at once, where 1t
will form prominent part OF the In
ternational exposition.
The experiments performed by Prof.
Atwater are regarded by Uncle Sam
as being of invaluable Importance in.
ternatonally. as nothing ever at
tempted In the worlds history has
shown the relntive value, nutritiye-
", OF yaEious food stufs. as the calori.
meter.
The calorimeter shipped to Paris in.
cludes metal pump the different
measuring devices. respiration
chamber furnished with folding bed,
table and chairs, and arrangements
for current OF purified afr for days
for the man upon whom the expert
ment Is being made. With the model
of the respiration calorimeter will also
be bomb calorimetcr for measuring
the heats of combustion of chemical
compounds. including those of food
materials. These measurements form
an essential part of the experiments
with tho respiration calorimeter.
The bomb calorimeter consists OF q
steel bomb lined with platinum. with.
In which the substance to be tested
Is burned. This bomb is immersed in
water contained in metal cylinder,
the heat developed by the burning OF
the substance being learned from the
rise in temperature of the water,
which is measured by thousandths Of
a degree.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
Caba and Porto Rieo.

The preliminary figures of the newly
completed census of Cuba and Porto
Rico show total population for Cuba
of 1,572. s45. a loss from 1887 Of 5s.s42.
The population Of Porto Rico is s57. 900.
which is an increase of 15o, 800 over the
census of 1857, The largest Cuban
province is Havana, which hos 424.sll
inhabitants, q, falling OF of 1900 in, IL
years. The next largest is Santa Clara,
which, with its ss6. s34 residents. shows
an increase Of 1000. Santiago has
gained about as much as Pinar del Rio
has lost. says the Army and Navy Jour
nal. The former province returns a
population OF 3e7,7l6, an increase OF
s., 1897, while Ptnar has fallen from 22S.-
sol to 173.os2, Matanzas has dropped
from 2so.s7s to seo2, 4ee. The smallest
province In point OF populntionis Porto
Principe, to which the census gives ST.
e57 inhabitantGI gain Of eiSco.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-04-20
SOME BIG FREIGHT HAuLs.
the wonderful work tina. liza. Been
Performed by Union Pacific
Loc0motiyes

The Union Pacific has been making
some wonderful freight hauls east
from Cheyenne, Wyo.. during the pest
few days. On Monday engine No. 1904
pulled ZOE cars, or 1900 tons, from
Cheyenne to Sidney. distance OF 100
miles. In 5K hours. A few days later
the same engine hauled il2 cars, or
5000 tons. over the same district In
seven hours. This car haul beats the
worlds record for one locomotive.
which was formerly held by the lie
high Valley road at 1900 tons The
officials say the big engines have not
been tested to their full strength yet
and that they viii undoubtedly pull
5000 tons over the Nebraska division.