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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
THE CRUC|F|X|0N
OF PHILIP STRONG.
By REV. CHARLES M. SHELDON,
Author Do "Malcom Kirk "Rooe
Hardy Days." Etc

the nearest missile, and q shower OF
stones, muddy snowballs and limbs
torn from the trees on the lawn was
rained upon the house. Most Of the
windows in the lower story were bro
ken. All this time Philip was eagerly
demonstrating with the few men who
had their hands on Mr.. Winter. He
thought If he could only plead with
them to let the man 60 he could slip
with him around the end Of the veran-
da through a side door and take him
through the house to place of safety.
He also knew that every minute was
precious. as the police might arrive at
any moment and change the situation.
But in spite of his pleas the mill own
er was gradually pushed and dragged
down off the veranda toward the gate.
The men tried to get Philip out Of the
way.
I'VE don't want to harm you, sir.
Better get out of danger" said the
same man who had spoken before.
Philip for answer threw one arm
about Mr.. Winter, saying: IF you kill
him. you will kill me with him. You
shall never do this great sin against an
innocent man. In the name Of God, l
call on every soul here to-
But his words were drowned in the
noise that followed. The mob was in
sane with fury. Twice Mr.. Winter
was dragged off his feet by those down
On the walk; twice Philip raised him
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to his feet. feeling sure that If the
crowd once threw him down they
would trample him to death. Once
some one threw rope over the wretch
ed mans head. Both he and Mr.. Win
ter were struck again and again. Their
clothes were torn into tatters. Mr..
Winter was faint and reeling. Only
his great terror made his clutch OF
Philip like that of drowning msn.
At last the crowd had dragged the
two outside the gate into the street.
Here they paused awhile, and Philip
again spoke to the mob.
"Alen. made in Gods image, listen to
me. Do not take innocent life. If you
kill him, you kill me also, for / will
never leave his side alive. and / will
not permit such murder If can pre-
vent it."
kill them both-the bloody coward
and the priestw yelled voice. 'They
both belong to the same church.
"Yes, hang 'em! Hang 'em both" A
tempest of cries went up. Philip tow
cred up like giant. In the light OF
the street lamp he looked out over the
great sea Of passionate, brutal faces,
craZed with drink and riot, and a great
wave of compassionate feeling swept
over him. Those nearest never forgot
that look. 1t was !ChriStllke In its
yearning love for lost children. His
lips moved in prayer.
And just then the outer circle Of the
crowd seemed agitatcd. 1t had surged
up nearer the light with the evident in
tenton Of hanging the mill owner on
one Of the crosspieces Of n telegraph
pole near by. The rope had again been
thrown over his head. Philip stood
with one arm about Mr.. Winter and
| with the other stretched out in en-
treaty, when he beard a pistol shot,
! then another. The entire police de-
partment had been summoned and had
| finally arrived. There was skirmish-
| ing rattle of shots. But the crowd be-
gan to scatter in the neighborhood OF
the police force. Then those nearer
Philip began to run as best they could
away from the officers. Philip and the
mill owner were dragged along with
he rest in the growing confusion until,
watching his opportunity, Philip pull
ed Mr.. Winter behind one Of the large
poles by which the lights Of the street
were suspended.
Here. sheltered little. but struck by
many n blow. Philip managed to Shield
with his own body the man who only
n little while before had come into his
own house and called him liar and
threatened to withdraw his church sup
port because Of the preaching OF
Christ's principles.
When finally the officers reached the
two men. Mr.. Winter was nearly dead
from the fright Philip was badly
bruised, but not seriously, and he help
cd Mr.. Winter back to the house. while
a few Of the police remained on guard
the rest of the night. 1t was while re-
covering from the effects of the nights
attack that Philip little by little learn
ed of the facts that led up to the as
sault.
There had been a growing feeling of
discomfort in all the mills, and it had
finally taken shape in the Ocean mill,
which was largely owned and control
led by Mr.. Winter. The discomfort
arose from q newiscaIe Of wages sub
mitted by the company. 1t was not
satisfactory to the men. and the after
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They Saw the Point,

An American farmer near Guadala-
lara convinced his Mexican neighbors
that oxen can do more work under
American yokes, so generally used in
the republic. The American brought
several modern yokes from the United
States and used them with success.
The curiosity of his Mexican friends
was aroused, and they proceeded to
ask questions.
"Well," said the American, when
YOU lasso a steer and the lasso gets
around his neck what do you do?'
"Turn him loose" was the reply.
"Why?"
because he's too strong for us that
way"
"That's it," answered the American.
"His strength is in his neck. not In his
horns"
The Mexicans saw the point, and
now yokes of United States manufac-
ture are generally used In that neigh
borhood.-Modern Mexico.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17
THE GRIP OF THE OCTOPUS.
If the Standard Oil Company Needs Nor
Money 1t Only Has to Say So.

If the Standard Oil Company Needs More
Money 1t Only Has to Say So.
The following is from the New York
World Of January 12:
The Standard Oil company is con-
ducting financial and stock market
operations of so vast a scope that it Is
in need of greater income than the
s3O,OOO,O0O year which it has been
paying its stockholders. How 10 get
1t was easy. John D. Rockefeller
simply issued an order within the fort
night that the price of oil must be
raised 10 consumers three cents per
gallon.
This edict was simultaneously pub
lshed at every oil depot of the trust in
the country. OF course the raise falls
on the consumer.
At the time the price of oil was rails
ed the agents of the trust Informed
the public that the scarcity of crude
oil compelled the move. They did
not, however, call attention to the
fact that the trust had complete mo-
nopoly Of crude oil.
The people of the United States con-
sumo 97O,0O0,000 gallons Of oil every
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CATS FOR MANILA.-During the
siege of Manila it appears that the
Spanish soldiers used the cats of the
city as targets and, since its occupancy
by the Americans, the "boys in brown"
have also improved their marksman-
ship by shooting at stray felines. AS
a consequence Manila is almost catless,
and the rats and mice have increased
exceedingly. The American civil au-
thorities have been appealed to and,
through an agent in Newark, N. j.,
have collected 500 firstclass cats, which
are to be shipped to the islands this
week. The cats will occupy large
crates during the long voyage, with
separate compartment, enclosed with
wire netting, for each one of the rat
killers. The cats were bought at an
average price of Is cents each.
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN PICKENS.

Rev. A. NJ. Attaway Becomes Raving
Maniac, and Tries to Kill His Wife.
Greenville News, january.
Coroner Jones, of Pickens county,
who was here yesterday, gave an &C.
count of the sad and tragic death of
the Rev. A. McSwain Attaway,
prominent young Methodist minister,
who is brother to the Rev. Mr.. Alta
way, Of Travellers Rest, and son of
the Rev. John Attaway, of William
ston. His death occurred at his home,
six miles west of Pickens, on Thurs.
day, and was caused by heart failure
superinduced by violent attack of in
sanity. 1t is thought that he lost his
mind by reason of the death about ten
days ago Of SOD. Mrs. Attaway is
now also insane and is being guarded.
Both have been treated in the state
hospital for the insane.
Mr.. Attaway's death was attended
by narrowing circumstances. First lie
went into the yard and killed his fa-
vorite dog by cutting its head off with
an ak. Next he killed hog in the
same way. Then he went into the
house and lay down. Suddenly he
was seized with spasm and jumped
out of bed and began to destroy the
furniture. Then he seized his wife's
clothing near her neck between his
teeth. In her terror she told her
daughter to kill him. The daughter
had carving knife in her hand.
"Get him off," the mother screamed
to the child, frantic with fright, "cut
his throat with the knife; it is neces-
sary if you don't he will kill me and
all of you"
"Oh, no; mamma" replied the
daughter, exhibiting remarkable cour-
age and presence of mind; "that
needn't be done. "I'll just cut the
piece of dress loose he has in his
mouth"
This was done and Immediately the
suffering man fell and dead.
Mrs. Attaway became violently in
sane in a short time. The coroner
thought best, in the circumstances, to
hold an inquest. A verdict of death
from natural cause was rendered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-17

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs
In order that new readers OF The EN- n
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand 1t
lust the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it which has
already been published:
Philip Strong, minister, receives two calls,
one to O college town, where he may live
quiet, scholarly life, to his liking, the other to
a manufacturing town where there Is plenty OF
work to do among the laboring classes. He
accepts the more active field: Philip dlscov-
ers that a number Of his wealthy parishloners
have property rented for saloons and gambling
houses. He interviews one OF them and is
advised that he had better not stir up the
matter. The next Sunday he breaches upon
the subject, and Mr. Winter; one OF ms mOst mos
ed for such purposes, rises from his seat ana
walks out Of the church. The next morning
Winter calls on the minister and resents what
he calls an insult to himself, then, threaten
ing to withdraw his support from the church,
retires in high dudgeon. The sermon creates
great excitement, and the next Sunday q large
crowd attends Philips chpreh, expecting P3n,a a
them, preaching on a different subject entirely.
Philip attacks the saloons and breaches
against them to large congregation. Hecalls
upon his people TO join with MN IN an at-
tempt to exterminate them: Later he leaves
his house to visit sick child, and man on
the opposite side of the street fires two shot at
him. Philip has been severely though not
mortally wounded. His assassin Is arrested
and, at Philips request, is brought before him;
Philip assures him that he bears him no Ill
will and prays for him. Philip breaches on
the Sunday question and makes new enemies.
Coming home one evening, he finds his wife
in faint on the floor, knife stuck into the
desk and two anonymous scrawlS, one ad-
dressed ITO the Preacher" the other "To the
Preachers Wife," They were warnings to
leave the town. The minister's wife begs her
husband to leave the field for another, but in
stead he prepares to continue the war against
the devil there and in his own fashion. Philip
astonishes his parishioners by proposing TO
move their church edifice into the tenement
district. He speaks to the laboring men at
their hall and unintentionally influences them
against the rich by holding up the self1shness
Of many rich people. When he goes home, he
is informed that a mob Is threatening Mr.
Winter at his residence.
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Worse OF Than He Thought.

Shadbolt-Well, I'm $50 worse OF
than was yesterday morning.
Dingus-How's that?
Shadbolt-I was held up by footpads
on my way home last night and rob-
bed.
Dingus-Pm sorry for you, old man.
But they didn't get the So borrowed
Of you before you started home, any
how.
Shadboft-That's so. / forgot that.
Pm $40 worse off than was yesterday
morning.-Chicago Tribune.
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at is matter of vital interest to
every planter south whether he shall
receive 5 cents or 8 cents per pound
for his next crop of cotton, and it is
declared that the final determination
of the matter rests entirely with him."
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

Under the Nelson provision
in the new cure ncy bill reduc-
ing the capital required for
founding national banks, many
banks of the Northwest will or
Sranize as national banks. Large
numbers of applications from
bankers in the smaller towns in
minnesota and the Dakotas have
already been received by the
\ ontroller of the currency.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Copper Co1ored
~Sp10tcheS.

There Is only one cure for Contagious
Blood Poison-the disease which has
completely baf11ed tho doctors. They
are totally unable to cure it, and direct
their efforts toward bottling the poison
up in the blood and concealing it from
view. s. s. 8. cures the disease posi-
lively and permanently by forcing out
everY trace of the faint.
Ivas afflicted with terrible blood disease,
which VAS in npOts 1t first. but efterWard0
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
LESLIE AT HIS OLD TRICKS.
A Man Who Made Reputation for Him
self a. 4 "Crook" In This City =
Again In Trouble.

Last Thursday night the stores
OF Fred Katzky and Foster, and
Bros, and John Hermiston's saloon
at Sebekn were burglarized, the bur
glars getting quite a large some Of
money and nearly $3.50 worth of
merchandise.
Suspicion was at once directed
against Leslie Pikkarinen and Chas.
Thompson, who had been around
together and who went to bed in
the City hotel at an early hour Fri
day morning. The stolen goods
were found in a hay stack and the
two suspects were arrested. Thomp-
son, who says he came from Minnea-
polls, owned up to having been i'm
plicated in the BURGLARY with Pix
karinen, and made a clean breast OF
the whole affair. Pikkarinen, how
ever aad nothing to say. E%E
The prisoners were brought to this
city Saturday morning and their ex-
ANIMATION look place 1elOre justice
Mettel. They were bound over to
the district court and their bonds
fixed at $1,000 each. Neither could
furnish q bond and they were taken
to the Fergus Falls jail Sunday
morning. Ole Nyberg, the village
marshal, of Sebeka, who arrested
the men took them to Fergus. :
Pikkarinen was tried here in Dec
ember '98, for BURGLARY and was
acquitted for want OF evidence
Wadena Tribune. T..
Leslie Pikkarinen ia Finlander,
and a carpenter by trade. He made
this city his home for several years,
a large portion of which was spent
in jail for petit larceny acts and
burglaries.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20


Authorizea ny >,"c state to treat az
The Eye. Ear, Nose aud fhr"at.. Lung !,is-
B BOT; cat4rrh, stituttonaiC s1arrl,
Bowel troubie-: kheu,nntisni. Neuralgia,
diseases, Dizziness, Nervousness. 1ndi-
gsstien 01eTi,y iG;errn and Stsit'
disease in adults. Many cases If deaf
light, Cataract, Cross 4 yes, etc, that have,
e ca lily stored. Deorm'tIss. Club
me Brain para!ysis Epilepsy p th Meaft i,nh s
S., are toeos pen sofes' Fai" in the B""es
Gland ular Enlargements ana all long
standing diseases properly treated. Young
men and all WHO suffer from lost man
hood N rvous debility. spermatorrhoea.
sen,il.. ! losses. sexual decay. falling
n1ent. lack Of energy, impoverished blood.
PIN pies. inlpedi,nents t" marriage. also
s,d end slfn issaxe1 ; syphi;is: ,ei1up
Kidney and bladder troubles. weak back
Burning urine passing nsnne too ,e "ttep
searching. treatment. prompt relief and
Dr. Rea's system sf curipg cancers: ,,, tu:
md veracocele and enlarged glands with
tie srtbcutaneOt,s injection method. alb.
oOlutely without pain aud without the
IOse az q drop Of blood. is one of his own
discoveries, and Ia the most really ecien-
6lffc and certainly sure cure of the nine
s1eeuth century. There are no experiencing
II DR., Rea's practice, able AZ he IL to tell
anyone their disease. he ia not likely to
doctor his patients for the wrong ailnent
No incurable cases taken. Consultation
tee to those Interested.
-, mr.. EAAtO..
Rluneapolis, Minn. Louisville, Ky
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
Spring Shooting Prohibited.

Stan ). Donnelly, attorney for
state fish and game commission, has
rendered an opinion to the effect that
section 10 Ut the game laws. which
prohibits the killing OF ducks or
other aquatic fowl between Jan. l
and Sept. l., ands prohibits the sale
between Jan. 1 and Apri! Is, is to he
interpreted with reference to the
first provision. and that spring
shooting ia absolutely barred.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

A new railway company, the
Bayfield,, Superior & Minneapo-
lis. filed articles of organization
withthesecretary ofstate Thurs
day. It's purpose is to run a
railway line from Bayfield, to
Superior and thence to Mime
apolis, a distance of 300 miles,
nearly all in Wisconsin. The
capital stock is 81, 100000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

Mrs: Emmons Blaine, of Chi
scsago, has inaugurated an eight
hour day system in her house
hold management. Servants
who begin work at 6 a. m. are
relieved ats2p. m. by others who
work until no.: It is considered
VA important domestic expert
sHent. 5.31 Il. 81 e.. T..
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

ayr
Cass Lake, MIMI, March 14.-An
accident occurred in on OF 8. G.
Bagley's lumber camps, near Farria,
about four miles west of here, as the
result OF which John Newman lies at
the point OF death in the hospital at
Bemfdjf. Newman was chopping
down a tree. when one which an
other choppr was telling crashed
down upon him. knocking him in
sensible and bruising him in a terri.
BILE manner. The wounded man
was cow yed to Farris and thence
to the hospital at Bemtdji. New
mans recovery from the injuries he
received il very doubtful.
Long Prairie Argus: Ben Brewer.
OF Ward, and Que OF the county COM
lnissioners. passed through here
Monday morning enroute to st.
Paul. John Long, of Pillsbury, T.
II. Greene, Of Staples, and Henry
Taunt. OF Hewitt, the other com
,uissioners, left the same day for
st Paul, going over the Northern
Pacific by way of Little Falls. They
will interview the safe board of
corrections and charities in regard
to a new Jail for this county. They
will go to Saltwater to look over
the prison and will probably go to
Red Wing and other points to get
an idea of a plan for the new Jail
here.
Minneapolis Tribune: It is
estimated that forest fires in the
state of Washington have burn
ed over areas that would have
yielded 10000, 900, 600 feet of
lumber, or enough to employ
the cutting capacity of all the
sawmills in the United States
for two years. The value of the
trees destroyed, is placed, at a
low estimate, at 3O, OOO, 600.
We do not know whether Gen.
Andrews has had the statistics
of the destruction wrought by
forest fires in Minnesota, but it
mvst have been, enormous
sufficiently so to justify the war;
den system which is now so
effective in preventing timber
fires.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

J. L. Grandin, owner of the
bonanza Grandin farms in Trail
county, N. D., gave the city of
Mayville $4,000 toward a city
library some months ago and
has just increased his gift by
IN additional $4,000.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

&. Montana cares for her insa, e
Aand convicts by contract, and
has just relet contracts for two
years. The penitentiary con-
tract is at the rate of 45 cents
.Ser day for each inmate: The
expense clearing: for the insane
is IS cents per day. per person.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
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fltn$bur9 Items.

>S~~S~~~>SN~>SSS>eNe>S >e>S~SeeSS~O0~
John Wotzka. who has. gone to
Virginia. Minn., with two cars OF
potatoes, returned home Friday.
Mrs. Henry Allen went to Little
Fails Saturday. She will stay in
the hospital for about ten days for
treatment.
Mike Losesky bought another so
acres of land last week from Fred
Lundin.
John Levenski bought a new horse
last Thursday.
Miss Il. WOtzka, who has been
sick. is able to be around this week
again.
:. Jendrow, OF Elm Dale. who has
boush' Il farm from Mike Lose sky,
IL moving his furniture here this
week Mr.. Jendrow will take
charge Of the farm the lst of April.
Bart Watzka has received Il new
supply rf shoes this week from the
North Star Shoe company Mr..
Wotzka can supply the public de-
1nand at present.
John Perovetz went to Little
Fails Saturday. and returned home
Munday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Koval were
out for Il ride sunday.
Alex KO@obucki haa gone to
Duluth. From there he will go to
Virginia. MINI. Mr.. knsabucki ia
looking for Il good location, where
he wants to remove hOon,
Died, Jacob Vita died last
Wednesday morning Of consumpti n.
The funeral was held from the
Catholic church Monday at 10 O'Clock
4. III
lack Lepenski is seriously Ill.
There il but little hope of his re-
coverery.
Mr. AM Mrs Paul Hopka, of Little
Falls, are visiting friends here this
week. They are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Mike Ruiz
Geo. Schaballa. Jr., who died last
was buried Friday at 10
O'Clock q. m. in the Catholic
The services were con-
by Rev Belzowski from Elm
Dale There was the largest at
tendance ever had at any funeral
from the Ga tholic church ut Flens-
burg. That proves that he was es-
teemed by all who knew him.
Mr.. and ira. Andrew Koso wski,
OF North Prairie, came up Friday to
attend Geo. Schaballa's funeral.
After the funeral they went to visit
Mr. and Mrs Mix. Hid. When they
started f"r home Saturday MIR.
NosOwski forgot his vest, which he
left at MIR. Hlid's. The vest con-
'ained gold worth $3O.N, $1,000 in
paper and u $50 90 check. MIR Ko-
s"wski found out on the road going
nome that he had lost this vest and
immediately turned back and found
both vest aud the money where he
had left them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bochman came
down from West Superior, Wis.,.
Tuesday NJ. BUchman was In the
saloon business at that place. He
has sold his saloon and removed his
family here on his farm.
John korrOll. who has been In
Duluth with car OF potatoes, re-
turned home Wednesday. Mr.. Kor-
roll reports that the potato market
|s dull at present.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20
MARCH AND THE LION.

Something Better Than the Old Saw.
The saying about tie lion and the
lamb in March often proves false,
but THERE'S another and a better one
which Is literally true. When March
comes in and finds you taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla to purify, en-
rich and vitallze your blood, you
may expect; when it goes out. that
it will leave you free from that tired
feeling and with none of the boils.
pimples and eruptions which mani
fest themselves because of impure
blood in the spring. II you have
not already begun taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla for your spring medi-
cine, we advise you to begin today.
We assure you it will make you feel
better all through the coming sum-
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-03-20

spread al over my body.
These soon broke out into
sores, and it is easy to
imagine the suffering I
endured. Before I BE-
came convinced that the
doctors could do no good,
I had spent . hundred
dollars, which was really
thrown away. / then
tried various patent
medicines, but they did
not reach the disease.
When l had finished my
FIRST bottle of 8. 8. 8. I
Was greatly improved
and uaa de1irhte0 with