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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22

IL drumming for business" is what
has enabled Mr.. De Bolt to win his
cases in the Supreme Court the quicker
his competitor starts the same kind of
music the better it will be for his
clients
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22

What induced Prince David to make
his sudden break for a nomination is
likely to remain a socio-political mys-
terry.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22

Dom Paul has left the Transvaal but
as he has sailed away few millions
for rainy day his lot would seem to
have its compensations.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22

Mr.. Isenberg will hardly relish the
position which the tumultuous return
of the Democrats to their first choice
leaves him politically.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22
Half
Sick
People

Just sick enough to feel heavy-head-
ed, lazy and shiftless, to have no ap-
petite, to sleep badly, to have what you
eat feel like lead in your stomach.
Not sick enough to take to bed, but
just sick enough to not know what to
do.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22


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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24
ALMANAC WEATHER SHARPs.
As q Rule Each Ono Has q System That ID
Based on Guess Work.

Speaking Of almanac predictions az
compared to weather bureau fore.
casts" said veteran drug man Of this
city, "every almanac prophet has a Sc.
cret system Of his own. There are less
than dozen in the country who are
regarded as experts. and as far as
know, their calculations are all based
on the cycle theory. They assume In
other words, that the weather repeats
itself at certain intervals. Where they
differ it is in the length Of the cycle.
There was man in Ohio who was
very successful for a long time, and
who took half century as the basis
Of his system. He was employed to get
up the predictions for almanacs issued
by large wholesale drug house in De-
troit, and in 1856 or 1861 am not quite
sure Of the date-he created a. sensation
by the accuracy Of his forecast. He
was far more successful than the gov
ernment weather bureau Of that day,
and Of course he acquired an immense
prestige Next year his percentage OF
misses was much greater, but he made
one astonishing hit in predicting phe-
nomenally cold wave that arrived ex-
actly according to schedule. It is q
great pity he didn't retire on his lau-
rels, for he never duplicated those early
performances. and finally went 80 far
astray that he had to quit. - -.
"The most scientific Of the almanac
forecasters estimate their cycles by
certain astronomical conditions. They
go on the theory that the relative po-
sition Of the planets has something to
do with the weather, and they have q
set Of carefully prepared astronomical
maps for each year. When the condi-
tions are identical they assume that
the weather will be about the same.
Some go farther and say that comets
and sunspots produce tornadoes and
other great disturbances. I dare say
that the late total eclipse has played q
prominent part in more than one set OF
predictions throughout the country.
But as rule, the almanac men fight
shy Of announcing great changes.
Country people have habit Of treas
uring up blunders Of that kind, and
one or two Of them will ruin the repu-
tation of a publication. AS q rule, the
predictions are generalities, dealing
with the average weather Of section,
and in that respect the cycle theory
seems to be reliable.
'You would be surprised to know
how many weather almanacs' circu-
late among the country folk. The az
erage edition of any Of the older publi-
cations is never less than a million" =
New. Orleans Times Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

TASTED LIKE ITsELF-Lord Wolse'
ley, the retiring commander-in-chiefo ol
the British army, does not tell this
story; but somehow or other 1t go1
abroad and is generally credited as
strictly true:
On one occasion the famous Field
Marshaps zeal for the welfare OF his
men got the better Of his discretion
Dinner was being served to the soldiers
and orderlies hurried backward anc
forward with steaming pals of soup
Lord wolseley stopped one Of them
The man was at attention in a mo-
ment.
Remove the lid.' No sooner saio
than done.
Let me taste 1t"
But, plaze yer"
"Let me taste it, I say"
And taste 1t he did.
"Disgraceful! Tastes like nothing ir
the world but dishwater."
"Plaze, yer honor" gasped the man
"and so it is."-Chicago Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

KNAPP DREW THE L1NE.-"Speak1ne
of the press agents." said David Hen
derson the other day to a New York
Telegraph man, II never knew a man
who hated them more than old John
Knapp, Of the st. Louis Republican.
He was always afraid he would give
somebody a free puff or print some
thing for nothing. He never would
publish a lawyers or a doctors name
If he possible could avoid 1t, for fear
he would advertise them gratis. One
morning mention was made In The
Republican-they call it the Republic
now-of a man having died Of Bright 8
disease. Old man Knapp hunted up
the proof reader and called him into
his private office.
"'why did you let that get into the
paper? asked the old man, indicating
with his forefinger the Objectionable
paragraph. -
"I don't see but that's all right said
the reader.
"'You don't eh?' snapped old man
knapp. You don't eh? Do you. think
we want to advertise that man Bright
for nothing? He never had an 'ad.' IN
this paper in his life."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

ONE ON HIS FATHER.-The 12-year.
old son Of Van Buren street fond pa
rent recently became the proud posses
sor of somesguinea pigs. A day or two
after the same were safely corrallsd II
q cage, he went about Dragging OF his
new acquisition among his playmates
Now, it seems these youngsters knew
of a. "sell" In which guinea pigs play
q prominent part. They started te
..hook"the youngster and caught him
fast and hard.
He felt so bad about 1t that ne
started in turn to "sell" some one else
His father was the victim.
"Did you know, papa, that II you
hold guinea pig by the tail its eyes
will drop out?"
His father laughed outright.
"why, who in wonder told you such
stuff, LOUISE"
"The boys all say that" answered
Louis, sober as Judge, "and it's so;
yes, SIR" -.
"Oh, nonsense" said his father, still
laughing.
'Well, you go to the cage and hold
one up and you'll see."
Just to humor the boy the father
went out. In a moment he came back
1ooking-well, looking just like man
that's been badly sold.
"The little rascal got me that time, y
he replied to friend.
"But don't see the point" said the
friend.
Don't you?"
mo"
A'Well, guinea pigs have no tails
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24
COTTON AND COTTON PRODUCTS.
Able and Instructive Speech by Ex-Secretary
Hoke Smith.

The great speech Of the opening day
of the Southern Cotton Growers. con-
vention, which convened in Macon,
last Tuesday and reelected Hon. Har-
rie Jordan as president, was made by
Hon. Hoke Smith, Of Atlanta. The fol-
lowing synopsis Of the speech, as pub
lished by the Atlanta Daily News, is
worth q careful reading:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen: The
cotton crop will this year bring a cash
net profit to the planters Of this section
larger than ever before. It will do
more. It will furnish a volume Of
money for investment belonging to the
people Of seven states and two terrific
ries, which should give wealth and
strength to every line Of business, and
make possible the growth Of many
needed manufacturing enterprises that
will use the varied raw material to be
found in the south.
"Ten cents cotton has come, not only
to benefit the planter, but to stimulate
the development Of material resources
not yet handled and made productive.
During the past one hundred years
the cotton crop has sold for $4,000, ,000,-
900. The United States has received
from the export Of cotton during this
same period s1i,O00,O 100000.
"Our lint cotton, in addition to it's
enormous sale abroad, has also fur
nished the raw material for the man
ufacturing industries that have en-
riched the New England states. 1t Is
today furnishing the raw material for
the already prosperous and rapidly
growing mills of the south, and 1T
promises to our people from manufac-
turing alone a return as great In the
future as that heretofore obtained In
New England. How encouraging Is
TINS prospect! We can fully realize 1t
when we remember that $600,000000 of
values are added annually to American
Int cotton by its manufactures abroad.
"Tne manufactures Of the world
used fifty years ago 2,500,0aO bales Of
cotton. Last year they used an amount
variously estimated at from 100000
to $4,000, 900 of bales. The enormous in
creased demand for the fabrics made
out Of lint cotton placed the consump-
ton of cotton goods far ahead Of cot
tons three rivals.
"The rivals are wool, flax and silk.
If we seek the reason for the success
which has attended the increased use
of cotton goods we can readily find it..
The price at which lint cotton has been
sold, coupled with the development of
machinery suited for it's manufacture,
has led to the production Of cotton
goods about as warm as those made
from wool, as cool as those made from
flax, and more beautiful than those
made from silk.
while cotton today brings 10 cents,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

TINES MUTATIoNs.-"Really, your
face Is very familiar, sir, but you seem
to have the advantage of me in names"
And she looked at the distinguished
stranger with puzzled air.
IT fancied," he said, that you would
know me. My name is Bangs and four
years ago had the honor to be your
coachman."
The face of the lady fairly blazed.
"Sir!" she fairly snarled.
"But remarkably lucky series OF
stock investments" he went on, have
enabled me to become your next door
neighbor."
The lady's face softened.
$50 pleased to renew our acqualnt-
ance, Mr.. Bangs" she smillingly said
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24
Saturday, November "a, 1900.

wheat, and slaughtered more animals,
than their own consumption required,
and when, as shown from the banking
capital, then existing, diversified pro-
ducts were the rule Of the hour"
He closed by showing how manufac-
lures would flourish and schools and
churches would be strengthened by the
Inauguration Of hog and hominy era.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24
TAX COLLECTIONs-1sOO.
Office Of the County Treasurer. Of
York County,

YoRKv1LLE. 8. c., September Is. 1900.
TN accordance with law, my books will
l. be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
October, 1900, for the collection Of the
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES, for the fiscal year beginning
January LIST, and ending December 31st,
1900; and will be kept open until the
31st day Of December, 1900. Twill also
receive VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS,
Of communication road taxes for the year
1901. ~.
For the convenience Of Taxpayers I
will meet them at the following places
on the days named:
At Yorkville, Friday, the 9th day Of
November until Saturday, the Ath day
Of November. 49,
At Rock Hill, Monday, the 2sth day
Of November, until Saturday, at
o'clock, p. M, December LIST.
And at Yorkville from Monday, the
Srd day of December, until Monday,
the 31st day Of December, 1900, after
which day the books will be closed and
the 16 per cent. penalty will be attach
ed.
b. A. D. NEELY. County Treasurer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

sy The girl was very rich, and the
Young man was very poor, but honest.
She liked him, but that was all, and he
knew it. One night he had been more
tender than usual. you are veryrich,"
he ventured. YES" she replied frank
Iy, IT am worth $1,250,0vU. And I am
poor" "Yes." "Will you marry me?'
mo" IT thought you wouldn't"
"Then why did you ask me?" oh,
lust to see how a man feels when he
loses $1,250 900" 0."-Stray Stories.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24
Anmurons department.
AN IDAHO BALL.

Git yo' little sage hens ready,
Trot 'em upon the floor
Line up there, you cusses! Steady!
Lively, now! One couple more.
Shorty! shed that old sombrero,
Bronco, douse that cigarette,
Stop that cussin' Cashmere,
Fore the ladies! Now all set!
S'lute your ladies, all together!
Ladies opposite the same
Hit the lumber with your feathers!
Balance air. ran swing your dame!
Bunch the heffers in the middle;
Circle stays and do-se-do!
Pay attention to the fiddle!
Swing her round and off you go!
First four forward. Back to places!
Second four-shuffle back!
Now you've got it down to cases..
Swing 'em till their trotters crack!
Gents all right a-heel and toeing!
Swing 'em, kiss 'em If you kin
On to the next and keep a-goin'
Till you hit your pards agfn!
Gents to centre; ladies round 'em,
Form a basket; balance all!
whirl your gals to where you found
'em!
Promenade around the hall!
Balance to your pardS ana troC EN-
Round the circle double quick!
Grab and kiss 'em when you've got
'em-
Hold 'em to it if they kick!
Ladies', left hand to your sonnies!
Alaman! Grand right and left!
Balance all, an swing yer honeys-
Pick 'em up and feel their helft::
Promenade like skeery cattle
Balance all an swing yer sweets:
Shake yer spurs an make EN- rattle!
Keno! Promenade to seats.
T., The Northwest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

..
through here last week. They say that
the elevation Of Glover is S15 feet; ten
feet higher than Gastonia.. ...Mr. F.
A. brennan, Of Richburg, was here on
Tuesday. He and Mr.. John M. Smith
attending the wedding of his brother,
Mr.. Jas. brennan to Miss Marion, at
Hickory Grove, on last Wednesday,.
Mr.. John Lawrence received a nice
piece of venison from his son, Mr.. AL
lie Lawrence, of Beaufort county. This
was quite treat to Mr.. Lawrence, as
we have no deer in this section and sell
dom get any venison.. ..Mr. George
Knox has an apple scion that was
grated last spring and since then has
grown eight feet one inch high, and is
three inches in diameter where grated.
The scion was only three inches long
when put in, and this Is a remarkable
growth for one season.. ~|Mr. John
Hagins, who is in the United States
service in the Philippine islands, sent
his father Mr.. Randolph Hagins, OF
this place, a Philippine lizard last
week. It is on exhibition at the post
office. 1t is a rare specimen, being
about three feet long. Mr.. Hagins
writes that they are perfectly harm
less, but his Hardship does not show
them So. old George Henry, color
ed, died last Friday morning at 8
o'clock, at his home two miles from
here. Uncle George, as he was famil-
iarly known, was a specimen Of the
oldtime Southern darkey. For years
he was a familiar object about here.
| AS long as he was able he had the
standing job of keeping the cemetery
cleaned off. He was chiefly famous for
! his very hearty laugh. which he was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

bales, while that OF Egypt WAS ooo,Voo
bales. Since 1880, Russia has given at
tention to the cultivation Of cotton IN
Turkestan from American seed, and the
crop has reached 100000 bales. In 1895
Japan produced $4,000 bales. In 1895
Brazil raised 300, 900 bales, and exported
15O 900. It is estimated that the lands
of Brazil could produce 4O,OOO0OO oales
annually. China exports a small
amount Of cotton to Japan.
Mr.. Smith argued that climatic con-
ditions give the Southern states an ad-
vantage over other countries In the
production of cotton, but called atten-
tion to the efforts made by other coun-
tries to develop the industry particu-
larly in India and Egypt, and the Ger
man experiment in Africa. He said
the consumption Of cotton goods had
increased 700 per cent. in so years, and
predicted a demand for 30,000,O00 bales
in rs years.
He said the state department Of ag-
riculture should be diligent IN collect
/ ing information about cotton to the END
that before planting the farmers may
know the probable worlds demand.
One of the best points made by Mr..
Smith was this:
"Only when cotton is made surplus
crop is the producer safe against the
yicissitudes Of the market. Only when
the farmers produce their own supplies
is there an assurance that the price Of
cotton will not be depressed by an over
production in our section.
1.-THE most prosperous period of the
South, it's greatest growth in agr1cul-
ture for any years, was from 1851 to
1860. During that period the farm
lands in the South increased In value
81 900, 900, 900, and they were valued In
1860, at $4,000, 100000.
In 1860 the yield was in the south:
Corn 1858, ,153, 900 bu.
Wheat ...............4 44,S00, 900 bu.
Value slaughtered animals. 1874, AL, 900.
In the remainder Of the country:
Corn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. az, ~ 'oU0 pu.
Val. slaughtered animals $12S, ,42S,OOO bu.
"In 1860 the value Of assessed proper
ty in the United States was $l2,OOO,OOO,-
OvO, and Of this the South had $5,OOO,OOO,
900. At this time, also, 3 per cent OF
the entire banking capital Of the coun-
try was in the South.
"I present these figures to show that
while the cotton crop Is unrivaled In
the opportunity which it furnishes for
the creation Of wealth, the hlghest,
they have raised more corn and more
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-11-24

s9 TAKE COUGH EASE. It cures.
-.> YORK DRUG STORE.
New Ulm review., 1900-07-11

WANTED SEVERAL PERSONS
" for district Office Managers in this
stale to represent me in their own and
surrounding counties. Willing to pay
yearly 5000, payable weekly. Desirable
employment with unusual opportunities.
References exchanged. Enclose self adj
! dressed stamped envelope. S. "a. Park,
800 Caxton Building, Chicago.
New Ulm review., 1900-07-11
HEIREssEs ACT.As ENGINEERS
Girls Worth $4,000, 600 Pilot Loco-
30 motive Over Southwest
rern Plains. 3lE

The train bearing the first arrivals
to the recent convention Of rough rid
ers at Oklahoma City was run by fair
feminine hands. In special car were
Col. Alexander Brodie, Mrs. James
Banks Reynolds, of New York; Miss
Josephine Reynolds and Misses Eliza
beth and Louise Van Buren. The
young ladies were making their first
trip to the west and were anxious for
some fun, but they did not apprehend
that it would come seriously. At Ar
kansas City it was announced that the
engineer, Jim Haynes, was slightly i'll.
This information caused Capt. .Frantz,
of the rough riders, to make a wager
in the special car to the rear with the
New York heiresses that they were
afraid to enter the cab and put their
hands to the lever under the direction
of the sick engineer. They quickly
took him up, and with the permission
of Henry Asp, general superintendent
of the Santa Fe in Oklahoma. Josephine
Reynolds took the throttle and Eliza
beth Van Buren used the freman's
seat. Capt. Frantz sat on the coalbox
to see that the wager was properly
won.
The two girls, whose personal wealth
is $50,0O0,0 900, started up with old-tim-
ers' skill. Their pretty white faces
were soon covered with dust and
grease, but the throttle was pulled far
ther open and the train jumped across
the plains. Bands of Indians and farm
ers in their wheat fields looked at the
flying hair and thought the engineer
must be dead. But the speed grew m-
til it reached a mile a minute. The
girls made all the stops and kept the
train on its regular schedule till they
pulled into Oklahoma City several
hours later.
New Ulm review., 1900-07-11
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
Nearly Half Million Tons Added
to Our Merchant Marine.
Additions During 1900 Greater Than
During Any Other Year Ha-
waiian and Porto Rican Ships
Admitted to Registry.

The treasury bureau of navigation
states that during the fiscal year 1900
the total tonnage officially numbered
marine amounted to 1904 gross tons.
About $4,000 tons of Hawaiian vessels
and less than 1000 tons of Porto Rican
shipping were admitted to American
registry. It is estimated that complete
figures will show that the actual addi-
tions to the merchant feet during 1900
have been greater than any year since
1856. The vessels built in the United
States and officially numbered during
the year aggregate $751; 1868 tons, a rec
ord surpassed in 1874, when 432,725
gross tons were built and documented.
Of the new vessels IS per cent. are
steam vessels. The most important ad-
ditions Of the year have been the large
steel vessels built for the great lakes.
The only vessel built exclusively for
the foreign trade has been the Mara
caibo, of 1,771 gross tons, for Vene-
:zuelan traffic, while three steamships of
an aggregate tonnage of over 5000 tons
for the Porto Rican trade are the first
maritime results of the annexa ton of
that island.
Full returns probabl will show that
the total documented tonnage of the
United States on June 80, 1900, for the
first time since 1865 has again reached
5,OO0,COO gross tons. The tonnage reg
istered for foreign trade, however, will
probably be slightly below $4,000
gross tons, the figures for June 30,
1890. The increase of the Alaskan
trade, carried on mainly by registered
vessels, has checked somewhat during
the year the steady decline in American
tonnage registered for foreign trade.
New Ulm review., 1900-07-11
A THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Prof. BurgOOn Narrowly ESCAPES
Death in the Hold of the
Steamship Bremen.

Prof. A E. Burgoon, of the agricul-
tural college at College Station, Tex,
had thrilling experience on the steam
ship Bremen, which burned at Ho-
boken with the other two German line
ships recently. He was visiting a friend
named Wolf, a mechanical engineer of
Hoboken. The Texan was very anx-
ious to see the engine room of an ocean
steamship, and his friend, who was a
friend of one Of the engineers of the
Bremen, secured permission to pay a
visit.
They we're down in the engine room
OF the Bremen when the fire started.
In an instant they found the usual
means of egress cut off by flames. They
| ran out into the hold and came to a
hatchway, through which was suspend
ed a rope
''It is your only hope, professor; shin
it," said Wolf.
The professor tried to climb the rope,
but it was beyond his power.
"Good-by, old man; you will have to
go without me-" he said to Wolf. After
a final embrace the athlete grasped the
rope He reached the air in safety,
jumped overheard and was rescued by
| passing tug.
Down in the stokehole the professor
found that he had many companions in
misery. He counted about 30 engineers,
firemen and coal passers all huddled in
one compartment of the hold
After awhile one of the engineers
opened a coaling port and dropped
him out into the water. He was picked
up by tug and sent to hospital.