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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19
DOUGLAS IN The BEAR SKIN.

Mr.. William G. Morris, the we'll
known insurance man, was exchanging
"reminiscences with me the other day
when something was said about Steph
en- A. Douglas. "You know thai
Douglas" said Mr.. Morris, "like many
great statesmen of his day, sometimes
drank to excess, and in his follies with
the boys, forgot all about senatorial
dignity. I saw him gloriously drunk
in little Illinois town in 1859, after
he had made great speech.
"The senator at that time had an
iron constitution. He could work
harder and drink more than any of his
contemporaries, and his excesses did
not muddle bis head nor tangle his
legs.
"In this Illinois town he lost bis
equilibrium for once.
CATER drinking many hours with
scores of old topers-drinking cham
pagne, brandy and whisky, the Little
Giant unexpectedly collapsed.
"a moment before he stood like a
granite statute. Then, without the
slightest warning, he was shapeless
lump of boozy humanity, lolling in a
big arm chair.
"The reckless jewellers had just
sense enough to know that Douglas
was drunk, and their next step was d
practical joke, which was disgrace to
the town.
"In front of drug store stood big
stuffed bear. The drunken mob pulled
him down. They ripped him open
and pulled out the stuffing.
"It was 2 o'clock in the morning,
and the sober citizens then on deck
were too few in number to do any
thing.
"The town boys had their way.
They jammed the unconscious senator
into the bear skin and stitched it up.
"Then they propped the horrid
figure in a large chair in the hotel
lobby and stood around it in state of
wild and noisy hilarity until daylight.
occasionally the bear would give a
lurch forward; but the bystanders
Strengthened him up again. The
senator's snorts and grunts were 80
decidedly bearish that the boys were
delighted. ...
ain the early morning hours, when
the bear left his chair and gave
chase to his tormenters, swearing at
them in good, old-fashioned Anglo
Saxon, the tipplers went into spasms
of glee, and it was difficult to induce
them to rip open the bear skin and
put the furious senator to bed.
"That was the meanest practical
joke 1 ever saw" said Mr.. Morris in
conclusion, "but it was also the fun
niest.
"Only very great man could have
outlived it. But Douglas was such a
genuine patriot, and man of such
remarkable ability, that the people
gladly overlooked his little indiscre-
Lions. Constitution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19
DISPENSARY In CHARLESTON.

A Correspondent Declares the Experiment
Failure and a Farce.
The special correspondent of the
Baltimore News, who has been travel
ing through the south, writes as follows
from Charleston
An interesting feature of the city is
the dispensary law. AS is known, the
state bottles all its liquors and sells to
the consumer through dispensaries
located in villages and cities. There
are 10 or 12 in Charleston, l believe.
Whiskey is sold for from 10 cents a
half pint up. The bottles are dis
plaved in the window and the goods
are sold over a counter like any other
wares. They do thriving business,
particularly in the afternoon just be-
fore sundown, as the dispensary closes
at sunset. There is a constant stream
of purchasers on a Saturday afternoon,
principally negroes. They buy half
pint of whiskey for 10 cents, put it in
their pocket, 60 around the corner, and
take a drink. The sales from one dis
pensary in Charleston amounted to
more than $4,000 last year.
But the dispensary is not the only
place in Charleston where the thirsty
NAV be refreshed. The "blind tiger"
flourishes in abundance. AS matter
of fact, saloons are about as plentiful as
thew are in other cities and they run
lust about as openly. They are as
open in the hotels as if there were no
law against them. A place may be
raided at IL o'clock and it will be
opened at 1915. The law is perfect
farce, largely because public sentiment
in Charleston is opposed to it and will
not countenance its enforcement. At
a leading hotel the saloon.keeper, talk
ing about raids, said: 80! yes they
raid me; but they don't get much. A
few bottles of beer are captured which
we leave about for that purpose. Now,
there's bottle of brandy, 1 wouldn't
leave that out because its worth dol.
lar: You see, hide it. lfa constable
should come in I'd set him up to cl-
gars, let him take a dozen bottles OF
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19
Aumprpas 9epartment.

HER WATCH WENT WRoNG.-It
was dear girl who bought watch of
a jeweler, who warranted it for year.
In a week or so she was back.
"My watch does 60 queerly," she
said, as she began fumblipg at her
dress.
In a minute there was little rustic
and then a click on the floor. She
picked up the watch quite as matter
of course and passed it to the jeweler,
who stood aghast. -.
"It keeps all sorts of time," she said
sweetly.
The jeweler suppressed his feelings
and only remarked mildly:
"a watch needs very careful ham
ding. -.
"Oh, I'm ever so careful with mine.
1 always carry it inside my dress, so
that it won't get scratched. l ought
to have brought it here before, it has
been going so badly but l left it under
my pillow the other morning, and
Mary changed the bed, and it got into
the laundry. 1t wasn't boiled, you
know Just soaked little while"
II fear, miss, we shall be oblighed to
charge you for adjusting the watch.
1t seems to be in a bad way"
"Oh, I think it is too bad. IL was
warranted for whole year, and here
I've had it only about a week, and l
have hardly used it all."-London
Answers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

In AN ENGLISH RESTAURANT
James Russell Lowell was a great
student of dialect. One day, while in
England, he entered South Shields
restaurant, and sat down opposite a
harefooted Shields yokel who had
been walking and whose feet were
tired.
"Waiter, he said, "bring me steak
and fried potatoes"
The yokel leaned bic elbows upon
the table. "Bring me yam tee," ne
said. .,
"Bring me cup of coffee and rolls, "
continued Lowell.
"Bring me yan tee," said the yokel'
"And, John, you may bring me a
bootiack," said Mr.. Lowell.
"Bring me yam tee," added the
yokel.
"Why, what on earth can you want
with boojack ?" asked Lowell, sur
prised into asking the question. The
retort nearly took away his breath.
"Gan oway," ye fule," said the
yokel," dye think 1 Gamma eat boot
jack as ell as e?"-The Argonaut.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

He SPOKE ADvIsEDLY.-"R Right
ahead of u.s." resumed the traveller
who was narrating bis experiences,
"yawned the mountain pass"
"Do you know" artlessly interrupt.
ed one of the younger women in the
company, "that seems very queer to
me? How can mountain yawn?"
"Did you ever see Cumberland Gap,
miss ?" he asked.
And there were no more interrup'
tions.-Chicago Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

WAS TEMPORARY HETERoPHEMY.-
"What is your occupation ?" asked the
magistrate, entering the name of John
Georgeson on the docket as a "plaln
drunk"
"I'm a cannon sanner," replied the
inebriate, whose nerves were still
somewhat shaky.
GA what ?"
"a samner cannon, y'r honor"
"That's something never heard OF
BEFORE" the magistrate said.
II didn't get It right, y'r honor. I'm
q cammer sannon. No that amt right,
either. I'm a sanmer-"
"Where is your home ?" interrupted
the court.
"Oregon."
"Then you are salmon Gamer, are
you not?"
"Thass right, y'r honor. You've
saved M life. ."-Chicago Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

p@- "Do you believe that man is
108 ?"
"Naw :" men who have an ambition
to be considered old are as unreliable
as women who want to be thought
young. ."-Indianapolis Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

Foxy SAGEs.- Jimmy Scientists
predict dat in two million years dis
world will be nuthin' but vast ball of
ice! Johnny-Dem scientiste is foxy !
Yer notice dey never predict nuthin'
on a dog fight er prize fight er a
election it's allus suthin' yer can't
nail 'em wild bet on Puck.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

BIN THAR.-Little Black Joe-Hul-
10, Jerry; whar y gwine?
Little Black Jerry-I amt gwine no
whar; done bin whar I'm gwine.-
Indianapolis Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

SIGsBE's PRESENT TO DEWEY
A Germantown girl who usually gets
things mixed, was the victim of a
hoax one evening last week.
"Here's a puzzle for you to work
out" said friend of hers, handing
over a slip of paper on which appeared
the following, which she said might be
translated into complete sentence:
B. B. B. B. B. B.
DEWEY
624918
34S632
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19
Schedule Effective April lst, 1900.

go minutes for supper at Gastonia.
No. 10, northbound, connects at Chester
with Southern Ry., Seaboard Air Line,
Lancaster and Chester Ry. from all points
south at Yorkville with South Carolina
and Georgia Ex. Ry.; at Gastonia with
Southern Ry.; at Lincolnton with Sea-
board Air Line; at Newton and Hickory
with Southern ,Ry. No. 8, south bound,
makes close connection at all junction
points.
L. T. NICHOLS, General Manager,
Chester, South Carolina.
E. F. REID, Auditor,
Chester, South Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

NOT EAGER FOR A SoNG.-Patience
Wont you ask her to sing for US ?
You know she'll never do anything l
ask her.
Patience-Then I'd rather you'd ask
her.-Yonker's Statesman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19
973550
LIMBURGER CHEESE.

LlMBURGEh CaEESE.
The Germantown girl puzzled over
it for some time and finally gave it up.
"Why, it's easy" said her friend.
at reads: 'Sigsbee sent Dewey some
limburger cheese
Eyes" said the victim, as she scan
ned the lines again but where's the
'sent p"
"In the limburger cheese" was the
reply.-Philadelphia Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

WE.NEyER SAW-A batter clap the
climax. -. 81. - +,
Powder on the face of the waters.
The lock that the key to the situa.
ton fits.
A higher forehead than the brow of
the mountain.
The hod that is used in carrying
Goals to Newcastle.
The ladder that would reach to the
top of the morning.
The tailor who had the pattern to
the cloak of friendship.
Nor the brush that man uses when
be paints the town red.
The dentist who would undertake
to treat the teeth of storm.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

AGAINST SUGGESTIONS The New.
berry Prohibilionists, at their meeting
last Saturday, adopted the following,
introduced by Mr.. A. c. Jones, the
county chairman.
Resolved, 1st. That it is the sense Of
this conference that no nominations or
suggestions be made at the state con
ference in Columbia on the 23d instant.
2nd. That men Of high character
only be voted for by the Prohibition
lists in the primary Provided, that no
candidate for any Office, state or coun'
ty, shall receive the votes of the Pro-
hibition Democrats who do not rep.
resent and advocate their views on the
liquor question as expressed in their
platform Of 1898.
81. That Confederates veterans, abil-
ity and and qualifications being equal,
be given the preference for all Offices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-19

Trains Nos. 80 and 33 connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gaffney Division.
Train No. 80 connects at Camden with
the Charleston Division of the Southern
Railway for all points South.
Train No. 33 leaving Camden at II. 40 p.
M, going West, makes connection at Lam
caster, S. c., with the L. &. c. r. r., at
Catawba Junction with the s. A. L., going
North; at Rock Hill with the Southern
Railway going North.
Train No. II connects at Blacksburg
with the Southern Railway from the
South. At Marion, N. c., with the South
ern Railway going West.
SAMUEL HUNT, President,
A. TRIP, Superintendent,
6. r. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and p. Agt.
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SOUTH CAROLINA & GEORGIA
EXTENSION RAILROAD co.

TIME TABLE NO. 4.
In Effect 1901 a. m, Sunday, Dec. "a, 1899.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

everything. See no silver lining on
the clouds, prophesy earthquakes,
cyclones and pestilences, general
decadence of the human race, etc.
Your side swipe at Marc Hanna
and Cy Leland was all right, that
is always in order. Marc regulates
the sun and moon and Cy the lesser
planets. They are responsible for
a good share of the calamities that
have befallen the DemoPop party.
They have been and are today great
leaders in the Republican party; it
is but natural that you should be
sore on them.
Give it to them, they deserve it
from your standpoint, and then
that is first class Pop thunder. 1t
is always in order to pitch into Re-
publican leader; 1t frequently leads
to good results. Even now you see
our man Hudson, he of the Capital,
is following in the footsteps of your
predecessors in this line and prom
Uses to beat you all in your favorite
role.
Don't be discouraged, Bro. Roe,
by the little Christmas slip; we are
all supposed to be allowed a little
latitude during the holidays. You
can make up for that shortcoming
by redoubled efforts in future edit
ions. Spend great deal of your
editorial time in the graveyard, dwell
on solemn themes, read Dante and
the like and always try to find an
evil motive for every act of a public
man, and you will soon get into full
accord with the party of glorious
promises and be out of danger of
these little backslidings that bother
you now.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
BRO, ROE ON THE FENCE

Bro. Roe got out first rate POP
paper last week. If he don't looR
out Miss Frazier will get into hi.
whiskers for his encroachments on
her field of usefulness,
That idea of his that the govern.
ment should loan the farmers mon
ev, is an old doctrine of theirs
abandoned some time ago, but
since John is new convert he can
be excused from advocating some
of the initial principles in his novi-
tiate state.
However, there is still a little
leaven left in Bro. Roe's nature; on
turning to his local page we find he
speaks in glowing terms of the pros
perity and happiness of the people.
That was bad break for an edi-
tor who seems to be trying to break
into the Pop ranks. Better try and
work little more gloom and evil
forebodings in your New Years
salntatory, Bro. Roe, it will accord
better with the editorial page and
is honey and popcorn to genuine
out-andout mossback Pop.
That Christmas prosperity and
happiness talk some way don't
sound just right from Populist
s andpoint. The Republicans
have been talking that way for the
past two years.
You must try and eliminate all
the cheerful elements of your ma
ture. Look on the dark side of
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

WE are informed that the Hon
K. N. Allen, of this city, IS can.
didate for delegate to the National
Convention. If Mr.. Allen wishes
this honor he surely should have it.
There is no man in the district who
has so richly earned the honor as
Mr.. Allen, by his indefatigable work
on the Congressional committees
for the last eight years. Then, the
district could not furnish an ADLER
nor more Jealous Republican. The
place will doubtless be conceded to
him without opposition by the Re-
publicans of the district.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

woe-begone expression. Now thei
faces are frightened up consider
ably, their labors greatly lightened
and when the "devil" calls for copy
they simply order him to clip tina
last Leland Conspiracy article from
the Capital and run it double loaded
on the editorial page,
1t is big task you have set your
self to, Uucle 10, if you have un-
dertaken to reform the whole Pop
press of Kansas, but it does seem
as if there might be a chance for
you and them to get together, by
they way they swear by you now.
Keep 'er up, 10, you may be on the
right track-but don't forget the
old maid story.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.

Geo. Jenner took in Kansas City
this week.
| -Chanute is now burning her own
gas from her own wells.
Miss Jessie Shinn has returned af-
ter a great visit in Fredonia.
Master Rex Gibson came in on the
train the other morning to do the
family trading.
Mrs. ]. Shanahan, after quite a
visit with Mrs. Doyle of this city, has
returned to her home in Pittsburg.
If you want your watch to run, take
it to the new jewcler-all work guar
anteed or money refunded.-Dr. ]. W.
Phillips.
The Prange boys received their
new drill outfit and will at once begin
a gas we'll on the east side of the river
for N. w Henry & Co.
Geo. Mater, Santa Fe brakeman
of this city, and Miss Anna McNulty,
of Thayer, were married last Wednes-
day. Good luck Gearge.
The Kimbroughs of three states
had grand family reunion in this
city the first of the week. Provi-
dence has surely smiled on this large
family.
There will be public installation
of officers of carlton Post No. 206, G..
A, r. on Saturday Jan. 13 at the hall.
Everybody cordially invited.-David
Smith, Cor. Sec.
Miss Nettie Dewey received the
prize offered by Mr.. Wilder to the
school room having the fewest tardy
marks and halliday absents for the
past term. This is quite a compli-
ment to Mss Nettie.
The Chanute Prospecting Co. has
a drill on the ground and will be 60
ing down for gas as soon as the der
rick can be erected and other things
got in place. There are now three
drill outfits IN this field and the ter
ritory will be thoroughly prospected
both for gas and oil. Already land in
the neighborhood of the wells has
doubled IN value.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

In the big fight at Coney Island
Kid Mccoy knocked out Peter
Maher in the fifth round. Nobody
burt. We propose that our colleges
adopt prize fighting as the great col
lege sport, and abandon football.
There is so much less danger in the
prize ring, and it would be better
for the physical and moral man.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

ars per year. Weekly, issued in
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BIG sENH-wEEKLY PAPER, almost
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not only gives ALL THE NEWS, but
also a great variety of interesting
and instructive reading matter for
every member of the family,
Write for Free Sample Copies to
the Globe Printing Co., St. Louis,
Mo.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
you now

THE ST. LOUIS GLOBE-DEMoCRA1
S unquestionably one Of TIL E
greatest of American newspapers. II
has correspondents everywhere and
covers every field of news, foreign
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NEWSPAPER, and ought to be in
every home during the important
presidential campaign of 1900.
The price by mail, Daily including
Sunday, is Six Dollars per year
Daily without Sunday, Four Dollars
per year. Sunday only, Two Doll
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

THE Kansas City Star says that
G. w. Wheatley has announced him
self as a candidate for Congress in
this district. We second the nomi-
nation. He is made of the right
stuff, and comes from the proper
neck of the woods.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

THE British have at last scored a
victory over the Beers. General
French, with small force of cav
airy and mounted infantry, out
hanked the Beers at Colesburg and
routed them with considerable loss.
There were but few casualties on
the British side.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05

WE noticed, after it was too late,
that we failed to give the Topeka
Mail & Breeze credit for the horse
fable last week. However, it mat
tiers but little, as everybody in the
state knows that nobody but Tom
McNeal can do that kind of business.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
| LONG STORY
SHORT.
MADE

DR.. Thurmond's Catarrh Cure
is sold no cure no pay. II will
cure your catarrh and colds in the
head while you wait. Sold by J.
r. Fay. price, soc and SI.oo bot
tie.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-01-05
A. H. TURNER,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

Tue TIMES guarantees 70 les advertisers the
largest circulation of any paper published in
the city of Chanute, or we will make no charge
FOR advertising. Our subscription books are
open for the inspection of our patrons,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-02
Captain Mills of the Engineers.

Captain Mills, formerly of the volun-
teer engineers stationed in Honolulu
from July of 1898 to the spring of
1898, is on trial for his life at Salt
Lake City, Utah. Captain Mills shot
and killed a prominent Salt Laker as
a result of confession of intimacy
made by Captain Mills wife. Mrs. Mills
was here last spring and assisted in
nursing her husband back to health
from severe attack of fever. All the
persons connected with the tragedy are
well known in the Rocky Mountain re-
gion, and Captain Mills had a host of
friends in Honolulu. His attorneys are
considered the best criminal lawyers in
that section of the country and are
making a desperate effort to prevent
Captain Mills from going to the peni-
tertiary, or, even worse, to the gal
lows. Major Wood, former surgeon at
the Buena Vista Hospital, is promi-
nently mentioned in the trial by rea-
son of Captain Mills being under his
treatment at the hospital. Major Wood
was favorably impressed with the Cap
tain and they became fast friends. The
Captains illness was ascribed to the
same causes which placed so many sol
diers of the First New York Regiment
in the military hospitals here.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-02

VALUABLE LEASE FOR SALE.

THE UNDERSIGNED OFFERS FOR
sale under a 99-year lessehold the fol-
lowing valuable property of Chas. Mel
necke. situated at Keoiokaa, Kau, Ha-
wall, about one-half mile from Waio-
hinu and six miles from the landing al
Honoapo, Hawaii.
The property comprises 661 S1-1OU
acres now owned in fee simple and
1865 acres under long leases.
The property Is well supplied with
dwellings, tanks. water and pipes. and
divided into paddocks for dairy and
ranching purposes. Orange and coffee
trees now produce an income, which
will always increase.
The new Government Kau road runs
through the place.
In addition to the above, there will
be sold 100 tame milch cows and 75
steers and calves.
This is fine opportunity for a party
wishing to engage in dairy, grazing
and fruit culture.
Map and further information at my
Office.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-02
Monthly Report.

The January report of transactions
Of the Honolulu Stock Exchange show
the smallest amount of business ever
done on the board since its organiza-
ton. Following are the names and
numbers Of the securities changing
hands and the highest and lowest
prices Of the stock since January 1st:
Ten American Sugar, paid up, S1O21a
SSS Eva, S26022; so Honokaa, sSO11a
90 kahuku, $155@1471a; $40 Kihei
Sl2q7; 5 McBryde, assessable, 81; sos
Oahu, s1S5@12O; 500 Ookala, SIS; 8;
Olaa, paid up, $15@12; II Pioneer Mill
$21713; 22O Waialua, assessabIe. S7Od
90; 80 Waialua, paid up, $1lO0S715;
$500 Hawaiian Government skies, So
Q1OO; 10000 Eva bonds, S1O21a.