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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
Aumurous department.
MARK TWAIN AND ADAM.

Here are some Of the first extracts
I have made from Adams diary:
Monday-This new creature with
the long hair is a good deal in the way.
It is always hanging around and fol-
lowing me about. I don't like this; l
am not used to company. I wish 1t
would stay with the other animals
Cloudy today; wind in the east; think
we shall have rain. - We? Where
did I get that word? >" remember
now-the new creature uses it.
'Tuesday-Been examining the
great waterfall. 1t is the finest thing
on the estate, I think. The new crea-
ture calls it Niagara Falls-why, 1
am sure I do not know. Says it looks
like Niagara Falls. That is not rea-
son; it is mere waywardness and i'm
becility. I get no chance to name any
thing myself. The new creature names
everything that comes along, before I
can get in a protest. And always that
same pretext is offered-it looks like
the thing. There is the dodo, for in
stance. Says the moment one looks at
it 'looks like dodo." 1t will have to
keep that name, no doubt. 1t wearies
me to fret about it, and it does no
good, anyway. Dodo! 1t looks no
more like a dodo than I do.
"'Wednesday-Built me shelter
against the rain, but could not have 1t
to myself in peaces The new creature
intruded. When I tried to put it out
it shed water out of the holes it looks
with and wiped it away with the back
Of its paws, and made noise such as
some other animals make when they
are in distress. I wish 1t would not
talk; it is always talking. That SOUNDS
like a cheap fling at the poor creature,
a slur but do not mean it so. have
never heard the human voice before,
and any new and strange voice in
truding here upon the solemn hush OF
these dreaming solitudes offends my
ears and seems a false note. MARX
Twain in April Harper's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27

KEEP THEM SEPARATED.-The Phil
delphia Record tells a story of lit
tie girl whose evening prayers are very
detailed. First she says the Lords
prayer, then the one beginning "Now
I lay me down to Sleep" and then
comes: God bless grandpa and grand
ma, and papa and mamma, and Uncle
George and Uncle Charlie, and Aunt
Kate" and so on, ad infinitum, until
all the members of the family are in
cluded. Then she says, Amen" and
quickly adds "And God bless Mary
After she had finished the other night
her mother asked her why she always
said, Amen" first, and then always
added, God bless Mary" as though
Il were a postscript. well, you know
mamma" replied the tot, II didn't
want to get her mixed up with you la
dies" 1t may be unnecessary to add
that Mary is the nursemaid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
be debating salaries, and

year you will be debating salaries, and
not they.
I'm the last few years business con-
ditions have undergone great change.
These big combinations have been Gre
ated, and, while some people believe
they have done a great deal of harm,
my advice to young men is to adapt
themselves to conditions as they find
them, and not try to change them, be-
cause they can't do it.
Il meet every night man who 10
years ago had no better chance than
any man in this hall. He had place
at Sc a week in the Homestead Iron
works. There he did his duty to the
best of his power, and every time a
man was wanted for a place little
better than the one he held, he seemed
to be the man selected. In that 10
years he has climbed up, till now he
controls corporation with a capital
of s1,100, 100000, an amount as great
as our country spent in the first 40
years Of it's existence.
II learned from this man, Mr.
Schawb, that he had never used any
tobacco or liquor in his life. The 9TH
er night I said to him, I've been told
that these big corporations, all other
things being equal, that man is prefer
red for promotion who neither drinks
nor smokes That Is my invariable
rule with the two hundred thousand
or three hundred thousand men I en-
poly said he. I find that when two
men are equal otherwise, the one who
doesn't smoke or drink is the most
valuable
There never was an instance on
earth Of man working himself to
death. It's the most harmless dissi-
patton man can go into"
General Wheeler went on to say that
many a man killed himself by whisky
and tobacco whose death was assigned
by the doctors to overwork.
mo man can succeed" he earnestly
declared, "in following frivolity instead
Of duty"
General Wheeler then went on to
eulogize ]. P. Morgan, and told Of a
recent conversation between some
heavy financiers," who said that Mr..
Morgan got s15,OOO,OOO in commissions
for organizing the United States Steel
corporation, and who laid his success
to his record for always strictly keep
ing his word.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27

Ben Hopkins. It happened at Jerry's
gate, in front Of his house. There
had been some trouble before, and it
is claimed that Ben went there in a
threatening way and started a fuss.
We are not informed as to what took
place Immediately before the killing.
Jerry surrendered at once to the police.
He is regarded as an Industrious and
peaceable man. Hopkins was we'll
known in police circles as bad char
acter, and had the reputation among
the Negroes of being quarrelsome and
overbearing. A. Barber, Esq,
was in town last Thursday, returning
to New York from a business trip to
Charleston. Jake McFadden shot
Hilliard Mccullough, a mile or two
from town in the direction Of the Poor
House, Sunday. 1t is said to have been
accidental-a case Of fooling with a
pistol. The ball struck near the heart
and ranged around the ribs The
wound is not thought to be serious.
McFadden is in Jail. James Earle,
aged two months, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Horner, was found dead in bed
yesterday morning; but the child had
never been WE'LL. Henry Jones,
4-year old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W..
Jones, died yesterday about 3 o'clock,
Of dysentery.. Mrs. Rebecca Jane
King, wife of Mr.. G. W. King, aged
Al years, died this morning Of cancer
of the stomach. ......A strong delega-
tion is here today from Fort Lawn and
vicinity to urge the county commits
sioners, in special session, to build
high water bridge in place Of the
bridge recently washed away. We
learn that the neighbors are willing
to aid in the work. Miss Jennie
White, who has been teaching for a
number of years at Louisville, Ca,
has been seriously i'll with appendi-
citis. She was taken to hospital in
Augusta last Wednesday. The opera
ton was successful and she was doing
we'll at the latest report.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27

MERcILEss Mr.. SIMPsoN.-They tell
this story on Judge John w. Henry
now of Kansas City; but who about 2;
years ago occupied the bench of the
then Twenty-seventh juriscial circuit
of Missouri, which consisted Of Put
man, Schuyler Adair and Macon coun-
ties. A lawyer named Simpson, who
hailed from St. Joseph, was arguing a
motion for a new trial, during the
course of which he was particularly
scathing in his criticisms of the courts
rulings Finally his honor became a
bit impatient and said:
For goodness sake, Mr.. Simpson,
please give the court credit for little
sense anyway"
Quick as an electric flash the lawyer
responded:
But, your honor, in a motion for a
rehearing the law says we cannot take
cognizance of anything not developed
at the trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
THE PARTY OF PROGRESS.
Such Is the Democracy When It Is at Itself

Such Is the Democracy When 1t Is at Itself.
The Democratic party is the party
of progress. It will succeed, as Tilden
said, when it has the courage to be
democratic.
The recent municipal elections in
the west have driven that lesson home
for the hundreth time. After eight
years of wandering among blind trials
of retrogression, each leading to stag
gering defeat, the Democracy turns
to the front and finds victory.
The men who led the triumphant De-
mocracy in Cleveland, in Chicago, In
Toledo and in a dozen other cities.
were alive themselves and made their
campaigns on live issues. Such things
as the public ownership of public
utilities and the preservation Of mum
icipal water fronts from corporate
raids won the favor of the voters, as
they always do when they are fairly
presented.
It is evident that the silver mummy
has been finally sealed in its sarco-
phagus. In the old strongholds of free
coinage the party has lost ground; In
the cities whose people refuse to toler-
ate attacks on the monetary stand
ard it has gained. Both silver men
and their opponents thus recognize the
extinction Of the issue.
1t is evident, too, that there Is no
life in what is inaccurately described
as "anti-imperialism." Real anti-irn-
perialism, of course, is Imperialism
and Irresistible. Opposition to the pol
icy Of acquiring subjects" and gov
erning them through military procon-
suls who suppress newspapers and de-
port critics, will never subside. But
the program of abandoning the Phil
ippines to an oriental despotism in
stead of endowing them with Ameri-
can freedom cannot be made popular
by calling it anti-imperialism.
Free silver is cumbrous financial
system that was useful in its day,
but has been outgrown. To go back
to it now would be retrogression, not
progress. So would be the abandon
ment of the Philippines. The Demo-
cracy can never prosper as a retro
gressive party. Whenever it has
flourished it has been as party Of ac-
tion-one that has embodied Ameri-
can energy and courage-one that has
needed only to know that it has been
right and then has gone ahead.-New
York Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
HOW TO GET RICH.
Joe Wheeler Talks Sound Sense to 0enizens Of
New York's BoWery.

The New York Worlds says:
General Joseph Wheeler, who made
a notable "hit" with the people OF
this country by his gallantry In the
Spanish war, made another Chit al
most as notable with citizens of the
Bowery last night. He spoke under
the auspices of the Church Temperance
Society at Squirrel Inn, No. 131 Bow
cry, and the representative audience
that packed the assembly room cheer
ed him to the echo.
General Wheeler's speech was ap-
propriate for the place inasmuch as
in telling his hearers "How to Succeed
in Life" he vigorously condemned the
use of liquor and tobacco. He used
two prominent men as models Of sue
cess-J. P. Morgan and Charles M.
Schwab. incidentally he said that no
race could equal Irishmen in fighting.
During all my life," said General
Wheeler, II have had requests from
young men for letters which would
help them to get situations. I always
say to them: Go to the place of busi-
ness where you want to get work and
tell the proprietor that you have come
to make your fortune and are willing
to work hard for it, and that If he will
give you a trial you will come without
pay for a month.
"After you have got a place be al
ways ready to work. To do that you
must not go to the theater. You must
go to bed early and get up early, so
as to be at your place Of business five
minutes before you have to. Then
when you are told to do something, do
it and come back so quickly that they
won't know you've been gone. In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
Commercial ARS Rinss 3:?S' sf
Printing.

When YOU Commercial Printing it is to be assum-
ed that YOU want the best to be had for the money 1t is
cheaper in the end get that kind of Printing! and hen too
the Printing that ranks the best the kind that attracts the
attention of the people whom you want to reach And to get
the best printing especially desirable when you can get 1t at
about the price you get printing of the cheap
kind and perhaps little less Our reputation for years has
been standing and growing the fact that the printing done
at this office equal every respect to any printing executed
within the bounds of the state If you good work
want your business if you want cheap" work, we don't do
that kind
Lawyers who have to carry to the State Supreme
Court will find that thoroughly prepared to do their
Brief and Argument Printing at price that perhaps lower
than can be had from any other printers in the state We are
especially well prepared do this work rapidly carefully and
deliver the goods promptly We invite all lawyers to see us
before placing their orders for Law Work.
Another speciality with us is Wedding and other Invita-
TONS and we guarantee this work give satisfaction in every
detail both in quality of material used and in the pograp
cal execution of the work. We do this work from type
and give product equal engraved work. at much lower
prices L. M. 0Nlol @ oO-V''
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GAFFNEY BRANCH.
WEST.
Trains Nos. 80 and 33 connect at Blacks
l,.1rnr With trainS ON tho (Iatfnau niuiSinn

Trains Nos. 80 and SO connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gatfney Division.
Train No. 80 connects at Camden with
the Charleston Division of the Southern
Railway for all points South.
Train No. SO leaving Camden at 12.40 p.
M, going West, makes connection at Lam
caster, s. c., with the L. &. G. R. r., at
Catawba Junction with the s. A. L., going
North; ut Rock Hill with the Southern
Railway going North.
Train No. IL 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. TRIPP, Superintendent,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
sT TAKE COUGH EASE. It cures.
YORK DRUG STORE.
The we FIX IT" SHOP.

Repairs of All Kinds In Wood and Iron
wv AGON, BUGGY and AGR1CUL-
w TURAL IMPLEMENT WORK A
SPECIALITY. HORSESHOEING done
right. Prices satisfactory. The I'VE
Fix It" shop Is in the rear Of Riddle &
Carroll's and the proprietor Is
r. E. MONTGOMERY,
I have an excellent tire shrinker.
Dec. 8 8 ~
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27

ONE On THE OLD MAN.-"Do you
know what my father would have done
If I had been caught doing such a
thing" asked an irate Memphis father
of his little son.
The latter did not consider the situa-
tion at all alarming and said in rath-
er jocular manner:
"You.must have had a pretty bad
daddy"
This cool, sarcastic manner nettled
the old gentleman all the more and in
his loss of temper he exclaimed:
"Well, sir; 1 want you to distinctly
understand that 1 had better daddy
than you'll ever see the day to have."-
Memphis Scimitar.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27
YORKVILLE ROLLER MILLS.

m HESE mills are now being put In
l. thorough repair by us, and from
now on we expect to give the public
FIRST-CLASS SERVICE or know the
reason why. Bring your wheat and
let us show you that we know how to
treat you. REED q CO.
w. I. REED. Manager. w3m
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27

szy Patient-Then you think my finger
will have to be amputated, doctor?
Surgeon-Yes, sir.
Patient-How much will the job cost!
Surgeon-Fifteen dollars.
Patient-Is that the best you can do
doctor? I'm a poor man.
Surgeon-Yes, SIS is the best I car
do for one finger; but will cut two oi
'em off for S25.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-27

aJ TAKE COUGH EASE. It cures.
YORK DRUG STORE.
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ney would have to take the train, had
been washed away by the heavy rains
of the day before. Phoning for bug
gy to be sent from Kershaw to the
creek for Mrs. Blakeney, Messrs. Cly-
burn and Hilton accompanied her as
far as the creek to assist her in cross
ing on some heavy plank which had
been placed across the creek and were
used as a footlog in times of a freshet.
When about the center of the stream
the plank gave way and they were all
three precipitated into water over their
heads. Mr.. Hilton was washed about
$50 yards down stream, when he sue
ceeded in catching the limb of a tree
which was hanging into the water and
managed to get out. Mr.. Clyburn was
not carried near so far before he caught
to the limb Of tree with one hand.
Mrs. B. was washed against him and
she caught to his clothing. Here they
remained, managing to keep their
heads above water until Mr.. Hilton and
a Negro man came to their rescue.
They soon got Mrs. Hilton to a place
Of safety and returned for Mr.. Clyburn.
He had become so chilled from being In
the water so long that he was hardly
able to do much towards getting out
himself, and it was with some difficulty
that he was rescued. 1t was a very
narrow escape for all of them. Mrs. B.,
came up to Kershaw, reaching there in
time to take the freight train for Ian
caster.
CHESTER.
Lantern, April %: Last Friday even
ing, Jerry Alexander shot and killed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-29
ExCURsiONs.

a bedfcllow. I. was silver mug with
a gold lining, and had an artistic mono-
gram engraved on its out surface. The
ncyt r,orning looked around me, after
the car had been made once more into
81 day apartment. In the section ad-
Joining mine there sat a very Comely
woman of youthful appearance. with n
small curly headed boy. felt sure she
was the owner of the mug, but how to
get 1t to her | did not know. While I
was deiiLcrating the train stopped and
the woman arose to leave the car. |
hdstcned to my feet, ilshed out the mug
ana started after them. After tipping
my vat enc begging her pardon. | said
In my most unConcerned manner: 1
believe you are leaving your drinking
cup.
"Thc woman looked very stern and
nearly took me Off my feet by replying
most positively:
"'You must be mistaken. That cup
does not heicrg To me-
after she left the car I FASTENED to
make a canvass for its owner. but no
| on" CLAIMED il. ana as | proceeded the
smile that began with my nearest
nCighbor gradually broadencd to the
whole car. | had robbed the train and
| couldn't lelp myself"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-29

meeting, the fattcring words OF COM
mendation showercd upon 1t from all
sides clearly demonstrate that they are
right.
The show this year is really five times
larger than past seasons and is the
most prctcntious and brilliant ever
originated by the Welsh Bros. The big
feature displays include the renowned
Takozawa Royal Imperial Japahese
Circus company eight pcople), the
Great Del Sabos, marvellous French
aerialists; Prof. John Whites $4,000
herd of performing Arabian horses and
ponies, Mile Rice's troupe OF humanely
endowed carines; then there Is multi
pliCity OF up-to-date clowns, eques-
trians. acrobats, Eymnasts. etc. a fine
musical organization under the direc-
tion of the eminent composer, Her
bert II. Whittier. adds great charm to
the arenic programme.
The new big free street parade every
day at II o'clock is said to be a marvel
of grandeur and beauty, presenting an
incomparably majestic. munihCent and
enhancing array Of Natures noblest
steeds. fairyland visions. superb cos
tunes, gorgeous trappings, mighty
bands of music. etc, in all most APP
propriate introduction to the finSs,
areniC arial and coliseum performance
of this era The exact day and date
for tine appearance here of this great
aggregation is Wednesday and Thurs.
| day, september and 5.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-29
DUNMORE.

Pequest tribe, Improved Order of Rcd
Men, are making preparations for the
holding of Il fair and festival in Odd
Fellows hall for two weeks beginning
on Thanksgiving Day. The committee
in charge are Victor BurSchcll, chair
man; +. =. Letchworth. NJ. j. Bulgcr
and 4. +. O'Ilora. All members of the
society are requested 10 meet tonight
at the office of y. i. BetChworth, 10
decide on matters connected with the
affair.
Wool Dress Goods and silks at about
half price Friday and SATURDAY. Come
and sec. Meas Il Hagen. -
The sunday school Of the Dudley
street Baptist church will picnic az
Nay Aug park ON Monday, Sept. 2.
NJ. j. Burke, the well-known tailor,
has moved into his new apartments. on
Chestnut street, where he is prepared
to see both old and new friends.
Miss Florence Weatherby, of Mill
street, is the guest of friends in New
York city.
Cards are out announcing the coil-
ing marriage of Harry Il. Turnbull to
Miss Rose NJ. Staub.
cut prices on Ladies' Ribbed Under.
wear. See our advertisement on an
other page of this paper
Mears & Hagen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Plum, of Har-
risburg. are guests at the home of II.
II. Plum, on Dudley street.
Charles CrOop, of Mill street. has &C.
turned from stay at Raleigh.
Mrs. Frank Manley, of Cherry street.
and Mrs. James Quincy, of Butler
street, are at Asbury Park.
Mrs. NJ. McGee. of Chestnut street
left yesterday for a lengthy stay at
Chicago
Councilman and Mrs. Payton, pl
Bloom street, are visiting friends at
Boston
John O'Boyle left yesterday for his
home in Boston, after "A stay of several
days in town.
Bargains for all in our Cloak Depart
m"nt. See ou' advertisement on an.
other page of this paper.
Mears & Hagen.
Mrs. II. NJ. Spencer. of Drnkcr
street. has returned from an outing
spent at Lake Poyntellc.
Mr. and Mrs. John Deushon. OF
Schenectady, are visiting friends on
Clay avenue.
Misses EIvira e. Jenkins and Maud
Xurllieh have returned from a vdca-
tion spent at Asbury Park.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-08-29
NOT HIS FAULT.
A Man Who Became an Involuntary
Train Robber
From the Washington star.

Tl'lH tue W NdSlIlElOn NltI.
How | became q train rubhcr on "A
midnight train between New York and
Washington the other night is one OF
the most thrilling experiences | haVe
had recently" said a valuable member
Cf chief WILKES staff of secret service
men to star reporter yesterday:
Il crawled into my berth in Jersey
City about - o'clock on a hot night,
and after | had squirmed out of my
clothes and was ready to cramp my
self up for sleep became aware that I
needed u drink of water very much. |,
however, made no attempt 10 call the
obliGing porter, and dOzed off. still
thinking of the drink of water which |
G'd not have. You can magin the
sensation which went through me
when as the train was whizzing along
| Was brought back to wakcfulncss hy
the realization that some one had Spok-
en- IN low tone, seemed To have made
"A deep impression on my brain. She
had said:
Here, darling, drink this
AT the same time something touched
my hand. | could not have been fully
awake, for the only thing that mprcs-
- a me was that here was my drink. |
dld not seem TO realize where ! was,
or To comprehend who was offering me
The water, | simply raised up on my
elbow and grasped the proffcrod
dHu2ht As | did So a delicate little
hand released hold of silver mug with
II suddenntS s. that split the water. and
the voice that had commanded mo Ia
drink uucred a startled exclamation. |
heard the ruSi 10 pf tho pIlrf aims pf eon1,
nearby h"lth, and then all was quite.
"Nhdt Was there for mo To do?
Nothing. | immediately saw that a
mistake had been made, and | again
resumed my slumber, with the mug as