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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
ROBIN REDBREAST.
How the Little Brown Dwarfs Re-
maid Ellen For Her Kindness.

How the Little Brown Dwarfs Re-
paid Ellen For Her Kindness.
In a small house by the roadside lived
woodcutter, his daughter Ellen and
his son Thomas. The father and son
went out every day and cut wood, while
little Ellen was at home doing the
housework and knitting stockings to
sell in the village. One day when it
was showing, Ellen made a round circle
on the pane of glass, to look out.
When she looked out, she saw a robin
searching for food, and it was almost
frozen to death. She took it in and
warmed and fed it. That night when
the woodcutters came home she told
them, and Thomas said, ut will be
quite a feast" But Ellen said, "Oh,
no." Then her father said she could
keep it. After supper she washed the
dishes and went to bed early, for she
had to cook breakfast.
Next morning when Ellen came down,
the fire was burning, porridge cook
ing, and everythink done, and Ellen
was surprised. When the rest Of the
family came down, she did not tell
them, and when they had gone she
went to make the beds. When she got
there, they were already made. She
came down to wash dishes, and when
she got there they were finished. She
was surprised and it went on the same
all day.
That night Ellen thought she would
watch. She peeped through the kitch-
en- door and saw dwarf. dressed in
brown trousers and a red coat. She
did not tell anybody. 1t went on ev-
cry day, and one day the robin sat on
the window sill and chrped as if it
wanted to get out. for the sun was
shining. Ellen let him fly.
One day Ellen went to sell the stock
ings she knitted in the village. She
came home at night, her pennies in her
pocket tinkling as she sang to the yel-
low moon. AS she came to the side of
the hill it opened like door. Inside
was like a room, in which were many
dwarfs like the one which had worked
for her all winter. One said, There is
a human being watching u.s." They all
looked and suddenly rushed toward Ell
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and the life Of the feet Is not so heavy.
But the main reason for the shorter
time required, in my opinion, Is found
in the stimulus which the city pedes-
trian receives from the excitement
around him. Everybody Is going at a
breakneck speed. Everybody Is hust-
ling. There is noise and hustle, and in
spite Of the fact that his attention Is
arrested, and in spite Of being bumped
and jostled about by men and women
going in the opposite directions, in
spite of delays at crossings caused by
passing cars and vehicles of every
kind, the pedestrian is worked up to a
quicker movement.
Excitement Is the thing that dead
ems the idea of distance and makes it
seem so much shorter in the city than
in the country, and excitement Is the
thing which causes a man to walk a
mile in the city in just two-thirds Of
the time required to walk the same dis
tance in the country, and the differ
ence between a dirt road and a paved
street for walking purposes has but
little to do with it."-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
PRIZE FIGHT LAW.
Section of Statutes Bearing on the
Question.

Section of Statutes Bearing on the
Question.
Charleston is still hopeful Of having
the big pugilistic contest in that city,
though arrangements with the princi-
pals have not yet been made. Should
this be done there still remains the
probability of interference on the part
Of the law. Following is the law re-
lating to prize fighting:
Section 257: It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to engage In
prize fighting, or to be a second in a
prize fight within the limits Of this
state; and any person violating the pro-
vision Of this section shall be punished
by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or i'm
prisonment not exceeding three years,
or both fine and Imprisonment, in the
discretion Of the court. And any person
or persons, either upon their respon-
sibility or as officers or agents Of any
club or association, who shall aid or
abet by offer Of any purse or money or
either valuable inducement, or by let
ting or giving the use Of house or
grounds, who shall in any way whatso-
ever effect or cause a violation Of this
section, shall be deemed guilty Of mis-
demeanor. and upon conviction shall be
punished by Imprisonment not exceed
ing six months or by fine not exceed
ing two hundred dollars"
The liability to 5000 fine and three
years Imprisonment will make the prin-
cipals pause before making final ar
rangements. The fight is supposed to
be "glove contest" which the sports
hold is different from a prize fight
Columbia Record.
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commonly believed) for a trowel to
smooth down the mud used in construc-
| ton.
Professor Hayes related the method
Of work on the part Of the beaver in
the face Of danger. Sometimes when
persons are near the beavers will dis
charge work II 1t Is urgent, such as re-
pairing a broken dam. In such ext
gency the work Is done beneath the sur
face Of the water and ground. All that
can be seen is the constant appearance
of the sticks and brush above the water
and near the point where the dam is
broken. This is made possible by the
existence Of tunnels under the dam and
along the edge Of the stream through
which the beavers bring their material.
Mr.. Borchert, Of Denver, who watch
ed this mode Of work in the face Of
danger, SAID that when all the sticks
and dirt necessary had been put in
place in this manner and 1t was neces-
sary for the finishing touches to be
made, he saw one Of the beavers ap-
perform that task alone and with per-
feet calmness as well as despatch. He
patted the mud, arranged the sticks
and rounded up the dam just as well as
If had been done when no danger was
at hand. DR.. Kinley believes this beaver
had been selected to risk his life to do
this work.
Some of the trees felled by the beav-
ers, 1t was found, were as large as
mans calf, and were cut down with
surprising speed and neatness.
The frugality and providence Of the
beaver was shown In that they had
plenty Of material always at hand.
There were piles Of brush and sticks
ready to be used in case 1t was neces-
sary to discharge work in the face Of
danger, and after an accident to the
dam.
The durability Of the dam has sug-
gested to the farmers of the state the
propriety of raising beaver for the pur-
pose Of constructing irrigating bitches
throughout the arid sections. The
proposition has been seriously referred
to one of the irrigation organizations
and a plan of procedure in the matter
was discussed. It was decided that 1t
was far more feasible than the scheme
Of the southerners to train monkeys to
pick cotton.
The houses constructed by the beav-
ers at their new city are marvels OF
ingenuity and skill. They show that
the beavers had an eye to convenience
as we'll as security. From any point
Of their operation these houses may be
reached by subways. The houses are
80 built as to admit Of ventilation, while
1t would be impossible for a coyote or
even a badger to molest them. DR..
Kinley says it would be impossible for
a man to build house that would suit
so admirably the purposes for which
these are used with such material as
the little animals had at their disposal.
Denver Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
A MUSTY OLD FAKE.
Repeated ExpoS-
ures 1t Still Lives.

Repeated ExpoH-
ures 1t Still Lives.
1t is surprising that some intelligent
newspapers are still printing the fol-
lowing musty old fake:
Few readers of newspapers clearly
understand the law governing newspa-
per subscriptions. The decisions OF the
United States supreme court on this
subject are:
Subscribers who do not. give express
notice to the contrary are considered
as wishing to renew their subscrip-
tions.
If subscribers order the discontin-
uance of their periodicals, the publish.
er may continue to send them until all
the dues are paid.
If the subscribers neglect or refuse to
take their periodicals from the postof-
flee to which they are directed, they
are responsible until they have settled
their bills and ordered them discon-
tinued.
The courts have decided that refus-
ing to take periodicals from the office,
or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, Is prima facie evidence OF tnten-
tional fraud.
If subscribers pay in advance they
are bound to give notice at the end OF
the time If they do not wish to con-
tinue taking It; otherwise the publish
er is authorized to send 1t, and the sub
scribers will be responsible until an ex-
press notice, with payment Of all ar
reagages Is sent to the publisher
The latest postal laws are such that
newspapers publishers can arrest any
one for fraud who takes paper and
refuses to pay for it.
Under this law, the man who allows
his subscription to run for some time
unpaid, and then orders 1t discontin-
ued, or orders the postmaster to marx
it refused" and have postal card
sent notifying the publishers, Is liable
to Arrest and fine, the same as Tor thert.
There is no such laws as the forego-
ing and never was. Each and every
one Of the paragraphs Is incorrect.
There never was any such case In the
supreme court and such matters are
not in it's Jurisdiction. Nobody Is Ia
BILE to arrest and fine for not paying for
a newspaper, but Of course everybody
who takes a paper ought to pay for It..
This is one Of the most ingenious fakes
that was ever perpetrated on the pub
lie and does credit to the inventive
genius Of it's originator If not to his
truthfulness.
No newspaper has a right to assume
that subscriber wishes to renew his
subscription unless he so states. A
publisher has no right to continue to
send his paper after it has been order
ed stopped, whether the arrears have
been paid or not. Refusing to take pa
pers from the postoffice when they are
not wanted is not fraud, but every
body's right. 1t would be difficult to
crowd more misstatements in the same
space that this collection Of claws" oc-
cupies.-Spartanburg Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
COUNTRY AND CITY MILES.
Reasons Why One Seems to the Pc
destrian Much Longer Than the
Other.

Reasons Why One Seems to the Pe-
dextrian Much Longer Than the
Other.
II have observed a curious thing
about distances" said thoughtful
citizen recently, land I have heard
many persons comment on the same
thing, but I have never seen any sat-
isfactory explanation Of it. In fact,
suppose nearly every person who has
had an opportunity to contrast condi-
tions as they exist in cities with the
more open conditions in rural sections
has observed the same thing. At any
rate, most men are inclined to regard
the city mile as somewhat shorter than
the country mile. OF course, there are
many things which will suggest them
selves in explanation Of this matter,
If we think about 1t seriously, and yet
they are not at all satisfactory when
we weigh the problem analytically.
Suppose we walk the distance.
Along the line Of the city mile we find
things which will crowd into the mind,
pictures along the way, pretty trade
displays in show windows, handsome
buildings, men and women bustling
hither and thither, and thousand and
one other things common enough on
the city thoroughfare, things which
produce series of psychological effects
which deaden to some extent the idea
of distance, and consequently, the
city mile is seemingly shortened. On
the other hand, the country mile, to
the average person who has no taste
for the artistic and can see no beauty
in the ruggedness Of fence corners and
in the tracements Of the hedges, Is
simply a long and barren stretch.
But thus far I am threshing over old
straw. This is the common view Of
the matter, and no doubt the psy-
Geological processes play an important
part in determining the impressions
received with reference to distances
under the different conditions assum-
ed.
But here is the particular thing
would like to call your attention to:
The city mile will be made in much
less time than the country mile. AS a
rule a man will walk mile in the city
in two-thirds the time it will take him
to walk in the country. Ordinarily it
would seem that the shoe would be on
the other foot. There is so much to ar
rest his attention, to stop him and to
consume his time. In the country the
way is clear and there Is nothing for
man to do but hustle for his destina-
ton. Of course, the walking is better
in the city because Of good sidewalks
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05

whom showed the letter clipped out Of
the paper. with the headlines and sig
nature cut off. Said I: What ought to
be done with the newspaper correspond
ent VINO published that? Shoot him.?
1.-The Judge read it through gravely.
handed it back to me and said: No, I
wouldn't do that. You ought to hang
him.
CT think you are right replied.
Then I rode back to my own quarters
with Reid and had a very brief con-
versation with him, saying: I haven't
decided, young man, which shall be
done with you. I'll see in the morning.
Good night"
II inquired for Mr.. Reid the next
morning, but, to my great astonish-
ment, he had left camp for the north
some hours earlier on the fastest horse
he could obtain. have never seen him
since."-New York Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
IMPROVED SPRINGFIELD.
1t VIII Tak6 the Place of the Krag-
JOrgensen.

1t VIII Tak0 the flace OF the hraB-
Jorgensen.
No longer are the American soldiers
to carry rifles designed by foreigners,
says a Washington dispatch.
The edict has gone forth from the war
department that the Krag-Jorgensen
rifle is to be 4fscarded and the Spring
field rifle of The make Of 1901 is to take
it's place. .ssi.
The new rihe said to exceed all
others in range, energy and penetrating
power, and at high-angle firing its bull
let's will be effective, it is estimated,
at 4,5OO yards.
The famous Mauser rifle of the Beers
is credited with having killed British
soldiers at 3,7OO yards. Lieutenant-Col-
onel Connyham, Of the Gordon High
landers, was killed at $500 yards and
there are many well-known cases Of
English officers and men falling at from
5000 to 5000 yards.
The new American rifle Is the prod
uct Of the skill and ingenuity Of the
government officers at the Springfield
arsenal. 1t may be said to be devel-
oped Krag-Jorgensen, inasmuch as
many Of the essential features Of the
Krag weapon are retained, while i'm
portant improvements have been add
ed. The muzzle velocity Of the bullet
has been increased from 1000 to $500
feet a second. This Is enormous veloc-
ity for a ball from thirty calibre gun.
The old breech-loading Springfield
yields a muzzle velocity Of about 1880
feet second. The Mauser on a calibre
Of seven millimeters, or less than 80
inch, affords a velocity of about 1900
foot-seconds. The new American gun
has a heavier ball than the Mauser,
moving at greater muzzle speed, and
the result is naturally, greater striking
energy for the United States bullet.
Even if the Mauser ball possessed ini-
tial velocity equal to the American, the
latter, owing to the greater weight,
would, as the distance increased, great
ly preponderate in smashing and PEN
etrating power.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
SUCCESSFUL INVENTIONS.
Some of Them Have Brought Great
Fortunes.


Some Of the largest fortunes appear
to have been derived from the in7en-
ton of trivialities and novelties, such
as the once popular toy known as the
Dancing Jimcrow," which for several
years is said to have yielded It's pat
entee an annual income Of upward OF
STE, 900. The sale Of another toy-"John
Gilpin"- enriched its lucky inventor to
the extent Of 100000 year as long as
il continued to enjoy the unexpected
popularity that greeted 1t when first
placed upon the market. Mr.. Plimp-
ton, the inventor Of the roller skate,
made $1,0OO,O0O out Of his idea, and the
gentleman who first thought OF plac-
ing a rubber tip at the end Of lead
pencils made quite 100000 a year by
means of his simple Improvement.
When Harvey Kennedy introduced
the shoe lace he made $2,50O,OOo, and
the ordinary umbrella benefited six
people by as much as $10,00O,OOO. The
Howard patent for boiling sugar in
vacuo proved lucrative investment
for the capitalists who were able to re-
munerate the inventor on colossal
scale. 1t Is estimated that his income
averaged between 100000 and $25O.OOO
per annum.
Sir Josiah Mason, the inventor Of
the improved steel pen, made an enor-
nous fortune, and on his death Eng
lish charities benefited by many mil
lions Of dollars. The patentee of the
pen for shading in different colors de-
rived over $4,000 a year. Many read
ers will remember a legal action which
took place some years ago, when in the
course Of the evidence 1t transpired
that the inventor of the metal plates
used for protecting the soles and heels
of shoes from wear sold 12,00O.00O
plates in 1879, and in 1887 the number
reached a total Of 143,0OO,00O, which
realized profits Of 81, 900 for the year.
The lady who invented the modern
baby carriage enriched herself to the
extent.of $4,000; and young lady liv-
ing at Port Elizabeth, South Africa,
devised the simple toilet requisite,
known as the Mary Anderson" curl
ing iron, from which she derives roy
alties amounting to $500 year. 1t was
the wife of a clergyman who designed
an improvement for the corset and
made a fortune out Of 1t. The gimlet-
nointed screw. the idea of little girl,
brought millions of dollars to the clever
inventor Miss Knight, young lady
of exceptional talents, was gifted with
wonderful mechanical powers, as Will
be seen by the complicated mechanism
of her machine for making paper bags.
We are told she refused $4,000 for 1t
shortly after taking out the patent
Scientific American.
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en- and said: "Did you come to steal

len and said: did you come to steal
our treasurer" She said, "Oh, no."
The robin that she fed all winter
rushed through the crowd and said:
"Oh, that Is Ellen, who fed me all win
ter. Come, let us fill her basket. with
our treasure" They ran and filled the
basket with their treasure.
She thanked them and walked home,
her basket becoming heavier and heavi-
er. She knocked at her door; and her
father came to the door, and taking the
basket, thought it very heavy. He
asked from whom she received the
treasure. He and Thomas were very
glad ana happy ever after. Ellen never
had to work so hard, and Thomas and
her father never had to cut wood
Lillian H. Schrieber in Brooklyn Eagle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05
A BIT FRIGHTENED.
Why Reid Ran Away From General
ROsecranH.

Whitelaw Reid, our special ambassa-
dor to the coronation of King Edward
VII, was the hero Of a little episode
which jolly old General Rosecrans was
very fond of narrating.
It seems, according to the story, that
Mr.. Reid, at the time young man, was
serving as war correspondent for the
Cincinnati Commercial-Gazet with
Rosecrans' army in West Virginia. He
did some good work, too. but one day
"Old Rosey" was astonished to see in
the paper over the initials "W. r." a
despatch describing the hopeless bar
barism and ignorance Of the natives
Of that part Of the country, in which,
by way of illustration, the writer said:
$50 absolutely stupid are these people
that actually 1t has never occurred to
them, although they are such bitter
foes to the northern cause, to cut our
telegraph wires"
Said Rosecrans:
II sent an orderly to fetch Mr.. Reid
Whitley the boys used to call him-and
I said to him, DO you know that
ought to have you shot,?
"Mr. Reid looked unpleasantly SUR
prised, and so added: Apparently you
don't realize what you have done. Here
is a letter of yours which I have been
reading. You might just as we'll have
stood on top of tall tower in Cincin-
natl, and shouted through a trumpet
big enough and loud enough to be heard
in Richmond, Why don't you cut Rose
Grams telegraph Upon my word,
don't know how to deal with your case.
Come over with me to the quarters OF
the judge advocate general
II took him over to see the judge ad-
vocate general Of the department, to
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TO BE CONTINUED.

~ Mrs. Polly Allison, who died at her
home near Wingo. KY, aged 95, was
the widow of soldier Of the war Of
1872 who died As years ago, and had
drawn a pension Tor 80 years. She had
no children, never joined church, new
er cooked on a stove or rode on train.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05

Ar Four persons, representing four
generations, dwell in the same house
in Kansas City, Mo. The great-grand-
mother is So years Of age, the grand
mother is SO, the mother is 16, and the
baby Is a month old.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05

3Sr Eight thousand tons Of gold have
been mined throughout the world dur
ing the present century.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-05

UGH are the facts that. with
an almost Incredible talent
for investigation. had been
collected and prepared by the
Arizona republican., 1902-01-20
BRIEF HIATUS
In the Journalistic Career of Frank
 Alley of Globe.

Frank Alley, one of the founders of the Globe Times. left yesterday for the south after having spent about d week ii the central and northern parts of the tsrritcrv Mr. Alley announced yester- day that he had severed his connection with the Times. He expects. though. tn re-enter the newspaper business somewhere in Arizona. but he has not formed any definite plans yet. He went from here to the southern part of the territory and from there will go to Guaym4s and other points in Sonora. fTe will return to Globe in about one week AIr Alley work on the Times has attracte great deal of favorable comment. It did not consist so much in the preparation of@Vell authenticat= c5 news matter as in contributions Of Toetry. and observations on things in. general. He has been forgiven for that i art of his poetry which fell below he standard. and in the course Of time those citizens of Gila county who might ha ve felt aggrieved at his observations viii also forgive him.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-20
TURNS TO SLAG
Curious Phenomenon on West Jackson
 Street.

There is a curious religious fire going on at 137 West Jackson street in the house of a family of a peculiar faith. which the members Of the sect call the American IsraeiitiSh church. This fire has been burning in an open fireplace for just forty days. Mesquite iz the fuel mostly used, but the curious thing about it, is that it is not consumed. h. stead of turning into ashes the wood turns into a kind of slaS or clinker. which when it is thrown baci. on the fire is remelted. Every night the fire is banked and in the morning fresh supply of fuel fs thrown on. If the wood is burned anywhere else than in that fireplace it-turns into ashes. The people of the faith attribute the phe- nomenon to the Lord. The house is visited by scores daily. and at first q great deal of the slag was carried off. The woman who has charge of the fire, though. says the Lord appeared to her and commanded her to see that no more of the slag is removed.
 A peculiarity of the people of this faith is theiF aversion to an image of any kind. The woman of the house a, q great expenditure of time and labor has just succeeded in removing the wall paper from the walls and turning it, so that the images of the flowers. with which it Is decorated. cannot Haunt themselves dishonestly before the peblic gaze.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-20

N. Porter Saddle & Harness Co. for Hand Made Saddles and Harness. made of best grade of leather; we warrant 1t. Also expert carriage trimmer em- ployed. Satisfaction guaranteed. 142 l.. Washington.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-20

Go to Mrs. Mosher's ladies' tailoring and dressmaking parlors for satisfac- tory work. All assistants first-class. Accordion pleatinE. knife pleatinS and buttons a speciality. Opera house building.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-20

With some people even the smallest sorrows come in large sighs.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-20

Good things to eat. served in the best style in our pretty private dining rooms upstairs.
 The Coffee Al Restaurant Co.