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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
Lost Life Rather lhan Eetreat.

Among the interesting figures at ne
recent naval maneuvres at New Lon
don was a signal corps sergeant named
Ackers. who lay claim 10 one of the
most remarkable war records in the
Army. At Manila. in Cbila and in the
West he has seen serN ice. At the time
OF the Chinese campaign he was Caef
telegraph operator OF the Amer. an
forces. During the cattle before TEN
Tsin Ackers was sent with message
10 Colonel Liscum Of the inth In
fantry whose regiment was under
heavy hre. The orders were to re-
treat
II brought the word to Liscum," said
Ackers in telling the story. "Liscums
fighting blood was up aud he was mad
at the idea Of retreatinc. Turning 10
me he gave me the worst wigging |
ever received. There we stood out in
the open. with the bullets flying in an
directions. and the Colonel sailing into
me for fair. OF course. had TO stand
UP TO attention. and it wasn't the most
comfortable position in the world with
about 10000 Chinese shooting AT Us
well, Liscum had just about lin
iShed with one tack and was begin
ming another when all Of sudden be
doubled up and went down in a heap in
front Of me. think that was the first
time | ever regretted the end of wig
ging The sheer nerve of the man 10
stand up there and call me down as
if We were in barracks while bullets
were whizzing on all sides was WON
derful. but il cost him his life" Wv
York Tribune.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
Hay~-1sEAYSg HE
GcHILDREu'SG
q, HolRFEg !
DoII.' sInmber Song.

Hushaby, my babies, now the day is clos
ing,
All the tired little birds are browsing in
the nest;
Out upon the lake the lilies are repOsing,
And 70 must you my little ones, upon your
mammas breast
sleep, sleep. sink, sink 20 sleep
Clarlbel aud Murlei, Polly and Bo-peep.
H.~haby my dearie-, now the dew is fall
ing,
Over on the meadow evening shadows
creep.
On the edge Of sunderland hear your
mamma calling,
Gone, my little family, it's time 70 go 70
sleep"
Sleep, sleep, sink ink 10 sleep
Clarbel and MureI Polly and Bo-peep.
-IOuth's Companion.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

cord again and declare that If the
partner places the index finger on the
same spot of the figure the finger will
be caught and the cord will not be re.
moved The partner places the finger
on e. we pull, and the cord is actually
held fast.
Solution: The partner has not noticed
that we have changed the loops of the
cord. BY comparing the two figures
in our illustration you will notice the
change In the figure on the left the
right end of the cord forms first the
loop n, while in the figure on the right
it forms first the loop behind it, so
that in this case the loop a belongs TO
the left end OF the cord.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
swan Eight Miles.

A South Sea Islander named Tabeka,
swan eight miles TO land recently.
With two other men he went out fish
ing in a small canoe from Maui.
Hawaii. Their canoe was capsized by
the wind. but they righted IT, II was
so full OF water however. that IL would
hold only two men. so Tabekai struck
out for shore aud reached land. One
Of the men who remained In the canoe
was drowned while the boat was being
landed in the breakers on Molokai Isl
and
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
She Cot Two Cougars with Two Bullets.

Mrs \. +. Dobrowsky, the young
and pretty wife of a jeweler. killed
two mountain lions on Sunday at Bear
Mountain. The man and his wife go
every Sunday into the woods. but last
Sunday she killed her first mountain
lion. She was alone on the mountain
side when she was attracted by The
baying of her hound. She found be
had a large lion up 2 tree. As she pre-
pared 10 shoot ar it she saw n second
lion looking hungrily at her through
the thick foliage. Just then her hus-
band came up, attracted by the noise
of the dog At the count Of three
two rifles rang out and two tawny
brutes fell to the earth mortally
wounded. As they rolled in their death
struggles Mrs. Dobrowsky saw a third
lion higher up in the tree than his fell
lows had been. She killed it with one
bail. The smallest lion measured Eve
feet.-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
No SmoKine st Funerals.

Cp-to-date undcrtakers now insist
upon drivers refraining from smoking
while engaged in the procession to the
cemetery. Assistants and helpers on
hearse and carriages frequently bad
steam up In cigarette. pipe or cigar
after the cortege got under way from
the house Of mourning.
or course. employees of funeral di-
rectors catering 10 "high-class trade
would not likely run the risk Of dlsmis-
sal because Of smoking. but the prac-
tice of discouraging this breach n
professional etiquette" is uow more or
less general New York Times.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
nInrk and Mhite.

Every crow Is said to think its own
nesting the whitest. But a white cat
that had four kittens. Of which three
were white and the fourth was black.
gave the first place in her affections TO
Sooty once they were all brought
into the drawing-roo TO bc shown
OF" Besides the humans the room
contained a great Newfoundland dos.
Hitherto cat and dog bad been on
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

friendly terms. but now pussy showed
much anxiety lest the dog might harm
her black pet especially. Al last she
seized II by the neck and bore IL be.
r-eath the lowest piece OF furniture
where the dog could not possibly crawl
but she merely mewed 10 the others
10 follow her a. best they could The
black kitten owed all this care 10 It's
cOlOr-mOre happy IN this respect than
the black sheep which is said 70 be ~
every flock.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
At NEWPORT.

Horseless vehicles 10 ride II
At Newport;
Tailless horses 20 take pride in
At Newport;
Jointless grooms with smileless faces,
Sitting sphinX-like in their places
Make trinity Cf graces
Down az Newport.
Family skeletons gold plated
At Newport;
BY all men are celebrated
At Newport;
Every sin from housetOps shouted,
Every grIei from closet routed
Can the life OF JOY be doubted
Down at Newport;
Oh, 20 be a proud pomposity
At Newport;
Viewed with vulgar curiosity
At Newport
Pointed out in half-derision
As the biggest thing IN vision.
What 10 this are fields Elysian:
Of TO Newport!
Columbus Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

the ends. This is done with the knowl-
edge Of trick.
We place the handkerchief before us,
fold our arms la Napoleon and take
ore end Of the handkerchief with the
left hand which is now 10 the right.
and the other end with the right hand,
now 10 the left. BY unfolding the
arms we make a knot in the handker.
chief and the trick is dOne.-New York
Tribune
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

There are millionaires and airesses
At Newport;
There is wealth that quite embarrasses
At Newport;
And the victims-this is funny
Drones within the hives OF honey,
Have TO work 10 spend their money
Down at Newport.
When the pace is set for spending
At Newport;
Then the contest comes unendlnR,
At Newport;
And the aim of every fellow
Is, not good, but social below,
And he wins who spends most yellow
Down at Newport.
They 70 riding round in carriages
At Newport;
Airing their unhappy marriages
At Newport;
Wrinkled dowagers a-plenty,
Perfumed, proud and soft with sentiment
and wishing they we're twenty.
Down at Newport
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

In addressing his class cl the correct
Use OF the parts Of speech this is the
way a college professor caused consid-
cradle merriment az his own expense:
"Gentlemenf' he said. "a proposition
"a bad word to end a sentence with -
New York Times
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

A discovery of vast import 10 the
Northwestern farming interests is that
North Dakota flaX fire may be maze
INTO an excellent quality Of twinc for
binding grain. 1t can be manufactured
several cents per pound cheaper than
ordinary twinc and Is twice rs strong.
Millions of pounds cf binder twinC~ are
used. and every economy in its manu-
facturc will be boom to farmers.
Malarial fcycrs are favored by light
instead of heat. in the view OF DR. ~
+. \. King. They have been noticed
to be less severe in very hot than in
very clear and sunny seasons. ana to
hc lcsscncd in foggy places. This the
DRY explains the immunity of races
protected hy dark skins. Dr. King
would keep malarial patients in daIG
rooms, and between attacks wound
clothe them in dark-line garments.
At Dusseldorf has been discovered a
means OF using peat fibre. 1t is stated
that fibre has been produced capable
of being spun. whicE is absorbent, and
which can be hlcachcd and dyed. ~rhc
vegetable thrcS wcrr first isolated and
treated with acids and alkallS, tile re-
suit being n peat wool consisting of
nearly pure ccllulosr. This turf wool
is soft. elastic and capable of being
spun IN the sSmo way rs Sleeps wool.
\ horse power is the force required
| to lift dead weight of $1,000 pounds
one foot a minute. To find the horse
power of an engine. multiply the area
Of the piston in inches 10y the average
steam pressure in pounds per square
inch. Multiply the product Ivy the
travel OF the piston in feet per minute.
ana divide that product by $4,000 If
an engine is rated ut seventy three
| horse power. it will raise $4,000 pounds
one foot scvcnty-thrcc times IN one
minute.
An experiment of much interest ana
| possibly of vast Importance is about
To he made 10y some Illinois capitalists
| They have secured some land known
aS the Barataria Marshes on the west
bank Il the Mississippi. opposite New
OrlcauS and stretching from Lake sal.
| vaGorc q the Gulf OF Mexico. Ii is
proposed to drain and reclaim these
lands. which have heretofore lccn use
less SINE doubt is felt as u the sue
cess Of the scheme. owing tO tie very
cayy cXnense. but Il IL proves success
ful. IL will I've under cultivation Ct a
territcry almost as large as Holland.
| IuTlnous bacteria interesting as a
source OF cold light. occur chiehy OF
entirely on sea water Mr.. j. L. Bar.
uard. VIII has been studying them. re-
ports that about twenty five species
have been isolated. hut some OF these
may be identical or very closely re-.
lated The organisms. which grow az
varying temperatures between frcez.
mg.point and hlood-heat. can bc cult.
waited on pcptonc-bcef broth gelatinC
To which chloyidos OF sodium. maguc.
stun and potassium have beer aCded
The cultures may bc made To glow Col
days NJ a time when supplied Will
oxygen. and culture seven weeks old
could still be made to give light
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
The Knot in the Handkerehief.

The task is 10 fold handkerchief
lengthwise; 10 take hold Of both ends
with two hands and 10 make knot
In the handkerchief without letting 90
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

French aeronauts are planning 20
send a balloon across the Desert OF
sahara. Pigeons will ~ the only pas.
sengers
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24
null rrippea Up the Ient..

A new rendering Of the old story Of
tie bull in the china shop is told by
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1902-10-24

Germany has 81, Isl miles Of tcle.
phone wire.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10
Scare Of SmUjipOU OUer.

Until proper steps had been
tax en- by the authorities of the
mill district to prevent further
spread of the smallpox, Main
street reminded one of Gold
smiths "Deserted Village. s"
But when the cases there we're
quarantined and everybody vac
cinated, things herearOund as
sumed a very different aspect
The pity is that what was
finally and tardily done was nor
done promptly, as the town
council and the board of hcaIth
had hoped it would be. Bu.
we've heard it said that "all ;
well that ends we'll"
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10
Morgan EStri,IOe.

A beautiful home marriage
was soIemnized at the home of
Mr.. j. F. M. Estridge on Sunday
evening, 7th inst The contract
ing parties were Mr.. William
Morgan and Miss DOcenia Es.
fridge, eldest daughter Of Mr..
Estridge. The attendants were Mr..
Laney Broom, with Miss Queen
Estridge. J. n. EStridgo, n. F..
oliiciated.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10

that establishment for awhile.
The stills were taken up and
stored upstairs in the still house
and the door nailed up.-Mon.
roe Journal.
The late fall was a God
send to those of our farmers
whose cotton was beaten down
by hail during the summer. 1t
made a fairly good crop, beaten
up as it was in the summer.
81 so Fur Collarettes re-
duced to SO cents $3.50 jackets
reduced to $3.50; $5 90 Jackets
reduced to $3.9S.
Lancaster
d3, I'm Mercantile Co.
The recently elected Coun-
ty Supervisor, Probate Judge,
County Superintendent of Edu-
cation aud Coroner can. get
blanks for making their official
bonds by calling on Mr.. j. F..
Gregory, Clerk of Court, at his
office.
--WANTED-Faithfu person
to travel for we'll established
house in a few counties, calling
on retail merchants and agents.
Local territory. Salary $1O24
q year and expenses, payable
S19.7O a week in cash and ex-
penses advanced. Position per-
manent. Business successful and
rushing. Standard House, 334
Dearborn ST., Chicago. do, 16t
AL persons who had lodged
deeds, mortgages or any other
papers in the Clerks office for
recording prior to the death Of
w. 5. l.. Porter, will please call
on me and get same
Julia j. Porter,
Administrators.
Dec. 10, 1902-3t.
DR. w H. Wakeield,o of Char
lotte, N. c., will be in Lancaster
at the Cunningham Hotel. on
Wednesday, December 24th, for
one day only. His practice is
limited to the Eye. Ear, Nose
and Throat. On this day the
doctors fee will be reduced one.
half. At
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10

EaTsssn 8 Rue our November sales We're great
er than any month in the history of
" our business, but we intend to sell as
much IN the next 20 days. One reason
tor our increasing sales is that the intelligent
trading public Of Lancaster and adjoining
counties realize more and more every dav
that we buy at the very lowest cash p-iccs
add on our small profit for cash and
LET 1T GO.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10
Short Locals.
Wednesday, December 10, 1902.


--8.25 is top for cotton on
this market.
Born Dec. 6, 1902, to Mr..
and Mrs. r. I. BeaCy, daughter
Tho Baptist State Conven
ton will meet at Sumter next.
year.
The basket supper adver-
tised TO be held at Rich Hill
school house on the l2rh has
been postponed.
"A letter from Mr. w. B.
Miller who recently moved to
Texas says. he and his force are
plceng cotton at 81 per hun
drCd.
Mr. Townly Carnes lost two
of his fingers one day last week
while working at the saw mill
of Mr.. Jarret Bowers. ., -.
The estibule in front Of The
postotfice is TO be closed in and
twenty more boxes put in. The
material is arriving daily.
Married, Sunday, Dec. 7,
1902, at the home OF and Ly
Magistrate w. Z. Caskey, Mr..
Wood Elliott and Miss Kate
Manas, both of Lancaster.
"A bale of Mr.. II. S. Plyler's
cotton was stolen from his farm
in Buford township one night
last week. He was in town with
his family the night it occurred.
"A basket supper will be
given at Tradesville Academy
Saturday night next, tor the
benefit of the school. All are
invited to attend.
Lee Barnes, colored, of the
Tank section, shot his wife, Marv
Barnes, last Friday night, the
ball passing into the right breast.
Lee has been arrested and lcdyc3
In Jail, to await the result of the
wound and the next term Of ,urt
MIR. ID. X. Hall, magistrate
oi fteasant Valley. was in town
Saturday and turned over to the
county $40 as costs and fines
IN his court for the past quarter.
lie brought down his books for
examination and they were found
properly kept and al right.
MIR. James NJ. Green OF Char
lotte, formerly Of this county
lost his yelling and most of his
household effects by fire one
night last week. The fire og:zi
na.ed i'll Sbed room up stairs
and IS supposed 10 have been
caused by fire popping out upou
the carpet. He had no insurance
and the loss falls heavy on him.
State Constable II. Il. Nc.
Manus scented some blind Hge,
liquor on the down train Sunday
as II passed Lancaster and board
ed tho train to see it to its desti
nation at Westville. He found
1t WAS consigned TO fictitious
name and that it was for blind
tiger, and SO he seized il and
sent it TO Columbia.
Bob Barrett, the notorious
whiskey dealer who for many
years has operated just over the
State line, has been convicted in
the United States court for re-
failing liquor contrary to law
and sentenced to six months on a
North Carolina chain gang, or he
to pay costs and leave Union
county within 45 days, never TO
return. 1t is also provided in
the sentence that he is not TO
live IN any adjacent county in
South Carolina. which thanks to
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10
caught afire and their screams
alarmed her when sha rushed

severely burned. Magistrate
Caskey, acting coroner, went
out yesterday and held an in
quest over the dead child.
Mrs Judge j. III. Hudson of
Bennettsville died on Tuesday
of last week.
-For.a an excellent Flour cheap
call at w. Z. Benefits. 4t
The clerk of court adver,
tises valuable lands for sale in
this issue.
See new advertisement of
Williams-Hughes Co., where
flows a steady stream of Gus
toners.
-Lancaster's churches we're
all closed Sunday except the
Presbyterian, their pastors being
away.
Our neigbbors at Camden
are having a Street Carnival his
week. 1t began yesterday and
continues through this week.
-EoR SALE.-A few copies oil
Hicks Almanac tor 1903. Price
20 cents, cash. Call at the En-
TERPKIsE office.
j. f. Mackey & Co. will sell
bargains every day between now
and Christmas. They were un-
able to wait on the trade on
specific bargain days, so they
have decided to MAKE every day
a bargain day from now till
Christmas. See their announce
ment.
Go to Lancaster Mercantile
Co. and buy goods cheap. They
have cut prices to reduce stock.
d3 I'm
-Mr.L.J. Ferry, County Super
visor elect, has moved his family
TO Lancaster so he can better
attend to the eXacting duties Of
his ottice. He occupies a portion
OF Mcs. Mollic Perry's residence.
Judge Uhas. d. Jones has
moved into his new office on the
second floor of the Masonic
building. He is ready and anX.
'oU7 TO turn over the probate's
oihce as soon as his successor ia
ready, which will likely be this
week.
just bought big lot Of flour
cheap. See us before you buy.
Lancaster Mer. Co.
Mr.. Geo. w. Baker came up
from his saw mill in Sumter
Saturday. He has moved his
family back to his farm four miles
east OF here.
Mr.. Charley Jordan, one Of
the bookkeepers for the Lancas
ter Mercantile Co., who was re.
Gently married, has gone to
housekeeping and is living in
the Mrs. Edwards dwelling on
the corner of Gay and French
streets.
--Mr. J. r. Knight recently
presented US with q sample bunch
OF pinder5 grown by him. 1t was
unusually full of fruit. He had
- email patch inot yielded sevoral
bushels, at the rate Of 70 bushels
to the acre.
We are always in the mar
ket to buy mules and horses and
cattle. If you have any of either
for sale, don't trade until you
see Us.
If Lancaster Mer. Co.
Pretty invitations are out
announcing the marriage Of Miss
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10
B"SkeL SWppcr at UDDcI. Ccl8,D
Cl'ecE.

''VP"' w tVV'F 'tIWfD
CTecE.
y basket supper will be given
at Upper Camp Creek churcu on
Friday night, DEC. 18Th, the
proceeds TO be used to purchase
d Sunday school library.
A "Mystery Box" will be one
of the attractions. The pohuo >
cordially invited to attend
Baskets from other commuri
ties will be appreciated.
Chairman, for Committee.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10

Mr.. Robert Langley, one OF
Rock Hill's police officers, spent
y few days here and in the
county with his old friends and
relatives last Wees.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10

FiIc.iHe Cares Piles!
Money refunded if il ever fails.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1902-12-10

~ - = 'l..ss.ssre,e.' aasN,s
Williams news., 1902-11-01

The Gem sticks to the benighted statement that the credit for mak- ing the Santa Fe railroad pay a part of its just taxes is due to either Wilson or Smith-it isn't sure which. A delegate to congress is entitled to heaps of interest in his constituents when he has to wire back to them and ask them what bill it was that affected them. Whats the use of sending a man to Washington if you have to keep him posted as to what is going on right under his nose? Of course he did what he could when he found the people after him with a sharp stick. A school boy would feel that something was expected of him when prodded so wholesomely Probably he had his sign up in his seat, Asleep in the Cloak Room," when it all happened. The people would save money by sending a nice photograph to Washington as a representative, rather than be as they were in the past.
Williams news., 1902-11-01

You vote Tuesday. On Tuesda y you decide who shall act for you in administering the law for two years In your vote for delegate to congress you decide whether you want Wilson to rest quietly on a sofa in a cloak room in snoring away his hours, or whether you want bright Bob Morrison working in committees and on the floor of the house securing influence for your benefit, and for the benefit of the territory. You know Morri- son. You know Wilson. Can you stand the comparison and vote for Wilson2
 In the council you either vote for Dutton or Ashurst. Ashurst has been in the legislature. Can you find any benefit, with a microscope, that he has been to the people who sent him there. Was he a great friend of the laboring man, or was he in the pay of Senator Clark when he defeated the bullion tax law2
 If Ashurst is a friend of labor why was the eight hour law killed? If he was a friend of the poor man, why was the bullion tax law killed2 If the bullion tax law had not been killed, the United Verde would have had to pay its legal share of the taxes If you are a voter with an ordidary amount of thinking capacity, you will think the mat ter out satisfactorily; man with a complete record of selfish interest don't stack up very high with anyone in Arizona; if he fools anyone with palaver he is certainly a weak sister.
 Can you find any fair-minded man who knows Dad" Dutton but who believes in his honesty, his fair and square feeling that every man should have his rights2 He may not sputter over you like an over worked steam exhaust, but you know that he is there ready to DO SOMETHING, and his efforts don't end in air.
 For assemblyman there is John H. Page and Charley Canall. Page has a good education and comes from a family noted for sagacity and integrity of character. He will be your representative in making territorial laws, and it won't take him long to become acquainted with his associates and be of and with them in the work, and he will be able to do something with his influence. He is interested deeply in the territory, and wants things done for the benefit of the territory. There are lots of good men and plenty of good fellows all over the