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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-10
A BOER HEROINE.
General DeLarey's Wife In the Field
For Eighteen Months.

General DeLarey's Wife In the Field
For Eighteen Months.
The party of Beers who have come 10
England with the generals include
many who have had exciting exper-
fences during the war In talking to
them you realize that it has been quite
as much a woman's war as a mans
on the side Of the Beers. Perhaps, In
deed. the most permanent fact that will
survive in history will be the part that
has been played by the women. Take
the case of Mrs. De Larey. She has
been actually "in the field" for IL
months. She does not look like it. She
Just looks a kindly, middle-aged mother
of a family who has lived quiet all her
| life.
1t all arose in this way. In the course
of guerrilla" war Gen. DeLarey would
occasionally come and visit his wife IN
manner that perplexed and annoyed
Gen. Methuen perhaps more than any
thing else happening in the war. 1t
certainly must have been annoying, but
perhaps the best plan would have been
to have grinned and borne it. Unhap-
ply this was not the rule with the Brit
| ish general when he found hinsself
crossed by Boer women. 1t was inti-
mated to Mrs. DeLarey that she must
pledge herself not to give lodgings to
her husband. Now Mrs. DeLarey Is a
plucky woman and devoted wife. She
refused. "As long as I live" she re-
piled, Il shall give lodging to my hus-
band when he comes to me- very
we'll, then" Lord Methuen intimated,
you must go into camp" But Mrs.
DeLarey refused to go into the camp.
Give me a wagon" she said, land
will go and shift for myself" So they
gave her a wagon and they asked her
where she was going. Into the wide
world" she said, and she went.
That was at the end of the year 1900
and from that time until the end of the
war Mrs. DeLarey wandered about the
veldt, now sleeping in one place, now
| III gTOlUeI, dlN vi lhS wv oA S~---o
captured, sometimes escaping by the
barest interval of time from the pur-
suing columns. She carried her chill
dren with her in her wagon and cooking
utensils sufficient to live a tolerable
life. The plucky lady occasionally
found a house where she could spend
night or two; but for the most part she
was perpetually on the move and per-
petually keeping her weather eye open
for the pursuing columns. Every no"
and then Gen. DeLarey would visit her.
and on one occasion he came to her
sick and she nursed him. But While ne
was lying sick in the farm house the
columns came upon them. Gen. De-
Larey leaped out Of bed, and with the
help of a small command of men with
! him, fought off the attack and succeed
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8tiseellaneul1s geadimg.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE.
Roosevelt Says That We Must Bac
1t Up With Power.

Roosevelt Says That We Must Back
1t Up With Power.
In a speech at Rutland, VT. one day
last week. President Roosevelt spoke in
part as follows:
I'VE believe in the Monroe doctrine,
not as means Of aggression, at all. 1t
does not mean that we are aggressive
toward any power. 1t means merely
that as the biggest power on this con-
tinent we remain steadfastly true to
the principles first formulated under
the presidency Of James Monroe,
through John Quincy Adams-the prin-
ciple that this continent must not be
treated as a subject for political colo
nization by any European power. AS
say, that Is not an aggressive doc
trine. 1t Is a doctrine Of peace, doc
trine of defense, doctrine to secure
the chance on this continent for the
United States here to develop peaceably
along their own lines. Now we have
formulated that doctrine. If our for
mutations consist simply Of statements
on the stump or on paper they are not
worth the time to utter them, or the
paper on which they are written.
Remember that the Monroe doctrine
will be respected as long as we have a
firstclass, efficient navy, and not very
much longer. In private life he who as
serts something, says what he Is going
to do, and does not back 1t up, Is al
ways a contemplate creature, and as
nation the last thing we can afford
to do is to take a position which we do
not intend to try to make good. Brag-
ging and boasting in private life are al
most always the signs Of weak man.
and a nation that Is strong does not
need it's account. Least Of all does a
self-respecting nation wish its public
representatives, to threaten, or menace, or
insult another power. Our attitude to-
ward all powers must be one Of such
dignified courtesy, and respect as we In
tend that they shall show us in re-
turn. We must be willing to give the
friendly regard that we exact from
them. We must no more wrong them
than we must submit to wrongdoing by
them; but when we take a position, let
us remember that our holding 1t de-
pends upon ourselves, depends upon our
showing that we have the ability to
hold it. -,
Shame to us If we assert the Monroe
doctrine, and If our assertion shall be
called in question, show that we have
only made an idle boast; that we are
not prepared to back up our words by
Deeds" cloud applause.)
The president took lunch with Sen
ator Proctor. Rutland was the next
stop. He was greeted by crowd OF
5000 people, and from a stand In the
square delivered brief address. The
stop here was for 20 minutes, and the
president resumed his tour for Bellows
Falls.
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ed in escaping. On another occasion
Mrs. DeLarey proved more clever than
her husband. He was proposing to rest
night in the farmhouse, but she did not
like the looks of it. Her military eye
seemed to see danger. So she persuad-
ed her husband to move. 1t was for
tunate that she did so, as the enemy
came to that farm house Immediately
when they had left. Mrs. DeLarey was
wandering in this manner when she
heard that her husband had captured
Lord Methuen. At first she would not
believe it, but when she found it was
true she made her way to her husbands g
laager. She said she wanted to see
Lord Methuen and have a talk with
him. She took with her a fowl and
some provisions as present. Lord Me-
thuen consented to see her and was OBJ
liged to tell her that he had detroyed
her house. Mrs. DeLarey must have
got some Christian consolation after
presenting him with the fowl and help
ing to nurse him.
Then came the question what Della
rey should do with his prisoner. The
young Beers were all against giving
him up because he had treated Mrs. De-
Larey in manner they did not approve
of. But Gen. DeLarey and his wife
took a larger view. What can we do
with him?" they asked, IF we keep
him? If he goes with us he will proba-
bly, die on one Of our tricks and then his
blood will be put to our charge. Better
be generous and hand him back" The
general had some difficulty with his
men, but at last persuaded them. And
Gen. and Mrs. DeLarey performed an
act of high generosity which was prob
ably the strongest influence in bring
ing the war to an end. But it seems to
us that the generosity Of Mrs. DeLarey
was even greater than that Of the gen.
eral. Certainly in her 1S months cam
paign she showed quite as much STRAIT
egy as any of the Boer generals in es-
Gaping. What pity it is that this tale
Of woman's heroism cannot be fully
told, and that we cannot place 1t in
history as a pendant to the wanderings
of DeWet.-London Daily Mail.
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road, anyhow" The editor gave 1t up,
but said that perhaps some other cor
respondent can tell" 1t is only "A years
on the Fourth of July since work was
started on the construction Of the first
of Americas great roads; 1t Is only 81
years since the waters of the West at
Lake Erie were first reached by through
rail from the Atlantic coast, and as re-
Gently as Appomatox there were only
80, 900 miles Of main track in the whole
country, as compared with 100000 miles
now.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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BULLED THE LIZARD MARKET.


Californian Who Created q New
Industry for New Orleans.
Three weeks ago a man arrived here
from California, who visited the seve-
raj bird fanciers' stores and bought up
all the small lizards and chameleons
that were for sale. The bird and ami
NAL fanciers always carry some lizards
in stock, but not many. The visitor
announced that he was willing to take
all he could get at 81 hundred. Tie
stock was soon exhausted and the deal
ers have set to work to meet the de-
mand by advertising for boys to cate n
lizards.
The task Is easy enough. There Is
scarcely a garden in New Orleans but
holds hundreds Of lizards; and this is
especially the case with the gardens of
the creole section Of the city, down
town" as 1t Is called, where the wild
wealth Of vegetation and rotting wood
en- fences offer the lizards the very
home they want. The lizards live
among the foliage by the thousands,
we'll concealed, save from the boys, by
their colors, for they are brown when
on the fences and green when on the
bushes. They are an easy mark for
any active boy, and perfectly harmless.
They neither sting nor bite; but they
are very delicate and brittle, especially
about the tail, which frequently breaks
off in handling, but that seems not to
matter in the least to the lizard.
Nearly half the boys in French
town" are catching lizards and making
good pocket money by doing so. They
started at 25 cents hundred and found
many boys willing to catch them at the
low figure; but the price has latterly
gone up to so cents hundred.
The reason Of the heavy purchase
and shipment Of lizards to California
has leaked out. They go there not a.s
decorations for the ladies, nor as dainty
dishes for the Chinese, b,lt as protect
ors Of the orchards and guardians OF
the fruit from insect enemies. The
chameleons live entirely on insects, and
Is the best insect catcher in the world.
Its green color as 1t lies on the plant.
deceives the average insect, and when
it shoots out its long pink tongue, 1t
never fails to hit the mark and CAP
ture its game. To them is due the pro-
tection afforded New Orleans gardens
from the swarms OF insects that pre-
vail in this semi tropical climate.
The value Of the lizard in keeping
down and destroying insects has long
been recognized, and the dealers say
in lizards for years particularly in the
east-New Orleans dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-10

NATIoNALITIEs IN HAwAII.-There Is
no place in the world where such vari-
GUS nationalities. and such widely diff
ferent races can be found in so small
an area. It Is true that on the main
land such races are to be found. but
not all in one spot. Few people realize
how many different nationalities are
TO be found in our schools and that few
schools are confined to one nationality.
The statistics Of school children give
us Hawaiians, Part -Hawaiians, Ameri-
can, British, German, Portuguese
Scandinavian. japanese, Chinese, Porto
Ricans and scattering which are classed
as "other foreigners" The tabulation
of teachers gives Hawaiian. Part
Hawaiian, American. British. German,
French, Belgium, Scandinavian, Portu-
euese, Japanese, Chinese and others.
The Japanese and Chinese teachers are
not employed in the public schools OF
the territory, but are engaged In pri-
vate schools. The main body of the
teachers in the public schools are
American, Hawaiian. Hawaiian
and British.-Honolulu Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-10
PRESENT NAVAL FORCE,
Rear Admiral Taylor Declares That
a Big Increase Muse be Made.

Rear Admiral Taylor Declares That
a Big Increase Muse be Made.
Forty thousand men will comprise the
enlisted force personnel Of the navy IL
Rear Admiral Henry C. Taylor, chief
Of the bureau of navigation, can bring
it about. In his next annual report
Rear Admiral Taylor will recommend
a substantial increase in the number of
men authorized by law. The limit Of
enlistments now fixed rs 25,500, and
while this Is sufficient for the present
needs Of the navy, 1t will not be high
enough to permit the commissioning of
congress will authorize in the next few
years.
For the two battleships and two ar
mored cruisers recently appropriated for
$500 men will be required. For the 1s
battleships built or under construction.
9.S05 men are required. Adding to this
number the crews needed for the pro-
posed battleships almost 11,000 men,
nearly half of the present effective
force, will be required to man this type
Of man Of war alone.
When all the armored cruisers au-
thorized are built the United States will
possess 10 Of this class and they will
require 7,197 men properly to care for
and fight them. The line Of battleships,
therefore, must have 1902 men in order
to go into action. Besides these ships,
crews must be provided for ten moni-
tsrs. q cruisers, IS gunboats, go tor
pedo boat destroyers and torpedo boats.
and uumber of auxiliary vessels.
OF course, all these vessels will not
In time of peace be kept in commission,
but goodly proportion Of them must
be continued in service, and 10000 men
will be needed for them. Rear Admiral
Taylor does not intend to recommend
in his forthcoming annual report that
the enlisted force be increased from 25,-
500 to 10000 men. The increase he will
suggest will be gradual, and will ex-
tend over a number Of years.
At the same time the rear admiral
believes the navy should have an ample
number of men who can be trained in
the serious business Of war and be
ready for action when the moment ar
rives.
Rear Admiral Taylor's views with
respect to the increase Of the enlist
ed personnel are understood to be In
harmony with those entertained by the
president and Secretary Moody. In his
annual message the president Is expec-
ted by the navy to repeat his recon-
mendation for an increase not snly Of
men but Of officers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-10
ARAILROAD EPOCH.
American Construction Passes the
2OO,OOO Mile Mark.

2OO,OOO Mile Mark.
The beginning Of the second half of
1902 sees the railroads Of the United
States cross the 100000 mile line. Con-
struction during the past six months
was not especially active, though it was
larger than last years corresponding
time, but the total which had been
reached by the end Of 1901. was so near
the 200, 900 mile mark that that line was
certain to be passed long before 1902
neared it's close. 1t Is only by compar-
ing this mileage with that of some Of
the rest of the great countries that the
American people can fully realize the
tremendous development which has
taken place in this field in their own
land. Figures Of railroad activities for
the world at large are not very trust
worthy, but taking those which are
most recent and reliable. the United
States is seen to be far ahead of any
other country. Germany has about 81,
600 miles of main track; Russia, $4,000;
France, $1,000: Austria Hungary, $4,000;
Great Britain and Ireland, $4,000, while
no other European country has as many
as 10000. All of Europe has about 49,
600 miles of road, or considerably less
than the United States, while the entire
worlds mileage is approximately 5oo'-
600, of which the United States furnish
es two-fifths.
All this railroad construction has
come in about two generations OF time.
When John Stevens, in 1922, got char
ter from the Pennsylvania legislature
to build a railroad from Philadelphia TO
Columbia, on the Susquehanna (Which
was never built.) somebody asked a
Pennsylvania paper. What is rail-
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"Other letters say the same thing.
Now. captain, let us write"
The letter which was dictated by the
vicar was duly written. signed and
sealed. Then 1t was sent up stairs to
bis lordship's private room.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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TO BE CONTINUED
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
OLNEY SHOWS Evil,
OF REPUBLIC RULE

Representative. Il uat be q thsys muN
DO q blind to the sallsnl facts of ths era
they are living In % thsy arr, oblivssus
OF legal obliga TONS. IS
LABOR MUST coMB1Ni
Tn these days Of combinations q oaD.
Vial on scale ana 60 IN extent - START.
ing as It II unprecedented can They Of
s1bly Imagine that labor 10 70 30 denied
Al sQuivaIent right Of eombinat.on? II
they do. Il 10 only another instanop %
thsir conpleto indifference TO the law Of
the land. s
I'm 1894 recetve1s Of . railroad wsss
brought Into court on Z claim (hat H.
horers ought not TO b dischaSred 50.
cause Of membership IN q labor unjoA
Haoueh the court was a FEDERAL sourt q
~ IN Pennsylvania, ana the petitioners
GOT nothing from that court.
But what followed? IN . rear a ewo
pennsylvania made It criminal onsnso
20 Deprive man Of work because he b.
imged 20 q labor union In 1898 Conerea
not only dld the sauna thing, but IN .
statute providing for thu arbitrnfion o.
labor dirVtea. expressly made labor o..
SanizationS parties 10 such arbitration
1!us was In addition 10 the previous lea
neation b Congress encouraging ana
pfpp10ng Tor the Incorporation OF iaooe
us4onA n ignoring them, therefore, the
eoA operators simply ignore ana cen
ds1sn the law Of the land
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
nv Associated Hesss.l

WASHINGTON D. c., Oct. u.-His
Royal Highness. Chowfa Maha vafrN-
yudh. Crown Prince OF Siam. acoompa-
MED by his suite and attended BY A.
sistant Secretary Of State Pierce. reach
"a washington on special train At s
o'clock this morning. During their stay
here they viii be the guests OF the nation
NJ the Arlington Hotel. With the Prince
were his brother. Prince Chajkraoongse.
several aides. his private secretary. and
! numerous retinus OF attendants ana
servants.
After breakfastlng in their private
apartments the Crown Prince and his
uarty donned their court dress and. es-
corted BY squadron Of the Second
United states Cavalry. were driven to
the temporary White House on Jack
son Place. to pay their respects to Prest-
dent Roosevelt. It was shortly after u
o'clock when the party arrived at the
temporary White House, The Crown
Prince alighted, preceded by his princl-
Pal aide. and ascended the steps at
the head OF which he was met by Sec:
rotary Hay. The Prince was attired in
Q pale lavender coat, trimmed deeply
With gold. ana dark blue trousers With
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
WANTS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
David 9. Hill Says Government shes,d
( Buy Anthracite Mlraa.

C0W YORK. OCT 1.-The Democratic
st9 campaign was opened tonight Ii
dH1ard II a Taga aserl BY R Paid
and others. Among other stntements. Mr.
III ait declared asa red that we are confronted
@1ttal ponopollzing the productions Of
me certh and the manufactures OF our
astssns, arbitrarily fixing prices. making
e e9fas n ne 1scssstties Of life and the
tons are substantially unlimited BY law
ana uncontrolled by statute who cor
fs1 Ss ntSes.s.atures and CONGRESSES and do
sef1ent and p ReisHes q sus
On the plank Of ths State platform de-
aainss lr. Hill SAID. % tue ahehlaci''
precautionary. aociellstio nor paternai.
sn .na aSoys all i, ae F'Sas. /. i 3 sisn-
q o1y e. fsasers1ae fad nscessafy extension
a al ,;, isrf.iy presailine i the munici.
p pal OF the country. This proposition
aoos aos pnb,e n. party to ether
their merits, II any there may be-
The ooal question Mr.. Hill declared to be
m fr Y ls NOT Sns ~ ssyn9f - p-..,,.n.
ve Citizens to the Whl snd HOUSE fop e p5
ference and exercise his official influence
N TfeSsI6d c TO- matter over which he had
any statute He had no OF authority if FOR
any leSal interference on his part. He
hinasek has made It rational question.
and hex and his party are now estopped
from otherwise regarding it.
1T is national question because The
!nnepndinR coal famine involves the vel
fare OF the whole people OF tho United
StateH and suoh q famine should be pre-
cannot be assured under private owner-.
ship and control. It Is the province Of
wise statesmanship to provide against Just
such emergencies in the future. There
body except that suggested in the Demo-
cratic PLATFORM"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
YOUNG CROWN PRINCE OF siam
PAYS A VISIT TO PRESIDENT
The Audience Brief the Greetings Cordial and Each
Wishes the Other Well-Visitor Appears
in Rich Apparel
in Rich Apparel.

rcd stripes. He wore white helmet,
topped by brass spike. His breast was
crossed by broad yellow silk sash and
slitterd with insignia. The members
Of the suite were Also sorseously ap-
paralelled.
After the introduction had been made
In the hall the Prince was escorted up
stairs to the sittins-room where the Pres
ldent and several members Of the Cab
met awaited him. The greetings were cor
dial on both sides. There were no for
NAL speeches. The Prince spoke perfect
English He expressed his admiration
for the country. the little of it he had
seen. and spoke at once Of the impress
awe appearance Of the American Cayal-
ry. President Roosevelt responded pleas
antly.
The president asked the Prince about
his proposed intenerary. and expressed
the hope that he would visit the mill
tary and naval academies. and also spend
some time examining the industries Of
which the country was 50 proud. The.
audience lasted not moro than Ave min
.utes. The Prince and his party were
then driven back to the Arlington. Sec
Rotary Hay gave dinner Tonight at
his proposed itinerary. and expressed
the guest q honor. z -: 8 BE-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-12
Daring ROBBERY By
BOLD HIGHWAYMEN
Two Men Nearly Murdered
on Seventeenth Street.
c. W. SHEER MAY DIE.
His Companion, 4. T. Barker,
Gets on With Slight Injury.
FIVE NEGROES DO The WORK.
Set Upon scheer and Barker As They
Were Going Home Shortly After
Midnight This Morning-Rob,
berry II Seems, Deliberately
Planned Mr.. scheer
Unconscious.
His Companion, Il. I. Barker,
Gets or With Slight Injury.
FIVE NEGROES 90 The WORK

Bod In It's conception, daring In lts
execsetsn and probably fatal "a itS re0ults
highway robbery was committed on
Seventeenth Street between Cedar ana
Jap. shortly after midnight this morning
as result OF which c. w. Scheer. OF No.
1903 Jay Street, well.known ana highly
respected citizen In his community. Is 1t
the City Hospital, suffering from Sc
verely fractured skull. with tbs chances
Of his recovery hanging in = balance. and
H T. Barker. near neighbor. 10 cen
fined to his home with lacsrated lip,
the result of u stunning blow which was
administered to him by the would-bs as
sassIns aad bandits Five negroes, aII
OF whorn are held equally responsible for
the robbery. are being hoLy puzsusd by
Patrolmen DugCins and DAILY, OF the First
Station. with chances Of their ultimate
arrest favorable.
In addition TO the serious and pSoaao bly,
fatal injuries. Mr.. Scheer IS loser by
some sl5 or more. the negroes having re-
Neved him Of this amount while he lay
PROSTATE ana unconscious upon the
ground. with his comrade In nearly e.
bad situation.
DARING ROBBERY,
Probably no hold-up in years has ore
ated more excitement among the people
Of the First District. this one being re-
garded as the most daring and atroctous
reported to the police in long time.