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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-14

NOT WILLING TO CoNTRIBUTE.-A sto-
ry is told about a beggar in a large
town in England, who, like the big
magazines, had a regular corps of
contributors" On a recent occasion
this man received from him half a
crown. This beggar took it, thanked
the donor; but apparently seemed dis
satisfied. well what is it?" said the
gentlemen. 1T is this. sir. Every
month for years you have given me five
shilings. but today you give me only
half a crown. How is that?"
well, I'll tell you," said the gentle
man. II have had some unusually
heavy expenses this month. My eldest
daughter has married, and the outlay
for her trousseau, ETC., has compelled
me to retrench in every direction"
"Ah. yes. see." said the beggar. But
sir, 1 really can't afford to contribute
anything toward your daughters we'd
ding expenses"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-14

CLAssIFIED.-During an encampment
of the National Guard Of Pennsylvania
at Mount Gretna several years ago, a
party of officers went out for a stroll
and happening to pass farmhouse
near the encampment grounds, one of
them suggested stopping in for a glass
of milk. On going inside the yard they
were met by the farmers daughter,
who brought forth a can of buttermilk
and some tumblers, saying:
This is the only kind of milk we
have"
After each of the party had taken Il
drink one of them remarked:
by George. that's fine; can you let
us have some mOre?"
The lass replied:
''Oh yes, take all you want: we feed
it to the pigs, anyway"
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-14

TRIED AND CONVICTED Too.-Politics
in the west, even more than in the east
is a profession. I remember two mer
who were candidates for the office Of
district attorney. One had served be-
fore; the other was young man con-
ducting his first campaign.
The veteran was speaking in a small
town, and after setting forth his owr
claims he spoke as follows Of his op'
ponent:
II understand that Mr.. x Is ir
every sense a worthy and honorable
man, but I ask you to remember thai
he has never been tried-he has never
been tried"
That's so!" exclaimed voice. "You
have been tried, old man, haven't you;
And convicted, too. you know!"
After due inquiry it appeared thai
the veteran had been. indeed, indicted
for horse stealing and convicted. He
was not elected.-"Life and Sport ir
California"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-14
STATISTICS OF COURTSHIP.
Some Mysteries on Which Science
Throws no Light.

Some Mysteries on "hlch Sciehee
Throws no Light.
To a foreign statistician the world
is indebted for some very interesting
data in regard to the most approved
methods of courtship in civilized coun-
tries. These data were compiled from
declarations of love and the statisti-
clan obtained the following figures:
Eighty-one of the 100 men vowed that
they could not live longer without the
adored one; 72 held the ladies' hands
in a tight grip; 60 kissed them on the
lips, 10 on the right hand; on the tip
of the nose and / on the shoulder; IL
were so excited that they could hard
ly speak: 26 lost their eloquence
through certain qualms of conscience;
II said in deep chest tones, Thank
God" and frankly admitted that they
were 'ineXpressibly happy"
BY studying the conduct of 100 men
whose suits were rejected the statisti-
clan obtained the following equally In
teresting figures; 40 of them rushed
in a frenzy out of the room; q said
that life henceforth had no more
value in their eyes and that they would
commit suicide: II became suddenly
tongue-tied and irrational; 6 calmly
resigned themselves to the inevitable:
5 avowed their intention Of Immediate
ly emigrating to America: tore out
some Of their hair; 2 bit their lips till
the blood came: l stuck his hands into
his trousers pockets and whistled a
popular song. and another looked up
toward heaven and began to say the
Lords Prayer.
OF the ladies. 81 per cent knew be-
fOrehand that the proposals were
about to be made to them; 20 Of them
sank. as though embarrassed. into the
arms of the loved ones. and only fel;
down on a chair or sofa: IA covered
their blushing faces with their hands:
threw their arms passionately around
the necks Of the men: said, please
speak to mamma" and l sneered
One lady, who was 4S years old. pro-
tested vigorously against giving or re-
ceiving a kiss; another, who was
about the same age. said. "Yes, you
may kiss me. but you must do 1t in a
gentlemanly manner" Such. then. are
some of the ways in which proposals
are made and received. Tie study is
an interesting one in several ways and
should prove especially instructive to
members Of the fair sex.-London Ex-
press,
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GAFFNEY BRANCH.
soUTHBoUND CONNECTIONS.

At Marion No. 80 connects with South
ern railway train No. 36, which ar
rives at Marion at 1928 a. M, from
Chattanooga, Asheville and interme-
diate points.
At Blacksburg, No. "a and No. II con-
meet with Southern railway train No.
36, which arrives at Blacksburg at
7.45 a. m, from Atlanta, Greenville,
Spartanburg and intermediate points.
At Yorkville, No. "a connects with c.
& NV. train No. 10, which leaves
Yorkville at 1913 a. m, for Gastonia,
Lenoir and intermediate points.
At Rock Hill, Nos. 80 and "a connect
with Southern railway train No. rs.
which leaves Rock Hill at $3.50 p. m,
for Chester, Columbia and interme-
diate points.
At Catawba Junction, Nos. 80 and 81
connect with s. A. L. train, No. 81,
which passes Catawba Junction at
7.54 p. m, for Monroe and interme-
diate points.
At Lancaster, Nos. 80 and "a connect
with L. & G. train No. 16. which
leaves Lancaster at 4.45 p. m, for
Chester and intermediate points.
At Camden, with A. c. L., IN. w. Of 8.
c., for Charleston, Sumter, Florence,
Darlington, Wilmington and interme-
uldte pOlIllS. Train NO. 90, WuCu
leaves Camden at 4.15 p. m.
NoRTHBoUND CONNECTIONS.
At Camden, with A. C. L., IN. w. of
S. c., No. II, from Charleston, Flor
ence, Darlington, Wilmington, Sum-
ter and inter. diate points. which
arrives at Camden at Ills a. m.
With Southern train No. II, from
Kingsville, which arrives at Cam
den at 11.55 a. m.
At Lancaster, No. 80 connects at Lam
caster with L. & G. train No. 16, for
Chester and intermediate points.
At Catawba Junction, No. 80 and IS
connects with 8. A. Il. train, No. 81,
which leaves Catawba Junction at
745 o. m, for Monroe and intermedi-
ate points.
At Rock Hill, Nos. SO and IS connect
at Rock Hill with Southern railway
train, No. "a, leaving Rock Hill at
8.26 p. m, for Charlotte and points
north.
At Blacksburg, No. SO connects with
Southern railway trains Nos. IL, 4.38
p.; 38, at 7.05 p. m; and 40, at
7.45 p. M, for points north. Nos. SO
and IS connects with Southern rail-
way train No. 35, leaving Blacksburg
at 11.25 p. m, for points south.
At Marion, No. 80 connects with South
ern railway train, No. IS, leaving
Marion at 11.40 p. m, for Asheville,
Chattanooga and intermediate points.
Through car service without change be-
tween Marion and Charleston on
trains Nos. 80 and SO.
L. H. SHAW, Gen. Pass. Agent.
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ENGLISH NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE
Mr.. Asquith, in mis- speech at the an
nual dinner Of the Newspaper Society.
alluded to the great growth Of the
press and the rapid circulation Of news
in the present day. The immense ad-
vance in the dissemination Of news can
only be realized by a comparison of
the present provincial newspaper with
those Of former times. Difficulties
formerly encountered by editors can
now scarcely be imagined. Take, for
instance, that of the Leicester Journal
in the middle Of the 18th century. All
the copy was sent by coach to London,
where is was printed; hence the news
was a week old when published In
Leicester. Despite the time for ac-
cumulation, copy was often scarce,
and one dry season the editor was re-
duced to inserting a serial. not SEN
sational story, but the Bible in regu-
lar chapters, and the paper had printed
to the end of the tenth chapter OF
Exodus before the editor gathered any
later news than what Moses had said
unto Pharaoh for the entertainment OF
the readers.-London Chronicle.
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Guiding the fact that he was in Green's
boro at the time specified under the
assumed named Of DR.. Mouzon.
This is about the whole story. We
think it is quite interesting. Possibly
the board of control may take ipterest
enough in it to investigate 1t.
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f. When a man is no longer able to
do harm. he becomes possessed of an
ambition to do good.
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PHOTOGRAPHY.

TOR PHOTOS in any style and OF
the BEST FINISH-Please CAL
at my Gallery. on Cleveland avenue.
g. W. WATSON. Yorkvtlle, 3. c.
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<" If you blow your neighbors's fire,
don't complain if the sparks fly in
your face.
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The Enquirer Does Good Job Print-
ing and Solicits Your Work.
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r.: A foolish friend does more harm
than Il wise enemy.
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IN Sunstroke Is caused by check Of
perspiration.
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bably amounted to 500. He also Sc
cured all he could in Chester, giving
check on Abbeville banks, and we un-
derstand that he enriched himself as
much as possible about his late home,
at Bascomville. where he left his wife
and child. He is known to have rail-
road pass to Richmond, but his where
abouts is not known. While play
ing on the trestle on the Seaboard Air
Line railway, at the back of Mr.. John
r. Alexander's, on last Wednesday
evening, Johnnie Hogge, the 13-year-
old son of Mrs. Nora Hogge, became
overbalanced and fell backwards from
the trestle, his head striking the tim
bers He managed to make his way
home alone. On Saturday morning he
died of concussion of the brain. He
was also injured internally. The fu-
neral was conducted at the home at 0
o'clock on Sabbath morning by the Rev.
]. S. Moffatt and the body was laid to
rest in Evergreen cemetery. John
Hogge, Johnnie's father, was killed
several years ago in the wreck of a
trestle on the narrow gauge railroad.
He was fireman on the train. The
homing pigeons which Mr.. c. H. Bren-
necke liberated on Sunday, June 1st, at
5.23 in the morning, reached Baltimore,
distance of 400 miles, at 4.40 p. m
This was the first arrival of the Calu-
met club. the best making speed of
/ ,O55.32 yards per minute. Mr.. Bren-
ncckc liberated six baskets, belonging
to the Americus Flying club, last Sum
day morning. The 500 mile race of the
Calumet club will be held from Angus
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11
On Exhibition

On Exhibition.
No sermon is too long for her
Who wears to church a new
Fall bonnet or some stylish fur
And fills foremost pew.
San Francisco Examiner.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11

The old saying that praise to the
face ID open disgrace" IL still Armly
believed by some people. A young
woman who was brought up by her
New England grandmother. a notable
housekeeper and example of thrift,
says that the adage was household
guide In her family.
One day her grandmother went OF
to pay visit. and the ambitious girl
Of sixteen scrubbed and polished, swept
and busted until 1t seemed as if there
was nothing left to do. Her heart beat
high with the hope of word Of COM
mendation as she sat in the kitchen
doorway waiting for her grandmother
return.
When the old lady arrived she looked
about her with keen eyes, but there
seemed no chancs for criticism until,
STOPPING down under the kitchen table
which stood near the open door, she
saw that the south wind had waited
bit of fluff from the hen yard
With eyes that would twinkle in
spite Of herself she pointed an accus-
Ing finger at this evidence of careless
ness and said soberly:
Janet, my dear, see there's d
feather in the kitchen. It's high time
I came home"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11
kTHREE GREAT CANYONS.
eesemite, Yellowstone and GRAND
Canyon Of the Colorado Compared.

Yosemite, Yellowstone and 0RaA0
. Canyon Of the Colorado Compared.
The Justly famous Grand Canyon Of
10 Yellowstone is, like the Colorado.
Deggsously colored and abruptly coun-
baesunk in plateau, and both are
hainly the work of water. But the Col
kad1s canyon is more than 1000 times
hrger, and as score or two new build
Nss of ordinary size would not appre-
tably change the general view of
great city 70 hundreds Of Yellowstones
might be eroded in the sides Of the Col
Drado canyon without noticeably aug
nenting its size or the richness Of its
Dculpture. But it is not true that the
Peat Yosemite rocks would be thus
bst or hidden. Nothing Of their kind In
the world, 10 far as know, rivals Ell
Captain and Tissiack, much less
lwarfs or in any way belittles them.
None of the sandstone or limestone
Drecipices of the canyon that l have
seen or heard of approaches in smooth.
Aawless strength and grandeur the
granite face Of hi Captain or the Te-
baya side of Clouds Rest. These CO.
tossal cliffs. types Of permanence, are
about 5000 and 1900 feet high; those
II the canyon that are sheer are about
half as high and are types of heeting
sAange. while glorious domed Tissiack'
aoblest of mountain buildings, far
iron being overshadowed or lost in this
rosy. spiry canyon company, woulQ
draw every eye and in serene majesty
"aboon them a." she would take her
place-castle, temple, palace or tower.
Nevertheless noted writer, comparing
the Grand canyon in general way
with the glacial Yosemite, says: "Ano
the Yosemite-ah, the lovely Yosemite!
Dumped down into the wilderness OF
gorges and mountains, it would take
guide who knew of it's existence long
time to find It." This is striking ana
shows up we'll above the levels OF com
monplace description, but 1t IL conlus-
an~ and has the fatal fault OF not beinK
hue.-John Muir In Cenvury.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11


When Mark Twain was an editor in
Hartford he was considered a formula
BILE opponent at skittles. His favorite
resort was a bowling alley in cellar
on State street, not far from the steam
boat dock. While the celebrated Eu-
morist was under Major Ponds man
agement he was billed as one of the
features for an evenings entertainment
at the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton hall at Newark There was a
bowling alley Immediately underneath
the lecture room. AS Mark Twain was
on his way upstairs with the major he
caught glimpse of it.
whats going on in there-bowling? 2"
Eyes" replied the major, who knew
his weakness. 'but never mind that
now. You're due on the platform"
run in somebody else for ten or fif-
teen minutes" said Mark Twain. II
shall do ever so much better after
little exercise"
And he did
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11

10y - PsoAuet = Obtalnea II ~
n04Ie u the Celsrado Desert.
n the middle OF the Colorado desert
little to the north OF the Mexican
border and 264 feet below the level q
the sea. lies field of crystallized salI
more than thousand acres in extent
presenting surface as white as snow
and beneath the MONDAY glare of the
sun so dazzling that the naked eve
cannot stand it's radiance. It stretches
away for miles and miles about Salton,
Colo, an ocean Of blazing, blisterine
white.
Here daily throughout the year men
are at work oyerturning the great de.
post with massive plows and scrapers.
getting it into great piles preliminary
TO putting 1t through the refining proc.
ess. The salt plows used to secure the
harvest are great four wheeled imple-
ments driven by steam and managed
oy two men. The salt crust is thrown
up In parallel ridges; then laborers
with hoes work it to and fro in the
water washing out the dirt prelim-
mary to stacking it in mounds to be
taken to the mill.
Salt springs in adjacent foothills are
constantly contributing to the deposit,
and so heavily laden are they with al
most pure salt that the pillow has hardly
passed on before new crust has
formed in the surrow left, This fact
renders it unnecessary to operate more
- H.
post.
AS may be supposed, work in these
fields is performed under the most try
Ing conditions. No white man can
stand the intense heat, and for this
reason the work is done wholly by
japanese and by Coahuila Indians. OF
these the Indians are by far the better
adapted to the work, the Japanese per-
forming only one portion, sewing the
sacks in which the salt is shipped. The
atmosphere, laden as it is with partf-
cles of salt, gives rise to painful
thirst, and the only available drinking
water comes from a single well. 1t is
warm and ill tasting.
Beautiful mirages frequently appea:
above the great salt field in the day
time, sky pictures of magnificent cities
and flower dotted, tree shaded fields.
The moonlight, too, produces Won
drously beautiful effects upon the
great field Of cleaning salt For sew.
eral weeks in the year the thermome-
ter on the salt field averages 14O de-
'grees, and the reflection of the sun
produces a glare like that from fur
mace. The deposits vary in thickness
from ten to twenty inches and form
a solid crust over the great marsh 1t
is estimated that about 100 tons are
now plowrd up daily.-New York Trib-
me
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11

It's influence Has Been Fclt BY So
Many Barre Readers


The soothing influence 1f relief
After suffering from Itching Piles
From Eczema Of any ltchiness Of
the skin
Makes one feel grateful to the
remedy
Doan's Ointment has soothed hun
,dreds.
Here's what me Barre citizen
says:
F. S. Sander, farmer, West Tops.
ham says:-''l was subject to itching
hemorrhoids, commonly called piles,
for numberaol years despite the use
Of innumelable salves and ointments
brought to my notice by fTiends and
acquaintances and through reading 1t
In the Barre newspapers and other
sources Of information. The malady
disease Of complaint, term it what
you will. was often bad enough in the
winter but In hot weather the itching
and annoya-ce was uncomfortable. l
heard of Doan Is Ointment and got a
box at E. A Drown s. Co. IS store In
Barre. When it effectually stopped
such case as mine which had resist
ed every effort n my part to check,
let alone cure. Ihave often wondered
what this remedy would do In the in
cipient stages Of that far too common
annoyance, piles.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-M ilburn Co., Buff 10,
N. r., sole agents for the United
Sta eS.
Remember the name Doan sand
tnke no substitute.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.
Nellie Matthews VS.. Henry Matthews.
State Of Vermont, Washington
County.
In County Court, March Term, 1908.

Whereas, Nellie Matthews Of Barre,
in tine County of Washington, has
| his day filed 10 the Office Of the clerk
Of the County Court, her libel for di.
vorce against Henry Matthews Of De.
troit, in the County OF
and State Of Michigan, setting forth
10 substance, that on the 18th day Of
October, A. d. 1900. she was united
in marriage to said Henry Matthews;
that she on her part had faithfully
kept her marriage covenant, but that
the said Henry Matthews, on bis part,
has not kept the same, for that the
said Henry Matthews had treated the
petitioner with intolerable severity,
had neglected and refused to support
the petitioner, and had committed
the crime Of adultery, and praying
that for the causes aforesaid the
Court would grant her divorce from
the said Henry Matthew's and also
praying for alimony.
And, whereas, It Is made to appear
that the said Henry Matthews resides
without this state, where the process
OF this Court cannot be served upon
him; it Is, therefore, ordered that the
said Henry Matthews be notified Of
the pendancy Of said libel and given
opportunity to make defence therein,
and summoned to appear and make
answer thereto before the Honorable
County Court next to be held at
Montpelier. within and for the County
Of Washington, on the first Wednes'
day after the first Tuesday In March,
A. d. 1903, at nine O'Clock 10 the
forenoon, by the publication Of the
substance of said libel together with
this order, three weeks successfully in
the BARRE EVENING TELEGRAM,
newspa per published at Barre, in said
County, the last OF which publications
shall be at least six weeks previous to
said first Wednesday after the first
Tuesday in March, A. D. 1908, which
shall be deemed sufficient notice to
the said Henry Matthews.
Given under my hand at Montpelier,
in said County, this Sd day Of No
vember, A. d. 1902.
Geo. A. Humphrey,
Deputy Clerk.
'7 Richard A. Hoar,
Attorney for Petitioner.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11
RELIGION OF THE BLANKET
How the Navajo squaw Prays ~ she
Spins and Weaves.

How the Navajo sauaw Prays ~ she
Spins and Weaves.
n is a religion to make a Navajo
blanket. Through the kinky, br:stling
Irvine of the warp are wovea che hopes
and aspirations Of an immortal soul.
In the warm colors are expressed the
ardors of passionate hearts, the sand
storms they have faced, the cloudbursts
under which their backs have bent, the
smiling sunshine that has dried their
wool; all the adverse and the good for
tunes that have befallen are wrought
into the intricate designs The squaw
prays as she pushes the wool card, and
she prays as she twirls the distaf in
her hand or rolls 1t on her thigh; she
prays as she arranges the healds; she
prays as she Justify pounds down the
wool strands with her scrub oak bat
ten.
A blanket is all prayer, human
document, biography bright with the
joy tints of canary yellow. dark with
the olive green Of pain. One is drawn
to it because ones heart is moved by
it's ineffable, intangible humanness
One is strangely moved to both laugh
ter and tears by it's exquisitely variant
colors, each expressing an emotion By
its warmth of blended fibers, each
throbbing to note of triumph nr Of
woe.-Southern Workman.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11
Do You Want ~
Work !!

If you do, provided. you are
a HUSTLER, l can fix you
O. K. If you have ever had
any experience con the road"
so much the better. Good
wages and permanent position
for the right man. Address
"Margelet," care Of Telegram
Office, Barre, Vt
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11
A Little Child. Loneliness.

Little Mabel, says the Woman's Jour-
nal, had been put to bed alone. Pres
emily she appeared in her nightgown
at the head of the stairs, saying plain
lively, "I'm lonesomer' Her mother
gave her favorite rubber doll named
Happy to take to bed with her and for
few minutes she was quiet. Then
she reappeared with her plant of lone
someness. This time her mother re-
minded her that God was with her and
sent her back to bed with reproof.
Soon she was heard weeping bitterly.
and when her mother went to her little
Mabel summed up her sense Of misery
by exclaiming II don't want Happy,
and l don't want God: want some
body with skin facew
RELIGION OF THE BLANKET
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11
My baby was sick
and I tried a good
many things e.: Z. ;i e, : ;:;a;:

0n NE W00ach. He Wa tfouDIcd WIZ 00IIc very
,n,ch. and used to scream when he had touch o.
|: did not know what il was 70 close my eyes da, ..
,,rh,. gave hin few drops Of LAxAKoLA :,
), relieved him. gave it to him few times an.
ali nleht. He Is a great deal better looking bah,
unce gave him LAXAKoLA, and ! think If ~
mothers knew how good It was they would CIV.
oothing else 10 their sick babies. Mrs Mary Daley
co1 Fifse st., So. Boston. AT diuggists-sample fte
Eom Laxakola Co., IS vesey Street, N. 7.
pEPSTKOr--T,r,e TabieH bsstfsr indiEsseiss.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-11

*Scientific Horse Shoeing4
Speedy Cutting, Knee Cutting, Inter
fering, Forging, stumbling and Gross.
firing Positively Cured. Diseased
feet treated with success, Medicine
for sale.
J. A. MCLEOD, B. s. s,
Sam ary Street, Barre,