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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
PLANT. THAT KEEPS TIME.
If You Know How to Read lt-Onl>
Works In Good Weather.

Zone of the most peculiar, as well as
one of the rarest plants produced by
nature is the clock plant, and there is
only one specimen on view in the gar
dens of the agricultural department"
said an employee of that institution to
Star man.
1.-THE clock plant Is a native Of Bor-
neo, and in that country, even 1t is said
to be as rare as in other sections Of the
world. OF course, the plant derives its
name from It's peculiar habits, which
are known to but a few who have not
studied the plant from a scientific
standpoint. The plant has leaves OF
two sizes, one of which acts in the ca
pacity Of a minute hand, which keeps
moving until about o'clock in the at
ternoon, and the other keeps going un-
til morning. The larger leaves act as
the hour hands.
"Starting in a position when all OF
the leaves lie close to the stem, with
the points hanging down, they rise
gradually until they turn toward the
top, and then they drop to their for
mer position. It takes the smaller
leaves about one minute to go through
this performance, and the longer leaves
just about an hour. When the con-
ditions are favorable this movement
continues throughout the entire day,
but not such days as we have been
having lately.
1T requires good, warm sunshine for
the plants to perform this function
Such days as we have been having the
leaves move, but they do so in an i'm
perfect and irregular manner. Why,
sometimes the large leaves cling so
closely to the plant that 1t looks like
huge bundle Of twigs.
1.-The plant is delicate and extremely
hard to propagate, which accounts for
the fact that we now have only one of
them. We had several but they have
all died. The plant bears small flow
er like that Of a pea, and its seeds
grow in a pod in the same manner,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
Be Not Deceived.

20, I take it to aid digestion. I suf.
fer so from dyspepsia" was the reply
Of an army officer when cautioned
against the use Of alcoholic drink
What folly! Why, men put dead flesh
into alcohol to prevent 1t from corrup.
tion. To take drink to allay fever OF
reduce an Inflammation Is like putting
oil on fire. Injuries and gunshot
wounds fare far worse in a drinking
man than in sober one. But fol
the alcohol in him." says the doctor;
"or the bad blood caused by the beer
there might be hope"
A mans motive in taking the drink
may be good, but liquors never stop tc
ask you what you want Of them; they
60 in and do their work Of death.
But it is said the liquor is needfu
and useful in fatigue duty. 1t Is;
Why does the soldier need it? Is It tc
give him warmth? This it never does
Alcohol produces sudden excitement
and glow, but 1t abstracts heat, and
the man Is colder after it than he was
before it. Does he need it for nour.
ishment when exhausted? This it does
not give. The idea that alcohol is
consumed In the system, and is prop.
erly food, is exploded. 1t is never
digested, more than a stroke of light
ming. 1t remains in the system, dis
turbing every part until it Is expelled
through the lungs and liver.
1t goes to. the brain and produces
brain fever and madness, and the man
who drinks it on fatigue duty is but
the more fatigued and the more dis
qualified for his arduous duties.-Na-
tional Advocate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
THE COUNTRY OF THE kURDs.

The Region Visited by tho Recent
Earthquake Is In the NeiGhborhood
of Ararat.
The destroyed town of Melazgherd
was on the Murad Su, an aff1uent OF
the eastern Euphrates. 1t lay north OF
the Nimrud Dagh mountain range,
which separated the valley of the
Murad Su from Lake Van.
The place was In a region famous In
both sacred and profane history, be-
ing about one hundred miles west by
south of Mount Ararat, and In the
particular country which many Bibli-
cal geographers have identified as the
Garden Of Eden.
The general features Of this entire
region are high mountains, inclosing
fertile valleys and an undulating up
land, intersected by numerous streams,
the headwaters Of the Euphrates and
the Tigris. The scenery Of these high
lands is described as romantically
beautiful, while the numerous rivers
and streams flow through charming
landscapes and thickly wooded val
leys, passing in their courses castles
and cities famous in ecclesiastical his
tory.
The Nimrud Dagh mountain range,
just south Of the Murad Su, is con-
tinuation Of the Taurus range and Is
continued to the westward in the Sfpan
Dagh and Ala Dagh to the Persian
frontier northeast of Lake Van. North
Of the Murad Su are the Dujih and
Mezoor Dagh ranges, rugged and mac
cessible mountains filling up the en-
tire space between the two arms OF
the Euphrates and eliminating to the
east in the Ararat of ark fame.
The ruined town was in the very
heart of the country Of the Kurds-
fanatical, turbulent and semi-inde-
pendent tribes that are at the same
time one Of the greatest annoyances
and safest reliances Of the Ottoman
government.
This Is the region Of most Of the
Armenian Outrages which have engag-
ed the attention Of the United States
in recent years. The town itself was
about three-quarters Mahometan IN
population, the remainder being Arme-
mans and Jews.
The whole Of Kurdistan, both Turk
ish and Persian, Is very mountainous.
some Of the peaks being nearly $4,000
feet above the sea-level. These noun
tain ranges divide the country into fer
tile valleys and extensive tablelands.
The country is traversed, in addition
to the Euphrates and Tigris, by the
Zab-asfal and Shirvan, and contains
several large lakes, the chief of which
are Van, in Turkey, and Uramiati, In
Persia.
Four-fifths Of the inhabitants are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

5a There are but few persons who
know how to walk up stairs properly
said a well-known physician. Usually
a person will tread on the ball Of his
foot in taking each step, springing
himself up to the next step. This is
very tiresome and wearing on the
muscles, as it throws the entire sus-
pended weight of the body on the mus
cles Of the legs and feet. You should
in walking or climbing stairs, seek for
the most equal distribution of the
body's weight possible. In walking
up stairs your feet should be placed
squarely down on the step, heel and
all, and then the work should be per-
formed slowly and deliberately. In
this way there Is no strain upon any
particular muscle, but each one Is do
ing its duty in a natural manner. The
man who goes upstairs with spring
ing step you may be sure Is no phil
osopher; or, at least his reasoning has
not been directed to that subject"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

ed in the Kings regulations" to make
the naval salute-that is to say, the
right hand, with the thumb and finger
close together, has to be brought up
smartly to the hat the thump being
in line with the outer edge Of the right
eyebrow, and the palm Of the hand in
clined to the left.
The reason of the salute is this:
The king is supposed to be upon the
quarter deck of all his ships and hence
it is a mark Of salutation to him.
The ordinary blue jacket Is not sup
posed to stand or walk upon this holy
of holies" except on duty. On all 9TH
er occasions he has to cross 1t at the
double.-London Tit-Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
Aun1uru,1s department.
Sometimes Happens.

The weary city man wandered back
to his boyhood home after almost 8
half century Of happiness. He tool
great delight in talking over the ole
days with the people.
What ever became Of Percy
Pierce?" he asked Of the grizzled ole
village blacksmith.
"The little red-headed feller tina,
was always playin' hooky"
"Yes."
Gone t congress-"
"And how did Jack Turner do?
Little Jack that wuz allus fishin
when he should been studyin'?'
"Yes."
"One of our jedges of the supreme
court"
."Of course you remember Tim HOO
ley, the freckled boy who was always
pulling the wings off Of flies and
shooting birds. What has become OF
him."
"Tim's president Of the state society
fur preventin' cruelty t animals"
Remember Walt Webster, the boy
who could recite 'Spartacus to the
Gladiators' and the Seminoles De-
fance' with such dramatic effect that
your hair fairly stood on end?'
"Feller that allus took the prize for
oratin'?"
"Yes."
.r,, ,o,r,,, IN messenger train
between Stub Junction and Cohasset.'
"I suppose Tommie Timson Is one
of the big men of the state now?
"You mean the little feller that wuz
allus too busy studyin' t jine our
gam 50"
YES"
priv, + delivery wagon rr Sells, the
grocer"
"T; tie was one boy in school whose
-ame can't recall. He was the
worst boy in the whole lot. Wouldn't
study; always fighting; could cheat
better at marbles than any other boy
and none Of us dare trade knives
with him."
you mean Sam SWlgglers' ooii
you"
"Yes, Sam Swiggers. What become
of him?"
SANS in politics and dead sure O
bein' elected governor next trip"
"And what became Of Skinny Ho-
gan, the LATEST boy in ,school?"
Hes gettin' $4,000 a. year pitchin'
fr a baseball club back east"
Good for Skinny! And, of course
Billy Boles made a success In Ffe?
You mean that little fellow that
allus kept himself thin workin so
hard fr an eddication?"
"Yes."
He's preachin' over In Slimviile an
gettin' $3.50 a year, when everybody
pays up."-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

WHERE RELIGION Is CHEAP.-The
Reverend Kinnard Brice sat upon the
roadside and gazed at his feet. They
were large and substantial, but very
tired and quite incapable of adding
another mile to the many they had al
ready travelled that day, yet tramp
they must to reach their destination.
He looked furtively about; apparently
he was alone. From his trousers
pocket he drew a fiat, black bottle,
which he applied to his lips; his air
as he replaced the cork was some
what more genial.
Il done preach down tub de Buck
las night fuh de mattah O. ten cents, y
he soliloquized, "an' done preach
ovah in Moo Jahsey all summah fuh
de mattah o. seventy-five cents.
Reckon dey's some folks gifts dey Ii
gion pow'ful cheap."-Ella Middleton
Tybout, in June Lippincott's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

LANDLORD CLEvELAND.-Ex-Pre
dent Cleveland, who Is living at
Princeton, owns a house in the neigh
borhood which he leases to a univer-
sity professor, a friend Of his, for a
very moderate rental. The spring
rains have been unusually heavy of
late. and the professors cellar is fire.
quently inundated, greatly to his an
noyance. Having found upon investi-
cation, that defect in the construc-
tion of the wall was responsible for
the trouble, he called upon his emf
nent landlord to register a protest.
"Mr. Cleveland" he complained
my cellar is full Of water"
WELL" rejoined the ex-president
what do you expect for the rent you
pay-champagne?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

OVER THE PHoNE.-The telephone is
a great institution. It is also an In
stitution productive Of some very
great shocks. Last week two Nortn
Baltimore matrons were exchanging
condolences over the phone. Mrs. B.
was in trouble, and she was telling
her grievances to Mrs. G..
You know" she said, Il really don't
care for my sister-in-law SO very
much, and I can't bear children. But
I can't help it If she says she's COM
ing and will bring the little dears," In
a highly sarcastic tone. Il must
make the best Of it. I know I'll have
nervous prostration at the close OF
her visit. however"
"I certainly do sympathize with you
How many children has she?"
Then there was slight whirr, after
which the answer came:
"Six hundred and thirty three Is the
number. I'm sure I don't know what
to do. My husband says he is sure
will like it. I always admire hard
wood trimmings"
But what about your sister-in-law:
I don't understand"
why, didn't you know my sister
in-law died last January? I though,
you were at the funeral. I am telling
you about the new house Jack wants
to rent"
But aren't you Mrs. b."
mo; I'm Mrs. D. Isn't this moth
mo; I'm not your mother! The
idea! That exchange is too stupid.
shall get Tom to complain Of the bad
service We are getting"
And she rung off, and went to cal
on Mrs. B. to hear the true story Of
the sister-in-law and her Children
Baltimore American.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
Al Apinal Story ror
Little Folks
@@eBears' GoodFortune

The bears had a nice house which
they rented from Mr.. Camel, and they
wished to remain there the rest Of
their days, for they were getting along
In years and did not relish the idea Of
moving.
But you know we are not always
able to have everything our own way
In this world, and 80 it proved to be
with the bears. One day Mr.. Camel
decided that he would like to live In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

fg Did the dentist hurt you much.
Elsie?" asked her mother. solicitous-
ly.
Yes, mama" replied the small girl,
but he was very nice every time he
did"
Very nice? How do you mean?"
"Why, he always said Ouch before
I could" Commercial Tri-
bune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

SALUTING THE QUARTER DECK
Some customs Of our royal navy ap-
pear very strange to outsiders. One
such Is that Of saluting the quarter
deck.
Everyone who comes over the gang
way or on the quarter deck is order
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
Saturday, June 6, 1903.

It Is hard to get it to seed in this
country, which makes 1t extremely Diff
ficult to get seed for other plants."-
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
PHOTOGRAPHY
rs AM ART

A ND It takes an artist to be pho
Atographer. One who is not an art
list doesn't stand much Of chance OF
making success at photography. !
have given years Of study to this es-
pecial line and can say with pride
that my work will compare favorably
with that Of any photographer In this
section.
The best and most perfect photo
and not experiments. Il do all Of my
developing, retouching and finishing,
thereby obtaining the best possible ire
Suits
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
As Far AS Prices

Are concerned, you need not worry
yourself along that score. know that
my prices are reasonable and you will
agree with me when tell you what
they are. I am also prepared to deyel-
op and print pictures taken with pock-
ct cameras. II you have a Kodak or
Vive or any other camera, and for any
reason you can't develop and print
your pictures, bring them to me at my
gallery on West Liberty street.
J. r. SCHORB.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

1T. NICHOLS, General Manager.
e. F. REID, q. p. Agent,
Chester, s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

Between Blaoksburs and Marion.
No. 33-daily. No. S6-daily.
7.45a.m.. .Lv. Blacksburg Ar. .8.40p.m.
8.25a.m.. .Lv. Shelby Lv.... .S.12p.m.
9.05a.m.. .Lv. Henrietta Lv.. .1S6a.m.
9.37a.m. .Lv. Rutherford Lv.. .706p.m.
10.45a.m... Ar. Marion Lv.. ..5.60p.m.
For further information address:
w. II. TAYLOE,
Asst. G. p. A., Atlanta, Ga.
r. W. HUNT, Div. Pass. Agt.,
Charleston, s. G.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06

sg If you arc not reading Graustark,
you arc missins q good story.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-06
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Effective April 18th, 1908.
Between RIaeksbura and KinssviIIs.

Read Down. Read Up.
No. 15-daily. No. l4-da1iy.
6.15a.m.. .Lv. Kingsville Ar-.. 3.40p.m.
7.45a.m.. :. .Lv. Camden Lv....2.10p.m.
8.55a. m... Lv. Kershaw Lv. 10.49a.m.
9.37am... Lv. Lancaster Lv. .10.10a.m.
10.13am.. .Lv. Catawba Lv.. ..9.40a.m.
10.30a.m.. .Lv. Rock Hill Lv.. .9.20a.m.
10.50a.m.. ..Lv. Tirzah Lv....8.64a.m.
11.02a-m.. .Lv. Yorkville Lv. .8.42a.m.
11.17a.m.. .Lv. Sharon Lv... .8.27a-m.
11.30a.m.. +. .Lv. Hickory Lv.. .8.16a-m.
11.41a.m.. %. .Lv. Smyrna Lv.. .8.06a.m.
12.01a.m.. Ar. Blacksburg Lv. .7.46a.m.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-17
Aurelio Farrsn insane

Aurelio Farren, a well known tailor oc-
cupying shop in the Kettenbach build
ing near the Kjos store, was brought be-
fore Judge Reese today aud adjudged in
sane.
Farren, in company with j. w. Relph
and Melvin Farmhouse left the city last
Saturday for trip to their timber claims
on the North fork. Mr.. Relph reports
that Farren commenced acting qneeIly
on Monday when they were on the trail
above Big Island and they went into
camp early on that account. Farren
clearly showed that he was in demented
state. He took out his revolver aud beg
ged his companions TO shoot him Later
lie bottled down the mountain side and
attempted TO escape in the darkness. The
two men built up a big camp fire and
carefully guarded him through the next
day Then Farmhouse went back on the
tail and got Jim Evans and two saddle
horses.
They got Fsrren to the river and tried
to get him on a raft to bring him to the
city. He jumped from the raft into the
riverand was rescued only with difficulty
after arly dragging Mr.. Relph into the
rapids with him The party brought
him in boat to Ahsahka aud reached
the city last night on the freight. Dr.
Collins, county physician, ofieiated to
day at the examination. Farren was adj
judged insane and telegram sent to the
authorities at the state asylum.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-17
Logic on the Cow Question.

A motion to tax each COW and horse in
the city IS cents per month for the water
they consumed was voted down by a
small margin at the council last night
after, spirited debate in which it was
eloquently urged that call users of water
are Indirectly forced to provide water for
those who do not paw for what their
horses or cows drink" and to exempt
them from paying for water used was
"unfair and negotiable" Granted for
sake of illus.i ating this glaring outrage
that there are 400 head of cattle owned
and watered in the city. Each animal
will consume on average 10 gallons per
day total Of 1000 gallons per day which
from the water superintendent report
costs the city 3 cents per 1000 gallons to
pump. To water the 400 animals costs
them IL cents per day. There are Csc
users of water in the city according te
Collector Frost and the burden of the
unfair and unequitable" expense te
each user of water is f-65oth of IL cents
or two-ten:hs of one mill per day.
Twelve cents day for 30 days is to
tai of 81. 60 actual cost to the city Ano
for this expense the owners of the ami
mails, had the motion prevailed. woulo
have been required to pay $Ioo. A tota
gain to the city of 500 40 at the expens,
of the citizen who is unfortunate enough
to own horse or a COW.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-17

H. r. Madgwick returned yesterday
from trip to some mining properties in
the upper Clearwater basin.
John Prewer. molder from Spokane,
has accepted position with Lewiston
Engineering & Iron Works.
A party of Normal students took adj
vantage of the vacation and went to the
country on picnic yesterday.
]. Barnum who has been looking after
his mining interests on Snake river re-
turned to Spokane this morning.
Fred Beckwith aud bride returned
Wednesday from a trip TO Portland. the
Sound cities aud Vancouver. B. c.
Mrs. Louise Eueas, the lady whose arm
was amputated Tuesday. is resting nicely
and she is in fais way TO recover
M. J, Ramey of Nezperce is in the city
this week as witness in the Near case
now being heard in the district court.
w. J. Ramey returned yesterday to
Russo ]. where he is operating sswinill
plant. The seasons work has just began
c. w. Williams left Yesterday for the
reservation country with prospective
home seeker to look up some farm lands.
Miss Rice who has been the guest of
Miss Edna Baird during the past week
left for her home in Spokane this mora
ing.
Rev. G. H. Gibbs of Milton. Oregon,
is in the city today. He represents the
Methodist college at Milton and is rails
Ing an endowment fund 10 be used for
the maintenance of the school.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-17
Paragrapbieally Cold

c. w. Felt and wife were in the city
today from Nezperce.
S. o. Tannahill, merchant at lilo, is a
visitor in the city this week.
w. r. Kettenbach returned Wednes-
day from trip to Portland.
DR.. ]. B. Morris was called to Orofno
on professional visit yesterday.
Harry Walruth and wife of Lapwai
Were visiting in the city Wednesday.
Attorney John Green left for his home
in cuidesac today after days work in
the courts.
A marriage license was issued yester
day to Fred Warren and Minnie Harvey
both of Ito.
George w. Coutts. now an attorney at
Cottonwood, had business in the district
court yesterday.
Mr.. !. ID. Brooks of Pomeroy was in
the city few days this week looking
after business matters:
". Henderson and Leon Porter. mer-
chants at Kooskia, were in the city
Wednesday on business.
Mr.. Mack Cannon aud sister Linnie.
entertained number of friends al their
home Thursday evening.
DIR. ]. Lee Kelly and wife OF Daven-
port. Wash, arrived in the city Wednes-
day TO visit with relatives.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-17
Land Office Decisions.

The secretary of the interior has rem
dered decision in favor of Scott in the
contest of Dow Scott against Charles E.
James, affirming the decision of the local
Office.
The commissioner of the general land
Office has sent to the local Office decisions
in favor of the contestants in the follow
ing cases:
T. S Ward VS.. Audie ]. Sanders, in.
voIving quarter section of timber land
near Avon.
Charles r. Cox VS.. George 7. Bean;
quarter section near Orohuo.
Fife V. Flint VS.. S. R. Walker, quarter
section of land near Cavendish. The
local Office was affirmed in each case.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1903-04-17

John Heres passed through the city
yesterday enroute 10 Peck from Colfsx,
where he is pow in the mercantile bust
ness.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-14
HARD WARE FIRE
SALE PRICES

These are indicative of the
hundreds of Fire Sale Bargains
in Hardware. The food of
water was serious and these are
serious money savers.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-02-20
Libel on American Women.

Some horrid Englishman who has
doubtless been fiouted in his efforts
to acquire a rich American wife says:
The modern woman has turned her
body into clothes horse on which
hangs out proof that she has more
money to waste than her neighbors
In this respect the American woman
is the chief of sinners. Her insane ex-
trayagance has inoculated English
women, who vainly try to outstrip the
peripatetic oil queen who trails her
skirts over Europe every autumn. The
American woman regards her husband
as money.making machine. He ex.
lists simply to supply her with the
means of making other women sick
with envy. She fiaunts in European
hotels while her husband is Shaving at
home. She has successfully eradicat-
ed all the old.fashioned womanly vir-
tues Of self-sacrifice. tenderness, com.
radeship and motherhood. She Is hard,
cold, cynical and selfish. The Ameri.
can husband is the most patient and
most generous in the world. That is
why Home, Sweet Home is not pop.
ular air."-Chicago Post.