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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-14

TEN Poor BoYs.-William McKin-
ley's early home was plain and COM
Portable, and his father was able to
keep him at school.
Millard Fillmore was son Of a New
York farmer, and his home was an
humble one. He learned the business
of a clothier.
Andrew Jackson was born in a log
hut in North Carolina, and was rear
ed in the pine woods for which his
state is famous.
John Adams, second president, was
the son Of a grocer of very moderate
means. The only start he had was a
good education.
Grover Cleveland's father was q
Presbyterian minister, with a small
salary and a large family. The boys
had to earn their own living.
Ulysses s. Grant lived the life Of q
village boy, in plain house on the
banks of the Ohio river, until he was
II years of age.
wretchedly poor farmer in Kentucky
and lived in a log cabin until he was
q years old.
James X. Polk spent the earlier
years Of his life helping to dig living
out of a farm in North Carolina. He
was afterwards a clerk in a country
store.
Andrew Johnson was apprenticed to
a tailor at the age Of ten years, by his
widowed mother. He was never able
to attend school and picked up all the
education he ever had.
James A. Garfield was born in log
cabin. He worked on a farm until he
was strong enough to use carpenters
tools, when he learned the trade. He
afterwards worked on a canal.-Ex-
change.
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Hutuuru,1s 9epartment.

A DARKEY's EXPERIENCE AT THE
NoRTH.-Here Is story from Thom-
asville, Ca, where brother Of Mark
Hanna lives. and gives his experience
with a Georgia darkey:
Some years ago, Mr.. Hanna took
back with him to his summer home in
Cleveland an old Negro Of the commu-
nifty named Ebenezer, commonly known
as Uncle Eb' The old man was CIV
en- a room above the kitchen In the
millionaire's house and lived on the fat
of the land. But he didn't seem to be
happy, and finally he went to Mr.. Han
ma and said:
"'Marse Mel, I wants ter go back
home
"'What's the matter. Eb? Don't
we treat you right?'
"'Yes, oh yes! But wanter go
back!' That was all that could be got
out Of him, so his host put him on a
train bound south.
when Mr.. Hanna came next to
Thomasville he looked up his former
protege and this Is what he heard:
"'Yassir, boss, yassir, yo' treated me
mighty fine and SEN me home in Pull
man cyar. I didn't know whar was
a gwine but the white folks along with
me called me mister and I felt mighty
big. Then, bimeby, one day con-
ductor I amt never seen before cum
erlong and sez, sez he, what you doin'
in here you kinky-headed coon; git
back in the jim-crow cyar.' Den. bress
God, I knowed rs back In old Gaw-
Cyl"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-14

No NEED TO ADJoURN.-The legisla-
ture Of a certain state was tardy In ad-
journing one session, although there
seemed to be no important business
under consideration.
Judge Jones, one Of the legislators,
was met by friend on the street one
hot morning, and the two stopped to
talk under the shade Of an awning.
Coin to clear out pretty soon,
jedge?"
II suppose So" answered the states
man, mopping his brow.
Anything much going on down at
the Capitol?"
mo"
why don't you wind up, then?"
"Well, that's just the trouble. There
is nothing but a lot Of petty business
to bother US, and we don't mind that
I wish something important would
come up and then the motion to ad-
journ would be in ORDER
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-14

PROTECTOR OF LITTLE CooNs.-A cor
respondent of the Atlanta Daily News
writes that paper as follows:
A little thing occurred at my house
the other day which I thought you
would enjoy, perhaps, so I give it be-
low with a suggestion Of heading for
a paper dot.
Father-I read of a terrible thing to-
day that occurred up in West Virginia.
Three black bears came suddenly out
Of the woods upon some children at
play. and the children, in their fright,
ran home and left their little 2-year-
old sister, and before the parents could
come to the rescue the bears had liter
ally torn the childs head from its body
and were devouring it.
Mother-That's horrible. I suppose
Mr., Roosevelt went down there at
once.
Ten-Year-Old Boy-Why, mama!
Was it a niger baby? H. L. PARRY.
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Canales to send an escort and wagons
enough to carry away all the wounded
that were able to be moved. 1t was
soon reported all along the border that
las Americanos had a dreadful rifle,
that they used by magic Of some sort,
which would shoot as long as they
wished without reloading.
"Canales offered a great reward for
one of these new guns. He was we'll
educated man and realized at once that
the Americans had some sort Of arm
that was not generally known, and was
vastly superior to any then in use. 1t
was nearly two years, however, before
he could get his hands on one Of them.
Colonel Samuel Colt had pledged him.
self not to furnish his new arm to any
but Americans and men who would not
suffer 1t to get into the wrong hands.
1.-THE United States army, particular
ly the three mounted regiments then In
service, the 1st and I'd regiments Of
dragons, and the Mounted Rifles, were
equipped with Colts revolving pistols
as soon as the ordnance bureau Of the
war department could be persuaded to
adopt them. It is curious feature OF
our ordnance office that It Is always
the very last of the military establish
ments to see any merit in any inven-
ton that does not emanate from some
member Of the corps. That used to be
the invariable rule, but 1t has been q
good deal modified in late years, with
the invention and adoption by other
nations Of warlike instruments that
were Of American invention and plan.
"The renown of the famous Ameri-
can pistol soon spread all over Europe.
Russia was the first country to give
Colt a big order, and this it did suff1-
ciently to take three years In Its COM
pletion. When the Crimean war began
the English and French found, to their
amazement, that the Russian Guard
cavalry and some Of the picked mount
ed regiments Of the line were armed
with a pistol and carbine far exceeding
that in the hands of the allied arm
les Of England, France and Turkey.
and today. in spite Of the multiplicity
of inventions, nothing superior has
ever been devised" d."-Washington Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-14

The girl told the full circumstances
Of the robbery, and it was made ap-
parent that the deed was planned more
out Of a spirit of bravado than with
criminal intent. Arizona juries, how
ever, are not inclined to take sympa-
thetic views Of hold-ups, even when a
pretty woman Is the principal in the
case. Pearl Hart received her sentence
with composure. She knew the result
when she was arrested, for she had
lived in Arizona long enough to know
that no stage robber gets mercy. AS
soon as she entered the penitentiary,
however, she made an earnest effort to
reform. She learned the art Of lace
making and sold great deal Of fancy
work to visitors who called to see the
famous woman bandit. Most Of these
visitors gave her money, so Pearl Hart
left the penitentiary the other day
with a snug sum to her credit.-De-
troit Free Press.
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ORIGIN OF THE REVOLVER.
Firearm First Used In Battle With
Mexicans.

Mexicans.
There Is a romantic side to weapons
Of war;" said an old army officer the
other day. 1.-The origin of our purely
American arm, the Colt revolver, fur
nishes an instance that will illustrate
this. 1t seems perfectly adapted to
American frontier conditions. 1t has
given its skillful wielders victory on
many a hard fought field. And this is
why it's rise and development should
be part Of our country's military his
tory.
"In the thirties we were enlarging
our national boundaries in the south
west. We could not consistently devel-
try to the northwest was not very de-
sirable. We were looking for region
that was especially adapted to south
ern products, to be cultivated by slave
labor. The south was in the saddle
and meant to remain there II southern
blood and valor could accomplish It
The young and thriving republic OF
Texas was the point toward which the
attention Of the region south of Mason
and Dixon's line was turned. A hand
full Of daring young Americans had
wrested from Mexico a region five
times the size Of any state in the
union. 1t was then called the repub-
lie of Texas.
1.-The state Of Tennessee was prima-
rily responsible for this daring step
General Sam Houston had gathered to-
gether a daring band Of young men
full of hot-blooded courage. The blood
of the pioneers that took Tennessee
from the most warlike Indian tribe on
this continent, was in them. For a
long time it was an uphill fight. Not
only the Mexicans. but the Comanches
and Lipans-unequalled warriors and
daring horsemen-harassed and raided
the scattering frontier settlements and
towns along the Texas border until II
really appeared as If the entire scheme
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-14

HIS. TINE CoMINa.-A group Of boys
and girls were playing about stoop on
an upper East Side cross street one
sunny afternoon this week. The small
est of eli, boy Of about 2, was sitting
on the sidewalk away from the Others
rubbing his eyes with his fists and
bowling. A middle-aged man who
happened t. be passing, said reproach-
fully to tho>e on the stoop:
"Why y,n't you let the little one
pla with you?"
Ali the children stopped their pursuits
to look at the meddler. The girls eyed
him seriously and critically. The boys
grinned.
1--WE can't" answered boy at last,
apparently the leader Of the group.
"Why?" demanded the man.
The boy was about to speak again.
when a little girl not more than 6 years
old, forestalled him.
I'VE amt ready for him yet, mister
she said.
"Why?" the man asked once more.
why" exclaimed the girl with evil
dent contempt for the stupidity OF
grown-up people, "'cause we's playin'
papa and mamma and children, and he
amt got born yet."-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-03-14

DRAWING AS FINE DISTINCTIONS
"John," said Mrs. Upjohn, who was
attending, with some misgivings, a
party given by the Caswells, "who is
that distinguished looking man over
there by those palms?"
That's Wiggly, the wealthy manu-
facturer," answered Upjohn.
Manufacturer Of what?"
Tobacco"
"well," she said, rejecting a mo-
ment, II suppose that may be consid-
cred a respectable business. Who Is
that slightly bald man talking to him?''
That's Haggly. He's another
wealthy manufacturer"
What does he manufacturer"
"Er-cuspidors."
John" gasped Mrs. Upjohn, bring
me my wraps and order the carriage
"Of all the illogical creatures on
earth," muttered Mr.. Upjohn as he
went away to carry out her instruc-
tions, "a woman is the limit"
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Read I'D,
Read down.

Read down. Read up,
No. 33-Daily. No. 34-Daily.
l. SOP. m. :. .Lv. Charleston Ar. $500. m.
2.25p. m. AR. Summerville Ar. .3.11p.m.
4.50p. m. ..Ar. Kingville Ar. ..1245p.m
These trains-Nos. 33 and 34-will
stop only at Summerville. Branchville,
Orangeburg and St. Matthews.
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NOT So DULL.-John, who lives in a
Pennsylvania village, was thought to
be very stupid. He was sent to mill
one day and the miller said:
John, some people say you are a
fool. Now, tell me what you know and
what you don't know"
WELL" replied John, II know mil
ler's hogs are fat
'Yes, that's we'll, John. Now what
don't you know?"
II don't know whose corn fats 'em."
philadelphia Ledger.
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III "Oh, yes. he's saved a good many
lives"
"Then I suppose he has saved a good
deal of money, too?"
mo. He's poor"
That's strange. How about the re-
wards from the grateful people he has
pulled out Of the water?"
"Oh, the trouble with them is that
they put their own valuation on the
goods saved
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Between Kinsville and Blacksburg.

Between Kingville and Blacksburg.
Read down. Read up.
No. 33-daily. No. 3Edaily.
5.00p. .Lv. Kingville Ar. .12.60p.m.
6.15p. m. :. lar. Camden Ar. 1.30a. m.
S.OOp. m. AR. Catawba it. Ar. .9.40a. m.
8.20p. p.m. :. AR. Rock Hill Ar. 80. .15a.m
8.59p. Ar. Tirzah 8.54a.m.
9.09.pm Ar. Yorkville Ar. ..8.42a.m
9.22p.m.. lar. Sharon Ar. .8.27a.m.
935p. m. :. ..Ar. Hickory Ar. S.15a.m.
9.50p. m. lar. Smyrna Ar. ..S.05a.m.
10.15 m. AR. Blacksburg ..745a.m.
Trains Nos. SO and "a stop at all i'm
portant stations between Kingville and
Blacksburg.
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Between Rock Hill and Marion.

Between Rock Hill and Marion.
Read down. Read up.
No. 35rdaily. No. daily.
6.00a. m. .Lv. Rock Hill Ar. .10.30p. m.
6.19a.m.. AR. Tirzah Ar.... .10.11p.m.
6.31a.m .. Ar. Yorkville Ar. .10.01p.m.
6.46a.m.. AR. Sharon ...9.46p.m.
Tam. Ar. Hickory Ar..... .9.35p. m.
7.10a.m.. AR. Smyrna ..9.25p. m.
7.3Oa. M. Ar. Blacksburg Ar. .8.40p. m.
10. 45a.m... Ar. Marion w.. 5.50p.m
No. IS and So stop at principal sta
tions between Rock Hill and Marion.
Through Pullman sleeping car ser
vice on trains 33 and "a between New
York and Charleston via. Charlotte,
Rock Hill, Camden, Aand Kingville.
Dinging cars on No. SO and "a, Rock
Hill to Washington.
For further information address:
s. H. HARDWICK,
Gen. Pass. Agt., Washington, D. c.
w. H. TAYLOE,
Asst. G. P. A., Atlanta, Ga.
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Charleston, 8. G.
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motions; that Is, in thirty seconds.
Shortly after the troop had been
armed with these new weapons they
were tried in a sharp fight that settled
the question Of their superiority over
those of their Indian and Mexican an
tagonists once and for all. About 600
or 700 Mexicans and Comanches and
Lipan Indians crossed over into Texas,
under the leadership Of Canales, a not
ed raider from the other side of the
Rio Grande, and with a herd Of about
a thousand head Of fat beef cattle, and
perhaps $50 head of mules, were MAX
ing their way back to Chihuahua,
where Canales had a fine ranch and
lived in princely style. He was one OF
the richest men in Northern Mexico
and the ablest soldier in that section.
1.-THE 200 lancers with him charged
Hays's men fearlessly. Hays let them
come on until they were in good, easy
range, and then opened up on them
with his fifty rifles. After the first vol
ley Canales thought he had the Amer
leans foul. 'Meuran las Americanos!'
he shouted as he. dashed at the little
| band Of intrepid Rangers, commanded
by Ned Burleson, one OF Hays's most
trusted lieutenants. Crash, crash,
crash, went the rifles.
"'Por Dios, what sort of rifle have
these devils of Americans, they shout
ed to one another; as, leaving the stol-
en- cattle and about one-sixth of their
command dead or badly wounded on
| the ground in the hands of the dreaded
Americans, they struck out for the Rio
Grande and the other side. Hays had
captured a priest, and he sent him af-
ter his comrades with orders to tell
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Total Assets, January I, 1903, Market Values
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
A Park Speedway.

Washington is awakening to a wholesome
poets that in the course of short time this
city will he as well equipped as any other
for the exercise of fine horses on safe
courses. Until the new road on the upper
part of Potomac Park was completed, few
weeks ago. there was no place in the cap
itai where the owners of fine animals could
sIeed them. That road however, is not
designed strictly speedway, although
it has been set apart on one afternoon of
each week for that purpose. 1t has been
ings of people TO watch the horses, and the
public interest aroused in the sport has
already justified the departure. But this
road is not perfectly suited to speeding.
II is fine macadam thoroughfare, ideal for
easy driving. but too hard for the kind of
work which every owner of fast horse
likes occasionally to get out of his animal.
Therefore the members of the Road Drivers
and Riders Association, which organiza-
tor was largely instrumental in securing
to obtain the use of the northern edge of
Potomac Park for genuine speedway. AT
q meeting last night reports were received
indicating that such road. one hundred
feet wide and approximately mile long,
be known when built the Century Drive
Of Washington. can he constructed there
foi very sman sum and within short
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19

did more than to put an end to the danger
Gus deadlock. 1t indicated that the rights
of the people. the consumers. who are apart
from the direct controversies and yet are the
chief sufferers, are paramount and that
there is a point at which the law of self
preservation operates to the exclusion OF
all others. 1t is not to be doubted that the
labor bodies throughout the country profit
ed by this experience in broadening OF
their views and deepening of their sense
of obligation to the community.
The infusion of socialistic doctrines into
the labor movement might possibly do no
immediate HARM but it would detract from
the present force of labor's chief require
ment. that of solidarity and consistent eff
fort for the proper recognition of the work
ingman. The moment social reformers be-
gin to discuss ways and means they sepa-
rate and divide forces. Labors greatest
danger today is the division and subdivis-
ion of It's parts and the ramfcation OF Its
precepts 1t needs to concentrate upon a
few principles, to hold them steadfast
against the temptation to engage in po-
litical craftsmanship. and to subdue fact1onaI
dissensions to the end of presenting an UNI
broken organization, with which the busi-
aess community can deal confidently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
The House Debate.

Criticism of the wide range which discus
sion in the House has taken with Cuban
reciprocity the topic under the rules is
hardly justified Had the speakers been re-
quired to stick to the text we should have
had no debate at all. The President left
little if anything for the republicans to say.
and the democrats in accepting the meas
ure closed their own mouths. Mr. Williams
the minority leader. contributed in the half
dozen lines which The Star quoted and
commented on the-other day the sentiment
of most value on the democratic side of the
chamber. So it was in order for everybody
to ''slosh around and hit head wherever
he fancied he saw one. Even Gen. Gros-
venor's forecast of the next presidential
election was appropriate enough, for if it
did nothing else. it introduced to the new
members of the House the old member best
known for his talent as a reader of the fu-
ture and an expert with figures and poIiti-
cal Ia bleS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
The New Canal Treaty.

TIN. uayy canal treaty seems to be about
~. right thing 1t gives the United States
All that is necessary to complete control OF
ire waterway The zone is ample. When
We, nut in our spade therefore 1t will be
with assurance that we are thoroughly at
home. that we are throwing up our own
dirt and are in every essential particular
master of the situation. Our responsibility
Ia the world at large Is made plain enough
The enterprise is of worldwide Importance
will depend for profitable business upon the
worlds ocean trade. and We are to be &C
credited with judgment enough not to drive
away but to solicit business by the terms
OF our control. Likewise the law of self
preservation will teach what to do in
case of war 1t will not be difficult to man
age the enterprise to provide against
its becoming source of weakness to us
when an enemy is in the field.
4 very important provision of the conven-
tion relates to health at Colon and at Pan
anna. We are in effect to supervise health
conditions in both towns; and that means
much to the inhabitants. to visitors and to
the crews of ships passing through the
canal. We have just given the world evil
deuce of our ability TO do that sort of work
We cleaned up the cities and towns of Cuba
promptly and successfully. The death rate
in all of those countries is lower today than
ever before. Colon and p mama need. and
VIII profit by, similar attentions. The au-
tlnrties will doubtless be glad to adopt our
policies. and there can be no doubt about
their efficacy SO that American control
should in comparatively short time be
c"usptCuously manifest on the isthmus in a
matter which figured prominently in the
criticism of the Panama route when discus
sion was pertinent as between that and the
route across Nicaragua.
The treaty we are told. is soon to go to
lii" Senate. What will the harvest be-
How many senators will oppose it on the
ground that Nicaragua should have been
chosen? How many on the ground. though
not specifically stated, that no canal at all
should he dug? How many will criticise
for domestic political purposes the methods
OF its making. and then vote for it as the
sure means of securing the much-desired
waterway? And how many without any
criticism at all. will vote for 1t as the
proper and the patriotic caper in the cir
CumStaneeS?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-19
- - o~----
Mrs. Nation Reaches the Limit.

Mrs. Carrie Nation whateyer her mo-
tives rs reformer. is degenerating into n
decided nuisance. When she started on
her career of saloon smashing in Kansas
Il couple of years ago she had the sympa-
Thy of many thousands of people in all
parts of the country, especially of those
who understood the situation in that state
She was trying to shame the common
wealth into an honest enforcement of it's
laws. which had been persistently and fla
gravity violated Her work attracted at
tcntfon to this fact in manner which left
no question of the value of her crusade,
even though Kansas failed to rise to the
situation and enforce the statutes against
liquor selling. Then Mrs. Nation made
the mistake of trying to conduct her pro-
hibition campaign on national scale. The
methods which served in Kansas to ex-
pose the hypocrisy of the authorities were
inapplicable elsewhere. Neither in Chicago
nor in New York was there a situation de-
handing this particular form of agitation.
Her Ratchet in Kansas was a weapon of
reform. but in other communities it was
an object of dersion. She brought dis
credit upon the temperance workers as u
body in the minds of many thoughtless
people. who could not properly discriminate
between her and them.
Now she has come to- Washington and has
undertaken to attract attention to herself
and her propaganda by shouting denuncia-
tons in public places. She has succeeded
fully in getting into the limelight of public
notice. but grave question arises whether
she has not reached the limit. Her per-
formance at the White House this morning
was worse by many degrees than those OF
som" of the unfortunate men who have
gone there recently with queer notions in
their deransed heads and have been later
sent to St. EliZabeths. Her summary
ciectment from the premises was, of course.
entirely proper. but her quiet detention
would perhaps have been more to the pur-
pose. Especially does the suggestion that
she be restrained from further demonstra-
tiOns assume force in the light of her sub
sequent exhibition in the gallery of the
Senate. where she interrupted the proceed
ings ny her frantic outcries. The time has
apparently come TO declare this unfortu-
nate woman, whose noble purpose has been
perverted into such ignoDle demonstrations,
to be longer capable of self manage
mtut.