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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21

Is THERE SUCH A THING az a rail-
4 road lobby in connection with the
isthInian canal2 That is are the rail-
roads sufficiently interested in prevent
irg the digging Of the isthmian canal to
maintain a powerful and expensive
lobby in Washington against it2 There
are some people who are satisfied that
the real reason the canal has not been
begun is because the railroads interest
ed i'm transcOntinental traffic are dght<
ing &C. The Railway World, published
at Philadelphia, makes out a strong
case for the negative side. however.
Among other things it says:
ANY one familiar with railway his
tory and operation I'm this country
knows that such a canal win be OF al
innate and inestimable value to the
railway systems Of the country. Tenn
porarily-unt1 the railways adjust
themselves to the new conditions a
Tanal would bring about-there may be
an injury to the traffic of the trans
continental lines by the construction Of
the Panama waterway; but after the
adjustment Of new conditions is effect
ed advantages win result to the Ameri-
can railway systems. This win not only
flow out of the development Of new
resources, but from the growth IN pop
uiation and general prosperity which
VIII follow the completion Of such an
important undertaking.
"If the transcontinentaI railways of
the United States were to depend upon
the long haul business from the Pa
cidc to the Atlautic-that is. uDon
transporting the kind Of goods that win
go to the canal when i'm operation-they
would long ago have gone into bank
ruptcy. AS a matter of fact it is the
short-haui business of these lines that
pays. and it is this very business that
the Panama canal viii increase and de-
velop. The long-haui business
that the roads will lose to the canal
win De more than made up by the in
crease I'm short-hauI business and in the
general benefits flowing out of the op-
GRAFTON Of Panama canal"
The Railway World overIooks an
other point which to us seems fmpor-
tant enough to be worth mentioning.
That IS that some Of the railway COM
panies own steamships as well as rights
OF way. steel tracks and rolling stock.
Inere is nothing to prevent them from
sending their own ships through an
isthmian canal, and they may be de-
pended upon to DO it when the oppor-
tuHi'y arrives. Really, the cost of
maintaining a lobby against the 18TH
mian canal would hardly be justified
by the returns to the railroad compa-
nies.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
COLDS SOOTHING EFFECT.

THE PECULIARLY SOOTHING ef-
4 feet of sold in large quantities is
SLATED on az some length by a writer
ln the Bankers Magazine for Decem-
Der. He says the mere sight Of gold
Inspires confidence. SC gives to the be-
holder a feeling that everything is an
right, that everything must be all right
o. he wouldn't be permitted to so
much as look at the gold. The cube OF
gold Illustrations used by coin" Har-
Vey some years ago and by Ellis Rob
urts, treasurer OF the United States. re-
Gently at the meeting Of the American
Bankers association in San Francisco,
are discussed. Continuing the uIustra-
tion. the writer says.
III Coin or Mr.. Roberts had consid
cred further and had dreamed OF the
possible moral effects Of the exhibition
y sold in mass. they might have per-
revived that the experiment would per
beps De made with smaller quantities
Dl gold and with just as good results.
f0r instance, 81 square or circular
disc Of gold containing, say. one-hf-
teenth OK Mr.. Roberts cube. were
brought into the New York stock ex-
change when panicky symptoms were
manifested. ana the brokers' were ex-
posed TO its carnations for n suitable
ume, quiet and confidence might be re-
stored.
orr. Roberts cube might be sawed
into sixty slabs. each three inches
thick. the sawdust TO be saved. OF
course. These slabs might be distrib-
utcd among the principal stock ex-
changes. Experiment might prove that
So large masses were entirely unneces-
sary and that striking effects could DC
produced by much smaller quantities Of
gold Each bank might have its own
emanator TO work its soothing effects
on depositors, when a run was threat
ercd. or. what would be better. one
mass Of gold could be held in common
by al the banks and used by each ~
turr as occasion seemed 20 warrant"
Now This is an a mighty pretty no.
tion. but we are inclined TO think the
Bankers Magazine man overesumates
,he soothing qualities Of gold. when
men who are going to smash on the
Door of q stock exchange the bare sight
Df q block eff gold does not assist them
in paying their obligations, the knowl-
3ge by bank depositors that their bank
has ana abundance OF gold win not pre-
vent them from drawing out the money
81 they need it FOR any purpose what
ever 1T might be said with almost as
much truth that hunger can be cured
by the sight Of an abundance Of food.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
WHERE DOES THE NICKEL cor

a FRIEND with a mathematical bent
a who has been deeply interested i'm
the Mary Ann and other puzzles that
have appeared from time to time. sub
mits to The Herald one which he thinks
is entitled to some consideration. We
think so, too. Therefore, we submit ii
to readers Of The Herald and invite So
luions. Answers win be published
from time to time and to those who
figure out the problem correctly VIII
be given the satisfaction that comes
from knowing a work has been well
done. The problem is:
Two tamale peddlers start out with
thirty tamales each. One sells his
wares at the rate of three for . cents
The other sells at the rate of two for
cents. One night the three-for-a-nickel
peddler became in before he had sold
a tamale. He turned his can over to
the two-for-a-nickeI man, asking him
70 dispose Of it and give him the pro-
ceeds. His companion agreed and. sold
out the entire sixty tamales at the rate
OF five for 10 cents. When he had de-
Quoted IS cents. 20 which he was enti-
tied, he found he had only 40 cents left
for the other fellow.
What became Of the nickel?
Now It is perfectly apparent that
thirty tamales at three for s cents
should bring the owner in 50 cents. 1t
is equally apparent that thirty at two
for cents should yield 20 cents. A
man with dime to spend could go
first TO one peddler and then to the
other and secure FIVE tamales for his
money. You may ask why a man
should pay 10 cents for five tamaIes
from two men when. from one of the
peddlers he could get six for 10 cents?
That, however, is a matter for the pur-
chaser to decide. IL he wants to be
foolish with his money It is his bust
ness. Besides, maybe the three-for-nve
man would only sell . cents worth to
a single individual But we digress.
What becomes 0f.the nfckel2 Divided.
the peddlers get $1.25 for their sixty
tamales, 20 cents going to one man and
80 cents to the other. Combined. though
selling no more tamales for 10 cents
than they sold separately. they get only
Sl.20 for their sixty. In other words.
divided they win. united they lose.
And, again, in other words:
What becomes Of the nickel?
That is the question Of the hour. I'm
less the plainest Of figures lie. the
tamaIe trust suggested is beneficial to
the consumer and injurious to the trust.
What becomes Of the nickel2
-o-oza-s--
The fact that an army officer IS re-
tired from active service doesn't seem
to exempt him from sharp criticism by
the administration if he happens TO
say something the administration
doesn't like. Witness the case Of Cen
eral Merriam. retired. Secretary Root
has called on him Tor an explanation Of
an uttorance attributed to him regard
ing General Woods promotion. Cen
eral Merriam may have been indiscreet
but IL he has been he is not responsible
TO Mr.. Root or TO any other member of
the. Roosevelt administration.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
A POPULAR SONG an sUNNYsIDE

There's q time in this year that we don't
hold go dear.
At goodC0 old SUnnyside.
And that time of year now is here,
with no beautiful trees, but d constant
breeze
AT goOd(0 old Sunnyside,
Still many strikers and no end of pikers,
At EOodCD old Sunuyside.
At gOOdCD old Sunnyside
At good old ''Sunpyshine,'
Hiking down the railroad track
Near the old coal mine.
There are no end of strikers, but still
many workers.
And that's a very good sign
The strike viii soon be broken
AT good old "Sunnyshine
SIGNALITE.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
Where BE Belongs.

washington starr
il was always too hot
Or else twas too cold
Some friends were too timid
And some were too bold
Some flaw he was constantly picking.
And he often remarked
with q satisfied grin
That this world was devoted
no folly and sin
He derived all his pleasure from kicking
He served his time here,
And TO heaven he went,
With peace and perfection
He wasn't content,
His heart in his throat soon was sticking
lie hadn't "a grievance
lie found IL 30 slow,
That just out III pity
They sCnt him below.
And now DC is happy and kicking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
- NoTsk Nightingale.


(Aiilwaul1cc SentineL)
Speak yentle-it ban better far
no rule by love dan fear.
Ef yu speak rough, yu stand nice chanc
To get Sud smash on ear.
Speak yentlc TO the coal mamie
Ban easy 60 get mad;
Eif yu aut getting any coal,
By yingcr, dat ban bad.
Speak yentlo 10 the alderman
Ven DE ban feeling blue.
And maybe. ven DE turn guide trick,
Hc slzol whack up with yu.
Speak yentle 60 your lady trends
And give guide lots Of bunk
III YOU skOl lax 90 setting chance
To put your clothes in trunk.
Speak yentle 70 Vim Heffries IL,
Ay tank dis ban gud lunch
Den yu art need 70 pat yurc face
On Naester Heffries bet.
Speak yentle everywhere yu go
And people si0l forget
That va BAN WATCHING for guide chance
Iu winning every BETS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
Arkansas, Advantnees.

louisville CKy.) Heraid)
The typical young girl from Arkansas
Can chaw more tobacco than her ma can
Chaw.
She can sling a little ink,
Take a little drink.
And saw more wood than her pa can
saw.
The typical young man from Arkansas
Us never afriad of his mother-in-laW,
IIc can stay out all night,
Take a hand I'm a fight,
And ring i'm a cold deck on his father-irt-
law
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
Tho Worst Yet.


There was a young man from ST. Ives,
COZ stung on the arm by Is wasp.
When asked. Does IL hurtg'
He said NO Sc don't
Z thought al along twas q hornet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
a - Jersev TragedY.

Baltimore News)
A merry young maiden from Gloucester
Hitchcd UP with a fellow who boucester,
But her pa came one day,
And ne took her away.
And so the young idiot loucester
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
I The Dinerencs.

Baltimore American.)
We're not so much above the brutes,
So what's the use of braggin'?
Man gets his dinner "a la carte,
Dogs get theirs q ia Waggiu'.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21

First thing we know that recount Of
the ballots in the Second precinct win
result I'm the counting out of all the
candidates, irrespective Of party ahili-
~ffor
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
To Society Reporters.

philadelphia Press)
Why drag her father I'm, and say
He "led' her to the atari
The average bride would make her way
Alone, and never falter-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
SOME NONSENSE RHYMES.
That Rorcester-

CNew Orleans Times DemOcrat)
There lived "A good woman in Worcester,
Whose neiEhbors reviled and tradOrcester.
And the reason was she
For "A pet kept a wee
But fearfulIy noisy young rOrCcstcr.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
The Woman of It.

(New Orleans Iimes-nNmpcrat)
The girl who keeps her birthday,
when q merry little elf.
Keeps it still when she SLOWS up
She keeps it TO herself.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21

THE insides of young man on whom
a post norton examination was held
in South Dakota looked as if they mad
been thrown in with n scoop shovel any
old way. AS there is nothing TO show
that the deceased was a football player
it IS difficult to understand ehow his
anatomy became so badly twisted.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21

a. locomotive that walks mas been in
vented by an EngIshman who thinks
ne has found something new. 1T is evil
don't that the English inventor has
never ridden on some southern and
western roads.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21

Three of them served a term in the
Saltwater C0dlnu) state prison for rob
berry of a Mortified bank.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21

Eyes. Turner. Phth, from phthisic.
gives the sound; olo, from colonel. is
UP. On, for 4, is from gnat, the final r
comes from myrrh. That's it-Turner.
Don't mention it, Goodnight. Lip
pincott's AIagazfna
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
Novelty Theatre
90 w. Second South.

Refined vaudeville
4 ID. 10. evening 800,
day, amateur night.
day. Admission l0c-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
YoUNGER BRoTHERs.

To The Salt Lake Herald:
Where did the Younger brothers serve
their term in the pen2
WILL GEORGE.
ScOfield Dec. IS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21

performances 3 and
$50 and $3.50. Thurs
Sacred concert sun
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-21
Umbrellas.

Our elegant line Of excellent
quality umbrellas, covered in
serge six, automatic slide, ma
tural wood handles, mounted
beautifully with sterling silver
and pearl win sell Monday
from until noon as little as
S199
Another line is offered for the
child in school. These are
made for summer. but have
very pretty handles mounted
in novel designs. This very
pretty line TO go Monday morn
Ing from s a. IA. Till j. noon Tor
CSC each.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
SCHEDULES.

The following changes in the sched-
ule became effective on the Southern
Railway, Nov. 29th:
No. 13, daily, leave Charleston 7.S0
a. M, arrive Columbia at 11.40 a. m.
No. III daily except Sunday, leave
Kingville 40 p. m, arrive Camden
p. M, arriving Rock Hill 1886 p. m, con-
Meeting with Savannah division No. 81.
No. 113, daily, leave Kingv!lle II a.
M, arrive Camden 1890 p. M: leave
Camden 1885 p. m, arrive Rock Hill
3.35 p. m; leave Rock Hill $40 p. m,
arrive Yorkville 4.2s p. m; Blacksburg
5.55 p. m.
No. ia, daily, leave Blacksburg $50
a. M; arrive Yorkville 8.11 a. m; arrive
Rock Hill, $50 a. m; leave Rock Hill
$50 a. m, connecting with Savannah
division No. 80; arrive Camden 1885
p. m., leave Camden p. m, arrive
Kingville 3.45 p. m.
No. 118, daily except Sunday, Will
continue to leave Rock Hill at 6.35 a.
m., and arrive Kingville 10.45 a. M, as
in the past.
No. 1876, daily, leave Marion SIS p.
M; arrive Blacksburg $50 p. m, leave
Blacksburg $40 p. M: arrive Rock
Hill, 1890 p. m.
No. 1876, daily, no change. This Is
the morning train Rock Hill to Marion.
w. H. TAYLOE,
Asst. General Passenger Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04
TAX CoLLECTIoNs-l9O3.

YORKvILLE, .. C., sept. 10, lSos.
IN accordance with the law, my books
i will be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER, 1903, for the collection Of
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES for the fiscal year commencing
January 1st, 1903, and will be kept
open UNTIL DECEMBER 31ST, 1903,
without penalty, after which day ONE
PER CENT penalty will be added for
all payments made in the month Of
JANUARY, TWO PER CENT penalty
on all payments made during the month
of FEBRUARY, and SEVEN PER
CENT penalty for payments from the
1ST DAY OF MARCH TO THE 18TH
DAY OF MARCH, after which date all
taxes not paid will 60 into execution
and be placed in the hands Of the sher-
iff for collection.
For the convenience Of tax payers
will meet them at the following places
on the dates named:
At Rock Hill, Monday, the 30th day
Of November, until Tuesday, the Sth
day Of December.
At Yorkville, Wednesday, the 9th day
Of December until Thursday, the 31st
day of December, 1903, and after this
day my office will be kept open for the
collection of taxes with PENALTIES
ATTACHED until the 18th day Of
Also during the collection Of regular
taxes up to the 1st day Of March, /
will receive VOLUNTARY PAY
MENTS OF COMPUTATION ROAD
TAXES for the year 1904.
H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04
Let Us Get Together.

Now Brother, Sister, we are talk
ing to YOU. We are satisfied that II
it is Furniture, Carpets, Pictures and
Frames, Cooking or Heating Stoves,
Trunks or anything else that this store
has in stock that you want or need,
it is to your interest and ours that we
get together. You are ready to admit,
we are sure, that you do not know
whether our wares meet your ideas as
10 what you want unless you call and
examine them with your own eyes,
and that you do not know whethsr
our prices are as high as others I'M
til you have heard with your own
ears. We are confident that both our
goods and prices will please you, and
we say this because we rarely ever
fail to make Gales to persons who come
to see us after they inspect our lines
and hear prices, and we do not be-
lieve that you would be an excep-
ton. Any way it will not take a great
deal Of your time to look US up and
ascertain whether or not your inter-
ests will be advanced by bestowing
your patronage on this store. If you
are not satisfied, Of course, we could
not expect your patronage, and be-
sides we would not want 1t, as we
know by experience that no store can
have q more valuable asset than sat
isfied customers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04

"And what did you dot"
II drank up all the water and saved
the circus" answered the bear.
"Oh." said the parrot, you are 8
wonderful felloww
Eyes. indeed" said the bear.
"Do you think you could drink all
the water out Of that tub?" asked the
parrot. pointing to tub Of water sit
ting on stool near by.
Certainly" said the bear. though he
did not appreciate the idea of having
his much boasted powers. put to the
test in this sudden fashion.
But he leaned over the tub and be-
gan to drink and gulped down the wa
ter until he thought he would burst.
"Now the tub is empty" he cried ir
glee as he saw the last drop Of water
disappear.
"Ha, har' cried the parrot. 1T Is
empty, indeed. but most Of the water
ran out of a hole in the bottom OF thf
tub"
Now. that bear certainly did feel mis-
erable when he found out how he hao
been fooled by the leak in that tub
Detroit Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04

POLITICS DIsoRDER.-Represe
tive Edward Hamilton Of Michigan, re-
Gently went for walk in the country.
The road was bad and the day was hot,
and when he had gone a few miles he
sat down on a fence to rest.
Want a ride?" asked teamster
who came by.
Eyes, thank you," Hamilton replied.
."I think I will take lift"
Hamilton was thinking Of plan to
get a bridge for the Paw Paw river
md said nothing. Finally the teamster
asked: professional man?'
EYES," Hamilton replied
The teamster seemed disappointed.
He wanted further information. A
few minutes later he said: You amt
a lawyer, or you'd be talking; you
amt a doctor, or you'd have a satchel;
you amt preacher, because you cuss-
ed when you barked your shin getting
into the wagon. Say, mister, what is
your profession, anyhow
Il am politician" said Hamilton.
HUH" snorted the teamster. "Poli-
tics amt no profession. Politics is a
isorder."-Philadelphi Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04
The "Farmers'.
Favorite" Is
Selected by the
Experts

In competitive tests the Bickford &
Huffman Drills always carry or the
blue ribbon. They have done this g
great many times in the past and will
do the same trick many times In the
future.
At the State Fair, Raleigh, N. c., In
October, 1900, the manager of the
State Agricultural Farm, located. near
Raleigh, selected the Bickford & Hun
man Combination Hoe and Disc
Drills In preference over six other
drills which were put up for selec-
tion at the same fair.
Recently the Virginia State Exper-
mental Farm selected the Bickford &c
Huffman improved disc drill to be
used on the farm lately established by
Virginia. This selection was made af-
ter q close comparison with every 9TH
er make Of drill sold on the Richmond
market.
The Farmers Favorite-that is the
Bickford " Huffman Drill, Is used on
the Clemson College Farm.
Are these facts not enough to con-
vince the most skeptical? II not II
you will give US the opportunity by
coming to see us we will point out the
various advantages Of these drill, that
are not embodied in any other make.
We have them for sale and prompt
delivery at the right prices and on the
easiest terms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04

been a preacher Of the gospel forty
four years. He is still active In the
ministry, a member Of Bethel presby-
terry in South Carolina, with his home
near Waxhaw just inside the North
Carolina line. Friday he came to visit
Mrs. Martha Ford, his sister in South
Point; then he came on to see his old
er brother Robert, eighty years OF age
who lives with his nephew, Mr.: Rufus
Ratchford. He preached at New Hope
Sunday and drove over to Gastonia
Yesterday with Mr.. Rufus Ratchford
He is spry and sprightly, bright-wit-
ted, sociable and young Of heart
though he is seventy-two and has rails
ed ten children. It was a pleasure to
make his acquaintance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04
HEATH-ELlI0TT MULE co.
Livery, Sale and Feed Stables.
Merit is Forced

To travel a rough road sometimes,
but it never fails to win In the end.
This truth applies in an eminent de-
gree to our experience with the cele-
brated Summers Buggy. Before we
commenced to handle these famous
vehicles here they had never before
been offered to the people OF this sec
ton, and we were warned that owing
to this fact and the fact that they
were higher in price than the people
had been educated to pay, etc., they
would not sell. We felt that we knew
the people and KNEW that We KNEW
the Summers Buggy. We are now IN
position to truthfully say that our ex-
pectations have been more than real
lied, owing to the fact that the people
have become convinced that the Sum-
mers Buggy is not only the BEST, but
the CHEAPEST BUGGY they have
ever been offered in this section when
style, comfort, durability, etc., are TAX
en- into account, and for this reason 1t
now sells itself. Can give you any
shade or color, or any style Of spring
you want. Have other Buggies, and
Harness, too.
HEATH-ELLIOTT MULE CO.,
J. c. Elliott, Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-04

ONLY SoMETIMEs.-"No, our politi-
cal campaigns are not always lively
only sometimes" replied the Idaho
man to the question. THAT, however,
is the charm Of it. There is an uncer-
tainty about running for office that
sort of captivates."
Il don't exactly know what you
mean by uncertainty" replied the 9TH
er. rs it that you may not be elect
ed?"
1T Is the uncertainty Of whether the
campaign may be lively or not"
And if it is what you call lively?"
well, three or four things may
happen. You may be sent to the leg
islature. to the other place, or only to
a hospital. It's according to how good
the shooting is"
And if it's only a quiet campaign"
"Oh, then you only go to the legis-
lature to be looked upon as not worth
the shooting"