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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22
KITTEN WAS THE ANTE.
A Two Cat Limit Game Of Poker Play
cd BY Hernits.

- l"O-SaI 6ttitt Sd"0 W SNS' '~S
cd BY Hermits.
The strangest poker game ever play
ed in western New York was fought
out two weeks ago by Pete Smelling OF
Hamlin, better known as the Cat
Hermit" and "Old Man" Booker, OF
Clarkson, likewise recluse and some
thing Of a cat fancier. The two men
live about one mile apart, with the
town line between them. 1t was IN
reality town against town, with cats
for chips.
The game grew out Of professional
jealously, as each of the players pre-
tended to be the boss hermit In point
Of years, hard luck and number Of cats
Last August Old Man Booker happened
to meet Pete at the village store, and
among other things declared that when
1t came to poker he could make Pete
Smelling hunt cover
II am strong on It." he announced;
I'm husky. I haven't played for years
Just because I know there is no one
hefty enough to make 1t interesting"
IF you dig up my past you'll find
I'm quite a cuss with the pasteboards
myself" said Pete.
Dare you to meet me-" cried the
old man.
I'm for that. What shall we play
for?" asked Pete.
Old Man Booker scratched his
rough chin and thought deeply. Then
he had an inspiration.
How are you fixed for cats?' ne
asked.
"Got about so and 20 kittens" replied
Pete.
"All right, let's play for CATS" said
Booker
So it was agreed, and two weeks
ago the game was pulled off. Booker
collected his feline assets and carted
them over to Pete's tumble-down farm
house. Pete had his chips meowing and
splitting In an empty room, and no
time was lost in bringing out a greasy
deck of cards and the game began on
kitten ante and two-cat limit.
On the first hand Pete straddled the
ante for one cat, but his boost began
to eat up Booker's kittens.
I'm not going to lose my edge that
way" declared Booker. If you want
to fight cats I've got some thorough
breds in that crate"
A compromise was effected by bring
ing in two big boxes with stout covers,
one for kittens and one for cats.
Booker refused to play and Pete pulled
down the stakes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22

BELONGED TO ANOTHER PROFESSION.
They were talking Of a point in
grammar in the Democratic cloak
room this afternoon, and the discus
sion reminded Senator Berry Of one Of
Senator Vests stories.
1.-TWO men," Vest used to say, were
riding along in a sparsely settled coun-
try arguing on a point in grammar.
They contended strenuously, and for a
time it looked as II the argument would
end in a fist fight. Finally they saw a
man coming toward them.
Here said one Of the disputants,
let's leave 1t to this man coming up
the road. He will settle 1t, and that Is
better than fighting about 1t all the
afternoon"
1.-The other man agreed. AS the
stranger rode up one Of the wranglers
hailed him, saying:
my friend, are you grammarian"
mo said the man, I'm a Missou-
rian.'"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22
RUSSELL sAeE's sAGAcITY.
Afraid Grandson Of Friend Would Not
Pay Money Back.

Pay Money Back.
One day a young man OF Russell
Sage's acquaintance-in fact, the
grandson Of an old friend Of other
him on the subject
of a loan Of ten dollars for two weeks
and-got 1t, says Golfers Weekly. He
promised faithfully to return the mon
ey at q stated hour, and the promise
was as faithfully kept He (Sage) had
very little to say when he gave up the
ten, and quite as little when he got 1t
back. A week or ten days later the
young man came to see him again, and
this time asked him for a hundred
dollars, making all sorts Of represen-
tations Of what he would do with 1t.
Mr.. Sage refused to ante. The young
man was surprised, not to say panied.
why" he exclaimed, you know I'll
pay 1t all right. Didn't I say I'd have
that ten for you on Monday, and was
not 1 there to the minute with it?"
Mr.. Sage beamed softly on the
grandson Of his old friend.
my boy" he said, with no trace of
unkindness In his tone, "you disap-
pointed me once and I don't want you
to do it again.
II beg your pardon, I did not" ar
gued the youth. II said I would pay
you back and did"
YES. yes. my boy" purred Mr.. Sage,
you paid me back the ten, and I new
er expected you would. Now If 1 let
you have hundred should expect you
to pay me back, and you wouldn't. One
disappointment at my time of life Is
enough. my boy. Good morning."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22
NO. 1O2.

On Bookers deal 1t went into q jack
pot, and both put up a kitten, as mel
ther had openers.
Change a cat for me-" requested
Pete.
Booker pushed two kittens across
the board.
On the next deal Booker opened for
two cats and Pete drew cards and
boosted the betting one kitten. Booker
drew to a pair Of queens and caught a
small pair. Pete split pair Of jacks
| and found straight.
"Oh, I'll bet a kitten" said Booker.
"See your kitten and raise you two
CATS" Pete came back.
Booker called and lost.
| For the next six hands they simply
swapped kittens back and forth with
out getting any action. Then on a
jack-jot Booker opened for one cat,
holding as pat club straight, nine
high.
Pete discarded a queen Of hearts and
caught the ten Of diamonds, which
gave him diamond straight, ten high.
Then the cats flew into the box fast
and furious.
The boxes began to get bit crowd
ed and a vacant room was used to ac-
comodate the chips. Both men left
their cards. on the table and stood by
their respective cats. AS each. called
his raise he would grab the limit by
the necks and toss them into the pot.
"See here, Smell, I'm out Of cats, but
I've got show for my stakes" an
nounced Booker as he threw In two
kittens and went shy q cat.
well, Book, we'll show hands now
or seal up the cards until you can raise
more cats. It's shame to take your
cats. I wish you'd call me-"
mot by q long chalk, Smell. I'll new
er lay down on this hand. I'll die first.
Give me ten hours to hustle In for
more cats and then we'll show up"
This was agreed to and inside Of six
hours Booker drove up. with 20 cats
and six kittens. The limit was raised
and the whole bunch Of furry chips
were deposited in the fighting cat-po
and the cards were unsealed.
Thus did Smelling win the cat poker
championship Of western New York
and incidentally. break Old Man Book
er.-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22


part of the five distinct varieties stu
died.
The steady extension Of the territory
affected by the weevil year by year
until the northern boundary is far
north of the center Of cotton produc-
ton In the United States has convinc-
ed all observers that 1t will eventually
be distributed all over the cotton belt
Although its progress has been COM
paratively slow during the time 1t has
been in Texas, 1t has displayed no ten
dency toward dying out.
The fact that several European gov
ernments are sending agents to this
country to procure seed to be used In
experiments in producing the fiber In
their colonies calls attention to the
probability that the weevil may be
carried to the remote portions OF the
globe. Although the insect does not,
except accidentally, hibernate within
the hull Of the seed, every seed house
attached to a gin in the infested ter
ritory harbors any that are brought In
from the fields in seed cotton. They
crawl into the seed bins as they would
crawl anywhere for protection. All
danger could be easily avoided by
fumigation Of the seed or by leaving
1t sacked in storage rooms isolated from
new cotton for year previous to ship
ment.
The work Of the division Of ento-
nology has demonstrated that no d.
rect or specific means, such as poisons
will ever be OF much avail in fighting
the weevil and that there is little hope
for the artificial propagation Of dis
eases or in obtaining a variety that Is
In any sense resistant. Experiments
however, with cultural methods have
been highly successful and have OBJ
Waited the necessity Of looking to d.
rect ones.
The cultural methods consist OF re-
ducing the number Of pests in the fall
by early destruction Of plants and In
fastening the maturity of the crop the
following spring by every means avail
able. Fall destruction consists OF
blowing up and burning the plants as
soon as the pests have multiplied to
such an extent as to render the pick
ing Of any more cotton doubtful. The
benefits resulting from this process are
threefold. Many weevils are actually
killed, the development Of several OF
the socalled broods is prevented, thus
further reducing the number whioh gs
into Information, and, moreover, the
alternating season, during which
many causes bring about a considera-
BILE mortality, is heightened.
While this apparently causes q loss
OF the top crop, 1t is not a loss when
the other recommendations Of the d.
vision Of entomology are followed. A
crop can be obtained which will ma
ture before the weevils have an op-
portunity to do considerable damage
and this Is brought about by the use
Of a rapid growing variety OF northern
seed.
BY these methods 1t Is possible to
produce the staple at margin Of pro-
fit that will compare fayorably with
that realized in the production Of most
Of the staple crops Of the United States
even though the large yields Of cotton
occasionally gained in earlier years
seem no longer possible In the dis
tricts affected by the weevil.-The
Scientific American.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
The Origin of woolwich Arsenal.

Woolwich arsenal Is said to owe its
existence to an explosion. According
to the story the surveyor general gave
orders that some old French guns, cap
tured by the Duke Of Marlborough,
should be recast into English guns ut
Moorfields. A young Swiss student,
Andrew Schalch, who was travelling In
search of scientific knowledge, happen
ed to be present and noted that the
molds to receive the molten metal were
not dry. He spoke to the authorities
Of the danger, but the metal was run,
and the generation Of steam in the
damp mold caused an explosion, at
tended with loss of life. Schalch was
subsequently summoned to the ord
nance Office, his abilities tested, and he
was then requested to select site for
q new foundry. His choice fell on
Woolwich, where he was superintend-
ent Of the arsenal for many years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22

be 80 fortunate as to keep his head
Mary could not and certainly would
not marry him even If she loved him
with all her heart. The distance be-
tween them was too great, and she
knew too well what she owed to her
position. There was but one thing left
New Spain. and he determined while
sitting there to sail with the next ship.
The real cause of Brandon's manner
had never occurred to Mary. Although
she knew her beauty and power, as she
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22

EXTREME ABsENTMINDEDNEss.-
queerest case Of absentmindedness that
have ever known Of" remarked the
night clerk Of a certain hotel, "was
that which happened at this hotel ear
ly yesterday morning. Two fellow
boarders, one Jones by name and the
other whose name Is Brown, occupied
room on the third floor.
well. Brown requested me to have
him awakened at 3 o'clock so as to al
low Elm to catch the 4 o'clock train.
He was awakened at the requested
time, and in his hurry to dress him.
self he put on Jones' clothes by mis-
take. He did not discover his mistake
until he reached the depot, and would
you believe There the speaker
paused-"when he found out that he
was wearing some one else's clothes he
Immediately returned to the hotel and
went right to bed
II don't see any absentmlndedness
about that" broke In one OF the listen
ers.
"You don't? Why, he thought that
I had awakened the wrong man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22
CHAPTER VII.
LOVES FIERCE SWEETNESS.

lFTER we had all returned to
Greenwich the princess and
Brandon were together fire.
nuentlY. Upon several occa-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22

sT Don't trust a man because he
wears the golden rule in his hatband.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22

fa' Every man who lets himself loose
binds himself fast to the devil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-22

,38 Conscience is condensed charac-
ter.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

Walters who receive the NEST tips,
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. are usu-
ally those who have everlasting and
Job-like patience. those who do not
easily take an insult. who ever have a
pIeasa mt smile for their patrons. who
try earnestly TO please them and are
always rea.ly to accommodate every
one. A waiter should never place him.
self In position Of expectancy In the
matter Of .cei,ing tip and should
avoid approaching Il guest IL he sees
him in the ct Of drawing change from
his pocket. \ waiter should never pose
as an object OF pity with view to Sc
curing q tip. II he deserves tip. he
should let the guest feel within himself
that he deserves 1t. and II the guest
wishes to give him a tip he will usual lily
manage 10 catch the walters attention
or leave the tip beside the plate. Should
the waiter receive a tip previous to
waiting on the guest. he should leave
Il lying on the table and then do his
level best to earn 1t.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20
4 WHY Reply.

Whenever the United States supreme
court. Oh hearing the argument Of
counsel for piaIniili in error. il entirely
satisfied that he has no case. the chief
justice is apt 10 say to counsel for de
PENDANT in error that the court does not
care TO hear further argument At one
time Hon. Matthew Carpenter from
Wisconsin WAS counsel for plaintiff in
error and opened the case. Before he
was through the court was satisfied
that there was nothing In II. and so
when he had concluded and counsel
for defendant In error arose Chief JUS
tfce Waite said. The court does not
care to hear any further argument"
Counsel was little deaf and. al
though noticing that the chief justice
spoke. did not hear what he had said
and. turning to Mr.. Carpenter. who
sat beside him. asked what had been
said.
"Oh. hang IT,. replied Carpenter In
tones audi TO the bench. The chief
Justice said 10. would rather give you
che case than hear you talk. Youths
|ompa MON
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

The following story. told by the
Washington Post. leads vs. 10 wonder
which 10 condeinn first. the boaster or
his critics II concerns certain man
who has "A large collection Of auto
graphs.
Indeed. the envy and sometimes the
skepticlsm OF his friends have been ex-
cited by tn. number OF successful au-
thors who have set down familiar and
nattering inscriptions in his books.
Some carpcrs have even gone 20 far
as to hint darkly at similarity Of
throughout the collection.
He recently purchased rare edition
Of Chaucer. and one evening when a
party was gathered Mt the house the
precious book was passed from hand
to hand. The owner lost sight OF ii.
but the next morning he found il lying
= HE library table.
On the ~ leaf was inscribed:
To ZACH -. from his old friend and
echoolmats. Gsof Chaucer."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

Il Is said that Horne Tooke who ex-
celled In that duellike controversy ex-
bibited by two disputants when pitted
against each other with only the
breadth Of n mahogany board between
them. was exceedingly quick and sharp
6, retort. When he made his most
deadly thrusts it was with smiling
countenance and without seeming ef-
fort or emotion. Replying 10 n man
who contended that only land owners
should be allowed TO vote at elections.
he said. "Pra. tell me how many acres
does IL take TO make q wisea cre?'
When asked by George Ill. whether he
ever played cards. he replied, Il can
not. your majesty. tell King from .
kna We" What can be more uniquely
comic than his saying to his brother:
You and I. my dear brother, have in
verted the laws OF nature. You have
risen in the world by your gravity. and
ha We fallen by my levity ?''-Saturday
Evening Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

How would you like to have crab
like this squeezing your toe when you
20 bathing: The gigantic Japanese
crab. measuring twelve feet is proba-
bly, the largest crustacean In the world.
The specimen Is a type OF the spider
crab. which inhabits the waters Of the
group OF islands forming the empire
Of Japan. The body portion is the size
Of half bushel measure, while its
two great arms or 'feelers' could cas-
lily enclrcle the figure Of a man. Its
eight arms or legs resemble huge
bamboo poles and are extremely elias
tic. and II strung into one line they
would reach to the top Of . four story
apartment building. One Of the ex-
traordinary peculiarities OF this crab
b the faculty Of assuming q disguise
BY amxing pieces Of sawed and
ponges to the body.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

The Enelshman was being properly
surprised IT the rapidity with which
the * , serapcr was going up.
'Deah me- be exclaimed. 'it seems
a. II your buildings grow US rapidly -
your maize"
YES. replied the westerncr unblush.
ingly. land the process VI raising them
u much the same"
"Fawpey: Won't yeu explais fur
thesY'
well. you ere. re Just get IN iron
plant. put IL In the ground. have the
street SpriEk!ers water II. and In q
month or six weeks the skyscraper ID
full grown"
And. taking another breath. the cous-
In FROM overseas managed to believe
it, Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20
mad ANTHONY" WAYNE.


ale Yes I'M ssre.s. .Ceolcas soldier
A. 49, aiG.ssa's Array.
John i. apeus. w liarrcrs demon.
stratcS thai Sg,tr Nayrc. commonly
known as ~A!ad -Anthoay." was In
reality the >anesr. coolest soldier IN
Washingtoa's rriry
They called the hero Of stony Point
and the Maumcc rapids Mad Anthony
Wayne" says Mr.. Spears 1.-The title
was originate 4 by an Irish soldier who
had been confined in the g,iardhousc NJ
the order cf The general. and II was
taken M by the people because Of the
wild enthusiasm ana determine ion
with which Wayne led his men when
the suprcrc moment OF battle came.
But observe that when the war Of the
Revolution impended he 'ransacked his
tory for accounts OF battles that he
might learn military tactics. and he
gave his days TO the training OF his
neighbors At Stony Point lac led his
men in spite OF his wound. but in pre-
pairing for the battle he appealed 10
the pride OF his men by parading them
clean shaved and with hair well pow.
dered.' while the prelaid plans includ-
ed even the slaughter OF the dogs. that
no yelp should bctray the approach Of
the assaulting host. When In Virginia,
he charged the hosts Of CORVALLIS
with only 500 men to back him: when
In Ohio. where the honor Of the nation
and the integrity Of its territory were
cou.,,itted TO his care. he took legion
Of boys and miscreants' gathered from
the Sums and trained them until their
skill with the musket equaled. II II did
not surpass. that Ut the most noted
backwoods Indian fighters.
Mad Anthony Wayne as leader
In battle was unsurpassed. but ii
should also be remembered that his
record as drill master Is unequa'cd."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20
WRITING THE SERMON.
Friday u the r..I sf~r-s Day res
psrfor.lir nj. TAX

Friday u the - sf~r's Day PoS
rsrforair nj. Task.
Probably few & /, q, people who
listen With RAJ .tN9'pA 10 the SER
mon which i prvs !. 70 them each
Sunday. - 3 the a~er Post. know
that for = .ly Ar~ Friday has
been the rnie no 4 'ity COR the pas
tor TO 20 a.: L!s ~. .y. write the SER
men which y E., f:,ai~h food foe
thought" - AZ .,lar alton on the
following s'unif u speaking az this
custom y ,,c' erss
when a.. ,an;v - Gni rrnmul-
gated. an rreagt vs~ .lorc extern
porn neously- S..h hing MS prepar.
luz = serm N : ,lis:. WI. Many
gifted mel, vA.sss sad in.ir views on
various sui res .L,n added few
words OF good rt.s-.c. 10 their listeners
This rrar;ir. j. sTil Ca mud I'm the
Roman Cat hull' church OF the present
day. ari thias ihlt very limited
number " she priests ever write 4 ser
mon. Not al ministers. however. ad
here TO ills rilr liy ANY means When
Henry W. ri Reecher was asked on
what day hc prepared his sermon. he
replied ON sautay morning. Of
course
Wei. MIR Rees-hcr. don't you think
that Il a rs sher di,atory habit for you
to get into:' asked another.
"'Oh. no. rot at all replied Mr..
Besrcher In his quick way You see.
look at sermon ike some do on . PAN
cake. They can I've served hot or cold.
and I like rolne hot: that's all"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

The Celestial city Is clearly the fab
rio OF Bunyans own imagination. an
elaboration most probably OF the town
Of r.. dfnrt' which. though not a walled
city. Ind It's gates fixed here npd there
TO iarL the town in troublesome times.
The gnteways on the old Bedford
bridge. within which Bunyan was i'm.
prIsoned for 30 long and through which
he passed times out Of member. must
have been foremost In the mind Of the
great dreamer. -Bookman.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

There y . capital hotel system In
vogue in certain parts q Norway. In
villages where no hotel exists one Of
the more prominent inhabitants Is sub
sidized by the Norwegian government
aud IN return Is bound to provide &C
com notation for not less than four
travellers. lie may take in four II he
chooses. but four IL the minimum The
accommodate on and food supplied are
excellent. and the charges are very
moderate.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

BJenks do you believe In the posi-
hilify of the cure Of disease by sug.
sestions
Bjinks- Why. certainly. I was feel.
Ing pretty alex last week and my wife
suggested that go 10 u doctor. aud
It cured me right away. Somervillc
tNiass.p Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

siaa.Na.' c~N q it.i' tiireeycai.olc
Nr' NJ olic tn W h.Ht- N-ri
tta X ines ASS soni," re.lls
~ lAin,s.
tieA 7 guess fsndpa WASH. an
q r." rejnlred err .le miss. 'causr
whrn le died they just put him on n
sh, Il IA q h@ STONE nJase and locked
the door, - chicago News
srssiGsble.
"Johnson writes that he's Just killed
the hero IN his row novel"
well lie needn't worry over that.
any jury viii a-qu.t him"-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

A youngster had been to the theater.
and upon his return his uncle asked
him how he liked the play.
oh" he replied. the play was all
right. but didn't see nearly all Of H."
.Why. h0w did that happeny" asked
HE uacla
Because" susweesd the youngster.
the roller NUT have been broke. for
the windoN blind fell down two or
three timeo!'-Chums.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

Editor See here. Mr.. Doan. You
del ver~i me a load Of hny for the six
years subscription you owed for my
paper.
Mr. pola n-OI did
Editor Wei. my horse won't eat
that hay. b. gosh.
Mr. Doln n Well. my goat won't eat
your paper. be gotss.-Puck.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20
Columbia Township Trus-
tees Notice.

The undersigned, Trustee OF Column
ia Tp., Dubois county, Ind, will attend
70 Township business ut his Office on
avery Saturday, and persons having
.ownship business to transact are re-
quected to present It on that day Of the
S3ek.
abe Township Library il kept 1t the
once Of the Trustee, where those On.
titled can obtain books.
GEORGE w. MrLsuRN, Trustee.
Hillham, Indiana.
New. - lQo-ly,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-02-20

(which do you think should be more
highly esteemed. money " brsins;'
Brains answered Senator Sor-
ghum. lint nowadays the only way a
man can convince people that be has
brains 10 t. ct money. "--washIngton
otar.