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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04
DEFiED HUNGRY LIONS.

Not long ago lion tanner, who was
exhibiting in German circus in Hol-
land. attracted immense crowds at
| every performance by doing what
seemed to be the most daring OF acts
in the lions cage. He would climb in
to the cage with great pieces Of meat
| and throw it to the roaring beasts.
The moment they had leaped upon 1t
he would spring among them and put
his foot on it. The animals would
growl furiously and then, just as the
spectators were all waiting breathless-
ly, expecting that the beasts would
tear him to pieces. they would shrink
back cowed
After he had repeated this exciting
act for many days an Englishman
made wager with him for a big sum
of money that he would not dare to do
it after the lions had been starved for
three days. The trainer considered
for a moment and then accepted the
wager, making only the condition that
he be allowed to have three weeks of
preparation.
At the end of three weeks the train
er announced that he was ready. and
the process of starving the lions be-
gan. The Englishman kept guards
posted around the cage day and night
to make certain that not a morsel OF
food should be given to the animals.
At the expiration of the three days all
Amsterdam rushed to the circus. The
lions were maddened with hunger. as
any one could see and hear for they
roared continually and their attempts
to break through the bars showed
how angry they had become.
In the height of the uproar the
trainer entered the cage with an i'm
mense piece of beef in his arms. He
tossed it on the floor of the cage.
raised his whip, and 10. not one lion
dared to approach 1t. The mighty
brutes lay crouched, roaring and
growing so hard that their great
frames shook, and each kept his ter
rible yellow eyes fixed hungrily on the
meat. But not one of them stirred.
The trainer stopped. lifted the beef
and tossed II to them again, and in
moment the lions were In great
tawny ball, rending and snarling and
tearing. with blood from the mangled
beef squirting all over the cage.
The Englishman paid his bet and
then tried TO find out how the lion
tanner had acquired such wonderful
control over his beasts. At first the
man would not tell. but at last he
consented to explain it.. During the
| three weeks period of preparation, he
had always starved the lions for three
days from the very beginning. Then.
| on the fourth day. he would enter the
cage with piece of beef which had
been soaked In kerosene oil. The
| lions would no sooner pounce on 1t
than they would shink away. sickened
| by the stencil. Then he would throw
| them fresh and good piece of beef.
which they would devour in a mo-
| ment.
The lions soon became so accus-
toned to expecting that the first piece
of beef that was thrown to them was
not good that at the end of the three
weeks they would not even move from
their corners when the trainer threw
it one the floor OF the cage. They
would not try to eat anything except
the second piece. So the daring trick
had very simple explanation.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-05-04

People who a month or two ago
were looking for an early spring are
still busy looking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

bride-elect were the guests at a dinner
at the house of a prominent Pitts
burg family. The meal was enfamlie
and the little nine-year-old daughter
of the host was the earl's vis-a-Vis
Not once did she take her eyes of his
lordship's face, and finally asked:
Are you real English lord?'
The nobleman, laughingly, said that
he was. The little girl, after few
moments of silence, said thoughtfully:
II never saw an English lord before
and 1 have always been so anxious to
see a real one"
"And now that you have seen one,
you are satisfied, aren't you?" said his
lordship. laughingly.
NO." said the little miss frankly
Il am not satisfied. I am very much
disappointed" Philadelphia Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
A MOUSE MILL.
How a Thrifty Scotsman Put the Small
Animal to Work.

How Thrifty Scotsman Put the Small
Animal to Work.
Thrift Is generally acknowledge to
be one of the leading characteristics
Of the natives Of Fifeshire, and 1t
never was more forcibly exemplified
than in the person Of David Hatton,
native of Dunfermline, who actually
proved that even mice, those acknoWl-
edged pests Of mankind, could be made
not only to earn their own living, but
also to yield a respectable income to
their owners.
About the year 1920, this gentleman
actually erected a small mill at Dun
fermline for the manufacture Of thread
"a mill worked entirely by mice. 1t
was while visiting Perth prison in 1872
that Mr.. Hatton first conceived this
remarkable idea Of utilizing mouse
power. In an old pamphlet Of the time.
1.-The Curiosity Coffee Room" he gave
an account of the way in which the
idea dawned on him.
he wrote, II had occasion to be In
Perth, and when inspecting the toys
and trinkets that were manufactured
by the French prisoners in the depot
there, my attention was involuntarily
attracted by little house with
wheel in the gable Of it that was run
ming rapidly round, impelled by the in
significant gravity of common house
mouse. For a shilling, I purchased
house, mouse and wheel. Enclosing 1t
in a handkerchief, on my journey
homeward l was compelled to contem-
plate it's favorite amusement. But how
to apply half ounce power, which Is the
weight Of a mouse, to useful pur-
pose was the difficulty. At length, the
manufacturing Of sewing thread SEEM
ed the most practicable"
Mr.. Hatton had one mouse that ran
the amazing distance Of eighteen miles
mouse could run ten and One-half
miles on an average. A half penny's
worth Of oatmeal was sufficient for its
support for thirty-flve days, during
which it ran 1876 miles. He had actual
ly two mice constantly employed In
the making Of sewing thread for more
than year. The mouse thread mill
was so constructed that the common
house mouse was enable to make
atonement to society for past offenses
by twisting. twining and reeling from
100 to 120 threads a day. Sunday not
excepted.
To perform this task. the little pedes-
trians had to run ten and one-half
miles, and this journey 1t performed
with ease every day. A half penny's
worth of oatmeal served one of these
thread-mill culprits for the long period
of five weeks. In that time, it made
$3.50 threads Of twenty five inches, and
as a penny was paid to women for
every hank made in the ordinary way.
the mouse, at the rate earned pence
day or shillings and 6 pence year.
Taking 6 pence off for board and al
lowing shilling for machinery. there
was clear yearly profit from each
mouse of shillings.
Mr.. Hatton firmly intended to apply
for the loan of the old empty cathedral
In Dunfermline, which would have
held, he calculated, 10000 mouse mills,
sufficient room being left for keepers
and some hundreds of spectators.
Death, however overlook the inventor
before his marvellous project could be
carried out.-The Scotsman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
Humorous department.

A DEAD SURE THING.-"Say. Brother
Smith. how is it your lodge is taking
in so many members, while my lodge
has not had an application for six
months?" asks the voice.
Mine friendt und brudder, you don't
understand de pishness.'
What has that to do with 1t? We
have fine speakers in our lodge who
urge the members each week to WORK
for the order. and their speeches are
sublime"
Yep dot vas fine; but, dear friendt'
did you effer hunt ducks NIT brass
bandit
What do you mean?"
1T vas dis way: If you want new
members you don't want to serenade
dem init fine speeches, but yoost cap
ture dem. You must work as eferdlng.
Ven you courts a pretty girl you yoost
look into her eyes und make her pc
lieye de moon is made Of green sheese'
und she is yours eff you keep up to de
front. Ven our lodge wants ne"
member we gets out and hustle. we
fasten ourselves to his buttonhole, una
we don't let him escape-O no! we
stay py him, keep at him, talk to him.
till he can't see. und shake him till MS
suspenders cracks. Eff we done git
him, we bury him NIT honors' una
look for anudder victim. In dis way
our lodge grows fast, py our keeping
to de front und doing our own hust-
ling. Different lodges have different
ways of getting candidates, but ours
is a dead sure thing."-Atlanta Jour-
nal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

TIE DISCRIMINATING TILE.-An irish
barrister named Sidney is fond Of tell
ing this story of the days of his early
practice. He was defending boy VINO
was suspected Of having entered a
house through a window In order TO
open a door and admit a couple OF
burglars. The evidence against him
was that a hat found on the floor be-
low the window--a hat which the po-
lice declared the prisoner had been IN
the habit of wearing and which he
could not produce when called upon
to do so. Sidney in his defense ex-
planned to the jury that there were
thousands of those hats worn daily. A
verdict of not guilty was returned, ana
Sidney turned to his client. go home
to your mother. my poor boy" he said.
But the boy fingered. IF you please
sorr-" GO home, my boy" repeated
Sidney with emphasis. But the boy
had something to say and meant to
say it. please, sorr," he cried at
the top of his voice, as he pointed to
the incriminating head covering, which
lay on the solicitors table, please
sorr, may I have my hat now?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

WANTED THEM LUMPED.-At the first
commencement of Washington college
after General Lee was elected it's pres
ident, sixteen young men delivered or
ations, many Of which abounded in
fattering allusions to the president
general.
General Lee became more and more
restive, and finally asked Professor
Allen how many more of them were to
speak.
only four, if you need it, genera"
replied the professor.
The general drew up his chair and
whispered: Gould not you arrange it,
professor, for all four to speak at once
1 can't stand quite so much praise to
the face when it's spun out"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

A LESSON In PUNcTUATIoN.-A Phil
adelphia schoolgirl said to her father
the other night:
Daddy, I've got sentence I'd like
to have you punctuate. You know
something about punctuation, don't
you?"
Yes, a little" said her cautious faith
er as he took the slip of paper she
handed him.
This Is what he read.
"A five dollar bill flew around the
corner"
He studied it carefully, and finally
said:
We'll, I'd simply put a period after
it, like this
II wouldn't" said the high school
girl.
I'D make dash after it."-Public
Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
An Apipal Story For
Little Folks
now
Jim Bug WAS frightened

''The police are after you!' cried But
terfy to Jim Bug.
what forP asked Jim Bug.
"They say you climbed the fence
around Farmer Jones orchard and bit
a piece out of one Of his apples"
ooh. myw cried Jim Bug. Il am dis
covered! What will they do with meT'
Then he began to run for his home.
When he finally reached the house he
rushed in out of breath.
"Oh, ma" he cried, what am l to
do? The police are after me for TAX
ing bite out of one of Mr.. Jones' ap-
pies"
Hide in the cellar under the wash
tubr exclaimed his mother.
So down into the cellar Jim Bug hur-
ried and crawled under the washtub.
He kept just as quiet as he could be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

he DEShN ~ Nun -On o3S9 HaSnS'
cause he expected big fat policeman
would come along at any moment and
carry him off to jail.
Presently he heard his mother COM
ing down the stairs.
"It's all right. Jimmie; it's all right!
she cried. They are not coming to do
anything with you"
How do You know. ma?" he asked.
Caterpillar has just been here and
told me-" she replied. "They were 60
ing to punish you. but changed their
minds"
"W'hy. MAJ?
because they found that you had
only bitten a crab apple. They thought
that would make you very sick and
that would be punishment enough for
you"
II do feel rather sick under my shirt"
said Jim.
"well, I'll give you dose Of ginger
and you'll be well in a little while"
said his mother.
"That was the greatest scare l ever
had in my life," said Jim. II guess l
won't eat any more apples that are not
mine."- ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

NOT AN ENGLISH BULLDoG.-The
Irish rebuke is seldom bitter or prig-
gish. but it generally finds it's mark
and one which the London Star rec
ords is not an exception.
A snobbish young Englishman ac-
companied by a small dog recently got
into a street car and sat down opposite
an Irishman. The latter was immedi-
ately attracted by the animal and, af-
ter some advances which were haugh-
tily received by the master, asked out
right what kind of Il dog it was.
1T is a cross between an ape and
an Irishman," was the loud voice reply
Faith, thin. we're both related to
TIL baste." retOrted the Irishman cheer
fully.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

How He GOT IT.-A good story is
told about a former member Of the
Missouri legislature. Before his elec-
ton he was chronically broke
When he returned from Jefferson City,
he exhibited $500 in good, crisp green
backs. Some of his friends 'Jollied''
him about his prosperity.
You didn't have cent when you
went to the legislature, did you,
Jones?" said one of them.
Not a blamed cent" said Jones.
LAS a matter of fact I lent you half
your railroad fare, didn't I?'
II believe you did"
We'll. you were down in Jefferson
City about forty days. You got IS a
day. Now. what the gang wants to
know is how you managed to save $500
out of total income Of $780,"
Come Closer" whispered Jones, land
I'll tell you how did it. I had my
washing done at ome."-Kansas City
Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
TIRE SHRINKING.

T AM especially we'll prepared to do
l. the work and I am giving my per.
sonal attention to the shrinking and
setting Of tires on buggies and wag-
ons. I solicit your work Of this kind,
and can promise you prompt work,
properly done at fair price. Bring
your vehicles to me for this kind Of
work. r. D. ALEXANDER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

THE GATOR CALLED HALT.-As
Brother Williams was preparing to
baptiZe convert i'm the mill pond. the
convert said:
"Bre'r Wiliams, amt dat q alliga-
tor on dat log yander?"
Hit sho' is," exclaimed Bre'r Will
liamS. ZEN q ten-foOt one at dat"
What we gwine do bout it?"
Well" replied Bre'r Williams, de
water mighty COL ter-day. ell dey's
lots er pmeumOny gwine 'roun': en-,
sides dat. you amt fittin' ter be bap-
tiZed. nohow. Go long home en- pray
over yo' SINS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
Wagons, Wagons.

This line is complete. We have
Studebaker and several other
makes.
We have fine lot Of Tennessee
Horses, both saddlers and drivers.
Our Guarantees. We pride our
selves on this feature Of our bus
mess and always take pleasure in
making 1t GOOD.
GLENN & ALLISON.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
Wonderful Sales.

On account Of the tardy spring
season the Buggy trade has been
late this season; but onr sales so;
far this season have surpassed all
previous records. We are using
our best efforts to keep them on
the increase. We have sold more
than so Columbia Buasiss since
January 1st, to say nothing Of the
other makes. We have q large
supply Of second .hand Bugqiss
that we are offering at Bargains.
Should you need one come at once.
At the prices they, are offered they
are going like hot cakes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
Paints and Oils
at Low Prices.

We are going out Of the Paint and
Oil business, and want to close out at
once about 200 gallons of best Paints,
about 1000 pounds Of best White
lead, and Linseed, Machine, Cylinder
and Harness Oils Of guaranteed quail
tiles. If you want any Of these articles
we can make 1t very much to your in
terest to see US before you buy. We
will give you prices that you cannot
duplicate elsewhere. See w. B. Moore
in person.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

AZ Particular business mon arc par
ticular about their business stationery.
We do the particular kind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

Not Up TO EXPECTATIoNs.-A good
story was told by the Earle of Var
mouth. who recently married Miss
Than of Pittsburg. on his return to
England. One evening shortly before
their wedding the nobleman and his
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
goan and Sariags Bank,
YorkVflle, =. G.

Deposit Your Savings
Where They Will Earn More.
BY the use Of our System Of Saw.
ing you not only lay aside small
amounts which you would proba-
bly, otherwise spend needlessly-
but what you accumulate Is con-
stantly earning. more. A Savings
Account with US earns you per
cent. The interest item, though In
itself goo1 feature, Is not the
drawing card" of our System;
it's habit Of saving inculcated ,
by the use of our Home Savings
Banks, and the saving Of little
amounts which you would not have
at all II 1t were not for the Little
Saver" in your home.
Continue to Save
Until it Becomes Fixed Habit.
We will start you to save on One
ollar-then-"keeping everlastingly
at it, brings a good balance" We
would like to talk to you about our
System. Favor us with q call.
w. p. HARRISON, Cashier.
S. M. MCNEIL, President.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25
A DRAMATIC LAWYER.
Effective Climax That Resulted In Set.
tina a Murderer Free.

Effective Climax That Resulted In Set.
ting Murderer Free.
Lachaud, the great French advocate,
was renowned for deliberate but telling
dramatic improvisations as 1t were,
upon the original theme.
At one time, for instance, he was de-
Tending a murderer on December "a.
All day long he harassed witnesses re-
calling them, causing delay after delay
before getting his final address to the
jury. 1t was we'll on in the evening
before he commenced. Then suddenly,
at the height Of his passionate ap-
peals for the prisoner, the slow, solemn
bells Of the cathedral next door pealed
forth the midnight mass-the first mass
Of Christmas morning. Lachaud stop
ped as if overwhelmed by a, sudden
warning.
DO you hear?" he said solemnly
after moments silence, and his man.
ner conveyed that all his own glib
eloquence had been shattered by the
divine interruption Of Christ himself.
1.-The Redeemer comes to amend our
pitiable endeavors. Which Of us would
dare now, on this great day of mercy
and forgiveness, to condemn another
human being and, above all. to con-
denim one whose culpability Is more
than doubtful?"
The prisoner was acquitted without
the least difficulty, though his death
sentence ten minutes before had been
regarded as certain. The actual sound
of the pealing bells had been too much
for nerves already strained to swapping
point by the fatigue of long days sit
ting.
But nobody guessed, except the few
who knew Lachaud intimately, that
he had been maneuvering from the
time the court opened in the morning
to get that one stirring effect. The
prisoner was dead man without 1t
and saved as certainly if it could be
brought off uccessfully.-Kansas City
Independent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

SOUND AND FURY.-A lawyer who
spent the brieiess days of his career
in New York city. and is now a sue
cessful practitioner in the west tells
in the New York Mail and Express
how Il master Of the telling phrase
taught him to curb the thunderous
voice with which nature endowed
him.
In those days he was "a vociferous
cub" in his own phrase. until Justice
+. Henry Dugro lifted him into the
seventh heaven of judicial approba-
tion-and suddenly let him down
again.
He had been asSaulting the eardrums
Of the court for ten minutes, and he
concluded by saying. Il am sure my
argument must be convincing, your
honor"
1T is overwhelming" returned JUS
tice DugrO cOurteouSly.
The young lawyers chest expanded
Indeed my ears are still buZZlng,
added the justice. II deny your mo-
tion."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-08-25

We continue to sell them and have
some real bargains and will sell you
on easy terms to suit the buyer.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
A Strange Character.

Mr.. J. J. Carlisle, alias Debrolls,
professor of the occult and importer of
an esoteric Faculty from Benares
India, who for a brief season tried to
gull the gullible in Minneapolis. and
did succeed in deceiving two women
is a strange specimen of the genus
criminal.
He has committed some rather
grave offenses and yet he is not a
hardened criminal. He faces serious
accusations with q boyish nonchalance
one might almost say without a
realization of his serious predicament
He denies one charge to-day and ad-
nnits 1T Tomorrow, and while finally
admitting almost everything that is
charged against him., declares that he
is innocent. ns..t~~ r.. ssa,.
Thas such a simple minded man
who blunders continually in his de-
fense, should have been able to deceive
two women is either no credit to their
perspicacity or else a great credit tc
their innocence of the wiles Of the
world.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-19
The Theatrical Depression.

The theatrical business in New York
is having bad season. with nearly
half the season gone" says the New
York Independent, "managers, already
counting enormous losses, are con-
nave been known in many years.
While for seasons the theaters have
enjoyed remarkable prosperity, the
public now seems to have abandoned
them en- masse. This season, Begin
ming, as usual, late in August, early
showed poor patronage. Matters grew
worse and worse, and November de-
veloped the most distressing state Of
affairs that the stage. has known in a
generation, all things considered.'',
1t may not be SO bad as this thru
out the country, but it is a fair gen
eralization to say that the present the
atrical season has been the worst,
financially speaking (and, perhaps.
OtherWise) that the country has ex-
perlenced for many years. BY some
commentators this theatrical depres-
sion has been taken as a proof that
'>SN>> NAAA'N' H..
But we know that, however hard the
theater-goers of New York may have
been hit by the Wall street slump. the
whole country is by no means de-
pressed: = The @ SOUTH southwest and
middle west and perhaps the extreme
west are prosperous. Yet in all tie
interior cities the attendance at the
theaters has fallen off. Even in New
York, it is hardly possible that Wall
streets troubles have been sufficient
to make this the worst theatrical year
in twenty. s..--F
We prefer to believe with the Inde-
pendent that the people have become
weary of the theater. ''Apathy" or
'distrust' are the words the Inde-
pendent uses, and it declares that "the
dominating influence in the theater
has abused the public People have
at@last got tired of the stuff the the
atrical trust has been serving up to
them They are staying away from
the theater because as now conducted
the theater no longer interests them.
Formerly, this or. that manager
might fail to meet the PUBLIC taste,
While others would hit it off correct
~ The manager who made a mistake
would profit by the success of his
competitor. Now, practically, there is
one manager for the whole country. If
ne mistakes the popular taste, the
whole country suffers, not merely one
Or two playhouses. He has the power
to please or displease the theater-goers
OF the nation. So they turn to. or away
from the theater EN- masse.
Here is one more instance Of the
failure of the trust idea.