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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22
GOLD BOOM MAGNATEs.

Some Queer Folks Who "Struck 1t
Rich" In tho Old Days In Colorado.
In the flush times in Colorado queer
characters became rich in day. One
of the most picturesque Of them was
Pat Casey, Of Black Hawk. Pat was
a day laborer without education. He
could not read nor write, and could
hardly count. But when he was work.
ing on a little prospect hole one fine
morning a single blast disclosed great
vein Of wonderfully rich gold ore and
he became at once "Mr. Casey"
His mine was one Of the show places
which tourists visited, and he himself
was the greatest curiosity around the
mine. He was much ashamed of his
illiteracy, and one of his foibles was to
keep a pile of pencils on his table In
the office of the mine. whenever he
saw strangers coming he began shar-
pening a pencil. and never failed to In
form the admiring visitors, In brogue
that was all wool and yard wide, that
81 use twilve lid pincils a day in me
business"
The superintendent of the adjoining
mine was a colonel. When Casey
heard this he had all his men called up
out of the mine and made a speech to
them from the dump pile.
"Byes," said he, when there bese ten
dherfeet here, yez will all be sure to
call me Kunnel Casey. And when they
bese gone yez will all take dhrink."
He had big lot Of men in his en-
ploy, for he was a warm m-hearted Irish
man, and never turned away any man
who wanted a job, the result being
that the miners were so thick in his
shafts that they could hardly move
around. Once when he was feeling
happy he called down to some men In
q little prospecting shaft:
How many of yes are down there?'
The answer came, Five, Col. Casey,
and then said the genial Pat:
"Yez will come up. half Of yez at a
time, and take a drink with the COL
onel."
He heard that there was such thing
as diamond drill used in mining, but
had not the remotest idea what 1t was,
but he was with difficulty dissuaded
from buying one, having got it into his
head that it was used to discover dia-
monds in gold mines.
There was an Industrious couple
named Flanagan in Black Hawk, who
had been working away, in poverty, for
years, the husband prospecting without
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22

AMERICAN FORCE IN CUBA.-General
Randolph, chief Of artillery, has recon-
mended to the secretary of war that
four companies or artillery now doing
duty in Cuba be brought back to the
United States and assigned to service
at Portland, in connection with the
Joint manoeuvres to be held next sum-
mer. Should Secretary Root adopt the
recommendation this will mean a re-
duction of the force Of United States
soldiers in the island to about 500.
These troops were left in Cuba for the
purpose Of manning the artillery de-
fences of the island until the new gov
ernment organized an efficient force
of it's own. Reports received from
Cuba indicate that under the careful
instruction Of American officers the
Cubans are now rapidly getting in such
shape that it will be no longer neces-
sary for the American soldiers to stay
there to take care of their guns and
show them how they should be ham
died. The eight companies Of coast
artillery now stationed in Cuba are
distributed at Havana, Santiago and
Cienfuegos, but should the proposed
reduction take place the remainder will
probably be distributed to the new
naval stations at Guatanamo and Bahia
Honda.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22

THE WORLDS DEMAND For SOBER
MEN.-Cold- -blooded business is doing
about as much to make men sober as
anything else, the prohibitionist with
his demand for closed bar-rooms not
excepted. In this day and time the de-
mand is for sober men in all lines OF
business. In this day of close COM
petition, when every corner has to be
cut, business men demand the unim-
paired energy of employees, and the
man who has his nerves unstrung and
his energy impaired by liquor will very
soon find that a sober man has his job.
A railroad company, with thousands OF
dollars and human lives at stake, Will
not allow a drunken engineer to haul
a train. People will not employ law
yer whose brain is beclouded with IL
quor, and when death Is to be copeo
with the public demands that the ply
sician shall have every faculty and that
none of them shall be impaired by
drink. The business world Is making
the demand for sober men more than
II has ever made it before in all Its.
history. Liquor drinking Is bad bus
mess. to say nothing Of the moral fea-
ture of 1t, and the business world so
looks upon 1t, and Is acting on the
principle that there are sober men
enough in the world to transact the
business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22

ONE COLLEGE PRANK.-In a college
town two students were passing by q
painless" dentists office shortly after
nightfall when one Of them, as II he
had thought Of something remarkably
funny, suddenly ran and took down
the sign, about yard long, that was
hanging from two nails.
The next morning, when the Latin
class was assembling. every student as
he took his seat and looked toward the
teachers platform seemed to be unable
to keep back a burst Of laughter. The
professor Of Latin belonged to a type
of which a specimen can be found In
many a college faculty. He had no
idea Of how to keep order in his class
and would fly into rage at the small
est interruption and launch forth into
a TRADE Of abuse, forgetting all about
the lesson. In this way he had won
for himself the nickname Of "Gasbae
Tommy" This morning the laughter
Of so many of the class seemed to in
furiate him, and he began to apply all
kinds Of epithets to the offenders, with
out diminishing the merriment, how
ever. At last he noticed that every
body was looking over his head; turn
ing around, he discovered, with contin-
ually increasing rage, the cause Of the
mirth. It was a dentists sign, and the
words on it were:
Gas Administered."-New York
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22

finding anything and the wife support
ing the family by taking In washing.
One day her customers found them
selves without clean linen and one OF
them went out to her cabin, up on the
mountain side, to find out what the
trouble was. He found her arrayed in
all kinds Of finery sitting on wooden
stool on the dirt floor Of the log cabin.
She received him with great cordial
ity, and produced champagne and ci-
gars.
my old man has struck 1t rich, so
have retired from business" said she.
There were in Leadville three broth
ers, prospectors, Gallagher by name,
who had discovered mine called the
Pine" or something like that, which
suddenly turned out rich. They sold
It, realizing about 100000 each. They
had always been day laborers; had
never had any money, and did not
know the difference between 100000
and $1,000. 900. One Of them, Pat, went
down to Denver and put up at the
Grand Central hotel, kept by "Uncle
Dave" Gage, ex-city treasurer Of Chi
cago. Pats principle ambition had al
ways been to own gold watch, 30
the first thing he did was to go to the
Denver Tiffany's and buy six Of the
largest possible size, with chain
Weighing about q pound.
Leaving five Of the watches in the
hotel safe, he sailed out to promote
the circulation Of currency, good fell
lowships and wet goods. When he
came back the hotel clerk pointed out
to him that his watch chain was hang
ing down and his watch was missing
He asked for another watch and II
was given to him. But in trying to
fasten 1t to the chain 1t slipped through
his fingers and fell on the marble floor
with a bang. Pat made several fruit
less efforts to pick 1t up. Then he
steadied himself against the counter
and said:
Never mind. Gimme 'nuther watch y
Few Of these men kept their money
and in most cases less than six months
found them once more taking up. not
the Shovel and the hoe" but the shov-
ell and the pickaxe and returning to the
night shift for their daily wage.-New
York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22
MADE TO STAND PULLING.
Tho Great Tensile Strength of the
Governments Paper Money.

Tho Great Tensile Strength OF the
Governments Paper Money.
"The way some cashiers pay out
small bills in exchange for large ones
must make other men as tired as II
wearies me-" remarked an observing
business man to another Washington
ian as they watched the cashier Of a
fashionable uptown cafe pull at and
strip the ones and twos in exchange
for a ten as though he were pulling q
piece of molasses candy over hook
and hated to let go.
1T does" acquiesced his friend, who
happened to be United States treas
ury expert. "The way some cashiers
jerk, snap and pull at bills as they pay
them out is utterly absurd. The old
adage about pinching a silver dollar
until the eagle screams pales before
the way the up to date flip cashier
jerks the long green he handles.
I'm this Connection I will give you q
fact that is not generally known, and
that is the weight new treasury sin
gle note. and four notes in a sheet, will
sustain without breaking. The figures
may be accepted as official and ac-
curate.
"A single treasury note measures 81
inches wide by u inches long and will
suspend Al pounds lengthwise and 81
pounds crosswise. Notes are printed
four to a sheet. A sheet will suspend
108 pounds lengthwise and 1T pounds
crosswise.
1.-The remarkable strength Of Unit
ed States treasury note may thus be
seen at a glance, and I venture to say
that not one person in a million would
have guessed the great tenacity of the
paper which, when properly printed
and stamped, becomes good money"
The cashier had interestedly listened
to the treasury experts explanation OF
the weight sustaining and necessarily
resisting power of wear and tear OF
our paper money, and then he said:
"You see, it is this way: Bills stick
together, see, and we cashiers have to
make up any shortage out of our own
pockets, and that's one reason why we
snap and jerk the bills so hard, so we
will not pay out two for one, as might
be done. Again, q two dollar bill Is fire.
quently mistaken for a five, and vice
versa, and by counting out our money
as If 1t were drops of our lifeblood we
are less liable to pass out one for the
other."-Washingto Star.
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"If you don't pull out before he gets here'
Pm dead man."
at times. "That's Mr.. John Bostwick
If you don't pull out before ne gets
here, I'm a dead man. Do you savezr 7.
The conductor laughed, and reJolned
with what appeared to be intended ~.
rough pleasantly: "Oh. come off What
are you giving me9"
had not noticed that the young
man had offered to give him anything,
but he ignored the inquiry and burst
out: "Facts. by Jovel Cold factsl !
tell you my blood will be on your head
if you wait till that carriage gets herer'
"Pshaw! Dye mean 1t, honest
What you been doing to the master
mechanici Mother one of your fool
pranks, l bet you"
The chaise was in plain view BY this
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22
or. win what I understood to be MOCK

or, win what understood to be mocK
solemnity.
Roderick nodded appreciatively. II
thought that would be the first thing
he would do That's why I bonght reg
ular tickets. We're patrons of the COM
pany, just like other people. and dare
you to put us off"
The big conductor's laugh shook the
windows.
"That's what I wired 'em," he said.
.'But that amt the worst Of it. Your
don't want to be fathet-in-law's out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22

"a Many mans settled opinions are
settled by his wife.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16

the history Of that company. and the
subscription list, which opens today. will
undoubtedly be the longest of any stock
company I'm America.
None OF the announcements Of engage
mcnts of the members OF the company
has met with more genuine approval than
that OF Mr.. Orme Caldara who enjoys n
tremendous popularity with the Keith
clientele and has big following among
local theatregoers. Mr.. Caldara made his
first appearance with the Albee company
I'm the early part OF last season. having
been especially engaged TO play the role
Of Julian Beauclere I'm Diplomacy
His admirable depletion won him enthu-
siastic approval and he achiexed a most
brilliant triumph. His success IN this
special engagement led TO his later being
engaged by Manager Lovenbers as a reg
ular member OF the company. which he
Joined IN "The Wife" playing the lead
ing Juvenile role OF Robert Grey. Then
followed a series OF successes. which are
well-remembered by local playgoers and
which forcibly emphasized the versatility
and cleverness OF this favorite young ac-
tor. and before the season had ended he
had made for himself I'm the favor OF
Providence theatregoers a niche second
TO none held by any other member of this
unrivalled company
II Is unnecessary 10 say that when
Mr. Caldara re-appears this season he
will be given a deservedly hearty ova-
tlon He IL at present a prominent mem
ber Of the Keith tpck company I'm Phila-
deIphia. which he~leaves to come direct
ly here very soon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16
| HbOr - &I.'ss Notes

While the international president Her
man Vollmer. OF the Jewelry Workers
Union OF America. Was i'm the city last
Friday he called upon the firm OF VIII
uams & Anderson OF 80 clifford street
manufacturers OF emblems, badges and
charms. and the outcome was final
agreement between the firm and the IN
ternational organizer, Edward {. wind,
made today
Tho nrm consented 90 The unions de-
mands. granting the 9-hour day. the en-
piovrpent of none hut members OF the
TgWrrurr fsttts'ft-t4
the union. 10 also adopting the union
label for It's product
Tho large increase of membership OF
Local of this city has placed the union
ar roing the l1rges trades union IN Provi-
derrp. aud the prospects are That the
sg0 mark VIII be reached in the near
future Information on The label can be
secured by addressing the organizer. I'd
ward q wind, Room No. 2, Hanley Build
ing, 90 Washington street
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16

ened and said she would not prosecute
him. as she was sure that lie would nave
to suffer for being drunk
There was a large attendance at the
sacred concert given In St Anthony
church last evening and the program
was as follows: Overture. Fishs orches-
ira; bass solo. Thomas II. Keating; vocal
duet. Misses Irene and May Farrell; read
ing. Mary Feeney: tenor solo. Henry Car
roll; mandolin selection, Mr. and Mrs
Fish: contralto solo, Miss Martha Gil
bane reading Miss Annie DevliH; So
prano solo. Miss Maggie Haaly; vocal
duett, Thomas H. Keating and j. Il. Nc
CHM; violin duet. Mr.. and Mrs. Fish [;
reading, Miss Annie Hackett and closed
with the selection by the orchestra.
John +. Harlow was master OF cere-
monies.
ITALIAN DEAD.
The Italian who was struck by car
near Thornton "a week ago last evening
died at the Rhode Island hospital about 5
as yet been unable 10 find those who as
saulted him and left him on the tracks
1t is not probable that Motorman Potter.
who had charge OF the car, VIII be held
responsible for his death.
GENERAL MENTION.
Thomas Phillips Of 93i Gladstone ave-
nue went TO Boston this afternoon ana
will return later in the evening with his
son Thomas. who left home Friday with
the hands of the police of that city Sat
urday evening and the Chaffec street sta
ton was notified. Mr. Phillips, who had
some important business TO transact TINS
morning, asked the police TO hold tho
young runaway until this afternoon.
The game Of pool between Messrs.
Williams and Fish at the Lawton House
was completed Saturday evening. VIII
Hams winning by a score Of 900 to III.
Possibly on Friday evening Williams Will
play English Tom" who r. said to be one
OF the best players In the country. and
friends OF both players are now arrang-
ing the handicap. which will probably be
200 20 100
Charles German. the popular substitute
letter carrier. and his wife have the sym
pathy Of a large circle OF relatives and
friends IN the loss Of their infant son,
Mr.. and Mrs. German have been exceed.
ingly unfortunate with children and their
many friends were I'm hopes that the life
OF this bright little one might be spared
90 them.
The funeral of Mrs. Patia W. Arnold
who died after n long Illness at the homo
OF her daughter. Mrs. Clarence y. Hall
Saturday morning at 35 Deborah street
annexed district, took place this after.
noon at 1:@ O'Clock Rev. r. I. Liv-
ingston OF the jefferson Street Baptist
church, preached at the house Mrs
Arnold was born I'm Pawtucket 50 years
ago and was we'll known Throughout
Rhode Island. she was the widow ~ tho
iatc Edmund Arnold and formerly OF ths
late Seth @. Robbins. Three daughter
and ono son survive her. ono son and
and one daughter In Waterbury, Conn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16
SPRING ANO SUMMER.
AIhse Stock Company Preparing for Opening
Of Season at KeIth's Theatre.

ONLY n few more weeks of the vaude-
vile season at Keith's remains. and on
April 1s, that extraordinary popular or
ganization, the Albee stock company, will
begin its season of spring and summer
standard drama. The coterie os actors
and actresses who will comprise this
years company In the most brilliant that
has ever appeared under that title, and
includes some of Americas foremost art
lists Extensive and elaborate preliminary
preparations are under way at Keith's 10
make this season the most remarkable, In
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16

Rockfeller's friend Is regarded as a radi-
cal change OF heart on tho part of the
milliona re
DT. Fsuncc took the place OF John H.
Rockefeller Jr.. as leader OF the class
and discussed tho subject Overcoming
prejudice"
I'VE should he more liberal" he said
I'VE should be preiudi against wl one.
lc; him be Jew. Christian. black yellow
or white
The negro question Is agitating the
country just now and will probably agi-
tate 4 more before "A final settlement,
If there Is ever final settlement lt is
rot "A factional question or "A question or
geographical boundaries. but one of pre-
judice II shows that we need the les
son today as much as Peter needed IL in
the olden days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16
OLNE: :YvIL- |! |, {: .

rhe police or Johnston have case on
cir hands that may possibly result in
shway robbery for Thomas H. Holmes.
nose homo is at II Fenner street this
~, was taken into custody by the po-
of Chaffee street station In a very
lch battered condition, and claimed
az he was not only beaten but robbed
a gang OF young men last evening near
railroad crossing at Manton.
[ is admitted by some that Holmes.
hen he landed at Manton yesterday af
tnoon had a large roll of bills ana II is
positive fact that when he was locked
last night he was not the possessor of
penny.
|bne saloon near the railroad cross
did n rushing business yesterday.
Ia this is the saloon that Holmes visit
and here met a couple OF young fell
VS. both OF whom have made trip or
% to- Cranston.
Holmes tells the Chaffee street officers
at these two young men got him 10
Ave the saloon on the pretext OF putting
n on a car, for this city, and when out
the saloon they knocked him down and
liked him and that is the last he can
In to mind until he landed In the police
htion, but two persons who reside I'm the
y near the line saw the fray, and saw
blmes put onto a Manton avenue car, by
me one other than the two men that
IRE seen to beat him.
hhose who are concerned in the affair
said 10 be well known to the Johnston
Ilice. but Il is doubtful n any one can be
cured who will care TO testify against
I'm.
Holmes was put or the car at the Tar
Edge where he was taken into custody.
POLICEMAN CONGRATULATED.
patroiman Sullivan OF the Charfee
rect station Is winning the congratula-
|ns OF his me friends for the part
took in land the young man who
led Miss Toombs yesterday.
Mr. Sullivan who had been traveilng
beat about three hours. heard OF the
tair. and meeting a friend who was
living fast horse asked him to take
m over the route taken by Morse, ana
succeeded I'm nndlng him.
Patrolman Devine OF tho same station
N also on hand, and was on the scene
few seconds after Mr.. Sullivan. he Mr..
wine seeing the crowd from. his home,
ew that something was wrong. went
TO investigate. but found Mr. Sulli-
n on the scene.
THE ACTING MAYOR.
bohn Bokin is now the acting mayor OF
no Fly village. for John Dowd. the
avor, spent last night at the Charee
rect station and IL some society OF the
at side does not come TO his rescue
air John will spend the spring months
least AZ Cranston. The real mayor
me home last evening with hghtnE
ate or and as there was no one bat
wife 10 fight with he pitched into her
siapred her face couple OF times
thIs led 90 his arrest.
this morning Mrs. Dowd's heart sort
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16

New York. March 16.-Rev Or. Fauncc.
esident OF Brown university. astonisn-
the Rockefeller Bible class at theFifth
enue Baptist church yesterday by rails
b the color question.
III man Is ill-bred. ill-mannered. vul-
|r and brutal. ! will not have him sit
my table; but 10 refuse him simply
cause he Is black i'm color. because
bd made his skin dark and ours light
directly contrary TO the teaching Of
|sus Christ" ne said.
pf all Baptist churches in great New
Prk, the Fifth avenue has been the
bst persistent I'm barring out negroes,
III the statement by Dr. Faunce for
TER pastor OF tho church and John y.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-16

mounted more lavishly than ever before
In its history. II Is tho big production and
company intact that will present the play
here The pickaninuy band has been In
creased largely and many new and novel
features added 90 the famous pickaninny
scene.