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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
Queer Bank Checks.

A torn linen collar, piece of lath,
a cuff, and half a dozen other odd OBJ
jects hung above a certain bank
clerks desk In this city.
MY collection Of queer checks the
Young man said. Each Of those
things is a check. Each was duly hon.
ored. Each has a story.
II have been collecting queer checks
for three years. That piece Of latn
started me. A bank honored the latn
fer-s 1t was made into a check by
the owner of a saw mill. who was out
at the plant with his son, thirty miles
from any house and totally without
paper, let alone a check book. The
money was needed to pay of the
hands. The saw miller wrote on the
lath Just what check correctly drawn
has on it, and he sent his son into the
bank to get the money and to ex-
plain. The lath check was honored af-
ter some discussion among the banks
officers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
ToRPEDos VALUE ovERRATED.
Warship's Chief Reliance Must Be Her
Arnor and GUNS, Russians Say.


According to the officers Of the Rus
sian cruiser, Lena, detained at Mare
Island, the present war has greatly
deprecated the value Of the torpedo
in naval warfare. In the Chino-Jap-
anese war the execution done by the
Japanese torpedo boats was so great
that this arm Of the naval service OF
all nations was elevated to a high
rank and doubts were cast on the
value Of battleships.
During the Spanish American war
the torpedo boat received a decided
setback, and armed cruisers and bat
tleships gained favor again. The in
sertion of torpedo tubes in the hull
of warships was temporarily aban-
doned. Some Of the later battleships
constructed for the American navy
were originally designed to be built
without torpedo tubes. Subsequently.
however, the advocates Of the use Of
the torpedo gained the ascendancy In
the navy department, and torpedo
tubes are being placed in all Of the
new war vessels under construction.
The noteworthy fact Is pointed out
by the Russian officers that none OF
the cruisers and battleships on either
side in the present war In Oriental
waters have discharged torpedoes in
any Of the battles In which they have
been engaged. Moreover, none Of the
torpedoes discharged by the Japanese
torpedo boats against the Russian
ships produced a mortal injury to
any vessel which was struck. All Of
the ships lost by Russia were deA
stroyed by contact with mines, and
those which were damaged by tor
pedoes and gunf1re suffered more Sc
riously from the latter.
The losses Of the Japanese fleet
have been occasfoned either by rfre
explosion of mines or by collision
with other vessels. 1t Is assumed,
therefore, that the torpedo Is i'm
mensely overrated as a war machine
and that the chief reliance Of any war
vessel must be on her armor and her
guns, particularly on the latter. The
big long range gun has proved in
this war to be the paramount arm or
the navy, as it proved in the Spanish
American war, and the man behind
the gun, and not he who Is stationed
behind the torpedo, Is now held to be
the most important factor In naval
warfare.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
RICHEST OF THE RICH.
They Have More Than One Mans
Share,

They Have More Than One Mans
Share.
Following, says the Philadelphia
Record, are the richest men in the
world:
100000.
]. B. Robinson, gold and diamonds,
London, 0.ooo,ooo.
]. d. Rockefell@, oil, New York,
$3.50, 100000.
w. W. Astor, LAND. London, 100000
900.
Prince Demidoff land, st. Peters,
burg, 5000, 200, 900.
Andrew Carnegis. Steel New York,
$125, 100000.
W. X. Vanderbilt, railroads. New
York, 100000, 900.
william Rockefeller, oil, New York.
500, 100000.
]. !. Astor. land, New York, $75,ooo.-
900.
Lrd Rothschild, money lending,
Lone IN, $75,ooo,ooo =
Duke of westminster, lard. London,
SIS, 6,0o0, 900.
J. Pierpont Morgan, barking. New
York $75,0oO,00o.
Lord Iveagh, beer, Dublta, s7o.ooo.-
600. -.
railroads, Chile, s7o.0o0,ooo.
M. Heine. silk, Paris, s7o,ooo.ooo.
Baron Alphonse Rothschild, money
lending, Paris, s7eooooeo.
Baron Nathania Rothschlld, money
lending, Berlin. s7o.oooooe.
Archduke Frederick Of Austria, land,
Vienna, s7o.o0o,0oe.
George ]. Gould, railroads, New
York, $4,000. .00o.
James ]. Hill. railroads, New York.
100000
Mrs. Hetty Green. banking, New
York, $55,0o0. 900.
James H. Smith banking, New York,
$4,000, 900.
Duke Of Devonshire, land. London,
$50,00o.000.
Duke of Bedford, land, London. $780,
100000.
Henry o. Havemeyer. sugar, New
York, $4,000, 900.
John Smith. mines. Mexico. $4,000
900.
Claus spreckles, sugar, San Francis
No. ~ = o.
co, s4o,o00.00o.
Archbishop Conn land, Vienna. s4o,-
COCOON.
Russell Sage. money lending. New
York, 25.oo0.o 900.
Baroness Burdett-Coutts, banking.
London. $25.o00,0pe.
Sir Thomas Upton. groceries, Lon
don, s25.000,0oe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02

1.-THE cuff check was drawn by an
actor who had become slightly intoxi-
Gated, got into fight and been arrest
ed. He was treated cavalierly In his
cell, they wouldn't give him any paper
and he bribed boy to take the check
to a bank. The boy got the money
and with 1t the actor paid his fine
Otherwise he'd have been jailed TOT
ten days. Thus a cuff check may be
said to have saved a man from prison
1.-The check written on that linen
collar won a bet Of IS. A man bet
woman that a check made on a collar
would be cashed, and, Of course, nc
won his bet.
Your bank, If you carry good ac-
count, will honor the most freaky
checks you can draw up. In sucf
monkey business, though, won't en-
courage you."-Philadelphia Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
TEACHING THg HORSE.
viii Learn Anything His Muscles Can
Perform.

Expert horsemen believe that horse
can b. taught to do anything that 1t Is
possible for an animal 50 formed and
to be, utterly fearless. Thus we know
of horses rushing into battle with a
fearleBsness that is magnificent. al
though in the beginning Of their lives
they may have been foolisllly timid,
shying at everything unuuual that
happened to be seen in their travels.
In order to teach a horse fearless
ness he must be accustomed to all
sorts Of sights and sounds. he must
come to know that because something
that he sees or hears is unusual It does
not follow that Ii Is harmful, for 1t Is
the unusual things that frignten him.
The horse is an animal Of one idea at
a time and is not able to discriminate
80 say the men who have made a study
of the horse. While he win travel along
quietly close by the roar Of 9. train ne
NAV tremble at the flutter Of piece
of loose paper flying in the wind. II
is not the frightfulness Of the object
that seems to alarm him. but the un-
familiarity of 1t. Horse trainers say
that the mistake made In breaking
and training colt is that 1t Is TOO OF
ten done in the seclusion of scme coun-
try road instead Of amid the sights ana
sounds that the animal must necessa-
rily become familiar with later.
AS soon as the horse becomes famii-
lar with anything and has learned 10
believe that It VIII not hurt him ne
will stand quietly or trot along peace
fully, even though all sorts Oh noises
and queer sights are about him. Ihus
the artillery horse win stand amid tne
roar OF canndns, being used 10 tne
noise and not knowing that the souna
predicts anguish and death. IL ID wen
to accustom horse to unusual SOUNDS
as soon as possible after he is traiheu
for riding or driving. 1t renders MN
safe and docile, even though he De
spirited animal. A certain trainer Oh
horses said that an ideal schooi ior
horses would, contain threshing ma
chimes, pile drivers, steam drdis' eieo
trio, steam and elevated cars a Dana
of martial music and gang OF quar-
rymen blasting rock. A horse tna' We
drilled among such bedlahl as tnis
would indeed prove immune 10 strange
noises. The gentle family horse. pet
ted by man and child, is not aiwass M
trained to ali this, yet he often makes
a useful and faithful animal, loved Dy
his owner and evidently making some
return Of arection.-Detroit Tribune
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02

greet him! He would soon know.
They were approaching her door.
"Have you told her that am here?"
he asked Josette.
"No, monsieur"
That's well"
"Shall I announce you now?"
by no means. Do you stand by
the door here and give me warning of
any approach"
"You would not harm the Countess
Anne, MONSIEUR" she asked, laying
her hand upon his arm and looking at
him beseecbingly. "You will remem-
Der that she is but woman who
loves you"
81 love her too, Josette. swear to
you I would rather die than harm
should come to her. Rest easy. And
enter without hesitation should be
in danger Of discovery. Is this the
door?"
She nodded her head. He pressed
her hand softly, opened the door, part
ed the curtains, and entered the room.
nrz
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
HIGH PRICES FOR NEW IDEAS.
Wise Business Men Arc Hunting for
Them, and Are Willing to Pay

Wise Business Men Arc running TOT
Them, and Are Willing to Pay
Well.
Perhaps never before have men
been so willing to pay for ideas. A
railroad director receives handsome
salary for his opinion on a measure.
A corporation lawyer Is asked ques-
ton, which he instantly answers, and
his bill for a large sum Is cheerfully
paid. It took only a moment In each
case, but the value Of an idea cannot
be measured by the time 1t takes to
express It, 1t has taken long time
to convince moneyed men Of this point
and some of them have not been con-
vinced. But those who are wise
enough to see 1t are availing them
selves Of great opportunities for the
betterment of their business. The idea
has it's extensions. reaching through
out an organization. The man In
charge Of division Of business Is CIV
en- credit for what he does. He Is CIV
en- credit for what he leaves undone-
what he sees 1t were wise not to do.
The tendency Is to encourage real
thinking throughout the organization,
where formerly only blind work was
expected, according to the plan then
In use.
The recognition Of the value Of a
new idea, in regard to business point
is leading employers to encourage crit
icisms and suggestions from employees
in respect to the details Of the busi-
ness, thus utilizing their microscopic
view rather than depending solely on
the bird's-eye-yiew which Is taken by
the manager. A friendly feeling re-
suits from this attitude, and the en-
ploye takes a deeper interest In his
work, developing his own capacity
and helping the business. To see MS
idea carried out by his superiors puts
new life into him, and adds new en-
thusiasm to his efforts. He will work
harder to develop another point, ana
so win this appreciation, than he would
for any other compensation.
| When a business organization be-
comes a body Of thinking men and
| women, instead OF a vast machine OF
which each individual Is but part, II
becomes possible to govern them more
by the spirit and less by the letter OF
the rule thus utilizing individual judg-
ment at those points where strict
adherence to the rule Is undesirable.
1t becomes possible to eliminate
great deal Of detailed system Of red
tape" and to substitute active 1udg-
ment. This develops individual ca
pacity in the employe while 1t greatly
lessons operating expenses for the en-
ployer, and enriches the business with
more intelligent work.-Waldo P.
Warren in Success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02

fectly. She wrapped 1t around him
and 1t completely concealed him. Lay
ing aside his cooked hat he drew the
hood over his head, hiding his face,
and then the two descended the stairs,
passing one or two servants who
looked at them curiously. Fortune
favored them. Jean-Renaud was In at
tendance upon the marquis, the steward
was busy supervising the service OF
! the dinner, and no one else presumed
to interrogate so important a person
rs the chatelaine's confidential maid
and foster-sister. They gained the ar
mory without difficulty.
There Josette left him after exact
ing a whispered promise from him not
to leave the room until she came for
him. The door opening into the din
ing-room, and which was veiled by
heavy hangings. happened to be ajar.
Through the opening between the cur
tains Grafton had clear view Of the
apartment beyond.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02
aHistsllaasoas 8sading.
THE c. e. NV
Has tho Record Of Having Never Killed
q PASSENGER Train Passenger.

| mas tho neCoru OF TIdViN9 TNoSoT FNhioe
a Passenger Train Passenger.
| A rear-end collision occurred on
the Carolina & North Western railroad
near Hickory Tuesday in which sew
eral passengers were slightly injured
but no serious damage done. This
road, which is now a standard-gauge,
extends from Chester, S. c., to Col
lettsville, N. c., a distance Of 122
miles, and has the excellent record,
according to the South Carolina rail-
road commissioners report, Of having
killed neither passenger nor EN-
ploye and injured only seven en-
ployes and one passenger. Comment
ing on this excellent record, the York
Vile, s. c., correspondent of The
Charleston News and Courier, says:
THAT portion Of the road between
Yorkville and Chester was built In
1852 and in 1875 1t was changed to a
narrow gauge and extended to Gas
tonia, N. c., or to where that town
now stands, and subsequently was
extended on to Lenoir, N. c., and
that during its entire existence. from
1852 to November 10, 1904, not sin
gle passenger has been killed on a
regular passenger train. During that
period perhaps as many as six have
been killed while riding on freight
trains. Is there another road any
where with 80 good a record In this
particular? Bob Smyre is the en-
gineer and Capt. Hyde B. Ross the
conductor Of the mail and passenger
train that has been making a daily
round trip (Sunday excepted) be-
tween Chester and Lenoir for about
ten years, and 1t Is said that there
has never been a wheel off the track,
when this pair was in charge, during
the entire time. Several weeks ago
this train butted into a Southern
freight at the crossing at Gastonia
and some wheels got off the track,
put Uncle Bob was not manipulat-
ing the throttle that day-it was
substitutes. Willie tuC SoioihAo -
North Western railroad may not be
as important or as wealthy as some,
1t is safe to say that no road any
where is more efficiently managed
than 1t is."
The record Of this road Is mag
nificent one, and leaving out that Of
the Wilmington & Weldon, which In
its existence Of some thirty years or
more has never killed passenger, It
is probably not surpassed anywhere.
The only deaths on the Carolina &
North Western in this state that we
recall occurred while 1t was a narrow
gauge line and operated by the Rich
mond & Danville system. A freight
with several passengers in the rear
car went through a trestle near New
ton, killing six or :even persons. AS
whole the Carolina & North-W West
em is an exceptionally safe road.
This does not mean that its trains are
slow going, for they make about the
same time that local trains on other
short roads do.-Charlotte Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02

INNoyArroN In LocoMorTves.-E. d
Hartman, the railroad PRESIDENT mas
ordered for use on the Union anu
Southern Pacific system a locomotive
expected to make 100 to lZo miles aA
hour and run from ocean to ocean
without a STOP says the Chicago It'd
une. The locomotive is a hreiess'
smokeless, waterless power house on
wheels. 1t needs no coal ana thro~S
no sparks or cinders. Its builders say say
it can carry enough fuel Tor S'Oov
mile run. theoretically this has al,
been figured out to mathematicai
certainty, but it has yet to be pracu-
cally demonstrated. The new engine
uses a combination Of compressed ar
fuel, oil and electric power and is an
application of the Diesel type OF en-
gine to a locomotive. 1t is building at
Providence. r. l. The Deisel engine
which heretofore has been used only
for stationery work, is to be made TO
drive a dynamo, which will provide tne
electric power for the locomotive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02

LATE BBeINN1No.-Sir Walter Scott
began to write his celebrated novels at
forty. Milton began Paradise Lost,
at fifty. When East Lynne" appear
ed its author, Mrs. Henry WOOD was
forty-five. Cromwell was forty-one
when he began his public career. Ihe
wear of the hegira was the nlty-thira
of Mohammed, and MARLBOROUGH
reached his independent command at
tbe Same age. In spiritual examples
Abraham was seventy-fve when call
ed out of Charan, and Moses was
eighty when he stood before Pharaoh
as the champion Of Israel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02

10 BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-02

GRAFTON lell lOuSu oh hio oi iA'
The anxious face of Josette loomed
up out of the darkness near his shoul-
der.
Come with me-" she whispered
softly.
AS he turned to 60, he heard the
admiral say to de Kersaint:
Monsieur, you may remain here an
hour or two longer. Your ship,
know, is in readiness to weigh anchor
and so long as you are aboard at the
appointed time l shall be satisfied.
am loath to part you from so charm
ing a fiancee in so unceremonious
way. Yes" he continued, in answer
to a question, you may retain Capt
de Vitre."
Grafton drew the hood over his heao
once more, and wrapping the CLOAK
closely about him turned and followed
the nervous Josette, as she stepped
rapidly through the hall and up the
stair. The corridors were filled with
gentlemen and servants, and though
one or two cast glances Of curiosity
and suspicion at the maid and bel
companion. they were neither accostet
nor detained. just ae they cntores
upon the stair the steward came into
the corridor and gazed earnestly a
them.
AS Grafton found himself mounting
the tower stair he discovered his hear
beating almost to suffocation. He wa'
to see Anne, to speak to her again
perhaps to take her in his arms, t.
kiss her once more. He forgot hi
frigate outside, he forgot the French
fleet, his duty, everything, for thu
moment. but his love. How could sh'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-21
I'll CINTURON ELECTRICO MAS
FuERTE EN- Ell MUNDO.

Cen Ia intenci6n de hacer conocer intro
ducr nueStrO cintur6n electrico CROWNS
en- los lugares donde no esta a1n eonoeido,
queremos mandar cualquer persona
que 10 necesite, abSolutamente gratis. ESQ
es I'm ofrecimiento honesto, heeho por una
firma segura honrada.
81 Vd. ha perdido la vitalidad = Sc siente
abatido y desalentado; debil nervioSe 81
ie ag0bia una vejez premature, y el vigor de
la juventud esta perdida 81 padece de dolo-
res en- las espaldas, p6rdida de la virildad,
Indigestion varicocela y este canSao de
pagar dinero los m6dicos sin encontrar all
vic, puede Vd. ser curadO con el cinturon
electrico CROWN.
Sabemos que nuestro cinturon puede sa-
mario, que Vd. despues de curado 10 re-
comenda ri 4 otros enfermos, y cue de este
modo Guedaremos indemniZados de nuestro
Ofrecimiente liberal.
10 QUE Sc DICE.
Su cintur6n me ha curadO de la Deblidtd,
de la Varicocela de la enfermedad de Ner-
vios, por la cura de has cualeS habia cn vano
consultado un gran ntlmero de medicos
hasta Greer mis- Intermediates incurables
Por fin la Providencia me mand6 su cinturon
electric0. con cuyo uso obtuve la curacon.
JOSE CAMPRA. Ciudad de Mexico:
CUMPLIREMOS CON 10 QUE DECI-
MOS - Cortad este aviso. mandadnoSlo con
su nonbre, direction UN PESO americana
para gastos de transporte, y mandare1nos q
Vd ell cintur6n el6ctrico 0CROWN.M
CROWN ELECTRO MEDICAL co.
113 Beard Bldg, New York, z" U. a.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-21
Pasajer0s

Llegados' en- el vapor Julia, pro.
cedentes de la Habana y escalas in
termedias: Ju!io Perez Aviles, Jesds
Almiroty, Carlos J. Ruiz, Remigio
Ochoa, Lorenzo Rodriguez, Pedro Me.
yes, George A. Wright, Enehy Ca
llahan, Francisco Rodriguez, Harry
De Sola, Jose Viana, Ramon Acosta
Nieves Gonzalez, Jose, ]. Lopez, Luis
Maria Vis1.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-10-21

lque no tropiece. Una nina de
la misma edad habla desdeflosa-
mente de aQuel muchacho que
lie ha empolvado su traje. Los
chicos que saltan, Sc acercan
con malicia en- cuanto divisan
al vendedor de dulces; las ma
mas compran golosinas, y entire
gan la m1tad los hijos, que al
conner observan en- donde ocul-
tan la otra mitad.
| Bajo los arboles, entire las f1o-
res y sobre la yerba humedeci-
da por Ell aqua que brota de las
culebras, aqua muy tenue que
semeja suave neblina blanque-
cida, velo vaporoso y de encajes
muy albos. dan saltos y buscan
malgajas de pan los gorriones,
En- algnnos sitios Sc aglomeran
a esperar la llegada de los que
van siempre con los bolsillos re-
pletos a darles de conner; y los
pasantes Sc entretienen en- yer
como comen en- la mano, y CO.
gen las migas en- Ell aire dando
salticos hacia ell lago de los pa
tos que graZnan con sus voces
afonicas. Es ese ell sitio prefe-
rldo de la gente del pueblo, que
Sc asia de la burguesia, y Sc
apodera de los bancos; ALI sc
ven los idilios de las criadas, los
chiquillos desgreflados, los vie
jos obreros que leen periodicos,
discutiendo de politica, recor-
dando Cosas viejas muy lejanas.
Por las tardes, a la hora de la
m1sica. las mujeres coquetean
entire ell remolino que da vueltas
alrededor del kiosko en- donde
esta la banda militar, y sc abren
campo con maliCiosos cedazos y
sonrisas prometedoras. Senta-
das sc encuentran las niflas con
ojos incansa bles, que buscan
novios. Ell "frt" es una necesi-
dad en- la parisiense. Ell desec
de agradar y de querer distraer
la atenci6n de les hom bres es
aqui una necesidad femenina.
La DANA aristocratica que anda
en- carruajes entire blandos coli
mes, anna Ell "hrt", como la gra-
ciosa obrera que taconea por las
anchas aceras de los boulevares
con su traje humilde y su obra
bajo Ell brazo' La "demi.mon-
dame" cubierta de joyas, has
tiada va del placer y de los ca
prichos, anna con delirio Ell "frt"
como la nina de frente candida
que Suena con Ell matrimonio.
Pero el "frt" que seduce es
aqnel en- el cual la esperanza no
sc realiza, y en- donde la mujer
! permanece rodeada de una au-
reola de misterio. Los ojos sc
miriam desde lejos, sin que ja-
mas la flor del beso brote en- los
labios. Todo Sc ignora en- la
historic de ese amor efimero,
to1o, hasta Ell nOmbre de la
amada.
Despues al concluir la retreta,
miles de personals Sc despren-
den de una poderOsa ola huma-
ma, y Sc alejan por los senderos
del jardin, hermigueando entire
las flores, Q huyendo con preci-
pitacion haCia las puertas, como
las abelas de una INN ensa col
meua a borotada. Muchas per-
manecen bajo los arboles, char
landO 8 meditando, hasta que
las prlmeras som bras de la no.
lChe Comienzan a cubrir Ell cielo,
diafano, Y el sol Sc pierde lenta-
mente en- Ell horizonte como I'm
igneo disco de purpura entire
las lejapas clarldades de TN pie
lago de rosa.
/ Y es asi como los jardines de
Paris son los campos y las pla-
yas de los que no abandonan la
lCludad en- eSta eDOca ardOrOSa.