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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

where the faithful deposited regularly
tenth Of their income and the resi-
dence Of Joseph Smith still remain at
Nauvoo. The old Mormon residences
were built strongly and in workman
like manner. Many Of them today are
in a better state Of preservation than
structures that were built years after
the expulsion.
Most Of the houses were construct
ed close up to the sidewalks, in old
English style. In fact, large por-
ton Of Nauvoo suggests an old Eng
lish village, dropped down from the
early part Of last century.
"The Mormon converts Of Smith
who gave the government most trou-
BILE were the riff-raff Of Europe-mal-
contents, anarchists and ne-'er-do-
wells. For them it was an ideal col
ony. They became the most loyal OF
church men. and at the same time the
most violent Of law breakers.
Travellers were held up, farmers
robbed and law enforcers tapped over
the head-all in the name Of the
church. The object seemed to be to
drive away settlers, and the destruc-
ton of property values, so that the
Mormons might gather in all the land
about Nauvoo. At last the situation
became unendurahle, and the people
rose up and expelled the whole out
fit, and shot and killed the two
prophets.
Many Of the descendants Of those
who did not approve Of the views OF
Smith and his lieutenants are yet liv-
ing at Nauvoo, and are among the
best citizens of the town. There are
quite a number Of those who style
themselves Latter Day Saints. These
are honest, thrifty and law abiding
people whom any town would be glad
to number among it's citizens.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

No TINE TO SPARE.-The mean man
whose birthday gift to his son consist
ed in allowing him to wash the Win
dows so the boy could look out and
see the cars go by belonged to the same
family as the man to whom the
Washington Post introduces its read
ers. He was proprietor of country
hotel.
The rules of the hotel kept everything
under lock and key. and there was no
chance for the casual loafer to get
newspaper, pen. ink, soap or anything
else free. There were not even free
seats in the office.
One day the proprietor saw a chron-
ic loafer looking at the old timepiece
which hung on the wall. The next day
a large sign hung over the face Of the
clock. 1t read, This clock is for the
use of guests of the hotel only"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
A RICH GOLD MINE.
For Several Years Eager Fortune
Seekers Worked Over It.

Seekers Worked Over II.
A tale is told Of rich gold mine in
Idaho with a ledge Of ore which once
extended above the surface Of the
ground in a clear. solid ridge several
feet high and entirely distinct from the
surrounding formation. This ledge was
long and unbroken and lay directly
across the course which hundreds of
prospectors took every year to reach
other gold fields. The obstruction of
rock, the great value Of which was
long unknown, was too high to be
surmounted by pack animals, so the
prospectors cut a trail directly through
it. For several years these eager gold
seekers passed backward and forward
over this trail in search Of gold mines.
One night prospector camping near
this edge Of rock picked up bit of
1t and from force of habit took it to a
creek near by and washed it. Then he
examined the stone, and to his great
astonishment, he found "colors" in it
bits Of sparkling gold. The prospec-
tor does not mistake gold when he
sees it. He Is not deluded by iron
crystals or bits of mica, as the ten
derfoot" frequently Is. The gold
sparkle Is clearer and brighter than
that of any other mineral, and it Is the
same in sunshine and shadow.
The prospector, tremendously excit-
ed, broke off more pieces Of the ledge
and found more Of it bearing free
gold. Then he located his claim, and
that was the beginning of rich mine.
Yet for years the sagest of prospectors
had passed over this trail through the
cut in this ledge, never suspecting its
value. although by it's very prominence
1t seemed to invite nspection.-Leslie's
Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
BIG PRIZE
Of $150,0o0 Offered To Man Who Will
Correctly Predict Weather.


Any one who can find out what
causes the weather and apply his
knowledge to forecasting what the
weather will be for 80 days at a time,
can get s15O,OOO from the United States
government If a bill introduced by
Senator Bard of California, becomes a
law. This bill offers s15O,0O0 in priz-
es, one of 100000 and the other Of
$4,000, for the discovery of the
physical basis of meteorology.
Even government weather experts
admit that they do not know what
causes the weather. They can tell with
some accuracy what the weather will
be for "a hours, because they can find
out certain things about the weather
conditions surrounding points for
which predictions are made, but they
can't say what Is going to happen
next.
There are scientists in Washington
basis of the weather, and that, once
this basis Is discovered, it will be
possible, say on April 1. to predict
exactly what the weather will be for
fall, temperature and all other things
necessary to be known for the benefit
of agriculture, horticulture or COM
merce.
TbaSa ooiapficto boya oopaultad with
Senator Bard, and the result Is the bill
which provides that the president shall
appoint three men as board Of mete-
orology nominated from or by Yale,
Harvard, Johns Hopkins, Leland STAN
ford and Chicago universities.
The board will conduct the contest
for the prizes. The prize Of 100000
will go to the person who produces
the best results as to temperature,
which shall include the discovery Of
the physical basis Of meteorology and
the best system Of forecasting tenn
perature. The prize of s50,000 will
go to. the best discovery in predicting
rainfall.
This Is not to be guessing match.
because each contestant must select
three different localities Of varying
climates and predict the exact wealth
er that will visit these three locali-
ties every day, making his predictions
for thirty days in advance and keeping
them up for six consecutive months
Then the contestant must go before
the board and tell how he did It, His
explanation must be upon scientific
principles or the experts will not award
the prize to him.
Something along this line has been
done in various parts of the world, so
that 1t Is not considered a wild-goose
chase after knowledge. The entire
world will be invited to enter the COM
petition, and no money will be paid
out, except a small allowance for the
expenses Of the commission, unless
there are results.
There Is now a man in Cincinnati
who has got this predicting business
for a month at a time down so fine
that cotton planters in Texas are writ
ing to him and asking for predictions.
New York World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
STORY OF TWO "LEADERS."
The "Wheat King" of 1898 and tho
"cotton King" of 1904.

"cotton King" Of 1904.
Although few If any people had pre-
dicted so early termination of the
career of the cotton market leader as
that of yesterday, few experienced fl
nanciers have doubted that such an END
would eventually come. Certain indi-
cations in the career Of market lead
ers" are unmistakable, and one Is the
evidence that one success in specula-
tive venture has led the lucky adven-
turer to believe that his judgment was
infallible and his luck impregnable.
The notable case in point that oc-
Cured in May, 1898, suggested the out
come of the Sully operation. Even the
cotton clique's" achievement OF jan
uary, 1904, must yield for dramatic IN
terest to the Letter" corner IN wheat
six years before. The speculator VINO
figured in that episode bought wheat
as low as 65 cents bushel. The snort
European supply and the Spanish war
came in to help him; help put the price
I'D on the 10th Of May, 1898. to sl.So
per bushel. The newspapers chronicieo
his movements. and serious articles
were written "a foretaste Of this year,
to show what young Letter had done
for the American farmer" 1t was the
burden of nearly all current comment
that no one had ever grasped the facts
of the market more intelligently.
What young Letter did was to pur-
chase on borrowed money contracts
requiring delivery Of 35,o00,0oO bushels.
He sold a part. as Sully did of HIS ana
even after the 10th Of May had S5'ooo'-
900 clear paper profit to his credit. On
June 13 he confessed insolvency. The
consumer had refused to keep on buy
ing, but the corner manipulation couid
not stop. His creditors, therefore,
found a way to make him do so. LII
1898, as in 1904, news Of the failure
was called bolt from the blue For
twenty-four hours no one could un-
derstand it. After that interval, how
ever every one remembered that ne
had predicted it all along.
With Letter, as with his more recent
imitator in another market, 1t couio
be said that he showed a fair COM
prehension Of the conditions OF supply
very great misunderstanding or the
nature of demand and total inability TO
distinguish the proper limits Of the use
of credit. The moral Is so old that
nothing but a sensational case In poin'
can interest the trained observer in 1t
New York Evening Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

UNANIMoUs.-The prisoner is led
from his cell into the presence of his
seven wives, for having which number
he is about to answer to the law.
John" cried wife No. l, "see where
your folly has led you."
I'm a dazed manner he looked at the
array of women.
How dared you?" demanded No. 2.
"Wretch!" shout No. and No. 4.
"Villain!" exclaimed and 6.
Nervously he clutches the arm of his
guard.
Have you no excuse, perfidious
MANI" demands No. Z.
Wiping his beaded brow with trem-
bling fingers, he at length stammers:
I'LL must have been crazy
"You certainly were!" agree the sew
en- wives, each looking meaningly at
the other six.-Chicago Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

FAILED In AN EMERGENcY.-Them man
who said he did not see what good
his life insurance would do him until
he was dead must have been a hope
less object for the suave attack of the
agent. Like him is the farmer OF
Fifeshire village Of whom a London
paper tells.
He had been advised from time to
time to insure his house against fre.
The agent, Sandy McLeary. could never
get the old man to sign and was forced
to listen to the familiar argument that
~"his house would never gang on fire.
The unexpected happened. however
and the neighbors were astonished
when the old man, instead of trying to
save his goods, ran wildly up and down
the village, crying:
"Whaur's that mon Sandy noo?'
'Whaur's that insurance chiel? Ye
can never get body when ye're need
in him."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
A Wonderful Saving.

The largest Methodist Church in
Georgia, calculated to use over one
hundred gallons Of the usual kind Of
mixed paint in painting their church.
They used only 80 gallons Of the
Longman & Martinez Paint mixed with
"a gallons Of linseed oil. Actual cost
of paint made was less than s1.2O per
gallon.
Saved over eighty (ssO.O0) dollars in
paint, and got big donation besides.
EVERY CHURCH will be given a
liberal quantity whenever they paint.
Many houses are we'll painted with
four gallons Of L. & M. and three
gallons Of linseed oil mixed Herewith.
Wears and covers like gold.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
w. B. STROUP & Bro, Glover, s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

PULPIT PERsoNALrTrEs.-I think
asserted the exhorter in the warmth
of his eloquence-"I think that each
and all of us will continue in the next
world the work we are doing in this
one"
Here two men arose and stamped
stormily from the building. The speak
er affected not to notice the disturb
ance, but after the meeting he asked
one Of the committee on reception who
the men were.
"Well, I guess they got little mad
at what you said about having the
same jobs in the next world" was the
answer. 1.-The tall man was Riley Fer
guson, who makes fireproof storage
houses, and the little fellow was Pete
Bales"
"Ah! Just so. And what does Mr..
Bales do?"
Sells fire escapes."-Chicago Trib-
une.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
ENCOURAGEMENT

BRoTHERLY ENCOURAGEMENT Il
want to thank you," said Deacon Old
field, for the speech you made at the
meeting of the trustees the other night
in favor of issuing bonds for an addi-
ton to the chapel. I'm sorry 1 wasn't
there to hear you"
why" replied Deacon CRANKY, Il
thought you were opposed to the prop
osition?"
Il am. But I can't blind myself to
the fact that any speech you might
make must necessarily help the other
side."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

city council the company will present
to the body the name of one of its men
for confirmation as chief Of this de-
partment. AT the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Sarah Randall, at the Lo-
ray, Miss Lorena Randall was married
to Mr.. James R. Howe at o'clock last
night. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. ]. w. Ingle. The groom is
loom fixer at the Loray. They have the
CONGRATULATIONS Of many friends in their
happiness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

sa, Mamma" said five-year-old FL
mer, who was tired of staying in the
house. "come out in the back yard
and play a game of foot ball with me-"
Il can't play. DEAR" replied the moth
er.
Huh" exclaimed the little fellow,
scornfully. That's what comes of hav-
ing a woman for a mother
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

IA Little Maggie had been to the
dentists to have a tooth extracted
and this is how she explained the pro-
ceedings:
1.-The man grabbed hold with a pair
of big tongs and pulled his best, and
Just before it killed me the tooth came
out"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05
Uncle Terry
And Some of His Sayings.

Among the Southport islanders I'm
Gle Terry was considered an odd stick,
and yet one who would go out Of his
way to do good turn to others. He
was seldom seen at church, though his
wife and Telly usually were. AS he
once remarked: ITS good thing for
'em, cause 1t takes up thar mind an
Is more sociable, though prayin' allus
seems to me good deal like man
tryin' to lift himself by his boot straps.
1t keeps him busy, though. an it's
healthy exercise"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

kE There's a vast difference in Com.
rperciaI Printing-The Enquirer does
the different kind. Can we fill your
next order7
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fg Send The Enquirer your next or
der for Commercial Printing. We do
only the Better Kind-the kind that Is
always satisfactory.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

The most pronounced characteristic
Of Uncle Terry was his unfailing good
humor, tinged with a mild sarcasm.
He loved his fellow men and yet en-
joyed puncturing their small conceits.,
but so droll was his way Of doing 1t
that no one felt the sting. To Bascom,
who kept the only store and also post
office at the Cape and dearly loved to
hear himself talk, Uncle Terry once
said: you've got the greatest gift o
CAB ever heerd, Bascom, an you
could "a made your fortin in the show
business. But If you're ever took with
religion the hull island III turn lnf1d-
dle."
And, again, when Deacon Oaks, the
leader at all prayer meetings, assured
him how great blessing religion was
and how much he enjoyed divine SER
vice. Uncle Terry answered.: Your TAX
in the lead at meetin's is blessin to
the rest, for none Of 'em has to worry
bout who's goin' to speak next. They
know you're allus ready"
II take some comfort livin', an try
an pass 1t along. The Widder Leach
calls me a scoffer, but she allus comes
TO me when she's needin', an don't al
lus have to cum either. My life's been
like most everybody else's, a streak
O. lean an a streak O. fat, with lean
predominatin'. Twas a streak O. fat
when I found good woman an she
said yes an q streak O. lean when l
was bamboozled by a lawyer into
buyin' a gold mine. I've KEEP that
hole ever since an paid taxes ont to
prove to myself jest how big fool
man can be an live"
Its lucky the widows sure O. lots
o. happiness in the next world" OBJ
served Uncle Terry once, "for she amt
gittin' much in this.
1--WE never wronged nobody nor done
much prayin', an when the Almighty
calls me think I'll stand jest as good
a chance O. gittin' harp as those
whose done more ont. The worst
skinnin' I ever got was done by this
ere lawyer, who never sot down to
meals 'thout askin' blessin', an, meb-
be that's the reason I'm scoffer. I've
observed a good deal since l left the
old farm, an have come to the belief
and two ter ketch him. When I was
young took hold O. the big end O. the
l'log an did the liftin', but now l take
hold O. the little end an do the grunt-
in. Thar's one thing I've larned, an
larned 1t for sartin, an that is thar's
few people in this world that cut a
ham i'm the middle. Most on 'em cut
few slices an cut 'em thin."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-05

3J' There are 199 slates 81 marble and
POS clayy quarries in this country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-16
KILLED HIS GUEST.


Clarendon. Ark, Feb 16.-W M.
Pierce shot Robert II well four times
at I O'clock sunday afternoon and How
ell died later from the effects of the
llnds. Pierce is proprietor of the
Hotel Monroe and Howell was one Of
his guests y number Of pers MS We're
eongregated at the hotel and all Of
them We're drinking Pierce and How
ell quarroled and Pierce ordered How
ell from tho hotel. Howell went to his
room and later Pierce followed him
knocking on several doors before he
f&nd Howell S room After the shoot
ing Pierce surrendered to Sheriff Mil
wee and is now in .sai
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-16
PURSE SNATLHER Gu 1IaiiI
ALLEN lARKlN PICKED Up 81 OF
.,.S- 49,. x.assS,, xa,sS,s TEX.
GERS MEEHS AND JOHN
SON.
Goods Fourd en- Him Which 1t Is
Thought Will Be Sufficient to
Send Him to the Pen.

Allen fafkin, a regr. purse snatch
er, wa captured last night after a live
~ chase by Deputy Sheriff Tom Meeks
and Robert Johnson. Larkin is charg-
Cd with snatching a purse containing
$,6 from one Of the negro sisters. H
is a we'll known character TO the local
police. and il is thought is one Of the
men who is wanted in Little Rock Ga
the same charge. He was locked uf
las night /, await investigation, #
he is Identified as the one who did the
purse grabbing charge of grand lar
ceny Will be preferred against him.
I.aIkin was located and captured with
in an hour after he had committed the
theft. Late yesterday afternoon, Dep
MY Constable Robert johnson saw
him running down the street and sus-
pecting him Of some mischief tracked
him to a house in Hoboken. Frem
there he telephOned in to the sheriff S
Office and when the affair Of the purse
snatching was reported Mr.. Meeks at
once started to HObOken AS the tWC
officers approached the house Larkin
ian out the rear way and began jump
ing the fences to escape. While Mr
Meeks was shooting at the man John
son headed him off through the fields
and he started back toward the house
where he was finally captured. Oa be
ing searched so in money ald a
locket We're found in his possession
The locket contains portraits of th>
father and m.ther of the sister, and,i
IS thought will be sufficient tc identif,
to thief.
Larkin has been known t. maxi
trips to Little Rock at stated interval
md it is thought he may be wante
| s4ere on similar charges.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-16

American military observers With the
land forces of Russia and Japan. Eight
c.fficers were selected for this duty
aad requests were made that they be
permitted to accompany the forces in
the field. but a favorable response has
not vet been received, and it is feared
that it will not be.
Mr.. Takahira. the Japanese minister,
called upon Secretary Hay yesterday,
and il is understood that the reported
detention of about 100 Japanese sub
jects in Port Arthur was under dis
cnssiOn. There seems to be lack Of
positive information on this subject.
and until the facts are known the
state department is inclined to go slow
in making representations to Russia.
It is bound to do SC. however, if Japan
formally requests it. as the depart
ment has undertaken to represent ia
ese subjects in Russia are concerned.
Taking notice Of the repz@ted es-
cape from Port Arthur Of the American
cargo ship Pleiades under cover # a
storm. the department officials are in
clned 10 believe that she may have
brought away some of the detained
Japanese 1t is said that large license
is accorded by international law to mil
itary' commanders in such cases as
these and they freely exercise dis
cretionary powers as to the ingress
and egress intc and from towns prac-
tically beseiged. like Port Arthur. CT
persons who might carry damaging
information to the foe.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-16
TOM TAYLOR CONVICTED.
Seven Years in Penitentraly for kiIlino
Dave Eorshee

Nashville. Arkz. Feb Il. IL the cd.p
Of sta'a=t2. Tom T4}ae. 4hie6=W
Oh rial Weeh. thez zufX returned a yer
diet OF guilty of murder IN tne second
degree and fixed the punishment Al
seven years in the peniteutiaf4. FIR
crime for which Taylor was convicted
was the killing Of Dave EorsHee At
LockesbWs about three Weeka-a4
He Was indicted tof murder IN tine ljf-f
deglee.- but the jury after beius oag
eighteen hears finally agreed ou q
conviction OF m1Jrdzr in The second ~
gree. The other brother. whose case
vas also sent Ia This county en- a
eHaHee= Ct venGe from SpNiri2 county
g=uid MOI be tried al the term JUS
closed Which expired yesterday b.
operation law. and his ease will have
TO &C over until the August term The
ease which has been disposed of Will
be appealed to the supreme court al
once and the attorneys for the dcfen
dants feel confident Gf a reversal.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-02-16
10000 Japs Land at Chemulpo.


Washington, Feb. 16.-Information
las reached here that nearly 10000
Japanese troops were landed at Chem
llpo yesterday, the first division Of
arge number which will be thrown
nto Korea as rapidly as possible in
he effort thoroughly to occupy the
.traitegic points in the hermit king
lon while the Russian fleet is bot
led up in Port Arthur.
BY one cOnversant with the Japanese
plans it is stated that the repeated at
lacks on Port Arthur are not for the
purpose of seizing that place at pres
ent unless an unexpected weakness in
the fortifications there should develop.
They are part of we'll defined plan
Tor the karassing of the Russian fleet
tnere until Korea can be occupied. The
DottlinG up of the fleet enables the
eo4AtSS ~ llOODS III IAOl ca NlCllOtC tiiS
Ron Hc2 Of a large number of warships
Tie reports of disorder in various
IRIS of Korea has hastened the opera
ons OF the Japanese, that they might
Main possession before anarchy be-
ne prevalent and foreign interests
Fhe taking of Port Arthur will form
second number Of the war pro-
eam. First, however, it is learned
ht the Japanese propose to cut the
nes of communication we'll up on the
ilroad running from New Chwarg to
ort Arthur. 1t is expected large
japanese force will land at New
CnWang for this purpose.
n ihe navy department Geaies posi-
nyely that any American naval officers
'Wefe aboard the japanese shirs IN the
lnsntlng at Port Arthur. 1t is said that
ou5 government requested permission
oI both Russia and Japan to place an
|Ameflcan naval officer with each OF
fne fIeets, not as a ccmbatant, but
purely IN the capacity of an observer
Whlle neither power refused the re
luest outright, still they did not ac.
Pee. The war department is having
plally bad luck in trying to place