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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-08

she sent hundreds of spies to Korea,
Manchuria and Siberia to gather every
scrap Of information that would be
needed in time Of war.
Those men did not work like the
ordinary spy Of other nations, who
does his appointed task and then re-
turns and throws of his disguise.
They made a life work of 1t.
They married Chinese women,
brought up Chinese families, and went
into business as Cinnamon, often be-
coming men Of weight and standing in
the community in which they lived.
Today they are solid citizens, whom
everybody in the locality has known
for years, and whom nobody would
dream Of suspecting to be Japanese
spies.
But their reports go regularly to
Toxic. and they must contain mar
vellous amount Of detailed information
about the Russians.
"The Mikados government has spent
large sums on its secret service. It is
quite content to finance man for
years until he settles down In the way
have described and is in position
to learn things.
Many thousands Of yen may be
spent on him before he does anything
at all, but the game pays in the end.
You may depend upon 1t that some Of
the men whom Viceroy Alexieff Is en-
ploying at Port Arthur In the belief
that they are Chinese are I'm reality
Japanese spies.
Many Japanese Of high military
rank and noble birth engage in this
work. Some Of them have labored as
coolies on the Russian forts.
"They do not mind the rough work
and harsh treatment usually meted out
to coolies, so long as they can learn
what they want to know. But 1t must
be hard for a Japanese nobleman, used
to being treated with ceremonious res
pect, to be 'bullied by Russian SER
geant and have to take the bullying
meekly."-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-08

out! String 'em up! Hang 'em! Hang
themw And forward rush was made.
This way. Jim. Quick" cried Hark.
less. bending down and jerking one Of
the gamblers half way up the steps.
"Get through the hall to the other side
and then run 'em to the lookup. No
one will stop you that way. Watts and
will hold this door,"
Bardlock hustled his prisoners through
the doorway, and the crowd pushed up
the steps. while Harkless struggled to
keep the vestibule clear until Watts
got the double doors closed. "Stand
back, there" he shouted. "Tt's all over.
Don't be foolish. The law Is good
enough for US. Stand back, will your"
He was showing vigorously with open
hand and elbow, when a compact little
group of men suddenly dashed up the
steps together, and heavy stick
swung out over their heads. A straw
hat with a gay ribbon sailed through
the air. The editors long arms went
out swiftly from his body in several
directions. the hands not open, but
clinched and hard. The next instant
he and Mr.. Watts stood alone on the
steps. and man with a bleeding. BIAS
pheming mouth dropped his stick and
tried to lose himself in the crowd. Mr..
Watts was returning something he had
not used to his hip pocket.
Prophets Of Israel" exclaimed Will
liam Todd ruefully. 1T wasn't Eph
Watts pistol. Did you see Mr.. Hark-
less? was up on them steps when he
begun. l don't believe he needs as
much takin' care Of as we think"
"Wasn't 1t one Of them Crossroads
devils that knocked his hat offT asked
Judd Bennett. 81 thought I see Bob
Skillet run up with club"
Harkless threw open the doors be-
hind him. The hall was empty. "You
may come in now" he said. "This isn't
my courthouse"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-08

TT The tobacco crop Of s19,972,425
pounds, at an average price OF 6.S
cents a pound, produced revenue OF
s55.514,927 last year. The average
Weld to the acre from 1,037,735 acres
was 1868 pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-08

60 The treasury department estimates
that it will cost s6O5,2S7, 900 to run the
government for 1904 and $624502,O00
for 1905.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-03-08
SECRETS OF GREAT NATIONS.

10 BE CONTINUED.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Questions Answered.

Having asked someone to write on
a sheet of paper a question that might
appropriately be answered by Yes, y
Ne" Perhaps" Probably" "Of
course" or something of that sort,
You fold the sheet and put it into an
envelope, which you seal with wax. 1t
is a good idea to have several such
letters written by different persons.
Then the letters are opened, and in
eanh, under the question, is found the
answer, YES" NO." etc. It makes a
rather neat trick, you see, and this is
hog you do it. You furnish the sheets
OF paper, on each side of which you
have already written one of the an
sHOrs, not with pencil or ink, but with
0trong solution of common salt,
which leaves no visible mark.
Always write the answer at about
tho same place on the sheet, and see
that the question is written a little
higher up. Now you must fold the pa
pei and put it into the envelope in
such a way that your invisible answer
comes exactly under the point of the
flap OF the envelope, that is, under the
seal. Seal the envelope very thor
oughly, letting the wax on the en-
velope catch fire and burn little, for
1t is the action of the heat on the in.
visible answer that makes it visible.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Witness Was Reluctant.

Counsel: 81 insist on an answer
my question. You have not told ?
all the conversation. / want to knS
all that passed between you and y
Bones on the occasion to which "
refer"
Reluctant Witness: i've told n
everything OF any consequence"
You have told me that you said
him, Bones, this case will get into .
court some day. Now I want to kn0'
what he said In reply"
well, he said: Brown, there in
anything in this business that !
ashamed of. and If any shopping, litt'
yee-hawing, four-by-six, gimlet-ey'
lawyer, with half a pound of brsil
and sixteen ounces of jaw, ever wan
to know what I've been talking aboa
Just tell him."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Proved pIaunosis Wronc.

The establishment of the New q
land eclectic medical association, 8
its success is due to DR.. Herschen
Waite, who comes from Vermont
relates many good stories of his %
tice there.
On one occasion he had a pate
who, although comparatively a you
man, seemed to be in a decline, q
after a long consultation, the dcS
said:
Medicine may modify your syr
toms, my friend, yet nothing but
change in your habits will bring
manent relief. You don't take enCa
exercise"
Don't take enough exercised"
claimed the patient. 'why, good b
ven. I've been chairman of the CO
mittee on collection of our paste
salary for eleven years."
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

that she proposes to give picnic, and
that 1t depends upon what her guests
bring whether they will be allowed 70
come or not. Each must furnish two
articles Of food.
She then asks the person nearest
her What will you bring to the pic
nic?" If the name of neither of the
articles the player mentions COM
mences with the initial letter of his
or her Christian or surname, the
hostess says the player cannot go,
and Immediately puts the question to
the next person, and then all the way
round, asking each, What will you
bring to the pienic?"
For example, suppose one girls
name is Mary Smith, and that her
donation is candy and bread. Then
she cannot go, for neither of her
names commences with G or B; but
If she took sandwiches and macaroons
she would be doubly welcome, for M
and S are both her initials. Should
the take sugar and crackers she could
go, for one of her names commences
with S.
1t is very amusing when all but one
or two have found out, and they some
times have to be asked over and over
again until they finally discover whI
they are not wanted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Idea for Girls

The close link which binds girls to.
gether during the brief years of their
school life is often snapped altogether
as they gradually drift apart In after
life. An endeavor might be made to
keep the girls in touch with one an
other, and in this way friendship
formed in girlhood might remain nm.
broken, and give pleasure to them in
later years. A pleasing idea was hit
upon in a school in Germany, a letter
being sent to one girl, who in her turn
was to send 1t to someone else, and
SO on-a kind of SNOWFALL" system.
Each girl receiving this letter was to
write letter about her life since she
letE her particular school.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Pens and Pencils Balanced.

ly into opposite sides of one pencil
near its point and stick the pens in
the same way into the other pencil.
Make a loop in one end of the string
and fasten the other end to nail in
the top of the door frame.
Insert the point of the first pencil
into tie loop and balance the other
pencil on its point on fiat place
which you have made near the other
end of the first pencil.
When the balance is perfect you
may carefully set the whole affair
turning about the string, and it will
continue to revolve for long time.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Take an ordinary cork and place a

Take an ordinary cork and place a
needle in 1t, point up.
Take a piece of common paper
about two and three-quarters inches
long and slightly over a third of an
inch wide. Fold the paper length
wise and crosswise, so as to find the
exact center of it. Now unfold the
paper, smooth 1t out well, slightly
bend two diagonal corners upward.
thea rest the center of the paper on
the needle point. If you place it prop
erly it will balance perfectly. Next,
stretch your open hands about the
paDAr, quite close but not touching
1t. Immediately the paper will begin
to I1volye, the heat from your hands
causing 1t to turn.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

Don't think for a minute that Mr..
Squirrel will make his home In any
ola box with a big enough hole In IL
that you may happen to nail I'D In a
tree. No, street One day / saw a
dig fox squirrel digging up acorns In
our yard and l thought l would get
him to stay by putting little house
with hole In the end of 1t in a crotch
OF one of the oak trees. So | fixed
up the house and put some straw In IL
and nailed 1t on a fiat branch and
waited to see what would happen. or
course Mr.. Squirrel had watched me.
from another big oak, In q vacant lot
where in one OF the forks he had
gathered about half bushel of leaves
and small branches and made them
into a nest shaped like a football
This was the home he had spent the
winter In, and 1t was nice and warm
with soft grass on the inside.
For weeks and weeks tried IN co.x
the squirrel into the new home.
put nuts in the doorway. Mr.. SQUIRREL
stuck his head in just long enough to
get the nuts and then would run
away chattering. But one day saw
long box nailed to the side OF n
tree. up high, and with hole in the
front. but way at the top. On the
roof lay one of the most contented
squirrels you could wish to see ua
was very much at home and filing NV
with sunshine. Then / tried the new
house plan, and now Mr.. Squirrel
lives In my back yard in just such
home.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
With Pens and Pencils.

A great many ingenious balancing
tricks have been invented, but this
is one of the best because it is two
balancing tricks in one. 1t is done
with everyday articles and no prepa-
ration, and it's appearance, when COM
plete, is surprising.
All you need is a string, two jack
knives, two long lead pencils and two
pens and holders.
Stick the knives obliquely and firm
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

Get four boards about one inch
thick, nine inches wide and three
ieet long. One board should be six
inches longer than the others to leave
ends sticking out at top and bott,,m
oy which you can fasten the honsa
10 the tree trunk. Now nail the
boards together to make square tnhe
out nrst cutting off the front hoard
70 leave an opening four inches wide
at tne bottom. Then nail bottom on
ene box and a roof on the ton. Next
IN the top of the front make a hola
three inches across.
All that is left to do IA tn mata .
dsawer to ft tightly into the onenin@
maue ny the short front board of the
bottom. The only use of this drawer
IS 70 make 1t easy for you TO clean
OUT the house. or to see the hahv
squirrels that are sure to come aftor
your bushy-tailed tenant has hrorsht
ms FAMILY and settled down tn housa'
keeping. II you wish to make raIu
shedding roof simply saw the TONS ~
your boards in v shape before nail.
ing the oox together When vour
squlrrei'house is done fasten 1t against
tree trunk up close to the jowas
branches and pick out a tree tbot a.
hlgn enough for your tenant IN he
saIe from dogs and cats and bad hovs
Inc next thing to do is to scatter
some nice oily nuts about on the Grass
unuer the tree, and the first squirrel
ina. comes along will be likely to saw:
Wen, this looks like nice fat ana
placei" ~' sns
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

the splendid weapon was given IA
museum by the daughter Of
Price, Mrs. Peter j. Willis o
souri,. The golden scabbard is IN.
a work of art. 1t is fashioned "a
resent the products of the state
Louisiana and Missouri. The h
portion shows the joints of the !
stalk of Missouri, and the sugar
OF Louisiana. The guard depicts
hempstalk and tobacco leaf Of \
souri, and the cotton bloom and bc
Louisiana. The head of the hilths
coat-of-arms of Louisiana-a pes
feeding her young, and the TN
reception presents the coat-ofarni
Missouri. The grip is of iyoy-
ear Of corn-the product Of /
states.
Turning from this gorgeous Il
the eye of the visitor falls upc
queer object. 1t is a small pies
woven bedticking and the card st1
ed shows that its history has bes
thrilling one. It is a portion Of
rope that was used by Gen. John Y
gan when he and five of his men
capped from an Ohio prison.
On the wall near the morsel Of n
stoutly framed and covered viii
thick glass, are the rusty, mouldsa
fragments of a caseknife, emplg
by Morgan and his men in efect
their escape. Besides the old b
Is a letter from Warden ]. C. La
of the Ohio prison, who recovered
sent the knife south. 1t was tC
by him in the air chamber benz
cell No. 4, in which the men were I
fined.
Carefully preserved in the muse
is the sword of Irvine S. Bullock. :
ing master of the warship Alabal
who was a half uncle of Presd
Theodore Roosevelt.
Dragged from the bottom Of
Yazoo river and brought to the {
federate museum, the heavy iron
ure head of the ship Star of the v
is a trophy Of value. 1t adorned
PROV of the first United States B
which was fired on and sunk In
affair at Fort Sumter.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
Lauds Manual TRAINING.

Sir John Cockburn, addressing ID
British National Association of MAJ
ual Training Teachers, said that msf
ual training was the best avenue to D
telligence and the best moral trsir
ing. Half the school hours shoula
Dc taken up in manual instruction.
helped the memory, which was Target
muscular; 1t formed character, hell
ing children to detect shams and 10
accuracies and. its moral benefits wer'
incalculable,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
A Fairy Tale.

Them was once fairy, as I'VE heard tell,
La0g and long ago.
Who lived in the heart of a bright bluS-
bell,
L0pg and long ago.
They say she only crept out at night
Long and long ago,
And curled her hair by the fireny's lighA
1 wonder if that is So
she wove her a veil OF purple mist,
Long and long ago,
That melted away when the Sun king
kissed
That fairy of long ago.
IL you steal out at early dawn,
They say, but who can tell?
That the self-same fairy may not be gono
To the heart of the bright blue-bell
You may find her weaving the purple
mist
AS she did in the long ago,
weaving and waiting there to be kisses4
IL you find her, please let me know.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

60 learn this is the flying qualities Of
the box kite. Everybody who carls
for outdoor fun should know how ills
is made. Here are directions that
anyone can easily follow:
The four corner posts should se
about two and one-half feet long al Id
as light and slender as you can whit
tie them. Four inches from each ea d
OF each piece is cut little notch for
the braces to rest in. The four bracay
are Whitfield down the same size al
the posts, and are about twenty inches
long. Each end of each brace ~
notched to fit over the post. The
notch in the end of brace and tie
notch in a post come together. Noy
take two strips Of thin, strong paper
Ave feet long and nine inches wid.,.
Fold over each edge as IL for q halg-
inch hem to guard against tearing.
Now. while someone holds up the four
posts, set the braces in place and tie
Hight cords around the whole frame
right at the ends.
Therel The frame is up. NoE
draw the paper snug about 1t, just Ia.
side the cords, and paste the ends tr
gether. When the paste is dry take
of the cords. The bride should Le
three feet long and tied tightly 1T
each end to two posts eight inches
from their ends. In the middle of tie
Bride tie the kite line.
After you learn how to make q
Kite OF this size you will enjoy max.
ing much larger one. These kitsAs
dy well even In a light wind.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

and pistols which he wore when acct
dentally shot down by his own men at
Charlottesville. Also a little volume
entitled WAR Maxims of Napoleon, -
which he carried all through the war.
The battle flag that draped his coffin
reposes side by side with a glittering
pair of solid gold spurs bestowed on
him by the ladies' of Baltimore at the
close of a successful campaign.
But of greater human interest than
all else is faded, tattered confeder-
ate uniform, on its front a series of
dark stains-the life blood of Jackson.
1t was worn by Rev. DIR. James Power
Smith, then member of Jackson's
STAFF, now editor Of the Central Pres
byterian and commander of Lee camp
confederate veterans of Richmond.
While Jackson was being borne on q
litter from the place where he was
wounded one of the bearers was shot
and stumbled, throwing the wounded
man to the ground. DR.. Smith caught
the sufferer in his arms and broke his
fall partially, his uniform becoming
stained with his blood. DR.. Smith then
laid on the ground beside his chief to
screen him with his body from the
shower of balls falling thickly around
the little party.
An idol of the confederacy was Gen.
J., e. B. Stuart, the dashing cavalry
leader, who lost his life at Yellow Tay-
ern, near Richmond. while endeavor-
ing to prevent the federal troops from
entering the capital city. AS famous
as Stuart was the plumed hat that he
wore, and this now reposes in the con-
federate museum, its picturesque
feather dropping sadly. as though in
detection at the fate of its brave wear
er and the cause for which he fought.
Beside the faded white hat are
Stuart's old haversack, the tin basin
in which he daily performed his ablu-
tions, his gloves, boots, pistols, saddle
and bride.
All of these reminders of long ago
are on the first floor of the museum.
where they attract instant attention.
but no less conspicuous are many 9TH
er. articles, among them a battle flag
carried by the Thirteenth Virginia In
fantry, made from the bridal dress of
Mrs. A. P. Hill, and one from the wed.
ding robes of Mrs. Catherine Holt, pre-
sented to the Fifteenth Virginia infan-
try after the battle of Bethel.
Scattered through every room ara
relics of prison life In the shape of
most ingenious little articles fashion
ed by prisoners of war to relieve the
monotony of their lives. They came
from persons north and south. some
having been made in Fort Warren, Bos.
ton. The most striking is a breast.
pin and earrings carved by a federal
ofncer from beef bone. Sets of
chessmen and trinkets of yariouu
kinds make up the balance of the col.
lection.
One of the most cherished and
undoubtedly the handsomest and
most valuable possessions of the man.
sion Is the sword of Gen. Sterlinw
Price of Missouri, encased in its scab
bard OF solid gold. 1t was presenta6
10 him in 1862 after the battle of ley
ington, Mo-, by thousand ladies or
new Orleans, each of whom contribnt.
90 dollar in gold. Some years ago
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
A lesson In Astronomx.

Here is q trick which win surprise
the whole family. The next time you
eat boiled egg moisten the rim--nst
merely the edge, but all the raised
Part--of your plate and place the
empty egg shell on the wet surface.
The shell should be broken off evan-
iy all around. so as to form litrle
cup.
Now, IL you hold the plate up and
dip 1t slightly, the egg will not merely
slide, but spin, along the rim and by
continually altering the inclination
angle OF the plate you can make the
shell spin all the way around 1t. do
not mean that 1t will spin rapidly, like
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23

On the summit of a hill in the center
OF the historic capital of the confed-
eracy, whence the eye can trace for
miles the winding river James, stands
the White House of the Confedera-
cy," the home for four years, marred
by battles and bloodshed, of Jefferson
Davis, president of the confederate
states.
Though the bitterness of those days
has passed away, ard men have well
nigh forgot that this country was ever
else than one, this historic mansion.
reJuvenated and rendered well nigh
lmpervious to the ravages of time,
stands like a watch tower on a hill
containing within Its walls countless
souvenirs of the mighty struggle, in
tended not to infiame the minds of the
rising generation and of generations
yet unborn, but to keep alive memories
OF the most valiant armies that ever
raced each other on battle plain. and
10 stand as lasting monument to the
sacrlhces made and hardships borne
for the sake of home and country.
FROM turret to foundation stone"
the mansion is filed with civil war re-
minders. Room after room is crowded
with objects of the most intense inter-
est to all, no matter whether thew
wore the blue or the gray. This is
amply attested by the constant and
ever increasing stream of visitors
from beyond Mason's and Dixon's line
VINO spend hours wandering through
the halls and lofty rooms. viewing
with deepest interest the tattered mi.
forms worn by heroes of forty years
ago, the pistols, swords, torn battle
nags and numberless cabinets contain
ing the flotsam and jetsam of many
battle fields, interspersed with souve.
mrs OF gloomy prison walls in the
shape of fanciful designs wrought nv
napiess victims of the changing for.
tunes of war
Within handsome glass case In the
most frequented portion of the NM
scum are reminders of one who wac
the central figure of the confederacv
by virtue of having been its head
Jefferson Davis. The collection 20
composed of his Bible, merschaum
pipe and various other articles used
constantly by him, but of greatest in.
terest is the suit of clothes which no
wore when captured. The garments
are of confederate gray without insip-
MIA of any kind.
Scarcely second in interest to the
mementoes of Mr.. Davis are those Of
Gen. Robert e. Lee, commander IN
chief OF the confederate army. These
embrace the gray uniform. old sloucb
nat boots and gauntlets which he
wore when he surrendered to Gen.
Grant; also brick from the Mclean
mouse at Appomattox courthouse in
winch the terms of surrender were
agreed upon. There are also his sword
pistols, maps used by him during the
war, and lock of hair from the name
OF Traveller, the gallant gray horse
that carried him through SO many
campaigns.
Hard by is the cabinet containing
one OF the most interesting collections
IN the museum-the war accoutre-
ments and personal property of Gen.
r. j. (StonewalD Jackson. These en-
brace the famous old cap, spurs, sword
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-08-23
An AMUSING Picnic Game.

New and novel is the picnic game.
To begin with, only one should be let
INFO the secret, as, If all knew. It
would be no fun. Suppose the hostess
Is the one familiar with the game.
Size then commences by announcing