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The new enterprise., 1904-12-08

Sono time ago there was a good
thing upon our newsboy, Clifford. He
was seen running at rapid pace down
the rtroct followed by an Indian. Upon
being questioned as to the cause of
his speed he said that the Indian had
run against him and said, whats the
matter? Cliff said, "When, yester-
cayp With that the Indian turned
and the race took place between them.
Cur boy was ahead by some rods ana
tho native being asked what the mar.
ter was replied that tine boy had called
hin yesterday" when did he. on y
you yesterday ne called ne yester,
lay to-day."-sItka Alaskan.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
POTATOES AND BACON.

A delicious breakfast or lunches
dish is potatoes stewed with tende
bacon, Cut the bacon into large die
and fry until very slightly colord
The bacon should not be allowed I
crisp, Drain and mix with creame
potatoes prepared in the usual man
ner, that is, cut in cubes, and warme
in rich cream sauce. Ies the pOii
toes and bacon simmer for a few ml
ments before serving, chat the tw
favors may have a chance to mingl
Sprinkle with minced parsley.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
CUCUMBER CATsUP.

Peel large cucumbers, cut them b
nalf and remove the seeds. Put then
through a meat grinder, or chop ve1,
very fine. Drain and measure, and %
every quart of the cucumbers allou
two seeded and minced green pepper
two teaspoonfuls of salt, grats
onion, a scant half-cup Of horseradla
and two saltspoonfuls Of cayenne. Mi
well together, add a pint Of vinegaE
bottle and seal.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
SUET PUDDING.

Chop n cup of suet to a powder anl
free it from strings. Add to it cup
Of molasses, and warm the mixtuR
slightly. Add two well beaten egA
cinnamon and mace to taste, and 1
pint of -four that has been sifted twiH
with a saltspoonful of salt and a scaHI
teaspoonful Of baking soda. Last 4
all stir in a cupful of seeded and mined
raisins, plentifully dredged with aouH
Pour into a buttered mould and stean
for three hours.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
NEW YORK OF THE FUTURE.
The Vast Probabilities ot the Coming
Population OF the Metropolis.

FOpulauOn OF the metropolis
Greater New York will have a popu.
latlon Of 6191,250 in 1920, according
to a sober prediction made by an
engineer of national reputation. Ac"
cording to the figures on which he
bases his estimate this means an in"
crease in the population Of the metro
polls Of 1851 ,251 inhabitants, If one
can imagine a monster city, as large
as London with all its environs, a city
capable of containing the combined
populations Of Paris, Berlin, st, Peters
burg, Dublin, Butte, Montana, and
Paterson, n. j.. or, TO take another
view a city with a population within
100000 rs large as that of the State
Of Pennsylvania, or one as large as
the combined populations of Alabama,
Indiana, Wyoming. North Dakota and
Hawaii, one may obtain an idea Of the
immensity expressed in these seven
figures. If we add to this the possl-
bilities Of q series Of wonderful trans
portation systems, uniting almost
within the hour New York and Phila-
delphia, with its increased population
Of 100000, into practically one
mighty municipality, with n chain Of
big New Jersey cities like Jersey City
with 100000, Newark with 100000
Elizabeth with 10000, and a score Of
smaller places, we may have a vision
Of the future more marvellous than the
dreams Of the mcst daring romancer.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
BAKED PEACHES.

Set a dozen ripe, pared cllngslms
peaches in a baking pan. Cover then
with sugar, dot with fiecks Of butte
and a squeeze OF lemon juice. BsEs
half an hour in a quick oven, TheA
are delicious, served with game, fowl
or any highly seasoned meat PeOps
who like highly spiced dishes sprlntl
over their peaches a dust of cayemi
pepper.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
PEACH oMELET.

Pare and pit three mellow peads
and mash fine. Add two tablespou,
fuls of sugar and the yolks of tlru
well-beaten eggs. Then stir in lighuy
the whites Of the eggs, stift.whpd
Turn into a pudding dish, and bake !,
a quick oven fifteen minutes. Sew,
Immediately.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08

If the hands are rubbed on a sllct
OF celery after peeling onions the smell
will be entirely removed.
Handkerchiefs will look better and
iron better If little borax is added
to the last rinsing water.
Tubs will not warp or crack open =
the precaution is taken to put pau
OF water into each directly after use
An ice water jug for night use .
fashioned of heavy pressed glass and
incased in a cylinder of tin, with tight
ly fitting cover.
Starch made with soapy water VIII
produce a most desirable gloss. Table
salt added to starch improves 1t, saJ'
the Pittsburg Press.
When the hands have become soil
and shrunken by using soda and hol
water, rub them with common salt ana
1t viii help to make them smooIn
again.
Z. Haircloth Is used for upholsterlni
mahogany furniture, but It is the new
variety of haircloth In soft colorine.
and embellished with small geometric''
pattern.
To extinguish chimney on fire ta''
A large handful Of sulphur and th1pN
II into the IRE When the aulphurp''
fumes aacend they win at once put Nv
the Ore.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
RAKED TOMATOES.

Stuffed with boiled or steamed cr
cut from the ears and highly seasons
they are seasonable just now. SprInts
the tops with fine bread crumbs M
dot with bits OF butter before plad,r
in the oven. They are especially pwi
with roast beef or with beefsteak
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08

An old Massachusetts law makes II
a misdemeanor to display picture OF
George Washington yader certain cir
cumstances. - 49,, {.
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08

PARTY Of fourteen OF
us were going south from
Fort Kearney, Neb~ on
foot. with two mule teams
to haul our camp equip
.. - a-a. AZ Dfab-
The new enterprise., 1904-12-08
z.I z|||I LETTERS.

SN'T II funny" said Polly,
holding up a bundle Of yell
low looking letters, "low
they sound when you read
them over? They're just
like old-fashloned frock, or
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-05
A FATAL BOLT.
Two Greenville County Men Killed
Instantly by Lightning.

Greenvillc. August 4.-Whll shar-
Dcning tools ~ grlndstOne at the
home OF John T. Clark near Mauldin.
Tuesday morning at II o'clock. a
lightning bolt instantly killed Mr..
Clark and Charles r. Garrett and ser
iouSly injured George Thompson,
who was standing nearby. Mem
bers OF Clark's family who were in
the house were shocked. daZed and
blinded by the bolt but none OF them
was fatally hurt. It is feared that AIR.
Thompson will die.
At the time OF the tragedy dense
clouds had gathered. but no rain was
falling and the victims probably had
no idea OF the impending danger.
They had been at work for Thompson
and had returned to Clark's residence.
The flash came without warning. The
first bolt struck a tree some distance
away. but the second followed in
quick succession. splintering the tall
cedar under which the men were
standing.
Clark and Garret fell dead instant
ly. The formers body was terribly
burned and bruised in places, the
fatal wound being inflicted on the
side of his head. His hair and whis-
kers were singed, his clothing was
partially ripped off and his shoes were
literally torn to pieces. C1ark's
body was likewise burned and both
shoes were torn off. Thompson was
rendered unconscious and while he
revived somewhat later in the day it
is doubtful if he can get we'll.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-05

A man working by the day is paid
for the time he puts in at ork, but
when that man saves a dollar for his
days labor it works for him nights,
as we'll as days; never lays off on
account of bad weather and never
gets sick, but goes right on earn
ing him an income It's a nice
thing to work for money, but it's
much nicer to have money working
for you. Try it-~open savings
account with us and get some money
working for you. Make deposit
in the Savings department today
and let it begin to work for you.
Interest computed at 4 per cent
January I and July of each year.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-05

try in which railway construction and
operation are very economical. All
of these advantages are combined
with a healthy. invigorating climate,
whose crops never fail.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-05

We'd like to go fishing just once
when only the little fish got away.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-05
BLUE RIDGE RAIL ROAD,

II. C. REAfTH, Receiver
In Eject juno 8, 1902.
Between Anderson aed Walhalla.
EAsTBoUNp wHTBoCNO
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13
His Trust Well Placed

Last winter when | went south for
my health" said Col. l.. S. Brown of
the Southern Railway, Il was told they
were going to try colored man for
stealing quantity of raw cotton, and
when the hour arrived | went up to
the court house to hear the case. The
prisoner was man about 40 years of
age and he had elected to plead his
own case. The prosecution proved
that the bag of cotton was found in
tie colored mans cabin, and the prop
erty was fully identified as belonging
to the owner of compress. The pris-
oner asked no questions, but said he
wanted to make q statement and rest
his case wild de LaWd. After while
he was given an opportunity to speak
end said
~ was gwine by dat compress at
'leben o'clock last night when voice
dun called out to me: Hold on, dar
Abraham Jones. Yo' was pore man.
an yo' jest take long dis bag o cotton
to buy yo' some shoes fur cold wealth
er." Den de bag fell at my feet, an I
dun took it home
Ibid you recognize the voice?' said
the judge.
No, sab, but l reckon it was an
angel who spoke
Then why did you hide The bag
when you got homer
"'Well. sab, jest as / got frew de
gate another voice dun told me dat I'd
better hide de cotton fur few days
Did you recognize that voice?'
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13
The Goose Got Away.

To the Hon. Joseph Sibley of Penn
sylvania the yarn-loving members Of
the House ere giving credit for this
story:
There was a rich old farmer who
lived in one of the interior districts
near Philadelphia, and who got tan
gled up in a money transaction with
one of his neighbors. Mr.. Aston, for
that Wa his name, sought an attor-
noy, who gave him a letter Of intro
duction to brother lawyer in Phila-
delphia, at which place it was neces-
sary to enter the suit. The letter was
delivered to the lawyer, and while he
was reading it he was called out of
the room, leaving the letter on his
desk Mr. Aston let curiosity get
the better Of him and read the letter,
which closed with a postscript stat
ing that Mr.. Aston is a fat goose;
pluck him heavy"
That was enough for the old farm
or, and Selling a pen he wrote: 'P. s.
No. 2-The goose has flown, feathers
and all"
1t took him about three seconds to
amble down the stairs and into the
streets, and he has not had anything
to do with lawyers from that day to
this, preferring to pluck his own
geese .-Washington Times.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

In commenting on e. well-authenti-
c2teo statement that Theodore Momm-
sen. the famous German historian,
slept only about three hours day
during the last twenty years OF his life
and yet attained tc the ripe old age
OF 86, a specialist IL nervous diseases
said that this remarkable record could
undoubtedly be attributed to- Nomm-
sens extraordinary Intellectual deYel-
opment and intense a scorpion in his
wcrk
Contrary to the popular notion. +"
the physician contlnued, tho moro
highly developed is 4 mans intellect
the less sleep he will require. The
reason is that w en- ail of LIES forces
are centered in the intellect there is
much less wear and tear on the body
than is the case when a more animal
life is led. When me body is used
merely as a means to a higher end,
and not INDUCED ft,r its own sake. it
Will respond in an astonishing mar ler
20 the tasks that are placed upon 1t.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

81 2. z RIUkN

clock was tightly closed, SO 1t walked
underneath the clock and squeaked up
the crevice in which the pendulum
was tirelessly swinging.
May | came in?" asked the anxious
minstrel of the meadow and ingle
nook.
There being no reply, the cricket be-
came satisfied that the huge marble
insect to which it addressed itself was
too busy in ticking and tocking to hear
anything. Suddenly the clock stopped
and the cricket crawled up the pendu-
lum and began looking around and up
and down among the silent, motionless
wheels both dazed and amazed
81 believe am on the inside Of the
insect" said the cricket, land that the
whole thing" meaning the clock. is
the creature with the coveted bang AS
the outside of it gives no clue as re-
CARDS the method, perhaps / can learn
something from these intestinal disc" y
Just then the owner Of thahflock be-
gan to wind it, and the starved crick-
ct, sitting akimbo on one Of the
wheels, lost his balance and tumbled
into the whirling machinery and was
SOON crushed into pulp.
The moral Of this little fable teaches
us that we should be content to blow
and make ourselves heard on the horn
with which the wise, beneficent moth
er, Nature, supplied us, and not seek
to strike when we are only equipped to
tick, lest we suddenly come to grief,
&c cid the poor, weak, dissatisfied
crioket.-.-New York Times
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

went around to the printer and got
these cards printed. Then when a
man came in and asked me about it !
handed him one of EN-"
The customer took card the cigar
dealer handed him and read:
81 did not run against an open door
in the dark.
at was not a stick of wood that
few up and hit me.
81 did not call the man liar
Il do not want to call your attention
to the condition of the other man.
Il have not been interviewing Fitz-
simmons.
Nobody hit me.
MY wife and | have no differences
of opinion.
81 have no wife.
81 did not threaten to report the
policeman.
IN B.-I would like to smile, but
can't, even in the interest of trade"
Let me keep this for curiosity"
said the customer.
I'm sorry" said the cigar dealer,
"but had only 1000 of them struck
off and / used up all the others"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

81 don't pretend TO account for the
inequalities in this world but | do
know that there are a good many
numbsllulls who are rich and a good
many very shrewd men who are
poor" said a merchant who was TAX
ing lunch with a party OF friends
down town yesterday. Here is a
little incident that will give you some
idea of what / mean. I'm something
of a crank in the matter OF shoes. and
always have from five to dozen
pairs that are partly worn but still
available for service. One morning
last week a hobo called at the base
mont door of my house and succeeded
in getting my wife there to hear his
story But the fact that his feet were
on the ground pleaded more eloquent
" than any words, and my big collec-
ton of shoes was brought out for him
30 choose from. He took couple,
returned profuse thanks, and left.
Toward evening my wife was out
and I at home. Along came o hobo
with hair through his hat and feet
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13
e attic with a Wolf

The skin of the only gray wolf killed
in Vermont in the last fifty years was
brought into the village of Starks-
boro the other day by David Dixie, a
farmer, who killed the animal in a
patch of woods near his barn after q
severe fight, in which Mr.. Dixie and a
dos were badly used mp.
Mr.. Dixie had just gone into the
house from the barn, where he had
been milking, when his attention was
attracted by his shepherd dog which
was loudly barking in front Of the hen
house. Taking a lantern, he went out
to investigate and saw the dog had
cornered gray animal about his own
size. Both were bristling with fear
and rage, but neither dared to attack
the other. The farmer had no gun,
but he ran into the woodshed and
procured a broom with which he
struck at the marauder. Thereupon
the wolf, for such it turned out to be,
dashed for the woods, with the dog
after 1t, and came TO stand near the
foot OF a maple tree.
By this time the wolf was frothing
at the mouth and snarling and snap
ping at the shepherd every time he
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13
What Broke the SpasI

Around the setting sun the sea relied
like a molten furnace, deepening away
from fire to crimson to purple f-cr,
purple to gray and SO on TO the shin
mering black mirror that answered to
the Pickering lights of the incoming
procession of stars. Far out from
land belated fishing boat stole slow
W harborward, it's red and its green
light mere specks of color on the vast
surface OF the rocking water. A cool
wind blew in shore and brought with
e the sound of whistles from the ou;.
bound steamers in the dim distance.
In one direction the lights of the great
city could be seen as, a blur of bright
ness, indistinct and spectrallike, upon
the darkness of the summer sky.
To the man on the beach the scene
seemed too glorious for words, and his
soul was caught up by its beauty and
lifted far above the dross and com
monness of this wicked world. In that
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

Il caught cold in my eye last week, ="
said the cigar dealer. THE general
effect was as if somebody had given
me a good belt and the black and blue
hadn't had time to show. 1t wasn't
painful-merely uncomfortable-an
thought could just as well attend to
business while it wore itself out. 1t
began to be painful after | got down
to the store"
Catch fresh cold?" inquired the
customer.
NO" replied the cigar dealer sadly.
ut was the inevitable funny business
that hurt. People began to get inter
ested in the eye as soon as they got
inside the store. They thought it one
Of the richest jokes that ever happen
ed, apparently. Say, can you tell me
what there is funny about a black
eyer
ut isn't any funnier than twins, y
said the customer. THE last addition
90 my family was twins. | can SYM
pathize with you. What did you do
about it?''
STOOD it as long as | could" re-
piled the cigar dealer. After that
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

Il am not what you would call
religious man, but can testify that it
is inGubitably true that behind the
body is a something-call it intellect,
spirit, or soul, just as you please
thai has a power over the body that is
practically unlimited; ct least l should
hesitate to place any limitation upon
Il. And when a man lives in his in
t,4lect. soul or spirit. his body is not
only subjected to a minimum need Of
repair, but it can be used up to the
maximum OF it's capacity.
'Mommsen lived entirely for his
work, and his intellect was SO highly
trained that It probably worked almost
automatically. All his physical forces
wore enlisted IN the service of his
intellect aad as he followed the same
daily routine for years it's power was
enhanced by the wonderful force Of
habit 1t is little wonder, then, that
he thrived on only three hours sleep
a day"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

came within range. Once or twice he
nipped the dog and drew blood. Mr..
Dixie encouraged the dog and then
boldly worked around TO the rear of
tho maple.
This was too much for the wolf. and
in sheer desperation he sprang at the
farmer, who dealt him a telling blow
with the broom. AT the same time the
dog tackled the animal in the rear and
got a hold on his neck. The next in
slant three-cornered fight was on.
The wolf tackled the farmer and dog
by turns, swapping and scratching at
first one and then the other In the
meantime the dog and the broom got
in some lively work and at the end
of ten minutes honors were about
even.
The wolf could easily have escaped,
but ne evidently preferred TO fight it
out. and it was nearly twenty minutes
before he was vanquished. When the
wolf was dead Mr.. Dixie found he was
scratched in several places and the
dog was wounded in spots from the tip
of his nose to the end of his tail. The
skin is much the worse for wear, but
will be mounted.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

Once upon a time a cricket was sit
ting on hearth chirping away at @
great rate, when IL happened for the
first time to near the ticking of clock
that had been put on the mantel over
head day or two before Then, brim-
ming with Curiosity, the cricket man
aged after great difficulty to reach the
mantelpiece, where ii leaned against
the timepiece and listened very atten-
lively.
Whatever kind Of an insect it may
be-" observed the cricket, ct ticks
much louder and faster than l, and
still it never seems to pause for
breath"
While the cricket gazed vacantly
into space with a. mystified air, the
clock struck ten.
Gracious mel" said the startled
cricket in astonishment that savored
Of envy of the gre enest kind. What a
beautiful bang 1t has, to be sure. IL l
had so resonant bang as that |
should be the proudest and happiest
creature in the meadow, and also at
the fireside. Perhaps II / go inside,
the banging proprietor will be good
enough to teach me the method of his
beautiful bang"
So the cricket. full of tho joys of
anticipation. skipped blithely around
to the front of the clock, and, seeing
the keyholes and the hands. concluded
that they were the banging occupants
eyes and two of his legs, which he
fancied were many. The cricket MOTTO
ed also that the glass door Of the
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

through his shoes. He humbly asked
me If | couldn't help him in the mat
ter of footwear and | was in the midst
Of a refusal when he said my wife had
told him in the morning that | had q
pair Of shoes that were not mates and
| would probably be willing he should
have them. More with the idea of
Convicting the fellow of lying than
anything else l brought out the shoes
Sure enough, there were two of them
for the left foot, without any CORE
spending shoe for the right. ! didn't
see how he could Utilize them, but ne
said they would serve his purpose, and
he departed with them. In the morn
ing that fellow had been sharp enough
to pick out the two shoes for the
right foot and then waited around till
he could work me for the other two.
suppose one pair went to pal.
Now, there is a fellow tramping It
that would simply raise Ned If re
had a chance at wrecking railroads
or cornering wheat There's not oao
man in a thousand would have
thought Of turning the trick he die"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-02-13

mo, sab; but | dun reckon it was
a voice from heben.'
"'And that's your defense, is it?'
Eyes, sab. Fze willn' to rest dis
case in de Lawdes hands. De Lawd
he dun knows / nebber stole dat cot
ton
Hadn't you better have q lawyer?'
suggested the Judge, with something
like a smile on his face.
81 reckon not, san. Pze been gwine
to church fur de las fo'ty vars, an
Pze restin' dis case right in de hands
OBJ. de Lawd.
Then / shall have to give you four
months in Jail, Abraham
Huh, what fur?'
For stealing that cotton
THE prisoner received his sentence
without word, seeming to have ex-
pected it, and was presently led away.
Two weeks later I met him on the
streets of a town fifty miles away and
said to him:
Abraham, / thought you were in
jail at Selma?
Yes, Sah | was he replied.
"'And | remember you put your case
in the hands Of the Lord?'
""Deed, but | did, sab, an ! cum
out all right
But you got four months
$50 I did, sah--so l did; but arter
serving nine days oh de time de Lawd
showed me how to dig outer dat Jail,
an yer I am an dey won't nebber git
me agin'. Washington Star.