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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
CLOUDS OF LocUsTs.
Covered Forty Miles Of Railway and

Covered Forty Miles Of Railway and
Stopped q Train.
A remarkable sight was witnessed
recently by passengers In one OF the
down trains on the Uganda railway,
writes a correspondent of the London
Express.
When passing Nairoli, the headquar-
ters Of the railway, a dense swarm OF
locusts, closely followed by an enorm-
GUS flock of hawks. circling graceful
ly round in pursuit Of their prey, was
seen high up in the heavens.
An even stranger sight, and one
which told only too plainly of the
havoc being wrought in their aerial
ranks, was presented by the discarded
wings of the locusts which fiuttered to
the ground like falling leaves.
Not long ago, while proceeding from
Lake Victoria to Mombasa, a train
ran into a perfect bank Of these de-
structive pests, which continued. with
more or less density, for a distance
Of nearly forty miles.
In some places they were between
four and five inches in depth; but Gu
riously enough, the entire invasion
was confined to a strip Of not more
than fifty yards on either side Of the
the four-foot way.
AS soon as the engine struck the
swarm the train was brought to a
standstill, and for the next two hours
a breakdown gang had to be employed
In shoveling the locusts from the met
ais and covering them with sand, the
stencil being described as almost
overpowering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

SORRY For IT<-The midnight hour
was coming on apace as they stood in
the hall
"And this is to be the end Of it all,
Is it?" he inquired.
1T b." she answered coldly. Fare
we'll forever"
Farewell" he answered.
FhEee seconds later he was half
way down the front steps.
Say" she called after him, don't
forget to bring me box Of chocolate
caramels when You come tomorrow
night"-Detroit Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

Professor Boyd Laynard Of London,
England's leading author Of works on
hygiene, gives these twelve rules for
those who desire to live a healthy and
long life:
1. Avoid every kind Of excess, es-
pecially in eating and drinking.
2. Do not live to eat. Select those
ailments most suitable for nourishing
the body and not those likely to i'm
pair 1t.
8. Look upon fresh air as your best
friend. Inhale it's life-giving oxygen
as much as possible during the day,
while at night sleep with the bedooom
window open at the top for a space
of at least four or five inches. Fol-
low this out even in the depth Of win
ter. 1t is one Of the great secrets of
lonG life.
4. Be clean both in mind and body.
Cleanliness Is next to godliness.' 1t
is a fortification against disease.
4. Worry not nor grieve. This al
vice may seem but cold philosophy and
to be easier to give than to follow:
nevertheless, l have known persons of
a worrying disposition almost entire
ly break themselves of 1t by a simple
effort of the will Worry kills.
6. Learn to love work and hate In :
dolence. The lazy man never becomes
a centenarian.
Z. Have a hobby. A man with Al
hobby will never die Of senile decay.
He has always something to occupy
either mind or body; therefore they
remain fresh and vigorous.
s, Take regular exercise In the open
air, but avoid over-exertion.
9. Keep regular hours. and insure
sufficient sleep.
TO- Beware of passion. Remember
that every outbreak shortens life to a
certain degree. while occasionally II is
fatal.
IL. Have a purpose in life. A man
who has no purpose to live for rarely
lives long.
12. Seek a good partner in life, but
not too early.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
Very Low Excursion Rates via South.
ern Railway to the Following Points.

Very Low Excursion Rates via South.
ern Railway TO the Following Points.
st. Louis, Mo.-National Baptist anni-
versary, May 1924, 1905: Rate one
first class fare plus 20 cents for
round trip. Tickets on sale May
IA, 15, 16, with final limit May "a.
1905.
Asheyille, N. C.-South Atlantic Mis-
sionary Conference, May II to 81.
1905. Rate one first-class fare plus
25 cents for the round trip. Tickets
on sale May 1s, II; final limit May
2Srd, 1905.
Fort Worth, Texas.-General Assembly
Southern Presbyterian church, May
IS to 26, 1905. Rate one first-class
fare plus So. for round trip. Tickets
on sale May Is, is, IL, final limit
May a1st, 1905.
Hot Springs, Va.-Southern Hardware
Jobbers' Association, June 6-9, 1905.
Rate one first-class fare plus 40
cents for round trip tickets on sale
on sale June 8, 4, s, final limit June
18th. 1905.
Savannah, Ga.-National Travellers
Protective Association of America,
MAY 1923, 1906. Rate one hrst-
class fare plus 80 cents for round
trip. Tickets on sale May 1914: n
nal limit May 26th, 1905.
Savannah, Ga.-Fourth Annual Tour
nament Southern Golf Association,
May S-13, 1906. Rate one first-class
fare plus twenty-five cents for round
trip. Tickets on sale May z, 8, y,
1906, limit May 18th, 1905.
The Southern Railway Is the most
direct line to all Of the above points.
Operating Pullman Sleeping cars,
High back Vestibule coaches-with
Superb Dining Car service.
For detailed information apply to
any Ticket Agent Of this Company, or
r. w. HUNT, Division Passenger
Agent. Charleston, 8. G..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

Most of the houses are patterned af-
ter the old colonial mansions Of the
south. The blacks are free, Of course,
but the relations between master and
servant are practically the same as
those that existed in the cotton state
half a century ago. The old black
nanny Is still the household tyrant,
and the children's defender, just as
she was in the days Of Uncle Tom.
"The same open-hearted hospitality
that has always characterized the sun
ny south rules In Toledo today, and
the tourist or trader who Is drawn
hither on pleasure or business will
never regret the chance. One topic OF
conversation, however, Is strictly ta-
booed. That is the civil war. The
lost cause Is still regarded as holy,
and the unregenerated republic Is
looked upon as an allen and foreign
land Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
PROTECTION FROM HAIL.
Mutual Insurance That Is Safe
and Economical.
PREMIUMS NOT TO EXCEED
FOUR PER CENT OF POLICY.

T HAVE the pleasure of announcing
i to the farmers Of York county that
have just completed arrangements
with the FARMERS STATE MUTU-
AL HAIL INSURANCE COMPANY
can offer safe and reliable insurance
against damage by hail at rea9ona-
BILE premium rate. The plan In brief
is like this:
I. You pay 50 membership fee cash
down, and give you policy protect
ing all or a part of your crop In any
amount you might desire, not exceed
ing $40 an acre on cotton. ~,
2. In case of damage by hail, we
proceed at once to adjust the loss on
a mutual basis. You select one man.
I select another, these two select q
third and whatever these three says
the loss amounts to within the limits
Of your policy, you get.
3. Except the membership rec
down you are not asked for any cash
next fall for the premium, anil the
amount you will be required t.. pay
then will only be your proportion of
the aggregate loss and expenses.
Say you insure 40 acres OF cotton at
$40 an acre. That will give you pro-
lection on that field to the amount OF
$780, II hail storm wipes out kalf +
the field, we will pay you $400.
We guarantee that the cost OF your
premium next fall will not exceed $S2,
and we calculate that II will be much
less, because we are not going to take
from you one cent more than enough
to pay actual expenses.
The Farmers State Mutual Hail In
surance Company Is Incorporated un-
der the laws Of South Carolina, and
is managed by men Of high moral and
financial standing.
am prepared TO give full informa-
ton either by correspondence or In
person, and will take pleasure In vis-
iting by appointment any neiGhbor-
hood In which my presence may be
desired. II you are interested, talk the
matter over with your neighbors and
send for me.
Very respectfully,
j. r. LINDSAY,
Sole Agent for York County,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
AIR PRESSURE.
How Feathers Are Blown of Chick.
ems During q Tornado.


ems During q Tornado.
The officials of the United States
weather bureau have Photographic
proof of the accuracy Of statements
that 1t is possible for straws and
feathers to be driven into trees. board
fences and other tough materials.
II the camera Is to be relied on there
appears to be warrant for the story
that is frequently told as joke that
I'm some sections Of our country the
winds are so fierce that they blow the
feathers off chickens and other luck
less birds.
A scientist in explaining the laws of
air pressure, which account for many
of the freaks of cyclones, says:
"The air pressure at sea level is
about fifteen pounds to each square
inch. The pressure on the inside OF
objects, even the human body, Is
equal to that or the outside. thus pre-
serving a proper equilibrium. Disas-
ter Immediately follows the removal Of
the pressure.
Contrary to the popular belief,
the danger attending tornadoes Is
created from within and not from the
outside. During a tornado the wind
rushes along at terrific speed. so that
vacuum is created in the center OF
the storm. The sudden exhaustion OF
the air in this fashion relieves the out
side pressure from all objects In the
path Of the disturbance.
"In the case Of building the result
Is shown In the bursting out Of the
walls by force of the unresisted inside
pressure. This is the explanation for
the presence of so many buildings
without walls that are found In the
path Of every tornado.
1T is the same way with chickens
The air is exhausted 80 quickly from
the outside that the inner pressure
blows off the feathers. In the same
way straws, feathers and other frail
substances are made to penetrate
much harder materials. / have a
photograph Of a splinter Of wood that
buried itself in a steel section Of the
Eads bridge over the Mississippi riv-
er, during the st. Louis tornado."-St.
Louis Republic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

YOUR WoRK.-Do It cheerfully, even
II 1t Is not congenial.
Do 1t In the spirit of an artist, not
an artisan.
Make it a stepping stone to some
thing higher.
Keep yourself in condition to do 1t
as we'll as 1t can be done.
Endeavor to do 1t better than 1t has
ever been done before.
Make perfection your aim and be
satisfied with nothing less.
Do not try to do 1t with a part OF
yourself-the weaker part.
Recognize that work Is the thing
that digaifies and ennobles life.
Regard yourself as coworker with
the Creator Of the universe.
Accept the disagreeable part Of 1t
as cheerfully as the agreeable.
Choose, II possible, the vocation for
which nature has fitted you.
Believe in its worth and dignity, no
matter how humble 1t may be.
Remember that work well done Is
the highest testimonial Of character
you can receive.-Success Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

AN EXPENSIVE REMINDER.-When
George Roberts was president Of the
Pennsylvania railroad he chided q
conductor who went by him without
looking at his pass. mo matter II you
know who I am" said Mr.. Roberts, in
reply to the conductors excuse, Il am
entitled to free ride only when / am
travelling with that pass. You. don't
know whether have It or not" The
conductor, a little nettled, then de-
manded to see the pass. That's
right" exclaimed the president, here
-why-where-well, must have left
It at the Office "Then you'll have
to pay your fare" said the conductor,
firmly. And so Mr.. Roberts did. His
lecture cost him $5.-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

AN UNcoNF1DINa WIFE.-Represent-
ative Champ Clark tells this story,
which he says was given to him by
Representative Griggs Of Georgia:
"The head of a household was late
In getting home and 'the wife up
braided him. Why, dear, 1t Is not
late,' said the partly tanked man, who
had been down to the club. Just as
he finished speaking the clock on the
mantel chimed out three.
"You have told me a story, John. 1t
is s o'clock. and q nice time for a
decent married man to be getting home
to the bosom Of your family. You are
a mean man, john
"'There you go again, dear. Just
like you to believe that old dollar and
ninety-eight cents clock before you
will your dear husband"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
AMERICAN ExIlES.
The Remarkable Colony Of Ex.con-
federatcs in Honduras.


federates in Honduras.
mo more remarkable colony Of
American exiles can be found any
where than Toledo settlement in Brit
ish Honduras" said r. F. Jackson Of
New Orleans. ut Is a bit Of Louis
lana in a tropic settlement preserved
to show what the good old Creole
days were like. There the stately and
punctilious life Of the vanquished
southern aristocracy Is still found
with its ceremonious hospitality, its
finespun sticking for the point Of
honor, it's pride Of ancestry and Its
patriarchial relations between master
and servant. For more than forty
years time has stood still, leaving the
exiies untouched by modern progress
sive ideas, and making their home to-
day the truest picture to be found
anywhere of life and manners in the
old South 'befo' de wah.'
1.-THE close Of the civil war found
many of the planters Of the cotton
states in sore straits. Their slaves
had been set free, their crops and
livestock seized by friend or foe, their
homes burned or despoiled and their
plantations turned into a battle-ground
for contending armies. AS a result a
considerable number Of the most prom
inent families Of the south gathered
together such Of their portable proper
ty as had yet escaped the general
wreck and emigrated.
Some of these went to Argentine.
settling near Buenos Ayres, where the
survivors and their descendants are
today objects of charity. Misfortune
followed them to their new home, and
they are now poorer than the poorest
of the despised white trash Of the
to Canada, considerable number to
Cuba and others to the West Indies; q.
few to Mexico and Brazil and fourteen
families to British Honduras. OF
these fourteen families, all were from
the neighborhood Of New Orleans. All
belonged to the old Creole aristocracy
the proudest and most exclusive in
the land-dating their titles to their
estate back to the early days of Span
ish and French occupation and boast
ing that they had kept their blood
pure through all the changes Of gov
ernment and all vicissitudes Of for
tune Each family took along such.
of it's former slaves as preferred to
follow the fortunes Of their old mas
ters rather than accept their freedom.
and try the uncertain and hazardous
of making their own way
in the world.
"The immigrants arrived in Belize,
in the summer Of 1865. and were cor
daily welcomed by the colonial au-'
thorities. They We're given 600 acres
each OF crowns lands and were ex-'
empted from taxation for ten years.
The new settlement was called Toledo.
"The example of the aristocratic:
reared In the lap OF
luxury in carrying out for them
selves new homes in the tropic Jungle
Is unique one. A host OF.
slaves have always been ready
to obey or anticipate their slightest:
WISH Yet they set to work with axe
and machete, toiling in the woods
alongside their former chattels, to-
provide temporary shelters from the
elements and to plant crops for their
future necessities, and ere long min
ature Louisiana arose where the
ordly palm had held undisputed swap.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
Unfamiliar Facts.

Modern Japanese coins and bank
notes bear legends In English as well
as In Japanese.
The sea freezes at 29 degrees Fab
renheit; fresh water lakes at 30 de-
grees Fahrenheit.
. The lieutenant governor Of South
Carolina wears a purple robe Of office
when presiding over the senate.
. A London electrician has established
the wireless" In his house and sum-
mons his servant to his presence by
means Of 1t.
Loeb Tay is one Of the deepest lakes
in the British Isles A maximum
sounding of sos feet has been made In
this lake, whilst the mean depth Is 1ss
feet. .' ...s
|, The deepest sounding yet made In
the oceans is said to be In the Aldrich
deep, to the east Of New Zealand
Here the sea Is 3O,93O feet deep.
The lighthouse at Coruna, Spain, Is
believed to be the oldest one now In
use. It was erected during the reign
of Trajan, and rebuilt In 1884.
Recent travellers in Tibet have no.
ticed that while effects Of the rare
fed air are severely felt at attitudes
of between $4,000 and 10000 feet, or
going yet higher all disagreeable SEN
sations pass off.
South Carolina Is making method
ical and hopeful effort to divert the
stream of immigration to her terri
tory. . The state has about 14,000,00C
acres of unoccupied land, and desires
new white blood to develop the fields
and mines.
Chinese newspapers, owing to the
cheap quality of paper used and to
the low price Of labor, both literary
and mechanical, are issued at an ex-
tremely small figure. The price OF
the ordinary Shanghai journal Is four
cash or about one-fifth Of cent
A gigantic lily, the phormium tenax
is a valuable plant peculiar to New
Zealand. It's leaves are nine or ten
feet long, and are so tough that, by
splitting one into narrow ribbons and
Joining the ends the New Zealander
has a first-class rope ready to hand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
AN INVENTORS LAST DrME-once an

AN INVENTORS LAST DIME.-Once an
inventor sought to transmute ideas
into gold, says the New York News.
He had worked in a small, three sided
shop in Canal street, which was then
an uptown section Of the city. The
man was Joseph Francis, and the de-
vice upon which he worked was a
n-capsizable lifeboat. One day he
found himself in need Of q bolt. He
also began to feel the demoralizing
ravages Of hunger. He had but 10
cents. His desire was for the bolt
only, but he realized that bread also
was necessary to finish his work. Sud-
denly he hit upon a compromise. He
remembered that there was hard
ware store away up in the country
above Fifty-nine street where he
could get the bolt for five cents. Late
at night he returned to his shop with
the bolt and a loaf Of bread. He
worked until sunrise, when the boat
was completed. He had built the
Francis lifeboat. On its first trial 1t
saved 300 lives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
aatllurails department.

"a The Buffalo Express tells Of a
photographers methdl in quieting
children sitting for their photographs.
A friend Of ours took her four-year-
old girl to a photographer. The child
couldn't be made to sit still. He Of the
camera vainly endeavored to make the
little wriggler sit still. and finally said
to the despairing mother:
Madam, II you will leave the little
dear alone with me a few minutes 1
think ! can succeed"
The mother had scarcely withdrawn
when she was summoned back by the
triumphant photographer, who exhib-
tied a satisfactory negative. When
they reached home the mother asked:
Nellie, what did the man say to
you when left you alone with him.
He thaid." lisped Nellie, "thit thtill
you little rathcal. or I'll thake you!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

FEARED THE WoRsr.-Friday Vizer,
q familiar negro about town In GER
tain part Of Mississippi, had been
found dead, and he being member OF
no church or lodge-very unusual for
q negro-there was no one to pray for
hts soul in the great beyond. A few
old fnttmates, however, carried the
body to the cemetery in a rude pine
coffin, and Bob McRaven, one Of the
number, an old 'befo'-de-wah darkey''
was called upon for a few remarks.
Bob removed his hat and stepped rev.
erently and sadly toward the open
grave, and in solemn tones said: Fri
day Vtzer, you Is gone. We hopes you
Is gone whar we 'spects you amt
Lipptncott's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

SUBTRAcTIoN-A teacher in a west
ern public school was giving her class
the first lesson in subtraction. Now,
in order TO subtract" she explained,
things have to be always Of the same
denomination. For instance we could
not take three apples from four pears
or six horses from nine dogs"
A hand went up in the back Of the
room.
Teacher shouted a small boy,
"qant yon take four quarts Of milk
fpopa three ows?'-Harpers Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

A DH4oNsTRATIoN.-To and his
little brother had been playing togoth-
er most peacefully for some time when
suddenly the baby gave a howl, fol-
lowed by q series Of shrieks. The
mother rushed in and, while soothing
the crying child, sought to find out
what had hurt him. Tommy resisted
her cross examination for time, but
finally admitted he was guilty.
"What did you do to him?" she ask
ed,
Il stuck him with safety PIN"
What In the world did you do that
fere"
Nurse said you couldn't hurt your
seh with a safety pin, and I wanted
to see II 1t was so."-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

" Grayce-George says that Isat-
isfy his soul hunger so thoroughly that
we need have no formal engagement
He says that In spirit we are already
one. What do you think of thare
Gladys-All very pretty. Bue Rrst
the same, l wouldn't let him talk me
out Of the engagements nihg-New
York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12
, Don't be a misfortune teller.

IA Don't be q misfortune teller.
IA You don't have to be impolite to
people because you dislike them.
SB' 1t Is figured that one rich mans
son who has all the money he can
spend will spoil ten young men in the
course of his life and not half try.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

fT Willie had been naughty and his
father was going to whip him.
My son." he said sternlS; as switch
in hand, he confronted the lad, do you
know why I'm going to whip you?"
Yes, dad" replied the little fellow,
ITS because you're bigger'n l am."-
Lippincott.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

IS GUARANTEED to be pure Lead.
Zinc and Oil. We will pay 800 cash,
for any quantity Of whiting. chalk.
barytsse or other adulterants found
In the MASTlC. "The best is the
cheapest" It covers more surface ana
outwears two or three times over the
cheap so-called paints made to sell
and not to last.
BANNER PAINT made by MASIlc
people is a good, but cheaper paint,
not pure, hasn't the covering capacity.
but we guarantee 1t equal to any at
same price. If you are going to paint
a house, barn, fence, wagon, buggy,
plow, chair, bench or piece OF fur-
The YORK FURNITURE CO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

81 A boy in a provincial school had
been late both morning and afternoon
for three days in succession. When
asked the reason, he replied that he
had taken what he thought was prop
ar time to eat all ne wanted for break
fast and dinner. You are more sue
oessful getting food than you are get
ting knowledge fancy" said the
teacher. Yes" replied the boy, "'cos
/. feeds myself and you teaches me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

~ Don't tell your wrongs to your
friends unless you want to discover
that their enthusiasm Is very weak.
81 When an accident happens. there
Is always some one present to tell
how it could have been avoided.
f4A man never knows till he gets
out Of the rut how many jolts and
bruises he would have missed by stay
ing in 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

PREcAUTIoNs-Nerv Old Lady
(on the seventh floor of hoteD-Do you
know what precautions the proprietor
has taken against fire?
Porter-Yes, mum; he has the place'
insured for twice wot it's worth
Pittsburg Gazette.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-05-12

III Justice Mcfarland of the Cafffor-
by stranger Of the state II that was
its highest legal tribunal. Yes" re-
piled the justice. 1T is the court of
ultimate conjecture."-New York
Times.