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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-05
served from the viewI

EWHE United STATES. dS w
served from the viewpoint o
the average citizen.
What a certainty exists in the mlnd
of the business community of the saf'
delivery. .of mail consigned to the car
of the service.
And what a dread stands In th'
thoughts of the whole body of the peo'
pie of interfering in any way with th'
speedy handling of the mails.
The label ''U. S. Mail'' is almost az
potent in clearing jammed streets as
the charge of a squadron of cavalry
or the prospect of encouhtering
stream from the nozzle of a fire hose
When the wagons go laundering to-
ward the-statiops carrying their bur-
dens of mail, no one has the hardihooc
to intervene so as to cause the slight
est delay.
First-class criminals are as wary OF
tampering with property bearing the
postal stamps of the United States as
they would be of fooling with a case OF
malignant cholera. The despoilers OF
the mails. when there are any, are gen.
orally found to be youthful offenders
or else ignorant and violent men who
care little for the consequences Of
crime.
1t is said in this connection that the
government never forgives and never
forgets an offense against the mail
service. When a crime is committed
the agents of the government seek
high and low for the perpetrator. The
search is not matter of days or weeks,
or even months, like so many criminal
prosecutions for crimes against the
person or against private property, but
extends over periods of years and life
times. 1t is said that when the detec-
tives of the government trace Grim
iral until he falls exhausted and dies
in some out of the way corner of the
earth, they continue the hunt until
they find his grave, which they deco
rate with a copy of the warrant for his
arrest
Robber Knows No Rest
Certain il is that a robber of mail
knows no rest except in the grave, for
even after successful concealment dur
ing a period of twenty years or more
he is conscious that he is still being
sought, and the look of the Ishmaelite
becomes a part of his being.
In spite of awe that the people have
for the mail service, sometimes it is
delayed, but in me vast majority of
cases the cause of delay lies in happen
ings that could not be guarded against
by any human means.
Accident alone is the thing that stops
the mails to any extent. and even the
drifts of snow, broken rails and COL
lisions on railroads melt into tempo
rary repair like magic to allow for the
transmission of the precious pouches,
although passengers are delayed for
hours after the mail has shot along to
its destination.
Just how the government handles
the mail was explained to a represen-
tative of T h e G ! o b e by the officers
in charge of the st. Paul postoffice.
The system is ridiculously simple
viewed from a spectators standpoint.
Everything moves along as if the vari-
Gus steps of handling the mail were
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-05

preparing the remains for burial the
undertaken presented his order on the
bank and received the money.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-05

unnHAT a---svrrur of mystery sur
NGiIheu NtGiIheu rounds the operations of the
WW United States mail, as OBJ
coruad from the viaWnoint of
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-05
Separated by States

These are young men who are new in
the service. They are not familiar
enough with the various postal plans
of districts TO make fine selection,
and the first work done is to separate
the letters by states and big cities.
This work continues until it is time
TO prepare the mail for a certain train,
when d class of experts picks up the
work
This happens to be the Eastern mail
train squad. They take the piles sort
ed out by the first squad, and in an
incredibly short space of time have di-
Vided the piles into packages for GER
tain comparatively small localities.
The heavy letters are laid to one side
so that the postage on them may be
more carefully examined. If they are
found to be overweight notation is
made, and later a clerk affixes a due
stamp of the proper denomination, and
If the minimum amount required by
the government is attached TO the let
ter it is allowed to go. If this is not
cared for by the sender the letter is
held for postage until the defect is
remedied. Thus, If a sender puts a
1-cent stamp on piece of first-class
mail matter, ii is held the same as if
he had neglected to stamp it at all. II
he merely is short a stamp or two, but
has affixed a 2-cent stamp. the letter
is forwarded and charged 10 the re-
ceiyer.
The letter TO the Chicago man finally
is gathered into package of Spokane
letters to the big Illinois town. The
clerk faces the package With slip
bearing his name, the Office, date and
hour. Then, he ties the package and
il goes to the wonderful throwing force
Has All Kinds of Control
Standing in the middle of a circular
frame, upon which pouches for the
mail of the world stand open six or
eight deep, and numbering close to 100
there is sedate clerk who has all the
baseball pitchers in the world distanced
in the matter of control He would
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-05
Many Letters Go Astray

In spite of the remarkable efficiency
of the force of-mail clerks in this
postal division, the records for this
year will show in the neighborhood of
l,000.000 strayed pieces of mail.
This yast bulk comes within the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08
Anent "Pop Goes the Weasel"

How many people know the mean
Ing Of the words, Pop goes the
weasel" in the song? Many of US
have probably regarded them as a
meaningless tag. having some dim
Cockney bearing on the animal Such
a bearing they have. but in an un-
expected way. A writer in Notes
and Queries" affirms that the words
refer to a purse made Of weasel
skin which opened and closed with a
snap. This brings the line out Of
irrelevant jargon into the main
sense
up and down the City Road,
In and out the Eagle,
That's the way the money goes
Pop goes the weasel"
The popping" or swapping Of the
purse is declared to be the equiva-
lent of Bang went sixpence."
But this explanation is not. perhaps.
so inherently probable as another
which makes weasel" a slang term
for silver plate, prize cups. etc.
articles which as the result Of CAD
ding in the City Road. were pawned.
or popped" The idea is repeated
in a story of an Islington tailor who
through frequenting the Eagle, had
to pop his "weaZel." an instrument
used in the cutting Of cloth. What
ever the weasel may have been the
song went round the world. and many
boy in far-off Brazil or Ceylon re-
ceived his first idea of London's
streets In its reference to the City
Road. The remains of the Grecian
theatre. where the song was first
sung. disappeared only four or five
years ago.-London Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

ambitious to make a record. Brown
low gave him his orders. and he set
out to discover things by pretending
to be a rabid southerner, who was
keenly anxious to become K. K. K.
Gen. Forrest learned all about the man
and his plans, and gave It out that he
should be taken through a mock In
itiation which would reveal nothing
of the real Ku Klux secrets. After
this bogus ceremony the spy was told
he was eligible to a second degree,
which would reveal to him many
secrets. This he took, and rough
ceremony II was. but the fellow went
through It gamely. Then they told him
that there was still one more degree
the third-which would make him a
full fedged member. with a knowledge
of the workings and mysteries Of the
Klan. He was warned that this third
degree was full Of difficulties and con-
siderable personal hardship. Wanting
to make Brow How full report the spy
begged to be allowed to take 1t. This
was the climax to which events had
been tending. The third degree, weird
and tragical, had for its main feature
the imprisonment of a man in a bar
rel of stalwart construction and so
securely sealed up that deliverance was
impossible for the victim, and the toss
ling of the same into the Cumberland
river.
"A few days later the barrel, with a
badly decomposed corpse inside, was
fished out Of the Mississippi river, and
never afterward did a candidate for
Initiation, with Interior purposes. try
to break into the Ku Klux Klan."-
Washington Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08
MRS. WRIGHT A DEADsHoT.
California Woman Who Kills Lion'
and Wildcats by MOONLIGHT.

California Woman Who Kills Lions
and Wildcats by Moonlight.
Mrs. ]. c. Wright of this city has
qualified as first-class female MINI
rod.
With her husband and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Price Mrs. Wright has been en-
camped on Cable Mountain, a wild and
little frequented peak Of the San Ber-
nardino mountains. To attest her
prowess with the small bore rifle. the
lady now has as mementos Of her trip
the hides Of mountain lion and three
wildcats, all killed by her own hand.
The Wright camp for several nights
had been a perfect bedlam with the
shrieks of wild animals Of the cat kind.
Mrs. Wripht made up her mind to see
what was making the racket, and the
night Of the eclipse, while her husband
and Mr. Price were off on a fishing
trip. she climbed a tree. with her rifle
and plenty Of cartridges, found a COM
Portable crotch from which she could
command a hundred yards OF the trail
and began her long vigil.
She did not have long to walt. Just
as the moon was eclipsed great gray
body came before her sights. and the
rifle cracked. 1t might have been a
stray burro-but 1t wasn't. The thing
Jumped convulsively, thrashed around
In the brush few minutes and all was
still.
Mrs. Wright stayed in her tree, and
| II half an hour a smaller creature
started to cross the path. Again the
little gun cracked, and victim No. 2
struck out for the brush.
The lady remained on her perch un-
til the return Of her husband and his
companion. when search was begun for
the bodies of the animals. The lion
was quite dead, and perished where It
fell, the cat had dragged itself Off into
the brush a few rods, but was stiff and
cold when found. Mrs. Wright had
done her work we'll.
Stimulated to further efforts by her
success Mrs. Wright went out again
later and added another pair Of Wild
cats to her collection Of "varmints,"
of which any man hunter might well
be proud.-San Bernardino Cor. to Los
Angeles Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

PROOF For Col. CRowNINsHELD.-
The estate owned by the late Colonel
Crowninshield, one Of the Marblehead's
most aristocratic citizens. adjoins the
pastures OF william Farmer. sturdy
farmer. A valuable dog owned by the
colonel used to run into the pasture and
annoyed the farmers cows. The farmer
went to Col. Crowninshield and re-
quested that the annoyance be stopped
only to receive the reply: How do
you know II Is my dog?"
How do / know?" replied the other,
with rising indignation. why haven't
/ seen him."
You must bring me better proof" )"
replied the colonel as he turned coldly
away.
"All right, SIR" said the farmer, In
an unmistakable tone. "the next time
the dog bothers my cows I'll bring
you all the proof necessary in a wheel
barrow"
The dog never bothered the cows
afterward.-Boston Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08
HE MADE NO REPORT.
Fate Of q Detective Who Was candi
date For Ku klux Klan.


An Confederate soldier who serv-
ed in the southern army with distin-
guished gallantry was telling a group
in the Riggs House some interesting
stories Of the days that followed the
surrender Of Lee.
II went to Memphis to live," he said
after Appomattox, and was one Of
those who helped organize the Ku Klux
Klan. l have never been ashamed Of
my connection with that celebrated or
ganization for 1t did a tremendous lot
of good In Tennessee. Gen. N. B. For
rest, the greatest cavalry chief who
commander Of the K. K. K. and when
ever Forrest issued an order 1t was
obeyed to the letter. The order had a
supreme court, Of which Gen. Albert
Pike. the illustrious Mason. was chief
justice, and this court always sifted
testimony for and against any ac-
cused person before punishment was
inflicted. Two prominent newspaper
editors of Memphis were also members
of the court. The total membership
In the regularly organized Ku Klux
Klan of Tennessee was not less than
$4,000, and never In the history Of the
world were men more closely banded
or more loyal to each other.
II was a member Of the khan for at
least five years, and my separation from
1t was caused by change of residence
In that time l am positive that the
sentence Of death was inflicted upon
but three men, which goes to show that
The Ku Klux did not mete out summary
vengence on small offenders. Nor were
its members, except In rare instances.
citizens of low repute. On the contra
ry, only men of good character were
invited to join, and Gen. Forrest was
particular in seeing that only those Of
discretion and temperate habits were
made members.
But Tennessee, at the time Of the
existence of the Ku Klux. was In Rad
ical hands Scalawags and carpetbag-
gers ruled the land to its sorrow. and
Parson Brownlow, then governor. had.
law passed which made 1t a capital
offense for any man to be convicted Of
ku kluxing or of belonging to the or
der. He even imported detectives
from Chicago, who were instructed to
find out all about the mysterious band
which sent forth its warnings In let
ters ornamented with skulls and cross
bones and daggers, and whose doings
struck terror to the hearts Of white
and black miscreants alike.
"One of these detectives came on to
Nashville He was bright fellow and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08
AN .UNNoTlcED WAR.
An Expensive One in Which the World
Is Taking No Interest.

An Expensive One IN WhiSh "e "S's
Is Taking No Interest.
The world has heen so busily en-
gagged in watching the larger actiVi-
ties in Manchuria that 1t has almost
forgotten Germany's little campaign
against its rebellious subjects In
southwest Africa. 1t Is, neverthe-
less, an interesting little quarrel, and
not without instructive features.
The Herero revolt began in Janu-
ary, 1904. BY May of that year
Germany had 5000 troops engaged
in trying to suppress 1t. Up to the
present time she has sent out, all
told, nearly $4,000 men. The Berlin
correspondent of the London Times re-
ports to his paper that So officers
have been killed in action, while
the casualties in the ranks are given
as 1,194, including uon-commissioned
officers. In addition to these, 23S
men have been sent home perma-
nently invalided. The pecuniary
cost to Germany mp to the present
time has been about s60,0OO.OOO.
And the end Is not yet.
The German army Is getting a lit
tie experience of the same sort that
England has had IN northern India.
In the Soudan and with the blacks
Of South Africa. The German war
office is not extensively advertising
the activities of the campaign, and
It is intimated that there Is no dis
position to boast Of the military
achievements. There are unofficial
rumors, amounting almost to direct
charges, that the British people In
Cape Colony and Bechuanaland are
going to aid the Herero insurgents.
Such assertions are most unreason-
able. With 100000 blacks In her
own south African possessions. Eng
land could take no more dangerous
step than that of giving either aid or
encouragement to the blacks in the
immediate neighborhood. Herero
success would almost inevitably lead
to unrest among the blacks Of the
entire region, and possibly to a Sc
rious. uprising.
The struggle Is one Of great difficult
ty for soldiers trained after the Ger
man fashion. We are unable to say
how much Of the area Is covered by
the hostilities. but German South
west Africa Is a vast barren wilder
ness Of nearly 325, 900 square miles,
with a population Of about 100000
blacks, whose ability to jump from
bush to bush and hill to hill Is de-
cidedly greater than that Of the
German soldiery. When the strug-
gle began 1t was reported that the
Hereros were we'll armed and well
supplied with ammunition. Presum-
ably they are not yet destitute OF
guns and bullets. But their strongest
card is played in wearing out their
opponents by drawing them into
regions where they will succumb to
privation and disease.
Had there been no war In Man
churia we should probably have
heard more Of this $60,O00,O00 tus-
sic. which has lasted twenty months
with no clear signs Of an early ter
mination.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

some other boys were playing about
the bank there later. About nightfall
his mother became alarmed and search
was made His little cap was found
lodged In the race. The water was
drawn off, drags were used and divers
went earnestly to work. About Z
o'clock a drag caught his clothing and
brought the body up. There were no
marks Of violence and no inquest was
held. 1t Is supposed that In padding
the boat around or rocking 1t, or while
reaching out after a floating pumpkin,
or while sitting quietly doing Off to
sleep, he had fallen over board. .....
The dead body of a negro man was
found early Sunday morning on the fill
at the Trenton mill by little white
boy named George Mauney. The mat
ter was soon noised abroad and a
crowd was not long In gathering. The
body was that Of small man. about
25 years old and weighing perhaps 1S6
pounds. He lay on the north side Of
the fill near the bottom Of the embank-
ment. head downward, with one arm
under his body and one crossed above
1t. His left eye was badly bruised and
blood shot and swollen. his right jaw
was broken, and the ground beneath
his head was stained with blood from
his mouth. He wore a blue overall
Jacket, and dark gray pants that were
worn. Coroner w. n. Davis requested
the following gentlemen to act as 1ur-
ors: A. r. Anders, foreman; Ralph
Rankin, B. F. A. Austin. Blake Boyd,
]. w. Kidd, John Mclean, Jr. They
were unable to identify the body or to
ascertain the cause Of death and rem
dered a verdict that the cause was
unknown to the jury. An empty pay
envelope In his pocket contained no
information except John Miller, $2.S6
written upon It. This body was found
In almost the exact spot where an un-
known negro tramp was found crush
ed under a freight wreck four or five
years ago. The tramp was buried by
the railroad company on the right OF
way a few yards distant from the
wreck. The body found Sunday was
buried in the potter's field at the coun-
ty's expense. The man was apparently
struck by or hurled from train go
ing south Saturday night as there
were indications that he had struck the
ground near the end Of the cross-ties
and tumbled along the track and
thence down the embankment, all SO
quickly that no blood marks were left.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08
Aualuruas department.

A LABOR SAVING WAY.-When Mrs.
De Smith left her upper West Side
apartment for a fortnight's visit with
her parents in Massachusetts, she had
serious misgivings about the care OF
her chief domestic JOY, fine collection
OF palms and rubber plants, says the
New York Sun. Her husband had prom
ised to water them faithfully, but she
was not inclined to take chances, so
she wrote a number of signs, In firm,
clear chirography:
do not forget to water the plants"
These she tackled In conspicuous
places, above his shaving mirror, on
the shade Of his reading lamp, above
the telephone.
On reaching home last week she
took hasty survey Of the apartment.
Not fern, palm or rubber plant was
In sight.
Fred. what have you done with
my plants? Oh. Just know you let
them burn up"
without q word her husband led
her to the bath room. There, packed
closely together in the tub. with wa
ter all about them to the depth OF
several inches, were her plants.
TT was lots easier than watering
them every day" exclaimed the man,
triumphantly. Il took 'em out every
morning while I bathed. Great
scheme, wasn't 1t"
"Yes, my dear. provided the water
hasn't rotted away their roots"
His wife smiled In spite Of her anx-
iety.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

ONE ON GEN. BUT.ER.-The late
Gen. Benjamin F. Butler according to
the Boston Herald, told the following
on himself:
Several years after the war the
general had occasion to visit Georgia,
and from a town on the railroad took
a two-seated, ramshaekle vehicle,
driven by typical southern darky
for his place Of destination.
The general began a converse
ton with the driver, and learned that
he was one OF eleven boys and that
he had a twin brother. He asked the
driver his name.
Abraham Lincoln Backus." was the
reply.
"A fine, noble name" said the gen.
eral.
The driver was quiet for a moment
then suddenly said: What you think
dat twin bruder's name is?"
IT have no idea," said the general.
His name Is Benjamin F. Butler
Backus."
The general appreciated the compli-
ment and was thinking It over when
the driver added: Boss, was al
ways glad dat I was born fust."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

WANTED ENERoY.-Sometimes head
and heels work well together, but 1t
was not so In a case reported in the
Yonkers Statesman. Sam, a negro
man, was hour late, and his employer
asked him to explain.
Yes, sab. I'll explain. sah," Sam re-
piled.
well what excuse have you?"
II was kicked by mule on my way
here, sah."
THAT ought not to have detain-
ed you an hour, Sam, II you were able
to come at ALL"
We'll, 1t wouldn't have II he'd only
kicked me In this direction. You see
boss, he kicked me de other way"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

THE ONLY WAY.-Mrs. "Stonewall'
jackson, widow of. the famous Con-
federate general who now lives In
Charlotte. N. c.. was chatting a lawyer
Of her acquaintance about the fees de-
manded by members Of his profession.
"Still, there are occasions when a
lawyer isn't the chief beneficiary Of
suit" said Mrs. Jackson. II know
one instance. A friend Of mine in Vir-
ginia sued railroad company for dam
ages and secured a verdict for $50,000,
which was paid, and the whole amount
is now in bank subject to- her order.
Her counsel didn't get penny Of It."
How was that?"
"She found the only way of outwit-
ting him."
What did she do?"
she married the lawyer."-Every-
body's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

DIsLIKED THE FLAvoR.-When a
cherubic youth Of four was brought
in as a candidate. says the Columbia
Ledger, the kindergarten teacher fell
in love with him at sight.
"Oh, you darling!" she cried Have
you any brothers like you?"
"Yesm," he replied. ME and Billy
and Jimmy. l like Jimmy best"
And why do you like Jimmy best?"
"Cause he did such a errand for
me. He bit Billy's leg"
But deary," protested the teacher
why should you want Jimmy to bite
Billys leg?"
"'Cause l hate the tas'e Of Billys
leg" replied the cherub.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

fg IF should attempt to kiss you"
asked the young man, would you
scream for your mother?"
II guess I would" the fair thing
admitted, but 1t wouldn't do me much
good. Mother is visiting fifteen miles
out in the country"
A moment later something happened.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08
MASTIC PAINT

Is GUARANTEED to be pure Lead.
Zinc and OIL. We will pay 500 cash,
for any quantity OF whiting, chalk.
barytese or other adulterants found
In the MASTIc. "The best Is the
cheapest" It covers more surface and
outwears two or three times over the
cheap so-called paints made to sell
and not to last.
RANNER PAINT made by MASTlc
people Is a good out cheaper paint,
not pure, hasn't Inc covering capacity,
but we guarantee It equal to any at
same price. II you are going to paint
house, barn, fence, wagon, buggy,
plow. chair, bench or a piece OF fur
niture, see us. y
THE YORK FURNITURE CO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-08

tT 1T must be awful" said the type
writer boarder with the $1S9 POM
padour, Ito be deceived by false
marriage"
We'll, don't suppose lis any worse
than being deceived by a real one"
rejoined the landlady.
And her husband continued to give
a correct imitation Of a man trying to
read a newspaper.-Chicago News.