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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

A LIMIT TO ALL THINGs.-He had
been away on a long Journey and upon
his return his wife was detailing to
him a number of reforms and i'm
provements which she had successfully
engineered during his absence.
And you know" she said, "the
drawer that was locked for over a
month and which you said couldn't
be opened except by locksmith? WelP'
triumphantly-'I opened It,"
We'll, well! How In the world did
you do it?"
with a hairpin."
And the oven-door," she continued
has been clipping around on one
hinge for ever so long just because
you were too lazy to fix 1t. but it's all
right now"
Well, I'm glad you had 1t fixed"
Had 1t fixed! fixed 1t myself-with
a hairpin."
And then there's that crayon por-
trait OF mother that stood in the cor
ner for almost six solid weeks because
you never would bring me any picture
hooks-I got 1t up with a hook made
myself-out Of a hairpin."
"Ye gods!" he said.
And there's Willie. You've been
coaxing him and bribing him for a
year, trying to break him of biting his
nails, and broke him In a week"
with hairpin?" he inquired weak
ly.
MOP" she snapped. Don't be q
goose? With a hairbrush ?"-Phila-
delphia Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
A STORY OF GRANT.
Why Senator Daniel Loved the Union
General.


General.
Il am going to tell you an incident
In the life Of General Ulysses s. Grant
which has never appeared in print
that 1 know of but which happens to
come within my cognizance," said
Senator Daniel of Virginia when in
Chicago as the guest OF the Hamilton
club.
along in January or February
1865. a young Virginia soldier, about
II or Is years of age (and want you
to understand that every boy In Vir-
ginia from 13 to IA years Of age up
ward was carrying arms at that time)
was instructed by his commander. who
was Colonel John s. Mosby. to cross
the Potomac to a certain postoffice In
Maryland and to bring him the mail.
He wanted it for the military informa-
tion he could get out Of 1t.
This young man was In his full
Confederate uniform and with a COM
rade or two proceeded to execute the
order. He arrived at the postoffice,
and the inconvenient postmaster
showed fight. He killed him. He got
the mail and brought 1t and delivered
1t to his commander. A short time
afterward he was captured. He was
taken to the City Of Washington. He
was court -martialed and condemned to
he shot for murder
AT that stage Of the proceedings
his father and mother, whom / knew
well-and there were no more re-
spectacle and reputable people In Vir-
ginia-went to the City Of Washing
ton and laid the case before the presi-
dent Of the United States, Andrew
Johnson. He referred them to Gen
eral Grant.
General Grant sent for the papers
and read them over and wrote upon
the back Of them words to this effect:
This young soldier In full uniform
obeyed the orders Of his commander;
| IL he had not done so he ought to
have been shot. AS he did so 1t would
be murder to shoot him. He should
be instantly discharged And that is
one reason why I am here and why
l am glad to pay the respect Of a
soldier to the brave. true and honor
able American soldier, Ulysses 8
Grant"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
LEARN TO FORGET.
Do Not Spoil Your Happiness by Cling
inu to Grievances.


There is a wide and deep philoso-
ply contained in that phraseology OF
the street-"Forget it,"
1t is as important to forget as to re.
member. One Is as the other. and abil.
ity along one line Is as hard to &C.
quire as the other. Both must be cul.
tivated.
1t is impossible to become an opti.
mist without learning how to forget
Disagreeable things are bound to hap.
pen, and one must train oneself tC
wipe them off the mind as the boy
wipes the figures from his slate. Hav.
Ing erased the ugly memories, 1t Is
easier to write the pleasant things or
the slate of the memory.
The Indian, for instance, never for.
gets a slight or an injury. He will
wait lifetime to get even.
Don't be an Indian. Life is too shor
to be an Indian.
The man who considers himself 6
nemesis who treasures up a wrong
who nurses an injury. who let's ignoblt
hatreds tester in his heart, cannot be
happy man. His soul is like 6
crouched tiger ready to spring upor
the victim of his wrath.
Learn how to forget.
If Ii is easier for you to put on rec
ord In your memory personal griev-
ances and to hug an ugly feeling 1t Is
because you have chosen to do So Il
you hoard up in your mind the unhap.
py episodes of life 1t Is because yor
have formed the habit of doing so.
To persist in that habit of mind will
make you miserable and a confirmed
crouch. There Is nothing noble in such
a disposition to remember.
Learn to forget.
Let go the uninspiring, the de-
pressing and weakening grievance
Hold on TO the memories that cheer and
brighten. There Is not room for both
Wipe out the resentments. Write ir
place of your hatred the things thai
are pure and just and lovely and OF
good report.
Has some one treated you Ill or put
/ slight upon you?
Forget 1t.
Do not let II spoil your happiness
II is triie light as air. Scorn to be
scorned by one whom l scorn. Is that
a matter to make me fret? Is that a
matter to cause regret? Let no mean
thing rifle the serenity of your soul.
Forget it.-Detroit News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
GASTON.

Gastonia Gazette, August 29: Messrs
Will Arrowood and Meek Smith of
Glover. engaged Messrs. ]. Mack
Holland and j. X. Dixon in a lively
game of tennis last Saturday after
noon. The Gastonia team won three
straight out of five. and the other
two were not played. Score to 3.
Another match game between these
players is expected at the Gastonia
tennis court Thurs ay..... After a
months illness Mr. d. F. Clanton,
aged about IS ye RS, died at her
home in Lincoln county Thursday
afternoon at 5 o'clock and was buried
the following day at Salem church.
Mr.. j. P. Saunders and family went
up to attend the funeral. returning
Saturday. Mrs. Saunders, who Is a
daughter of Mrs. Clanton, was with
her mother for several days before
she died other daughters are Mrs.
w L. Garrison of High Shoals, and
Mrs. ]. b. Abernethy of Long Shoals.
The funeral of this good woman was
conducted by her pastor. Rev. J. A.
Hoyle. Friday at Salem church. and
was attended by large concourse
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
humorous department
Kent Their Clothes Dry.

Back in the SOS, when Abraham
Lincoln was little more than an OBJ
scure country lawyer, he was fond OF
a joke. At one time he made the late
Judge Stephen T. Logan the butt of
one and came nearly being placed un-
der the displeasure of the court for
the deed.
While riding with a cavalcade OF
lawyers who went with the jurist
around the circuit, Lincoln was going
from Lincoln. Logan county, to Della
van, Tazewell county, both In Illinois.
A marsh was encountered on the Dela-
van prairie. The expanse Of water
before them was about half a mile
wide, and nearly all the lawyers believ-
ed that Salt Creek had broken Its
banks and formed new channel
Lincoln knew better. and thought this
an opportune time to get a joke on
the Judge and his brother lawyers. So
he pretended to join in the general be-
lief Of the party, and said:
"This is a pretty mess! Now we
either shall have to swim the river or
go twelve miles out of the way to
find bridge"
How can we safely swim this swol-
len stream" one Of the riders asked.
There is only one safe way" sug-
gested Lincoln. We must remove all
our clothing and tie 1t on our backs
to keep 1t dry, then ride through"
But Mr.. Lincoln" said Judge Lo-
gan, this indeed would be a most un-
dignified manner Of doing anything"
"'Very we'll, your honor" said Lin
coin, you may stand upon ceremony;
but intend to have a dry suit on
when l get to Delavan."
Fitting his actions to his words, the
lanky lawyer began to disrobe. Others
followed promptly. and by the time all
were ready for the plunge the dignified
jurist had stripped himself. The rid
ers, led by Lincoln, bent UP their legs,
like half-opened jack-knives, and with
light reins and urging their steeds on
to a swim they reached the other side.
At no time was the water deep enough
to more than wet the fetlocks Of their
horses feet.
Lincoln looked toward the learned
Judge and received a whitening glance
that took away all desire to even smile.
He feared the explosion that evidently
was near at hand, so he thought to
head 1t off.
Judge, do you think bridge across
that stream would seriously interfere
with navigation" was his query.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
Mistellaaeous Reaaias,
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neiahborins Exchanges.
CHEROKEE.

Gaffney Ledger, August 20: Henry
M. McAden, director of the National
Bank Of Gaffney and president of the
Piedmont Fire Insurance company,
Charlotte, n. c.; L. l.. Jenkins, presi-
dent of the First National Bank Of
Gastonia: r. r. Ray, treasurer Nc
Alden mills, McAdenyille, y. c.; S. n.
Boyce, cashier First National Bank
of Gastonia. and L. r. Hagood.
cashier Bank of Kings Mountain.
were in the city Thursday, the guests
of the National Bank of Gaffney.
They were all agreeably surprised at
the elegant home of the National
bank and the wonderful growth Of
Gaffney. This was ,lr. Jenkins first
visit to Gaffney, not outstanding the
fact that he has live so near US for
the past twenty years. :. The Broad
River association, which met at
White Plains, closed with services
Sunday by Rev. w. T. Thompson
There was a large attendance and the
delegates are loud in their praise
of the White Plains people. The as
sociation meets with Blacksburg next
year. Sunday night Mr.. Jno. O..
Tate and Miss frankie Gibson were
united in wedlock by Rev. L. r.
Gaines at Rehoboth church, In the
presence Of a large congregation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
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A square consists of the space occupied
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for three, six and twelve months will
be made on reasonable terms. The
contracts must In all cases be confined
to the regular business Of the firm or
Individual contracting, and the manu-
script must be in the Office by Monday
at noon when intended for Tuesdays
issue, and on Thursday at noon, when
intended for Fridays issue.
TT Cards Of thanks and tributes of
respect inserted at the rate Of 10 cents
per line for each insertion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

tn Mayme-"You told me Jack was
odious and tiresome. and you had
given him his walking papers. yet
you seem to be trying to make up
with him."
Maybelle-"Nota at all. I'm merely
going to show that skinny old maid
Of a Mag Billiwink that she can't get
him"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

NEXT BEST THING.-'I am sorry
your excellency," said the south Af-
rican potentate. who was entertain
ing the distinguished visitor from
the United States. that we have no
iced whale to offer you. but we have
something almost as good"
Here he clapped his hands.
Slaves" he said. in a loud COM
manding voice. bring in the picked
elephant"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

EQUAL TO THE STTUATIoN.-Hampton
L. Carson, attorney general Of Penn
sylvania, sat on the piazza Of Della
ware Water Gap hotel talking about a
very resourceful and alert lawyer.
His ready wit never fails him." Mr..
was selling Hercules cement. This
faker stood on a village street corner
with a half dozen women about him.
He was recounting eloquently his ce-
ment virtues, and at the same time he
was demonstrating these virtues with
actual experiments. He took up a
plate, broke II in half, cemented the
two pieces with the Hercules and then
suspended from the mended plate a
ten-pound weight.
Look here he said. There Is no
cement like the Hercules. 1t is always
ready. 1t needs no heating, and 1t is
as strong as steel. To this plate, for
instance. have just hung a ten-pound
weight. / will now remove that weight
and substitute a twenty-five pound
one. The cement, you see, holds firm,
/ now increase the weight to thirty
pounds, and
Crash! The plate broke. The lit
tie audience smiled.
But the faker. not at all per.urbed,
went right on.
And you will observe ladies, that
the plate now breaks with ease thus
giving US an opportunity to cement
the edges more firmly together when
ever IL Is desirable to do So"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01

HIS CUSTOMARY LUcK.-Mr. Maxim
brakes, burning with that zeal to be
kind and helpful to his fellow men.
always so characteristic of him. had
kicked a banana peel off the side
walk and into the street.
It's a wonder somebody hasn't
slipped on that and broke a leg" he
soliloquized. as he walked along.
Anybody that will throw a banana
skin on the sidewalk ought to be-
This is as far as Mr.. Makinbrakes
got The next moment he was fleeing
for his life from an infuriated
teamster whose horse had slipped on
that banana skin and taken a hard
fall on the asphalt pavement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
No. 1855, Daily, except Sunday-Marion,
| Al a. poeL AiIl g G-Third
The alorkrills Gaqairsr,

Entered at the Postoffice as Second
Glass Mail Matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-01
Published Tuesday and Friday.

PUBLISHED g..
w. d. GRIST,
o. E. GRIsT,
A. M. GRIsT
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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
ARvII.LA NEWS.
-@-@-@-@-@-@,

Arvilla, w. Va, March 81
Rymer Davis was visiting his
brother Willie at Silver Mills last
week.
Mrs. Geo. Gorrel, Geo. Doty
and Ed Williamson were in Sis
tersville last Saturday on bust
ness.
Mrs. G.. A. Galloway is on the
sick list.
I. M. Mott closed his term OF
school at this place last Friday.
John Davis of Wasp, was in
this place last week.
Willie Kernen and Pearley
Doty were in Sistersville last week
on business.
Mrs. Sarah Gorrell was visiting
her father, F. E. Kearns, last Sun
day.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27

Ed YOUNG. M. D. HANES
Attorneys-at-Law.
Will practise in State
and Federal Courts.
Notary and Stenos,
pher in Office
Abstracting titles carefully and
neatly done.
Office.
Olston Block, Wells Stree:
Sistersville, W. Va.
-
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
High diving from the animated
springboard in central Africa.
The Early Circus.

Leaving out Of count the great cir
FUSES of Rome and Antioch and coming
down to something Of modern times
the first circus in England was on &
footpath known as HalfpCnny Hatch
in the Waterloo road. London. There
in ITO. Astlcy's first performance was
given, with the aid of drum. two flies
and one clown. A charge of SiXpence
was made for the front standing places
There was no building and not even a
tent. but merely a ring of ropes ana
stakes. Primitive as were the arrange
ments Ashley soon attracted good au-
diences and was able to add to his
programme conjuring, transparencies
vaulting and tumbling. with displays
Of fireworks. In course Of time he was
able to hire an inclosed ground and
erected seats under a substantial roof
He called the place Astley's Amph
.heater Rid.pg house.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
NOTICE
Of Intention by Foreign Corpor-
alton to Withdraw From the
State of West Virginia.

Notice is hereby given that the
Central Oil company, foreign
corporation (being a corporations
duly organized under the laws of
the State of Maine) which has
heretofore been duly PRINTED to
do business in the State of West
Virginia, desires no longer to
hold property and transact bust
ness in said State Of West Vir-
ginia. and is DESTROYS Of surren-
dering to said State its authority
therefor, and accordingly it does
hereby give public notice of its in
tention to withdraw from the
State pursuant to the statute in
such case made and provided. .
CENTRAL OIL COMPANY.
BY ALFRED R. GLASIER,
President.
Attest: JAS. MILNE, Secre-
tary. w3,2S ;4,12,19
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
DeMdy Had
Little Faith
Was Quickly Converted-Rexall
Worth It's Weight in Gold.

Thousands of men and women
are dragging their way through
a life of misery merely because
they are too skeptical to benefit
by the truth" says Mr.. Hill, of
Hill Bros.
eve don't ask you to take our
word as to the rare perfection of
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets. We
ask you to take the word of your
neighbors. Read what Mr.. De-
May says of them:
"'I find ReXall Dyspepsia Tab
lets O. X. In fact, consider
them worth their weight in gold.
I suffered with indigestion for
many years. and thought | had
exhausted every means of a cure.
The best physicians failed to give
me relief, and the many adver-
tised remedies were bitter disap-
pointments. When l commenced
using Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets |
had little faith in them. But l
was agreeably disappointed. They
Immediately benefited me and in
a short time I was cured. | can
state in the most emphatic manner
that Rexall is all right. B. II.
DeMay.
"What these tablets id for Mr..
DeMay they will do for you. Try
them and see.
"Our proposition is not to mere.
ly sell you dyspepsia tablets, but
to sell you a cure for your dys-
pepSia and Indigestion.
eff Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets
do not effect this cure, we give
you back your money. ThHt shows
how much confidence we have in
this new Remedy
Hill Bros. apply this guarantee
to the twenty-fve-cent package of
RE- Dyspepsia Tablets, which
cer My shows their confiden""
in it's bringing immediate results.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27

" ~ ~
Sugar Valley, W. Va, March
PC. f. Kimble was calling on
Charley Michael Of Sugar Town,
Saturday.
A. G. Buck was in SistersviIIc
Saturday.
School closed here Saturday af-
ter a siX-mOnth s term.
o. 3. and II. +. Buck have en-
barked for the Normal at Hunt,
ingtOn.
Carter Mikes, the oil producer.
was a business caller at Busy Bee
last week.
w. II. Kimble. the surveyor, is
having some repairs made OH his
glass palace.
Quite a large number Of young
people Of this place attended
church at VanCamp Sunday.
Rev. Moore held a series OF
meeting here last week. Six new
members were registered on the
roll.
Honey Town is noted for its
fine dogs. good-Iooking girls and
.hustling men. and other things toe
+oJio,,s "a D,aD+ion
Rev. G.. w. Kimble and John
Buck have gone on a missionary
errand to Red Hill. where they
will hold a series of meetings.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
Startling Mortality.

Statistics show startling NOR
tally from appendicitis and peri
tonitis. To prevent and cure these
awful diseases, there is just one
reliable remedy, DR.. Kings New
Life Pills. NJ. Flannery Of IA
Custom House place, Chicago,
says: "They have no equal for
constipation and biliousness. !" 25c
at D. A. Henderson,, druggist.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
Carried a Live Shark Ashore.

The Accommodating Giraffe.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
GOING TO THE LODGE.

DR.. Julia Holmes Smith of Chi
cago encourages man to wander
from his own fireside and repeats
this variation of housekeeping
youth had ever Aomely wits" "Men
who stay at home every night are
not good for anything. 1t is my
observation for a quarter of a cen
fury. l side with the men on this
question of organization. | don't
like to see man at home every
night, with one foot Oh the cradle.
Clubs and lodges are good things,
The man whose attention IS given
all day to buying or selling, to COM
tracts, to figures or to other routine
of business is in a rut. lie needs
change. In the evening if he goes
to mis- lodge or to his club the mer-
chant is given an opportunity to
meet the banker, the lawyer meets
the doctor, the grocer meets the
architect, and they all find recrea,
ton in it." The young women Of
Chicago ARE favorable to mems
clubs and lodges" So vanishes the
palaeolithic jest about ''going to the
lodge"
Botha's Remarkable Escape.
Among the interesting stories told by
Lord Roberts is the following: Com
mandant Beu Botha told me when IL
London q few months ago that on one
occasion during the war he did not
retreat with the rest Of the Beers, but
slept the night of May 90 in Germsi
ton, within a few hundred yards OF
where | was sleeping. and that he was
only able to escape the next morning
by joining one Of our mounted patrols
and passing himself off as colonist
in our employ. That is difficulty We
always had. The Beers could come
and go in our camp without our know.
Ing who they were, as we had many
people Of the country in our employ.
Botha actually joined one Of our pa
trolls and rode with him to the top Of
the hill, when he galloped off and join
ed his own people again
Carried Live Shark Ashore.
Jonathan Fowler, 4 Massachusetts
fisherman. once walked out knee deep
through the mud and filth of a sea
shore at low tide to a shark left by the
retiring waters. shouldered it and
brought it alive on his back to the
shore. The shark weighed 500 pounds,
quite load, considering that it was
not the most portable Of articles and
that the man had to wade through
mud.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1905-03-27
"A ,BALUMoRE&O Ono
RAILROAD.
OHIO RIVER DIVISION.
Time Table. in effect Nov. ~.

Time Table; in effect Nov. ~.
Eastbound.
6:35 A. M. {daily except Sun
INSTRUMENTATION Wheeling
and intermediate points.
1854 A. M. (daily)-PittsbGg
Express; New MartinsVllle,
Moundsville, Wheeling, Pittsburg,
Franklin, Oil City, Titusville and
intermediate points. Runs solid
to Pittsburg daily, except Sunday.
Daily to Wheeling.
1875 A. M. (daily except Sun
REPRESENTATION New Mar
tinsville and intermediate points.
1:57 P. M. (daily)-New York
Express; New Martinsville,
Morndsville, Wheeling, Pittsburg,
Buffalo, Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York and all
points north and east. Runs solid
to Pittsburg. Pullman buffet par
lor car.
1853 P, M. (daily)-Accommo-
dation; Wheeling and intermedi-
ate points.
6:1O P. M. (daily except Sun
day)--Ohio Valley Express; New
Martinsville, Moundsville, Ben.
wood, Wheeling, Pittsburg, But
falo, Baltimore, Washington, New
York and all points north and
east. Runs .solid to Pittsburg.
Pullman buffet parlor car.
Westbound.
9:25 A. M. (daily)-Accommo-
dation; Parkersburg and interme-
diate points
11:1s A. M. (daily except Sun
day)-Ohio Valley Express; St.
Marys, Marietta, Parkersburg,
Ravenswood, Milwood, Pomeroy,
PIT. Pleasant, Charleston, Gallipo-
lis, Huntington, Kenova, 1ronton,
Portsmouth, Cincinnati and all
points south and west. Runs solid
to Kenova. Pullman buffet par
lor car.
1:2e P. M. (daily)-Kenova-ex-
press; St. Marys,. Marietta, Park
ersburg, Ravenswood, Milwood,
Pomeroy, PIT. Pleasant, Charleston,
Gallipolis, Huntington, Kenova,
and principal intermediate points.
Pullman buffet parlor car.
2::32 P. M. (daily except Sun
INSTRUMENTATION Parkers-
burg, Spencer and intermediate
points.
5:4S P. M. (daily except Sun
day)-Accommodation; Parkers-
burg and intermediate points.
1875 P. M. (daily)-Express;
Friendly, St. Marys, Waverly,
Marietta and Parkersburg.
D. B. MARTIN,
Manager Passenger Traffic.
j. McC.MARTIN, T. P. A., Park
ersburg, w. Va.