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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-08
RoUsED THE AUDIENCE.
A Mining Camp Mslodrama With an
Unexpected Climax.


Joseph Jefferson used to say that his
career came very near being nipped In
the bud in a small western town. He
at that time was a member Of small
pioneer company which progressed by
means of three bull teams" from one
mining camp to another. They were
always heartily received by the miners
and cowboys, who readily paid the $6
in gold required to witness their per-
formance. Mr.. Jefferson was the ira
dltional melodramatic william and In the
third act was supposed to kidnap "the
child" The supposed mother, hearing
Its cries, rushes upon the scenes1ust as
he is about to escape and fires fruit
less shot from a revolver.
Upon this particular occasion all had
gone we'll until this scene was reached,
and the audience, many Of whom had
never before seen any kind Of theatric-
al performance, sat as II spellbound.
AT the crack Of the mothers revolver,
however, the spell was rudely broken.
by heaven, she missed him!" red
shirted miner In the front row shout
ed, drawing his own six shooter and
leaping to his feet. Round to the
back door and head him of fore he
can git a hoss, boys!" he yelled, and
following him, half the audience stam-
peded for the exit.
The excitement was finally allayed
by the mother and the william ap-
pearing hand in hand before the cur
tain and the managers explanation OF
the situation. When the performance
had been concluded the audience In
sisted on paying another admission
price and having an immediate repeu-
tion from beginning to end.-Success
Magazine.
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"I pray your lordship to believe" said

II pray your lordship to believe" said
Mildred, with a deep emotion, which
showed Itself In the rich, full tones of
her voice, that Major Butler knows
nothing Of my coming hither. speak
not in his name, nor make any pledge
for him! If he has escaped, 1t has only
been from the common instinct which
teaches a bird to fly abroad when 1t
finds the door of his cage left open by
the negligence of his keepers. I knew
1t not-nor, alas! have heard aught
of his captivity, but as have already
told your lordship. He is an honorable
soldier, rich in all the virtues that
may commend a man; would your
lordship knew him better and In more
peaceful times"
We'll, 1t is but a peevish and silly
boy" said CORVALLIS, "who whines
when his pie Is stolen. The war has
many reckonings to settle, and we con-
trive to make one days profit pay an
others loss. The account for the pres
ent liz balanced; and so. Miss Lindsay.
without discourtesy. may leave you,
with fair wish for a happy and pros
porous Journey to your fathers roof
To the good gentleman himself, I de-
sire TO be we'll remembered. And to
show you thai this briery path Of war
has not quite torn away all habilimenst
of gentleness from us, think 1t duti-
ft,l tf II hnnnmp
the confidant Of precious love-tale,
wherein / car guess some secret pas
sage of mystery is laid which should
not be divulge.d, I promise you to keep
1t faithfully between ourselves. And
when I reach the Dove Cote, which,
God willing. under the banners of st.
George. l do propose within three
months to do, we may renew our con-
fidence, and you shall have my advice
touching the management Of this dain-
ty and delicate. affair. And now, God
speed you with fair ride. and good
spirits to back it,"
Il am much beholden to your lord
ships generosity said Mildred, as
Cornwaiiss rose with sportive gallan-
try and dsbetook himself to his horse.
Como hither Mr.. Henry" he said
after he had mounted, farewell, my
young cavalier. You will find few
files ofNmen to conduct yor and your
party beyond our posts; and here. take
this" he added. as now on horseback,
he scraFle off a few lines with PEN
Gil, upon a leaf of his pocket-book.
which Ne delivered to the youth, there
is a passport which shall carry you
safe against all intrusion from my peo-
pie. Adieu!"
With this last speech the command
erin chief puE spurs to his horse, and
galIoped to the plain, to review his
troopsk and commence the march by
which he hoped to make good his boast
of reaching the Dove Cote.
How fortune seconded his hopes may
be read in the story of the war.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Rural Retreat, s. C.

STRANGE CARGO FROM THE AMAZON.
One Of the strangest cargoes YES
sci could possibly have was unloaded
at the London docks toward the close
Of March. 1t consisted Of several
sacks filled with dried flies, consigned
to a large firm of grain merchants.
These flies, originated In Brazil,
have been purchased for use in the
manufacture of food for chickens,
cage birds and the like. They were
caught on the River Amazon by Bra
zilians, who travel up the river In
fiat bottom boats and who are pro-
vided with gauze nets, with which
they capture these insects in millions,
as flies hover in dense clouds over
many Of the swampy reaches Of the
Amazon.
The flies thus caught are killed,
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sis Christ Among us2" He Asked
.'rhe Answer Surprised Him.

whether a secondhand religious
wave will take hold in New York af-
ter II has spent its force upon Phil
adelphia, remains to be seen," said a
churchman, who has, as he puts 1t,
passed through several revival up
heavals." New York is too big to
take even a revival secondhand.
"The Rev. DIR. Torrey and his singer
Alexander, made a mistake in not
opening here instead Of Philadelphia.
A religious revival Is not like a new
play. Moody and Sankey evangelized
here before they went to the prov
inces.
"I remember talking with Moody
some years after he had become ia
nous He told me that the fact that
he had succeeded in New York made
his work easier in other fields. He
admitted that this did not apply to
Chicago.
"He went there first when the pop
ulation was a conglomeration. The
services were held in a temporary
tabernacle, just outside the business
centre He told me that the only
time in his work that he ever came
near being upset was in this taber-
| nacle
He always sought to get the atten-
ton Of his congregation quickly, by
the utterance Of a short, pointed sem
tence On ore occasion he had been
delayed in reaching the stand. The
big building was packed when he ar
rived. without a seconds hesitation
he hurled this inquiry at his audi
ence:
"Is Christ among us?"
Then he paused for its effect. AL
most Immediately a peculiar looking
individual who sat near the table
where the reporters were aligned. said
in rasping voice:
| 81 think he went out to Tom Fo-
ley's to get a drink
| Moody knew it would ruin the
meeting II he paid any attention to
what sounded like irreverence, and
he at once plunged into his discourse.
After the service was over he
spoke to a reporter about the Incl
dent and was told that the man had
certainly misunderstood the name
used in the inquiry. There was
| German reporter in Chicago named
Ryste, and the man who replied to
| Moody's sudden inquiry thought the
evangelist wanted the Stats Zietung
man.
Moody asked who Tom Foley was
and was informed that he was an al
derman who kept a saloon on Clark
street, adjoining the House Of David
That puzzled the evangelist until he
was told that the House of David was
the name Of another saloon run by q
local politician.
Moody made an appointment to
meet Foley, whom he found to be
very agreeable sort of fellow. The re-
vivalist undertook to convert Tom
He told him that a lawmaker OF a
city ought not to be in the liquor
business.
Foley who had the wit Of his peo-
pie, replied: Mr.. Moody, all your SER
mons are written in my saloon The
evangelist was puzzled at this, OF
course and asked what he meant.
| "'All the reporters at the taber-
nacle, said Foley, are my friends and
when your meetings are over they
come in here and write out their re-
ports. have a special table fol
them. They are good customers and
they bring other people to my place
who otherwise would not come.
Moody told me that he couldn'
help liking the fellow, but he added
when I used to see my sermons In
the paper the thought that they were
written in a saloon always annoyed
me."-Philadelph Record.
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dried in the sun, and then placed In
sacks. Upon arrival In London they
are mixed with millet and other grain
and are sold as chicken food, &c.
Some time ago the Brazilian gov
ernment, fearing that the fish in the
Amazon river would be starved, for
bade the expectation Of flies; hence
the price Of this strange commodity,
which used to be Cd. per pound, has
now risen to Is. cd. per pound, and
often a little more.-Sciertific Amer
ican
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MOODY IN CHICAGO.

10 BE CONTINUED,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
To order New Equipment.

The board of directors of the Balti'
more and Ohio are to take up the
question Of new equipment and are at
present figuring on the purchase OF
5000 new cars this year. Last spring
the Baltimore and Ohio ordered 10000
freight cars and $50 engines, and in
viaw of this large order it is ques'
ton whether the road will really need
900 more cars to take care of the
traffic. II ordered. It is probable that
most Of these new cars will be coal
cars for use between Fairmont and
the Great Lakes and also to the north
west The question Of ordering these
cars will, be taken up at the next
meeting of the directors.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Rates Go Up on
iron and Steel
RAILROADS TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF NEW RATE LAW AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE.

WHEELING, Sept, Am increase
in the rates on finished iron and steel
nroducts is one of the effects of the
new rate bill which will be directly
felt by the shippers of this city and
vicinity. The rate formerly given
from here to the Mississippi river was
21R cents, but it will now be 25h
cents. This is the information CON
tanned in a letter Just issued to freight
agents of the Pennsylvania. The rate
published in the tariffs on iron and
steel products from here to Daven-
mort. Iowa, was 254A cents per hun
dred pounds. However, by certain
billing this rate was reduced. BY bill
ing from Wheeling to Chicago over
the Pennsylvania the rate was 1874
cents between the two points. The
rate on the western line from Chicago
to Davenport was cents, and by bill
ing the shipment in this fashion a rate
cents per hundred cheaper than the
published rate was secured.
When the copies of the new rate
law we're read by the railroad men,
the question as to which billing would
be legal was not fully understood
The matter was taken up by the legal
departments OF the roads having such
rate. and their decision is that the
through published rate must be used
and all shipments Of iron and steel
finished products from the local mills
must be shipped to the Mississippi
river at the rate published above
This decision will mean thousands Of
dollars to the local mills. There can
be no change in this rate for at least
80 days, as the new law states that
NO rate can be changed until 30 days
after the new rate has been filed with
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
uulass the commission rules other
wise.
In the same circular another i'm.
portant point was decided. The goods
must now go the way they are billed
It was former practice to bill goods
by the shortest route to secure
cheap rate. even II the goods were
not shipped via this route: but this
can no longer be done, and the ship,
ment must go exactly as stated in the
bill Of lading.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
K. Of P. Committee

tiusTLlrgG TO MAX GRAND
LopeE ENT INT tiEsE
M OCTOBER TILE aEs Mr.
stGeEsT EYER HELD TItlsa
4 DOM
a 1t has been eleven years since the
Grand Lodge Of knights Of PythtaaE
held their ann nal session "a FairmontR
and that event 81 claimed by May
has never been sapaled or excelled !
in all these years by the numerousl
cities that have entertaIned this splen.I
did body Of men: The two lodges Of
this city; proud Of the, record made
in 1895. are determined that this ses:
sion shall go away beyond the former
event. It Is planned by the executiYeI
and financial committees that the exS
penses which will be heavy shall be
borne only by members OF the two
splendid X. OF p. Lodges in our city,
Already approaches 70 the individual
members have been made and they are
responding and are expected to re-
spond to the amount asked for in the
next few days as the committees are
determined to have all matters well
in hand before September is half
gone. All hotels have been asked 10
make preparations for the biggest
crowd Of visitors that Fairmont has
ever entertained. AT least twice as
many Uniform Rank men are expected
to take part in the parade and prize
drills as ever on similar occasion,
The number Of lodges Is increasing
each year and the number of delegates|
will be larger than ever before, as
Fairmont is centrally located and mol
city in the State has as many knights
who can reach Fairmont in a few
hours as this city. That it will be a
big affair every body believes but only
those In actual. touch with the arrange
ments realize what this session of the
Grand Lodge means to Fafrmont. III
is to be hoped that any member OF
the two lodges called upon in any
way will respond quickly as this work
If done as it must and will be, needs
the help of every Knight of Pythias in
Fairmont. That is will be a great
epoch in the history of the order in
West Virginia is believed by all the
members who were SO royalty enter
tanned here in 1895 and on planning toI
come back to Fa1rmont in October
and bring many more with them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

John stealey while working Ell the
round honss yesterday afternoon met
with slight accident which nsieht
Ilave ~ fIted saflpnsiy bnt for his
pfessnce 81 mind 81 II NEE became
I'M a cog eel and Afr. Stealey
caught 4 beam and drew himself up.
and if he had hot sllcca ded HIS ;leg
would have been taken on He went
10 the Miners Hospital and had the
injured member dressed and Is now
at the home Of his parents. NE. and
Mrs. :. s.. stealey, Of Market street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Mts. Brown pead.

Us. 3! u, Brown. who had been
very in for few weeks, and was
taken to the City Hospital short
tine De-. died yesterday afternoon at
b,clock Of peritonttis. When brought
Is the hospital she was in q very crit
Ica condition and not expected to
I'VE hut a few days, but owing to the
csrefnl nursing she received she lin
ered longer Mrs. Brown Is survived
husband and one daughter. The
fasniIs but recently moved from Cum
eflahd to Jacob street, First ward
ana .resnot we'll known here, although
smpathise with the stricken hus'
bandSand mother, who were with Mrs
l3rotsif the time Of her death. The
Sea WIS years Of age. The
saiefiii service VIII be held on We'd
hestsy incoming az 40 o'clock at q the El
hafne on jacob condart ed by
rev wi. Rob and the bnrta y
vii talse pise So A5aplss g Ecye eels1e;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Typhoid Fever
SOME GOOD SUGGESTIONS. ON
HOW TO AVOID THE DREAD
DISEASE.

e :. -
There is one piece Of advice which
i give freely to every resident OF Iron
ton with whom come in contact
professionally, and that is, boil your
drinking water" said a prominent
physician yesterday.
'To boil all drinking water before
serving it is probably the best way
of avoiding typhoid fever. Unless a
man who uses some sort of spring or
well water has the best scientific as
surance that his particular brand Of
water is pure beyond question, the
boiling OF it is precautior that may
pay very well in. the end.
"The sparkling. cool water from
some country spring Is often decept.
i've. have traced cases of typhoid
fever hack to such water. and by in.
yestigation, found that the spring was
fed ouly by some Underground stream
but also by some nearby barn or sew
erage well. The source of contamina-
ton was plain, but the water as 1t
came from the spring was OF the
purest, most inviting appearance pc
cause Of the fact that you cannot tell
from appearance whether water is or
is not contaminated, and the best way
is to take no chances, but boil the
water no matter where it came from.
This is doctrine have been preach
ing ever since / have been practictng
medicine.
CHOSE who would avoid typhoid
fever should be certain that none or
the vegetables they eat have been fer
tilted with night soil, which is a
breeding ground for typhoid germs.
This is not difficult TO do, and yet
large quantities of vegetables where
night soil is freely used. Such vege-
tables should be avoided. OF course il
they will have killed any lurking
germs, but it is a dangerous risk to
take. Better avoid them altogether.
"Avoid swimming in polluted
streams. In swallowing this water.
you may gulp down a whole colony OF
terms. Persons who swim are all
most certain to gulp down a mouth
full Of water occasionally"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Lucky Horseahoes.

London Evening Standard.
There is a right way and a wrong
In the picking up of horseshoe. I
was walking with a country-bred boy
along a Somerset lane and saw one
living in the crumblfng summer rut-
@There is horseshoe" said I. The
lad sprang forward, but stopped sud
denly before his anegsr touched the
iron. But won't pick it up" said
he, "or shall spoil your luck" 1t
may, perhaps, have been oily point
Of etiquette. but he assured me that
a horseshoe of my finding could bring
luck neither to him nor to me II he
touched it before me.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

FOR sALE-A small farm Of IL acres
near Watson. in Grant district, on
which there 10 small house, barn and
good spring OF water. Also orchard OF
about 1875 bearing peach. apple and
plumb trees. An ideal place for gar
denIns and chicken raising. Last year
over 500 head Of cabbage, so bushels
OF peaches, II bushels Of grapes and
over 800 chickens Werc marketed
from this place besides other fruit and
vegetables.
Price, 81 10000, half cash, balance
1, 2, 8, years. time. Liberal discount for
cash.
ANY one wanting a gosd bargain
and small home Will do we'll 20 lnyes-
tlaate this offer. This Ftsee ts well
worth 81, 800 In cash and parties have
good reason Tor selling Apply 8oE a 81
dress care. sst Irgl1iat sttiss 3
Read tls patiy west VII iniah
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04


HpIIT seps and Ms LIS.
John Wright sot EIttc hirison. 81 ere Wis
ting their datig .aIfs. James sni-
der, and Mrs. Earl Gilbert last week.
Also John Wright Jr., and wife and
Fred Wright, OF Hutch nsons were Wis.
ftors at Earl Hp1bert.s and James sni-
Pdsr's.
Eliza Holbert and family, Of Export,
Pa. have been ON an extended visit
to his father, near here.
Mrs. Chas r. FIoult has been visit:
ing her parents on Prfckett's Creek,
the past weak.
Eta Bailys Of stafford, is visiting
at Frank Barnes. and Harry John
sons
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Brown and lit
tie son. Of Grassy Run. were visiting
at Theodore McEltresh's Sunday.
John McElfresh and two children,
of Fairmont, were visiting his parents
here yesterday.
Miss Amanda Tichnel, who has been
staying with her sister, Mrs Will
Hou1t, who has been sick for some
time. has returned to her home at Lit
tie Falls.
We are glad to say Mrs. VIII 5oult.
who was threatened with typhoid. is
out Of danger.
Mike Freeman. of Montana, for
merly mine foreman of Aurora mine,
was out yesterday looking over An.
rora. He Is to bring men today and
begin cleaning It UP. Whether It Is
to resume opera tfons or not is not
known but 1t is presumed that that is
the intention. He hope so at least.
for with the finishing Of the bridge
several people of Hoult will be thrown
out OF employment and il Aurora woui,;
start now it would give employment 10
good many persons.
A committee was appointed at Sun
lay school yesterday to make arrange.
ments for a festival and box supper
to be held at the church here Satur-
day evening September 22d, the pro
ceeds to be used to repair and paint
the church,
The Clement Co. have about finish
ed their work here and are shipping
away all their machinery. The Penn
sylvanla steel Company have about
finished the false work for the first -
The two large spans of the bridge.
Ralph Malone's floating gang are
here and began tearing up the heavy
rail between here and the old bridge
and relaying with lighter rail the
heavy rail TO be used on the bridge
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

Rheumatism is not incurable. Stub
born? Yes! But DR.. shoop's Rheu'
matte Remedy will IL faithfully used
drive It out Of the system. It's the
blood that's at fault, Poisonous cry
stalls like sand get into the joints and
muscles. DR. shoopts Rheumatic Rem.
eiy prevents this. ~ drives RllepEna.
tisn,f from the blood. and ia en- r heufia!;
tisnI dies We raeotnm md sell
lt Els w BiIEings lea 81.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Lahor paYl pance.

The Monongahela Club gave q de-
-lfehtful Labor Day dance at their hall
last evening. which was greatly en-
joyed by the as couples present from
&: 90 until 10 O'Clock. The entire club
house was tastefully decorated With
red, white and blue testoonings. De-
lictous refreshments were served in
the dining hall at intervals during the
evening.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
First Ward

;. {. &. ,. ). .. go 8

M and Mrs. w. s. Kern, of Earn
slltFw, ara the guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Garner while here attending the
institutes
MISS EEYaEC Cox returned to her home
ia townsville today after a weeks
yisit win Mrs; d. M. Cox.
First ward may. as we'll prepare
tet mother ding, for it is coming.
ghere has been SO many surprise
waddipgs that we are still little
byeat so 1T is better to be pre-
pared
Miss Bertha stealey is much i'm
proved tpaay.
Edward May returned to Pittsburg
yesterday, having spent Sunday with
his firth lIr, Sylyapus May, Of Hay
mond street
Wfn Rhinehart, OF Boothsyille.
peat Yesterday with his parents, Mr..
and MIS- George Rhinehart, of Mer-
street
Miss Grace stea1ey is at Grafton
siting her aunt, Mrs. Anna Newton.
MISSES Mary and NettIe Morgan
i91cy Moran spent Sunday at
tsBurga
Ar olney Ruble is recovering
rom a severely sprained ankle.
ars Davis and family. Of Morgan
town moved yesterday into the up
lffs &c the Mckinney property on
Newton street. Mr.. Davis has been
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Lawn Fete.

The Junior League OF the Diamond
street M. e. Church are preparing to
give a lawn fete on Friday evening on
the church lawn. The proceeds will
go for the erection of new church.
The league will hold their first meet
ing since July on Sunday afternoon
at 1880 O'Clock.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
Lwhere,a Taeon,a, oreaon2

From the Providence Bulletin.
Leaden.footed Justice has at last
caught up with the worst, of practical
jokers. A rock-the;bcat fool in Ia
coma ore, who caused the death OF
his companion by drowning. has been
indicted for manslaughter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
TAKE A HOLIDAY

on Thursday, September 9th, 1906,
and attend tho BELLVlEW HEIGHTS
LOT SALE whether you anticipate
buying lot or not. Refreshments on
the grounds, good music all day and
an entertaining auctIonser will make
BELLvIEW. HEIGHTS an ideal place
for a days outing.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04

I have rented my rooms every time
/ have had an al in your paper, said
a gentleman in our office tnis morning
AMI he had tried II several times.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-04
taken 10 Asylum.

Albert Jamison, Of Morgantown,
who had been at the City Hospital
for treatment, was taken to the In.
sane asylum at Weston yesterday
with hopeless case of insanity.