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The daily tribune., 1907-02-27
A FLORENCE CASE
Many Moro Like II in Florence

The following case il but one Of many
similar occurring daily in Florence. It is
an easy matter to verify it's correctness.
Surely you cannot ask for better proof
than such conclusive evidence.
Mrs. N. n. Baker, of col West Main
street, Florence, Colo says: II had kid
ney and bladder trouble for fve or six
years, which seemed to come on all Of q
sudden without any apparent cause. !
was subject to sharp pains 10 the small
Of my back and they extended up be-
tween the shoulder blades and down into
The daily tribune., 1907-02-27
About Great Men.

The following Item was found on
the editors desk last evening:
''1sn's IL . strange thing that all
great men are born In tho month Of
February. Lincoln WAS born ON the
twelfth. Washington on the twenty.
second. James A. McCAudless VA
born on Feb. 20. 1888. He has become
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

Reentering the sick room, where
all was as they left 1T, the doctors
orders were carried out in haste and
in a few moments the old man with
the wrinkled face was at the foot of
the bed. Then the doctor FASTENED
to say:
II assure you the sick man will not
die of this Illness"
All present embraced the old car
bonero with expressions of sincere
gratitude, and he smiled full Of satis-
faction. In the meantime the wrink-
led old man slowly left the room.
murmuring in his ear:
Thou art the only one who has de-
ceived death, and l deserve it, be-
cause I trusted in the loyalty Of the
charcoal burner"
1t Is true he could not deceive him
again, for another time the hour
came for the carbonero who left a
brilliant fortune to his wife and chill
dren.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

number until you have rubbed it
against somebody's hump; then you
are sure to win prize
Numbers Z, Is and q are lucky; 8,
73 and Al are unlucky. No. 13 espe-
! cially is one that never fails to bring
trouble, so never live in a house or
room numbered 13; be very careful
when you ascend a staircase with thir-
teen steps, never ride on a car No 13,
and under no circumstances eat, drink
or wear anything that has cost you 13
cents or dollars, or that you have
bought on the 18th Of the month.
Tuesday and Friday are very bad
omen days, and there Is a common
saying that means do not marry or
start on any business on Tuesday or
Friday.
Black cats, spiders and owls are very
bad omen creatures. Never keep q
black cat at home, be sure to kill all
spiders you see crawling aOout your
when you hear an owlet hn"t. Indians
abhor owlets, they say: When an ow-
let sings an Indian dies; 1t may be un-
true yet 1t always happens"
Butterflies are good or bad omens,
according to their color. White ones
bring happiness; yellow ones advise
us to maintain alive our hopes Of love
or fortune, and black oIles announce
that death Is stalking around us or our
relatives.
The deg Is the greatest friend Of
man, no doubt about that, as he Is en-
dowed with the power of seeing ghosts,
devils and death. When you hear
your dog bowling it Is proof that he
Is warning you aga...st some evil
event.
One thing Of apparently small i'm
portance, but which brings fatal re-
suits, Is the lighting CT three cigars or
cigarettes on the same match. One
Of the three persons lighting their ci-
gars will die within the year.-Mexican
Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16
Humorous department.

THE BISHOP AND THE TRAMP.-The
experiences of Bishop Talbot, long the
Cowboy Bishop" but now bishop of
central Pennsylvania, have been many
and varied, and his book, recently
published, My people of the Plains,
gives a fascinating picture of life in
the earlier days of the great west.
Miners, cowboys-all loved him,
and they still tell a host of stories
about him.
"Once while the bishop of Wyoming
and Idaho, he went to st. Paul to at
tend a meeting of dignitaries OF the
church. There, one noon, on the
porch Of the hotel, a tramp approach
ed a group of bishops and asked for
aid.
No" one of the churchmen re-
piled, "I don't think we can do any
thing. But down there is the young
est bishop of us ALL" (pointing TO
Bishop Talbot,) land he's a very gen.
erous man."
The tramp went to Bishop Talbot
and the others watched with interest.
They saw a look of surprise come
over the tramp's face-they saw that
the bishop was talking eagerly, ear
nestly-they saw the tramp look per-
turbed-but they finally saw that
something passed from hand to hand.
The tramp tried to get away with
out speaking to those of the group
but the former spokesman called to
him.
We'll did you get something from
our young brother?"
The tramp grinned sheepishly. NO
I gave him a dollar for his blamed
new cathedral at Laramie!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16
QUEER sUPERsTITIoNs.
That Are Prevalent Among Our Mex.
lean Neiuhbors.

That Are Prevalent Among Our Mex
lean Neiehbors.
Mexicans enjoy the well-earned rep
utation Of being one Of the most super
stitious races Of the world. Supersti-
ton exists wherever there Is human
being, but Mexico seems to be the
place where all human superstitions
are centred. To such an extent is
this true that superstition has become
almost kind Of religion. governing
every act OF the people.
Take the average Mexican Of the
poorer classes, and you may hear from
his lips hair-raising stories Of ghosts
and fairies and devils. He will tell
you Of the rare qualities Of many an
imals, plants and stones, Of the things
you can do and those you cannot do
on certain days Of the week or the
month, and. finally, he will invite you
to make the sign of the cross to drive
away the devils and the ghosts that
may have been attracted by the con-
versatlon you have had.
poems are taught to make the sign Of
the cross before going to sleep at night
and Before touching the floor with their
toes in the morning. Maidens, until
they become brides, are urged by their
mothers to put their shoes point
against point under their bed at night
to bring happy dreams, and this will
even enable them to converse with the
Virgin during their sleep.
When dressing, the right shoe (nev-
er the left) is put on first. The but
tons of the suit are buttoned upward,
that Is, starting with the lowest and
ending at the top. This is to signify
that we are very low here in this
earthly planet, but that during the day
we will try to go upward. Further
more. this practice, II faithfully and
constantly observed will lead US very
high, to heaven when we die. The con-
trarv will take us down to inferno.
After one is ready to go out Of his
room, one must always move the right
foot first. If 1t happens that you find
at the door of your house bunch of
hair or hemp 1t is a proof that a
witch Is after you with some Ill pur-
pose, and you must at once bring some
salt and throw four handfuls as far as
you can, one to the east, another to
the west, the third to the north, and
the last one to the south. Then you
have nothing to fear from witches In
the course Of the day. But at night,
when you retire, you must take two
very fine sticks, make cross with
them and nail it to your door. No
witches, ghosts or devils will bother
you thereafter.
II before taking breakfast you hap
pen to see a black cat, three lame fell
lows on one and the same street or a
corpse, 1t would be better for you to go
back home and stay indoors for the
day. because something wrong is in
store for you.
If, on the contrary, you meet a
humpback, it would be good for you
to shake hands with him, pat his hump
and give him some money; If he Is a
beggar that will bring you good luck.
Humpbacks are exceptionally good
omens for those who buy lottery tick
cts. If you buy one, do not see It's
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

His NEEDs.-The records IN the
war department in Washington are
as a rule, very dry; but occasionally
an entry is found that is humorous.
An officer Of engineers, in charge OF
the construction Of a road that was
to be built through swamp, being
energetic himself and used to sur
mounting mere obstacles, was surpris-
ed when one of his young lieutenants
whom he had ordered to take twenty
men and enter the swamp said that
he could not do 1.-THE mud was too
Deep" The colonel ordered him to try.
He did so, and returned with his men
covered with mud, and said:
Colonel, the mud is over my mems
heads. / can't do it."
The colonel insisted, and told him to
make a requisition for anything that
was necessary for the safe passage
The lieutenant made his requisition in
writing and on the spot. 1t was as
follows:
Il want twenty men eighteen feet
long to cross a swamp fifteen feet
deep"-Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16
HUDSON BAY ROUTE.
II Would Save 1000 Miles In Transpor-
|. tation to Europe.

|. tation to Europe.
The Canadian government and peo-
pie are greatly interested by the pos
siblity Of a short haul Of Canadian
grain to Hudson Bay, whence it could
be taken to Europe by ship. The al
ternative routes all involve either long
railroad hauls or a combined railway
haul and long steamboat carriage
down the lakes.
The Dominion government has just
published a description of the cruise
of the Neptune to gain information
as to the possibilities Of northern
route as an outlet for the grain crop.
The conclusion is that Hudson strait
is navigable for ordinary iron steam
ships from July 20 to November l, and
this period may be increased, without
much risk, by week in the season
and by perhaps two weeks at the
close. The same dates apply to the
navigation Of Hudson Bay from the
strait to Fort Churchill.
Fort Churchill is practically the only
available harbor at a terminus for
railways from the northwest or from
Ontario, If the proposal to extend the
government railways to tidewater is
carried out.
The Hudson Bay route would save
900 miles in transportation, writes
Consul Seyfert from Collingwood, be-
sides a considerable amount Of delay
and handling which now take place in
the transportation Of grain from Fort
William to the seaboard.
The report points out that the ques-
ton Of grain storage presents no real
difference, because not 20 per cent OF
the grain at present reaches the sea-
board before the navigation Of the
year following that in which 1t is har-
vested.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

THE SUDDEN SH1FT.-Mr. Ferguson,
two of whose down town friends had
just dined with him, had taken them
into the library for smoke.
Il must tell you good one on my
Wife" he said. shes been roasting
me because l look at the headlines in
the papers once in awhile to see If
anything important is happening in
the Thaw trial. Well, the other after
noon, while the girl was away, she put
a pan Of biscuits in the oven to bake,
and while she was waiting she picked
up a paper and began to read the stuff
herself. She got so interested in 1t
that she let the biscuits
At this moment Mrs. Ferguson came
into the library for book.
And the joke Of it was" continued
Mr.. Ferguson without a moments
pause. that they found the COW next
morning in a forty-acre lot"
"Ha, ha, ha!" roared the guests,
laughing till the tears ran down their
cheeks-but not at the story-Chicago
Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

IDENTITY KNowN.-Viscount Turn
our. the earl of Winterton's son. was
being interviewed in New York about
clothes, says the Washington Star.
On this subject, however. the young
man refused to talk.
You" he said, ARE the sixth report
er to talk clothes TO me today. l think
you reporters are too persistent. You
give me no rest. You remind me Of a
friend of mine at oxford who used to
like to drink mug of ale at the Mitre.
He was always very particular about
having his own mug.
AT the Mitre one evening he said
to the barmaid:
"A mug of Bass Nellie; and be
careful to draw it in my own pewter.
Make no mistake
mo fear of making mistake about
your pewter. sir the barmaid answer
er. | can tell it with ease
How so?' my friend asked.
by the handle said the barmaid.
It's always warm"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

- The Pyramid of Cheops contains
4. 600, 900 tons of stone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16
No SUBJECT For CONGRATULATIONS

No SUBJECT FOR CoNGRATULAtloN'
A young lawyer, not noted for IN
telligence, succeeded in having a
client acquitted of murder. Meeting
a friend a few days afterward, the
lawyer was greeted with warm con-
gratulations.
Yes" said the lawyer, moppins
his brow, IT got him of, but it was
narrow escape"
"a narrow escape! How?"
"Ah, the tightest squeeze you ever
saw. You know I examined the wit
nesses and made the argument my
self, the plea being self defence. The
fury was out two whole days. Final
ly the Judge called them before him
and asked what the trouble was.
"'Only one thing, my lord replied
the foreman. Was the prisoners
counsel retained by him or appointed
by the court?'
mo gentlemen, the prisoner Is
man of means said the judge, ana
engaged his own counsel
"I could not see what bearing the
question had on the evidence con-
tinued the lawyer, but ten minutes
later in filed the jury, and what do
YOU think the verdict was?"
"What?" asked his friend.
why, not guilty on the ground OF
insanity. memphis Commercial APP
peal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

He DID Not NEED His TgETH.-An
officer of the army tells how Major
Whipple. Of the Second Massachu-
setts regiment. a veteran of the civil
war, hastened to Washington when
the Spanish war broke out. and offer
ed his services to President Mckinley.
But all officers. as well as men. had
TO undergo a physical examination,
and it was stated to Major Whipple
that he would have to place himself
in the hands of the examining doe
tors at Worcester.
Now, Major Whipple. while man
Of great bodily strength and perfect
health and activity. was a little def
cient in the matter of teeth. An eX-
amining surgeon proposed to exclude
him on that account
WhereupOn the major. waXed worth.
Damn it. gentlemen" said he. I'm
going to Cuba to shoot SpaniardS, not
to eat EN-"
The major went!-Harper's Week
w.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

GARDENING
Valuable New Book Just
Out
BY Prof. j. s. NEWMAN
OF CLEMSON COLLEGE.

Southern Gardeners Practical Man.
uaI," is the name of new book by
Prof. ]. S. NEWMAN Of Clemson Col
lege recently published. 1t is devoted
especially to conditions as they exist In
South Carolina, tells what garden veg
etables, fruits, shrubs, etc., can be
grown to advantage In this State and
gives detailed information as to how
they are to be Planted, Fertilized and
Cultivated.
The. author has devoted lifetime
to work of this kind and Is probably
the highest authority in the South on
the subject of which he treats. No
gardener, whether amateur or profess
sional, can afford to do without this
book.
1t may be had at the office Of THE
YORKVILLE ENQUIRER for S1.1O a
Copy; by Mail SIPS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16
OUR WARSHlPS.
To Penetrate Armor at Six Miles
Nothing Now.

Nothing Now.
The warships of today are, as most
people know, armored, but, contrary
to the popular idea, they are not pro-
tected all over, says a writer in st.
Nicholas.
A recent authority has said that the
improvement in rapid-flring guns in
late years has resulted in armor-pro-
tecting more Of the side Of the ship,
and in increasing the number Of guns
protected by the armor. The armor
is not so thick as formerly, but this
Is made up for by an improved kind
Of material, whose resisting power Is
greater. The modern battleship Is in
tended to combine in one vessel the
most powerful offensive and defen-
sive weapons Of floating warfare.
These battleships may be divided in
to three portions, namely, the part un-
der the water; the part near the wa
ter line, and the upper works. In the
first-named parts are carried the ma
chinery and boilers, coal, the steering
gear, the submerged torpedo tubes,
the ammunition and the greater part
of the stores. These parts are the
most vulnerable parts of the ship. At
tempts have been made to armor the
bottom of battleships, against explo-
sions of torpedoes but they have not
been generally successful, owing to
the fact that to have the armor effect
i've 1t would have to be very thick,
and, therefore, very heavy--an OBJ
lection that engineers have not sue
cessfully overcome.
To prevent the penetration of pro-
jectiles from above there Is a protect
i've armor deck, usually from two to
four inches thick, the middle part of
which is a little above the water line.
This deck slopes down at the sides to
the bottom edge Of the armor belt
from four to six feet under water.
There is sometimes a second protect
i've deck below the first one to catch
fragments which might pass through
the first, and this is sometimes called
the splinter deck" The part Of the
ship Immediately above the protect
i've deck, in the vicinity Of the water
line is sometimes called the raft
body" 1t is protected from the enc
mys projectiles by a heavy armor
belt. In modern battleships this ar
NOR belt extends over the whole or
over the greater part Of the length.
The gun positions are all well armored
so is the coming tower, which Is the
place from which the captain directs
the fighting. This tower is connected
by telephones and speaking tubes with
all the important parts Of the craft.
The guns mounted by modern bat
tleship are generally two big 12-inch
ones at each end, protected by armor-
ed turrets, and a large number or
eight and six inch ones, In easements
also armored. Just now there Is
constant battle between guns and ar
NOR. AS the penetrating power of the
guns is increased so is the resisting
power Of the armor. On the new
British ship Dreadnought the smaller
6-inch guns have disappeared, and in
stead we see battery Of ten 12-inch
guns. This vessel is supposed to have
been constructed in consequence or
the lessons learned during the late
war between Russia and Japan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-16

8J The nervous patient is hard to
please. The man, who, occupying the
room next to one Of these, was asked
to make as little noise as possible
when he came home at night really
did try to carry out these instructions.
When he took off his boots, he placed
them both at once on the floor, instead
of finging them separately in oppo-
site directions, as was his wont; he
crept noiselessly about the room; ne
said nothing when he got into bed and
found he had forgotten to put out the
gas; he might have been the tradition
al mouse that no one has ever met.
AS he closed his eyes a growl came
from the next room. when on earth
are you going to put down the other
oot?"-The Bellman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-20

visit to St. Francis dc Sales Catholic
church Sunday. In the afternoon the
bishop ofticiated at the confirmation OF
a class of 500 candidates. The cere-
mony was a very impressive one. The
young people gathered before the al
tar in groups and the whole service
lasted from $50 to about $50 p. NJ,
before the last candidate had been
confirmed.
The bishop had still another errand
to Waterville. namely the making OF
the final arrangements for the division
of the parishes Of St. Francis de Sales
and the Church of the Sacred Heart
the former presided over by Rev
Father Narcisse Charland and the lat
ter by the Rev. Father John L. kcalcy
The bishop said in his address to the
French members Of the new parish
that French would bc spoken Their"
The division takes effect immediately
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-20
Lewiston, Augusta and
Waferviiie Street RAILWAY

Time table in effect December 10, 1915
Cars leave Augusta Post Once as tot
For Winthrop: G21, %, So. 9.55. 1l.25
l2@. L!s,'. ~, 3,55, All. 9. \. 8, 1891.
FOR HaiIoweil and Gardiner: Every
half hour from a. N 10 10 E. NJ. halo
ey@ry hat hour til 10 p p n. los fo1
Hall.N u and car house only:
HcllpNrl ipT augusta: Cos A. III. then
every half hour ill 1923 = NJ.
every i"If hour iii i0.2 r NJ
10 W ~. = s f"g An$ Il 8 g. as ~, ~"
TO" ToEu. J. fni ~ Hn. III 6 + s. 9$S ii. ia,ao
. =. ;. SO, ~. p. $50. IL
sirItiv EXCEPT Sunday.
tSarurdiy Only.
1if thrati- Is not over II n ,, ar vain
for q
Sunday csts star, 'wc honrs !ater.
p Ra2 s. is5 2I ~ ia; IT, 81 "a 4 !. g.
S55 Leaves Post ONCE ten minutes Ietrr
Leaves Hospital tor Site House. S.E5
sl5.. IS. as, SIS, SO, ~ go. Leaves
TRAIN CONNECTIONS
The A. NJ. car from ToSus connects ii
Augusta with train west.
The SIS A. NJ. car from Gardiner. S.3s
from Hallowcll and S55 from AuEusta.
makes close connections at winthrop
with train for Lewiston and Pennington,
also connects with the 1o.4S train east:
Tho 155 p. NJ. car from Augusta con.
meets at Winthrop with the 2 80 train east
and the $40 express and the 81 local
west
The 6 p. NJ. car from Augusta connects
at Winthrop with the train east at 7Gb.
The trains arriving ut Winthrop at 10 y
A. M. and 259 p NJ. make good connoc-
lions with cars for Augusta.
The regular forenoon train leaving OAK
land at $40. Belgrade at 9.46 and Read
field 95s make close connection with car
for Augusta II train II late car waits
for II
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RAILROADS Arm arEnmeoAis
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Trains !"avt August, 4, fuI.npS:
GOING WEST % y. NJ, except Mon
day. rorta.nh am Hssloa; "a j.. Nj.
Lewiston. I""1l!n.;ru, i;iiul,c.ry, kuck-
lard, I'rtldud, I:uStrn, M"utira! and
Quebec: 1919 \. IL. IirJInSwIrk. I"W.-t IA
Pennington, Krck.aud, PORTLAND, .tuI
3.l0 l.. NJ, local; 40 H. NJ, t..<rl,4s;j
Rruns WICK It"cklHud, Portland. Boston
so T.. NJ, Portland; 10. q t.. NJ. Lewiston,
Bath. Portland, Boston. S;unuay%, ipl, 4
NJ. RIG. i1iI i. NJ, Portland, Passion.
GOING EAST-I2..9 y. NJ, Sknwfi"..nn
Bangor, Bar llarhrr, st. .Tpnr, IIaiirlX
AroostuGk. Sunday morning docs not
connect tor Skowhcran, or beyond Eau-
Cor except to lar Ilarbor 2.,N a. NJ ok
press Bangor, Calais ana Ear IIarbur;
o.&7 a. Nj, local to Belfast, F"xcruft ami
bangor; 80 y. NJ, local t. Belfast aud
EanGor; l4.;l noon, Natcrvili", F,XcrJit.
RHnEn" y. 4 \. r. r., Calais. St joan
and Halifax: 80 l.. NJ. ("Nprc..sD WItr.'-
yiiIc, Tamso!, lar tIarh"r; - t. NJ.
W"tcrvil!", EInshIn., SIloN hcgln. i;rl :,
tast, FoNcrpft bangor ana Matilw:rl-
k"aC: G23 j. NJ, Wat"TViil" and S;towhc-
gan: $50 a. NJ. Sundays only, Bangor.
Lni ':,ccrt 10 Ear IIaIhrr: 1.S A. NJ, ok
Lrhv" Augusta for IT1lIowoiI. Gardiner
and SO. Gardiner ut 40 \. NJ, 80, 511,
615 and 100 +. NJ.
GEO r EVANS. V. T. &. On. R:;;r
+. Il. EOOTIIEY, G.. T.. q Z. y
Portland. Nc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-20
ACKNOWLEDGE IT.
Augusta Has to Bow to the Inevitable
Scores of Citizens Prove it.

After reading the public statement
of this representative citizen of Au-
gusta given below, you must come to
this conclusion: A remedy which
cured years ago, which has kept the
kidneys in good health since, can be
relied upon to perform the same work
in other cases. Read this:
C. a. Miron. policeman. Of So Wash
ingtOn St, Augusta, Me. says: Il was
so well pleased with the benefit /
received from the use Of Deans
Kidney Pills, procured at Chas. X.
Partridgc's drug store, now Willis Il.
Partridge, that 1 gave a recommends
ton of them for publication. During
the six years which have since passed
l have given them n further trial and
found them so uniformly effective that
1t is a pleasure for me to advise their
use by all in need of a kidney medi-
cine. 1 am satisfied that any sufferer
from kidney trouble will find quick
and lasting benefit from the use of
Doan's Kidney Pills"
For Sale by all Dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York. Sole Agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.