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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
an iron industry of unsurpassed value

an iron industry of unsurpassed value
to any manufacturing community.
Very few are aware Of the salutary
effect that the topography of the Blue
Ridge has upon the climate Of the
south in making this locality one of
the most desirable in the United
States for the work people in manu-
featuring establishments. The effect
Of the various attitudes upon the cli-
mate is apparent to those who have
experienced 1t. The elevated plateaux
have cooler summers than the lower
nearer the coast without the winters
being severe and never too cold for
comfort. OF the nine climatic belts
found in the United States, eight Of
them are represented in the hilly Sec
tions Of this part Of the south, the
lowest having a mean annual temper
ature Of less than 40 degrees and the
highest between 10 and 80 degrees.
Along the sides Of the higher hills,
the mean annual temperature CORES
ponds with upper New England and
New York, while at a lower altitude,
the mean annual temperature is be-
tween As and so degrees corresponding
with portions Of New York. Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio. Middle Georgia, for
example, is in a climatic zone between
80 and IS degrees corresponding with
that Of northern Alabama. The is
othermal line Of 80 degrees, July tenn
perature, runs above Augusta and
Macon to West Point In north Geor-
gia, the July temperature Is between
rs and 80 degrees, and as salubrious
as the climate of southern New Eng
York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
RABBIT scALPs IN TRADE.
In Western Kansas They Are Ex'
changed For Groceries

Did you ever hear Of rabbit scalps
being rated as an article Of commerce
or as a medium of exchange In the
same manner as eggs and butter? asks
the Kansas City Star. Out In Trego
county, Kan, the county seat of which
H. Wakeeney, the merchants pay hve
cents each for rabbit scalps, no matter
whether the unfortunate bunny Is
full grown or not. w. ]. Williams,
who Is the proprietor of a grocery
store in Wakeeney bought 2,S4O scalps
during three months. John keraus'
another merchant Of the same place,
bought 2.760 scalps, while no merchant
In the little town paid for less than
500 scalps.
The farmers and ranchmen bring
rabbit scalps to the county stores
along with eggs and butter. The gro
Ger accepts and counts them with no
more ado than If they were so many
eggs.
A few years ago Trego county, in
the hope Of exterminating the trou-
blesome jackrabbits, decided to pay
bounty of cents for rabbit scaips'
the money to be paid whenever the
scaIps were presented at the county
treasurer's office Soon after men VINO
had never before been seen In Wakee-
ney came to the court house with big
sacks of scalps. Finally the county
commissioners grew suspicious, ana IL
eventually developed that certain res
idents of neighboring counties were
taking advantage of Trego's bounty
law and were bringing scalps from as
far away as fifty miles.
To discourage this practice the
county decided to allow payment Tor
scalps not more often than every three
months. Three months was a long
time to wait. The hunters became I'M
patient at the long delay. 1t remained
for the merchants to solve the dincui-
ty Accordingly 1t was announced
through the columns of the weekly
papers that rabbit scalps would be
taken at the grocery stores IN ex-
change for merchandise. provided the
owner of the scalps would give his
word that they were taken from rab-
bits killed in Trego county.
The plan proved a success. instead
of the farmers making a weekly trip
to the court house the merchants re-
rorted every three months at the COM
missioners' office and the bills were al
lowed.
During three months the total
amount Of bills allowed by the COM
missioners for rabbit scalps was S.56s.
In other words. Trego county killed
$50 rabbits during the three months.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
. DOG AGENTS FOR CHARITY.
Some Railroad Animals Collect E200
In a Year.

Among the different funds establish
ed by the Great Western Railway
company for the benefit Of their en-
ployees, the widows and orphans
fund" has become familiar to the trav-
cling public through the instrumental
ity Of the company's collecting dogs.
The sum collected by the dogs amount
to between 9200 and G300 per annum,
and provides enough to meet the as
sistance given by the institution to
about twenty-five widows out Of about
1,500 who are dependent on the fund.
Some Of the dogs earn as much as
ESQ or R40 a year; others are not so
successful. A great deal depends upon
the characteristics Of the animal and
much upon the way in which II Is
trained. The most famous Of the
Great Western railway collecting dogs,
says the Greet Western Railway Mag
azine. was undoubtedly Tim Of Pad
dington, which collected at that station
for a number of years. He has been
dead few years now, but his pre-
served remains are to be seen In
glass case on the principal departure
platform, where he continues to ap-
peal to the public on behalf Of the
widows and orphans. In May, 1900, he
was by special command Of the late
Queen Victoria honored by a presen-
tation to her majesty at Paddington
Station, and in February, 1901, he was
similarly honored by a presentation to
his Majesty King Edward VII. He
has earned for the fund considerably
more than G1,000.
Another collecting dog-Jim-was
brought to Slough Station when a few
weeks old. He was like a ball Of wool
and could be put into ones pocket.
He was very carefully trained. The
first thing taught him was to get over
the steps Of the foot-bridge, and he
never afterward once crossed the me-
tails. He commenced collecting when
about four months old. After a time
he was taught to bark when he re-
ceived a coin, which little recognition
caused a great deal Of amusement to
his numerous patrons. One Sunday
hospital parade was organized at
Southall, and Jim was taken there to
collect. When his boxes were opened
they were found to contain e65 coins.
Considering that he gave a bark for
each one, this must be regarded as a
good afternoons work. He died sud-
denly in harness in 1896 and was
afterward placed in a glass case on the
platform by voluntary contributions
from residents in Slough and the sta
ton staff. Including the contributions
placed in his box since his death. his
earnings amount to more than f10O.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17
Misesllansuas geaaias.
PAVED WITH BUFFALO SKULLS.
Wealth Thrown Away BY Early Bone
Hunters of Kansas Prairies.

Wealth Thrown Away BY Early Bone
Hunters of Kansas Prairies.
Thought comparatively few people
know it, there was a day when Seneca
street on the west side was paved
with buffalo skulls and horns, and
many a horse has been snagged by the
crooked horns which stuck up through
the road in muddy times, says the
Wichita correspondence of the Topeka
Capital For a long time in an early
day all travellers by wagon to the west
avoided this street on this account.
In the light of subsequent value this
was the most expensive pavement on
earth. A pair of buffalo horns and
1.-The head Of an animal Of that breed
will easily bring $4O0. Thousands Of
them were thrown away in an early
day, and it happened that Seneca
street was the dumping ground for
them.
When the first settlers struck this
part Of the country farming was vir-
/
| It was done at the start. One Of the
first things the newcomer learned was
that he could sell buffalo horns In
Wichita, and as the prairies were COW
cred with them he loaded up his wag-
on with the only crop in sight and
drove in. Everybody did it.
When Senator Hemenway Of India
ma, who had claim in Harper county
In those days, begins to talk about his
Kansas experience the first thing he
recounts is that he hauled buffalo
bones to Wichita. Nearly all the new
corners believed they could sell skull
and horns. too, so they brought them
Ialong with the rest Of the bones. But
there was no market quotations on
skulls and horns, and the city author
tiles made the newcomers take them
out of town on their return trips.
Some one started dumping at Seneca
street, then a country road and Sec
aon line, and everybody followed his
lexample.
bkIt, is a singular thing, but no old
fsettfer seems to remember what was
given for a load Of buffalo bones In
those days. About the only man who
seemed to put value on the skull and
bones at that date was Father Bliss,
an ancient character who lived in
queer little house which stood on the
corner of First and Main streets. A
peculiarity of the house was that 1t
had a curved roof like a houseboat.
Father Bliss had a weakness for COL
lecting the large buffalo heads and pill
ing them on his roof, much to the
amusement of the citizens.
The buffalo bones were collected
here by the ton and shipped to New
England and made into buttons and
like articles This trade followed the
heavy transactions in hides and robes
which wiped out the American bison.
| 1t was a commercialism which took
everything, even his bones, for profit,
but, stupid as commercialism usually
is, threw away the heads, which are
now the most valuable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

door, stood with his back against 1t.
He was a man still young in years,
not more than twenty-five, with dis
heveled hair, haggard face, and
clothes torn, and spattered from head
to foot with mud.
Florence gave him one look, and
then an agonized cry, strangled at its
birth, rose to her lips.
Pale as ashes and swaylng to and
fro, she stood there, her burning eyes
fixed upon him with horror in their
depth as il a ghost had suddenly ap-
peared before her.
And indeed no ghost could have
been so shocking to Florence Sher-
wood as was this unexpected, living
apparition.
(To Be Continued).
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

S5T There are lots of answers to the
question, whats the use?" but the
man who asks 1t never wants one.
fT One hundred and fifty firemen
are required on some Of the Atlantic
liners.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-17

"a The postmen Of Spain are unable
to read and write as a rule, and it is a
common saying that he who treats the
postman best gets the most letters.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22

4 position she alone viii BE- % blame
3 No people on earth are as gallant OF
pay the difference to women that the
men OF the South do. But when
woman descends from her God-givsn
position to mans level she must sure
| Is and inevitably forfeit this deferenee
and homage. In other words. she can
not be both man and woman.
But the women Of the South do not
want the ballot They realize that
the public Office and the court house
and the polling place and the jury box
are no places for women. God grant
that the sentiment Of Southern women
upon this question may never change.
The home is the foundation Of so
ciety. 1t is the very fountain Of so
ciety and civilization. If society is
to be kept pure and civilization is to
advance, the source, the foundation
must be kept from the worlds pol
luting touch. Struggle for office and
political turmoil were not intended for
woman She might exert an influence
to public life if she had the ballot, but
the home would lose infinitely more
than politics would gain.
Although many women in the East
and North and West have agitated
equal suffrage for years, no section OF
the Union has made the advance along
moral lines that has been made in the
South. There is more dry territory In
the South than in all other sections OF
the Union combined. For many years
the women have voted in all elections
in the States of Colorado, Utah and
Wyoming, but not one of these is a
prohibition State. This is sufficient
answer to the argument that woman's
suffrage is necessary to obtain moral
reforms. Politics in the South are ad- |
freer from corruption than in
any other division of the country. No
state in the Union, for its population,
has more corruption in public life
han Colorado.
That the women of the South have
exercised a great and probably domi-
lant influence in elections where
moral issues have been involved is
admitted. But that influence was
sxerted in and directed through the
lome. Woman has been true to her
sphere and the result is that while
success has crowned her efforts in the
South she has been signal failure in
he commonwealth of the West,
where she left the home for public
life.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22

charter was abolished in Columbis
without submitting the question to the
voters of the city, because the ques
ton of saloon elimination had been
decided when the Legislators were
elected. Patterson signed this bill
(although he threatened to veto it,
Then why did he discriminate? Be-
cause he had entered into an unholy
alliance with certain Republicans in
order to pass the election law, the
Memphis charter and other similar
legislation.
The Senator and Representative,
elected by the people of Lafollette and
Campbell county were pledged and in
structed to vote for the abolition Of
every saloon in the district. The Rep
resentative kept inviolate his pledge,
but the Senator proved recreant to
his trust and traitor to his constit-
uents. And his name became a by
word and a reproach. He was the
laughing stock of the Senate. No man
had faith in him and he was as void
of influence as Marshall's Senator is
of consistency.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
PROFITABLE PATRIOTISM.

IT develops that ]. Pierpont Morgan
who has been hailed by. the corpora
tion nress as the savior of the imam
cial situation, was consulted by Secre'
tary Cortelyou, of the Treasury De
partment, before the government de'
cided upon the issue of $6O0OO,OOo VI
two ner cent bonds. Mr.. Morgan has
very generously decided to form a
syndicate to take over these bonds. VI
course. Certainly. Mr. Morgan is not
going to lose any opportunity to serve
the people if by doing so he can pront
by few millions.
Mr.. Morgan and his class were prl-
marily responsible for the stock ma
nipulations that brought about tnls
furry. Then he induced the Secre-
tary of the Treasury to deposit mil
lions of government funds In the
hanks which he controls for which
thew were to pay no interest. With
these funds generously provided by
the people Mr. Morgan goes on the
stock market and saves the situation
by loaning money at small rate OF
interest.
In one breath the President de-
nouuces the Morgans and the Harri-
mans and their class as undesirable
citizens, in the next he directs MS
Secretary of the Treasury to allow
them the use of the peoples money
to save the situation! Is 1t not hu-
initiating that the President and Sec
rotary of the Treasury of great Ma
ton like this must go to Wall street
stock manipulation on Sunday AFTER
noon for secret conference before
means for the relief Of the people can
be devised?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
TRUST MANIPULATION.

The ways of the trusts are devious
but they all appear to follow the
same general plan of operation TheS
invariably play upon and even prom
by the pretudices of the public. This
was demonstrated in the bills filed by
the government against the tobacco
trust. and the same thing has been
brought 10 light against the Standard
Oil Company by Attorney General
Gates in the supplementary BILL which
he recently filed at Gallatin.
Realizing the suspicion existing IN
the minds Of the public against the
trusts the managers of the combines
have ingeniously devised a plan by
which not only is the public deceived
Int by which this very prejudice OF
suspicion is actually made a matter OF
proft. This is done by entering INTO
a contract with the merged concerns
whereby the latter continue to operate
and hold themselves out to the public
as independent of trust machlnations
or alliances.
The recent exposures have shown
that tobacco and oil companies were
actually under contract with the trust
to advertise their products as anti
trust made" while all the profits were
going to the trusts and the prices OF
the commodity was dictated altogeth-
er by the trusts. This, it appears TO u.s.
IS adding insult to injury. The trusts
have created a prejudice against their
operations. which instead OF dong
their business any hurt, is by the
Vaccinations referred to, actually
turned to their profit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
IF YOU SEE 1T IN OUR. AID ITS so.
MRS. BRADLEY.

Mrs. Bradley, the mistress of one
Senator Brown of Utah, and who killed
him because he would not marry her,
was a great club woman, and lived
in Utah, where they have woman's suf-
frage, and women enjoy equal rights
with men She was member Of the
Salt Lake Women's Club, and a
member OF the Women's Press club,
and of the Poets Round Table, and
Secretary of the Republican Executive
Committee, and quite an active poll
tician. While engaged in her political
work and club duties she met the gal
liant senator, and straightway her
home relations, she says, became "un-
happy" A natural consequence. If
Mrs. Bradley had left mans work for
man to do, and had been less ambi-
tious to shine in the world; IL she had
been content to do the noble work
God meant for her to do, she would
never have met the temptation that
cost her her virtue and made her
murderer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
woMAN,s SUFFRAGE.

If the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union desires to strengthen that
very praise-worthy organization in the
South where it has done and is doing
commendable work for the promo
ton of temperance sentiment, it will
keen the woman's suffrage question in
the back ground The good women OF
the South believe in temperance. To
their prayers and their efforts and
their influence in the home is/due very
much of the credit for the advance
ment of the white ribbon cause in
Dixie. But the men of the South still
love and cherish the old ideals which
have made the South famed the world
over for the bravery and chivalry of
it's men and the purity and gentleness
of it's women.
The men of the South have placed
woman upon a pedestal. There she
will remain forever, unless by her own
act she shall deliberately choose to
degrade herself to mans equal
Women in the East and West talk
much of womans equality with man.
The Southern man believes that
woman in her proper sphere is his
superior. If she falls from that proud
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
ITCHING RASH
LASTED IS YEARS
Baby Girl Had Rash Behind Ears
Nothing Would Drive It Away
It Spread and Grew Worse Under
Specialists Care Tried Every
thing Without Avail.
CUTlCURA REMEDIES
EFFECTED PERFECT CURE

"When my daughter was baby she
had breaking out behind the ears
The doctor said that she would OUT
grow it, and it did get somewhat better
until she was about fifteen years old,
and after that we could get nothing
that would drive it away. She was
always applying something in the way
of salves. 1t troubled her behind the
knees, opposite the elbows, back Of the
neck and ears, under the chin, and
then it got on the face. That was
about three years ago. AS we had
tried everything that we could hear Of
without help she took treatment with
q specialist and seemed to get worse
all the time. We were then advised
to try the Cuticura Remedies, and now
/ don't see any breaking out, and we
are well pleased with the results, and
] will cheerfully recommend the Cuti..
cura Remedies to all that may need
them. M. Curley, lilo Sixteenth ST.,
Bay City, Mich, May 20, 1906"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
A GREAT EVENT.

Gov. Patterson has visited the Goa
minesl"
GLORY, hallelujah!" Sound the
loud timbul DER Egypt's dark sea-"
when did Tennessee ever have
such a governor as this?"
Is it possible? Can it be true
Amt you joking about 1t? Did the
governor in his own proper person
visit the coal mines and inspect them
with his own eagle eye? Didn't he dc
it by proxy? Didn't he send Jawn
McMillin, or Walter Allen, or Bone
Bartlett?
No, 1t is even so. The Nashville
American has said it in columns OF
fiaring type.
Therefore, let the drums beat, and
the horns blow and the cowbells ring,
the Joyous fire-cracker give forth its
festive sound and the editor-colonel OF
the Lewisburg Tribune lift up his
voice and shock the everlasting hills
until the acorns fall rafting from
the trees. And let every jack-lot take
up the song and send the editor
colonel's melodious vocfferation echo
ing and re-echoing through the land.
Gov. Patterson has visited the coal
mines!
Cox used TO do that about once a
month. So did Frazier, So did Nc
Millin. Patterson has been governor
ten months and under the stress and
exigencies of the, campaign 1t was
up to him to make master stroke.
So he called his editor-colonels
around him. Il am going to visit the
coal mines. l intend to make it a
great event. 1t will be like grand
naval display and army review, or
like that. So when you
hear that | have been to the coal
mines, all of you boiler; beat tin pans
with sticks, sing praises, bawl below,
veil. whoop, shout, vociferate, clang,
clamor, smash crockery, break furni-
ture, kick the dog, tread on the cats
tail, bark at the moon, make noises.
Thunder it to the clouds and let the
clouds echo it back, Patterson has
visited the coal mines!"
So far as the plain civilian press is
it must not participate in
this grand fan-fan of trumpets and
fiub-dub of drums. 1t can only chron-
iole the plain prosaic fact that Gov.
Patterson has done once what all
his predecessors often did.
He has visited the coal mines.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
ECZEMA ON FACE
Child Suffered Two Years. Now
Well. rIOther Praises Cuticura.

"My little girl had been sufferer
of eczema on her face for two years.
Tried treatment from doctor without
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Resolvent. She is now nearly
six years old, and no sores have as yet
appeared on her face. From the day
of her cure we have always praised the
Cuticura Remedies in the highest.
Mrs. w. H. Kimball, Canton, Mimi,
Nov. 0, 1905"
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Humor Of Infants, Children, and Adults.
consists OF Cucura soap (25c) TO Cleanse the skim
CutiCura Ointment (50c) TO Heal the Skin, ana
Cuticura Resolyent (50c) gn the form Of Choco-
late Coated PiBsEe5c per vial of 60) 10 Purify the
Blood. Sold throughout the world. Potter Drug
Chem Corp. Sole Props. Boston Mass
n8-Malled Free. How 20 Cure Skin Humors.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22

The Nashville American says: THE
Obion Democrat wonders why Ham
said be wanted a primary last year.
Possibly because he knew that he
couldn't get it and thought 1t would
create the impression that he was
powerful strong with the people"
In other words, II was a play to the
galleries; Mr.. Patterson was insin-
cere; he did not mean what he said;
he was trying to fool the people; he
was not candid; he was untruthful
That is rather a severe arraignment
coming as It does from Mr.. Patterson's
recognized organ.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22

The Troy News-Banner says: with
all his brilliancy and great forensic
power, Carmack will not meet Patter-
son more than twice or thrice, because
his (Carmack's) position is untena-
BILE" We doubt If Carmack meets
Patterson at all. II he does, we agree
with the News Banner, that it will not
be more than twice or thrice. Two or
three drubbings will do the game
cock" The fellow who meets him af-
ter that will meet him running.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
SHERIFF JOHNS
LEADS THE RAID
FIVE MEN ARRESTED BY aleu-
OFFICIALS FOR GAMBLING
AT SolJTHERN TURF.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. "a
raid on the Southern Tn--f saloon ~a'
made last night by Sheriff Johns anu
his deputies. Five men were arres''U
and carried tc the police S'ali0D
charged with lettering about sa~
bling house. The men gave nv
names as s. Mckay, G. Pagan r. W
Griffin, ]. w. Lansdown and Joe 0oO''