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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03
4alaprons department.
A Remarkable Time Piece.


Going on Year Since Il Was Set and
A man halted in front Of jewelers.
store where there is a clock regulated
hourly from the Washington Observable
ry. He drew his watch half way out of
his fob pocket, glanced from 1t to the
store clock, replaced it and started on
with stride almost chesty.
Going all right?" asked his COM
panion.
"On the second" said the man.
Your seem to take pride in your
timepiece."
so do"
Costly watch?"
Present to me-"
Good timer?"
well, / couldn't set her more
accurately unless l used a micro
scrope"
How long since it has been worked
on%
It's going on a year now"
you don't say! And hasn't been
regulated?"
Nope"
81 suppose 1t needed regulating?
Il don't know any one who would
undertake the job"
Such intricate works."
"Well to have it done by man who
would undertake 1t would cost almost
as much as the original price"
well. well! But, fortunately, you
don't have to have anything done
to it often-I think you said 1t was
going on a year since you had any
work done on it?"
yes"
Just for curiosity, about how long
has II been since 1t was set?"
"The owner Of the watch took
another sly glance at 1t and said:
'It is now just 11.S2 a. m. At 10.4s l
set 1t by the clock we just passed.
My wife gave ss cents for it day
before yesterday and yesterday I
dropped 1t on the vitrified brick on
Wentworth street. l thought the fall
might put 1t out Of commission, but 1t
seems to be doing all right"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03

AN APoLoGY.-Walter Rothschild,
the richest bachelor in England. had a
close call with matrimony when he was
q young man. designing mamma
had managed to get the heir to the
Rothschild millions interested in her
daughter, and the daughter did all she
could to lead the interest up to the
point Of a marriage proposal.
One night, at watering place. after
Rothschild had retired to his room he
heard voices under his window which
he recognized as those OF the young
lady and her mamma.
Has he proposed YETI asked the old
woman
Not yet" answered the daughter.
but III have him hooked before long,
IL only can endure his conversation.
Tonight he bored me almost 10 death
talking about his kangaroOS."
Il am sorry" said Rothschild. put
ting his head out OF the window ito
have bored you with tales OF my ami
mails. Forgive me. / shall never do
so agaiR'-LOndon Echo.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03

"a Tantalum. the new metal, which
is being extensively made use of at the
present time, was discovered about
two years ago by a Swedish chemist
and was so named because of the
tantalizing difficulties he experienced
in it's development.
3N There are a thousand acres OF
submarine coal mines being worked
around Cape Breton. The character
Of the soil OVERLAPPING these diggings
enables them to be worked without
interference from the water from
above.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03
- NORTHERN LIGHTS -
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Hn,nku nf Xark -

STATE OE SOUTH CAhOL1NA,
County Of York.
IN PROBATE COURT.
BY L. r. Williams, Esq. Probate Judge
Of York County.
VIZ THEREAS w. DANIEL ALEX
w ANDER has applied to me for
Letters Of Administration, on all and
singular, the goods and chattels,
rights and credits Of JOHN EDGAR
ALEXANDER, late or the county
aforesaid. deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors OF the said deceased, to
be and appear before me at our next
Probate Court for the said county, to
be holden at York Court House on
the 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1907, to shew cause, II any. why the
said administration should not be
granted.
Given under my hand and seal. this
26th day of August, in the year of
our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and seven, and in the 132nd
year Of American Independence.
L. r. WILLIAMS,
Probate Judge.
90 2t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03
No Real Chance.

Comptroller Metz, according to the
New York Tribune, said the other day
of a bill that ne disliked:
"I object to this bill because 1t would
accomplish nothing. 1t would make
no real change. 1t would be like the
case of the actor and the canal boa'
captain.
There was once upon time an ac'
tor, who, after an enforced idlenes:
Of two months, was lucky enough tc
secure an engagement in a towr
twenty-five miles away.
THE case was a hurry-up one. The
actor had to reach the distant towr
that night. If he failed to arrive
then his part would be assigned t
some one else.
well, the man patched his worr
boots with patent thread, pinned VI
his few belongings in a newspaper anC
and set out in the early morning OF
foot along the towpath. He had onl!
a few coppers, hence the train wa
an impossibility.
But after the poor fellow had Gov
cred some six or seven miles his boot
gave out, blisters rose on his feet, ia
tigue overcame him, and in despair
he threw himself on the grass be
meath a tree.
"As he lay there in bitter mood
canal boat hove In sight. 1t drew
near slowly. and an idea seized tn
actor.
Captain he shouted. rising hur
riedly. Captain, pull up. for the low
Of heaven!'
"'Waal, wot dye want?' said tn
captain, as he stopped the boat.
Captain said the actor, I hav
to get to Quag tonight to play secon'
heavy in "The Evil That Men Do"
am footsore and weary. and can wall
no further. If you will assist me
will work my passage
1.-The captain gave the actor kind
ly nod.
"'All right he said, Lead tn
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03

HER GRAcE.-A Washington divine
tells a story Of a certain clergyman's
family in which it was the custom that
each Of the children repeat a Bible
verse at the beginning of every meal
in place of the more general formula
of grace before meat.
One day one Of his little girls had
been found out in some small sin, and
had been sentenced to a much curtailed
dinner, to be eaten at a table quite by
herself that her communicating pres
ence should be set apart from the 9TH
ers. When the family was seated
around the dining room table the usual
little ceremonial was performed, and
when her brothers and sisters had each
repeated a text her rather called upon
her, sitting solitary at a wee table al
the other side of the room. At first
she demurred on the ground that being
debarred from the family circle she
saw no reason for joining the family
devotions. Her father insisted; she
remained silent a moment thinking
then spoke out clearly:
Thou preparest table before me in
the presence of mine enemies."-
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-03
AIT THE BRATroN FARM.

AT THE BRATToN FARM
WE have a number Of Guernsey
w Cows and Heifers that we VIII
sell.
Pure cream at 25 cents q quar-, az
the farm at all times, or delivered on
Tuesdays and Fridays.
]. A. MILLS, Manager.
Jan. 25 It u.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
A YOUNG MAN GONE WRONG

Senator Gorman's last stand for the
perpetuation of the machine in Mary
land politics was made in inspiring and
advocating the celebrated Poe amend
ment to the constitution of that state
1t was an ingeniously constructed in
strument and was claimed TO be a sure
cure for negro domination" 1t is his
tory that many Democrats of Maryland
discovered that it was nothing more
than scheme to perpetuate forever
ring rule and Gormanism. No sensible
Democrat ever entertained for one mo-
ment the alleged menace of negro
domination" in Maryland affairs, for
the reason that the colored vote was
entirely inadequate to accomplish any
coup of that character 1t was, how
ever. the only rallylng cry left to Cor
mans waning influence. 1t heartened
the gang" and appealed to the igno-
rant
Senator German has passed from the
activities of this life, and it was sup
posed that with his death the Poe
amendment would never have another
defender, but now with startling vigor
his son, who has been elected to the
state senate, in a recent address inti-
mates that the recrudescence Of the
Poe amendment Is a duty he owes to
the memory of his father. The exhibit
tion of filial love on the part of any
young man is commcndable, but is it
wise on the part of young Mr.. German
to follow in the path of his father that
led to ignominious defeat? If the san
is seeking an honorable career in the
public affairs Of his state he is taking
a sorry course to attain that end, for
of all issues the Poe amendment is
nothing but a mOrtuary memory
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
WAYS OF BANDITTl

A faint suggestion of tho ways and
means by which u, II. Hartman has
constructed a colossal fortune Is now
in evidence from the Testimony given
by j. Ross Clark, vice president OF tho
Salt Lake railroad, before Franklin X.
Lane Of the interstate commerce COM
mission.
The Salt Lake road was built by
Senator Clark Of Montana and a few
OF his personal friends. It's construc-
ton was encouraged by the people Of
Los Angeles, who hailed It as pros
pect of relief from the exactions Of the
merged Southern Pacific and Santa
Fe companies. Tho opening of the
road was celebrated by a public meet
ing at the chamber Of commerce, where
prominent citizens gathered to express
the universal pleasure over the new
transcontinental line.
But long before that day Hartman
had caught Senator Clark alone in
Meadow Valley Wash. in Utah. and
held him up for one-half the stock
and the power TO appoint one-half the
membership Of the board of directors.
1t was a bandits work. The fact that
Clark could not avoid Meadow valley
which was already in the hands of
Hartman, and that he agreed to the
Hartman terms, does not alter the
fact that he had no chance either to
quit, run or fight. 1t was either COM
pleto failure or give up half of his
investment and most of his authority.
/ And the worst feature of the case
is that Senator Clark was not only
compelled to hand out his own, but
also the rights and hopes of the peo-
pie. When he yielded to Hartman in
Meadow Valley Wash he passed over
to the railway czar the power to exact
from all Southern California the most
exorbitant freight rates and to destroy
the last semblance of competition.
And now the lesson should be we'll
learned. 1t is that E. II. Hartman
and his kind will not scruple to en-
slave the citizenship of this country,
if only they may have their own way
and be left to carry out their own
whius and pleasures. Hartman, in
particular, does not appear to have
any interest in the welfare of the mil
lions who pour money into his cof-
fers. but exacts from them the last
pound of flesh and drop of blood.
Whatever may be said of Senator
Clark it cannot be said that he would
hold up, in the public highway, mil
lions of his fellow countrymen who
We're looking to him for better rail-
way conditions.
The testimony already taken in this
city before Commissioner Lane is suf-
ficient to arouse congress to the neces-
slty of so enlarging the powers of the
interstate commerce commission that
that body may become a tribune of the
people. For we are again reminded
of the declaration made by Roosevelt
and Bryan. almost in the same breath
IF you do not submit to regulation,
you may be compelled to submit to
government ownership"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
THE MODERN CROESUS

The richest man in the world has
given to the cause of education the
largest sum of money ever bestowed
by an individual for a philanthropic
purpose. The magnitude of ,lhn d.
Rockefeller's gift to the general edu-
cation board surpasses ordinary COM
prehension. The S32, 100000 which it
represents, if converted into gold,
would have an approximate weight of
siXty-five tons.
Our greater Croesus has given this
vast sum Of money to the cause of edu-
cation with as little formality as most
of us would enclose a dollar as con-
tribution for benevolent purpose. He
does not even allude, in the letter writ
ten by his son, to previous gifts for the
same cause amounting to s11 900 600,
making $43 3,OOO 900 in all to the general
education board.
The medium which 1-r. Rockefeller
has selected for dispensing this stu
pendous fund is a national institution,
and, of course, non-sectarian 1t was
chartered by congress in 1903, and is
established at Washington, employing
experts who study educati nal needs
in all parts of the United States. Its
purpose is the systematic promotion of
education in the most effective man
ner. by means of it's large resources.
The general education Loard promptly
and graciously accepted the colossal
intlmation, in the acknowledgment, of
pharisaical suspicion Of "taint" The
money will "e of inestimable service
in the cause Of education, and it is
folly to go back of the returns" in
this case. The question of "taint' may
be dismissed with the observation that
Rockefeller's fortune was amassed in
the prevailing fashion of accumulating
wealth in great corporate enterprises
squeezing the public and exactng "all
the traffic will bear"
Mr. Rockefeller is caring the enl of
bis earthly career. AS he is an avow-
edly religious man he probably is IA
miliar with the conclusion of Solomon,
"Bctter is a little with righteousness
than great revenues without right"
And, no doubt, he is acquainted with
the history of his great prototype, Croe-
sus, particularly the eliminating
events.
Solon, the camous Athenian sage,
visited Croesus when the latter was in
the height of his glory. on showing
his vast treasures to the sage, Croesus,
pressed The sage ITO acknowledge him
as the happiest of mortals." Solon $
response was, Account no man happy
before his death" 1t was an oracular
saying For Croesus finally lost his
throne and his wealth and was doomed
by his couqueror To- death at the stake.
His life was spared Wy lis remembrance
of what Scion had said 20 him, as his
despairing cry OF Solou's name at
tracted the attention of cyrus, to whom
he related the warning
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
SOLVING THE ROAD PROBLEM

A way has been found to surmount
the chief obstacle to the plan for a
system OF good roads in Los An
geles county. That obstacle was
the fact that Incorporated cities
and towns are distinct entities, not
amenable TO county supervision In
such matters as road construction. This
distinction would leave the way open
for any incorporated town to defeat a
plan for an improved highway running
through it's territory, a probable con-
tingency because of the proportionate
expense entailed upon the town
The bill now to be presented to the
legislature by the promoters of the good
roads movement provides for getting
around the primary difficulty In case Of
inability to surmount It. Provision Is
made for a comprehensive plan of coun-
of incorporated towns in line herewith.
1t rests then with the towns to deter
mine whether they shall join I'm the inn
provement by appropriate connecting
links through their territory. Any town
that may decline to avail itself of the
opportunity will be left out of consider
alton by running the county road around
It. a county highway commission is
provided for i'm the bill to lay out the
system of highways
The plan as thus indicated seems 20
be we'll adapted to the general purpose
of securing good roads throughout the
county. SO far as this city is concerned
however. it would have only an Incl
dental effect. That is, it would be Of
great service to have a system of
modern highways radiating from the
city, but 1t would not supply the need of
such specially constructed highways as
are demanded on some of the routes
leading from the city.
For instance, we need, on certain
routes, something of road kind far su-
perior to the class of roads provided
for in the county plan. That plan calls
for highways having improved road
beds only sixteen feet wide. This width
was fixed upon as explained, with the
object of making both the roads and
the money go as far as possible" In
arriving at that conclusion the argu-
ment was used that "a road sixteen
feet wide is as practical for all ordinary
uses to which a county road is put as
one twice as wide would be-
That argument is logical and consis-
tent with economic ideas. 1t will cost
large sum of money to gridiron Los
Angeles county, even outside of all in
corporated towns, with a system of
really good roads sixteen feet wide
This city, however, will have to supple
ment the plan by several so-called
beautiful highways, such as would be-
come a progressive metropolitan city,
leading hence to the ocean and the
mountains
1t is neither expected nor desired,
however, that the county shall bear the
expense of such modern boulevards as
the city must necessarily be provided
with in the near future. Los Angeles
is rich enough to bear the brunt of
such improvements, even though they
would be of the highest value to the
county at large.
The bill as drawn to meet the require
ment in the county good roads move
ment appears to fit the situation we'll,
and hence it should be approved by the
Legislature.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
The Pageant of Winter

We have seen go grandly by
Autumn's proud professional
Banners tossing to the sky,
Radiant hues to hold in thrall
Every eye.
We have watched this glory fade
And the Sunset-die to spun
Shreds Of mist and shrouds OF shade,
Droop TO naught but dull and dun
Masquerade.
Now a paler pageant looms
Where we marked those lustrou
forms
Panoplies of pallid plumes,
Clustering and swirling storms.
Steely glooms.
Like a phantasy II seems;
Spectral. wraithlike each device
Wan and transitory CLEANS,
NisiOnngs of opal ice
GhosLly dreams
Life i'm hawless mockery!-
And yet stay! where beauty lies
Some fine essence there must be
Wealth that our untutored eyes
May not see.
So with this chill COniuring.
This white pageantry of dole;
'Its but a delusive thing!
Meath II throbs the living soul
OF the spring.
Clinton scollard in New York Sun.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
BEYOND PARDON

BEYOND PARDON
A girl may be prone to forget,
Forgive. or pass over threat;
But this doesn't apply
This you know, we'll as L
To the kiss she expects, but don't get!
Don't judge worth by size. The $40
gold piece is much smaller than the
silver dollar
A Boston man aged 62 says he has
never lied. Yet they say the good die
young!
Funny, but when a man Is broke is
also when he tries most to mend his
ways.
AUTO PERIL
Orange-What's the greatest danger
in running an auto?
Lemon-The police.
These are the days of big things.
Captain Hobson wants a much bigger
navy and Chancellor Day calls for
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Within a few days the women Of Los
Angeles have raised $4,000 Of the $780,
900 needed for &. Y. w. A. building
Twenty-three women have subscribed
$1,000 each, and the list is rapidly grow
ing. There are at least 100 more women
in Los Angeles who are amply able to
contribute $1,000 each and they should
hasten to contribute to one Of the most
deserving funds that could be named.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

You didn't see a report of the grad
uation exercises and list of graduates
of the public schools in any Los Ange-
les newspaper but The Herald. Re
member that.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

But why should all California be
blamed for the political peanutting of
the San Francisco school board in the
Japanese question? The rest of the
state isn't making any fuss.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

About the only thing needed to in
spire confidence in one zig New York
insurance company is to elect Grover
Cleveland its president, The people
know him.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

If the Colorado senate really wants
to clean up it should purge itself Of
every member and then pass the good
work on to the house That Guggen-
helm stencil will not down.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Friends of Mr.. Franklin X. Lane,
interstate commerce commissioner,
learned yesterday with regret of Mrs.
Lanes serious illness, which caused a
sudden closing of the railway investi-
cations in this city and Mr.. Lanes re-
turn to the capital last night. The in
quiry will be resumed in New York city
on February %.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Modesto has been rather suspicious
she has come down to see about it she
will have to remove her cloak and get
a palm-leaf fan.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Having now an AMBASSADOR at the
Turkish court it looks as if the "sicl1
man" were about 90 be reused from
his letharoy by pure American pluck
and diroctncss. Let the other powers
take notice
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Hartman is now moving to hold up
George Gould in the narrow defile at
Niles. That's right. Ii you are going
to be a bandit be a good one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

The Herald stands for the public
schools, the children and the teachers
If you want the news of the schools
you must take The Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

And it seems that the whole Japan
ese row is caused from the fact that
San Francisco has a school board that
wants to play petty polite.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Ten million dollars worth Of free
postal business for the government
most of it under congressional frank.
Why not eliminate this? No one wants
the greater portion Of the junk thus
sent.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

The postal deficit is explained. Ten
million dollars worth IS carried for the
government, deadh,Id Let the GOV
ernment pay its share, and the post
office department win be a money
making institution
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

But you don't have to go to New
York to find brutes who are daily and
hourly contriving schemes for the ruin
of young women and~girls.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

There is still talk of competing gas
plants in this city. Will it materialize
or is it all gas?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Tom Gibbon is eminenuy right I'm his
opinion that real competing railway
line would be good thin" for Southern
California, 1t took nerve in a railroad
lawyer to say as much but Mr.. Glbbon
is a Californian first.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Better go slow on the fire bonds. II
is not impossible to raise the necessary
$400, 900 from the city's revenues. Find
out how and where.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Complaints against the milk trust
are pouring in upon Mayor Harper And
they are justified. The milk prices in
Los Angeles are too high.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

The Salt Lakes hvo-day fruit train
to Chicago was abandoned because it
came into competition with the seven
and ten day trains of the Southern Pa
cidc and Santa Fc, Hartman turned
down his thumbs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Rockefeller has given away 100000
Got your share?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Chief Kern is still hunting for ma
terial for policemen. Everybody got
a job?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Mrs Thaws story adds one more
argument to "the unwritten law
more's the pity
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09

Stanislaus, Historic and romantic
name, representing brave, energetic
and hustling people Glad to see you.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-09
AW, GLIB. FERGET IT

AW, GLIB, FERGET IT
Gibson B. Garwood remembers that on
January l, 1876, the temperature at
l;3O p m. was IS degrees above zero.
He also remembers that on New Year
night In 1864 the thermometer showed
lS or 20 degrees below zero.-Bellefon-
taine (Ohio) Examiner.
Ihe world isn't as bad as are the
people who talk about it.
Odd isn't it. that these self-appointed
prophets always predict woes.
Paris city council says a corset Is an
article Of necessity. So it is, to some
women.
is IL not fortunate that. in the course
OF his travels. Secretary Root never
thought of visiting Jamaica?
Millionaire Corey continues TO hebave
as II he thought his matrimonial af-
fairs were entirely his own business.
CUTTING A MELON
Palm-What sort of melon is It these
financiers are always cutting?
Pepper-Watermelon o'course.
the less explaining you have to do
the luckier you are.
THE UMPIRE
The umpire" is a most unhappv man.
Unto him someone's always tied a can.
He may render his decision
With the keenest OF precision.
But the mob will ever put him meath
the ban.
He stands between the home team and
it's foes;
From either side they add unto his
woes;
He tries TO do the right thing,
But he always must be fighting.
And the only face that's turned to him
is froze
I'd hate to be an umpire, wouldn't you?
How can an umpire to himself be true?
It's mighty hard position
Oh ia rather, much, go fshin';
l can't think OF his job without the
blues!
w. H. c.
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