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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

THE INDIANS REPLY. A distin-
guished army officer tells a story on
himself which relates to the days when
he was a young lieutenant in the far
west a good many years ago. He was
of a party who had gone to see the In
dams at Spokane Falls. Among the
redskins was Chief Moses, who was
fairly we'll educated and spoke capital
English. The young lieutenant ad-
dressed Chief Moses in the Indian
tongue, saying, Moses, l have often
heard Of you, and 1 have seen your
picture and you name in the newspa-
pers, but have never before seen you,
and, Offering his hand, added, Il am
glad to met you" Moses scanned him
from head to foot, and as the young
man stood with outstretched hand the
lengthening silence and stolidity Of the
chief were becoming painful, when old
Moses at last and with great delibera-
ton said in English, young man, l
have never heard of you before and l
have never seen your picture In the
newspapers, but" he added lightly,
nevertheless l am glad to see you,"
and accepted his hand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

WEEDS OF VALUE-It Is not a mat
ter Of common knowlege that some
of the weeds infesting" the land will
produce the crude drugs which today
in large part are obtained by importa-
ton from abroad.
Alice Henkel, an assistant Of the
government plant industry bureau,
says that the roots, leaves and flow
ers OF several Of the weed species re-
garded as plaques in the United States
are gathered, prepared and cured In
Europe, and not only for useful COM
modities there, but supply to a con-
siderable extent the demands Of for
eign lands.
There are weeds In this country
against which determination laws
have been passed which hold in their
leaves, stems or roots medicinal prop
critics which have a value in the
work Of preserving the health Of the
nation.
It is possible in ridding land OF
weeds in order that crops may be
grown to make Of the uprooted
pests" a source of income. More
over it is possible to maintain upon
land given over as worthless for crop
growing purposes a weed plantation,
which after the harvest will prove
itself to be not less profitable than
some Of the titled fields.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02
FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1907.
KINGS ARE FIeUREHEADs.
Alfonso Has Less Political Power Than
an American Governor.

an American Governor.
Kings do not rule'in these days.
They are merely the dumb and gor-
geous figures through which the
statesmen speak ventriloquilly writes
Vance Thompson in Munsey's. The
boyish king Of Spain has in reality far
less power, politically, than the gover-
nor of a state-New York or any 9TH
er. Even in social matters his power
Is narrowly hedged about. A presen-
tation at court depends less upon the
will of the king than upon that Of the
chamberlains and majordomo-some
great duke Of Medina-Sidonia or Of
Sotomayor, some marquis OF Santa
Genoveva, or count Of Fuente y Solce.
Their pride Is laughter than that Of
the house Of Bourbon-Anjou. Nor has
the young Queen Ena, with her too
recent royalty, much influence In a
court which is really governed by the
old Countess Of Sastago and the state
ly danes Of honor-a marchioness Of
Penatiorida or a lady Of Navarres,
Old titles and old blood, in Spain, at
least, have held their own against the
encroachments Of new money and new
royalty.
And so the king of Spain does not
rule, even in a social way, his lS,O0O,-
900 subjects-neither the peasants OF
the field nor the noble who stands be-
fore him in a plumed hat and calls
him cousin. His sovereign duty, how
ever, is to enforce the conviction that
he does indeed reign. His whole pub
lie life is bent towards this purpose.
He promulgates the laws he does not
make, and signs the DEGREES he can
not execute. He receives the diplo-
matists he cannot instruct. Above ALL
he displays to the people the form and
emgy of monarchfcal power.
He drives through his capital city
! in gala carriages OF ivory, or gold' OF
ebony; and the cheers greet MIN at
each turn. Every sunday he watches
the bull fght-always interested, al
ways gay He has his seat In the
great courtyard, where pelota Is play
ed. He presides at the opera. he
goes with society for an afternoon
drive to the Castellana. He who is
n,ng OF Spain must be, first OF all,
king of Madrid. And Alfonso XIII
has won the heart Of his city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

profile Of the monarch encircled by the
words Calorus III. Cor Calorus IIII.)
Del Gratia-
This detail is printed for the ben
eft Of those who, never having seen a
Spanish doubloon. may decide to visit
the Great South Beach and perchance
hit upon one Of the jars.
At places here and there on the
beach Spanish coins have been picked
up from time to time, mostly doub-
looms. A member of one of the life
saving crews told the writer that he
found one not two years ago-Ex-
change.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

charging them with disturbance Of
pubic worship were sworn out by Rev.
]. L. Armstrong, pastor of the Metho-
dist church. At Saturdays hearing
four of those indicted, Messrs. ]. L.
Webb, s. Braswell, E. d. Austin and
Hallman oppressed a willingness to
submit to the charge and pay the
costs. In the absence of the attorneys
for both sides, however, the pleas
were not entered and the final adjudi-
cation of the matter was deferred.
Mr.. Bumgarner and Mr.. f. S. livery
declined to submit and were held for
trial at the next term of CASTOR supe-
rior court. their bonds being fixed at
500 each
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02
ONION EATERS GOOD HUNDRED
They Are Whole Souled, Open Heart
ed, jolly Good Fellows.

IF people would eat more onions, "
said the man with the smothered beef
steak, 1.-The world might have to hold
its nose, but the population Of st.
Louis would be a great deal health
ier," says the st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
Most of us eat too much meat and
grease and butter and bread and not
enough vegetables, and the conse-
quence is our systems get clogged up
with grease and starch. our livers get
out of order and we grumble at our
wives and scold our children and fuss
when the baby cries and quarrel with
the street car conductors, and get into
rows at the office and lose our jobs,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

DIDN'T KNOW A GOOD THING.-Not
hong ago in a western market town l
CHANGED to observe an Irishman with a
live turkey under his arm. The tur-
key was squawking and gObblng in a
distressed way. a racket to which the
Irishman did not at first pay any par
disturbance got on the Celts nerves
Giving the bird a poke in the side. he
exclaimed:
BE quiet! What's the matter wild
We. annyhow? Why should yez want
to walk whin I'm wlllin' to carry ye?"-
Harper's Monthly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02
Fortuitous illusions.

A lecturer who has covered the
greater part Of the country in deliver
ing his instructive and entertaining
discourses on travel tells this story to
prove that illusions are essential to
human happiness. He remained over
night with the chairman of the enter
tainment committee after delivering
q lecture in a seashore town on Long
Island. In the early morning he was
awakened by the sound Of suction
pump In violent action; but he dozed
off again after noting that there was
high wind and a storm threatening
from off the neighboring sea- At the
breakfast table he asked:
Didn't hear a pump working this
morning or was l dreaming?"
why yes" answered his host.
MY father-in-law is an old sailorman,
and when We get a little water In
the cellar, he delights in pumping 1t
out This house had been idle three
years, till we came along and bought
T. for the very reason that others re-
jected 1t for. With father a little
thing like water in the cellar was
really an advantage"
Indeed" remarked the lecturer.
But besides the noise Of the pump l
thought 1 heard (refiecting for min
ute), oh, yes 1t sounded like the
creaking of the timbers and the wind
in the rigging. am curious to know
how you duplicate those voices Of the
sea to please the retired captain"
"Oh. laRd!" said the hostess. Our
new girl just over from Sweden, has
been going about the house all morn
ing wearing her new American silk
petticoat and her old peg Shoes
Youths Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

KNox's ROOSEVELT SToRY.-Senator
Philander c. Knox Of Pennsylvania
presidential aspirant, told this story to
the Elk's committee at Valley Forge
recently. says a Philadelphia dispatch
to the New York Sun:
President Roosevelt" he said, was
surprised by a Kansas delegation al
Oyster Bay not long ago. The pres
ident appeared with coat and collar off
trousers hitched by belt and mopping
his forehead.
"Ah, gentlemen he said, delight
ed to see you, delighted. But I'm
very busy putting in my hay. you
know. Just come down to the barn
with me and we'll talk it over while
! work
Down to the barn hustled delega-
tion and president
"Mr. Roosevelt seized a pitchfork
But, behold there was no hay on the
floor; John, John shouted the pres
ident to sounds in the hayloft. where's
all the hay?'
81 amt had time to throw ii back,
sir. since you threw it up yesterday,
sir came a mans voice from the loft
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

not because we are naturally sulky or
quarrelsome, but because we are bill
ious. Why are we bilious? Because
we don't eat onions. You never saw
a dyspeptic man eating onions. He
thinks they are poison. but, in fact,
they are the medicine that he most
needs.
whenever you see an onion eater
you see a whole-souled, open-hearted,
jolly good fellow, who knows what he
ought to eat to keep him good-humor-
ed. Talk about the staff Of life, why
bread is only a crutch. There is more
nourishment in an onion than there
is in a roll. The onion-lovers keep
the world moving to say nothing OF
providing 1t with much Of its fun"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

GOOD For TwENTY.-"Lawyers get
stung as easily as other people," said
one who practices in the criminal
courts. Here's what happened to me
the other day: A friend of mine tipped
me off that there was a case coming up
in special sessions and it would be
easy to get the defendant. negro.
free.
"'There's twenty in 1t for you" he
added. 1--WE got another case on up
stairs or / would take it myself
"SuTe enough. l got the fellow off.
and when we reached the corridor, I
politely fntimated that l had heard
there was a twenty awaiting me for
my trouble.
~'SuFe thing, boss said the negro,
diving into his pockets. 1t certainly
am worth twenty. all right" Without
a smile he handed over two dimes."-
New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

fA The average weight Of a pair Of
elephant tusks Is 1S0 pounds, but a
single tusk has been known to weigh
200 pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02
ADVERTISEMENTS

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sue.
- Cards Of thanks and tributes OF
respect inserted at the rate Of 10 cents
per line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02
GASTON.

Gastonia Gazette, July 30: Rev. j
Lowry Wilson, D. D., pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Able
Vile, S. c., was I'm town awhile this
morning en- route to McCOnnellsvillr
S. c. DIR. Wilson was at one time pas
tor of Bethesda church. York county
and is known to many CASTOR COUNT
ans. The Begonia baseball team
defeated Union i'm an interesting game
Saturday by score of 6 to 4. The
batteries were Parker and KendricR
for Begonia and Sparrow and Riddle
for Union. The feature of the game
was Hendricks pitching. Riddle also
did good work in the box for Union
..... An interesting hearing was had
Saturday at McAdenville before Es-
quire c.. W. Nipper i'm the Methodist
Baptist matter which has attracted
widespread notice. The attorneys
Mr.. O. F. Mason and Mr.. A. l.. Bull
consequence of which the matter is
not yet settled and it is understood an
other hearing may be had next Satur-
day to define the exact status of af-
fairs. 1t Is not necessary to recount
here the particulars leading up to the
indictment of A. p. Bumgarner pastOt
of the Baptist church. and five mem
bers of his church. The warrants
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-08-02

34' The Indian population on Indian
Is 291,5S1.
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Ths aJurkrills enquirer.
Entered at the Postoffice as Second
Glass Mail Matter.
Published Tuesday and Friday.

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money until a Long Island town mag
istrate got after them and sent out
constables with warrants for their ar
rest The two buccaneers fled, but
not before they had divided up their
gold into small lots and sealed the
doubloons in little earthenware jars,
which they buried at various places
on the beach.
Forty years later a jar Of the doub-
looms. supposed to be some Of Tom
beach by an old Long Island captain.
He had long remarked that each day
the contour of the sandhills was
changed by the wind and during a
good storm hundreds of tons of sand
were shifted laying bare places which
were formerly hidden. The captains
philosophy was sound. He had the
patience to wait and in the course of
time his patience was rewarded.
1t is interesting to remark the con-
dition of the jar which the captain
found. 1t was Of earthenware and
black, and very heavy. 1t was sealed
with hard resin over the cork which
could be cut with difficulty by jack
knife. When the thick cork was final
ly pried out a curious thing was OBJ
served. Something that resembled
either lint or cotton on the top. and
no sooner had the air touched 1t than
it slowly dissolved into a vapor. Be-
meath lay exposed to view gold pieces
Of Spain as bright and shining as the
day they were sealed in the jar.
The doubloons were all of the reigns
of Charles III. and Charles w. Of
Spain. On the one side were the roy
al arms, the image of a crown and un-
der it. supporting a shield, two lions
rampant. their tails curved into the
letter S. On the margin the words
Hispan-et-Ind. The other side bore
the date. which varied from 1888 to
1899, with each coin. Over It was the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
>Russis's ROYALTIES.

During the hottest months of sum-
mer the Russian imperial family re-
move to the Cottage, a seaside palace,
in the Alexander Park, at Peterhoff,
on the Gulf of Finland.
The Alexander palace is a long, low,
: white building in the midst of lovely
park. Its beautiful private gardens
are ablaze with flowers, and there are
all sorts of surprises for the favored
visitor. Here is miniature fort,
there different athletic apparatus, and
a little cottage, with a stable and dear
little garden round it, where the small
grand duchesses experiment in house
keeping and gardening. When they
are tired of that sore OF amusement
they can enjoy motoring. riding or
driving in the long wooded avenue
which surround the palace, says Home
Notes
Inside the great hall at Peterhoff
there are fitted toboggan slides for bad
weather; the palace is, indeed, -holi-
day house, and whatever cares the five
children may have in the future, owing
to their exalted position. their child
hood is at any rate as happy and un-
spoilt as was that of their mother
little Princess Sunny" as she used
to be called.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
MIX THIS AT HOME.
Valuable Prescription Which Anyone
Can Easily Prepare.


The following simple homemade
mixture is said to readily relieve and
overcome any form of Rheumatism by
forcing the Kidneys to filter from the
blood and system all the uric acid and
poisonous waste matter, relieving at
once such symptoms as backache,
weak kidneys and bladder and blood
diseases
Try it, as it doesn't cost much to
make, and is said to be absolutely
harmless to the stomach
Get the following harmless ingredi-
ents from any good pharmacy: Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon. one ounce; Com
pound Syrup of Sarsaparilla. three
ounces Mix by shaking well in a bot
tie, and take teaspoonfu1 after each
meal and again at bedtime.
This simple mixture is said to give
prompt relief, and there are very few
cases of rheumatism and Kidney
troubles 1T win fail to- cure perma-
nentIy.
These are all harmless, everyday
drugs, and your druggist should keep
them in the prescription department;
IL not, have him order them from the
wholesale drug houses for you. rather
than fail to use this, II you are at
ficted.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
WHEN HIS BABY WAS DYING.
The MiIkman Was Late That Day, but
None Complained.

A few days ago people on Linwood
milkman missed his familiar before
breakfast ring, says the Kansas City
Star. 1t was late in the morning when
he finally made the rounds. And the
women scolded.
I'll have to take milk from some
body elsei" one irate housewife snap
ped.
.Al right. madam he said. softly.
Something in his voice made her
pause.
What made you late?" she demand
ed. still angry.
tear wavered on the milkman's
eye and trickled slowly down his
cheek
when 1 left home" he be-
gan.
He paused and gulped at something
in his throat
when 1 left" he said. my baby
was dying. 1 knew someone-would
be-angry-with me If didn't-come
SO T."
He could say nothing more. Tho
woman said. gently:
I'm sorry
Next day the milkman failed to ap-
pear The second day he was around
very early.
I'VE buried her yesterday" was his
explanation
No one chided him. They under
stood His baby was dead
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
connecticut's Bad Record.

Connecticut Is usually regarded as
a safe and pleasant place to live in,
and vet it had 43 murders in 1906.
where Maine had only two. To be
sure, Connecticut has more people
than Maine, but not SO very many
more; it has fewer than 1,000, 900,
while Maine has 1864 1t is fair
to state that it was an unusually bad
year for the old Nutmeg state in this
respect, as it's 43 murders are more
than it ever had before in a single
year, and II more than the annual ay-
erage for the last establishments
Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
GUIDES CHILDREN.
Experience and a Mothers Love Make
Advict Valuable.

An Ills. mother writes about feeding
children:
IF mothers would use Grape Nuts
more for their little ones, there would
be less need for medicines and fewer
doctor bills.
IF those suffering from Indigestion
and stomach troubles would live on
Grape-Nuts, toast aud good milk for a
short period they would experience
more than they otherwise would be-
ieve.
"Our children have an learned to
know the benefit of Grape-Nuts as an
appetizins, strengthening food. 1t is
every evening, with few variations.
like this. Mamma. let's have toast and
Grape-Nuts for breakfast: or, let's have
eggs and Srspe-Nuts,-never forget
ting the latter.
@One CT our boys in school and Is
years OF ego repeatedly tells me his
mind is 50 much brighter after having
Grepc-Nuts e. G part Il not al his
breakfast.s Name given by Postum
c.. Battle Creek. Mich Read the lit
tie book. .sThe Road to WellvlIle. IN
pigs There's . Reason
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
Used Him as Eraser.

The late DIR. Henry Martyr Field
some years ago related at a Williams
alumni dinner rather amusing Incl
dent of his freshman days at college.
Being only IL years old when he
entered he had not reached the point
where the natural friction between the
big boy and the small boy ceases and
he was at particular feud with one of
his fellows, a stalwart country youth
fresh from the farm One day young
Field went early to the classroom and
put upon the big blackboard a very
exasperating caricature of his en-
envy, with his name beneath. When
the aggrieyed party saw what had
been done he said not a word, but
catching up his youthful tormentor, he
used him as an eraser and after rub
bling out the offensive picture quietly
took his seat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1907-02-23
ABSORB THE POISON
PHYSICIAN TELLS OF ouALiTiE.
OF "MADsToNEs."
New Clay Pipe, Easily Procurabie, as
Good as Any-AiI Worthless When
Venom Has Entered the
Circulation.

Physicians are often asked whether
there really is any virtue in what are
called madstones. One of them, writ
ing in the Medical Brief, declares that
these stones are of value, but they
would be of more value if their 1imita-
lions were understood.
There is no particular variety OF
stone or substance which may be
designated exclusively as the mad
stone," he says. 4 have seen many
of them, so-called, and no two were OF
exactly the same composition, geologi-
cally considered.
'Madstones act on the same princi-
pie that blotting paper does when
absorbing ink, and there is nothing
that makes better one than baked
pipe clay. A new clap pipe. procura-
bile for one cent at nearly any store
where tobacco is sold, can not be ex-
celled by any maidstone, no matter
how great it's reputation.
The action can be clearly demon
strated by placing a common dry red
brick in contact with the margin of
a puddle of water and noticing what
capillary attraction will accomplish.
Therefore, to be efficient, the only
necessity is for the stone to be porous
and have strong adhesive and absorb
ent qualities. Nothing mysterious
about it.
Il have seen several that appear to
be corrections either vesical, renal or
hillary and were found in the bladder,
kidney or liver of some animal-those
taken from the DEER supposed to be
the best.
When person is bitten by a rep
tile or dog supposed to be mad and the
porous stone applied to the wound, the
blOtting paper action begins, and the
blood, saliva from the mouth of the
animal and whatever poison these
fluids contain will naturally, by capil-
larry attraction, be absorbed by and
into the substance applied, no matter
what name you may give it.
THE saying that if a stone sticks
the wound is poisonous, and if it does
not take hold there is no venom pres
ent, is untrue. If the stone is clean
and dry it will adhere when moisture
is within reach till it becomes satura-
ted.
For instance. a new red brick will
absorb one pint of water. After the
venom has been taken into the circu-
lation the maidstone is worthless; but
as the victim it usually filled with
whisky or alcohol at the same time
the stone is being used the spirits may
counterfeit the effect of the poison.
Il know of a. stone which has wide
reputation, and makes good living
for the family owning it. They never
let it go out of their sight, and when
the victim can not be taken to the
stone one member of the family can
be hired to take the stone to the
victim. In addition to travelling eX-
penses they charge So for the applica-
ton and So extra for each hour that
the stone sticks.
.sThis stone is busy a large part of
the time. Not long since the stone
held to a mans leg for over one hun
dred hours, yet the man died. His
life could have been saved if depend
ence had not been placed entirely i'll
the stone