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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
veterinary work, shoeing, saddle max

veterinary work, shoeing, saddle maxi
ing and military telegraphy.
Work begins before dawn by the
light Of great electric arcs, and the
younger horses are broken to every
kind Of trick while carefully confined
between two padded columns. You
will see gay dragons and hussars
galloping, leaping hurdles. hitting the
Turks head. mounting and dismount-
ing at full speed. Or there will he
recruits trying to maintain their seat
without bride or stirrups, while the
riding master f1icks the horse with
his whip, causing him to send the
exhausted cavalryman high up In the
air, as If shot by living catapult.
The war horse Of today must be in
different to all sorts Of startling re-
ports, from the crack Of service re-
volver to the dread roar Of parked
artillery. Some Of them take the
flash and report very quietly even at
first, and pass on to more severe trials.
others are very timid and require
much patient and gentle treatment
before they are broken. At last how
ever, fifteen-pounder might be fired
almost over their backs and they
would hardly finch.
After this they are taught to face
fire-that is, to gallop fearlessly up
to a line Of infantry, blazing away
with their rifles. Curiously enough,
many of the horses that would face
guns firing black powder a few years
back will now shy and grow terrified
at flash and roar not accompanied by
smoke.
Years ago the mortality among
horses in actual warfare was terrible.
In the Franco German conflict at
least $1,000 horses were killed, while
in Napoleons campaign beyond the
Niemen $1,000 out Of $4,000 were
either killed outright in battle or else
succumbed to wounds and sickness.
Great attention, however, Is paid
nowadays to wounded horses on the
battlefield, and the veterinary sur
eeons go in search Of fallen animals,
for whom, as for the ordinary SOL
diers, there are ambulances and hos
pitals replete with electrical appli-
ances, operating tables and every de-
vice that modern science can suggest
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
TRUTH ABOUT FISHING.
A Writer Who Doesn't Agree With
Theories of Walton.

Some time ago a man named IZaal
Walton wrote a book on fishing, say!
Tom Mason. Being an unusual writ.
er, he succeeded in placing around
the art Of angling a glamor that cling.
to it. Angling has become kind o1
sacred calling, and the lone fisher.
man who sits all day in supposed con.
temptation, without a bite, is assumed
to be invested with certain virtues de.
MED to ordinary mortals.
The truth must come out about
fishing, as well as about other illu.
sions, and the truth Is that 1t isn't by
any means the thing we are so fon6
Of assuming that it Is.
have been fishing upon variou.
occasions and I now assert, with nc
faint or timid note Of wavering pen
that the only time I enjoyed it wa:
when caught fish. To sit all day or
water-soaked log, dangling lonely
float on the surface Of turgid
stream, teasing worms to death
growing hungrier every moment, is a:
melancholy a job as I have evel
known. No wonder the lone fisher.
man takes a drink. He ought to. II
is at least sign that he takes the
semblance Of soul concealed abou
his person-that somewhere there are
remnants Of a desire for human com.
panionship, for ordinary intercourse
Personally, I firmly believe that the
unsympathetic and unimaginary crea'
ture who is satisfied to loaf away
hours just for the sake Of fishing
without results is capable Of any
crime. Instead Of being an object OF
reverence he ought to be put in jail
at hard labor. He is nothing more
than a loafer.
It is one Of the finest illustration:
of the feebleness Of the human In.
tellect that a man otherwise sane will
permit himself to go cold, wet and
hungry for hours; will wade streams
will torture himself by silence; will
sit hour after hour and fight swarm:
of fiendish flies; and after long day
has drawn to a close will go home ant
tell his friends that the fish weren'
biting, but that he has had the time
of his life.
am extremely fond Of fishing un
der the right conditions. I can stant
a natural, easy tramp Of mile or Sc
in a friendly forest. I can put VI
with an occasional gnat or vociferous
mosquito. I am willing to gamble
little on the chances-all things in thi'
transitory life being uncertain-ant
yield to the gentle anticipatory ex
citement Of casting a bait. The only
condition I attach to the permanencI
of this occupation is that the fisi
must bite and I must catch them, 9th
erwise will do anything else in pref
erence.
And so would most men If it hadn'
been for Izaak Walton and his hum
bug Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
His Figure.

The recent exhibit Of American
paintings in the Corcoran gallery al
Washington was, collectively, unde'
niably splendid, but there were a few
works in the show that were not
what was probably the very worst
was purchased by an enthusiastic
member Of congress, whose judgment
runs to horses rather than art. Wher
exhibiting this purchase he never fails
to remark:
isn't that a beauI? Biggest bar
gain YOU ever heard Of. Got 1t for
$500, and (here he names one OF the
country's foremost artists) says 1t If
worth $4,000" !.
A friend of the artist heard this
statement, and upon seeing him i'm
mediately broke out:
Say, you remember that awful ma
rine daub which the tall timber con-
gresham bought? Well, he's going
round telling every one that you said
it's worth $4,000. What does II
mean?"
The artist smiled.
''well, you see," he explained; "he
cornered me one day and wanted me
to fix a value on it, but told him
wouldn't like to do that. However, ne
then came at me with one I couldn't
dodge by asking, We'll, how mucn
would you charge to paint picture
like that?' assured him most earn
estly. that I wouldn't paint one hke
1t for $1O,OOO."-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
Anilaruas department.
Cat Didn't Come Back.

When the cat died the whole fam
lily went into mourning, figuratively
II not literally. No common, back
door cat this, but one that must be
buried with all honor. The question
was, How and where?
Some one proposed cremation, but
this was rejected on the ground that
1t sounded too much like lynching,
says the New York Sun. 1t was final
ly proposed that the father, who had
to cross a ferry every day to his place
Of business. should drop 1t overheard,
ed to the sentimental attitude Of the
family, this idea was received favor
ably.
The following morning the remains
Of the cat were made into a package
and securely tied. 1t was a lovely
with passengers, and what had SEEM
ed so simple at home assumed unex-
pected difficulties in the face OF a
curious crowd ready to imagine any
thing, and to put the worst construc-
ton on an apparently mysterious ac-
ton.
Finally 1t occurred to the father
that the best time would be the even
ing, and he could slip the cat over
board without attracting notice in the
dusk. Through the day 1t occupied
a corner Of his ONCE, and he was glad
when the time came for the return
trip.
He waited till the boat was well
out in the stream and then glancing
around furtively laid his hand on the
package. Suddenly it struck him that
what would seem strange in broad
daylight would seem doubly so at
night
With a smothered groan he re-
placed 1t on the seat beside him. There
was no help for it, he would have to
carry it home again!
AS he took his seat in the train
that was to convey him the rest or
the way, he placed the cat on the
shelf above his head, and for the first
time that day forgot all about it. Hur-
rying to get off the car when he
reached his destination, he was hailed
by some one behind him who thrust
into his hand the Inflated package.
When he reached the house he
threw it down in a chair in the hall,
and went into supper. In the middle
of 1t the maid came in and asked how
she should cook the meat he had
brought with him?
..Meat?" he exclaimed. That isn't
meat! It's"
But at this moment the maid pro-
duced the package and showed him
a choice piece of meat! History does
not say what the man said who got
the cat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

mill. Mrs. Nancy F. Hoffman, wife
of Mr. John M. Hoffman, died at her
home at Lowell Sunday, death result
ing from a tumor. The funeral was
held at Long Creek Baptist church
Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, Rev.
]. A. Hoyle conducting the funeral
services. Interment followed in the
Long Creek cemetery. Deceased Is
survived by a husband and the follow
ing children: Charles Hoffman OF Dali
las: David Hoffman of Ycrkville; La
Fayette and John Hoffman of Lowell
and the following brothers: William
Lay of Charlotte: Choate Lay of Low
ell end John and James Lay of Gasto-
MIA. Mrs. Hoffman united with the
Long Greek Baptist church in early life
and lived a very consistent and useful
member until her death. Her husband,
who Is now eighty-two years Of age,
is quite feeble and was unable to at
tend the funeral. Deceased was sixty
four years old, having been born jan
uary 26, 1S43.. .... In the presence OF
d large gathering Of relatives and
friends the body of the late Mr.. j.
Laban Falls, brief mention Of whose
sudden death at Hot Springs, Ark,
was made in Fridays Gazette, was laid
to rest with Masonic honors in Oak
wood cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The burial was preceded by funeral
services at 1.30 o'clock in the Asso.
ciate Reformed Presbyterian church,
conducted by Rev. A. T. Lindsay pas
tor Of Pisgah A. r. P. church, Of which
deceased was a member assisted by
Rev. DR.. ]. C. Galloway. The church
was filled with relatives and friends
who came to pay last tribute Of love
and respect to the departed. The SER
vice was simple but impressive. The
body was inferred with Masonic hon
ors by Gastonia Lodge No. 369 A. F.
and A. NJ Mr.. Falls's body arrived
from Hot Springs on train No. 40 at
12.l0 o'clock Monday morning accom-
panied by Mr.. j. Flem Johnson, who
was with him during the few hours Of
illness which preceded death. Mr..
A. r. Anders, who also went to Hot
Springs with Mr.. Falls and Mr.. John
son, remained in Arkansas. The fu-
neral party left Hot Springs at 7.30
o'clock, central time, Friday evening
over the Iron Mountain route and was
delayed at Benton, Ark, several hours
on account Of a wreck. Connection
was missed and delay Of twelve
hours ensued at Memphis, causing the
body to arrive here about seven hours
later than was expected.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
BoNAPARTEs DYING OUT.
Only Ten Members Of the Emperor
Eaknilu An,I Gnr,LiAa


Family Now Survive.
Since the Princess Christine died In
Rome a few weeks ago, says the New
York Sun, there remain only ten per-
sons who can call themselves Bona
parties, and two Of them, the EN-
press Eugene and the Princess Clo-
tilde, are Bonapartes only by mar
riage.
The Princess Christene was also re-
lated by marriage only. She was the
sister of Prince Francesca Ruspoli,
Chamberlain to the Pope. But her
husband, who died in 1899, was a
Bonaparte twice over.
He was Prince Napoleon Charles
Bonaparte; his father was a grandson
of Lucien, brother Of the great en-
peror, and his mother was the Prin-
cess Zenaide, granddaughter Of Jo-
seph Bonaparte, whom Napoleon
made King Of Naples and later King
Of Spain.
All the surviving Bonapartes, ex-
cept the dethroned empress, descend
from two branches. First there are
the posterity of Lucien, who never ac-
cepted a crown from his brother and
married non-regal persons to gratify
his own inclination.
Napoleon 1 never permitted his de-
scendants to call themselves imperial
highnesses; they were mere highness-
es. He left several children and there
remain several of his line today.
Prince Roland Bonaparte, who Is
distinguished for his scientific studies
and who married the daughter OF
Blanc, the Monte Carlo concession
naire, has only one daughter, the
richest heiress in France. His sister
Princess Jeanne Bonaparte, wife OF
the Marquis de Villeneuve, is also
alive.
They also have two cousins, the
daughters Of the Princess Christina
and Prince Ne leon Charles. One
was married in 1891 to an Italian
lieutenant of infantry. Curico Gotti
the other married the Prince de fs
Moskowa, a great-grandson of Mar
shal Ney, from whom she is divorced
Both sisters are childless.
The only prospect Of the perpetu
/ alton Of Lucien's branch, therefore
even in the female line, appears to b,
through the daughter Of Prince Ro
land.
OF the Bonapartes Of imperial pre-
tensions all descend from Jerome
once King Of Westphalia. First ther
is the Princess Clotilda, who was
princess Of Savoy and only a Bona
parte by marriage.
She was the wife OF Prince Napo
leon Joseph, youngest child Of Jerom
and Princess Catherine Of Wurten
burg. There are three children o
Napoleon and Clotilda. They ar
Prince Napoleon Victor, who is 4
and a bachelor; Prince Louis Napo
leon, who Is 43 and unmarried. AM
the Princess Letitia, the childless wild
ow Of the Duke Of Aosta.
In q few years more the only per
son to whom the Bonapartist adher
ents in France will be able to turn a
transmitting any Of the blood Of tn
Napoleons may be the grandchild
the Monte Carlo gambler.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
DIR. J. NJ. HUNTER
The AI-Round Specialist,
ROCK HILL S. G.
Consultation Free

Makes a Speciality Of Cancers, Tu.
mors, Chronic Ulcers, Scrofula and
Rheumatism; Diseases OF Liver ano
Kidneys, Dyspepsia and Indigestion;
Treats without the knife, loss Of blood
and little pain to patient.
References to a Few Cases Treated.
r. A. Clark, cancer of nose, Rock Hill;
Mrs. ]. ]. Williams, cancer OF face,
Tirzah: Mrs. S. R. Nelson, cancer OF
face, ogden: w. A. Mullinax, cancer
of face Kings Creek; w. w. Stroup,
cancer of face, Lowell, N. c.; Mrs.
Barbory McCraw, cancer Of forehead,
Gaffney; S. B. Hanna, cancer Of neck,
Gastonia, N. c.; D. F. Grigg, cancer
Of nose, baltimore, N. c.; Frank Lat
timore, cancer Of face, Cleveland Mills,
N. c.; Mrs. M. E. Harrell, cancer OF
face, Ellenboro N. c.; Mrs. D. P. Glas-
co, cancer Of forehead, Shelby, N. c.;
D. H. Cobb. cancer Of lip, Smyrna; X.
C. Green, cancer Of face, Mooresboro,
N. c.; ]. N. Clonts, cancer Of the ton
que, Tirzah, S. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
Children's Friend.

With the recent death Of Sir Francis
Tress Barry of ST Leonards HILL
Windsor has been revealed beautiful
story Of a good man who has eacn
year brought. untold JOY to thousands
of children who never knew the iden-
tity Of their benefactor, says the Lon
don Chronicle.
In 1888, when the Truth toy show
was in its infancy, commissionaire
called upon the editor of Truth and
left with him big parcel Of new six
pences and a letter asking that they
should be distributed among the work.
houses and schools in connection with
the show. Year after year the same
thing happened, always about the
same date. The commissionaire ar
rived with the parcel and the letter,
the only difference being that as each
year the scope of the show widened the
sixpences became more numerous.
They began at 5000. But for many
years past" says Truth, 1.-The number
has been 1000, and it was character
istic of the thoughtfulness Of the donor
that after he saw from the toy fund
accounts that the distribution of the
sixpences over London and the sub
urbs by special messengers involved
charge upon that fund, he always
sent with the coins check for e s to
defray the cost.
Again and again I have expressed
the wish that this unknown Friend
would allow me an opportunity OF
thanking him personally, but the gen.
tleman who has been his messenger for
so many years always assured me that
his relative desired to remain un-
known. and l could only respect his
wish.'
The disclosure Of the story was made
by the representatives Of Sir Francis
Tress Barry's family.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

SHEEP FATrENEp ON SNAILs.-"Most
people would be Mortified to hear that
the finest mutton in the world comes
from the sheep fattened on snails.'
says a large breeder Of Southdown
sheep, records the London Daily Mail;
nevertheless, it is fact In seasons
when snails are plentiful the mutton
from our sheep has a delicious flavor
which it never acquires from the most
scientific form of feeding. On the
cOntinCn mt diet of Snails is regular
cure for consumptives, and Is said to
fatten and nourish the body in Won
derful way. There is a popular su-
perStitiOn," he adds. that the unique
and delicate flavor of SOuthdown. NUT
ton is due largely to the quantity Of
wild thyme which they crop with the
grass in their pastures. But, person.
ally. | give the snails the greater part
of the credit for the soft, plump flesh
and the sweetness of flavor in our cell
ebrated sheep. So much Is this the
case that the saying, Good snail year,
good sheep year has become almost a
proverb among shepherds and breed
ers"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

F1HErING TLME.-In a case tried In
an Indiana court one Of the witness
es evinced some disclination to state
her age.
us it very necessary" coyly asked
the witness, a spinster Of uncertain
years.
1T is absolutely necessary, mad
anl," interposed the judge.
WELL" sighed the maiden, ff !
must I suppose I must. I don't see
how it could possibly affect the case
for you see"
Madam" said the judge, with
some asperity, II must ask you mol
to further waste the time OF this
court. Kindly state your age"
1T am, that is 1 was"
Madam, hurry up, hurry up! ex-
claimed the judge, now thorough!
impatient, "every minute makes II
worse, you know."-New York World
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

HEN WENT WITH FoX.-A farmer In
Cheshire, England, suspecting from
the terrible racket in his hencoop that
a fox was raiding it, slipped a bag
over the henslide, says Tid-Bits. When
one of his farmhands entered the hen
coop the fox sprang into the bag.
Eleven fine fowls lay dead, four were
badly manned and had to be killed and
the unharmed fowls cackled loudly
The farmer took the fox and the
dead fowls and drove to Marbury Hall
to show them to the Hunt Poultry
Fund secretary.
When the bag was opened the fox
appeared, a hen walked out after the
fox, an egg rolled out on the floor
and. of course, the farmer was puz-
zled. The fox in his flight from the
hencoop knocked the hen into the bag
where the egg was laid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
ADVERTISEMENTS

Inserted at One Dollar per square for
the first insertion, and Fifty Cents per
square for each subsequent insertion
A square consists Of the space occu-
pied by ten lines of this size type.
- Contracts for advertising space
for three, six and twelve months will
be made on reasonable terms. The
contracts must in all cases be confin-
ed to the regular business Of the firm
or individual contracting, and the
manuscript must be in the office by
Monday at noon when intended for
Tuesdays issue, and on Thursday at
noon, when intended for Fridays is
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, 1907-05-24

THE McTcR WENT RoUND.-A man
in Altoona, the owner of a very nne
40 horsepower limousine motor car
failed, and while his affairs were be-
ing settled up the car disappeared. AS
soon as everything had been adjusted
though, the car reappeared in the AL
toona mans garage again. This an
gered one Of the creditors, and the first
time he saw the bankrupt he took MIN
bitterly to task. "A nice bankrupt he
said, How does 1t happen, IL you're
a bankrupt, that you still have that
automobile?"
We'll, you see," said the other smil-
ing. II went through the bankruptcy
court, but the automobile went round
-Argonaut
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

JoHNNY's SToRY.-Johnny was de-
tained after school one day, and told
to write a story of so words as a
punishment, and, being anxious to
Join his comrades, this Is what he
wrote:
"A little girl going home from
school one day saw little cat. WISH
ing to caress ii she called: Here, puss,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
CHE aIurkrille Gaqairer.
Entered at the Postoffice as Second
Glass Mail Matter.
Published Tuesday and Friday.

PUBLISH RS
w. ID. GRIST,
o. E. GRIST,
A. NJ. GRIST
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

Gastonia Gazette, May 81: Pleasant
Ridge will be discontinued as a post
office May 81, on the request of the
postmaster, who is now resi-
dent of Gastona Mr. Nolen wished
to resign but could get no one to take
his lob and asked the department to
discontinue the Office. This will be
done as stated. Rural route No. 3
from Gastonia will serve the patrons
| of this office in the future. Mr..
Robert Fayssoux, the young son of
Mr.. ]. r. FayssouX, is desperately i'll at
his home with appendicitis. He was
stricken with the disease Friday after
noon. The attending physicians will
probably operate on him as soon as
his condition will permit. At this time
he is too weak to stand the strain OF
an operation. .... Mr.. Robert Spratt,
aged about twenty, died yesterday af-
ternoon about 5 o'clock at the home
of his father. Mr.. ]. NJ. A. Spratt, from
consumption. He had been suffering
from the disease for some time, but
had been seriously i'll for only short
time. The funeral will take place at
the home this afternoon at 8 o'clock,
the services being conducted by Rev.
]. NJ. Downum and interment will fol-
low in Oakwood cemetery. Mr.. Spratt
had been an operative in the Loray
Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-09
UNDERGROUND RIVERS
 NEAR SAN ANTONIO
CavernS In llano Mountains Reveal Remarkable Secret
 of Host Streams"

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 8.-Ex- ploration of the caverns of the Llano mountain country hundred miles north of San Antonio discIoses the fact that there are several large streams that flow into these caves and never again come to the surface.
 The volume of water that poured into this underground lake is esti- mated to be equal to the amount that flows away to the gulf in the Colo rado diver. Geologists who have spent months investigating the under ground rivers are. convinced that the source of the artesian water supply of all the southern Texas country Is directly traceable to these streams.
 Of these several ot the largest dis appear near Bierne, in Kendall coun- ty. At one place there Is found a cave two miles long and half a mile wide, with a roof more than a hundred feet high. Through this cave the o. bolo river flows after entering by way of a precipitous and narrow chan nel that is exceedingly hard to follow. In this cave have been found ruins of habitations ard it Is believed that once the valley that Is now arched over by rock was exposed to the sun and sky.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-05-09
CAN'T BEAT WIFE, SAYS ITS STRANGE
Hungarian Surprised to Find Law Against Whipping His
 Better Half.

DETROIT, Mich, May s.-Accord- ing to Michael Schaviak, Wysndotte Hungarian, the rules of polite siciety in his native heath are such that a husband is supposed to beat his wife at least once a day. And he says he cannot see why the same rules of do- mestic etiquette do not prevail in this country,
 Some weeks ago he was arraiened in Justice Beattle's court, Wyandotte, and subsequently, fined for merciless- ly pounding his wife. If she mus tered courage to resist, he would beat her still harder. It was only after some months residence in the neighborhood where he lived that the people learned of his inhuman actions and prevailed upon his spose to make complaint Even then they would not have found out had not Schaviak chased his spouse down the middle of the road with a club.
 Another complaint was made against Schaviak by his wife. This time she charged him with shutting her in a small room for three days and periodically breaking the nonot'
 ony of confinement by beating her
 with clubs and whips. A doctor was
 called and found her in serious con | dition. She says she has stood the treatment for many years and had been taught that such actions vere | proper and within the bounds of pro priety. This Is stranre land," says | Schayiak