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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10
HARD WATER.
Plants For softenins the Supply Likely
to Be Used In Public Works.

" SO Sooa eS"S
Hard water" is so Objectionable
for commercial purposes and so un-
satisfactory for domestic use that pro-
cesses Of water softening." intro
duced in England some fifty years ago
and improved by later investigators
are coming into general use.
Hard water" contains certain min
erals which make it refractory In the
laundry, the dyehouse and in other
industries which require the exten-
sive use of water. In the generation
of steam it has a detrimental effect
upon the boilers.
The municipal water-softening plant
Of the future will resemble a mechan-
ical filter, but with a greater devel.
opment Of the sedimentation basin
and more elaborate devices for chem.
ical treatment, says the Chicago Rec.
ord Herald.
The cost Of water-softening plants
depends upon the size Of the install.
lation. The smaller plants are rela-
lively much more expensive than the
larger plants. Thus plant Of 5000
gallons an hour capacity might cos
$1,000, or $1,000 for each 1000 gal.
Ions, while a 100,0o0-gallon plant
might cost $4,000. or $3.50 for 1,o0(
gallons, these figures referring to the
common type Of softener for indus
trial uses.
The expense of operation varies nat
urally with the quality Of the water
the amount Of chemicals needed de-
pending upon the hardness Of th'
water. Chemical cost Of from two
cents to, five cents per 1000 gallons
Is common.
AS the hardness Of water affect!
not only the manufacturer, but alst
every individual consumer, 1t is saf'
to predict that in the future the sof
tening Of water will be carried on ir
connection with public works rather
than at separate manufacturing
plants. Large plants can soften wa
ter at less cost a million gallons thar
smaller plants, and in time manufac
turers will come to learn that, al
things considered, 1t will be better fol
them to pay their proportional par
of a municipal water-softening plan
than to spend money for private in
stallations.
The idea Of softening water for mu
nicipal use has gained considerable
headway during the last few years
although at the present time there ART
only a few cities where 1t is carried
on.
The largest municipal water-soft
ening plant in America is at Winni
peg, Manitoba. This was construct
ed in 1899. It has a capacity OF g.,
900, 900 gallons a day. Lime Is TIT
only chemical used to reduce tn
hardness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10
ENGLAND's WHEAT SUPPLY.
Speculation as to Food Resources In
Time of War.

lime OF war.
The population consumes 10000
tons a week, says a writer In the
North American Review, so that, II
it depended entirely on supplies from
abroad, about 26 steamers. average
ing a carrying capacity Of 5000 tons,
ought to arrive every week with sup
plies. The figure 5000 tons Is select
ed as this is the average dead-weight
capacity Of many liners and cargo
steamers. So long as there Is a mar
gin Of safety, such as the six weeks
minimum supply already mentioned,
1t Is immaterial II 32 steamers arrive
one week and only 20 the next week.
At this point, we may usefully note
that almost exactly thousand steam
ers a week enter the ports Of the
United Kingdom, and, Of these, 600 are
British; so that in the above assump-
ton Of 26 steamers, carrying wheat.
only 60 per cent, or 16 Of them, un-
dergo war risks.
If, in these circumstances, we place
the war risks at the very high limit
Of per cent, then one out Of each
group Of 16 British steamers would
be reckoned as captured. Obviously,
If the prices in Great Britain are
materially higher than on the con-
tinent, the natural tendency would
be to run a couple Of extra British
or neutral steamers in with wheat,
and so more than discount the 5000
tons Of wheat per week lost by cap
ture. OF course, in practice, the eggs
are not nearly so much in a few bas-
kets, for the wheat Is spread out as
part cargoes in a large proportion of
the thousand steamers arriving every
week. In addition, far greater loss
than we have assumed might be
cheerfully borne without replace
ment, and still leave the wheat con-
sumed per head Of population at a
far higher figure than that Of Ger
many.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10

among the apparently doomed legis-
lators. An anonymous letter was re-
ceived by Lord Monteagle, one OF the
Catholic peers, warning him not to be
present. The author Of the letter is
not really known, but 1t Is commonly
believed to have been Gresham, in
spite Of his vigorous denial when ac-
cused by Catesby At all events, this
Is supposed to have been the key to
the discovery.
Monteagle showed the letter to
Salisbury, who in turn took 1t to the
king, and all sorts Of ingenuity were
exercised to discover its meaning. A
close watch was kept and In order
to take the plotters redhanded the ar
rest was palpably postponed until the
dramatic moment in order to allow
Catesby to escape, though he was shot
few days later while attempting to
raise an insurrection at Worcester.
Guy Fawkes, whose work it was to
fire the train, was taken as he was
leaving the house through which ac-
cess was gained to the vault, and the
rest Of the plotters were either killed
or captured at Dunchurch, to where
they fed.
Fawkes was put to the torture, but
nothing could shake his magnificent
fortitude, though he was so weak from
agony and sickness that he could
scarcely mount the scaffold. The day
Nov. 81 was proclaimed a day OF
thanksgiving forever by an act OF
parliament, which was only repealed
after 200 years.
For nearly 300 years the celebra-
tions were carried to riotous excess
Efigies Of Guy Fawkes were paraded
in towns and villages all day amid
shouting and singing and burned a;
night in huge confiagrations to the ac-
compartment Of thousands Of fire.
works.-Scrap Book.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10
SYNOPSIS.

Chapter bob Brownley creates a
panic in Wall street. He is friend OF
Jim Randolph of Randolph & Ran
dolph, bankers and brokers. Brownley
and Randolph had gone to college to-
gether and entered the employ Of Ran
dolph's fat Ter at the close Of college
days. Brownley is Virginian by
birth. Beulah Sands, daughter Of an
old Virginia house, calls on Brownley
and tells him her father has been
practically ruined by the stock oper-
ations Of Reinhart. She hopes to util-
ize her own money in Wall street In
retrieving her fathers fortunes before
his condition becomes known, and
asks for employment in the Office that
she may have an opportunity to better
understand how her money Is invest
ed. She does not want 1t used in a
purely Wall street gamble, but in the
buying and selling Of legitimate Sc
curities. Brownley agrees to help her,
and falls in love with her.
Chapter lI-Brownley plunges in
sugar stock. He uses the money OF
Miss Sands, his own and in addition
is backed heavily by the Randolph
millions. His coup seems successful,
and he tells Miss Sands that she has
cleared $1.S00.000. But the market
had not closed.
Chapter Ill-Barry Conant, head
broker for Standard Oil and sugar in
terests, suddenly begins to sell sugar"
In the midst of panic he breaks the
market and with its fall carries away
the earnings and much Of the capital
of both Miss Sands and himself. A
pretty love scene occurs between the
two at the Office when Bob attempts
to tell her the terrible truth Of their
fall Brownley takes a trip to Vir-
ginia.
Chapter lV-Beulah Sands and Bob
become engaged. Randolph wants to
loan her father the money to meet his
obligations. She refuses. Bob figures
on how to beat Wall street at its own
game. Sugar takes another sensation
al squirt upward, but Brownley keeps
out.
Chapter V.-The 'bulls" toss sugar
to record breaking point, and the
street" goes wild. Barry Conant, for
the SYSTEM" pushes prices up and up,
and a wonderful cleanup Is promised
when the exchange closes, Thursday,
November IL. Sugar opens higher
Friday morning. November 13. When
the price had passed all bounds
Brownley steps into the pit and be-
gins to sell.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10

armies upon her inland beaches at
every sunrise. Here a sodden brute
sleeping off a prolonged debauch, there
a lad whose frankness Of face ana
homespun clothes and bewildered
eyes spelt from the farm and moth
er's watchful love-" On another bench
an Italian woman who had a half-doz-
en- future dollar kings and social
queens about her, and whose clothes
told Of the immigrant ship just into
port. Bob Brownley apparently saw
none. But suddenly he stopped. Upon
a bench sat sweet-faced mother
holding a sleeping babe in her arms
while a curly -pated boy nestled his
head in her lap and slept through the
magic lanes and fairy woods Of dream
land. The woman's face was one OF
those that blend the confidence OF
girlhood with the uncertainty Of wom-
anhood. Twas a pretty face, which
had been plainly tagged by its Maker
for a light-hearted trip through the
world, but it had been scared by
the iron Of the city
"Mr Brownley-" She started to
rise.
He gently pushed her back with a
"hush," unwilling to rob the sleepers
Of their heaven.
What are you doing here. Mrs.
-?" He halted.
MRS. Chase. Mr.. Brownley when
I went away from Randolph & Ran
dolph's office 1 married John Chase;
you may remember him as delivery
clerk. I had such happy home and
my husband was good; I did not
have to typewrite any longer. These
are our two children"
What are you doing here?"
The tears sprang to her eyes; she
dropped them, but did not answer.
Don't mind me, woman. i, too,
have hidden hells I don't want the
world to see. Don't mind me; tell
me your story. 1t may do you good;
it may do me good; yes, 1t may DO
me good"
To be Continued.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10

instead. 1 will tell you about 1t some
time, Jim, but now I must see Beulah
Sands. Jim Randolph, I've saved her
and her father. I've made them a
round three millions and strong sew
en- millions for myself"
He almost yelled it as he rushed
away and left me dazed, stupefied. A
moment, and I came to. Something
urged me to follow him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10
Reverenced BY the Indians.

The Indians at the time Of the ear
ly settlement Of this country knew OF
and reverenced this boulder; 1t was
known as Indian Rock; they regarded
it no doubt as they do all such, as
symbol Of the Great Spirit; a trail led
to the spot and poor "Lo" made pill
grimages and deposited gifts. Not far
from here and close to the sand hill
where many arrowheads have been
found is a high hill which they SEEM
ed to reverence, and there are numer-
Gus burial places in the vicinity, OF the
Indians of historic times. notably the
Winnebagoes, Sacs, Foxes and others.
philadelphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10
IowA's PICTORIAL BOULDER.
Supposed to Be Connecting Link Be-

Supposed to Be Connecting Link Be-
tween the Present and Past Ages.
Not far from Newton. Ia, near the
summit Of one Of the foot hills on the
north side Of Skunk river, is gran
ite boulder, scanned with age, its outer
layers weathering, or in other words,
shelling off; on the two faces OF this
boulder are carved symbols, hero
glyphics, perhaps, forming what scien-
lists know as a Photograph. and being
the connecting link between us and,
1t may be, untold ages Of the past.
The top of the rock, which evidently
came to a point, has been broken on
and some Of the characters have been
defaced by the elements.
There are two faces. the larger one
containing most Of the inscriptions,
fronting the south and the river bot
tom, while the other faces the east.
The inscriptions are carved into the
rock apparently by pecking 1t with
pieces Of sharp flint or other hard
rock. . Il.
Depict Primitive Religion.
The stone has been visited by an
thropologists and also has been re-
ported on by experts at Smithsonian
institution, where pictures and trac-
ings were sent. The characters are
interpreted as being of religious sig
nificance and are those used by the
as were in use ages ago when the
pages Of history were principally made
up Of the crumbled bones, stone i'm
plements and weapons. fragments OF
pottery and ornaments which are to
be found in the earth, beneath mounds
and in the refuse Of caves.
Much has been written about the
findings in excavations in the SOCIAL
ed Old World; around the ancient site
of Babylon and in the pyramids OF
Egypt many Of the remains and the
property Of the inhabitants Of thou
sands Of years ago have been found.
Only in recent years has the public
been pondering on the problem wheth-
er or not America may have been the
old world.
Not far from the inscribed boulder
spoken Of is an Indian mound of more
than usual. dimensions-about $50 feet
in diameter by Is or 20 feet in height
Many Of the mounds in Iowa are but
few feet in height and often plowed
over by the farmer or are overgroWn
in the timber without being recognized
as such.
But the mound builders and the In
dians who followed them depended
principally upon stone for the manu-
facture Of their implements and weap-
ons; near an old settlement may be
found many such articles. Here arrow
heads in abundance have been picked
up and perhaps mark some terrific old
battlefield.
Reverenced By the Indians.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10

gait, his head erect, his eyes staring
ahead, a man thinking, thinking, think
ing for his salvation. Many hurrying
men looked at him, some with an ex-
preston of unutterable hatred, as
though they wanted to attack him.
Then again there were those who
called him by name with a laugh Of
joy: and some turned to watch him
in curiosity. 1t was easy to pick the
wounded from those who shared In
his victory, and from those who knew
the frenzied finance buzz only by
it's buzz. Bob saw none. Where could
he be going? He came to the head
Of the street of coin and crime and
crossed Broadway. His path was
blocked by the fence surrounding old
Trintys churchyard. Grasping the
pickets in either hand he stared at
the crumbling headstones Of those
guardsmen of Mammon who once
walked the earth and fought their
heart battles, as he was walking and
fighting, but who now knew no ten
O'Clock, no three, who looked upon
the stock-gamblers and dollar-trailers
as they looked upon the worms that
hor.e, combed their headstones' bases.
What thoughts went through Bob
Brownley's mind only his Maker
knew. For minutes he stood motion
| less, then he walked down Broadway.
He went into the Battery. The
benches were crowded with that jet
sam and fotsam Of humanity that
] New Yorks mighty sewer throw In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
A5Ar9ongD HEo1prAt

The next point Of interest indicated by
Mrs. Tucker was the magazine in which
are stored many hundred pounds of gum
cotton belonging to the engineers stationed
at Washington barracks or the arsenal
Mrs. Tucker explained that what control
over the fort was exercised was by the
Engineer Corps.
Why, the engineers We're down here
few days ago digging trenches, setting up
wire entanglements and constructing gab-
ions and fascines.'
This came trippingly from the tongue, for
Mrs. Tucker is a soldiers wife. Housed in
the magazine is a relic of one of the great
tragedies of the world. 1t is the door of
Mrs. Surratts cell at the arsenal.
At the south side of the reservation are
the dismantled guns and their carriages
These masses of metal are half concea ed
in jungle of honeysuckle, blackberry.
polk weed, milk weed and yarrow, while
sycamores, NAPLES and locusts rise above
this underground. The guns are monster
weapons of the Misunderstanding smoth-bore
type. They are about twelve or fourteen
inches caliber and about eighteen feet long.
There is majestic outlook on the river
and across the Virginia hills, and, taken
altogether, old Fort Foote is a good place
for a pleasant and instructive visit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

either in jest or earnest, to tell people that
they did not look we'll
He said there was practical joker in
a certain New York office. This young
man put up practical joke on the book
keeper a quiet, steady, serious chap. The
joke was for every one to tell the book
keeper that he looked very, very bad in
deed. 1t was wondered what effect this
would have.
1T was a hot August morning when the
joke began The office boy started it.
Amt We well, Mr.. Quill? he said.
"'Yes; Of course. Why? Quill asked.
Why, we look pale, said the boy.
L feel all right said Quill calmly, and
he put on his seersucker office coat and set
to work.
But when the shipping clerk told him
he looked i'll, Quill frowned and said he
had had a bad night-that was all.
when the cashier asked him what made
him have such queer color, he said his
heart felt strange.
so. for an hour or two, Quill was tor
mented with anxious inquiries, full of
gloomy foreboding, about his health. And
finally, with an impatient, worried gesture,
he threw down his pen and fastened to the
OIAce of the chief.
he came back again In the chiefs company.
Men, said the chief, raising his hand
to command the attention of all. as Mr..
Quill Is most unwell, have granted hum a
ten days leave of absence. Please arrange
to divide his work equally among You till
he returns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

such person-ran at full speed to his assist
anch.
oh. brother cried the Shintost, lean
ing over the well-curb. be Of good cheer
ladder Is at hand. and l shall have you
out in a jiffy'
The Taoist was padding about in the
dark down below. up to his chin in the Icy
water.
No. no. he grunted, putting painfully.
Fetch no ladder. brother. I'll climb no lad
der today. for this is Tuesday, the day con-
secrated by all true believers to the Most
High
"Ashast. the Shintoist poured down pray
ers and arguments into the well, but pray
ers ana arguments alike We're of no avail
with the devout TaOiSt The other obliged
TO leave the man to his fate, departed sadly
shaking his head at the sound of tho grunts
puffs and splashes which ascended from
the blackneSs far below.
The next morning the Shintoist returned
to the well. He pecred over curiously. Yes
the Taoist was still there. The noise of his
struggles still rose up.
'Ho. brother shouted the Shintoist, is
all well with you below?
All is WELL replied the Taoist in a very
weak voice, but pray you, brother, fetch
that ladder at once
The Shintoist threw up his hands in
shocked surprise.
Fetch ladder today" he cried Heaven
forbid. Don't you know that this is Wednes-
day. the Shintoist Sabbath?
so saying, the Shintoist departed leav-
ing the Taoist blowing and splashing in the
well"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25
The Wrong Way.

James e. Brown of Washington, D. c.,
is the only man in the world who ever had
his leg broken by $1.OOO0O0. Mr.. Brown is
a clerk in the Treasury Department, and
a 81, 10000 bundle Of greenbacks, falling
on him from truck, fractured his thigh.
Yes, that money came to me- said Mr..
Brown the other day; but l got 1t in the
wrong way, didn't 1? Thinking of it after
ward, 1t seemed to me / resembled a good
deal the hunter who went out after
panther. He, too, got something, but to
him, too. it came the wrong way. Listen.
"A hunter set out one day to hunt, and
a panther set out at the same time to
eat.
81 must have fur overcoat,' said the
hunter.
q said the panther, must have din
ner'
Some hours later, in lonely wood, the
panther and the hunter met.
Aha said the hunter gaily. leveling
his gun. here is my fur overcoat.'
And he shot, but the panther, lodging
behind a tree, escaped unhurt
Then the panther rushed forth before
the hunter could reload.
Aha, here's my dinner said the
panther.
And he fell upon the hunter and de-
voured him.
THUS each got what he wanted, the hum
ter getting his fur overcoat, and the
panther getting his dinner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

these were influential in having the name
Of the post Office changed. Most likely
soma of these Germans came, or were
descended. from some who came from
G!atz on the Ncisse, in Prussian Silesa,
ar the city of Breslau
New Giatz is strung long the River
road the western highway of southern
Maryland in very early colonial days.
River road is not descriptive of this way
unless it suggests that from points on 1t
distant views of the river may be had.
The road runs from a mile to a mile and
a half east of the river
AS the traveller comes to the post office
and principal store of New GlatZ road
strikes off at right angles to the main road
and leads between fields of corn, tomatoes
Strawberries and raspberries toward the
river. Tire hundred yards BET fore reach
ing the line of bluffs that overlook the river
this road bends to the left and leads south
parallclng the main road. Part of the way
along this sandy trail shade is cast by
rows of cedar locust and sassafras trees,
with a plentiful sprInkling Of alder bushes,
at this season purple with berries.
One soon passes close to the Rozier home
stead, a big brick house now occupied by
w. T. Buck!er, a farmer. The country
here is broad. high, sandy plan, largely
given over to the cultivation of truck
tomatoes, sweet potatoes. eggplant, canta-
loupes, berries. beans peppers and potatoes.
Once again the road turns west toward the
river leaves the sand lands enters a red
clay country and descends through tract Of
hardwoOds with some pine trees mixed.
This is the way to Fort Foote reservation.
Passing the east gate one energies into
bit OF open land that by courtesy might
be called clearing, In that 1t is clear of
tall timber, A group of decaying wooden
buildings comes to view. On the right Is
the hospital and stable; on the left the
quartermasters stores and the bakeshop
Further on are long rows of barracks, laun-
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them that the safe plan seemed to be to get
the pictures first.
The good woman was busy with her
household duties. The children were scat
tered-Miss Esther, aged eleven, was help
ing ma; Addie, aged nine; Connie, aged
seven, and Alice, aged three, were down on
the wharf fishing. 1t was O'Clock, and
Mrs. Tucker said the children had been
down there since breakfast. Baby Eugene,
aged two, was asleep. AS any one may
see from the picture, the children are
healthy, happy and good looking.
When the fortkeeper was asked about
the points of interest in the reservation
she started off with mention of the ceme
terry a drcary, shodowy little place. The
first interment of record was of the body
of Peter kaub, private, 4th Artillery, July
10, 1870. In the same year Robert Smith,
civilian employee, was buried there. Mat
thew Hamilton, another civilian, was in
tered there in 1873. Robert and Henry
Rodgers, children of Robert Rodgers of
Battery B, I'd Artillery, were laid to rest
there in 1873 and 1875. Lottie Rowley,
daughter of Ordnance Sergt. Rowley, was
buried in 1874. The last interment of rec
ord was that of George Moore, civilian,
1878.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-25

One Kind Of Love,

Health Commissioner Darlington Of New
York says it is a crime to keep a dog In a
city.
Aside from the cruelty to the neighbors
through the dogs howls." said the commits
sioneT, there is the cruelty to the dog it
self to be considered. dogs having been
made for an open-air, active. country life
These city dog owners profess to love
their pets. 1t seems TO me that their love is
about as selfish and forgetful as that of the
young Brooklyn plumber.
A young Brooklyn plumber went to
Shawnee last month to spend his vacation
with his sweetheart
"one lovely morning. as the two were
stre..inS in green and perfumed meadow
bun appeared.
The bull studied the intruders His head
lowered, he paved the turf. Then. all of
sudden. be rushed upon then at a thunder
ing sallop.
OH cried the ,oung woman. oh, he's
coming straight for US, What shall we do?'
Herr, shouted the plumber. don't
stand there doing nothing. Come al help
mt climb this tree"