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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21

A PRECAUTIONARY REQUEsT-Attor-
ney Grant Carpenter accepted an invi-
tation to a Christmas dinner in Oak
land, the hostess being lady with two
grown daughters. When the guests
had assembled at the table and were
unfolding napkins the hostess surprised
Carpenter with an unexpected reques'
that he say grace. There was a painful
silence of a few moments, while the at
torney did diligent thinking in an ef'
fort to recall some long forgotten pray
er of his childhood days. The only one
that came to him was that beginning
Now lay me down to Sleep How
ever, his lawyers wit came to his res
cue and he was enabled to humble
something that sounded like pious in
vocation.
After the dinner Carpenter asked one
Of the daughters of the hostess whether
it was customary in that household
for guests to lead in prayer at table.
"Oh, no." she replied. Mamma is
an atheist; but she was afraid yor
might be religious. Francisco
Call.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21

UNvALUED ADvICE.-Surgeon General
Rixey was talking about his recent
statement concerning the harm that
cigarettes do sailors.
Let them defend the cigarette as
they please" he said; whenever 1 hear
these defences think Of the sick horse
and the turpentine.
Tom met Bill on the road one day.
"'Bill, 1 want a word with YOU he
said
"'Be quick, then, said Bill. I'm in
a hurry
What did you give your sick horse
the other day?
"A pint of turpentine.'
Tom hurried home and poured a
pint of turpentine down the throat of
his own ailing nag, which at once grew
worse, and in an hour was dead.
Then Tom. disgusted with Bills
veterinary ability, sought him out.
why, Bill he said, 1 gave my horse
a pint of turpentine and it killed him.
so it did mine said Bill."-Wash-
ingtOn Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21

A POSSIBLE SUBSTITUTToN.-As sultan
bade his Grand Vizier prepare list OF
all the fools in the kingdom and to
bring it to him as soon as it was fin
ished
Well. in due course the vizier brought
his list of fools to the palace, and 10!
at the head Of the list appeared the
sultan himself.
Liking audacity and dash, the sultan
smiled and said:
why, o vizfer, is my name at the
head of your list of fools?"
Sun of the universe" the vizier an
swered promptly, did you not but last
week commission two entire strangers
Franks they represented themselves
to purchase six motor cars for you
and did these two strangers not depart
with 100000 sequins from the royal
treasury"
Yes" said the sultan. What of it?'
They will never return" said the vi
zier "and, therefore, on my list
But suppose they do return" the
ruler asked.
Then. sire" answered the Grand
Vizier, Il will erase your name and
place theirs in its place" ce."-Washington
Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
HOW HER LIFE WAS SAVED WHEN
BITTEN BY A LARGE SNAKE.

How few people there are who are
not afraid of snakes. Not long ago q
harmless little garter snake fell on the
wheel of an automobile which was be-
ing driven by a woman. The woman
promptly tainted and the car, left tc
it's own resources, ran into a stone wal
and caused a serious accident
The bite of a poisonous snake needs
prompt attention. Mrs. K. NJ. Fishel
Route No. /, Box 40, Dillsburg, Pa.
tells how she saved her life when bit
ten by a large snake.
"On August 20, 1906, l was bitten
on the hand twice by a large copper
head snake. Being distance from any
medical aid, as a last resort / uset
Sloan's Liniment, and to my astonish-
ment found 1t killed all pain and was
the means of saving my life. | am the
mother of four children and am never
without your Linment."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
Humorous department.
Out of Sight.

Philetus NJ. Helfer has established a
college among the. prisoners at Auburn.
n. Y. the faculty being composed of
convicts who are graduates Of Oxford,
Harvard, Yale and other great univer-
stiles.
Discussing his odd college scheme
recently, Mr.. Heller said:
But anything is good for convicts
that interests, cheers and encourages
them. Discourage them, scOrn Them
and you rouse the latent evil in them
even as it was reused the other day in
a frail and beautiful New York type
writer girl
This refined creature worked for a
rather cranky old broker. The broker
found a good deal of unjust fault with
her, but she was gentle and patient
and put up with him in silence.
"One morning, however, he turned up
in a quite insupportable humor.
Look at my desk!' he roared. All
in disorder! All in confusion! ALI
But sir the young girl interrupted
mildly, you have often told me never
to touch your desk.
well, don't want you to disturb
my papers, he admitted. And then his
eyes caught a sheet of postage stamps.
But look at these stamps. l don't want
them here he shouted
"She took up the stamps.
Where shall 1 put them, SIR? she
said.
"Ah,' he snarled, put 'em anywhere
anywhere out Of sight
She flushed.
Very we'll, SIR she said icily; and
giving the stamps a quick lick with her
pretty tongue. she struck the big sheer
on his bald head and departed to look
for another ob."-Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
gGg8 Xq9DXV144s9

Occasionally thieves make a good
haul, as in the case Of the kings gar
den parry already alluded to, but Of
ten great risk is run to secure mans
pocketbook, for instance, only to find
that it is simply filled with cards and
memoranda.
Hard cash is what the pickpocket
likes to secure. For jewelry he can
only get about one-half Of what it Is
worth from the fence, while for
watches he rarely gets more than one
fourth. Consequently the professional
pickpocket must be industrious tc
earn a livelihood.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
NOTICE

To the Absent Defendants, Porter
Good, John b. Erwin, Fannie Garri-
CUES, Annie Fletcher, Sue Herring
Martha Gilliland, Robert Meek
Cornelia Hilerman, Katie Beasley
Virginia Collins, and Eunia or An
ME Chamberlain:
Please take notice that the sum-
mons In this action, Of which the fore
going is a copy, together with the
Complaint herein. were filed in the Of
flee of ]. A. Tate, Clerk Of Court OF
Common Pleas for County and State
aforesaid, at Yorkville, S. c., Decem-
ber gath, A. D., 1907.
]. S. BRICE,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
1898 t st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21

SAVED WALKING.-Some years age
there lived in Perth, Scotland, man
of cOnvivial habits, we'll known by his
Christian name, Jamie. One dark
night an acquaintance found Jamie ly-
ing at the foot of an outside stair.
rs that you. Jamie?" asked the ac-
0uaintanCe in a voice of the greatest
astOnishment.
Aye, it's me-" replied Jamie in a
tone of complete resignation.
Have you faen doom the stair?" was
the next question.
AYE. l fell doom. but | was comm
doom. whether or no"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
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Undertaking Supplies
PAINTS, OILS, Etc.
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1t surpasses any machine on the mar
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We also sell the NEW HOME anu
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and prices before you buy. We sell
Leather Belts for Machines.
OIL for Machines.
Needles for all Sewing Machines.
We also furnish all kinds OF Re
pairs and Attachments for Sewing
Machines.
We are also headquarters for every
thing in Furniture and House Fur
nishings. and it is to your interest TO
see us before buying anything In our
line.
YORK FURNITURE co.
CT. uS,,o.,, nna
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21

4, "All the little boys and girls who
want To go to heaven" said the Sun
day school superintendent. will please
rise
All rose but Simeon Shorter.
And doesn't this little boy want to
go to heaven?"
"N-not yit"-Judge's Library.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
vopH FI1PNITITRE co
- Terms 10 Suit Every One.

- Wanted.-Your orders for al
kinds OF printed matter. Best WORK
at faIrest prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-21
Mistellaueuu5 8adina.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
News and Comment Clipped From
Neishborns Counties.
CHESTER

Lantern, January Il: DR.. r. l.. wy
lie of Glover, is visiting his mother
Mrs, Mary Miller, and other relatives.
Roads are reported as in bad con-
dition. That condition has even inVad-
ed the corporate limits of this munich
pality, at least on Columbia street. the
surface of which was disturbed at the
beginning of the winter by the laying
of sewer and water pipes. 1t is report
ed that there is a section of Pinckney
street also, along about the residence
of Mr.. Hugh White, which is little
givey and uneven. n...... Mrs. Eleanora
Ferguson WiX, wife Of Mr.. w. r. WiX,
died at her home in the northern part
of the city, near the crossing, Tuesday
evening after a brief illness. The tu-
neral services were conducted yeSter-
day afternoon by Rev. D. NJ. Mcleod
and the remains laid to rest in Ever
green cemetery. Mrs. 'WiX was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Fergu-
son, both deceased, was born and rear
ed in the Wylie's Mill section. In addi-
ton to her husband and an infant a
few days old, she leaves one sister,
Mrs. r. C. McFadden of Lewisville'
and three brothers, Messrs. w. j., H. j.
and ]. A. Ferguson. .... Mrs. Caroline
Hardin, widow of the late William Har-
din, died at the home of her son, Mr'
w. N. Hardin at Lowryville early yes
terday morning at an advanced age.
The funeral service were conducted at
Capers' Chapel yesterday afternoon by
Rev. A. F.. Holler. Mrs. Hardin, who
was a Miss Pratt, was born on the old
Pratt place q few miles from the city
She leaves two sons, Messrs. w. n. and
S. B. Hardin, and a daughter Mrs. T..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
HOUSE FLY is MENACE.

DIR. L. o. Howard, the entomologist
of the agricultural department at
Washington has collected information
which shows that the house fly has
passed from a nuisance and pest to a
menace to human health.
while it has been demonstrated
that mosquitoes spread malaria and
yellow fever" says DR.. Howard, the
house fly not only spreads typhoid but
summer complaint, cholera infantum
etc.
DIR. Howard says the number of
bacteria on a single fly may range all
the way from $50 to $500, 600. Early
in the season, says the doctor, the
mum Der of bacteria is comparatively
small, but later comparatively very
large.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
Resolutions Of Respect.

Death has again entered our Castle
hall and claimed for his own our be-
loved brother Charles Orion, who died
at Lancaster. Wisconsin, on July
10Th, 1908.
In token of the fact that though
dead his memory is cherished by those
who were privileged to know him.
and in recognition Of the fact that a
convention of this lodge can never
again be just what it has been when
he was with us, this is offered as a
memorial.
And now that the shadow of the
western hills has obscured the sun of
his life may he sleep secure in the
promise of a never ending day.
That some mark of our appreciation
of him who has gone be made known.
let this be spread upon the records OF
this lodge, let copy thereof be pre-
sented to his widow and children,
and let it be published in each of the
CITY papers. Edward M. Lowry,
John Carthew,
Herman Buchner.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
HARD TIMES" WILL Be
BRYANS SLOGAN
Relied Upon to Sweep Him Into
White House.
Little Hope of Carrying New York but
will Concentrate on Indiana
and Illinois.

Washington, July 3D. Hard
times and radicalism are what the
Democratic managers are most de-
pending upon to sweep Bryan into the
White House. This is made clear by
the politicians who have reached
Washington from Denver. These
politicians believe that an appeal to
the voters, especially in the Middle
West, along these lines will result
in gaining much support for the
Democratic ticket. They corroborate
the statements that the Democrats
will concentrate their best efforts to
the central section of the country,
letting New York and the East do the
best they can without much help from
the national leaders.
AS reflected by the men who at
tended the convention and afterward
saw Mr.. Bryan at Lincoln, the Demo
cratic spell binders will pound home
In the Middle West the fact that
prices of food and clothing have gone
up, while claiming that wages have
not advanced commensurately. Of
course, the tariff will be held as an
important cause of the high price of
living. and the Republicans will be
denounced for not having revised it.
DEMOCRATS HAVE LITTLE HOPE.
Frankly, the Democrats here who
are in position to know the real
political situstion have little hope of
carrying the election, but their
opinion as to how this is to De done,
if at ALL is interesting. To begin
with Bryan, in order to win, must
gain 81 electoral votes more than he
obtained in 1900 and 102 more than
were cast for Parker in 1904. The
comparisons generally made are with
four years ago, when Roosevelt re-
ceived 1916 votes and Parker 40.
Parker got his votes from Alabama,
Kansas. Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Texas. Tennessee and Virginia.
Bryan in 100 carried these states, and
in addition, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada
and Missouri.
It is claimed by his friends that
he has a good chance of winning Mis-
souri, with IS votes, and the new
State of Oklahoma, with votes. If
he does this he will have 165 electoral
votes; but then he will be n short
of the number to elect, 242. 1t is
these ~ votes that he is going after
in the West and the Middle West.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
The Knockers Viewpoint.

The home club draws but three pale
swats,
And these are scattered far and
wide,
The pitchers tied 'em up in knots
Has sunk the harpoon in their hide
Across the plate his fast ones whizz
Into the catcher's leather mating
Whereat the Knockers viewpoint is
Rotten batting"
The home club swats the ball for fair
Some sixteen hits they pile up
thick;
They slam out bingles here and there
With eagle eye they swing the
STICK;
Great stuff, = you say-"Aye, that
the biz
For such stick work I've long been
itching
And yet the Knockers viewpoint is
Rotten pitching. =
Sporting Life.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
EDITORIAL NOTES
BRYAN AND WISCONSIN.

William J. Bryan has been nomi
mated a third time for president, and
with as great or greater demonstra
tions of joy than those which attended
his first nomination twelve years ago
in Chicgao. 1t is wonderful
tribute to the man and to his popular
hold on the masses. as man. He
is a splendid preacher and he sways
his audiences as few public orators
have ever done. Crowds 60 to hear
him, and applaud. They are uplifted
by his sincerity. his devotion to high
ideals and his eloquence- they do
not vote for him.
If ne should come to Wisconsin
again this year be would be greeted
by great and cheering audiences, just
as he was greeted twelve and eight
years ago. But whatever their admira-
tion for him as a man, the sober judg-
ment of the people. when they went
to the polls and voted, has been that
as a political leader, as president of
the United States, he was not safe.
His adoption of passing issues, like
free silver and a dishonest dollar
which would have cut the working,
mans wages in two, while it has
not weakened their admiration for the
man, has caused them to doubt his
wisdom as a stateman. When the
same talk is heard this year, that was
heard in other years, that Bryan
will carry Wisconsin, lit is we'll to
remember the election returns of
twelve and eight years ago. In 1896
Mckinley carried Wisconsin by a
plurality of 103, 612 over Bryan.
In 1900 McKinley's plurality over
Bryan was 106, 597.
Wisconsin will listen to Bryan. and
will applaud him, but Wisconsin
does not vote for Bryan. 1t likes
him as a man. But Taft represents
to the people of the state as high
ideals, added to ripper experience and
sounder judgment. Free Press.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
County Court.

At the regular term of county court
held Tuesday at Platteville the fol-
lowing matters were decided:
John f. Nichols, deceased. Pet.
for settlement. Account examined
and allowed. Order made and signed
assigning estate.
VIM. NJ Carpenter, deceased. Pet.
for settlement. Account examined
and allowed. Order made assigning
residue of estate to payment of debts
Adolph Prussing, deceased. Pet.
for administration. Order made and
signed appointing Frank Prussing as
administrator. Bond SO, 900.
Geo. M. Crull, deceased. Pet. for
administration. Jennie Crull ap-
pointed administrator. Bond So. 00O.
John F. Whittier, deceased. Pet.
for settlement. Hearing adjourned
to Aug. IS.
Ann Blight. deceased. Pet. for set
Element. Account examined and al
lowed Order made assigning estate.
Samuel r. Blight, deceased. Pet.
for administration with the will an
nexed. w. h. Doyle appointed
administrator with will annexed
Bond So, 500.
Ernest Tants, deceased Pet. to de-
termine inheritance tax. Inheritance
tax assessed.
Thomas S. Symons, deceased. Pet
for settlement. Account examined
and allowed. Oruder made assign
ing estate.
Thomas s. Symons, deceased.
Notice to determine Inheritance tax.
It was found that there was not tax
due on this state.
Dora Shambow, Pet. for guardian.
Joseph Shambow appointed. Bond
ST., 800.
Claims were heard against the estate
of Sarah Dietzman, Morton Eastman
and John Burns.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
Wants Telephone Line Fixed.

Editor Herald: We have got our
telephone assessment for the Farm
ers' Company and before we pay the
assessment we respectfully ask that
some honest and fair minded officer or
the Farmers Telephone company look
over the Lancaster and Boice Creek
line and see if they think it just to
leave the poles and wires on the
ground, some of the wire on barb
wire fences, and ask US to pay So 90
for no service, for we have had practl-
calIy no service in two years one of the
officers says buy new phones and we
will fix your line; we (the patrons)
say fix the line and we will buy new
phones: there is no phone made that
will work on our line as it is now
and the only thing we can use is
wireless. Ed Flerce'
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
GROSS COUNTRY TEAM
WAS HARD TO BEAT
Lancaster Won Thursday In the
10th Inning and Fridays
Game z to 3.
Score Was 2 to Game Characterized
by Interesting Features Schedule
of Future Games.

Lancaster won from the Cross Coun-
try team Thursday by score Of to
/. In many respects it was the best
ball game played this season on the
local diamond and the small crowd in
attendance certainly got their moneys
worth. The contest went 10 innings
and was close and exciting all the
way through.
Jack Palmer was on the hill for
Lancaster and had shade the better
of Terry who pitched for the Rock
Island team. Jack had 'em breaking
right and had 13 strike outs to his
credit. He felded his position in his
usual clever manner and got assists
and 2 putouts. Not an error was
chalked up against him.
The Cross Countrys scored first. In
the third Lyons got single. stole
second, went to third on a wild pitch
and scored ON Trainers fly out to Pen
mock. This ended the visitors scor-
ing, and up to the eighth inning this
one run looked big enough to win the
game.
: In the eighth Friends boys rallied.
Palmer was hit by pitched ball,
stole secocd and scored on Pennock' s
single. This tied the score. There
was nothing doing in the ninth. In
the tenth Friend got to first on an
error and overthrow by Burns, went
to third on wild pitch and scored
on Piddington's single. This ended
the game.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
SPARKS FROM THE DIAMOND.

Cassville fans are endeavoring to
bring Lancaster and Volga City to-
gether in the near future for a go1d
sized purse. They plan to have the
game played at CassvIlle. Volga
City has strong aggregation and
the fans of the river town think that
it will De a close battle if the two
teams can be brought together.
Lancaster now has a percentage of
SEQ. Out of 20 games played they
have won is.
The locals left for Highland today
for two games. On the 2Sth, 29th.
3Oth and 31st they meet Platteville,
on the 1st and End Galena plays
here.
Platteville has signed two new
players, Griswold and Kies. The
latter played with Cedar Rapids last
year.
The following is the schedule of the
locals up to August 18th. The Leland
Giants, the champion colored team of
the country, will probably play here
sometime in August.
July %, Highland at Highland.
July 26. Highland at Highland.
July %. Platteville at Lancaster
July 20, Platteville at Lancaster.
July 80, Platteville at Patteville.
July 81, Platteville at Platteville.
Aug. 1. Galena at Galena.
Aug. 2. Galena at Galena
Aug. 4. Galena at Lancaster.
Aug. 8. Galena at Lancaster.
Aug. 6. Platteville at Livingston.
Aug. 13, Platteville at Fennimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
Lowe Your Friends.

Love your friends, and do not put
them from you. Tell them OF your
love not once but often; and do not
merely tell it, but prove your words
to them and repeat the proof. open
your heart and love them kinglywlse'
Make merry for them, make them nap
DIV, give them brightness, make your
home CHEEKY for them! The lost op,
portunities we most regret were op
portunities for loving.-The beU'el
Way
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-07-25
S. w. Kerr, of Hurricane, hi

IS. W. Kerr, of Hurricane, had
business here Wednesday.
Miss Inez and lea Jordan and Miss
Klinkhammer, who had been attend
ing the institute, returned to their
home in Cassville Thursday.
Mrs. A. g. Smith started yester-
day for Dubuque to spend Saturday and
Sunday with her husband, who is
agent for the Watkins Medical Co.
The Woman's club has presented
the public library with set of ~ vol
umes on Home Economics. along the
line of domestic science for house
wives. In addition to these there will
be about 20 Volumes of other new
books upon the library shelves ready
for patrons today.
WIN. Schede has made arrange
ments with the city council whereby
he gets the use of the city hall,
which is now vacant, for gymnas-
ium, on payment OF So per month. Il
is his intention to give lessons in box
ing. bag punching. Indian club and
dumb bell work etc. A gymnasium
has long been needed in Lancaster and
many of our young people will doubt
less avail themselves of this op
portunity to get athletic instruction.