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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
A CELEBRATED HOAX.
Story of the Fortsas Catalogue and Its
Author.

When P. T. Barnum cynically re-
marked that the American people
loved to be fooled he might Just as
well have left out the adjective, for
that Americans are much more guilt
BILE than natives Of other lands can
very readily be called into question by
anybody at all familiar with the his
tory of hoaxdom. / suppose that for
pure effrontery and ingenious brazen-
ness the Fortsas Catalogue stands in
the front rank of deception. Yet this
pamphlet was foisted not upon the
American public, but upon the sa-
wants and bibliophiles of Europe-men
skilled in the art of books and in the
detection of forgery. So cleverly was
this fraud conceived and executed
that it deserves to stand in front rank
of any consideration, however brief
of clever deceptions.
The Fortsas Catalogue was publish
ed in 1840-a small book purporting
to be the catalogue Of the private Ii
brary Of certain count ]. n. A. de
Fortsas Of Binche, in Belgium. AL
though the book consisted of but
fourteen pages and listed only fifty
two titles, 1t stirred up a Yeritable
teapot tempest among the wise heads
The reason was not far to seek-not
one of the books mentioned in the
catalogue was to be found in any
other library or publishers list! They
were all absolutely sole surviving
copies Of intensely interesting works
In the words of the catalogue itself,
1.-The count pitilessly expelled from
his shelves books for which he had
paid their weight in gold-as soon as
he learned that work up to that
time unknown had been mentioned
in any catalogue" Each new research
of learned investigators into the book
lore of antiquity, it was claimed, had
thinned still further the already dec
imated ranks of the counts sacred
battalion" Weary Of his tremendous
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
TAX RETURNS FOR 1908,
Office of the County Auditor Of York
County, South Carolina.
Yorkyille, s. c., Nov. 29, 190

Yorkville. s. c., Nov. 2s. 1907.
A S required by statute my books
"A will be opened at my office In
Yorkville on, WEDNESDAY,, JANU-
RY l, 1908, and kept open until FEB
RUARY 20, 1908, for the purpose of
listing for taxation all TAXABLE
PROPERTY held in York County on
January 1, 1908.
Returns made on proper blanks, and
sworn to before an officer qualified to
administer an oath and forwarded to
me by registered mail before Febru-
ary 20, 1908, will be accepted.
ALL taxpayers are particularly re-
quested to inform themselves as to the
number Of their respective school dis
tricts, and where they have property
In more than one school district, they
will please make separate returns In
dicating the location OF each piece OF
which there are special levies are as
follows: Nos. .13, 29 and 33 in Bethes-
da Nos. 8, 20 and 40 in Broad River;
Nos. and 20 in Bullock's CreeA; No.
IL in Catawba; Nos. and IL In Eben-
ezer; Nos. 26, 28 and 39 in Fort Mill:
Nos. IL, 20, 33 and 35 in York.
For the purpose Of facilitating the
taking Of returns, and for the greater
convenience Of tax payers, will be at
the following places on the uales
named:
At Rock Hill, Monday, January %,
to Saturday, February J..
At Piedmont, Tuesday, February 4.
At Yorkvllle from Wednesday, Feb
ruary to Thursday, February 20.
All males between the ages Of twen-
ty-one and sixty years, except Confed-
crate soldiers over the age Of fifty
wears, are liable to a poll tax Of 81,
and all persons so liable are especially
requested to give the numbers OF their
respective school districts in making
their returns.
It will be a matter of much accom-
mediation to me IL as many taxpayers
as possible will meet me at the res
pective appointments, mentioned above
so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville
during the closing days,
JOHN ]. HUNTER,
County Auditor.
Yorkville, S. c., Nov 20, 1907.
SO At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24

TECHNICAL SwEARING.-The late Sir
John Millais was a very keen fisher
man. He used to tell a story of an old
man who was his attendant during a
DAYS sport in the north of England
The old man was full of local gossip
and small scandal and where the ma
tural supply failed him he was clearly
able to manufacture enough of his own
to go on with Il were out with the
bishop yesterday" said the old man.
referring to a popular church dignitary
who is also a good fisherman, "Ah,' re-
piled Milais. hes a gool man." We'll
continued the old fellow, "'e may be,
but e do swear a bit when 'e'S tiShin.
"Oh. nonsense" replied Mallais, Il
don't believe that" The old man in
sisted that he was right however. I'll
give YOU an instance" he said. Il was
standing longside O the bishop, same
aus | might be aside o you an ed got
a big fellow at the end of lis line that
was pretty nigh pullin' i'm off is feet,
and | turns to his lurdship and says,
-'E pulls -- ard. don't e" and the
bishop says, Yes. e do Well now,
amt that Swearin'? On. a. p.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
A DREAMING MATCH.
The Indian Did Pretty Well, But the
White Man Did Better.

Among the famous Indian traders OF
the past was George Galphin, whose
trading station at Silver Bluff, 8. c.,
was frequented by Indians from far
and near. IN Bench and Bar Of South
Carolina" a characteristic anecdote Is
related of Mr.. Galphin and an Indian
chief.
Chief Mogoloch from beyond the Sa-
vannah river spent the night at Mr..
Galphin's. In the morning the Indian
said, Me dream last night"
"Ah!" said Galphin. What did my
red brother dream?"
ME dream you give me fine big ri
tie," in Galphin's possession at the time.
The trader instantly passed the rife
to the chief, saying. IF you dreamed
it, you must have It,"
Next morning Galphn said to the
chief, Il dreamed last night"
What you dream?" asked MogolOch
Il dreamed you gave me the Chick
asaw stallion" which the chief was
then riding.
IF you dream um. you must have
um." said the chief, and the horse was
straightway transferred to the trader
The next morning the Indian remark
ed. Il dream last night"
What did my red brother dream?
was the inquiry.
"I dream" answered Mogoloch, "you
gave me red coat you wear and much
calico"
IF you dreamed it, you must have
it," said Galphn. and the Indian receiv-
ed the red coat and calico.
Next morning it was Galphin's turn.
He said to the chief. Il dreamed last
night"
What YOU dream" was Mogoloch's
inquiry.
Il dreamed" replied Galphin, you
gave me ten miles of land around the
Ogeechee old town"
"Wugh!" said the Indian. ''If you
dream. you must have um, but l dream
with you no more
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24

8ss A light of one candle power is
plainly visible at one mile, and one of
three candle power at two miles.
3f, Cobblers are prOverbial smokers,
and the Syrian shoemaker is no eX-
ceptiOn to the rule. He. however,
smokes not a short pipe, but long
Stemmed hOokah while he works.
He is properly a slipper-maker, and
to his skill in handling leather he
must add a knowledge of embroidery
in order that he may decorate with
colored silks, jewels and bullion the
gorgeous footgear of his feminine
customers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
MEXICAN CARRIES HIS MONEY.
He DisIikes Checks and Doesn't Under
stand Bank Books.


Almost any Mexican in professional
or business life carries on his person
anywhere between 5000 and $500. Even
the Door Indian in his blanket can more
than likely produce more than many
foreigners.
The ordinary Mexican professional
man will be found to carry sums OF
money on his person that would sur
prise the ordinary traveller and even
cause him worry were he forced to car
ry it with him, yet the Mexican never
even thinks Of It.
1t was but a few days ago that an in
stance of this kind was brought to oul
attention. One Mexican Of the middle
class asked another in casual way II
he could change a thousand dollar bill
The other pulled out a wallet from his
inside pocket and counted out nearly
900. Time after time this has hap
pened and 1t seems no uncommon thing
for a Mexican Of the middle class to
carry between 1000 and 1000 pesos on
his person.
The check idea seems to have taken
but small hold as yet upon the citizens
of Mexico, especially when small
amounts of less than $1,000 are con-
cerned They consider it much easier
to pay spot cash than to give check
for amounts Of $50 and 500, and they
claim with some amount Of reason that
business deal can be put through
with better advantage when the cash
is in sight.
Even the Indian in the street carries
amounts OF cash that would never be
supposed to be in his possession. They
carry their money in a leather belt, fas-
tened around their bodies inside their
trousers. These belts are hollow and
are open at one end. Into the open end
the Indian slips his pesos or bills un-
til he has the whole full. The belt Is
either taken off and hidden away or the
bills are changed for larger denomina-
tions and still carried around the body
But the Indian is a stickler for "pesos
duros" and prefers them to any other
class Of money except gold.
To the Indian money is money and a
bank book stands for nothing In his
way Of reckoning. A check he will not
accept under any circumstances, be-
cause he does not understand 1t. A
coin or paper currency is what he Is
after, and that is what he keeps his
hands on when he gets it,-Mexioar
Herald
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
Too GOOd==-

day or so ago we asked a promi-
nent business man the following ques-
ton: What do you think OF twenty
Paw Life contract at age 30, premium
$36.22, per $1,000 insurance, Whioh ap-
solutely guarantees the insured that IN
case he does not, for any reason, pay
the second premium, the company VIII
either refund him $12 of the money
paid on each $1,000 insurance, or carry
the whole policy, whether 1t be for
81. 900 or $5O,000, one year and 134 days
after the expiration of the first year.
and pay it in full without deducting a
cent in case Of death of insured, or is
sue a paid up policy for $2S on each
$1,000. payable at death whenever
that event occurs?" The reply was: i
think such a contract too good"
Whether it is too good or not, the Mu-
tual Benefit since January !, has been
issuing such contracts and every man
on the continent who knows anything
of the company's record covering %
years, knows it can and will carry out
every contract it makes. The features
mentioned are only a few of the new
ones incorporated in 1908 policies. You
cannot afford to ignore the Mutual
Benefit.
SAM M. GRlST, Special Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
Repair Work

I am well prepared to do all kinds
Of WATCH, CLOCK and JEWELRY
REPAIRING, and you can always de-
pend on getting only first-class and
reliable work when you let me do II
for you. When your Watch, Clock OIL
Jewelry is broken let me repair 1t.
WHEN YOU WANT
Jewelry, Watches, Clocks, Sterling Sill
YER, Cut Glass, Chinaware, CrOckery
Bric-a- -Brac, or anything i'm my line
it will always be to your interest tC
see me before making purchases, as
am always ready to meet prices on like
qualities.
See my stock when you are shop
ping. There are many things to in
terest you here.
II. w. SPECK, The Jeweler.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24

HIS OWN WITNESS.-H. X. Adair, the
western detective. was describing in
Duluth the capture of a fakir of "Old
Masters"
When | examined this fellow said
Mr. Adair. the third degree was not
needed. Out of his own mouth he con-
victed himself unconsciously. He re-
minded me. there, of boy who once
applied at my office for work.
This boy was bright looking and |
rather took to him.
Nov. my SON. l said. if you come
To work for me you will occasionally
have to write kilograms and take down
phone messages. Hence a pretty high
degree of schooling is essential. Are
YOU fairly well educated?"
The boy smiled confidently
II be- he said."-Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
Lots In Westerleigh

Westereigh is the most desirably
located suburb Of Yorkville, and Is
close to the business centre Of the
town.
1t is the only place within the cor
porate limits where negro can buy a
suitable building lot at a reasonable
price.
Already some thirty-five or more
lots have been bought by substantial
negroes.
There are only about fifty more lots
for sale.
The prices are low, very low consid-
ering the value, and the terms are
easily within the means Of any indus
trious laborer.
Negroes who desire to invest in lots
for the purpose Of building homes, or
for the purpose Of getting good prohts
within a year or two should see me
for particulars.
LAURA E. PARISH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of York
IN PROBATE COURT.

By L. r. Williams, Esq, Probate Judge
of YORK County.
WHEREAS the PEOPLES BANK
w & TRUST CO., Of Rock Hill, s.
c., has applied to me for Letters Of
Administration, on all and singular,
the goods and chattels, rights and
credits of SALLIE BRYANT, late Of
the county aforesaid deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors Of the said deceased, to be
and appear before me at our next Pro-
bate Court for the said county, to be
holden at York Court House on the
1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1908,
to shew cause, If any, why the
said Administration. should not be
granted.
, Given under my hand and seal, this
18th day of January, in the year
Of our Lord one thousand nine hun
dred and eight, and in the 132nd
year of American Independence.
L. r. WILLIAMS,
Probate Judge Of York County.
& + ct
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
atlistellanrou5 Readin9.
WITH NEIGHBoRINe EXCHANGES
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER.

Lantern, January 81: Mrs. w. NJ.
Grier of Due West. who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. r. r. Moffatt'
left Wednesday for Spartanburg, TO
spend a few days with her son. Mr..
w. NJ. Grier. on her way home. The
death Angel visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. w. Westbrook, in our town
Wednesday morning of this week at l
O'Clock, and took away their bright
and interesting little son, Master James
Henry WeStbroOk.. The Rev. HN L.
Singleton of Blackstock, was in town
Yesterday. We learned from him how
near his little 1-year-old child came to
being burnt to death recently. Its
clothing was afire and the flame lick
| ing its face. 1t was quite severely
burnt but its mother who had been out
of it's sight scarcely a minute, returned
in time to save its life. Having burnt
| its hands a short time before, 1t was
afraid of the fire, but had evidently
stuck a little hearth broom into the
fire and withdrawn it, thus setting fire
to it's clothes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
GASTON.

Gastonia Gazette, January 21: Lii
liam. the 7-year- old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. r. L. Stowe of Belmont, died
Yesterday morning at o'clock, after
an illness of a week or more from
stomach trouble. The little one had
been suffering with the disease occa-
sionally for some two years and the
severe attack which she suffered this
time proved fatal in spite of all the eff
forts of loving parents and skilled ply
sicians. .. The following from an
Opelika, Ala, paper tells of the narrow
escape from drowning of the lit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24

You use a fertilizer
of course, but do you
use enoughl
The yield per acre,
and'theproft therefrom
increases in far greater
proportion than the cost
of additional fertilizer.
What is an increase in
cost of $500 to $1,000
nor ocra for fertilizer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24

when the returns therefrom
show an increase of $4,000 to
$4,000 per acre?
The big Magnolia Fruit
Farms at Durant, Miss, tested
the well-known Virginia-Car-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24
Plain Talks on Fertilizers
A Talk to Fruit-GrOwers
T. w. SPECK, The Jeweler.

The yield will be
according 6 to the
amount of plant food
you give your trees or
plants you can de-
pend on it. The better
they are fed the greater
and more valuable will
be your crop. Fertll-
ize sparingly and you
reap sparingly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-24

By L. r. Williams, Esq, Probate Judge
of YnrR County
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-08-26
John w. Kern
is Notified

John Worth Kern was formally no.
titled of his nomination for the Vice
Presidency of the United States yes
terday at Indianapolis and in a great
speech Shall the People Rule for
his subject he outlined the policies ot
the Democratic party. His speech OF
acceptance was listened to by $4,000
people and the orator was frequently
interrupted by the cheering Of the
multitude. Theodore Bell, of Califor
mia, delivered the notification speech
and VIM. Jennings Bryan addressed
the gathering on the question Ci
trusts.
Both Bryan and Kern were given
a great reception by the people OF
Indiana.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-08-26
GRAND JURY
TO CONSIDER
Case Against Two Local
Young Men Arrested
For Robbery

Tomorrow the charge of highway
robbery lodged against Grove and
Latorneau, the two toys who held up
Will Van Huieu some time ago and
relieved him or two dollars, will be
considered by the grand jury of Orm-
shy county and it may be possible
that indictments will be returned
against them for the offense.
A number of people Of this city have
interested themselves in the cases of
these two young men md tomorrow
letters from eastern reform schools
will be presented to the grand jury
for their consideration of the matter.
What the inquisitorial body will
decide to dc in the case is hard to tell
but some action will probably be
taken. The boys have been confined
in the local Jail for the past month
and have already been punished to
a certain degree for their crime.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-08-26
Tragedy at
RaWhide

RAWHIDE, August 26.-While few
eroshly at work in the face of a
threefo foot vein of ore at the bottom
of the Grutt Hill Coalition lease at
Rawhide yesterday aft (ernoon, John
Ross, formerly of Los Angeles, was
blown to atoms by the explosion of a
stick of dynamite thrown down upon
him by his partner, William Risdon.
Risdon had lost his mind and in his
delerium believed he owned the mine
and was intent upon securing it for
With the craftiness of
maniac, he waited until Ross de-
scended into the shaft, when he at
tached a cap and fuse to the explo-
sive, lighted the deadly missile and
hurled it down upon his unsuspect-
ing victim. Ross was blown to atoms
Risdon fed rom the scene and is
now in the mountains, chased by a
posse.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-08-26
INVESTIGAT-
ING
s. p. Officials Believe
Town Was Destroyed by
Men With Grievance

Some very ugly rumors are get
ting into circulation concerning the
Zig fire at Hazen by which the entire
business portion of the town was
wiped out # existence. 1t is be-
lieved that here is strong evidence
that the fire was of incendiary ori
gin, and according to report the
Southern Pacific detectives are look
ing diligently for certain parties un-
der suspicion. 1t is known that many
tough characters have made Hazen
their hOldout for a long time and
quite a feeling of dislike and antag
onism has been brewing between
some of the gamblers of the place
and the tough element. According
to one of the reports 1t is believed
that a can Of gasoline was deliber-
ately emptied and ignited out of pure
malice with the result that the town
has been Destroyed. Detectives Tay-
lor and Ahern of the Southern Pacific
staff are working on the case. The
railroad officials of Sparks are send.
ing number of empty freight cars
to Hazen to be used by all railway
employees as living quarters until
homes can be rebuilt Sparks Fo-
rum.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-08-26
Will SUETO RECOVER
TWO BANK DIVIDENDS
for Receiver WildeS
Preparing Suit Against Direct
orS and Stockholders Of
State Bank

AS stated in the Appeal of yes
terday a move is on foot to bring
suit against the directors and stock
holders Of the State Bank and Trust
company to recover nearly a million
dollars and it is asserted that avail
able holdings of these men will be
attached and held for the sum sued
for.
The stockholders will be sued to
recover the amount OF money re-
ceived by them for the last two
dividends paid by the bank, one 6
per cent and the other per cent.
The claim is made that this dividend
was declared at the time Wen the
bank was not making money on their
business but was declared in line
with the usual rule to leclare a divi-
dend every six months.
Suit will also be instituted to recov
er from the directors of the defunct
institution sums of money that were
loaned on securities that were in
adequate and in some cases worth
less. According to the attorneys for
the receiver who are handling the
suits and are now preparing the pa
perS to be filed in the district court
a section of the bylaws under which
the company operated stated that nc
loan of over $4,000 could be made
without the sanction of every mem
Der of the board of directors. From
appearances this section was lost OF
forgotten when the bank was dish
ing out the money to the many
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-08-26
RICH GOLD STRIKE
MADE NEAR THIS CITY
Local People Uncover Rich Ledge
Which Assays $l00 a Ton in
Gold SiXFeetFrom Surface

One of the richest gold finds that
has been made In this section OF the
state has been uncovered in the vi
cinity of Carson City by local people
and they are at the present time TAX
Ing up adjoining ground and securing
their holdings before making the an
nouncemeht Of their find.
The news OF the strike has been
divulged to a few and from what can
be learned sthe rock that has been
uncovered six feet from the surface
of the ground will give an assay OF
800 ton. A quantity OF the ore
taken from all parts of six foot
ledge will pan string of gold sew
eral inches In length and from pres
ent appearances the owners have a
bonanza property and one which will
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-08-26

start a mining boom in Ormsby
county that will startle the natives.
So far enough development has not
been done to determine to what ex-
tent the values can be obtained and
until further work is prosecuted the
owners themselves will not be GER
tain of what they really have in the
way of a mine.
Hardly day passes that the report
of find in this section does not
come to light and in most instances
assay certificates and samples of the
ore proves that the reports are not
without foundation. This country is
bound to come to the front before
fall and If 1t is not the scene of a
first class and legitimate mining
boom before the year is ended we will
be nightly mistaken.