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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13


The turfs would jump where our bull
lets struck
And the blue smoke rise and pass.
But STILL with a death defying luck,
That Johnny Rebel" came,
With never halt or turn aside
From that bath Of lead and flame.
He had got some fifteen feet away
From the mouth Of his rifle pit
(And If ever the law Of chance held
good,
He'd never get back to it,
When he reached little sumac bush
That grew in the open field
ct wasn't leafy enough for screen
Nor thick enough for SHELBY
And he half stretched up and broke a
twig-
(Heigh-ho, how the bullets fiewD
He needn't have snapped it off, we
thought
Our lead would have cut it in two.
Then he turned hand to his old can
teen
He fixed it fast to the stick,
And forward he leaned on the bloody
grass
With a motion sharp and quick
When up from the sod soldier rails
ed
His last great fight was fought
And we saw-great God-our captain
quaff
The water the Johnny" brought!
We saw the light of mighty joy
Come over his dying face,
And we thought we saw, thro' the
drifting smoke,
The North and the South embrace.
Jim Brown: who never was known to
melt.
Looked down at his riddled coat,
Then. turning, walked half shamed
For his eyes were all afioat
All, boys, we were weaker than ba-
bies then,
And our thanks rose, deep and slow,
To the mighty one who had turned our
shot
From the breast of our dearest foe!
And many Il deed I've seen in war
That the books have spelled out large
But never a sweeter act III see
Till take my last discharge!
Yes, we asked his name when the fight
was done,
AS a miner'd look for gold.
And over the Yankee fires that night
The story was told and told.
We blazed his deed in our inmost
hearts,
And not till their doors are burst
Shall vanish John Nichols, OF Spar
tanburg,
OF the South Carolina First!
*Private John NJ. Nichols, Company
H., First South Carolina volunteers,
Spottsylvania court house, May l8th'
1864. An authentic incident.
When the war closed Nichols came
back home, not yet of age, to wid-
owed mother, and devastated farm.
He accepted the verdict Of arms and
set to work in the field to redeem his
fortune and to provide for those de-
pendent upon him. We, Of the south,
alone know the horrors Of reconstruc-
ton. How South Carolina was re-
deemed by the Klu Klux Is story for
South Carolina children. John Mich
oils was a Kiu Klux, and when the
Federal soldiers came in their effort
to hold up the carpetbag government.
John Nichols took to the woods, sur"
flee it that he went west, and came
back after the storm blew over. =,
In the eighties he was first elected
sheriff. The close of his first term
was marked by his holding a mob at
bay when they attempted to take Geo.
s. Turner a prisoner, afterward hang
ed for murder, from him.. but that Is
another story.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13
SUCKER SWALLOWED DIAMOND.
A Somewhat Different Fish Story From
Northern Indiana.

According to the Logansport cores
pondent of the Indianapolis News,
Miss Marie A. Gross, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Gross of Spear street
that city, a student of the Heron Art
institute in Indianapolis, lost a valua-
BILE diamond ring, and its disappearance
and return are remarkable.
She was a guest at the Hanly cot
tage. at Pottawatomie Point. on the
Wabash river, east of town, and with
some other girls attired in bathing
suits rOwed to the middle Of the river
to bathe A friend suggested that she
remove the diamond ring which she
wore, stating that it might slip off in
the water. She removed the ring, and
having no other place to put it she
tied it to a piece of fishline and fast
ened the other end to the boat Then
she jumped into the water. When
they rowed back to shore, Miss Gross
could find neither string nor ring.
Yesterday while Frank Hanly was
out in the boat he saw string run
ming through a crack in the rear board
Of the craft. He began to draw in the
string and there was an answering tug.
He pulled hard and up out Of the wa
ter came a pound and a half sucker.
Hanly had forgotten about the ring
and sought the hook in the suckers
mouth.
"SwallOwed the darned thing" was
Ills disgusted ejaculation:
He cut the line and threw the fish in
the bottom of the boat. Later when
cleaning the fish he was surprised TO
find the missing ring inside the suck
en- The supposition is that when the
girls were rocking the boat the string
and ring were thrown out, dangling in
the water. and that sucker spying
the bright object gulped it down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13
BLONDE AND FEMALE.
Types Of Mosquitoes That Poster SOL
diers at Fort lawton.

dicrS AT FoTt Ia"IOn.
The mosquitoes that are making life
! so interesting for the soldiers at Fort
Lawton are of a decided blonde COM
plexion and belong to the female sex,
says a Seattle Times correspondent.
The statement as to their complexion Is
vouched for by dozens Of infantrymen
who have examined their color after
spatting them to death on their cheeks,
and the information regarding their
sex comes from Prof. o. B. Johnson,
former instructor in biology at the
University of Washington.
The mosquitoes mission in life is
still a mystery to the scientific world,
according to Prof. Johnson. While en-
tomologists can see a reason for the
existence Of most insects, the little but
exceedingly busy mosquito still remains
a deep puzzle.
"A mosquito never eats anything
after passing out of the larvae stage, y
explained Prof Johnson today, 'but
from the moment It Is matured the fe-
males sole ambition in life Is to suck
blood from a mammal. 1t makes no
difference whether that mammal Is a
hippopotamus in Africa, lion. house
cat a mule or a human being.
After a mosquito has once filled It
self with blood, according to tradition
II proceeds to die, but do not believe
this has been scientifically demon
strated. AS far as known, 1t never
makes a second attack on an animal
The males never bother us at all, but
there seems to be enough females to
go around. 1t Is peculiar that an in
sect should be placed on this earth with
the sole object Of extracting q little
blood from an animal when it does not
need the blood for food or any other
purpose, so far as known. And then
think of the billions of them that die
without ever seeing q mammal.
Methods Of exterminating mosqui-
toes have been reduced to an exact
science by the army surgeons who have
been compelled to make their study an
object Of special research, and 1t is an
easy matter to get rid of them when
the stagnant water where they lay
their eggs can be found. Contrary to
the belief of some people, they do not
require hot weather to live prosper
ously. They enjoy life in a snow
drift and are often found above the
snow line in the mountains"
The Fort Lawton soldiers are still
keeping indoors to avoid the onslaughts
of the salt water mosquitoes that have
invaded the posts. The hands Of the
men who are compelled to work out
doors during the day are covered with
tiny swellings that show where the
mosquitoes have been.
"Grasshoppers are nearly as bad as
the mosquitoes" said one Of the SOL
diers today. with the mosquitoes
swarming around us from above and
myriads Of grasshoppers hopping on to
us from below, army life here is be-
coming a nightmare. The mosquitoes
do not devour vegetation, anyhow, but
the grasshoppers are stripping all the
flower beds"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13
NAVY MARKsM ENsHIP.
Gunners Show Great Advance In Skill
Since War With Spain.

During the year 1896 and part of
1897, says Admiral Evans in Hamp-
tons Broadway magazine, Rear Ad-
miral Bunce, then commanding the
North Atlantic Squadron Of the Amer
lean navy, undertook systematic tar
get practice for the first time in our
navy with modern high-powered guns
and torpedoes. He was fully aware
as most of us seagoing officers were,
that our hitting power with guns was
far from satisfactory and the torpe-
does were even worse, and he proceed
ed TO Improve It as far as he could.
The first practice was held on what
was known as the northern drill
ground off the coast Of New Jersey
and was in every way departure
from the methods previously follow
ed. A target was moored, ships an
chored to mark the shots, and each
ship in turn ran along the base or the
triangle opposite the target and fired
as rapidly as she could for period
of about six minutes. I commanded
the Indiana, our first battleship, at
the time, and the fire Of her battery
was watched with intense interest.
Our 13-inch guns were fired, each OF
them, once in three minutes and we
occasionally put a shell through the
target. The six-inch guns fired about
three shots per minute and the six
Founders six to eight shots. AT our
last practice in 1908 the 13-inch guns
averaged nearly two hits on the target
per minute-not, you will observe, two
shots only, but two hits; the six-inch
guns went as high as twelve hits per
minute, though the average Is much
below that. The record for six
Founders ran up as high as twenty
hits per minute. I state all this to
show how we have advanced in ac-
curacy and rapidity Of fire since Ad-
miral Bunce started us in the right
direction.
The result of this first practice was
surprising. Some enterprising news
paper man found out the cost OF the
ammunition we had expended, and
his paper, joined by number OF
others, gave us a fine line of abuse
for wasting the money Of the tax-pay-
ers and firing away ammunition we
might some day need. The Spanish
war came a few months later and We
were enabled to repay our taxpayers
I'm a measure for our wasteful prac-
tices of the previous year. The same
newspapers gave us praise for our
good shooting and did not indicate
In any way that they realized how alb
surd their conduct had been in the
first case. If Admiral Bunce had not
drilled us as he did l feel sure the
battle Of Santiago would not have
have been the clean-cut, businesslike
lob il was One naval officer has had
the hardihood to state before a COM
mittee of congress that our shooting
at Santiago was disgraceful. If we
can judge by results, this officer was
clearly wrong in the impression ne
tried to convey, in fact, did convey, TO
the committee. One thing we may be
sure Of, and that Is that he will nave
a small following among those VINO
fought in that battle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13

tuition held out the idea that could be
q great man within a short time after
graduating; led me to believe I could
get charge of big office in town, but
here l am stuck up here in these hills.
No rags about here at ALL"
mo what?"
Rags, calico, women-catch on?'
You mean no society, to speak Of"
That's it. Oh, away off in the coun-
try it's all right but l can never go
more than three miles from this mis-
cradle place. You'll have to go about
fifteen miles"
How do you knOw?"
why, an old fellow from a neigh
borhood about that far away came out
here the other day and sent off dis
patch. telling some man off, 1 don't re-
member where, to send a teacher out
there"
And one might have come by this
time" l suggested, with sense of
fear.
NO, you are the only one that has
put in an appearance, and the only one
that is likely to come. l understand
that they don't treat teachers very well
out there"
How so?''
The boys have a habit of ducking
them in the creek, l hear"
"Oh, is that all? Be fun for me-"
You won't think so after you see
those rOosters. Let me see. Take the
Purdy road out there, and go straight
ahead to the east, and when you think
you have gone about fifteen miles, ask
for the house of Lin Jucklin. The
last teacher, I understand, boarded at
his house"
You appear to know a good deal
about it,"
We'll, the truth of it is, 1 do, for
the last teacher came and went this
way. And he told me like this: The
thing opened up all right, plenty OF
rags, but that evening some of the
young fellows came to me and said
that unless I brought some sort of
treat the next morning they would put
me in the creek: said that they hated
to do it, but that time honored GUS
toms must be observed. I didn't bring
any treat and went into the creek.
Then l left Yes, that's what he said,
and | concluded that as for me would
rather be here. 1t isn't so lively, but
it is q good deal dryer. But you can't
get there tonight. Better take a shake
down here with me till morning, and
then you may catch some farmer 60
ing that way with a wagon"
| thanked him for this courtesy, and
readily accepted it. And the next morn
ing. with my trunk on my shoulder, l
set out upon what 1 conceived to be
my career in life.
To he Continued
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13

the Pathfinder dam and reservoir irri-
gates, is from five to twenty-five miles
wide, and already water is taken from
the river in sufficient quantities to ir-
rigate 25O,O0O acres in the valley. But
the government project takes no water
from the river. 1t utilizes simply the
food water and does not diminish the
regular flow Of the river
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13

Why is Sunday the strongest day
in the week? Because it is the only
one not week day.
- What melancholy fact Is there
about n calendar? There is no time
when its days are not numbered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13

- The rabbits range of vision takes
in the entire horizon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-13

But there he was a crawling down
Full length on the crimson grass
The turfs would jump where our bull
lets struck
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04

Bulldog Attacks Prima Donna.
New York. Aug miss Emilde
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Returned to Winnipeg, Home.

Mr.. and Mrs. C. p. Walker and
daughter and Miss Josephine Hyde
and her sister, Ruth, who have been
spending their vacation in Bemidii
and vicinity departed last evening
via Fort Francis for their home in
Winnipeg. They had a very enjoy
able outing here and leave for their
home we'll pleased with their expert
ence. x
Mr.. Walker is interesting local
people in 2 new theatre in this city
and PROSPECTS are good for the new
playhouse being built. This would
be joint stock company and with
Mr.. Walker interested Bemidji would
be assured of having the best class
of shows and entertainments that
are given in the middle states as
the local house would be connected
with Mr.. Walkers Bread Basket cir
cult.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
A New "Dea" has arrived.

A fine bouncing ten-pound first.
baseman arrived at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Dea of this city
Sunday afternoon. Through a
secret information bureau, we are
informed that Mr.. Dea was caught
several times yesterday behind the
Crookston mill with his head in an
empty rain-barrel whispering Papa,
Papa" Mrs. Dea and the Young.
ster" are doing nicely.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
$4,000.
Mack confers With Murphv:

New York, Aug. An important.
conference to outline a plan of cam.
paign in New York state was held by
Norman e. Mack, chairman of the
democratic committee, with Charles
q Murphy, leader of Taramany Hall.
The conference continued fer some
time and 1t was said that the part
which the national Democratic com.
mfttee will play in the campaign in
til state was determined.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04

Gardner, prima donna Of the Aborn
Opera company last year, is in the
Reception hospital at Coney Island
suffering from wounds inflicted by an
angry bulldog which attacked her in
her home in Coney Island. Miss
Gardner's injuries and the shock she
suffered from the attack of the doc
are so serious that her condition Is
regarded as critical.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Much Lumber DESTROYED.

Menominee, Mich, Aug. AFTER
destroying 100000 feet of hard.
wood, pine and hemlock lumber the
fire in the SaWyer-G GOODMAN yards was
brought under control, but the con-
slant service of the fire department
was required for some hours after
ward to prevent a new outbreak The
mills of the company were saved by
the heroic efforts of the fire, depart
ment, aided by hundreds of volun.
teers. The loss is placed at about
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Registration Boards Met,

The boards of registration in the
different wards of the city met today
at their respective polling places to
allow voters to register for the elec
ton on August 18th, when the ques-
ton OF bonding the city for a new
water-works system will be decided
upon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Dr.. Orr Has Moved,

DR.. J. H. Orr has moved his office
from the Schroeder block to 4O2
Minnesota Ave., the first house
north of the city hall.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Cement Sidewalks,

We have hired an experienced
sidewalk man to have full charge of
our sidewalk business. We will
make the following prices as a bid
for city walks: walk &c, curb Csc.
Atwood & Reeves
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Sealed Bids for Carpenter Work.

Notice is hereby given that
sealed bids will be received by the
board of The Independent School
District of Bemidji for the rebuild
ing of the stairways in School
Building No. until 8 P. m. Tues
day, Aug. II, 1908.
Plans and specifications may be
seen at J. P. Lahr's furniture
store. Address all bids to the un-
derslgned. The board reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
E. H. MARCUM,
Sec. Protein.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
New Daughter.

A pretty little girl arrived Satur-
day afternoon at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Algrin, 1923 Mime
sofa avenue. Mother and baby are
improving rapidly.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
Baby Dies,

The four-days-old child of Andrew
Dahl of this city died this morning
and was buried this afternoon at 4
O'Clock in the Greenwood cemetery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
K. P. Meeting Tonight.

A regular meeting of the K. P.
lodge will be held in Masonic hall
this evening. All members are re-
quested to be present.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04

reason why She fled suit for divorce.
here. VI,
Mrs. O'Donnell was Ora Dressed
haus, Cincinnati chorus girl, when
she met o'Donnell less than year
ago. They we're married in New York
city in F!ebruary, 1908, but found they
were not mated right to travel in dou-
bic harness and separated soon after
ward, the bride returning to her Gin
cinnat1 home. Though there were
many miles between the husband and
wife and O'Donnell- could not, longer
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04

bother her ms. o,D5nnel1 says the
spirits Of his dead relatives bothered
hef to such an extent that she was
Obliged to Seek rest in divorce.
It's awful to wake up in the night
to find the ghost Of your monther-in,
law or some other relative by mar
rlage standing over your bed with a
club 't in her hand ready to whale you
over the head if vol say a word, said
Mrs. O'Donnell.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04

Gospel meetings will be held at
the tent opposite the post office all
this week. Subject for tonight:
Capital and Labor.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
BOUNDED BY GHOSTS.

Wife Says Spirits Of Husbands Dead
Relatives Pursue Her:
Cincinnati Aug. 4.-It is bad
enough to have a mother-in-laW peck
inc at you in real life, but when that
mother-in-law continues at the peck
ing Job after she: has passed into the
spirit world it is time for action"
This is the opinion of Mrs. John
O'Donnell, wife of an actor OF that
name living at 800 East Eighty-nintn
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-08-04
FOR RENT-Upstairs above the
Bijou. Inquire of A. Klein.
Kaiser William in Sweden,

Stockholm, Aug. 4.-Emperor Will
lam and his party arrived here on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzol-
Tern on a short visit to King Gustav.
A. deet of Swedish warships met the
imperial yacht at sea and later the
lkiAg and queen of Sweden welcomed
tho imperial party aboard the Swedish
regal yacht.
Killed While Cleaning Gun.
st. Paul, Aug. 4.-Leonard Hen
43ag. aged twenty-one, former St. Paul
~. accidentally shot himself with
46gun at Heron lake and died in
I'm hosrs. Henning was cleaning the
,g1n when the rAmrod discharged the
a3l, the Charge lodging In his alb.
0A6n, Which Was torn to shreds.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-24
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2gzR0TJlE 55CTS.ATAll 6R0CERS
CAPTURED IS THE
ASSASSIN OF ED. THEREOF
Boys of Camp a Find Him Within
a Mile of Where the Shooting
Took Place.

Up till today noon no trace or
clue of the Montenegrin who MUIR
dered Ed Thereof in cold blood, has
been obtained, though the authori
ties have not given up, they have
turned in other directions and are
using other means of securing and
experimenting the criminal, and we
surely hope that their efforts will
be crowned with success.
LATER Just as The Dawn goes
to press report reaches us that
the assassin was captured about 10
a. III. by the employees of the Com
pany, and Sheriff Crowley left
shortly before noon to take the
man i'll charge, and lodge him be-
hind the bars.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-07-24
Notice of Sale of Real
Property.

In the Superior Court of kittitaS County
State of Washington. In probate.
In the matter OF the estate and guardianship
of Marie A. Iburcham. Il mlHor.
Notice Is hereby given that pursuant to an
order of sale made on June - 1905 by the
above entitled court, the undersigned guardian
of the person and estate of the above named
minor will sell at private sale, Tor cash the IN
tcrcNt of said minor. the same being AN undi-
vidcd half interest in the following d"
Scrlbcd real property situate III HlttllaS
County. State of Washington. to wit:
That portion of the northeast quarter of
section thirty four CD in township twenty tao)
north. OF range fifteen u5) cast of the VILLAIN
cite meridian. described a> follows: Commence
Ing at the southwest corner of the said north
| east quarter OF section 81 and running thence
north eleven hundred and thirteen (ll3l fett:
thence east two hundred and forty GAO feet;
thence south five hundred and nine (3ED feet:
thence east four hundred and twenty ci20) feet;
thence south six hundred and four 6OD feet:
thence west six hundred and sixty ,6Go) feet To
place of beginning containing thirteen acres
more or less
ter and lots three 81 and four - and live 90 IN
section 90 in township nineteen GO north, OF
range seventeen % east of the willamette
meridian,
Lots thirteen GD. twenty one (9D and
twenty two (22) in block three ;, in original
town, now city, oi Gle Elum. Washington,
Lots twenty.one ED To twenty-eight (ss) in
elusive in block thirteen 03j of the town OF
South Gle Elum. Washington,
Notice is further given that bids or offers for
said property must he in writing and filed with
Hovcy x Hale. attorneys for said guardian al
their Office III t.llcnSburg, klttitaS County
Washington. or filed with the clerk of the
above entitled court ut Elen>bnrg. said County
and State, on or before the 10th day of July
1908, after which date sale of said property Will
be made.
Dated June ~ 1908.
DUDLEY -. BURCHAM. Guardian
First publication June 30. last July nth 1908