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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

ELIMINATING THE UNFIT was a
score of years ago that w. ]. Conners
now chairman Of the New York Demo-
cratic state committee, secured his first
great freight handling contract, and
when the work was ready to start he
appeared on the Ohio street dock al
Buffalo and called 1000 burly dock
wallopers" to order.
Now, roared Conners, "yez are to
worruk for me, and l want livery man
here to understand what's what. / kin
lick any man in the gang"
Nine hundred and ninety-nine swal-
lowed the insult, but one huge, double
fisted warrior moved uneasily and
stepping from the line, he said:
You can't lick me, Jim Corners"
'T can't, can't II" beloved Fingy.
mo. ye can't" was the response.
"Oh. well: thin go to the office and
git your money" said Fingy. "I'll
have no man in me gang that l can't
lick"-Success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

men were rescued with great difficulty,
while two members Of the crew were
drowned. as stated. The bodies Of the
unfortunate men have not yet been
found
GASToN.
Gastonia Gazette, July 10: Reports
from the wheat crop in the upper sec
ton of CASTOR, which is the wheat
growing part of the county, are to the
effect that the crop this season was
extra good Threshing has been in
full blast some days and is about COM
pleted The dry goods firm Of Drum,
Robinson & Jones, doing business next
door to the Gazette office, closed their
doors Wednesday on account of finan-
cial embarrassment and have turned
their stock over to their creditors. The
keys were turned over to Attorney G..
w. Wilson who has charge Of the bus
mess pending action on the part or
the creditors. The liabilities are about
SO, 200 with about $4,000 assets. These
gentlemen conducted a successful gen.
eral merchandise business for a year
or more at the Arlington mill and mov-
ed down town the first of the year. ...
Saturday. August Is, will be a mem
orable day with the members Of the
Masonic order in CASTOR county, as on
that date it is expected that practically
all of the four hundred members in the
county will bring their families and
friends to High Shoals where an old
time basket picnic will be held. All of
the lodges of the county have already
signified their willingness and inten-
ton to join in this celebration which
assures a large attendance and sue
cessful occasion from every standpoint.
Mr.. A. L. Bulwinkle of Dallas, is mas
ter Of ceremonies and has in charge
the programme which is now in course
of preparation. 1t is expected that
there will be present one or more prom
inent officials of the order in the state
who will deliver addresses and amuse-
ments in various forms will be sup
piled for the entertainment Of all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

HIS EXCUSE.-Senator Beveridge, at
a dinner in Washington last month,
told a story about a statesman of the
past.
Like many a statesman Of the past
said Senator Beveridge, "he drank too
much. And one Fourth Of July morn
ing, on a platform hung with flags and
flowers before the court house of a
western town, facing an audience OF
farmers and their families that had
come from miles around, the statesman
arose to deliver the Independence Day
oration in a slightly intoxicated state.
He was not incapable Of an grafton,
but his unsteady gait, his flushed face
and disordered attire spoke i'll Of him,
and the audience hissed and booed.
He held up his hand. They were
silent. Then he laughed scornfully and
said:
Ladies and gentlemen, when a
statesman Of my prominence consents
to appear in such little one-horse
town as this he must be either drunk
or crazy. 1 prefer to be considered an
inebriate' Wa shington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
Humorous department.
A Straight and Narrow Path.

Almost everybody agrees upon Judge
Gray's eminence as a jurist, and, re-
membering his leadership of the an
thracite coal strike arbitration board
his services in The Hague court, his
membership on the high commission
of Quebec, and his relation with the
consummation of the treaty of Paris,
nobody should doubt but that he knows
everything about how to make peace on
earth and something about how TO
make peace with Heaven.
It was of the latter subject that he
was speaking a few weeks ago when
he said:
in my opinion it is not so much how
a man was brought up that counts as
how, having been brought up, he fl
nally descends. There, for instance,
was that good liver, old Col. Rumsey
of Kentucky. The colonel was desper-
ately wounded at the battle of Look
out Mountain and, after the engage
ment, asked that clergyman be sent
for. His orderly knew the officers
religious education, and so returned to
the dying mans bedside considerably
disturbed by the fact that he could
discover no minister of the coloners
denomination.
beg pardon, suh,' said the orderly
saluting, but couldn't find Presby-
terian anywhere, an 1 somewhat hesi-
tated bout bringin' the only available
man.
why, so, Tom?' the colonel de-
manded.
because he was a 'Piscopalian,
sur
THE dying bon vivant smiled wanly.
Bring him along, Tom he gasped.
Bring him right along. He ought to
do pretty smart. It's true l was
bawn and raised a Presbyterian, but
then, you see, when 1 come to consider
all the things I've done, I'm afraid I've
lived pretty much Of an Episcopalian
life. Saturday Evening Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

the czar, from the revenue of which 1t
clothes and equips the Cossacks with
their uniform of dark green and their
portable arsenal Of arms, including a
long lance. There are also fifteen bat
teries of Cossack field artillery. The
Cossacks now number nearly 2,OOO,-
900 people, with the head of the i'm
perial family their hetman, and the
lighting force, some part Of which is
actually fighting somewhere all the
time, amounts to fully 100000 men.
It is an essential part Of Russia's med
iaevalism-ths medieval horde Of
licensed soldiers Of fortune, literally
living on the country.
The revolutionists have partially de-
moralized the regular army, but they
make no attempt to inspire SUCH porn
and trained semi-savages, the special
pets O, despotism, with devotion to the
people. 1t is enough to remember that
the C0ssacks' privileges would vanish
with the institution of peoples army
and a more democratic government
Boston Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
THE cOSSACKS.
The Pampered Mercenaries of the
Most High.

"OSk
It was the Cossacks who put down
the resistance to the Persian shah's
coup d'etat the other day. and a Co.'S
sack general has been appointed by
him governor Of Teheran, the capital
city. 1t was the Cossacks, too, who
stamped out the sporadic army re-
volts in Russia last year and the year
before, and prevented the risings in a
few thousand villages scattered over
the land from spreading further and
resulting, as in France in 1889, in the
driving of the last landlord from the
country. The COssacks are a great
and characteristic institution of Rus
sia, dating from the close of the mid
die ages. They were at the height of
their power and independent organi-
zation about the close Of the sixteenth
century, when they even had their
seat of government, which was demo-
cratic, with a hetman, or ataman, at
its head. The Don Cossacks are the
leading body among them, and their
principal homes are the steppes of the
Don and Ciscaucasia. 1t was the Don
Cossacks who joined in the rebellion
against Catherine H., and were pun
ished by being deprived of their liber-
ties and their democratic institutions.
The Ukraine CosSacks Cor Cossacks Of
the Border land) were organized by
the king of Poland in the latter half of
the sixteenth century as a buffer be-
tween Turks and the southeastern
boundaries of his realm. 1t is these
southern Cossacks who were probably
drawn upon for the putting down OF
the Persian patriots. Their historic
distinction was their joining Charles
XII, under MaZeppa against Peter the
Great, whose victory at Poltava sealed
their fate. The CoSSacks have always
maintained, in whatever latitude, the
distinctive peculiarities of the race,
mixed, though it is, with Russian, Pol
iSh and Tartar, the Russian peasant
strain predominating. Their prowess
has not always been confined to land
incurSiOnS, as at one period they en-
gagged in naval expeditions against the
Turks in Asia Minor.
The modern autocracy of Russie un-
derstands the value Of such a semi
barbarous horde and carefully culti-
Yates and coddles it from generation
to generation. The COssacks are, in
fact, hereditary soldiers, the best Of
them the sons of paid fighters for a
dozen or more generations. The Rus
sian government has organized eleven
corps of them in encampments,
from north to south and
from east to west of their vast empire.
Their military training begins in boy
hood and compulsory service at II.
Field service begins at 20 and contin-
ues for twenty-five years. Each corps
receives an allowance of land from
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

Hot FOR GRANDMA.-"The little girl
was very fond of pleasant days and at
the close of a heavy rainstorm peti-
toned in her prayer for fine weather;
when, the next morning, the sun shone
bright and clear she became jubflant
and told her prayer to her grandmoth-
er, who said: well, dear, why can't
you pray to night that it may be warnl-
er tomorrow, so grandma's rheumatism
will be better
"Au right, l WILL" was the quick
response; and that night as she knelt
she said 80 Lord, please make 1t hot
for grandma. a."-Harper's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
J. G. WILBORN
FOR SALE

1O8 acres-J E. Castles land.
$50 acres-Home Of S. P. Blanken-
ship, Flint Hill; also 210 acres, land S,
| P. Blankenship.
1O2 acres-$11.5 1.5O-Butler Black.
60 acres s-R. w. Bales, Bell land.
163-W. ]. Gordon land.
One 4-room dwelling, l acre lot; also
| 2 large lots on West Madison St.-Mrs
W. S. Peters.
The Shubert place. 80 acres; joins
the corporate limits-$85O.
The Maria Cowen place; joins David
Clark-$200.
SD acres; ]. R. Ferguson place
Filbert.
7S acres, ! mile New Zion-$1 200.
acres, a nice home; E. B. Menden-
hall, McConnellsville; rooms-$1 200
127 acres: lower Steel Creek town.
ship, N. c.; SIS per acre.
151 acres; DR.. White, Miller Place;
miles Of Yorkville.
235 acres; 5 miles Of Rock Hill; rents
for bales of cotton-$4700.
202 acres; Sam Youngblood place:
$50 per acre.
The Old Presbyterian church prop
erty in Hickory Grove; II acres-$5OO.
SIT acres; so acres of fine bottom
land $50 acres in woods; story, g.
room dwelling: 9-horse farm in culti-
vation; good tenant houses; close to
railroad. This is a grand bargain
S16 per acre. w. NJ. Whitesides place.
22O acres, one mile Of Piedmont
Springs: 7-room dwelling; 1000 cords
of wood; 10 acres Of fine bottoms
$50 per acre. A. c. White place.
A new cottage near Graded School,
5-rooms-S1,65
David Russell place; 124 acres near
corporate limits.
1925 Acres-a beautiful 5-room cot
tage: good new barns stalls; double
crib. Everything in good shape;
tenant houses: land lies we'll; plenty Of
wood; Bethel township, 6 miles Of Clo-
yer. At bargain-J. NJ. Barnett.
&c. WILRORN. Real Estate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

Wide range of choice in Scientific,
Literary, Graduate and Professional
Courses, leading to degree Of
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor Of Science,
Licentiate of Instruction, Bachelor OF
Laws, Master of Arts, Civil Engineer
and Electrical Engineer.
Well equipped Laboratories; Library
Of over 10000 volumes.
Expenses moderate-many students
make their own expenses.
Next Session 104th) begins Septem-
ber %, 1908.
For announcement, write to The
President, Columbia, s. c.
81 TT 10
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

THE INDISCREET PARSON.-A Scottish
parson, still on the under side of forty,
was driving home from an outlying
hamlet when ne overlook young wo-
man. He recognized her as the maid
of-all-work at a farm which he would
pass, so he pulled up and offered her a
lift. Mary gladly accepted his offer
and they chatted pleasantly all the
way to the farm gate.
Thank you. sir" she said. as she
got down.
Don't mention it. Mary. Don't men,
ton it," he told her. politely.
mo. l won't" Mary Obligingly as
sured him.-Everybody's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
Lounges and


We are especially proud Of our line of
couches and Lounges. We not only
have the quantity, but we have a va
riety of qualities that will appeal to all
buyers of these goods, and then again,
we will make you prices that will GER
tainly appeal to your good judgment OF
values. See these goods.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
Mattresses and Springs

We give especial attention to this
department of our Furniture business,
and we believe that we can come
nearer suiting your ideas of qualities
and the prices you want to pay than
can any dealers of York county. We
can furnish you with Mattresses and
SPRINGS that will make your bed COM
Portable and give you that rest so
much desired and which is impossible
on an uncomfortable bed. See us for
Mattresses and Springs.
Remember, too, that we make the
terms to suit you and always Give
Square Deal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

AN APPETITELESs MoTHER.-One
morning, just before starting to school,
little Bobbie aged years was watch
ing his mamma put up his noon lunch.
Suddenly he said: Mamma l wish
you'd let Kate put up my lunch instead
of doin' it yourself. Won't you?"
It's no trouble, my dear"
II know"
Then why
cause, mamma, she's got better
appetite than you, an she puts more
in."-DelineatOr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

- The Enquirer office is especially
prepared to print Lawyers Briefs and
Arguments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
atiseellaneurs 8eaains.
WITH NEIGHRoRINe EXCHANGES
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER.

Lantern, July 10: DR.. and Mrs. T. B.
Kell and little daughter, Ella of York
vile, who have been visiting friends
at Fort Lawn, passed through yester-
day morning on their way home. Lit
tie Miss Emmie Chapman went home
with them to spend a week. So. Miss
Bessie Massey, daughter of Mrs. j. A.
Massey, and Mr.. George Peay, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Peay of Lancaster
street, were married Wednesday after
noon, July g. 1908, at the manse at
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian church.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
C. G. Brown. Miss Catherine CraW-
ford of Lincolnton, n. c., who has been
visiting her uncle, Mr. E. A. CRAWFORD
and Miss Jennie Saline of Lincolnton,
who has been visiting little Miss Eliza
Walker. went to McConnellsville We'd
nesday to visit their grandmother, Mrs.
Ellen Crawford. Mr.. Charles Doug
las died yesterday, July 9, at his home
in Winnsboro after an illness or sever
al weeks. His body was brought up
10 bldChSlOCh Oli 4NO' oO Ni'i'
and the burial will be at Catholic
church today. He was over 80 years
old and was reared about four miles
from Blackstock Until he moved TO
Winnsboro a few years ago, he had
lived in the Slower neighborhood q
number Of years. He is survived by
one son and four daughters. .... Sci
dom is Chester more shocked than
when the death of Mr.. John S. With
ers was announced. He suffered
stroke Wednesday afternoon and died
in a short time. The funeral will be
tomorrow. The court OF general
sessions is still in session, and the in
dications are that the entire week will
be consumed with the business on
hand. The grand jury before adjourn
ment brought in the following addi-
tional bills: Robt. Jaggers, housebreak-
ing and larceny true bill; Amanda
White and John Nelson. larceny, true
bill; D. Hardman, assault and battery
with intent to kill and carrying con-
cealed weapons, true bill; r. T. Varna-
dore, violation of the dispensary law,
true bill; Arthur Crane, violation OF
the dispensary law, no bill; Jake and
Quay Thompson, murder, true bill;
Jas. Cloud, murder, true bill; Thad Nc
Creary, larceny true bill. Dave Boul-
ware was tried for assault and battery
with attempt to kill and for assault and
battery with attempt to ravish. He
was convicted of the latter charge and
of assault and battery Of aggravated
nature on the first count and was SEN
fenced to six months on the public
works in each case. Ed Davis was
found not guilty. Robt. Jaggers was
convicted and received a sentence or
30 DAYS or a fine of $50. D. Hardman
was acquitted. R. T. Varnadore plead
ed guilty and was fined 800. Thad
McCreary pleaded guilty and was sem
fenced to spend eighteen months on the
public works. John Cloud was found
guilty of manslaughter. Jno. Nelson
pleaded guilty Of petty larceny and
was sentenced to a fine Of SO and ten
days in addition to the time he has al
ready been in Jail. Jake and Quay
Thompson are now on trial for the
murder of Booker Washington.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

" See us for a Hammock-we have
sold lots of them, but still have a good
supply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14
WATCHES. CLOCKS, JEWELRY.

"A1O11IS, OHOOAAS' "H
TAM at your service in the repair
i of Watches, Clocks and Jewelry.
know my business and never fail to
attend to it promptly. Except l give
you absolute satisfaction, l don't want
your money. l have a window in the
store Of the York Supply CO.
FL D. MARLEY
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

We handle the following makes Of
goods
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-14

men were rescued with great difficulty,
while two members Of the crew were
drowned, as stated. The bodies of the
unfortunate men have not yet been
found.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
CELEBRATING XMAS DAY
ServiceS Appropriate to
the Occasion Are Being
Held Throughout City

The Congregational and the Netho-
dist Episcopal churches had Christmas
trees and held exercises lot both
Young and Old last night. 4 large
number Of people attended each Of the
exercises. which We're greatly e1,:;ove>l.
! finely decorated Christmas tree Was
>3r Il the two churches. ami present,
were distributed 70 the children.
Songs appropriate t., the occasion were
sing, and with speeches vD!1];1i@teJ
me exercises
The Norwe-;an Lutheran ct,'l,c'I
VIII have is Christmas exercises this
eT'nlny. ) tee hos been decorate. /.
and 4 ti:1e program will ;)e given.
Exercises WI he given tyr the
children On the Feast OF he Holy
Elno~":ts Monday evening 81 the
E.''lsrO,>4, church.
Most all the other churheS are hold
ing their special Christmas services
today. from early this morning at i
Q clock 10 late tonight. The nativity
u the Savior IS being very properly
celebrated in all the churches OF the
city with beautiful singing and
appropriate sermons.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
DANCE NEW YEARS eve
Second Of Series Of Dances
BY Little Falls Ath-
!etiC Club
The Little Falls Athletic association

The Little Falls Athletic association
will give its second dance of the series
OF four planned foy. on New Years
eve, Thursday, Dec. 81. instead Of
New Years night January l. 1t Will
take place in the Joslin hall on Broad
way and promises to be i success in
every way. Excellent music VIII be
furnished for til" occasion. and a very
pleasant time is assured all who at.
teNI The price Of tickets Will he -.
cents.
The people of this city are very
,le>irNrs Of having 4 good uthietir
field with te, c. and ;rrunls1and 50
that thj, city can be properly re-
presented next Year in baseball circles.
They can help rhe good cause along
by attending the dance New Year 5
eve, and this large number are
planning to 90.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
THE PERSONAL TAXES
What They Pay in the VIII
lagos and Towns Of
the County
TOWN OF DARLING.

Anderson, Louis, ST. W; Altrich, F.
V, .2i: Akerberg. V. E. o.s,:
Anderson, Charles. 3. IS Anderson. G..
j.. Is
Blomqui>t, August, SO; Be3alkc.
BeSalke, Otto. 30: Briese. Herman.
:'~ f3rlese. Albert. $50: B:Itrs Bros.
S. Bingo Casper. G.:7. Bates,
George. .2S: BtntI,,r .Tur f. T.;
Cook. Fred, ,. =; Chnrchill Mar
lNlsr. c."". Carlson. L.. :. ~: CMl-
son, Carl. 3 o..
Daniel>on, john :. y; i>a"!pl,nn, \
D.. SO: Danicl~on. T., H. c. IS: Dahl
Quist. Peter. ! II.
Edu1cn Andrew. jj1: Erickson
Victor. 2.,l.
Freeman. Fred, 1>3: Friclz. John.
".91: Fregin, Fred. :'.ls; E'cnske.
Gustaf, 5."5: Fredrlckson Bros. S.,h.
GustatsOn. August 2 80.
Hanson. Herman, 4.Sl: Hagan.
Annie, 80: Helmerish Harm. 6. q ;
Hilber, Nick. 2.&'; Hanson, Hogan.
4.64: Herlnanson. Peter. 295; Hinze,
Joe, I. 81; HIM. James. 532.
Johnson, J. F.. 3O4; johnson,
Emil, 81 Johnson. O. H., :.O1;
Johnson. Carl. 4.So; Jasorka, Martin.
ga: ''ardahl, 0. H., G.55; johnson.
E. H., 2. Is.
Klingberg, Gust. SH,: Kintop,
John, 81: Kortner. H., "a Klein
s,nitt, Ernest. $50.
Lind. O. H.. 3. 30; Lepinsky, John,
1.45: Liljeblad, John, 3. is; Lambert,
John, Sos: Larson, John, 4.67;
Lindall. August. l.35 Larsen, Christ.
g. q: Lcnnltz. Herman, 5. e.
Ma)m. John Victor. : SO; Michel
son. f.. :.o2: Michuells, Erick. :'.99 !:
Monson. Math, 6Ol; hutchinson.
John. 81: Mccarthy. John, 4.o9.
Nelson Axel $780, Nelson, Gust.
f. IS: Nelson Fred. all; Nelson,
August ): %: Neuman, Albert, G14
Nelson Charles. 800; Nelson, Hays,
Il: Nelson. August 1856: Nylen
Peter. 4.:1,: Nelson. y. T., 800.
Olson. Emil ?34
Peterson Lars. 81: Peter, Albert.
ga; Pireck. Julius, 1.1S; Peterson
.>nu /. 10; Peterson s W, ID. ~ !:
pl1>un. Ntl> : i;}; Peterson, ! A..
3d.
Randall Frank. I?,. KA::iaIl.
:]"nn. Sis; HcSnn'' ,Io''". :.":'
R's!n;n. Anton. "lH
Schmidt F'rrd. 20: Sv:."son
FhHri,:>. ,.3.; Sodnr>tru,n >Ihco.
!:'~: Schmidt. Ed. G. 81; s. h:n,dt
Herman. :i.I>. :>clniil. .junr ..ll :;
SlnGc:~)n. 1lcllmnr. Ill., 1'f'Stcrg
EraAE So: Swan. john. !n-s St
dennis. Otis. 80.
Thtlanurr. John 81 Ti,1 ,tad
Annie. "a: Turn4ni>t. john I. -
Iuur,t:in. J. b.. ,:S;;
ont inlI,,d on I'H un 8
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-12-25
CHRISTENSEN GIT 4 FALL on
PETER

In wrestling match a: River Falls,
Wis, between Theodore Peter OF st.
Paul at l15 lbs against Ray Christen~
son OF Marshal, MINI at lA5 lbs.
Christeson. who wrestleu mere under
the name Of Peter, secured rje first
fail IN seventeen minutes with Z
hammer lock and hal: nelson. Peter
secured the second fail in four minutes.
Neither man was allie 10 secure the
third tall IN tel minutes Of wrestling
AND Christensen hegan ToughlDg VII n
Peter Both men lost thei' telroer>
and began to use tactics too rough 70
suit Referee Nelson who declared the
bout Of and gave the t!,iru fa;t 10
Peter