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The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-01-03
New Year Reveries.

The days, weeks and years slip
away like water In a running stream.
Tines great clock never loses a mo-
meat. Relenilessly, surely the mo-
ments pass. and our eager hands are
not able 10 detain them. We can
no, keep back the flying years. but
We can and should keep the bless
ings they bring. Hold fast TO the
lessons they have taught. Keep the
memory Of their Joys. Enrich every
day Of life With the garnered wealth
OF the days behind. The years pass.
but they leave their treasure with Us,
II our hands and hearts are open 10
receive them, 50 as with one hand
ve shake farewell with 1907 let US
stretch out the other hand 10 warm
" greet and welcome 1908.
MAJ .vcry day b. a royal possession
iu nishtnu o. purpose and steadfaft aim.
And etery hour in Be- wifi progression
hnAe NE more worthy ihan when % came.
Renewed feelings Of ambition are
Synonymous with the opening Of the
New Year. More resolutions are
made than at any other time. and as
often are they alas broken. But
some OF the resolutions made With
the dawn OF new year have
been carried through 10 It's close.
Numerous lives Of honor and achieve
meui can be traced 10 some determi-
nation Of purpose made upon an oc-
casion such as the first day OF the
year affords for a fresh start Ia the
journey OF life We an desire sue
cess the problem Of life is Us WIN
ming. Every person carries in his
OF her own hand the key that un-
locks either the door Of success or
failure. The true key Of success Is
labor. and il requires a strong, reso
lutte will TO turn H. I, is hard. earn
est WORK, step by step, that insures
success, and never vas this truth
more potent than at The present time
Positions OF trust aud eminence are
no longer secured al a single leap.
Men and women have ceased 20 sue
coed in a hurry. The secret Of many
successful careers is the thorough
performance Of whatever he has UNI
dcrtaken.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-01-03

I-Gasoline at the Courier Office,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13
GOLD STOLEN BY MINERS.
A Form Of Theft Practised Everywhere
Wholesale Plundering In Siberia.

StatSticans compile tables of the
worlds production of gold yearly, but
all admit that it is impossible to give
accurate figures because not Il little OF
the metal is stolen and never figures
in the returns of production. In
country like China, where the indus
try of gold mining is poorly organ
lied and controlled this source of ev
ror in the returns of output is very
important.
Prof de Launay in his recent book
on gold says that the gold industry in
no country escapes the evil of thieV
cry. Gold stealing goes on every
where, but the extent of the evil va
ries according to the country and the
efficiency of the supervision over min
erS.
Gold from its nature, is easy to steal
and to sell. In the TranSvaal it is esti-
mated that from five to ten per cent
of all the gold extracted from the
ores of the Witwatersrand are stolen.
The gold thief is able to steal on
larger scale in such a country as ST.
IBERIA, where the miners are more iso-
lated and corruption is more COM
mon. There the thieves even venture
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13

GAINS WIFE.-'I never discuss mar
riage." said the late General Fitz Hugh
Lee, without thinking of an old col
ored preacher in my state who was
addressing his dark skinned cOngrega-
ton when a white man rose up in the
back of the building.
Mr. Preacher said the white man.
Sir to YOU said the parson.
Mr. Preacher. you are talking
about Cain, and you say he got mar
ried in the land of Nod after he kill
ed Abel. But the Bible only mentions
Adam and Eve as being on the earth
at that time. Whom, then, did Cain
marry
HUH! he said. You hear dat, bred
eren an sisters? You hear dat fool
question I am axed? Cain, he went to
de land O. Nod. just as de good book
tells us, an in de land O Nod Cain
gifts so lazy an so shif-less dat he up
an marries a gal o. one o dem no
count pore white trash families d"
de inspired apostle didn't consider fit
tin to mention in de holy word
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13
RECORD
PROVES 1T.

All men who have taken the trouble
to make n careful, impartial investiga-
tion have become convinced that the
ny is in a class all by itself when the
matter of caring for the interests OF
its members or policy holders are con-
cerned. 1t Is a fact that the entire rec
ord of all life insurance companies can
be obtained by any who desire the in
formation, and a comparison of any or
all of them with the Mutual Benefit
shows that none have furnished as
much for the money paid as has the
Mutual Benefit. It has always been
conservative, economical and at the
same time more liberal than others in
the matter Of guarantees. Its new pol
icies have caused would-be competitors
everywhere to sit up and take notice.
The new contract is so liberal that even
experienced insurance men are amazed,
and had company without. so long and
clean a record-63 years-for carrying
out every agreement it ever made to
the letter, offered such contracts they
would have been inclined to doubt its
ability, but they all know that the Mu-
tual Benefit never leaps before it looks.
You have a perfect right to buy life in
Surance from any company you desire,
but there is not a shadow of doubt Of
the fact that If you look into the Mu-
tuai Benefit and compare it with others
that you will enlist in it's army of 1S7,-
500 members.
SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13
humorous department.
The UnraveIIed Bargain.

At one Of the sale yards a gentleman
observed disqualified jockey and q
horse dealer haggling over the sale of
n horse. Full of curiosity when the
two separated. and anxious to know
how two such shrewd characters had
bargained, the gentleman called the
Jockey to him and inquired how much
he had got for his animal.
The jockey opened his hand and
showed a sovereign and a florin.
But isn't that very cheap
No" said the jockey; hes dead
lame"
The gentleman then sought the deal
er. and said:
80 you've given % shilings for a
lame horse?"
The dealer laid his finger on his nose
and said:
Lame! He's as sound as you are.
I saw he was badly shod, and only
limped in consequence"
The inquirer returned to the jockey,
and reported what the dealer said.
The former gave a tremendous and
significant wink, and whispered:
He's as lame as a two-legged stool.
1 had him badly shod on purpose to
make them believe that that was the
cause Of his limping."
When this was communicated to the
dealer he seemed for the moment TAX
en- aback, and hung his head; then,
with little sigh and a shrug of his
shoulders, he said, quietly:
"Ah, we'll, it's all right-it was bad
sOvereign."-Tit-B Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13
The Bard to Testify.

Senator Gallinger, lunching in the
senate restaurant, said of new and
unsophisticated young office seeker:
He reminds me of a witness in
damage suit in Newport. This wit
ness. q farm hand, when he was called
to give his testimony. said eXcitedly
and earnestly. as he took his place in
the box:
(which side am l On?'"
Senator Aldrich smiled.
AN ignorant, uninformed chap he
is" said he LAS ignorant and unin-
formed as a cross examiner 1 once
heard in Providence in a perjury case.
This lawyer, with terrible frown
at a witness who had just been handed
to him for cross examination, said:
You say you made an examination
of the premises? Tell us again, sir,
and l warn you that you had better
tell us carefully, just what you found
there
The witness, not at all awed, said
lightly:
On, nOtHlnS VI any consequence
A beggarly account Of empty boxes,
as Shakespeare says
The lawyer struck the table a
crashing blow.
Never mind what Shakespeare
says, SIR he roared. He will be sum-
moned and can testify for himself in
due course if he knows anything about
this case Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13

HEAVEN OR HELL?-"And now, ma
DAM" said the undertaken few days
after the funeral. Il presume you wish
to have a suitable headstone for your
husband"
Yes" sighed the widow, "and l
guess a plain, simple one, with an ap-
propriate inscription, would be best,
John never did like anything elabor-
ate"
Precisely. He was kind, domes-
tic. home-loving man. 1 believe"
"A kind man, yes, and a good hus-
band; but not exactly domestic. Some
times 1 wouldn't hardly see him for a
week at time. You see, he belonged
to so many societies and lodges that
he was out a good deal. 1 often said
l wished he was more domestic. He
was a good husband, though. But 1
will leave the inscription to you"
And so it happened that, a short
time later there appeared in the ceme-
terry a plain white headstone bearing,
in addition to the dates of birth and
death, simply the words:
John Jenkinson, at home at Last"
Philadelphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13
TIME TO PAY.
CLOTHES CLEANING.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Hounfv of York


In the Court of Common Pleas.
Sarah NJ. Johnson, Mary Jane Boyd and
Martha Kate Thomasson, Plaintiffs,
against Springs & Burwell, and E. B.
Springs, Surviving Partner Of the
Firm of Springs & Burwell; Mrs. B.
E. Starnes, Edward Starnes, Joseph
Starnes, Margaret Starnes, Beulah
Starnes, Thomas Dewey Starnes,
Widow and Children of B. E. Starnes,
Deceased; all Children and Heirs at
Law Of Elizabeth Starnes Stokes, De-
ceased; a Daughter Of B. E. Starnes,
Deceased, (name unknown), and all
other Children, Grandchildren and
Heirs at-Law Of B. E. Ctarnes, De-
ceased, (names unknown), and all
Children and Heirs-at-Law Of Thom-
as Humphreys, the Husband Of Gym
thia Alice Starnes Humphreys,
(names unknown), and all Children
and eirs-at-Law of Cynthia Alice
Starnes Humphreys, (names un-
known), efendants.-Summons for
Relief-(Complaint not Served).
To the Defendants above named:
" GU are hereby summoned and re-
l. quired to answer the Complaint in
this action, which has this day been
filed in the office Of the Clerk Of Court
of Common Pleas for York county,
South Carolina, and to serve copy OF
your Answer to the said Complaint on
the subscribers at their office, Wilson
Yorkville, S. c., within twen-
ty days after the service hereof upon
you, exclusive of the day Of such SER
vice, and If you fail to answer the COM
plant in the time aforesaid, the plain
tiffs in this action will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in the
FINLEY & JENNINGS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Yorkville, S. c., February 10, 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13

one of the county's best farmers and
staunch citizen. For twenty years or
more he was an elder in the Union
Presbyterian church, of which he was
q devout and consistent member. He
was a Confederate veteran. having
served his country faithfully during
the civil war. He was held in the very
highest esteem by a wide circle Of
friends, to all of whom the news OF
his death will bring sadness. Surviv-
ing the deceased are two sons. Messrs.
Claud and Robert Glenn: and one
daughter Mrs. d. L. Russell of Hick-
ory; one full sister, Mrs. ]. H. Hotf-
man of the Union neighborhood; two
half sisters, Mrs. William Patrick Of
Gastonia, and Mrs. Burt Bell Of Glover,
Is. c.. His wife died shortly before
last Christmas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13
NOTICE.

To the absent defendants Gall Of the
parties defendant in the above entitled
action):
Take notice that the Complaint in
this action has this day been filed in
the office of the Clerk Of Court Of Com
mon Pleas for York county, South Car
olina, and you are required to answer
the same within twenty days after the
service of this summons upon you, eX-
elusive of the day Of such service, and
if you fail to answer the Complaint
within the time aforesaid, plaintiffs
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the Complaint.
FINLEY & JENNINGS,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
1925 ct
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13

to tamper sometimes with work SUI
perintendents who for share Of the
pickings will give favorable oppor-
tunities for stealing. According 10
Mr. Levat's statements in his book oil
gold mining in eastern Siberia, the
quantity of gold stolen from Siberian
mines Is not less than twenty per cent
of the entire output.
In 1896 1000 adventures drov4 the
mining companies and their employees
from the gold district of the Zeyl
River and washed out large amount
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13

How HE ATE.-A member Of the
school board of Philadelphia describes
q unique schoolhouse in northern
Pennsylvania, where the schOOlmaster
keeps his boys grinding steadily at
their desks, but sometimes permits
them to nibble from their lunch boxes
as they work.
One day the pedagogue was instruct
ing a class in arithmetic. when he no
ticed that one pupil was devoting more
attention to piece of pie than to his
lesson.
William" commanded the stern
mentor will YOU pay attention to the
lesson"
I'm listening, sir" said the boy
Listening, are yOu?" exclaimed the
master Then you're listening with
one ear and eating pie with the 9TH
er."-Harper's Weekly.
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80 YD1XV1418

of gold before they finally fled on the
approach Of O regiment Of cossacks.
Not a pal ticlc of the gold they mined
has beer included in the figures Of
production.
1t was found also in 1890 that gold
mining along the border between
French Guiana and Brazil, where the
placers were remarkably rich, had
been carried on for several years
without any supervision Whatever,
and not an ounce of the gold was in
cluded i'm the statistics.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13

HIS READY ANSwER.-"Alert?' said
Senator Hopkins of a colleague, the
other day. Why, he is as alert and
clever as the Aurora bridegroom.
You know how bridegI ooms. set
ting off on the honeymoon, forget
their brides and buy tickets only for
themselves? Well, that is what this
bridegroom did in Aurora, and when
his wife said to him: Why, you only
bought one ticket, DEAR" he answer
ed: BY Jove! 1 never thougHt OF
myself Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-13

TO SAVE TRoUBLE.-A Connecticut
man tells of two Irishmen from Boston
who while driving through the state
named, observed that many of the
barns had weather-vanes in the shape
of huge roosters.
Dennis" said one Irishman to the
other, "can We tell me why they always
have a rooster an niver hin on the
top of thin barns?"
Sure" replied Dennis. ITS be-
cause of the difficulty they'd have in
collecting the eggs"
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PLEASE PAY UP.

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quested to pay up at once. Payment
may be made to me, my brother Mr.. r..
f. Mcfarland or at The Enquirer Of
flee. Where checks or money orders
are sent direct to The Enquirer office,
the senders will please make same pay
able to L. NJ CRISIS Sons. Prompt at
tention to this request will be greatly
by me- Respectfully,
A. w. MCFARLAND.
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our
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There Are Liberal Premiums For All
Clubs of Whatever Size.
There
EVERY WORKER TO GET FULL PAY.

YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER IS THE MOST THoRoUGHGoLNG
I
this that fills its field more COM
developing that Is
its conduct OF the
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THE CLUB OFFERS hav
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Middle age, courageously fighting,
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Children unable to explain;
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Or when you strain the back.
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Urinary disorders, diabetes, Bright's
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trouble from childhood, being unable
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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
Cemetery of 1000 Dogs.

Gu the occasion of lawsuit
brought by a marble cutter some very
interesting details have come out in
q Paris court concerning the dog
cemetery founded on the lie des
Ravagcur3, near Paris. in 1899.
There are already 1000 graves"
in the cemetery. Some Of them.
leased for a long term, have cost as
much as 1000 francs. The lowest
price paid for any concession is five
francs, and the expenses of the most
discreet burial are twenty-five francs.
Visitors to the cemetery pay fifty
confines as an entrance fee. On one
OF the tombstOnes they may read
Homage to a Faithful Heart" and
ON another. Here Lies Black, Killed
by Civilized Savage" The above
victim, explains the keeper, died at
the hands of an indignant concierge.
Another marble slab mounted ON
cement rock contains the following:,
Neither name nor date; what mat
ters it," And again: Beneath these
stones reside, the material remains OK
that which during its life was my JOY
and my consolation Paris Cor
respondence of the London Tels-
graph.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
Sun Dial.

If should ever lose my watch I
would make sun dial out of a
water tumbler. Take a plain water
tumbler and close its top with
round slat of wood, into the centre
Of which stick darning needle. On
the outside of the glass paste mar
row strip of paper which has been
soaked in oil. Then place the glass
on a slanting piece of wood and the
sun dial is ready. At 5 in the morn
ing place the glass SO that the needle
throws shadow on one end of the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28
COllapsible LunchbOx.

Those who do not take kindly to
shoe boxes, etc.. will be interested
In the collapsible lunchbox shown In
the illustration. the invention OF
Massachusetts, man. The several Sec
lions are hinged at the corners, so
hat they can be folded into small
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28

space when necessary. In fact, when
the entire box is folded up it can
be carried in the pocket. When ex-
banded the box is carried by leath-
er strap. The box is made of paste
board, of wax composition, insuring
the proper keeping of the food with
ina distinct advantage over the or
binary box.-Philadelphi Record.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-28

University Tests.

One might say that the first test
at Oxford is athletic ability, the next,
sociability. and the final, scholastic
ability. When you have passed the
first two you are the admiration OF
your friends: when you have shown
yourself a scholar besides, you are
the admiration Of your college
Rhodes Scholar In Sunset.
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Not That Strap.

why don't you get up and give
that seat to your father, Bobby"
reprimanded the woman Doesn't
strap"
Not ON a train,' chuckled Bobby.
philadelphia Inquirer