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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-09
AN EARLY DAY STORY.
How a Kansas Woman Got Rid OF
Troublesome Indian.

Troublesome iHoidHs
The pioneer Kansas women had
some hard times. To begin with, the
neighbors were always several miles
away, and many a woman was left
alone at home all day while her hus-
band was busy in the fields or working
in the timber.
Over in Brown county a story Is
told anent the settlement Of the Kick
apoo reserve. Naturally the prox-
unity Of the Indians often caused the
settlers wives a great deal Of worry
and fear. An Indian and whisky were
always ready to mix in those days.
One day big, ugly Indian staggered
up to the door Of q farm house and
pounded 1t hard. The door was open
ed by the farmers wife. She was alone
Nothing here" said the woman
trying to add to the meaning by MAX
ing motions.
me hungry" grunted the Indian
again. He could hardly keep his feet,
and leaned heavily against the house
for support.
Nothing here" said the woman
again, much worried.
"Eat-hungry," fused the drunken
aborigine.
Nothing here" said the woman,
another time. She saw that time for
action had come, and shouted at him:
Go away-get away, no stay here
get away"
The Indian grunted little more, but
he was too drunk to quarrel and final
ly turned around and staggered over
to a small fruit tree in the yard, un-
der which he lay down and was quick
ly asleep.
1t was still early in the day and the
woman was sure that the Indian would
awaken before her husband came
home. She did not scream and wiring
her hands and go into Mysteries She
put her wits to working.
First she went to the barn and got
an armful of corn. which she shelled.
Then she tiptoed to the tree and scat
tered the corn all over the drunken
brave, and then made trail Of corn
to the barn lot. She opened the gates
and called to the hogs. About thirty
hungry shoats, to whom corn was a
luxury, ambled joyously forth. They
licked the trail clean and came to the
Indian. The way they piled on to the
sleeper, rooted about him, was a show
worth seeing.
There was a mixup of shoats and
Indian, a wild yell, and very un-
steady, but determined race on the part
of the Indian to put as much distance
as he could in the shortest possible
time between himself and the hungry
pigs. That Indian never bothered that
farm again.-Kansas City Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-09
A LUDIcRoUS MISTAKE.
When the Welsh Girls Frightened
Bonaparte's Troops.


Bonaparte's Troops.
Fishguard, the new Cunard port Of
call, is a place Of historic and romantic
interest as the scene Of Napoleon Bon
apartes futile attempt to invade
Great Britain from his camp at Bou-
logne. A few French troops were ac-
tually landed there, with the expecta-
ton Of holding their ground until REIN
forcements could be rushed across the
channel, and they might have effected
their purpose but for ludicrous mis-
take
The local yeomanry and peasants
rallied to hold them in check, but
would probably have been helpless be-
fore the French veterans had the lat
ter advanced upon them or even MAIN
tanned their ground. But a great
throng Of Welsh women and girls, In
their national costumes Of red cloaks
and black hats, came out from a neigh
boring hilltop to watch the fignt-
ing which they feared would take
place. The French commander mis-
took them for a strong force Of British
grenadiers, and forthwith volunteered
to surrender. The offer was, Of course,
accepted, and the whole French compa-
ny was locked up in Pembroke Castle
before the mistake was discovered.
To give the tale suitable romantic
ending, 1t Is to be added that some of
the Frenchmen made their escape
through the connivance of some of the
very girls who had scared them into
becoming prisoners. So Fishguard first
became notable at the height Of An
glo- French hostilities, and now it re-
turns to the worlds gaze at the time of
an entente cordial between the two
countries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-09
ORIGINAL OF MILITARY SALUTES
They Were to Show That Persons
Intentions Were Peaceable.

The custom Of firing salute in hon.
or Of admirals, captains and other naval
dignitaries as well as other forms of
greeting originated in the desire to
show to the person saluted that the sa-
luting person was unarmed and could
do the other no injury.
This was a very important matter in
the olden days when most people went
armed and violent encounters were
quite common. When any one ap-
preached another it was necessary to
assure the latter that no harm was in
tended, and this sign Of good faith was
made by the newcomers handling his
weapons in such way that they would
be useless for immediate action.
The present courteous raising Of the
cap or hat had it's origin in the removal
of the baSinet, or small metal helmet,
an act which showed an absence of fear
by leaving the head of the wearer open
to attack and which likewise occupied
his right hand. so that he could practi-
cally make no assault.
The dropping of the swordpoint to
the ground now as when the sword was
in more active and ready use makes
the weapon temporarily Of no service.
says st. Nicholas. The bringing of
arms to present" in salutation of su-
periOrs is a custom Of precisely similar
origin.
The ancient custom of entering the
presence of royalty uncovered likewise
originated in the desire for safety. So
also did that of retiring backward from
the royal presence. In either case the
person admitted to the throne, with his
sword-arm occupied in holding his he'll
met. could not easily reach or use his
weapons. These precautions in mediae-
val times were very necessary, when it
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-09
HABITS OF THE HEDGEHOG.
Destroyer of Cockroaches-How He
Gets the Better of Adders.

| Gets the Better of Adders.
The hedgehog, that butt Of juvenile
rustic horseplay, is the possessor of
tastes which like Sam Weller's knowl-
edge Of London are extensive and pc
culiar" Scorning fastidiousness it can
make a hearty meal Of nearly any in
sect and Is one of the few vertebrates
which can tackle the repulsive cock
roach. For effectual determination OF
beetles and crickets it is as useful as a
mongoose among the rats, but 1t is not
generally known that 1t has partial
ity toward snakes and adders. The
methods it employs for the attack are
interesting.
Having come upon the adder it
goads that reptile to the offensive and
at the first dart Immediately rolls into
ball. The adder is then left to at
tack the spines, in which encounter 1t
naturally comes off second best. At
ter a little, when the hedgehog feels
that his antagonist has exhausted his
power, 1t once more opens out and
makes a bite at the adder's back,
thereby breaking its spine. 1t then
proceeds to crunch the whole OF the
reptiles body by means of its power
jaws, dllu ullCI lilSiI IL I'D 'etiN w
start at the tail and devour its prey.
OF eggs the hedgehog is also very
fond, thereby giving just cause to keep
ers and farmers to destroy it on sight.
Cases have been known where
hedgehogs actually forced the hen
pheasant off her nest and then pro-
ceeded to demolish the contents There
is a tradition among country people
to the effect that the hedgehog will
suck the milk from cows. who GER
tainly show strong aversion to the
hedgehog, but eminent naturalist
scout the idea, their explanation being
that it is the heat of the cow which
attracts the hedgehog, the cows dis
like being no doubt caused by un-
pleasant contact with the prickly
spines Hedgehogs are invulnerable
to most of their enemies except man,
although the willy fox has been known
to get the better of them occasionally.
From the Scotsman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-09
Hon Raisino In the South.-In {

Hog Raising In the South.-In dis
cussing the question Of hog raising
in the SOUTH" DR.. Knapp of the ag-
ricultural department is Out-spoken
in his criticism Of hog raising by
dependence upon "a free range in
woods and swamps" to fatten the an
imals or fattening them by keeping
the hogs up in small lots and feeding
them corn mainly. Neither method
produces satisfactory results. The
first method may be cheap, in one
way, but it is expensive in another
it does not produce results. The sec
ond method is expensive and then
does not produce results. Hog raising
can be carried on best, according to
the departments experts, by grazing
"the hogs upon pastures especially
prepared for them, supplementing this
by the addition of small grain ra-
ton" Thus hogs can be raised at IAN
average cost of II to 3 cents pound
Then the bulletin goes on to set
forth a cropping plan for economic
pork production in the south. -
Kinston, N. c., Free Press.
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1t is estimated that the available
supply Of guayule shrub in Mexico at
this time is less than 100000 tons. The
great problem which confronted the
men who first entered this industry
was whether the shrub would repro
duce itself within a reasonable time
sufficient to make it a continuous COM
mercial proposition. If 1t was to be
temporary industry it would not justi-
fly the outlay of enormous sums OF
money in the erection of factories and
the purchase of lands. Experiments
were begun to determine the best
method of propagating the shrub. 1t
was found new growth quickly sprang
up from the seeds which were scatter
ed about when the shrubs were cut
from the lands. In fact, the new growth
is much thicker than the original where
cuttings have been made. 1t Is believ-
ed that the rubber properties of the
shrub are not fully developed much
under eight years, although it attains
a size for cutting in four or five years.
The larger concerns are cutting the
shrub off their lands in a systematic
way, so as to have a continuous crop
on hand. BY doing this the supply of
raw material will never become ex-
hausted. The work of reproduction OF
the shrub is being studied and directed
by some of the most noted American
botanists who are paid large salaries
for their work by the rubber manufac-
facturers.
The guayule shrub attains height
of about feet when of full growth.
The rubber is contained mostly in the
bark, but the wood cells also contain a
small quantity. The fact that the bush
contained rubber was we'll known to
the native Indians of northern Mexico,
and 1t was a common practice for them
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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

Ne day Harry Kimberly was In
vitcd to visit his aunt who lived
IN New York A trip to the city
was no new thing to him, for his
father had taken him on two
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
By Arthur M. Langworthy

and best material. but every boy cannot
get it, so white cambric, muslin or any
very light cloth will do. Cut the cloth
out, leaving 4 half inch margin for the
flaps all around. with tho notcbinE at the
four corners, MS shown by the dotted lines
of Fig. 5. Then brush glue along the
flaps and turn them over the framework,
gluing down firmly all along the edges.
After the plane is thoroughly dry you
may curve it (also the lifting plane) by
wiring the ends. as shown by A. Fig. g.
Fasten il firmly to the backbone" by
brads. and further steady it by wiring 1t
further, as shown.
And now as 10 flying the completed
aeroplanc. No airship is liable to -be-
have" on the first trials. Your rubber
bands may not be adjusted exactly right
TO give most power; your lifting planes
may not be tilted right; the wind may be
too strong OF n dozen little things may
annoy you, or maybe you don't know how
10 launch properly.
Don't give any strong initial push, but
simply let the airsbip 6y out of your
hands with as little e1ertion on your part
as possible when the propeller is released.
for in flying n model aeroplane proper
launching is half the secret of long, sue
cessful fight,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

i especially the Virginia reel. and rnnea
are the proper sort Of entertainment
Christmas party games are the old fash
ioned ones in which everybody Will ioin
Blind mans buff is one of the best things
to play, going 10 Jerusalem. charades, &c.
Bobbing for apples IS a favoritc Christ
mas sport in England, and is lots OF fun
| il one doesn't mind getting 4 little water
on ones best clothes.
] For n smaller Christmas party, where
dancing and the games mentioned are not
possible, candy making is good sport
The candy should be old fashioned mo.
lasses, such as requires pulling. Then
there is popcorn, which is lots of fun TO
do, and charadcs, which are always in.
teresting- Quieter games, such as lotto.
picture puzzles, &c, are also good, but
CHRISTMAS party should be kept as
lively as possible.
If 1t is lnrse or expensive Christmas
party there is always a Jack Horner pie
OF some sort Every year there are new.
ways OF making the Jack Horncr nin
winch may either be put in the centre of
the table or hung from the ceiling. The
pic is made of colorcd tissue paper ana
S,tnIu a,tatl WIN prizes and there is ribbon
nttached 10 each prize. Attached to ne
otner end OF the ribbon is "A boy o, ..irl
"H0 no, ~ a guest at the Christmas pariV
hnen the proper moment arrives tLn
most or hostess says pull, and everybody
docs pull whcreupon tho paper fears md
ou[ comes delightful gift for every one
now, ol course, this seems cNnrns,,,r
out IL you make your own Christmas nil,
you won Ind it SO. Lots Of quaint 6,fl..
Sllts can bc found for five or ten cents
ana you can make the pic of n Inrce tin,
OF porcelain bowl or pan 1t shonld bn
quite large and deep, and you So
,Ia tahG u rucae me of crepe paper 10 so aroun!
h.n .u.,N =.
PIE wrapping each one in a 5 many IvcAS
OF paper as possible SO it viii bc nmns.
ing to unfasten it. Then take n jarea,
sheet OF crepe paper. cut il the shape ri
the bowl or pan. only larger. aud cut tiny
Slls all around the centre ldrgc enough
~, dTr o'ipy- ribbon To be passed through.
thon put through the holes in tue paper
Each person present at the party has our
end of ribbon.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

lyou want the sirship to make a long
level fight the plane should be set hori.
zontally. a gradual upward fight means
a slight dip of the plane downward. Here
the same principle of the steering gear
is used, only up and down instead.
The projection Ga. Fig. A. Is cut Of two
thin tin strips, the ends of which are
bent to and firmly wired to the plane
framework. The projection is pivoted
on the rudder post at E, Fig. 4. by a small
wire nail and can be tilted into any
position by removing the pin &C. Fig. ~
and inserting same in the other holes Of
the diagonal support % Fig. ~. The
rudder post is 3-16 inch square and the
diagonal supporter 3-16 inch wide by u
inch thick.
The large main" plane is shown in
Fig, D. First construct tho framework
in the same way you did the framework
for the lifting plane. Cut the strips to
the sizes marked in Fig, .. The two long
strips should be u inch wide by 1-16 inch
thick, but the nine small strips should be
1-16 inch square When the framework
is bound together firmly the canvas is
ready to he stretched upon II
The method employed applies to the
Clothing" of the ruddcr and the lifting
plane also.
Chinese silk is the lightest, strongest
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

6nd a two bladcd toy boat propeller and
copy that us YOU model 1t should be
- inches long and ~ inches wide IN It's
widest part.
Now drive the shaft nail through the
hub so the propeller is firm and immoy-
ably fixed upon il and then put on the
bearing" (E, Fig u, The belring may
consist of any small button or bead with
II hole pierced in it, Then insert the shaft
through the end brace (B, Fig. II and slip
on the other bearing.
Then with pair OF strong pliers bend
the end as shown. after which wire the
section (F, Fig. u so the shaft will not
slip forward through the shaft hole Then
attach the end brace in place (B. Fig u
by the same means used in placing the
end brace.
Procure the long. heavy rubber bands
CC-C-C, Fig II. cutting each so ills ends
may bc attached 10 thc other bands as
shown Smaller rubber straps or string
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25
Christmas Parties for Children.

CHRISTMAS parties are lots of fun,
and all boys and girls who possibly
can should plan to give Christmas
festivity Of some sort for their friends
during the holidays. There are all sorts
of things to be done at Christmas parties,
but whatever ono selects as the proper
diversion for the afternoon or evening it
is apt 10 be satisfactory because of the
Christmas spirit. This Christmas spirit
Is charming thing which always sug-
gcsts jollity and kindness, bright faces,
holly and laurel, Christmas trees, warm
fires and general gayety. But if every"
body left it for somebody else to provide
the Christmas spirit there wouldn't be
much of it, md SO every single one of us
should try very, very hard to do whatever
we can TO contribute our little part
One of the things we can do is to help
get up Christmas parties, This may
sound very imposing and as if il were
going to take a great deal of time md
money, but there can he Christmas par
ties which cost very little of either. cSpe
cially of money.
One very nice kind of Christmas party
is the sort at which little play is given
by some of the children. There have
been plays published in the children's
page which would do for this purpose. and
possibly you have kept them, but if not
you can easily get from a public library
n book in which there are plays suIta BILE
for children 10 perform at Christmas.
Another pleasant sort of party is fer
children who know how to sing ana who
have singing teachers who will help them
TO learn the old Christmas songs, aud
learn them so well that they viii be a
pleasure TO listen to. This will give great
pleasure TO older people if done by chill
dren who nave good voices and have
really studied the songs.
For large children'S parties, dancing,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

and tight all danger of splitting from the
nail is prevented.
Having got the principal framework,
the next problem is the motive power.
This is supplied by the rubber band
motor" Coo, Zig II and is the easiest
part OF the whole construction. First
insert the screw eye into the end brace
GA, Fig. u, The screw eye must be in
so tight that 1t is immovable and no
amount of pressure can turn IL
Then bore i hole through the end brace
iB, Fig. u. The best way 10 do this
without splitting Is TO heat wire red
hot and burn it through, 1t is now ready
for the propeller shaft to be inserted
The hole should be a tribe larger than
the long wire nail ID, Fig. u, which is
the shaft. This brings us to the propeller.
You can fashion it of very thin tin
md solder to the shaft or whittle it out
from thin pine slab, The best way is to
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-25

may be used to fastcn the bands to-
gcthcr. 4 large number of smaller bands
may be also strung together to serve if
you can't find the big bands, so long as
the winding up principle can be carried
out.
That is why the shaft end with the pro-
pcllcr revolves while the other end is
fixed and immoyablc The propeller is
turned round and round by hand until the
bands nre all twisted rs tight as possible
F(see Fig g.. The second the propeller
is released the bands begin TO relax, which
operation unyinds them. thus turning the
shaft ut high speed, and there is your
rubber band motor"
Fig shows the landing braces, which
you can make Of pine strips onc-eicbth
inch square aud cut 10 Tie sizes marked.
in fastening together FISH glue reinforced
by enc wire at the joints will give the
proper stability. Fig shows the braces
III position,