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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06
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returning board, which will pass upon
the results of the forthcoming cleo
tion."
A chorus of suppressed Abs went
up from all sides of the table.
1.-The first man 1 have chosen" he
continued, 'is Captain Jerome Point
er of Gum Springs"
He's a Reynolds mani" shouted
Willetts, excitedly.
The second" calmly proceeded
the Carpetbagger, rs Prof. Willis
Maynard, state superintendent Of
public instruction"
The diners looked at each other in
blank amaZement. He isn't a poll
tician, at ALL" exclaimed the Secre-
tary. Shut up" cried the Auditor,
vainly trying to untangle his tongue.
IF he's an office holder you bet he's
all right"
And the third is a gentleman
whom you ell know and respect
Rev. Jacob williams Of the First Bap-
tist church of this CITY,"
Pandemonium broke loose in a
moment. Amid the babel the Gov
ernor stood, smiling, until compara-
tive quiet was restored. Then he
raised his hand with a commanding
gesture. Gentlemen" he said, Il
must now bid you goodnight
Growing, muttering and cursing, the
little party broke up in great confu-
sion. There was no formal leave-tak-
ing.
At the door the Governor touched
the militia officers sleeve. wait,
he said. A few moments later, when
they were alone, the Carpetbagger
handed the officer a fresh cigar ana
lighted one for himself. Colonel,
he said. tomorrow you will receive
from the AdjItant General your or
ders concerning the disposition or
troops at the polls. That there may
be no misunderstanding I want to
supplement- those orders now by a
few verbal instructions. You will de-
tail two men for service at each poll
ing place. You will instruct them
not to approach within a radius Of
three hundred feet from the ballot
boxes. And you will order them to
arrest any man who in any way, dl-
rectly or indirectly, seeks to interfere
with the right of every citizen to cast
his vote as he pleases. Do you under
stand?"
"Yes, sir; but"
You may omit the but There Is
no but in this order. And if 1t is not
carried out to the letter / shall hold
YOU personally responsible. Do you
understand that?"
The Colonel gave formal military
salute. II always obey orders from
headquarters" he said, as he arose
to go.
(To be Continued.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06
Atisesllaneous 8eadias.
MEMMINeER AND THAT JURY.
Having Failed to Do their Duty, the
jury Swears at the Court.

Charleston News and Courier, July 27
To the Editor of the News and Cour-
ier: In your issue Of the 22d instant
in an editorial reference to the jury
who tried the cases of the State VS.
Russell, you say: IF the legislature
had any real concern about the strict
administration Of justice, they, and all
others like them, would be forever
barred from further jury service In
this state"
In view of your editorial will be
obliged If you will publish the enclos-
ed statement Of facts which was pub
lished by The Yorkville Enquirer.
You state that: He Judge Mem
minger) did not scold the jurors who
had failed to do their duty" No, but
he did ridicule and insult them in open
court by making the statement that
they were either too ignorant to un-
derstand the law when plainly laid
down or else they were unmindful OF
their oaths.
If you think that jurors who make
mistakes in verdicts should be barred
from further jury service, would you
also recommend that judges who make
errors be impeached? You have print
ed an editorial from The Enquirer
praising Judge Memminger's action in
discharging this jury. Did you not
think that, in view Of the editor Of this
paper having admitted in open court
that for eighteen months he carrisd q
pistol in his pocket, and carried II to
prayer meeting and presbytery that he
ought to be not only charitable to those
who carry concealed weapons, but to
juries who fail to convict those charg-
ed with this offense?
Will you be kind enough to advise
the public whether his honor, Judge
Memminger, ever discharged a grand
Jury Of Charleston for failing to return
a true bill in dispensary cases or petit
jury for failing to convict in dispen-
sary cases? Yours truly.
One Of the Jury.
Yorkville, s. c., July "a.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06

AS to the extent Of Mr.. Crisis guilt
we are not informed, but whatever 1t
was we do not think that any appeal
to charity on that account will lie in
the case Of the Russell jury. What
Judge Memminger complained of, and
what we have tried to emphasize was
that the Jury in the Russell case failed
to do its duty. Because Grist went to
presbytery with q pistol in his pocket
does not prove that the Russells did
not violate the law when they carried
pistols in their pockets, and were in
dicted by the grand jury Of York
county for this offense.
Judge Memminger has never dis
charged the grand jury Of Charleston
for failing to return true bill In dis
pensary cases. He would have no
right to do so even II the question had
been submitted to him in this way.
Neither has Judge Memminger ever
discharged q petit jury in this county
cases." because this question has never
been presented to him. It Is worth re-
marking, however, that Judge Hydrick,
when he was presiding at the court In
this county, refused to go on with the
trial Of dispensary cases because 1t
was IN his opinion not possible to OBJ
tain from the petit jurors convictions
in such cases. We do not see, how
ever, what bearing any Of these suz-
gestions have upon "the case at bar
as the lawyers would express 1t. Even
II Judge Memminger deserves Inn
peachment for refusing to be associa-
ted in the further work OF the court
over which he presided with jury
that had proved It's utter unftness for
service, or should be held UP to crit
icism for his failure to do certain
things which were never submitted to
him when he was on the bench in this
county there can be no question in any
fair mind that he did the right thing
in dismissing the jury In York county,
and that he did 1t most effectively.
Naturally, members Of the York jury
have been much disturbed by the Sc
verify Of his course in their case, but
the members Of that jury cannot hope
to be reinstated in the confidence Of
their own community by bringing
railing accusations against Judge
Memminger, or against the newspapers
which have spoken with high appre-
citation Of his course.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06
A Valuable Silver Dollar.-Cus

A Valuable Silver Dollar.-Custom
DEGREES that a gold coin, or at
the very least, silver, shall be put
under the mainmast Of each new
ship launched. The coin bears the
date of the year when the vessel is
completed, fact we'll known to col
lectors, who keep an eye on ships
that are likely to be the depository
of numismatic prizes, says the Lewis
ton, (Me.,) Journal. Thus, at Liver
pool, some years back, a derelict Yam
kee schooner was bought for song,
yielding an 1904 dollar, the rarest
and most eagerly sought after Of all
American coins. 1t sold readily for
1.5OO pounds ($6,000) and would be
worth today at least double that sum
for it was in perfect preservation,
having rested in its cotton wool wad
beneath the hollow stepping Of the
mast since the day it was first placed
in position. It's recovery was the re-
suit Of foresight and business enter
prise combined, Of course, with spe-
cial knowledge. A man passing the
worthless hulk on the day Of the sale
noticed the date, 1904, on her stern
and rightly guessed that she might
likely be the bearer of dollar Of that
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06

Short of Words.-A negro and al
lrishman once on a time agreed to en-
gage in a boxing bout. According tc
the terms of agreement, the one who
first desired an end to be put to the
match was to cry out sufficient" AMI
then the two were to shake hands ovel
the bloody chasm."
After fully fifteen minutes Of fast
and furious work on the part Of each
the Irishman finally exclaimed, "Suf-
ficient."
Gee" said the colored man, as he
grasped the Irishman's hand-'gee Is
been tryin' to think er dat word fer dc
las ten minutes!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06

IT. What do you consider the mos
crying need of the day."
II don't know, but If you had saiG
the most crying need of the night
should have said sterilized milk
Houston Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-06

80 1t takes a mighty big firecracker
these days to make as much noise as
the little firecrackers made about
thirty-five years ago.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
No Paper Money in Peru.

There is not a piece of paper money in Peru" said the Hon. Sam uel M Taylor, former secretary of state of Ohio, but for the last three years United States consulgeneral in Peru, but all financial transactions are in actual coin. Their system is a sort of decimalized adaptation of the English method.
 They divide the gold pound into sols, ten sols to the pound, so that the sol equals 30 cents in our money. Smaller denominations are represent ed by silver coins of ten cents and 20 cents and the copper penny of the value of two cents. For while the government coined two dollar gold piece, but the women were so crazy about them for ornaments that nono could be kept in circulation.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

T IiICAGO.-"The real cause of the - Chicago fire has never been told in print It was not started by my mothers COW kicking over a lamp. The origin of the blaze was spontan- eous combustion of green hay. Put that in the paper as coming from me, and I'll give odds of 1000 to l that l can prove it."
 Big Jim" O'Leary, the stockyards saloonkeeper and gambling king" made the foregoing statement recent ly. It was in reply to statement made by Rev. John D. Leek in ser mon in Whitney opera house that the O'Leary COW kicked over a lamp in resentment at three boys who were milking the animal.
 T don't care what anybody else says about the fire" said OLeary, thrusting his thumbs in the ormholes
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
SCIENTISTS DIFFER IN VIEWS
pr. Minot of Harvard Medical School Takes Issue with Prof.
 Metchnikoff.

Metchnikoff ascribes old age to ine Jury from the bacterial poisons devel- oped as result of lamentations oc- curing in the large intestine, and pro ducing their effect by weakening the various cells and tissues, which then become prey to the scavenging cells oi the body, the phagocytes. Dr. Charles s. Minot of the Harvard medi- cal school, in a recently published work on Age, Growth and Death" combats the view that old age is d Kind of disease, and regards 1t as a necessary consequence of the changes In the cells of the body, which are in eVitably progressive from birth to oeath; this succession of cellular changes is termed "cytomorphosis.' V lie surmises that in the future it may De possible to increase the activity or nuclei and prolong the younger sys. tenn of organization. Death he re- gards as acquired during the process M evolution in consequence of cyto.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
Dogs Eat at Tables with Banoueters

the dlners. The women were in even- ing dress. Many of them had brought with them their full array of dia- monds and pearls for the occasion. ' The men were in hunting costume. and their scarlet or green coats and "weskits," corduroy or other full length leggings and high-topped boots gave to the scene touch of realism not often witnessed outside of the swell country places in Great Brit ain
 As for the hounds, they were treat ed in the old-time hunt dinner way as if they not only were human beings, but the near companions of the club members and the fair richly-gowned guests. fifl31s1 @ W
 Dogs walked up and down among the members of the festive company, sat at the table when courses were served, and ate and drank to their hearts content. Then. unlike the human beings present they lay down and slept while the company closed the feast with toasts, songs and other ancient formalities used on such oc- casious. ..t 7r
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

architects and engineers. It has only been during the past two years that any real progress has been made in devising means to improve it's ap- pearance and to do away with this ob
 jection. In the past the necessity of artistic and pleasing effects in con- crete have not been so apparent, since the material has been used mostly in masonry and other heavy construc
 tion, but with the growing demand for its use in the higher class of build
 ings this difficult problem is being forced to the front. Concrete struc. lures, like those built of the older and common materials, depend on two factors for their artistic effect. First, design; second, execution. By far the most important of the two is the de- sign, which lies almost exclusively in the jurisdiction of the architect, while the execution, or finish. depends upon the contractor or the manufacturer.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
Marshal News Purse.

Negotiations are in progress which if carried to a successful issue will enrich the Musee de rArmee in Paris with historic relic of melancholy as. sociations. The museum wishes to
 exchange with the institution at Gisors some exhibit, and in return to receive the purse of Marshal Ney. It is a little purse of the kind in vogue at the time and much later, of knitted silk. and was worked by the Mare chale for her famous husband who was shot as traitor after the hostil- ities of 1915 Madeleine Morin. the Marechales maid. was deputed after the execution to perform the neces- sary offices and found the purse in the Marshals pocket. At the death of Madeleine in 1852. it passed into the possession of an official at Gisors, and he presented it to the local mu-
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
Defends Noted Chicago Cow

of his vest. My parents are dead and cant defend themselves against this latest fake as to the origin of the fire, but I'll speak out.
 That story about the COW kicking over the lamp was the monumental fake of the last century. 1 know what I'm talking about when I say that the fire was caused by spontaneous com bustion in the hayloft.
 You see, it was like this: The old man had put in a load of green hay a few days before the fire. Below the hay loft were the stables where the cows were kept We had several cows and did quite milk business.
 Tt was Sunday night that the big fire started. On that night we had all gone to bed half an hour before the fire broke out. l hadn't gone to sleep yet and was the first one of the family to hear the firemen shouting in front of the house.
 Both my father and mother went to their graves sad at heart over the world wide notoriety given them in the printed accounts of the burning of Chicago. l wish to make it as en- phatic as possible that the O'Leary COW did not kick over a lamp"
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
Chicago Has No Cash for Crow Hunter

turned over to the town clerk for de struction; also that he shall make certificate to the effect that such de- struction has taken place; and, fur ther, that upon presentation of such facts to the county clerk the latter shall provide the necessary creden- tials upon the county treasurer for the payment of the bounty.
 Proceeding along these lines, Swen- sen appeared before Town Clerk B. F. Sippel, who, having convinced himself that the claim was proper, proceeded with due solemnity to the stipulated work of destruction by burning the heads of the crows and smashing the eggs. Then he made affidavit to the whole transaction, furnishing names, dates and details, and affixed to the document the great seal of the Town ship of Orland.
 Thus fortified the claimant boarded a Wabash train and in time appeared at the office of the county clerk, where with becoming modesty he pre- sented his credentials.
 The chief deputy got into communi- cation with President Busse and was informed that the claim was perfectly legal, but that there was no appro- priation out of which to pay for the killing of crows,
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

nETROlT. Mich.-Louis Voss is D somewhat of a cut-up. He is one of those indulgent fathers who likes to play jokes on the boys. Beside him, old man Peck and Foxy Grandpa are weak performers.
 It started because the little Vosses were caresless enough to leave lot of Halloween masks lying around the house. Charley Voss, one of the most precocious of the younger Voss con tingent, was entertaining Max Dolce in the barn back of the Voss home at 1261 Monroe avenue.
 Charley and Max were punching the bag. Charley excused himself for a few minutes and left the future Jim Jeffries banging away at the inflated leather. About this time the elder
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

neat appearance also, and any desired surface treatment is possible in this form of construction. We show here the design of cement plaster house of tht advanced type. The frame is of wood and the exterior is lathed over furring strips placed over tar paper on the sheathing. Two coats of ce- ment are used, the first being scratched while still wet to make a holding surface for the second
 This house is 23 feet inches vide, and 37 feet inches long. One of the striking features about the design is the porch, which also is of cement plaster construction. This house is in dividual in it's style and while plain is not severely so. 1t has a large liv- ing room, 10 feet 6 inches by F feet in size, with triple window provided with window seat. This room is used also as a dining room and the kitchen is placed conveniently adja. cent. The kitchen is 10 by 15 feet in size, and provides room for a table if the use of that room is preferred as dining room A bedroom and toilet room are also on this floor. On the second floor are three bedrooms and bathroom. The cost of this house is about the same as that for frame structure.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
American Capital for Turkey.

According to Levantine newspapers American capital, under the new re gime, is likely to be freely utilized in the development of Turkey It is claimed that concession for rail road from Silvas to Mosul and beyond via Harput, Arghana, Diarbekir, Bitlis and Van, has been conditionally grant ed to an American syndicate, which will build also branch line. with out. let to the Mediterranean at Jumur talik. on the Gulf of Alexandretta, at which point modern port is to be This railroad scheme was in part referred to in a report iron this cinsulate-general about year ago The total length of the proposed line is placed at 1000 milometers Q,24. miles)
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
"Foxy Grandpa" in Mask, Causes Scare

Voss happened upon the masks.
 So he disguised himself as a der wish, or some other person equally devlish. Then he made tracks for the barn. If Max ever had any aspirations in the direction of prize-fight honors, he forgot them when his affrighted eyes confronted the face internal. Max passed Voss and went down the barn stairs in just one jump. At the same instant he yelled for Dave Har- ris, this being the name of a near relative who dwells in the vicinity.
 Dave heard the cry of distress and he and Mrs. Harris, with all the little Harrises, piled out into the night. Dave hit upon Voss, Sr., first
 It was no time for explanations and Voss had no chance to offer one Dave grappled with him. The two swayed back and forth in the alley. Dave's wife caught one glimpse of Voss's false face in the moonlight. concluded that her husband was strug- gling with a fiend, and tainted.
 The uproar brought all the neigh bors out and it was some minutes be- fore affairs could be adjusted.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

NEW YORK.-An old-fashioned Eng lV fish hunt dinner-with hounds oc- cupying seats at the table-marked the ending in Smithtown of one of the largest drag hunts ever held on Long island.
 Those who partook of the feast which was given in the Head River inn, represented every hunt club of social prominence in and around New York and from as great distance as Philadelphia.
 Among the guests were noted riders in the Rockaway. Westchester, Mead owbrook. Smithtown and Staten Is- land clubs. Many Quaker City hunt CTS were present. IF n n w
 The bill of fare was gamy from start to finish, but the most charac- tAristic of all were the costumes of
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

The artistic effects of concrete struc lures will. therefore, depend on the cooperation of the architect and the contractor. The former must realize that he is dealing with a comparative ly new material having its own char acteristics, and to which he should give careful study.
 Instead of endeavoring to transform the material itself he will do far bet ter to adapt to his needs this mate rial, which has special characteristics The tendency has been for designers to use cement to initiate other mate rials. This practice seldom gives sat isfactory results from an artistic point of view. Contractors should as sist the architect in giving cement surfaces an individuality of their own by following out to the last letter the architects views. Buildings made of concrete, and here we mean dwelling houses, are divided into two classes, the monolithic and the concrete block house. There is another class called cement plaster houses that are in vogue in many parts of the country and are giving satisfaction. The mon- olithic house is one with built-up walls reinforced by steel rods. Houses of this type require some additional treatment of the exterior surface to secure a finish that will be present able This is comparatively new proposition for the designer. The prob lem has been how to overcome the dull appearance of large surfaces built of cement whose displeasing appear ance is due often to unsightly stains and other discolorations. These diff ficulties have been overcome so that now the road seems clear for this form of construction. The surface is brushed with a wire brush while still
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

damp, or is painted with neat ce- ment paint. Block construction also is making rapid progress along artis- tic designs, so that now 1t is possible to build block house without that distressing appearance of sameness that characterize some of the earlier structures.
 Cement plaster houses are cheaper to build than either of the two forms described. They present a
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

It is generally conceded that the employment of concrete in construc- tion has added marked impetus to architectural study in recent years
 The pliability of cement mortar and makes it readily adaptable to any form or design the architect may create. In many parts of the country the architects are applying them selves to this subject, and beautiful effects have been produced. Recent progress in cement construction has
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16
Two Guesses.

There is a man who does not care how many tears he may cause" said the emotional citizen. He takes no count of the blighted hopes with which his pathway may be strewn, but"
 Cut it short, old man" interrupted the busy person. What is he, a baseball umpire or a customs inspec- Washington Post.
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

morphosis. AS organization becomes higher and higher, the need for diff ferentiation becomes greater: this in wolves the end and death is the price we have to pay for the differentiation which exists in us, and to which we owe our great array of faculties!
The Prescott daily news., 1909-12-16

Mir. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building for the readers of this paper. On account of his wide expe- rience as Editor, Author and Manufac- turer he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. l94 Fifth Ave, Chicago. H.. and only enclose two-cent stamp for reply.