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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-03-30
SociaI.PeEs0naI

Mr. Jacob Halpe,:n, W"lo mas been
spending the winter In Georgia ana
Florida is here on "A visit to his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. r.. S. Halp"rih'
Mr. and Mrs l.. p Stcarnes ana
their daughter. Miss Lcwie, returned
home yesterday after spending week
n, their country home in Pulaski.
MES Grace Borden has returned 10
her h.mr in Nelson w. Va. after Il
visit to her cousins, the Misses B"T-
den
Miss Annie Healey is recovering
from an attack of grip which has con-
fined her to her home on Th'itE-
eighth street for several days,
Miss Clara Gregory has returned 10
her home near Stanton, after a \ihli
TO relatives In this city.
Miss Irma benson, OF N@rthnmb"r-
land county, has arrived TO spend two
weeks with friends in this CITY ana
vicinity.
Miss Cora Breeder. OF Crittend"n,
is the guest OF her aunt, Mr3.
Bias senham on Twcnty.ninth street,
Mrs. S. X. Curtis and her daughter,
Miss Elsie. shave returned TO their
home at Lee Hall after a visit to
Mrs. Thomas. on Fiftieth street.
Miss Virginia White. OF Richmond.
arrived in the city yesterday TO spend
n week with friends,
Miss Lotto ,SchOfield has returned !
from visit to Washington ana ,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04
ABSENTMlNDED.
A Question the College Professor Could
Not Decide Himself.

There is a highly esteemed profess
sor in one Of the big colleges who Is
even more absentminded than most
geniuses. His son Is student In the
same college. At the beginning Of
lecture to his class one morning
look Of perplexity overspread the
professors face, and his hearers noted
that his thoughts seemed to be wan
dering from the subject he was dis
cussing At length he paused for
moment and quietly requested that
his son be summoned without delay.
The young student, startled by such
an unusual message from his father,
hastened to him, expecting to find him
dead or dying. The professor mad not
finished his lecture by the time his
son arrived and was explaining things
in his usual clear and convincing man
ner. At last the son succeeded in at
tracing his fathers attention, and
this extraordinary dialogue then TOOK
place:
John, am surprised" growled the
distinguished educator. What DO you
mean by interrupting me in this way?"
"Why, father, don't you remember
You sent for me to come at once.
"Oh, yes, to be sure. Now 1 recoi-
lect. 1t was my fear Of annoying your
mother You know how 1t distresses
her, dear soul, II fail to appear at
my meals. I got to thinking about this
when I started lecturing this morning
and sent for you to set my doubts at
rest. John, please tell me have had
my breakfast yet this morning.
New York Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04
BUILT, TO BE FEATURE OF

chairman Of the Premier company and
one Of the great prize winners In the
lottery of South African speculation,
named the diamond after himself; 9TH
ers have called 1t the Premier and sew
eral different names have been pro-
posed.
The package containing the diamond
was transported to England on the Un-
fon Castle steamer Kenilworth and was
Immediately placed in the vaults Of the
standard Bank Of South Africa AS
King Edward expressed desire to in
spect the great crystal, it was taken to
buckingham palace and for the short
time 1t was out of the bank-only an
Hour or two-a special policy Of insur-
Once Of two and half million dollars
was taken out at a cost Of $725. After
examining the diamond minutely, hold
ing 1t up to the light to note its radi-
ance, King Edward handed it back to
its guardian, remarking, ''This is a
great curiosity, but should have kick
ed 1t aside as lump Of glass IL had
seen It in the road"-June Century.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04
Modern ROYALTY,

What Is a modern king for If not to
set pattern of the brave, courteous,
urbane gentleman and make a come
ly figurehead for state occasions? If
he fails there Of what earthly use Is
he? He cannot govern. He dare not
attemp to rule. He Is so outclassed
in professional training by his own
generals that he would never be toll
Grated as an active commander-in-
chief in time of war. He Is hopeless
ly below the requirements of the age
If he dreams of leadership In art or
learning, literature or science. If he
cannot make q brave showing OF the
virtues and graces Of more primitive
times when he gets a chance he fails
utterly.
The truth is that modern royalty Is
handicapped hopelessly by the pro-
gress of mankind. The age is far too
complex to enable a king to play the
part he is cast for in the great drama
of the worlds work and struggles.
He would be more than human If he
could live up to the demands Of his
birth and the traditions of his voca-
ton. Kings were formerly tragedies
when they were evil and great bene,,
factors when they were both good and
wise. Now they are perilously near
the border line of comedy, which
slides easily down into farce. -CleVe-
land Leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04

1T Is my misfortune, and yours,
Hazel, that 1 know little or nothing re-
garding the unhappy woman who was
my predecessor in sorrow; nor have !
any means Of ascertaining whether
your half-brother is alive or dead. In
my present distress and anxiety, /
should feel greatly comforted could !
know that the boy still lived, and that
some day you would find him. He Is
your senior by several years. He might
be to you a guardian, shield against
future evil. To one 80 lonely as you
are today, the possession Of broth
err
There my mothers letter abruptly
ended. I remembered how had enter
ed the room at Lake Cottage in the
dreary dawn, and interrupted the wri-
ter-how she had risen from the task,
saying that 1t could be finished at an
other time, and how Iangstroth, the
arch enemy of my kindred, had stood,
an apparition of evil in the open door,
and shot her down in her beauty and
youth-thus fulfilling his old vows Of
vengeance.
What more my mother meant to add
I could never know; but at the bottom
of the sheet another hand had penciled
these laconic words:
Graham Vivian, pere-thief, suicide,
-sffnArs rse4raham Vivian, fils-preaehefI
reformer, saint"
And the handwriting was that Of my
old teacher and enemy, Miss Dee,
known at Wolfsden as Mrs. Steele.
I sprang to my feet. The truth was
so plain to me now, that I could only
wonder at my past blindness. looked
at the Louis XIV. clock on the console
table. In a half-hour a train would
start for Black River. I gave some
necessary orders to the servants, flung
on suitable garments, and ten minutes
later, with my mothers letter lying
against my heart, was whirling away
in the "natty victoria" to the city de-
pot-my face set toward Black River,
and the house Of Francis Heron.
To be Continued.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04

Cornered.-Five young men went
into a shop recently to buy hat each,
says Bystander. Seeing they were In
a joking mood, the shopman said:
"Are you married?"
"They each said "yes."
"Then I'll give a hat to the one who
can truthfully say he has not kissed
any other woman but his own wife
since he was married"
Hand over that hat" said one OF
the party, 1--WE won It,"
when were you married?"
Yesterday" was the reply, and the
hat was handed over.
One Of the others was laughing
heartily while telling his wife the joke,
but suddenly pulled up when she said: !:
IT say, John, how was 1t you didn't
bring one e?"-Galveston Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04
WORLDS GREATEST DIAMOND.
Interesting Story of the discovery OF
The Magnificent Cullinan Stone.


The Magnificent cullinan Stone.
On January 25, 1905, the greatest
diamond known to the world was found
in open working No. 2 Of the Premier
mine in the Transvaal colony, South
Africa, and from the finding to the
cutting of this magnificent stone and
It's final disposal its history is most
romantic one.
The days work at the mine was over,
and Frederick Wells, the surface man
ager, was making his usual rounds.
Glancing along one side of the deep ex-
cavation his eyes suddenly caught the
gleam of a brilliant object far up on
the bank. He lost no time In climbing
up to the spot where he had noted the
CLINT of light. He had not been mis-
taken it was a really brilliant crystal.
He tried to pull 1t out with his fingers,
and as this proved impossible, he
sought to pry 1t out with the blade OF
his pen knife To his surprise the
knife blade broke, without causing the
stone to yield. Confident now that the
crystal must be a very large one, he
dug out the earth about 1t, thinking for
a moment that, contrary to all expert
ence in the mine, the stone might be
attached to a piece Of the primitive
rock. When he discovered that this
was not the case, he began to doubt
that the object was really a diamond.
He said afterward:
when l took a good look at the
stone stuck there in the side Of the pit
it suddenly flashed across me that l
had gone insane-that the whole thing
was imaginary. 1 knew it could not be
q diamond. All at once another solu-
ton dawned upon me. The boys often
plays jokes on one another. Some
practical joker, thought, has planted
this huge chunk Of glass here for me
to find it. He thinks l will make
fool of myself by bringing it into the
office in a great state Of excitement,
and the story will be told far and wide
in South Africa"
Determined to test the stone on the
spot before proceeding further, Wells
rubbed off the dirt from one Of its faces
with his finger, and soon convinced
himself that it was not lump of glass
but a diamond crystal, apparently OF
exceptional whiteness and purity. With
the aid Of larger blade Of his knife
he finally succeeded in prying out the
stone and bore 1t away with him to the
office of the mine. Here it was cleaned
and, to the astonishment Of all, was
found to have a weight Of more than
1924 ga carats, more than three times
that Of any other diamond that has
been discovered. Before many hours
had passed the telegraph carried It'd
ings to all parts Of the world that the
greatest diamond of this or any other
age had been brought to light Mr.
Wells is said to have received a reward
Of $4,000 from the company for his dis
covery. T. M. Cullinan, founder and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04

ing and he hasn't gone far before
foaming glass Of lager on a signboart
beckons to him.
The cochero Is only too glad to stop
The thirsty American. may be gone two
or three minutes before the ride is re-
sumed. His thirst may, and very like
ly 1t will, assert itself once or twice
more before the plaza Is reached, or the
American may see something in ths
window Of a Chinese store that he
wants to inspect.
Observe that the West Indian driver
on the front seattle graduate from
Uncle Sans ditch-is most accommo.
dating, always willing to stop. Well
you finally land at the plaza and hand
him dime. Then you learn the Sc.
cret.
It's ten cents for continuous ride
just as it's a nickle for continuous
trolley ride in New York, but there are
no transfers. Every time you stop fol
a drink or anything else that takes
you out Of the carriage you break the
continuity of the journey and assault
your pocketbook for another dime.
The problem of relative values be-
tween spiggoty (Panama) and Amer
can money Is tough enough for the or
binary American to tackle on trop-
ical summers day, but when you add
this ten cents an extra stop factor you
have a situation that will wilt stiff
linen collar in about two shakes Of 9
lambs tail.
To many Of these negro cabbies theil
carriages are almost their homes. They
cruise around the city of Panama al
all hours of the night, and through the
midday hours usually stop in the shade
of a plaza palm, curl up on the bach
seat and take their siesta, while the
ponies, burying their noses in the oai
bags, MUNICH drowsily. 1t isn't uncom.
mon to see twenty-five or more Of these
carriages lined up in this way in the
busiest part of the city.
There seems to be at least one strik.
ing difference between the West In
dian negro Of Panama and the Negro
In the southern states. The West In.
dian negro of Panama is apparently
devoid of any sense of humor. The ne.
gro in the states usually has a lively
sense Of humor and certainly always
has a laugh on tap.
The Barbadian or jamaican negro
cab driver in this city reminds you OF
an English footman with several coats
Of lampblack rubbed over his face. He
is as solemn as an owl, and probably
would die II the point of joke evel
penetrated his skull.
Yet with all the uncertainties tina,
Uncle Sam has to contend with In hir.
Ing West Indian negroes he will some
day owe to them a deep debt Of graft.
tude. They have done large part Of
the actual manual labor on the ditch
thus far, and when It Is finished vii
have contributed more Of their bodily
strength than any other race Of men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04
DANCING AND FIGHTING.
In Montenegro They Have Their Own
Way of poina Each.

lu WOHtSIo8t0 tHVy TtaNo shS'f wv"
Way Of Doing Each.
The national dance of Montenegro Is
the Hhoio, somewhat similar to the bore
of Bulgaria. Both sexes take part,
crossing hands and forming an un-
joined circle. The music they supply
themselves, each end Of the horn alter
nately singing verse in honor Of the
prince and his warlike deeds.
The kolo is always danced at any
great national festival, and the effect
is very fine. Then there Is another
dance performed by four or five, usu-
ally youths, to the accompaniment OF
fiddle, the leader setting lot Of In
tricate quick steps which the rest i'm
itate at once. 1t is really a sort of jig
and makes the spectators head swim
IL he watches it for long.
II never saw any dances in north
ern Albania" says a writer In the
Wide World, though certain Slav ar
fists love to depict wonderful sword
dances, with beauteous maidens sway
ing gracefully after the style Of nautch
girls. A casual observer who has seen
the Albanians come in Montenegrin
markets or to their great weekly gath
ering in the bazaar Of Scutari could
never picture these stern men dancing
or at play.
"They never smile and they look the
life they lead, each clan ever ready for
war with it's neighbor and absolutely
pitiless in the vendetta. When fighting
the Turks the Montenegrins evince a
heroism and utter fearlessness that Is
remarkable. The strongest men carry
bombs, or rather hand grenades-things
the Turkish soldier particularly abom-
mates.
81 was told once how a certain man
whom knew we'll saved his band from
destruction. They were fairly corner
ed, and the Turks closing in, when the
bomb thrower stood up amid the hail
Of bullets, lit the fuse with his cigar
cite and rushed toward the soldiers,
who, seeing his intention, promptly
made tracks.
"It was of course lucky that the Mo-
hammedan soldier, who does not much
mind being sent to Paradise with a
bullet, thinks his chance Of eternal bliss
very doubtful If he Is blown up with
dynamite. The nerve required to be a
bomb thrower is worthy Of little re-
Election. He must absolutely expose
himself, and as the fuse is very short
the ignition must be coolly considered.
IF premature it means the destruc-
tion Of himself and comrades, and when
1t is fairly alight the bomb must be
thrown with mathematical exactitude.
In other words, the man must leave his
cover and charge an overwhelming
force alone and not throw till he is
close up to it."-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-04
A MILITARY MARTYR.
The Tragic Fate Of the Drummer Of
.H-- Castine. "

The Tragic Fate Of tho Drummer OF
castine.
In, 177s the British built a fort COM
manding the bay Of Castine and the
little village Of Pentagoet and called II
Fort George. It was constructed with
four bastions, making the four points
of the compass, and with an elaborate
labyrinth Of cells far underground,
where the only light that ever illumi-
mated the moldy wall was that shed
feebly by a sentry's lantern. In the
hollow square formed by the bastions
the gibbet was erected on which Ball
and Elliott were hanged a few years
later. Soon after the fort was finish
ed 1t was evacuated by the British, who
did not again set foot within its frown-
ing walls until September, 1914, when
General Gasselin, with $500 men, came
sailing in from Halifax and again took
the town after half hearted defense.
The invaders were not altogether un-
welcome to the thrifty inhabitants OF
the Castine country, as they scattered
the kings gold with lavish hand and
kept open port for the traders. But II
they rewarded generously they also
punished severely, and when for the
second time Fort George was evacuated
the following April the underground
cells were full Of prisoners, many OF
whom were redcoats awaiting sentence
for breaches of military discipline. All
the prisoners were released on the
morning Of the evacuation except a
drummer, who was confined in a cell
at the extreme end Of the subterranean
passage, and in the excitement Of a
hurrid departure he was forgotten.
It must have been several hours be-
fore the silence, unbroken by the foot
falls Of the jailer or the songs and
shouts Of the other prisoners, made 1t
plain to the doomed drummer that the
fort was deserted. His drum had been
left with him, and, seizing the sticks,
he began to beat upon 1t furiously In
the hope that some loiterer above might
hear and come to his rescue. How
many hours or how many days he
drummed frantically away in the pitch
darkness and gravelike silence Of his
living tomb can only be conjectured,
but villagers passing near heard the
muffled sound of ruffle and reveille,
tattoo, assembly, charge and retreat
and the regular beat for columns to
march by. The superstitious country
people ascribed the drumming to SUI
pernatural cause and gave the fort a
wide berth. The strokes, becoming
fainter and fainter, soon ceased alto
gether, and it was not until years af-
terward that the underground cells
were accidentally expired and the
skeleton Of the drummer, still dress
ed in faded scarlet, was discovered ly-
ing by his moldering drum.
Long after the bastion walls crum-
bled and the site of the fort was al
most obliterated with weeds and BUSH
es the beating of a ghostly drum was
said to haunt the place with its sound
on each recurring 18th Of April, but
as the surrounding wood was the
home Of hundreds Of woodpeckers the
mystery was easily explained.-New
York Press.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-06
LOCAL LEAGUE RECORD.
MAGHE SUSPENDED.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 6.-Sherwpod
Magee. the star outielder of the Phila-
delphia National League Baseball club,
has been suspended indefinitely with
out pay by Manager William Murray
for alleged characterization and may
never again play ball In a Philadelphia
National league uniform. The trouble
occurred in Saturdays game with
Brooklyn. Magee is said to have dis
regarded instructions to play close TO
second base instead of taking a long
lead. Magee was finally caught be-
the bases Int run out. 1t is
reported that there was a warm time in
the clubhouse after the game, which re-
suited in h players suspension. Ma
gee says that II anything is deducted
from his salary he will never play in
a Philadelphia uniform again. At the
Of the proposed Donlsn deal Ma
gee ID said to. have expressed a desire to
set away from the Philadelphia club
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-06
Vote Today and Get All
Your Friends Busy. Make 1t
Greatest Contest Ever Held
FOOTBALL WARRIORS BEGIN
TO PUNT THE PICSkIN
Season to Be a Long O7e and More Than a Thousand Games
Are Scheduled by Colleges and SchoosE Few
Changes in the Rules.

If they merely touch the ball back this
touchback gives them this privilege.
As there have beer some discussions
from time to time as to players taking
up the game for the first time and not
knowing what the names of the posi-
lions mean. the rule book this year will
have a definition of the positions anc a
designation of the players as ordinarily
grouped.
In several games last year the referee
blew his whistle to indicate a foul,
sometimes inadvertently, and as the rsf-
eree's whistle made the f6all dead it ~as
impossible for the offended side to take
advantage of whatever run they made
by refusing the penalty. For this rea-
son the rules this year call particular
attention to the fact that the referee
should never, under any circumstances,
blow his whistle to indicate a foul.
However, if he should inadvertently do
so, the ball is still dead and play must
step.
AS there was said to be some misun-
Outstanding at times regarding the limi-
tations of positions, a rule has been
made to show that the limitations APP
ply only to the team on the %offense, but
an attempt at evasion in order to get
around the rule will not be permitted
by the officials.
One or two changes We're made for
the sake of making the penalties uni
form, and it was suggested by the rule
makers that the position of the referee
should be behind the line of offense.
The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-09-06
NATIONAL TURNER'S WIN FINAL
In CITY LEAGUE FROM TIGERS
Mills and Kurfess Had a Duel-lronsides Toy with the Armorys.
~Aringtons Win from Harrsons-Orange Valleys
Take the First from Watsessing.

Nine innings of good baseball was
sion to Wiedenmayer's Park yesterday
afternoon saw in the Tiger-Nationai
Turner game to decide which team
should finish third in the Newark City
League ace. The Turner'S won, the
score being five runs to four.
Kid Kurfess, Eddie Uslar and George
Mills were the opposing twirlers. The
Kid had eleven strikeouts and passed
three, while Mills famed four and
walked one.
The Tigers were the first to tally. Kur-
Tess. the first man up in the second in
ming, singled, and Van SAINT neatly sacri-
feed, Mills to Stepler. Young then hit
for a one-baser. sending the Kid home, and
on Birds error came across himself. The
Turner's put one over In the fourth round
as the result OF Uslar's error and two hits.
In the sixth inning the Nationals had
three on bases, with one out, and the
Vailsburgers also had the sacks populated
in the seventh, with none gone, but the
respective twlrlers put on steam and got
out of holes.
Two t~wo-baggers and a single netted
three runs in the eighth for the winners,
while In the ninth. with two down, Guide
was safe on Birds error. Kid Kurfees as
he stepped to the plate said, I'm going to
make a homer!' and he did, sending the
leather to the scoreboard In left field, ac-
counting for two credits. After denting the
PAN, however, he fell exhausted, and could
not resume pitching, and Eddie Uslar took
up the task, Kurfess playing at the initial
sack.
Ulrlch, the first Turner up in the ninth,
was awarded - free ticke to first base,
and Schuman did the sacrifice act, send
ing the former to third. On a passed ball
Ulrich scored.
The batting honors Of the day went To
Kurfess, Young and Stepler, each aVing
three hits. The score: