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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29
CALIFORNIAN ROBIN, HOOD.
Believes In the Doctrine of Common
Ownership of Property.

Believes In the Doctrine of Common
Ownership of Property.
In the recent arrest by rangers Of
the Santa Barbara forest Of George
Griffith, the settlers have been relieved
of second Robin Hood, says the San
Francisco Chronicle. Griffith was ap-
pretended for numerous thefts COM
mitted by him from camps located In
the interior of the mountains. The
story of his experiences prior to his
arrest has in it many of the elements
of the dramatic, and the authorities
before whom he was brought consider
him a sort of enigma. Griffith appear
ed in Santa Barbara short time ago,
having walked all the way from Port
land. According to his statements, he
sought work in Santa Barbara, but
unsuccessfully, and finally took to the
mountains. He Is a Socialist and be-
lieves in the doctrine of common own
ership Of property, and upon approach
ing the uninhabted San Marcos club
house felt no hesitancy in breaking in
and helping himself to a number Of
rifles and an abundant supply of am
munition. Weighted down by his load
of stolen property he tramped scores
Of miles into the interior Businesses Of
the mountains, living principally upon
such game as could be brought down
with one of his numerous stolen guns.
During the course of his tramp he
came upon the cabin of Forest Ranger
Dinsmore and appropriated. to his own
use such articles as struck his fancy
before continuing his wild tramp on
ward. Upon discovering his loss,
Ranger Dinsmore and Ranger Libeu
started in pursuit, and knowing that
their quarry was heavily armed and
likely to resist arrest, they disguised
themselves as vaqueros and came upon
him from the rear, and before he was
aware of their presence they had him
covered.
Although of slight build and weigh
ing but 100 pounds, Griffith, during the
course of his tramp over the rough
mountains, carried a pack Weighing
$50 pounds and endured all sorts of
hardships, which resulted in practical
ly denuding him Of clothing and COW
ering his body with numerous scars
where he had come in contact with
the stiff brush and sharp stones. When
found he was almost starved and his
wild flight had left him in a precarious
condition. In spite of the seriousness
of his position. Griffith seemed to take
the matter slightly and worried not at
all for his future. He refused to di-
vulge any information regarding his
history, and his strange actions have
made his arrest one of more than ordi-
nary interest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29

Saved the Situation.-She raised her
head from his shoulder for a moment.
do you believe that exercise and
lotions and toilet preparations will i'm
prove a woman's looks?" she asked.
He pressed her blond curls back up
on his chest.
"They couldn't improve the looks OF
some women" he said.
"Whose?" she asked.
well, yours and Violet Cochrane's,
for instance" he replied thoughtlessly.
'I don't understand you," she said,
raising her head for the second time
and chilling him with look. 1--WE are
not at all alike"
I mean," he replied, turning her
head for the second time, and thinking
quickly, that your looks couldn't be
improved, because they are perfect as
they are, and that hers couldn't be i'm
proved because no amount Of work
could make her pretty"
And the freight fiickered knowingly
as she sighed great sigh of content
ment and relief while he drew deep
breath.-Tit-Bits
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29

Going Some.-"Yes, SIR" said old
man Braggard, las soon as l see them
birds 1 went into the house and took
down the old blunderbuss and pegged
at 'em, an, by CORY! brought down
thutty birds to one shot. Can ye beat
that?"
"Ya-as," drawled Uncle ST Peavey
"Ye know Bill Wiggins's frog pond?"
Yes" said old man Braggard
What of It?
"Wa-al, 1 went down there the 9TH
er night after sundown to shoot a
couple o. bullfrogs with my old shot
gum" said Uncle -. There was 5000
of 'em settin' on them there lily-pads
and 1 just lifted that there gun to my
shoulder and let her 60"
"Spose we did," said old man Bras-
gard. How does that affect my bird
story?"
Beats it all holler," retorted Uncle
ST. "The minute my gun went off ths
hull derned 5000 bullfrogs croaked."-
Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29

Truth Tellins.-"Pa," said little
George when his father attempted TO
carve the Sunday duck, Il can't tell
a lie. 81 dulled the sarving knife
my son." said Georges father after
looking grayely at him for few min
utes. 81 am glad to forgive you. Let
me explain why I forgive you. 1t Is
because you have not tried to deceive
me. You have told the truth. There
fore you shall not suffer punishment.
I wish to have you realize that 1t Is al
ways best to tell the truth. You see
how easy it is. If you had lied to me
about having dulled the knife 1t would
have been very hard for you to keep
from letting us find out the truth-ln-
deed, we should have found IT out
sooner or later, and then you would
have been punished. Thus you would
have been made very unhappy, in addi-
ton to having been compelled to in
vent a lot of falsehoods, which would
have been very hard work. A liar al
ways creates trouble and sorrow for
himself. Remember that. How did
you happen to dull the knife?'
81 was tryin' to whittle off one OF the
limbs Of that tree you had set out In
the back yard, cause it's got a nice
prong for a slingshot."
George, you come into the attic with
me! BY thunder, I'll teach you not to
cut limbs from trees that I've paid
good money to have planted!"-Chica-
go Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29
SMALL COINS SELL HIGH.
Three Rare Pennies Bring Over Two
Hundred Dollars at Auction.

Three rare pennies Of the collection
Of Capt Andrew C. Zabriskie brought
over 5000 at Davis & Harvey's auction
rooms recently, says the Philadelphia
Record. The old coins and United
States notes disposed Of at the second
and last days sale, while not bringing
as high figures as characterized the
rare doubloOns and United States
Pioneer gold coins of the day previous,
sold relatively higher, and the bidding
was far from spirited. The first
rare coin to be offered was a 1893 pen
ny. 1t had the head of liberty. with
short hair facing right above the word
liberty" beneath which was the date.
In the centre was an endless chain Of
Is links, enclosing "One Cent, 1-100."
The edge was of vine and bars. The
coin was evenly struck, of smooth sur
face and olive color
Another penny of the same date, but
with long bushy hair and said to be
excessively rare, brought ten dollars
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29
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more than its predecessor. A superb
ly milled cent of 1905, variety which
had never been circulated, exceedingly
rare and of bright steel color, brought
$50. Other pennies of the eighteenth
century brought comparatively low
figures. One of 1898, milled on diverse
and reverse sides, went for IS. An
other steel-colored coin Of the same
date was sold for SO. Pennies minted
subsequently to the beginning Of the
nineteenth century brought fairly low
prices, ranging from 25 to rs cents.
A half-cent Of the year 1S49 was
eagerly sought after by buyers from
New York and this city. Only five of
these coins are known of. This coin
has large berries on a wreath. 1t is of
bright red color and has a sharp,
even impression. Another half-penny
of 1895 went for $3.50. One whose
surface was but slightly corroded
brought $50.
A series of American presidential
and political medals, replete with his
torical interest, sold at fair prices. A
small eagle, with shield, scroll, arrows
and olive branch around "a stars, used
in the Andrew Jackson campaign for
the presidency, sold for $3.50. On the
reverse side was scrolled General
Jackson. the gallant and successful
defender of New Orleans, and candi-
date for the presidency Of the United
States of America, 1925"
Another from Gen. Harrison's cam
paign sold for $1.70. On one side 1t
had a bust of Harrison, below 26 stars.
Under It was engraved 1.-THE Peoples
Choice, the Hero of Tippecanoe." On
the reverse was log cabin, two trees
and a flag waving from the right Of a
pole. There was an interesting medal
from the Polk-Dallas campaign. The
medal is excessively rare and very
unique and 1925 was the highest bid.
Another iron medal of the same cam
paign brought 25 cents. A rare re-
minder Of the fact that Henry Clay
was once a presidential candidate
brought $3.50. On one side 1t had a
view Of the birthplace of Clay. On the
other was a coon in a tree, under
which was a plough.
Medals from the campaigns of Zach
ary Taylor, Winfield Scott, John c.
Fremont, James Buchanan, Stephen
A. Douglass and Abraham Lincoln sold
for prices ranging from 25 cents to 81.
Considerable interest hinged on the
sale Of satirical coinage from the 1896
Bryan campaign. A coin containing
S23 grains of silver, the equivalent of
gold dollar in value, September IA,
1896, inside of which was q govern
ment dollar containing 4123 grains of
silver, made by Tiffany, was run up to
$11.50.
United States notes and fractional
currency, Unexpectedly found little ia
vor among the numismatics and coin
dealers. A sheet Of 20 five-cents notes
issued during the presidency Of Thom-
as Jefferson, brought but $3.50. Ten
cents, 25-cent and 5O-cent notes went
for prices little in advance Of their
face value. AS a matter Of fact, a SO
compound interest treasury note, is
sued on June 80, 1864, brought but s1S
1t may be redeemed at any time at Its
face value.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29
Humorous Department.
She Wanted More.

You have never told me anything
about your past" she said timidly.
A troubled look came over him. He
realized that, although they had been
engaged nearly a month, he had GER
tainly been negligent in that direction.
'1 suppose 1 ought to say something
about It," he said.
"Promise-tell me an"
do you mean that?"
Everything"
He clasped her hands. The crisis
had come.
Dearest" he said. 'rll make clean
breast of 1t. OF course, realized that
it had to come. Still"
go on!"
'Tve led a pretty hard life, guess.
In college there was time when
didn't do much else but buck the u
ger"
Whats that?"
"Well, It's playing poker mostly. l
got In the hole pretty deep. Then' OF
course. I had my fill of drinking, ca
rousing, late hours. l broke loose at
last. You see, / had to, but 1t was
pretty fierce"
Did you stop?"
"Well, partly. Then I had love al
fairs-there were so many Of 'em, you
know, that 1t didn't matter. I was
dropped once-then 1 braced up-got
through. I spun around a little after
that until 1 got to playing the ponies"
playing the ponies!"
"Yes-race track, you know. Bet
ting on horses. But. thank heaven l
saw the folly Of that"
"And you stopped?"
Absolutely. You see, came to my
self NV character asserted itself. 1t
was a hard fight, but I won. 1 wish
It wasn't there, dear. But I was bound
to tell the truth. Tell me that It's all
right. Tell me you will forget It."
"Have you told me all?"
Everything. Tell me it's all right.
She looked at him with troubled
look.
81 suppose I shall have to-" she said.
Butt thought you were good deal
worse than that"-Thomas L. Mason,
in Lippincott's Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29

Rushing Them off-"What's Zeke
Crosby doing rushing down to the
barn in such an excited state for?"
drawled Hiram Hardapple.
"Why, Zeke heard that one of his
seven daughters is going to elope to-
night with a summer boarder in Zeke's
auto" whispered the hired man.
DO tell! And 1 suppose Zeke is
running down to lock the machine up
so they can't get it?"
ooh, no! Zeke's running down to
grease It up and put the motors in or
der so 1t won't break down and break
up the opement."-Chicago News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29

Offended Disnity.-Senator La Fol-
lette while criticising a trust: Its
dignity under abuse and attack Is
somehow funny. 1t reminds me of
little Sioux City girl. One morning
she hung about the kitchen contin-
ualIy, bothering the busy cook to the
limit.
1.-The cook lost patience finally.
"Clear out O. here, We sassy little
brat!' she shouted. humping the table
with a rolling pin.
THE little girl gave the cook
naughty look.
81 never allow any one but my moth
er to speak to me like that" she said.
Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-29
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-04

Declaration OF Independence az not
original and point out that this phrase
and that. this complaint and that had
been uttered here or there. This con-
troversy was hottest in 1873. when the
Mecklenburg declaration. said to have
been passed by Mecklenburg county.
N. C. in May. ITS. was discovered.
Jefferson at once declared to Adams
that he believed the document spuri-
GUS and brought forth a long array Of
reasons to support his belief. The
matter became subject of partisan
controversy. The legislature OF North
Carolina took 1t up and in 1881 pub
lished a pamphlet to prove that a
in Mecklenburg county more than a
year before Jefferson wrote his.
jefferson's Labor.
So we'll did Jefferson do his work
that when he submitted it to Adams
and Franklin, before handing 1t over
to the committee, they made only 4
few corrections. Jefferson then wrote
out what he calls fair copy" and
turned it over to the committee of five.
They found it SO good that they
changed not a word OF it. and on the
2Sth of June the document was laid
before congress.
While Jefferson in his little room at
the corner of Market and Seventh
streets was laboring over the Declare
ton the country from one end to the
other was busy discussing the subject.
In the states where the sentiment for
independence was stronghold is. in
New England and the south-the ex-
ultation was great. and the colonial
congresses. Sons of Liberty. commit
tees and town meetings worked with
renewed energy, the excitement pene-
trating to the most remote settle
ments. Heavy pressure was brought
on the colonies which up to this time
had been against separation by the
discussions in newspapers and PAM
phlets and by the debates in assem-
blies, conventions. committees of safe
ty and of inspection and in town and
county meetings. The whole people
soon became familiar with the ques-
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disgust the debate began

Adams disgust. the debate began
again
Never was Adams more powerful
than in this FINAL debate on Lees reso-
luton. He was the colossus OF that
debate said Jefferson afterward. The
entire day of July l was spent on the
question. and at night congress was
still unwilling to take final vote and
so adjourned the decision until the I'd.
The night was spent in excited work.
Four colonies-New York. Pennsyl-
vania. Delaware and South Carolina
still held back. but before congress as
sembled the next morning a majority
for the resolution had been secured in
each delegation excepting that of New
York Teach colony had one vote in the
Continental congress. a majority OF the
delegation OF the colony deciding what
that should be: New York withheld
her vote entirely on the ed. so that
when the vote was finally taken twelve
colonies were ready to declare that
these united colonies are and of
right ought to be free and iEdepend-
emit"
AS matter of fact. the passing of
Mr.. Lees resolution effected the sepa-
ration of the colonies firm Great Brit
ain. and the I'd Of July is really indie
pendence day. 1t was this day John
Adams wrote his wife on July that
future generations would celebrate.
THE second day Of July. 1776. will be
the most memorable epocha in the his
tory OF America" he wrote. II am apt
to believe that it will be celebrated by
succeeding generations as the great
anniversary festival. 1t ought TO be
commemorated as the day Of deliver
ance by solemn acts of devotion to
God Almighty. 1t ought to be solemn
lied with pomp and parade. with
shows. games. sports. guns. bells. bon
fires and Examinations from one end
of this continent to the other rom
this time forward for evermore."
But 1t was on July that the docu-
ment which makes the forma. express
sion of independence was adopted.
That formal Declaration came before
the house Immediately after the adop-
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upon committees and in conversation"
and was looked upon by all of the
older members, searching for young
talent. as one of the most promising
young men Virginia had sent up. Par
ticularly was he we'll regarded for his
abilities as writer.
On the first meeting of the commit
tee there seems to have been little
discussion about who really should do
the writing. Adams says he and JEFF
ferson were selected by the committee,
but that he insisted that Jefferson
himself do it. jefferson denies this
and says that the committee pressed
him alone to undertake the draft.
This slight discrepancy in the memory
of the two honorable gentlemen is Of
no Importance. 1t was Mr.. Jefferson
who wrote the Declaration.
He was living at the time the task
was given him in house rather or
the outskirts of Philadelphia. chosen
purposely because the neighborhood
was quiet. Here he had rented Sec
ond floor and was accustomed to work
whenever congress was not in session
On coming up to Philadelphia on this
trip one of his first tasks had been to
go to carpenter and give him a plan
OF desk he wanted made-a most
characteristic thing for him to do, for
Jefferson was a man who insisted on
planning everything which he was to
use. whether private house, a pub
lie building in Washington. his furni-
ture or his own tomb. The desk was
fourteen inches long by ten in breadth
and three in height. and it was on
this that through the long June days
he labored on the declaration.
1t must be conceded by one who
reads the contemporary literature of
the revolution that the gist of the
document which he produced was in
| everybody's mouth. What Jefferson
/, did was to voice in the favorite Eng
| lish style of the dav the spirit of in
| dependence abroad and to state form
| ally the different grievances OF the
! thirteen colonies as justification of
revolution. 1t was great document.
/ because it expressed more completely
| than had yet been done universal
/ conviction and because of the genius
/ for selection which It showed In no
sense was 1t an invention. Years after
ward. when its fame had grown. critics
OF Jefferson began to sneer at the
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ton of Lees resolution and was taken
up clause by clause for debate The
members after their two days strug-
gle were not in any mood to deal
easily with Mr. Jefferson's production.
On the contrary. they set themselves
vigorously to pull it to pieces.
With two exceptions the changes
they made were verbal and to the
great improvement of the document.
The two really important points which
congress refused to allow to go into
Mr.. Jeffersons paper were-first.
paragraph in which he arraigned with
terrible severity the slave traffic. and.
second. a charge that the English peo-
pie had been equally guilty toward
America with the king and parlia-
ment.
The free criticism OF the Declaration
INDUCED in during the debate annoyed
Mr.. jefferson exceedingly. He made 1t
a point of courtesy to reply to none of
it, but it was easy to see that he took
it badly. DIR. Franklin was by his side
and. observing his nervousness, tried
to ease the situation by telling him a
story.
Il have made it a rule" said Frank
lin. whenever in my power to avoid
becoming the craftsman OF papers to
be reviewed by a public body. 1 took
my lesson from an incident which
will relate to you. When l was a Jour
neyman printer one OF my compan-
ions. an apprentice halter. having
served out his term. was about to open
shop for himself. His first concern
was to have a handsome signboard
with a proper inscription. He COM
posed 1t in these words. John Thomp-
son, Halter. Makes and Sells Hats For
Ready Money with a figure of q hat
subjoined, but he thought he would
! submit 1t to his friends for their
| amendments. The first he showed 1t
! to thought the word halter tautolo-
gous, because followed by the words
| makes hats which showed he was a
I halter. It was struck out The next
| observed that the word makes might
as well be omitted. because his Gus
/ toners would not care who made the
/ hats II good and to their mind. they
would buy. by whomever made. He
struck 1t out A third said he thought
! the words for ready money were USE
| less. as 1t was not the custom Of the
place to sell on credit Every one who
purchased expected to pay. They
were parted with. and the Inscription
now stood. John Thompson Sells Hats
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ton, and their councils began to feel
the effect OF the popular agitation.
Not only were the councils at home
besieged by the advocates OF independ-
ence-letlers. resolutions and petitions
were showered on the delegates in
congress. The delegates OF Pennsyl-
vania had been strictly ordered to re-
ject any proposition for independence.
but the Radical party OF the colony
had before this taken matters into its
own hands and by an interesting revo-
luton quite worthy Of the French
patriots of 1892 they succeeded in over
towering the regular assembly and
forwarded a message to congress IA
voring independence. New Jersey.
too, sent new delegates instructed for
the resolution If they Thought it nee
essary or expedient-" On June II Will
liam Whipple wrote back to New
Hampshire that there had been a great
change in the sentiment of congress
since his arrival. and on June IS Ell
bridge Gerry wrote to his friend James
Warren, in Boston. that 1t appeared to
him there was not even a doubt of
any colony in the country excepting
New York and Maryland.
AS the first day of July approached
the excitement in congress increased
debate. 1t is evident that In the in
tervals between reading reports from
the army and voting money for gun
powder and cannon the two parties
were exercising their utmost influence
for and against the Declaration. The
numbers for independence were grad
ually creeping up. and every change
Of front became a matter Of the most
dramatic interest
The resolution was brought to vote
on the first day OF July. some fifty
one members being present in con-
gress. That 1t would have a majority
was certain. but something more than
majority was necessary everybody
felt On the morning OF the LIST. just
as congress was about to enter on the
debate. the hearts OF John Adams and
his associates were made glad by the
arrival of delegates from Maryland.
instructed to give unanimous vote.
Matters looked so propitious that
Adams wanted the vote taken at once,
but New Jersey was unwilling She
had given her delegates permission to
support independence II they thought
1t expedient: they had arrived only on
the 2Sth. and very naturally they want
ed to hear the arguments. So, to