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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
GUN FOR ROOSEVELT.
EnqIish Hunters to Give President
Handsome Rifle.

Handsome Rifle.
Prominent hunters in England are
planning to present to President Roose-
welt a handsome sporting rifle for use
on his African trip, according to the
Earl of Warwick, a sportsman of wide
note. The earl, at the presidents invi-
tation, recently looked over the armory
Mr.. Roosevelt has gathered. At
Washington hotel the next day he told
of some of the experiences the pres
ident must expect and the weapons he
would need in pursuing the various
kinds of game.
"As soon as we heard that your
president was going to Africa" said
the earl to a Washington correspond
ent of the New York Times, several
of us in England who are interested
in sport began planning to see If we
couldn't make things easier for him on
his trip. North BaXton, the famous
hunter SelOus and myself have al
ready been in communication on the
subject. AS for the presidents arma-
ment, that is amply sufficient for his
needs, and the American guns are as
good as any, but as a token of their
esteem for the hunter president the
Englishmen want him TO carry an Eng
lish piece with him.
The earl said that the popular con-
ception of the presidents proposed eX-
peditiOn as one entailing considerable
personal risk was unfounded. The dam
gers that will be encountered, he said,
would be for the most part from uneX-
pected sources. His own experience
had exploded the old belief that the
lion was the animal most to be feared
in the African jungles.
The rhinoceros." explained the Eng
lish sportsman, lis the most danger
Gus animal the president is likely to
come in contact with. This beasts
eyes are so small that he is not quick
in locating the hunters. but his sense
of smell makes up for this. and more.
The animal is always dangerous when
attacked. have actually known II
when unmolested to follow up the trail
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
A STRANGE PAGEANT.
Annual March of Mohammedans to the
Tomb of Moses.

One of the strangest of all the pag-
eants which are to be seen in Jerusa-
lem is the annual march of the Mo-
kammedans to the tomb Of Moses. To
them, as we'll as to Christians and
Jews. Moses is q prophet Of the high
est honor. But rejecting the tradi-
tions Of the Hebrews. they refuse to
believe that he was buried in a valley
in the land of Moab, as Is described in
the last chapter Of Deuteronomy. In
stead they assert that he was buried
where he breathed his last, upon the
summit of Mount Nebo.
Therefore each year at the time Of
the Greek Easter the faithful gather
by thousands in the early morning be-
fore the site of the temple of Solomon
in perfect silence waiting for day
break. Later the strange scene of
quiet is entirely transformed, fanatics
dancing and preaching, hordes of der
wishes whirling about in mysterious
sacred" dances and hundreds Of eX-
horters rousing the enthusiasm Of their
fellows. The scene is gaudy with hun
dreds of red and green banners, and
the only semblance of order is in the
semiregular organizations Of marchers.
At last the procession forms, with
the banners borne ahead, an imam
bearing the yataghan of the prophet
short, straight edged sword used by
the armies Of Mohammed-and after
them more dancers and marchers.
A large part of the population of Je-
rusalem gathers about the gate, out of
which the procession moves toward
the Mount of olives, but few besides
| the faithful endeavor to obtain q place
in the ranks Of marchers, since death
has often been the penalty Of an at
| tempt by a non Mohammedan to make
this march to "Nebi- Mouca," the tomb
| If Moses"
Traders of many kinds invade the
camp, for the marchers remain at the
plies must be bought from the wander
ing merchants, who make a business
Of looking after their needs. After the
first excitement fanaticism yields to
good humor, and games and banter fill
the time for those who have paid their
duties at the tomb.
The mosque on Nebo is one OF the
most sacred of Mohammedan shrines
and one of the most difficult for
Christian to approach.
| An English traveller who brought an
order from the porte was denied ad-
mittance, and, although in recent years
it has become possible to enter, it is
too early yet to forget the experience
of one traveller who came bearing an
order of admittance from the sultan
himself.
"This firman," the guardian priest
said, commands me to let you enter
the mosque Very WELL you can en-
ter But think we'll before you do so,
for l find nothing written here about
letting you out again!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
Start the
New Year Right

Yes, you have been thinking about
making application for a policy in the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COM
pany for some time, possibly for sew
eral years, but for one reason or an
other you have put it off. None of
your reasons will bear rigid analysis,
but the principal one has been that
your finances are not exactly In the
share you want them when you start.
Son, they will never be. If you con-
tinue to wait until you are exactly
ready, you will have the experience of
several others who l could mention
during my nine years connection with
the company. When you are entirely
ready and anxious, your physical con-
dition may be such that no reputable
company will issue you a policy. Start
the new year by signing an application.
l am still prepared to offer you the
very best there is in life insurance, and
in position to prove my claim. Don't
you think your wife and children have
been carrying the risk long enough?
The company is now entering its six
ty-fourth year and no company in the
world has cleaner record.
SAM M. GRIST, Special Agent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

WHEN THE LAW FALLS IN CONTEMPT.
AL laws" says the New York, Jour-
nal of Commerce when their author
ity is disputed or resisted. must be
interpreted applied and enforced by
the courts, and to refer to their decis-
ions and judicial orders contemptuous-
ly as Judge made laws and protest
against them Is most pernicious form
of defiance, calculated to do infinite
HARM" And let us add that the day
when the courts and the law are
brought under the contempt of a ma
jority of the people will belthe worst
day the country could possibly see.
There will then be no refuge-no pro-
lection of rights, either personal or
property That will be anarchy, and
he who promotes it's cause is an enc
my of society.-Charlotte Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

RIGHTS OF THE DEALER.-There is
man out in Joplin, Mo-, who is known
to his familiars as Glib Barbee. Glib is
one of the best men that ever lived
and he takes as much interest in poll
tics as any other man could possibly,
because he is the boss" Of the party
in his home town.
When Glib was younger than he is
now he visited the town of Neosho,
eighteen miles away, and while over
there he indulged in a quiet game. One
of his whilom Joplin friends discovered
that he was not getting exactly a
square deal, and tipped Glib off to the
effect that his opponent had turned a
Jack from the bottom.
Well" said Glib. waits eatin' you?
Wasn't it his deal?"-Kansas City Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
TAX RETURNS FOR 1908.
Office of the County Auditor Of Yorl
County, South Carolina.

Office of the County Auditor OF YORK
County, South Carolina.
Yorkville, S. c., Dec. l, 1908.
A S required by statute my books
"A will be opened at my office In
Yorkville on FRIDAY, JANUARY l,
1909, and kept open until FEBRUARY
20, 1909, for the purpose Of listing for
taxation all TAXABLE PROPERTY
held in York County on January l, 1909
Returns made on proper blanks, and
sworn to before an officer qualified to
administer an oath and forwarded to
me by registered mall before February
20, 1909, will be accepted.
All taxpayers are particularly re-
quested to inform themselves as to the
number of their respective school dis
tricts, and where they have property
in more than one school district, they
will please make separate returns in
dicating the location Of each piece Of
property. The school districts in which
there are special levies are as follows:
No. % in Bethel; Nos. 20 and 33 in
Bethesda; Nos. 9, 20 and 40 In Broad
River; Nos. 9 and 20 in Bullock's Creek;
No. IL in Catawba; Nos. 7 and IL in
Ebenezer; Nos. 26, % and 80 in Fort
Mill; Nos. II, 20, 33 and 35 in York.
For the purpose of facilitating the
taking Of returns, and for the greater
convenience Of tax payers, will be at
the following places on the dates
named:
At Hickory Grove, Tuesday and
Wednesday, January II and 13.
At Sharon, Thursday and Friday,
January IA and 10.
AT Bullock's Creek, Saturday, jan
uary 16.
At Tirzah, Monday, January Is.
At Newport, Tuesday, January 10.
At Fort Mill, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday, January 20, 21 and %.
At McConnellsville, Monday, jan
uary 25.
At Ogden, Tuesday, January 26.
At Coates's (Roddey's)-
Wednesday, January q.
At Rock Hill, Thursday and Friday,
January % and 20, and from Tuesday,
February 2 to Friday, February S.
All males between the ages Of twen-
ty-one and sixty years, except Confed-
crate soldiers over the age Of fifty
years, are liable to a poll tax Of 81,
and all persons so liable are especially
requested to give the numbers Of their
respective school districts in making
their returns.
1t will be a matter Of much accom-
modation to me II as many taxpayers
as possible will meet me at the res
pective appointments, mentioned above
so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville
during the closing days.
My office in Yorkville will be open
every week day from January 1, to
February 20. inclusive. and returns
may be made there at any time.
JOHN J. HUNTER,
County Auditor.
Yorkville, S. c., Dec. l, 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
JOHNSON ON RESOURCES.
Minnesota Governor Thinks Conserva'
ton Question Is For Engineers.

Governor John A. Johnson Of Mime
sofa, believes that the problem of the
conservation of the countrys natural
resources is one for engineers to settle.
Casting up the value of the work of
the two congresses" said Governor
Johnson to a Washington Post repor-
ter, II should say that the one con-
crete thing accomplished was the un-
derstanding on the part Of those who
attended that a scheme of organization
must be reached if we are to save the
resources. l have never just exactly
understood what President Roosevelt
meant by conservation of the re-
sources But, speaking broadly, take
the phrase to mean that we must cease
to waste.
1T is for the engineers of the coun-
try to tell us how TO cease to waste. II
may be wrong about his, and l suppose
I am, as l seem to be the only one who
advances the idea. In the last analy-
sis, however, l believe that conserva-
ton will be the work Of the engineers
in charge of getting the timber and
coal and other minerals out of the
ground, and of the engineers using
these products in manufacturing.
THE governors and other executives
who attended these congresses have OBJ
tanned and are going home with con-
crete ideas of how they are to accom-
plsh the desired results. They will say
and do things that will have the result
Of putting the plow horse, the scienti-
fic man, at work.
PERSONALLY, / shall incorporate in my
message to the legislature a recon-
mendation for the establishment Of a
bureau to have supervision of conser-
vation. The congresses will undoubt-
edly have a great effect. and while we
cannot see what they have accomplish
ed in the way of concrete results, these
results will become manifest in the
news Of the day from now on"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

PALMER SPEECH NEEDED.-The late
Bishop Potter once, in his early days.
had occasion to officiate at christen-
ing in q small fishing village. The
proud father, a young fisherman, awk-
wardly holding his first-born daughter
was visibly embarrassed under the
scrutiny Of the many eyes in the con-
gregation, and his nervousness was not
decreased by the sudden wailing of the
infant as they stood at the font.
When the time for the baptism ar
rived, the bishop noticed that the faith
er was holding the child so that its rat
legs pointed toward the font.
Turn her this way" he whispered,
But the father was too disconnected to
hear or understand.
Turn her feet around" the bishop
whispered again, But still there was
no response.
The situation was fast becoming crit
tical, when an ancient mariner at the
back of the church came to the rescue.
Putting his weather-beaten hand to his
mouth, he roared across the room:
Head her up into the wind, jack
And she was headed.-Tit-Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

THE GRAFTERs SUCCEss.-James B.
Dill, whose recent speech on Graft
at Oberlin college attracted so much
attention, told recently, apropos of
graft" a story about a swindling
tramp.
This tramp" said Mr.. Dill, had
tthe alert, unscrupulous, bold mind that
makes grating successful.
He was walking in Chicago one day
when he saw a little boy stoop and
pick up something.
He crossed over to the boy quickly.
You have made find, my lad he
said.
Yes, sir said the innocent boy. 1
have found silver ring
81 thought So said the tramp. It's
the one I just dropped. Now, amt 1t
lucky had my name cut in it?'
Whats your name?' said the boy
suspiciously.
Sterling, lad"
Take it, then. It's yours, said the
boy, handing over the ring with a dis
appointed air."-Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
Of a hunting party and make a head

of hunting party and make a head
long charge among the men.
"Ordinarily an elephant is not par
ticularly ferocious, but the fact that it
wanders generally in herds makes the
sport of bagging one very exciting.
Then, too. when an elephant is wound
ed he has to be killed speedily or the
killing will go to the credit of the ele-
phant."
One of the greatest dangers of the
trip, according to the earl, arises from
the number of snakes everywhere in
the Jungle But this phase Of hunt
ing in Africa, he said, is no worse
than it is in the river swamps and
bayous of Florida. Contrary to all
general information. the apparently
gentle and beautiful giraffe is as pug
nacious an animal as can be found.
The president will not need an elab-
crate array Of weapons, in the opinion
of the Englishman. A long range rifle
for the most timid animals that are
found on the open stretches of coun-
try. a small rifle for ostriches and
small antelope, fowling pieces and a
heavy rifle for big game at close quar-
ters will about fill the bill.
The heaviest piece in the armory Of
the president takes a 405 cartridge,
carries five shots and is capable Of
boring through any anatomy in the
African hunting grounds. This is the
most powerful repeating rifle ever put
on the market. For long range work
the president has obtained an 1894
model, chambered for thirty groove
rimless cartridge. A rifle Of the 1896
model, extra light. with 45.7O cali
Der for big game at short range, has
been obtained.
AS the laws protecting the larger
kinds Of game are very strict, the earl
is Of the opinion that the president
will probably get most of his excite
ment from shooting the so-called
"pests"-lions, tigers and leopards-
which are not protected. Leopards are
most numerous, he said, and as they
are very courageous he expects the
president to make a point of hunting
them.
The law protecting elephants is the
one that will test the presidents self
control to the utmost He will be al
lowed to kill two, and as the chances
are that the first ones he comes across
will not be of the finest grade and al
most worthless as specimens he will
have to restrain his eagerness until
one of the right proportions is Jump
ed."
According to the earl, the president
will be agreeably surprised at the cli-
mate. After he reaches an elevation
of 1000 feet he will find the nights
cold and the days comfortable.
There is the greatest abundance of
small game for the table. said the earl,
and the natives in the part Of Africa
to be visited by the president are
friendly and accustomed to acting as
guides and porters to white explorers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

IT WAS HIS FRIEND.-A little story IN
German and English, accompanied by
an interpreter drifted into the Indian
apolis News office. Here it is: Two
Germans stepped into an auction house
where a sale of watches was going on.
They occupied front seats and soon at
tracted the attention Of the auctioneer.
AS he dwelt upon the merits of a watch
he was offering for sale to the highest
bidder the auctioneer turned to the
Germans from time to time as the
price mounted-$6, $3.50, 81, $3.50. AS
the auctioneer nodded at one Of the
Germans there came an answering nod'
which he took to be a bid.
That feller knows me-" said one Ger
man to the other.
Yes, sure" said the other.
The nodding kept on. Finally the
auctioneer extended the watch to the
nodders. It's yours" he said. Ten
dollars. You're the buyer"
"Ach, nein," said the German. I'm
the Schwob (Suabian); mein freund
heir ist der Bayer (Bavarian)."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
Humorous department.
Watched.

The late DR.. Drummond, the Habi-
tant poet, once related an amusing an
ecdote Indicative of the simplicity Of
the rural French Canadian.
He was summering in Megantic
county, Quebec, when, early one even
ing, he was visited by young farmer
named Ovide Leblanc.
Bon soir, Docteur" said Divide, by
way of greeting. Ma brudder Noise
heem yer, seeck. You come on d'house
for see hem, Doc?"
Drummond always kind-hearted and
obliging, complied with the request OF
Divide, and found the unfortunate Noise
suffering from what he diagnosed as a
fairly severe case of typhoid.
Wishing to provide Noise with some
medicine" said the doctor-poet, i ask
ed Divide to accompany me back to the
village. The prescription compounded
l proceeded to instruct Divide. The
dose was to be administered every three
hours during the night, and, trying to
be as brief, plain and explicit as possl-
BILE, l said; BE sure and keep watch on
Noise tonight, and give him a tea
spoonful of this at o'clock, II o'clock
and at and in the morning. Come
and see me about 9 o'clock in the
morning."
Ovide understood and departed. The
following morning he again presented
himself. and Drummond asked: "How's
Noise? Did you do as told you?"
Ma brudder Noise, l t'ink he some
better dan las night" replied OVide.
II give heem de medecin, but l doan
have no watch in d'house, Doc tax
dIeetle clock; done what max dbeeg
deesturb for get up. I keep eat on hees
ches' all night. Tink eet do heem
good, dat. JUS lax dwatch? wat you
tink, Doc?-Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

FLATTERING SCALES.-When Grover
Cleveland's son Richard was born, his
good friend Joseph jefferson drove over
to Gray Gables to congratulate the fa-
ther.
How many pounds does the child
weigh?" asked the noted actor.
Fifteen" was the reply.
Nine" said the attending physician,
who had just come in.
Mr.. Cleveland assured the doctor that
he must be mistaken. The child
weighs fifteen pounds" said he; Il
weighed him myself with the scales
Joe and l use when we go fishing
Success MaZaZine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

ONE BETTER-An Englishman, fond
of boasting of his ancestry, took a coin
from his pocket, and, pointing to the
head engraved on it, said: MY great
great-grandfather was made a lord by
the King whose picture YOU see on this
shilling"
What a coincidence" said his Yam
kee companion. who at once produced
another coin. My great-great- grand
father was made an angel by the In
dian whose picture you see on this
cent."-Christian Endeavor World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

81 Satan still finds mischief for idle
hands. You can find proof of this in
a great many magazines and books.
6Er Solomon wrote proverbs because
he had something to say. Nowadays
people hash over old ones to make
money.
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Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-12
AN ANCIENT RACE DYING OUT.
veeazhs of ceyion Regarded as Req
 resenting the stene Age.

The oldest inhabitants of Ceyion arc passing away. These are he famous Veddahs.
 Fifty years ago it was estimated that 5000 of them were Gtiil living in the forests. but Dr. Max Moszkowski. who has recently visited them, says there are only 90 or 60 of them stlIl alive and that a few more years will see the end of their race.
 The Vcddahs have interested an thropologists because they have been regarded as the best living types of the man of the stone age.
 The attitude of the Cingalese toward them is remarkable. They hold the poor creatures in great honor and rank them as belonging to the highest caste in the island. The reason is that they are reputed 10 have descended from the ancient demons or spirits that were the original possessoTs of the island.
 These nomad. hunting people, never leaving their forestS living under trees and in caves, Sithout knowl- edge of pottery or any other art ex- cept that of making bows and arrows are perishing because of their way of living and of their inability Co stand up when stronger folk are pressing closer around them. They are exact ly what they were centuries ago when people of India came and conquered their green island.