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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
HUNTING A LION.
When the Brute Fights Either He or
the Hunter Dies.

When the Brute Fights Either He or
the Hunter Dies.
Nothing causes the East African
colonist more genuine concern than
that his guest should not have been
provided with lion. The Hon. WINS
ton Spencer Churchill says that a fall
ure to produce lion preys on the COL
onist's mind until it becomes a regu-
lar obsession. He feels that some deep
reproach is laid upon his own hospi-
tality and the reputation of his adopt
ed country. In MY African Journey"
Mr.. Churchill tells something Of the
pursuit of this noble game:
This is the way in which they hunt
lions: First find the lion, lured to
kill, driven from a reed bed or kicked
up incontinently by the way. Once
viewed, he must never be lost sight OF
for a moment. Mounted on ponies of
more or less approved fidelity, three
or four daring Britons or Somalis gal
lop after him across rocks, holes, tus-
socks, through high grass, thorn
scrub, underground, turning him.
shepherding him, heading him this
way and that until he is brought to
bay.
For his part the lion Is no seeker
of quarrels. He is often described In
accents of contempt. His object
throughout is to save his skin. If, be-
ing unarmed, you meet six or seven
unexpectedly, all you need do, accord
ing to my information, is to speak to
them sternly, and they will slink
away, while you throw few stones at
them to hurry them up. All the high
est authorities recommend this.
But when pursued from place to
place, chased hither and thither by
wheedling horse1nen, the lion becomes
embittered. First he begins to groWl
and roar at his enemies in order to
terrify them and make them leave
him in peace. Then he darts little
short charges at them. Finally, when
every attempt at peaceful persuasion
has failed, he pulls up abruptly and
offers battle. Once he has done this,
he will run no more. He means to
fight to the death.
And when lion, maddened with
the agony Of a bullet wound, distress
ed by long and hard pursuit, or, most
of all, lioness in defense of her cubs,
is definitely committed to battle death
is the only possible conclusion. Bro
ken limbs, broken jaws, a body racked
from end to end, lungs pierced
through and through-none Of these
count. 1t must be death, instant and
utter, for the lion or down goes the
man, mauled by septic claws and fetid
teeth. crushed and crunched and
poisoned afterward to make doubly
sure"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
OUR PICTURESQUE LANGUAGE.
Enrichment of American Tongue Re-
f1eets National Temperament.

fleets National Temperament.
The recent bill passed by the legis-
lature of the state of New York to
prevent 10y riding" marked a step in
the enrichment Of the American
tongue. Curiously enough, it is not to
the cultivated and scholarly, the
thoughtful and the refined that the
vitality of our speech is due. The
wealth of the language, as our material
prosperity, comes from below, declares
a writer in Scribner's Magazine.
AS people acquire education the tend
ency of speech is toward formality,
recognized observances, phrases and
expressions that have been sanctioned
and established. 1t is the lower, busy,
uneducated world that seeks the short
cut and uses the most convenient
word toll at hand. 1t is from this di-
rection comes the quick introduction
into current speech Of figures taken
from industrial progress, the inven-
tions, the arts, the world Of affairs, or
whatever catches the public attention.
For example, the electric cars were
scarcely running when "off his troll
ley" was SO neatly descriptive OF
certain mental state that 1t was put
into immediate commission. Get on
to his curves sprang directly from
the rooters and holders down Of the
bleaching boards on the baseball field
who thus briefly denominated those
incursions into higher mathematics
which baseball pitchers discovered, to
the confusion of batsmen and profess
sors. To add another, it was only
few days ago that our recent attorney
general announced his preference for
government by megaphone.
BY their slang you shall know them.
This enrichment Of the American
tongue reflects the national tempera-
ment. It is gay, humorous, possibly
reckless, but certainly picturesque, and
often approaches the higher realms OF
poetry and philosophy. If 1t Is none
of these it does not survive the state
in which it was born. Joy riding,
denoting the happy insouciance with
which the chauffeur in his hours OF
ease gives pleasure to his friends by
means Of his employers motor car,
and now to be legally honored, is one
Of these expressions. Its buoyancy'
as indeed that of the greater part OF
our slang, may be contrasted with the
crude "beastly" and the unmeaning
"bally," those two overworked adjec-
tives of our English cousins. Tribute
to whom tribute Is due.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
TELEPHONE DoN'TS.
Temper Justice With Mercy In Your
Treatment of Operators.

Do not allow yourself to get into
the habit of long conversations over
the telephone. People who do this
lose all perception of the times when
they may be annoying or disturbing
others.
Particularly in the case Of party
wires is there call for consideration.
Some one else may urgently desire to
use this same telephone over which
you are gossiping.
Do not use the telephone of the
woman upon whom you are calling
unless it is absolutely necessary.
Thoughtless women often make
convenience of their friends in this
respect. Your hostess may not wish
to take you into the part of the house
in which the telephone is situated, or
when frequently done it may prove
a considerable expense to her.
Do not call up men in business
hours if you can possibly help it.
If it is necessary to do so, be as
brief as possible.
Do not tell things which you do not
wish known over the telephone. Con-
versations are often audible to all of
the persons in the room with the per-
son to whom you are talking.
If it is business conversation 1T Is
well to think what you are going to
say beforehand. Orders or requests
are frequently understood through
the hesitation and changeableness OF
the person giving them.
Finally, temper justice with mercy
in your treatment Of the young wom-
an operators who answer your calls.
Their business is a tedious and wear
ing one, and it Is almost impossible
to be always eagerly attentive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
MODERN PIED PIPER.
Smithsonian Institution Mysteriously
Ridded of Rats.

hloOeo OF hdtSs
About forty-five years ago the Smith
sonian institution was infested with
rats; nothing in the building seemed to
be rat proof. They ate skins cured with
ansenical soap, or table linen, or the
contents Of Prof. Henry's pantry with
out discrimination. Every one In the
city, from Prof. Henry to the boot
blacks, had one subject in common, and
that was rats"
AS Prof Henry, who lived in the east
end of the building, was listening to an
account of the ruin wrought in his home
during the day, Prof. Spencer Baird
walked in and said, just as If he had
been following every word Of the fam
lily conversation, II have just been told
that there is a man in Philadelphia who
can rid this place Of rats!"
Prof. Henry's eyes expressed interest
and incredulity at the same moment.
81 have his address here" went on the
assistant secretary. "He calls himself
the Rat Konig,' and won't take a
We'll send for him If it takes our
last thousand cents. to do it," said Prof.
Henry, and laughingly predicted the
repetition of the famous old tale Of the
pied Piper of Hamelin."
Several days later the rat king" ap-
peared in Washington. He was almost
as short as he was broad, and wore
clothes too loose for the description;
they had no shape. He carried large
oilcloth sack and a covered basket. His
penetrating blue eyes were almost COW
cred by shaggy eyebrows and his blond
hair had not been cut, but haggled. His
manner was short and brisk, and he
went straight to the point, talking to
Prof. Henry in German.
He declared that not a rat would be
in the buildings three days hence II his
directions were obeyed. During that
time he would stay in the basement
alone, every door was to be locked, and
on no account was he to be disturbed
until he gave them the signal. So they
lett MIN IN absolute udrhHeSS anu Sdi
ried out his directions.
On Sunday morning the queer old
man emerged from the darkness, so
confident of his success that he refused
to accept the money which was his due
then and there, but insisted that Prof.
Henry mail the check to him in Phil
adelphia the following week.
Now, you can leave your food in the
basement and it won't be touched! And
won't take cent II you are troubled
with rats" were his parting words. -
Cheese and cake were directly placed
about the building to tempt the rats.
Morning after morning they were found
as they had been left, and from that
day of this the Smithsonian Institute
has never been seriously troubled with
rats. And no one has ever found out the
secret of the rat kings" method
Youths Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
MANx CAT ExTlNCT2
Do Not Seem to Flourish Away From
Their Native Island.

More than fifty years ago the real
Manx cat was becoming very rare in
the Isle Of Man, owing to interbreed-
ing with common cats from the
mainland; but the pure breed was cas-
lily distinguished by the great length
Of its hind legs, because, although the
natives used to cut out the tails OF
the hybrid kittens soon after birth, in
order to sell them as "Manx cats"
they could not artiflcially initiate the
long hind limbs, says q writer in Quer-
les and Notes. These gave to the real
Manx cat more the appearance OF q
hare than rabbit, especially when
sitting upright; and its sand colored
fur increased the likeness, insomucn
that my correspondent, who was going
out shooting one morning soon after
he had joined his regiment in the is
land, was about to fire at what he
thought to be hare sitting up on its
hind legs, when a sentry at the gate
called out, That's our cat, sir!"
Subsequently he procured real
Manx cat and brought it to England
with him; but it soon died, as l be-
lieve almost always happened with the
original Manx cats, when they were
brought from the island. Whether any
pure Manx cats exist at the present
day I do not know, but 1 should say
not, from the fact that the animal fig
ured as a "Manx" in Living Animals
of the World" is a tabby- marked Great
ure with hind legs Of the ordinary
length. A tailless cat is not, however,
necessarily Manx. 1t is worth noting
that 100 years ago the Manx cat was
known in England as the Cornish
cat" and it was in Devonshire that an
enthusiastic cat fancier some years
ago found a previously unknown COL
ony Of bunny CATS" which are ex-
actly like the Abyssinian cats Of our
cat shops and have fur closely resem-
bling that Of the Manx cat or the rab-
bit It is not impossible, perhaps, that
in some isolated corner Of Cornwall or
Devonshire the pure-bred Cornish or
Manx cat may still exist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16

sense of the majority in the long run
DEGREES to be honest and upright and
fair is sure to be so. 1t will hold its
own against ridicule and invective,
because it Is right, and the right in
the end is bound to win.
Men on the surface Of the great
deep behold the waves running noun
tain high, but thousands Of fathoms
below, in the abysmal tranquility
where strange flowers bloom and
strange creatures Of the sea swim
viewlessly, nothing is known or heard
Of the frantic agitation Of the surface
far above. So, though the wind Of
fashionable doctrine" may blow and
raise a mighty tempest and ebullition
for a time among the minds and souls
of men, wrecking a frail bark here and
there it may be, driving a rudderless
derelict ashore and drowning a few
helpless, hapless mariners, the depths
Of the sea Of life remain forever tran
quill and serene.-Philadelph Public
Ledger
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16

across the country with campaigning
politicians I have seen Billy the Owl.
called out of crowds and hustled away
by the police of a score Of cities. He
loves crowds, especially holiday crowds.
1t was without any perceptible shock,
therefore, that I recognized Billy the
Owl and a few retainers on the Dallas
train. One Of the companions, though
did not know it until later, was Crook
Nose Jake. Their eyes fairly shone;
one could almost imagine that they
were drooling at the corners Of their
mouths as they looked over the possi-
bilities Of the harvest as 1t was mani
tested by the carload Of prosperous,
merry countrymen about them They
alighted at the Dallas station and be-
came part Of the swirling torrent tnat
was making up to the street to the reg
istration offices. Coming down against
the current was fat, genial little man
who is here to be called Mac-the
agency which employs him deprecates
self-exploitation by its operators. His
face was alight with pleasure when he
saw the Owl and his company. He fair
ly drove through the crowd at them,
hands extended in welcome.
Hello Mac said they, what you
doing here?'
"'Police,' said Mac, broadly smiling
still.
els the graft good?' inquired the
Owl. This was merely a perfunctory
question. Nobody could look at that
crowd without knowing how good the
graft might be.
Lots of chance for it, said Mac.
Whats the best hotel here?' asked
Jake.
1.-The Dallas; right up at the top of
the hill to the left said Mac.
"'Good hotel?'
":Fine! Live up there myself said
Mac. Then there came sudden but
inexpressible change in his tone. 'Sor-
ry you fellows can't see it.
"sHow you mean?' The Owl was OBJ
viously dazed.
because there's a train for Omaha
going out in ten minutes-and you're
going out on it,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
VAGARIES OF FASHION.
Despite Them, Certain Fundamental
Truths Will Prevail.


Many women, and men as we'll, are
disturbed if they feel that the clothes
they wear are in the slightest particu-
lar obsolete. They cannot buy pock-
ct handkerchief without the anxious
inquiry whether it is what everybody
else is wearing, or purchase shoe
string without critical scrutiny and
comparison Not merely in clothes is
the fashion followed, but in social di-
versions. One game gives place to an
other, one popular ballad with a whis-
tleable refrain Gusts its forerunner
completely; no sooner is tune learn
ed than it is gone like the SHOWS of
yesterday. Books suffer the same in
cessant vicissitudes Of the favor OF
Fortune in mems eyes.
In most things it does not matter II
there is a continual cycle Of changes.
It is only when it comes to our beliefs
and our opinions that it is not we'll to
try to keep pace with the vagaries and
eccentricities Of fashion. lest we find
ourselves in the unhappy condition of
Emily's chameleon in that venerable
story Emily explained that she put
him on a piece o red cloth TO to see
him tun red. an on piece o blue
cloth fo' to see him tu'n blue, n then
on a piece O. plaid cloth. n the po' lit
tie thing done bust hisself tryin' to
mex good" The advice, to stand fast
on the ancient ways, holding firmly to
the best and wisest Of the inheritance
of the ages, is the best advice-as long
as it does not lead to an inflexible ad-
herence to outgrown, outworn beliefs,
opinions or traditions.
There are certain fundamental truths
that will endure, and the best laid
schemes Of mice and men will not pre-
vail against them. What the common
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
HIS FRIEND KNEW HIM.
Why Billy Brown Thought Lincoln a
aReaI preeidenfO

Why Billy Brown lhougnt Lincoln
"ReaI President"
Following Is an extract OF Billy
Browns story, as Miss Tarbell tells 1t
in the American Magazine:
81 reckon he learned a lot more
from soldiers about how the armies
was bein' taken care of than he did
from generals. Ny brother Isaac, who
had a place down there addin' up fg-
gers or something, used to tell me OF
seein' Mr.. Lincoln stoppin' 'em on the
street and out around the White House
and talkin' to 'em. Isaac thought
'twan't becomin' in the president Of
the United States to be so familiar
with common soldiers. He ought to
keep among the generals and members
Of the administration. Isaac always
reckoned himself a member Of the ad-
ministration.
More than that says Isaac, 1t
amt dignified for a president to be al
ways runnin' out after things himself
instead Of sendin' somebody. He's al
ways goin' over to the telegraph. office
with messages, and settin' down by
the operators talkin' and readin' dis
patches and waitin' for answers. One
day he came right up to my office to
ask me to look up the record Of john
ME Banks, old Aunt Sally Banks's boy,
that was goin' to be shot for desertion.
Seemed to think I'd been interested be-
cause be came from Illinois-came
right up there instead Of sendin' for
me to go to the White House like he
ought to. and when took what I found
over to him and he found out Johnnie
wasn't but IS, he put on his hat and
went over himself to the telegraph Of
flee, took me along, and sent message
that I saw, sayin', I don't want any
body as young as Is to be shot And
that night he went back and sent an
other message askin' If they received
the first-wasn't satisfied till he knew
it couldn't happen. There wasn't any
reason why he should spend his time
that way. He ought to give orders
and let other folks see they're carried
out That's what I'd do if was pres
ident.'
That riled me. reckon there amt
any need to worry about that, Isaac,
I says. You won't never be president.
Mr.. Lincolns got too many folks
around him now that don't do nuthin'
but give orders. That's one reason he
has to do his own executin'."
But twas just like him to go and
do it himself. So interested he had to
see it. I've heard different ones tell
time and time again that whenever
he'd pardoned a soldier he couldn't
rest till he'd get word back that twas
all right. Did you ever hear about
that Vermont boy in McClellan's army,
sentenced to be shot along at the start
for sleepin' on his post. Twas when
they were camped over in Virginia
right near Washington. Mr.. Lincoln
didn't know about it till late and when
he heard the story he telegraphed
down not to do it. Then he telegraph
ed askin' If they'd got his orders and
when he didn't get an answer what
does he do but get in his carriage and
drive himself ten miles to camp to see
that they didn't do it. Now that's
what l call bein' a real president.
That's eXecutin'."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-16
FAIR DEAL ALL ROUND.
"BiIly the OWL" "Crook Nose Jake"
and Others,

ana OtherS.
OF the recent opening of the Indian
reservation in South Dakota to home
stead seekers, Lindsay Denison, in the
American Magazine. writes:
First of all, Dallas and the drawing
at Dallas were clean. This was partly
due to Judge Witten, partly to the
Jacksons-of whom much more here
after-but most OF all to the sort Of
thing which made you stop and count
a hundred before you signed that affi-
davit. There was a public conscience
at large in the Tripp county opening.
Not everybody had it: to some it came
as an alien and disagreeable shock.
$50 it came to Billy the Owl, and
Crook Nose Jake, for instance. If ever
you encountered long beaked individ-
ual with a mole over his right eyebrow.
and soon after were jostled and lost
your scarfpin or your pocketbook, you
have met Billy the Owl. In travelling
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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-23
A Busy Snake.

The new and very stringent prohib.
tory law which goes into effect in
Kansas has revived an old story on
the subject, A stranger went into a
Kansas drug store and asked for some
whisky and was refused.
But l am SICK" persisted the
stranger.
THAT won't help any" replied the
druggist. 1T don't make any differ
ence. / can't sell you any whisky for
being sick"
well. what can you sell it to me
for?" asked the stranger.
'The only thing we can sell whisky
for in this town." said the druggist,
sis for snake bites. Hold up now, don't
ask me where to get bitten. No use.
There is only one snake in town. and
lie is engaged for three weeks
ahead"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-23
For Summer Plcnics.

Save the small cracker boxes and
paraffln paper to pack the sandwiches
after wrapping them In the paper.
They are then easily handled and will
keep their moisture much longer so.
II n cold drink is to be served moth
Ing tastes better to the children than
good lemonade. A simple way to pre-
pare it is to boil one-quarter of a cup
full of sugar and half cupful of wa
ter together for the juice of one lem
on. Boil the sugar and water, then
add the lemon juice and boil long
enough to thoroughly sterilize. Put
into a bottle and when cool keep well
corked In the ice box. When using
pour few tablespoonfuls into the
glass, add the water and you have a
delectable drink always ready. 1t
has peculiar flavor especially liked.
that fresh lemonade does not have.
The wooden plates are such COM
fort to carry for they are so light
and can be thrown away when used.
A restful, quiet day by the water or
in some grove will put one in tune
with Nature and prove better than
medicine to the tired, nervous house
mother, If she wisely does not make
a burden of the excursion by the pre-
paration for It,
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-09-23
The lnvalId's Diet.


or course the food should be given
under the direction of the physician.
Never overload a tray, better let the
i'll one ask for more than to refuse to
eat of too much abundance. Make the
tray dainty with fresh napkin. the
prettiest china and glass, with flow
er II possible, to brighten 1t.
Little things that irritate and
annoy one who is i'll would not be no
ticed In health.
A nice way to serve an egg baked
In cream: Butter a small ramekin.
drop In the egg, and Just cover 1t with
good cream, salt and pepper it, then
stand it In pan of water and place
In the oven to cook until the egg is
just set.
When serving toast, nice way is
to score 1t on two opposite sides, just
through the crust so 1t may be easily
broken when wanted
Another nice way of baking an egg
is to serve 1t In tomato. Cut a slice
from the stem end Of medium sized
tomato and scoop out the pulp. Salt
the inside and drop an egg into the
cavity, put on the cover and set In a
baking pan and bake until the egg Is
firm.
/ A pretty way to serve an orange OF
lemon jelly is to cut the fruit in half
scoop out the pulp, fill the shells with
the jelly and when cold, cut in sec
tons and serve.