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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
WOODCRAFT.
Methods of Canadian Indians In Trav-
ersinq Forests.

Methods Of Canadian Indians In Trav-
ersing Forests.
A Canadian Indian, states contem-
porary, never loses his way in the
woods, being always able to find his
road over a route once followed by
him and also to penetrate forests that
he has never seen IL only another In
dian shows him the general course in
a rough draft on a piece Of bark.
Indians display marked ability In
communicating with one another In the
woods. They telegraph by means OF
smoke, and 1t Is astonishing how far
off they can scent railways long
time before they can see it or could
hear a sound from its vicinity. If they
expect to be followed by another party
they stick q piece Of wood in the
ground on a portage, slanting it In the
direction in which they are travelling.
Those who find it will know by the de-
gree of inclination whether they who
planted 1t are travelling hurriedly or
not.
II it be in summer, small bough or
piece of a shrub Is fastened to the
stake, and by the extent to which 1t
has become withered those who find II
will know when 1t was placed there
II a hunter, as very often happens. has
to make a detour or to remain behind
his squaw in search of game, she will
occasionally indicate the route she has
taken by sticks placed in the ground,
to which she has attached small por-
ton Of her skirt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
Ancient Doctors.

The Russian Academy Of Medicine
after examining a Tibetan Handbook
of Medicine" first published 1,20O years
ago, acknowledges that 1t contains
many truths discovered or rediscovered
by modern physicians. Here are some
extracts from the ancient volume:
Number of bones in the human
body, 800; number Of nerves, SO; num-
ber of pores, 100000.
"The heart is the king Of the organs
and the staff of life. The lungs en-
brace it as a mother does her child.
Sicknesses are due to mans malice, ig-
norance and inability to curb the pas
sions, for these things interfere with
the proper nourishment Of the human
organs. All unkind thoughts react
upon the heart and liver"
The methods for ascertaining the
state of a persons health were very
similar to those methods employed to-
day-looking at the tongue, feeling the
pulse, etc. Vegetable medicines are ad-
vocated; also baths, congresses, mas
sage, bloodletting, etc. Fines were i'm
posed upon physicians who did not keep
their instruments clean.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
CONFEDERATE FLAGS.
General CabeII Tells How They Were
lesioned.

SCTCTdi SdpCH iS1lS EIS" tHSy WV
Designed.
The preparations now being made
throughout the south for the reunion
of veterans make of unusual interest
at the present time statement made
number of years ago by Gen. w. L.
Cabell Of Dallas, Texas, In regard to
how and where the battle flags Of the
Confederacy were designed. Gen. Ca
bell is commander of the Trans-M Mis-
sissippi department Of the United Con-
federate veterans. He declares the
following to be a true history Of the
flag.
when the Confederate army, COM
manded by Gen. Beauregard, and the
Federal army confronted each other at
Manassas, it was seen that the Con-
federate flag and the Stars and Stripes
looked at a distance so much alike that
it was hard to distinguish one from an
other. Gen. Beauregard, after the bat
tie Of the 18th Of July, at Blackburn
Ford, ordered that a small red badge
our troops, and, as was chief quarter
master, ordered me to purchase a large
quantity of red flannel and to distri-
butte it to each regiment.
During the battle of Bull Run II
was plain to be seen that large num-
Der of Federal soldiers wore a similar
red badge. Gen. Johnston and Gen.
Beauregard met at Fairfax court house
in the latter part Of August or early
September, and determined to have a
battlefag for every regiment or de-
tached command.
Gen. Johnston's flag was in the
st. Andrews cross and stars on the
cross (white) to represent the different
southern states. (No white border OF
any kind was attached to the cross.
Gen. Beaureguards was a rectangle
red, with blue ST. Andrews cross and
white stars, similar to Gen Johnston's
After we had discussed fully the two
styles, taking into consideration the
cost of material and the care of making
the same, it was decided the elliptica
flag would be harder to make; that II
would take more cloth and it could moi
be seen so plainly at a distance; thai
the rectangular flag, drawn by and
suggested by Gen. Beauregard, should
be adopted. Gen. Johnston yielded al
once
mo one else was present but we
three. No one knew about this flag
but we three until an order was issued
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
EARLY CARICATURES.
Quaint Art and Humor Of the Ancient
Egyptians.


Egyptians.
The fables Of Aesop prove that the
ancients were not without liking for
fun. and the remains Of ancient art tell
the same story. Examples Of artistic
humor are more common than Is gen.
orally supposed.
A drawing on tile in the New YORK
museum represents a cat dressed as an
Egyptian woman of fashion. She Is
seated languidly on chair, slipping
wine out of a small bowl and being
famed and offered dainties by an alb
iect looking tomcat with his tall be-
tween his legs.
The cat figures largely in the ancient
comic groups of animal life. In d
papyrus in the British museum a. fock
of geese are being driven by a cat ana
a herd Of goats by two wolves with
crooks and wallets. One Of the wolves
is playing double pipe.
There is in Turin a papyrus roll that
displays a whole series Of such comical
scenes. In the first place, lion,
crocodile and an ape are giving q Vo-
cal and instrumental concert. Next
comes an ass dressed, armed and scep-
tered like a pharaoh. With majestic
swagger he receives the gifts present
ed to him by cat of high degree, to
which a bull acts as proud conductor.
a lion and gazelle are playing al
draughts, hippopotamus Is perched
in a tree, and hawk has climbed into
the tree and is trying to dislodse him
Another picture shows a pharaoh In
the shape Of a rat drawn In carriage
by prancing greyhounds. He is pro-
ceeding to storm fort garrisoned by
cats having no arms, but teeth and
claws, whereas the rats have battle
axes, shields and bows and arrows
st. Louis Republic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

An Inventive Genius.-Nikola Tesla
the man who harnessed Niagara was
talking to an interviewer about nven-
tors.
"The successful inventor" said Mr..
Tesla smiling, "has an odd, quaint
mind, a mind full Of surprises. Thus
Smethurst, I am convinced, was an
inventor at heart, though circumstances
had made a grocer Of him.
"Smethurst, during his seaside holl-
day, was seen upon the boardwalk with
a large bottle under his arm.
'Smethurst,' said an acquaintance,
what have you got in that bottle that
I see you carrying about with you day
and night?"
'Chloroform,' said Smethurst.
"'What the deuce are you doing with
chloroform here on the boardwalk?
"That big dub Of a JONES' said
Smethurst, has threatened to give me
q sound thrashing the first time he
meets me, and as soon as I see him
coming I'm going to take a good dose.
I don't propose to suffer If I can help
It, t.'"-Philadelphia Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

The Unhonored Prophet.-A cores
pondent was talking about Wilbur and
Orville Wright.
1T is the usual case" he said, "of the
prophet without honor in his own coun-
try. The Wrights had to go abroad to
be appreciated.
Don't think they didn't feel their
countrys indifference to them. They
felt 1t deeply. On the head Of it Wilbur
Wright told me something about Car
lyle.
"A visitor to Carlyle's birthplace,
back in the '70s, said to a native:
Smart man, that Thomas Carlyle!
1.-The native grunted.
Him smart? Why, went to skule
WI him. .'"-Independent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
WOOD BY THE CORD.
Thinas the Woodmen Know That May
Not Be known to Others.

MOT 66 KNOWN 10 ottoio
A cord of wood Is 128 cubic rect, OF
the contents Of a pile 8 feet long, 4
feet high and 4 feet wide. Wood is
marketed on this basis. A pile whose
length, breadth and height multiplied
together gives this number OF cubic
feet fills this requirement, no matter
whether the sticks are long or short,
straight or crooked, round or split, un-
less there is an understanding to the
contrary. Nevertheless a cord, though
1t comes up to legal measurement, Is
an uncertain quantity even when the
seller is honest and the buyer satisfied.
A lumberman may have a tract OF
pulp wood which he sells to paper
mill at $5 a cord for as many cords as
It will make. 1t is in the contract that
he shall cut and stack 1t. He cuts 1t In
IL foot lengths and when the job Is
complete it measures 200 cords and he
receives $1,000 for it. Would he have
made or lost by cutting four foot
lengths instead of twelve? He would
have lost in the first place from the
additional labor required to cut foot
wood, but his principal loss would have
resulted from a greatly diminished
number of cubic feet, due to the fact
that short sticks lie closer together
than large. Had the 200 cords Of IL
foot wood been cut in 4 foot lengths
there would have been only 176 cords
and the owner would have received for
it $3.50 instead Of $1,000. 1t was there
fore clearly to his advantage to cut IL
foot lengths, but 1t would have been
to the buyers advantage to have 1t cut
in 4 foot lengths. He would have re-
ceived the same actual quantity OF
wood for 1920 less.
It also makes considerable difference
to the seller whether wood Is chopped
or sawed. If chopped the chips are
lost. Where the logs are large this loss
amounts to no small total. In a cord
of four foot wood with sticks six inches
in diameter the chip loss Is from to
8 per cent, and Of course the shorter
the sticks are cut the greater the loss.
If the wood is sawed the sawdust loss
is scarcely the half of per cent.
Cords Of split wood contain less than
cords of round sticks. The finer the
wood is split the more 1t makes. Hence
wood dealers are often willing to sell
kindlings all sawed and split for the
same price a cord as unsplit wood.
They get back the cost Of labor in the
increased bulk.
A cord (12S cubic feet) Of foot hard
wood usually contains about SO Gu
bic feet Of solid wood; a cord Of 8 foot
wood averages S33 cubic feet, Of foot
wood 81 feet and Of foot wood, IS feet.
The conifers (soft woods) contain 90
to 96 cubic feet. Thus the purchaser
receives on an average about two-thirds
of a cord of real wood and one third Of
a cord Of spaces.
In some countries wood Is bought by
weight and the buyer comes more near
ly getting what he bargains for, but
even then he may miss 1t II he receives
green wood when he wants dry. Ac-
cording to timber testing engineers Of
the United states Forest Service wood
may lose half or more it's green weight
in seasoning-Forester.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
NEAR EASTERN POLITICS.
A Part of the Game That Has Been
Played In the Balkans.


On March % the European powers
agreed on the settlement of the diff
culties between Austria and Servia,
and the danger of immediate war was
averted.
BY the conditions Of the congress OF
Berlin in 1878, Servia, Montenegro and
Roumania became Independent. Bull
gara remained nominally a Turkish
province, the part north Of the Balkan
mountains practically independent, the
southern part dependent on the sultan.
Turkey ceded to Austria, the military
occupation and administration Of Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina.
Last year, when the Turkish govern
ment was weakened temporarily by the
triumph of the constitutional party,
Bulgaria prepared to strike for inde-
pendence. Turkey appealed to the
powers. Austria secretly supported
Bulgaria, and in October announced the
annexation of Bosnia and Herzegov-
ina. Turkey again appealed to the
powers.
Germany supprted Austria. France,
Great Britain and Russia kept the bal
ance against them, and the equilibrium
prevented war. Meantime Servia re-
sented the absorption by Austria Of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
Hamuruas department.
rb. avn and the optimist.-Pessi-

The Law and the optimist.-Pessi-
mists. assured of mans retrogression
should study the laws Of the eighteenth
century. In kindness, at least, man has
advanced.
When the supposedly wise Black
stone wrote (1769) there were 16O Of
fences punishable with death-of-
fences such as growing tobacco, cut
ting trees, stealing linen put out to dry
etc. Had Blackstone been really in
stead of only supposedly wise, he would
surely have worked toward the repeal
instead Of toward the tabulation OF
these incredibly stupid and barbarous
laws.
Lecky says:
"The law which condemned man
guilty of high treason to be cut down
while half hanged, to be disembowelleo
and have his intestines burnt before his
face. was still executed in ghastly de-
tail"
Those who complain Of Justices ire
ouent miscarriages may see from these
facts that stupid laws and wicked laws
are not a modern innovation. The law
has always trailed behind the race. Per-
haps It always will.-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

Flying and Kite Trade.-"We are not
taking the interest in flight that we
should" said an aviator. France
where the Wrights are established, to
our shame, leads the world in aero
nautics, and in consequence the French
kite business has grown like an Ill
weed.
"Kitemakers have sprung up every
where in France Their little shops are
full of long bamboo poles, bolts OF
scarlet silk and blue muslin, and In
show cases lie folded kites that are as
big, outspread, as an aeroplane.
"In studying the air, one must begin
with the kite, as in studying mathema-
tics one must begin with arithmetic
The enthusiastic and intelligent French
know this, and many an automobile
halting far out in the Landes or Var
country, discharges young student
and a folded kite that measures, when
opened out, IS or 20 feet across.
"Yes, the French kitemaker Is pros
pering nowadays, and clever he is, too
with his bamboo frames and curvins
planes Of tight-stretched scarlet SILK
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

FARRELL and His House.-Frank Jar
rell is building himself a home in Hol-
ton. 1t must be quite an architectural
triumph-because a good many people
are handing him lemon punches con-
cerning it. AS sample of what Frank
endures, this will suffice:
Il want to pay my subscription" said
T. ]. Landon of Mayetta the other day,
when he called on the editor Of the
Signal.
Frank raked in the shekels with
thanks.
"a man who builds as ugly house
as yours" Mr.. Landon continued
needs all the consolation he can GET
Kansas City Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
LIGHTNING HOLES.
How the Diameter of Lightning Flash
is Ascertained.

is Ascertained.
Did you ever see the diameter OF a
lightning flash measured?" asked a
geologist. "Well, here Is the case
which once inclosed flash Of light
ming, fitting 1t exactly, so that you can
see just how big 1t was. This Is called
a 'fulgurite,' or lightning hole and the
material it is made Of Is glass. will
tell you how 1t was manufactured,
though it only took a fraction Of sec
ond to turn 1t out.
when a bolt Of lightning strikes a
bed of sand it plunges downward into
the sand for a distance less or greater.
Transforming simultaneously into glass
the silica in the material through which
it passes. Thus by its great heat 1t
forms glass tube Of precisely Its own
size. Now and then such tube known
as 'fulgurite' is found and dug up. Full
gurites have been followed into the
sand by excavation for nearly thirty
feet. They vary in interior diameter
from the size of quill to three inches
or more, according to the bore of the
flash.
But fulgurites are not alone pro-
duced in sand. They are found also In
solid rock, though very naturally OF
slight depth, and frequently existing
merely as thin, CLASSY coating on the
surface Such fulgurites occur In as
tonishing abundance on the summit OF
Little Ararat, in Armenia. The rock
Is soft and so porous that blocks foot
long can be obtained that are perforat-
ed in all directions by little tubes filled
with bottle green glass formed from
the fused rock There Is a small speci-
men In the National museum which has
the appearance of having been bored
by the teredo and the holes made by
the worm subsequently filled with
glass.
Some wonderful fulgurites were
found by Humboldt on the high Neva-
da de Toluca, in Mexico. Masses of the
rock were covered with thin layer Of
green glass. Its peculiar simmer in
the sun led Humboldt to ascend the
precipitous peak at the risk of his life"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

His Last coiie.-There was a poor
old carter whose sole means Of liveli-
hood was an old white horse that was
periodically troubled with collie.
On these occasions a neighboring
veterinary attended to the needs OF the
suffering animal, and the frequency OF
these spells and their fortunate endings
caused the owner to look upon them
with unconcern.
But one night the old horse made a
few desperate kicks and breathed his
last.
WELL" said the doctor, "old Jim will
work for you no more"
"Is he dead?" exclaimed the bereav-
ed carter. That's odd. He's had the
collie twenty times already, but he's
never done this before"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

A Particular Customer-"Ma wants
two pounds Of butter exactly like what
you sent us last If it amt exactly
like that she won't take it," said the
small boy.
The grocer turned to his numerous
customers and remarked blandly:
"Some people in my business don't
like particular customers, but I do. It's
my delight to serve them what they
want. will attend to you in mo-
ment, little boy"
BE sure to get the same kind" said
the boy. "A lot of pas relations is Wis
iting at our house and ma doesn't want
'em to come again" Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
Tariff Revision.-"Father," said the

Tariff Revision.-"Father," said the
young college student, unfolding a
sheet Of paper, here is careful esti-
mate Of what l shall have to tax you
for my expenses next term"
"All right, John"
The elder man took the sheet Of pa
per and looked over it.
Then he began making marks on II
with pencil.
What are you doing, father?" asked
the young man, uneasily.
I'm revising 1t downward, my son.
answered the other, continuing to make
marks with his pencil.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
The--
Fountain Pen
A CONVENIENCE
NECESSITY.

Every man and woman who writes
at all, should have a first-clas de-
pendable Fountain Pen, as constant
companion. Dozens Of times pen Is
needed when a pencil will not answer
the purpose at all. Addressing letters
with a pencil doesn't look well and
then, too, the pencil marks grow dim
and rub off and your paper or letter
may be lost. Up-to-date people all use
Fountain Pen-it is as much a neces-
sity as the watch, the pocket knife
or the check book. Come and let me
show you the most elaborate line Of
Fountain Pens-Waterman's and Par
ker's Lucky Curve-that you've seen.
Sizes and points to fit all hands-Prices
to fit all pockets.
m w SDECK Tho Jaxyeler
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
Ride The Babies

Give them plenty Of outdoor air.
We have a most pleasing line Of Co
CARTS of the better kind ut prices
that are just as right as they can be.
q wide range Of choice. Come and let
US show you the latest In Folding
Co Carts.
Remember, that we sell for CASH
or CREDIT, and always give you
Square Deal.
YORK FURNITURE CO.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
Perfection Oil Stoves

For summer use for light cooking
there is nothing that will take the
place Of a Perfection Wick Blue
Flame Oil Stove. It makes a big
fire, hot fire, concentrated fire
and puts the fire just where 1t will do
the most work. Perfection Stoves
are not high priced and the expense
Of using is very small. Come and see
O PERFECTION.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

III We seem to lose sight Of the fact
that a man Is also the architect OF his
misfortune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21

81T The Lord helps them that help
themselves, provided what they help
themselves to doesn't belong to some
body else.
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EMBLEM
CARDS

THE JOB PRINTING DEPART
MENT OF THE ENQUIRER Of
FICE Is PREPARED TO FURNISH
oN SHORT NOTICE EMBLEM AID
DRESS CARDS FOR ALL LODGES
AND SOCIETIES.
The Cards are Of good quality Of
stock and the design or emblem Of
the order is embossed In appropriate
colors and gold. The Price for 100
Cards, including Printing OF Name
and Names and Numbers of Lodges,
Is $3.50. Mail Orders win receive
prompt attention.
We can furnish Emblem Cards for
the following Fraternal Orders:
Blue Lodge, F.. and A. M.
Royal Arch Masons.
F. g. A. M. and II. A. NJ. combined.
knights Templar.
Shrine and Shrine combinations.
X. T., II. A. NJ, and f. q A. NJ.
WOodmen Of the World.
Order Railway Conductors.
brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, Firemen and Trainmen.
Jr. o. u. A. M.
II you are a member of q Secret
Order you should have Cards giving
your name and the lodges to which
you belong. Cards are especially de-
sirable when travelling, and make
good souvenirs Of good times.
Address
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
In The Good Old
Summer Time

You will want q HAM,
MOCK for your lawn or your porch
In which to rest your weary bones Of
an evening. Just come and see what
we can show you. We have HAM.
MOCKS in all Qualities. Colors. and
Styles and at the Most Pleasing Prices.
Just ask to see our HAMMOCKS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-21
MONEY TO LEND.

~ N improved farms in York County
~ Repayable in five easy annual in
stallments. Interest eight per cent.
No brokers' commissions.
C. E. SPENCER,
Attorney at Law.
% TT 6m
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

While you think OF II. telephone your
Want Ad. to The Washington Herald
and bin will be sent you az ! cent word.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
AMMONIA GUN THEIR WEAPON.
Women of Dayton Adopt II as n
Means of Defense.

Dayton, Ohio, March 6-By reason OF the
numerous criminal assaults and murders
that have recently taken place in this city
the women are planning 70 provide FOR
themselves effective means OF defense. A
weapon is now being introduced n Day
ton by Mrs Lizzie KliEe. who resides al
y North Montgomery street. and she IS
awaiting a consignment from the manu-
factUrers-
TIE weapon is 10 be known as the am
monia gun, the load 20 be diluted with
enough Of cayenne pepper 10 have the
desired eject The guns are made after
the manner OF the water-squirt gun. pls-
tol-like IN shape. but with the handle
made Of rubber. Many women have al
ready given orders for the weapon.
With no new developments 70 prompt
them to action. the police OF Dayton are
apparently as far from tangible results in
their Efforts to apprehend the men who
murdered pretty Mary Forschner and
Lizzie Fullhart as they have ever been.
The eldest daughter Of samuel Morris,
who lives next % the Forschne- home.
told the police that at s O'Clock on the
night OF the murder she was addressed by
very tan young man. who called her BY
name, although she says she never saw
him before. as FAR as she can recall. This
mysterious Individual. who. IL Is claimed.
lowered about the Forschner home for
some time prior 70 the murder. Is now be-
ing sought