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words we conceive it to be the
will of the people that monies
earned from these utilities shall
be used to reduce the debts we
owe for them and that thus tax
alton, always burdensome, shall
be reduced as much as possible.
There is too little known at
present TO write quite so fully as
we might wish. Certain tickets
and candidates are now being
talked of. but their nomination is
uncertain. Some of them we
should vigorously oppose if they
were actually presented to the
electors. because they do not
stand for the propositions stated
above and because we are quite
sure the people generally desire
above all things that the debts
contracted shall be speedily paid,
There is a robust fear in the
minds of some that a little care
lessness, another cement walk
blunder for instance, will place us
a position where we will be un-
able to take up our fair first years
interest in those electric light
notes so kindly given by patriotic
citizens. One-third of those must
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GREAT REVIVAL ANTICIPATED.
Victor Doris the Noted Evangelist, Coming Paonia To
morrow, will Open Series Of Services at the Chris
tian Church Sunday Morning.

Evangelist Victor Doris will be
here Saturday the 10Th to begin
cvangelistic services in the new
Christian church. Sunday the 2lst,
at ii a. m, He is a preacher and
orator of great power, and is pro-
nounced by many as the greatest
preacher in America.
Following is newspaper clip
ping from the Daily Muscular" j"
Missoula. Montana.
Victor Doris. the evangelist.
is large man in every way. He
stands 9 #. ~ inches in height
and uses every inch of his body
in the delivery of his sermon. and
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tention and interest to the last.
He is scholarly without pedantry.
logical without dryness. earnest
without cant, witty without levity.
He is man whose preaching will
appeal alike to the learned and
the unlearned. to the profound
and to the simple"
From editorial of same paper OF
April 9.190S. the following was
clipped:
seldom. perhaps never. in
Missoula has there appeared a
pulpit orator as eloquent and as
convincing as Rev. Victor Doris .
Missoula Herald:-"Thc words
of the eloquent preacher fell with
tremendous power upon the intel
ligent audience. Such preaching
challenges the attention of think
ing people"
Speaking of a recent meeting
held by Evangelist Victor Doris,
in Kentucky. the Christian
Standard" of Cincinnati. said:
HE stirret the hearts and
consciences of classes and creeds
to such depth as has never been
reached before in this community
Aside from his peculiar fitness for
his great calling. he is a grea,
mixer. and. by his graceful. social
gifts. attached all people to him
personally. and when he left for
his western home. he took with
him the respect and admiration
OF all classes"
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Delta BOYS Run AWAY.

Tuesday Sheriff DeGuelle re
ceived a phone message from
Delta, requesting that he loo
out tor Merle Cochrehan and ].
Doyle. aged respectively Is and l
years. The boys had run ava
from home, and their parent
were reasonably sure that the
had come to this city. Cochre
han is son of Assessor Cochrd
han, OF Delta county. and Doyl
the son of J. J. Doyle, who fol-
merly resided here.
Rheriff DeGuelle finally Id
Gated the lads at the electri|
light plant at a. m, where the|
had gone to secure sleep. Earl
Wednesday morning the sheri
notified the boys parents, an|
the fathers came up on the nod
train and took them back hom|
'-Western Empire.
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it takes time. debate and consid-
Grafton to determine just what is
best in a matter like the primary
law. the bank guarantee and sew
erai others.
1t you wish to know why the
Legislature is moving so slowly
let US tell you frankly that it is
because of the obstacles thrown
in the way of the members by
these same papers who strive to
cloud issues and vent personal
spleen in the discussion of ques-
tions before the bodies. Indeed,
at times it appears that some pa
pers that have been very insistent
for Direct Primary law are more
than willing that the same should
be defeated unless the law shall
be just what they desire. The
same is true of the bank guaran-
tee. By this we do not mean that
they openly work to defeat the
measure, on the contrary. they so
discuss it as to keep the members
apart Newspaper men can read
between the lines of their articles
and see what they are striving to
do
The Legislature is moving as
fast as it can considering the OBJ
stacles in the way. The senate is
the farthest behind and they have
plenty of time left if they i'm
prove it. They wasted a little
time Monday replying to articles
in the papers They would better
try and forget them. 1t will, be
only few days when they will
return home and meet with their
constituents who will speedily
make known whether they ap-
prove their work or not. And
the opinion of their constituents
will not be made up from the
newspaper criticisms either. That
opinion will be formed by what
the member has done to carry
out ante election pledges.
Therefore, the members may
safely ignore criticism of the
press unless they know the criti-
cism is well placed. Then of
course they will squirm.
And while we have above indi-
Gated a certain satisfaction with
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be taken care of during the next
year. Next week we shall try to
speak more plainly on these
questions and in the meantime
the people should think the mat
ter over carefully. Try to decide
who they want to administer the
business of the city and then get
to the convention and place them
in nomination.
The Denver Democrat refers TO
Charley Rawalt, as the "un-
masked We are anxiously
awaiting the next issue of the Pa
oNIA NEwsPAPER.-Mo Montrose En-
terprise.
We did not say "rnmasked."
We said "unwashed." Rawalt
never needed a mask.-Denver
Democrat.
Yes. we have the pleasure of
agreeing for once with Bro. Bark
hansen. We have never felt the
need Of a mask Even ia poll
tics we have always been willing
TO turn our tricks IN the open and
without fear that being known
would entitle us to the execration
of our associates. We do not re-
member ever trying to obtain
anything political by subtertuee.
and when we get licked. as at
G.enwood for instance. we try TO
accept the trouncing in the proper
spirit. If Bro. Barkhausen had
done the same when he was fairly
whipped IN the race for insurance
commissioner. and concealed in
stead OF paraded his grief. he
would in our opinion have been
regarded at least as good looser.
He could have gone back to run
ming his legal notice hand bill
and milking milkmen and prob
ably eked out an existence till
next time A man who owns a
newspaper like the Denver Dem
ocrat and enjoys an appointment
under Mayor Speer would seem
to be pretty we'll fixed and in a
position 10 pass up a second ap-
pointive office. If we were in his
position and were trying to hog
all the jobs and patronage in
sight we would wear a mask and
keep it on perpetually.
Most of our readers have been
reading the utterances of the
State Dailies regarding the legis-
lature, and if so have come to the
conclusion that this legislature is
one of the worst that ever as
sembled. The general trend of
/ their statements has been to make
it appear that the legislature was
wasting time and would accom-
plish nothing.
Now the real facts are that the
Legislature is as good as the av-
erage. They are doing cansider-
able work and are trying to do it
we'll. Those persons and papers
that think the legislature should
do just what they wish done
should remember that men differ
in opinion as to method and that
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uses it effectively. Every sent
illation OF thought is reflected in
his face. He thinks great thoughts
and expresses them eloquently.
He has the power to rivct the at
tcntion of his hearers from the
first word and to hold their at
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OPEN LETTER.

To His Excelency, John F. Shafroth Governor of the
State of Colorado.
Dear Sir:-H appears from present indications
that few any, of the platform pledges of the Demo-
cratic party will be redeemed by the legislature In
such event believe the people of the democratic party
of the will look you for redress and demand that
call of this legislature for the purpose
of redeeming such platform pledges.
Yours respectfully,
c. T. RAWALT
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DR.. Harry A. Smith.

OF Delta, Eye. Ear. Nose ane
Throat specialist, will be at tn,
Paonia hotel the Second Tucsda,
OF every month. Glasses Fitted.
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U. S Department Of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU

voluntary Observer meteorological Record
For the week ending Mar. Is. 1909
and corresponding week Of 1905.
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1t is useless to offer forecasts of the
weather extending very far into the
future. | Will however venture the
prediction that March will continue
cloudy with low temperature.
think the fruit buds are absolutely
safe for the next month at least.
j. NJ. UNDERWOOD,
Cooperative Observer
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concluded ON page twol
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And while we have above indi
Gated certain satisfaction will
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-17

ForestaIIed.-William A. Pinkerton,
the head of the famous detective aSen-
cy, was talking in Chicago about the
interesting statistics of his recently
published report.
Yes, it is true" Mr.. Pinkerton said,
that we catch the criminal more fire.
quently than we used to. 1t Is true,
too, that knowing the criminals ways,
we forestall him-we take preventive
measures that reduce crime enormous
ly.
I'VE are like" he resumed, "the Del
mar deacon. This deacon was passing
the collection plate one Sunday morn
ing. When he came to certain pen
urious Delmar citizen, he noticed that
the man extended toward the plate,
not hand with a coin displayed be-
tween finger and thumb, but tightly
closed fist.
THE deacon frowned at the fist
and jerked the plate back from 1t.
''Give 1t to me. Mr.. Keene.' he whis-
pered audibly. One has just come off
my vest"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-17
THE LURKING DEATH.
Sentinels Of the Kings Army Disap-
neared In the Haunted Forest,

Sentinels Of the Kings Army Disap-
peared In the Haunted Forest.
Every war has its weird, unwritten
chapters. Around the camp-fires Of
veterans, north and south, are still told
some Of the most thrilling annals Of
the great civil war. The minds AMI
hearts Of the peasantry Of France are
still warmed, on the long winter even
ings, by tales and songs Of the lost
provinces. Soldiers of the Legion" in
picturesque slang, recite adventu: es
which would delight any amateur Of
history. Also, there occasionally comes
to light, in parchment documents, yell
low old letters, or the legends Of the
very aged, odd stories about the Amer
lean War Of independence. One Of the
oldest Of these Is the story Of THE
Haunted Forest" 1t deserves preser-
walton.
1t should be remembered, says the
old narrative, that much Of this glor-
ious conflict was in the nature Of q
hunt rather than military campaign.
IF you fight with art" said Wash
ington to his soldiers" you are sure
to be defeated. Acquire discipline
enough for retreat and the uniformity
Of combined attack, and your country
will prove the best of engineers"
So true was the maxim that the Eng
lish soldiers had to contend with little
else The Americans had enlisted many
Indians into their ranks, and had made
them useful in species Of war to
which their habits Of life and the wild
woodland had peculiarly fitted them.
They sailed out of their impenetrable
forests and swamps, and, with their
arrows and tomahawks, made daily in
roads on the relocated army-surpris-
ing it's sentinels, cutting off It's strag-
glers. Even when the alarm was CIV
en- and pursuit commenced. they fled
with a swiftness that defied the speed
of cavalry and found safety in rocky
Businesses. whittier the English could
not follow.
In order to limit as far as possible,
this species of guerrilla warfare, 1t was
the custom with every regiment to ex-
tend its outposts to a great distance
beyond the encampments; to station
sentinels some miles in the woods, and
to keep a constant guard round the
main body.
A regiment was at this time station
ed upon the confines of a great, heavily
wooded swamp. Its particular office
was to guard every avenue Of ap-
proach to the main body lying near the
coast. The sentinels, whose posts pen
etrated into the woods, were supplied
from its ranks, and the service Of this
regiment was thus more hazardous
than that Of any other It's loss was
likewise great The sentinels were per-
petually surprised upon their posts by
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-17

ter day, at the WORKS. IL means you ii
have time to work on your inventions.
It's your one chance of lifetime
your one chance, Marsh, to amount to
something in this world and"-he end
ed most persuasively-"and you don't
need to have anything to do with this
affair. I'll attend to it."
The little man looked up with the
gaze of a helpless child.
"What-what do you intend to do?"
he asked.
Pinckney smiled, well satisfied.
DO" he said. Nothing. I won't
do anything" His look became
shrewdly, terribly malevolent as he
ended, Smith will put that gun In the
temperins bath before Sommers gets
here"
The little mans eyes grew wide
with fearful understanding.
Put it in at too high temperature
and kill it," he gasped.
Pinckney laughed cruelty.
Smith has charge Of that. II he
kills the gun we don't know anything
about it," he said.
The little man shivered.
This Is horrible!"
Pinckney's laugh was cold and men,
acins.
Horrible" he sneered. What did
you invent your gun for but to muir
der men and disrupt nations? Now,
nobody asked you to do anything,
Marsh. Just you go out there and
send Smith in to me. Attend to your
work and don't notice anything that
Smith does"
Marsh looked up weakly.
YES, sir" he said, and Pinckney
clapped him on the back with real
heartiness.
Now, remember, Marsh, 1t means
your fortune and your future. Be
quiet"
When Marsh had gone Pinckney
stood thoughtful for a moment.
What a pity he's such a weak fool"
he muttered to himself. Then another
thought made him smile with more
satisfaction. Perhaps it's just as
we'll he is such a fool. couldn't have
got away with him so easy otherwise" :"
Smith came lurching in little fierc-
er than before, but Pinckney on occa-
sion knew how to manage even Smith
in his fiercest mood.
See here" he exclaimed sharply,
that gun must go into the bath before
l o'clock. No foolishness now! You're
fighting drunk. but I don't want any
thing out Of you. Understand, you
get that gun in before l o'clock If
you're ever going to do any more
work around this place."
Smith, drunk though he was, recog-
nized that now Pinckney was not the
man to fool with.
Its going in in fifteen minutes" he
said.
Let no one interfere with you, you
understand" ordered the general man.
aser.
The drunken foreman leered at him.
You saw what that fellow got that
did interfere, didn't you? Well, they'll
all get that If they fool with Smith"
Pinckney nodded acquiescence.
ire responsible. Remember, If
teen minutes, that's ALL"
II know my business" retorted the
foreman. 'Tll do the job" and he
lurched for the door as fast as he
could go.
Pinckney looked after him, with a
laugh.
"Well, when that fresh navy duck
arrives he will find his gun in a thou
sand gallons of oil. 1 guess l fixed
him all right"
He was turning away when the
street door opened, and Sommers. cool
and collected as ever, lounged In"
Hello, Mr.. Pinckney."
He smiled at Pinckney's startled
look. Guess I'm a bit early. Didn't
expect me so soon. did you? I'll jusr
hang around here till my gun is taken
out Of the fire."
To be Continued.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-17
CHAPTER VIII.
Pinckney Takes the Lead.

Girls who grow up around the steel
works do not develop into the fainting
kind. Lucy did not shrek nor even cry
out loud. Instead she rushed to her
lover, put her arms about him and
helped to hold him up begging ten
derby:
"Joe, is it bad? How did 1t hap
pen?"
The blood was streaming over the
mans face, and only his great courage
kept him up as, resting in her arms,
he gasped out the story.
"Smith-he hit me with a hammer
when wasn't lookins-he got me. But
don't mind me-Tm-all right. Find
Sommers."
"Sommers?" the girl asked, surpris-
ed. She could not imagine what Som
mers had to do with 1t.
Yes" he insisted, find Sommers.
There's something crooked going on.
/ must get Sommers quick. They hit
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Hickory Grove, No. l, Dec. IA.

Dear Santa Claus:
am a very little boy, not quite two
years old, but I want you to come 10
see me and brir~ me a tiny express
wagon, a little pony and cart, also
some nice fruit and candy and just
ANYTHING else you think would please
little boy like me. Your little friend,
Hugh John Dowdle.
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Yorkville, Dec. Is, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me some nice fruits,
nuts and candles. And Santa, IL you
have any toys left over. please bring
me a drum and horn. You know all
boys like fireworks. Santa, also re-
member I have little twin brothers,
Oliver White and Orin Wylie. Your
little friend,
Landon Mcdowell Louthian.
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Yorkville, December 13, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me some rubbers for
sling shot, tricycle., pistol and some
caps, a knife, some candy, raisins, ap-
Piles, oranges, nuts and anything you
think a little boy like me might need
for a merry Xmas. Also please re-
member my three little sisters with
dolls and various other things. Your
little friend, Carl Currence.
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Glover. Dec. IS, 1909.

Dear Santa:
You may bring us anything you
choose, except dolls. We have new
jointed dolls that will go to sleep. OF
course we always expect fruits and
candy. l will tell you our ages, so you
will know what will suit us best. We
are aged seven and nine years. Your
friends,
jamie and Alliene Robinson.
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Hickory Grove, Dec. 13, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
will write and let you know what
I want you to bring me. Please bring
me a doll dressed in pink with pink
shoes and stockings, a tea-set, toy
stove, little table and a toy piano, also
candy, nuts, oranges and all kinds OF
fruits If you can't bring me all these
things, bring some Of them. Your lit
tie friend, Ines Stenhenson.
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Sharon, Dec. 13, 1909.

Dear santa Claus:
Please bring me a big doll, with
long black hair, a doll piano and
a little trunk, also fruits, candles and
all kinds Of nuts. Now, don't forget
me Xmas. Your little friend.
Mary Alexander.
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Mcconnellsville, Dec. IA, 1909.

Dear SANTA Claus:
Please bring me pretty baby doll,
dressed In pink, with pink shoes and
stockings, some 'nanas, candy, apples,
oranges and raisins. Be sure and come
before go to bed. Your little friend,
Louise Burris.
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Eunice and Annie Lee Lilly.
Filbert. No. l, Dec. IA, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
would appreciate it very much II
you will bring me a doll baby, go
cart, a little bed and rocking chair.
hope 1 am not asking for too much.
Please don't forget that / like oranges,
apples, raisins, nuts and candy. Your
little friend, Ida walker.
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Rock Hill, Dec. 13, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
Xmas will soon be here and l will
be so glad. Please bring me whip
and shotgun. Bring my little sister
Polly a large doll that will go to sleep,
don't bring her a go-cart for she has
one. Don't forget by little brother Bus
ter, and my little niece, Mary Joe
Smith, who lives with US. Bring US all
lots of fruits and candy. Your friend,
Dave Lee.
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Yorkyille. No. 7. Dec. Is, 1909.

H%SN' RUb ]NVV'
Dear Santa Claus:
We will write and tell you what to
bring us Xmas. We are two little
boys aged nine and six years, and
would like to have a gun and some
torpedo caps, Of course oranges, apples,
candy and nuts are expected. Don't
forget Mr.. Grist. Your little boys,
William and Hough Carroll.
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Glover, Dec. 13, 1909.

Clover, DEC. To, I5U5.
Dear Santa Claus:
I thought I would write you a letter
for my three little sisters and myself.
One sister wants a pair Of shoes, and
another one wants doll and carriage.
My baby sister does not ask for any
thing except candy and fruit. Please
bring me a :yoat and wagon. Bring US
all some candy and fruit. Please don't
forget US. Your friend,
Jesse Turner.
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Yorkville, December 13, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
We are two little sisters and want
you to please bring us both a bed,
tea-set, a washstand and baby doll.
Also some candy, apples, nuts and 9TH
er good things. We will hang our
stockings in the sitting room, and will
leave you a good fire. Your friend,
Eula Mae and Margie Plaxco.
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Hickory Grove, Dec. IA, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me doll dressed in red.
with red shoes and stockings on, also
piano and little organ, and Of course
nuts and fruits. Don't forget to bring
my grandma something nice. My old
est sister, wrote this letter for me.
Your little friend,
Eunice Stenhenson
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Dear santa:
You will find my little stockings
hanging on a chair close to the flre.
t'lease Ill them up to the very top with
ali kinds of goodies, but don't bring
me any canoy for 1t hurts my little
''tooths." Remember little Glenn with
candy and oranges, don't forget to
bring lots Of firecrackers.
Edgar Cobb.
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Yorkville, No. l, Dec. Is, 1909,

Dear Old Santa Claus:
am mighty little, but my teacher at
Santiago says I am mighty loud. He
compliments me every day. Santa,
am afraid we are going to bankrupt
you this year, and the dear old Enqui-
rer is to blame for 1t. Now II you are
not broke, please bring me an airgun,
knife, oranges, lemons, etc. l Will
thank you sure. Geo. Crawford.
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Smyrna, No. 2, Dec. Is, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me Xmas, a little auto
mobile, a little wagon, oranges, bana-
mas and raisins. Bring my little sister
doli and a teddy bear, and don't for
get Mr. Grist. Your little friexd,
Barron Wallace.
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Filbert, Dec. IA, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
We will write and tell you what to
bring us this Xmas. Please bring us
each doll and little bed. Our little
brother James, wants a drum, and
don't forget the candies and nuts. We
want to thank Mr.. Grist for giving US
the privilege to tell you what we want.
Your little friends,
Eunice and Annie Lee Lilly.
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Ross Robinson.
Glover, Dec. Is, 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
am 80 glad that Xmas is so near,
and hope you won't forget me. want
a baby doll that will go to sleep, and
a tea-set. Don't forget the candy, fruit
and nuts. Your little friend,
Carrie Turner.
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We are two little boys and want you
to bring US each a watch, some candy,
oranges. apples, raisins and bananas.
Howard and Lee Williams.
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Hickory Grove, Dec. 10. 1909.

Dear Santa Claus:
Here comes my letter too. Please
don't give all your nice presents to ali
the children, before you get to me. I
want another little wheel barrow, the
other one you brought me got burned
up. Also some candy, apples, oranges
and nuts. Bring my dear little sister
Annie Mae and Margaret and baby
"Dickie" some candy Oblige.
Lee Smith Stevenson.