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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

perience, and, where the holdings are
sufficiently large, found thoroughly sat
isfactory, both to the oil operator and
to the private land owner Why should
not the government as a land owner
deal directly with the producer rather
than through the intervention of mid
dleman to whom title to the land has
passed?
ANY ideal or practical law must
further recognize the fact that actual
discovery involves heavy expenditure
and considerable time, and that the
prospector must be adequately protect
ed in his investment before as well as
after the discovery is made. The area
to which he is given a preferred right
must therefore be sufficiently large to
Justify his initial heavy investment,
and in such compact shape as to pro-
tect his discovery from encroachment
by drilling on subsequent entries.
"a we'll considered leasing law will
give certain incidental advantages of
great Importance both to the govern
ment and to the oil operator. 1t Will
constitute the most effective means for
the conservation of the oil and gas
resources of the country by enabling
the government to regulate develop
ments so as to prevent much of the
criminal waste now prevalent.
"Under the present system the owner
of a twenty-acre placer claim is COM
PEELED to drill and pump the oil from
his land with all possible speed, regard
less of transportation facilities or mar
ket, for otherwise his competitors on
adjoining claims will take large share
of 1t away from him. In the resulting
feverish exploitation half dozen or
more wells may be drilled when one
would have secured the same amount
of ola serious economic waste to the
nation and heavy tax on the ultimate
consumer Also, unrestricted drilling
by careless or ignorant operators may
ruin a valuable field by admitting wa
ter to the oil sand from a higher or
lower bearing stratum. Many
examples of criminal waste resulting
from the unrestricted exploitation of oil
fields might be cited.
"The government is not only the
largest owner of oil lands, but 1t Is
likely to be the largest consumer. The
six largest battleships in commission
or under construction in the American
navy are equipped for the use of either
oil or coal, and the fourteen largest de-
stroyers use oil exclusively. The ques-
tion of fuel supply for these vessels is
certain to become an exceedingly I'M
portant one in the near future, and the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
A GOOD LISTENER

Be good listener If you can't talk,
listen. Don't chatter. Guests have
been "bidden forth" to dine for their
listening propensities alone. The eau
tious hostess is a veritable Charles
Lamb in her appreciation of ears.
They are valuable appendages indeed,
and should be strenuously cultivated
by those who only jabber when they
talk.
We can't all talk; to some of us 1t is
almost physical impossibility to get
out a sensible word in company. We
may be entertaining enough to our
selves, but let something definite In
the way of conVe. satiJn be expected
of us in an assemblage and we throw
up our hands.
It's only a form OF stage fright, this.
We could perfectly well enter into the
argument that's going round the fes-
tive board, If something would only
let US; but fear, the monster, holds us
in his grip.
Enforced silence draws one inward
and the tongue cleaves to the roof of
the mouth; the very lips are sealed.
Ali the air about one seems panied
witness to ones discomfort Every
thing has gotten alive and taken on a
critical attitude, but is ominously ST.
lent while it thinks of you-only you
and not another living, breathing
soul. But If you keep on letting the
quiet thicken round you, it's going to
get very dense indeed.
Break the spell always, but better
STILL prevent it from settling over you.
Learn the interested listener part and
you won't be in the center of the stage
enough to fiuster you.-North Amer
ican.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

law should provide a means of perpet-
uating a supply for this certain future
need.
1.-The fact is gaining recognition that
the natural resources remaining in the
possession of the government are the
heritage of the whole people, and the
idea that they should be economically
utilized for the general good rather
than exploited for the enrichment of a
few individuals is rapidly crystallizing
into public opinion. The enactment by
congress of a law providing for the
leasing of oil lands will be a logical
and much needed action in the govern
ment's management of its great petro-
leum property"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
OIL
STOCKS
From z % to
4Oa6 Monthly
in Dividends

That's the actual record
of California Oil Com
panies.
IF you are in the mar
ket for the better class OF
oil stocks we would be
glad to represent you.
Certainly, now is the
opportune time to make
either large or small in
vestments that will make
several hundred and
probably several thou
sand per cent profit dur
ing the next "a to 80
months.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
OIL
Properties

We make a speciality of
lands and leases in the
Midway, McKittrick,
Kern river and Coalinga
oil fields.
We buy and sell only
the good properties.
and, as we have repre-
sentatives in the field,
will give immediate con-
sideration to any propo-
sition presented.
If you contemplate the
purchase of property we
will be glad to have you
look over our list and
take advantage of our
information department.
Our facilities for trad
ing in oil properties or
stocks are unexcelled-
Let us represent you.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

We will be
pleased to
send you a
copy of 1.-THE
Story of Cal
ifornia Oil.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
Aamurulls Department.

The Limit of Laziness.-Dr. Charles
A. Eaton of the Madison Avenue Bap-
tist church said in the course OF bril-
liant after-dinner speech in Cleveland.
"Laziness Is responsible for too mucn
of the misery we see about us. 1t Is all
very well to blame alcohol for this
misery, to blame oppression and in
Justice, but to what heights might we
not all have climbed but for our lazi-
ness?"
He paused and smiled.
I'VE are too much like the supernu-
merary in the Drama" he went on
who had to enter from the right ana
say, My lord, the carriage waits
LOOK here, SUPER said the stage
manager one night, I want you to come
on from the left instead of the right
after this, and want you to transpose
your speech. Make 1t run hereatter'
The carriage waits, my lord
1.-The super pressed his hand TO MS
brow.
more study! More study! ne
groaned." Leader
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04

.nly a Secondary Matter.-"Yes,
said the affable theatrical manager,
"our next production is to be something
really wonderful in the way Of comic
opera"
"Got something new?" asked the in
terviewer.
"Yes, indeed. have engaged Drill
lem Daily, the famous stage manager,
to devise the evolutions and groupings
of the chorus. have retained Cuttan
F.tten, the celebrated costumer, to plan
and prepare the garments worn by the
principals and the chorus, and 1 have
engaged Redden Yaller, the renowned
scenic artist, to execute the stage set
tings. Can you beat that?"
""But who are to write The music and
the libretto?"
"Pooh! Haven't had time to think
about that yet"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04

What He Called to say.-"Mr. Pres
ident," said the caller at the White
House, 81 do not wish to boast put
thought you might like to know that
Really, you must excuse me- my
dear sir. have a pressing engage
ment."
"Ah, I am very sorry. merely called
to say that am the first man that
ever
'T am sorry, sir, but really l must
beg that you will excuse me-"
Certainly, Mr.. President, certainly
I merely wished to say that I am the
first golfer that ever made 275-yard
drive with a niblick"
"oh, 1 thought you were going to tell
me you were the first man that ever
supported me for the presidency. SIT
down! sit down! By the way, can't
YOU have lunch here and go out and
have a game with me this afternoon?''
Chicago Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
RAW DRUGS.
Castor Oil Comes as Pretty Little
Brown and Black Bean.

Brown and Black Bean.
Upon going into a pharmacy and
looking over the mysterious Jars and
bottles and boxes that line the shelves
did you ever wonder where on earth
all of the drugs came from and how
they appeared before they were ground
up and made into oils or dried or pull
verized or crystallized into queer
shaped Jumps? Each jar and box
seems to hide some secret which you
Immediately become curious to solve
How many different lands do they rep
resent? And, after they leave the jars
that hold them now, what are they
made into?
Who, for example, would connect a
great pile Of dry, thin twigs, neatly tied
into small bundles, with sarsaparilla? {?
These twigs are the creeping roots and
rootlets Of a prickly shrub that grows
in Jamaica, and they are worth from
10 to so cents pound.
Somewhat similar in appearance Is
ipecacuanha, which also comes to us
in dry twigs, which are part Of the
trailing root Of plant found in the
damp forests Of Brazil
These roots receive no preparation
save drying before they are shipped off
to the United States. They are packed
in large sacks, and the workmen who
open the bales must beware Of breath
ing the pungent, irritating dust given
off, which is productive Of unpleasant
results If incautiously inhaled.
Castor oil, too, is hard to recognize
in the pretty little brown bean, spot
ted with black and with polished skins,
that arrive in bags from India. They
look far too attractive to suggest the
much hated dose Of our early days.
Aloes, the base Of many nauseous
medicines, may be seen In Its crude
form as solid mass resembling brown
sealing wax, packed in heavy wooden
boxes, from which 1t is Clipped out in
flakes with a chisel and hammer.
It is of different qualities and prices,
according to whether 1t comes from
Arabia, Socotra or the West Indies. and
may bring any sum from "a to s45 per
hundredweight. Aloes is the juice OF
the big fieshy leaves Of the plant OF
that name. This juice is pressed or eva
porated from the leaves and poured in
to chests or kegs in a semifluid state,
hardening presently into solid block
Not infrequently 1t is inclosed In the
dry skins of monkeys and In this
strange form brought to market.
One of the most interesting OF drugs
is opium, both on account Of its awful
potency and by reason Of its great
value. A case of opium, about 225
pounds, is worth s40O roughly. The
caes is of rough deal lined with tin
and contains a number Of soft, dark
Jumps, like large handfuls Of dough
packed very closely together In
quantity Of dry, chaffy seeds.
The opium which reaches America
Is Of two qualities. one for medicine,
and other for smoking, and comes from
Persia and Asia Minor, China and In
dia.-St. Louis Republic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04

Curing q Doetor-An eminent phy-
sician of London, who was remarKaoie
for continuing his visits to MS rich
patients after he had turned their dis
orders out of doors, attended lady Oh
some celebrity in the world OF VIII tor
three months after her recovery ana
regularly stayed with her UNTIL In the
English manner, he received his dis
missing fee of guineas. Weary OF MS
expensive calls and concluding that 10
lessen the fee would be to lose the visi-
tor, she ventured to give him guineas
at the conclusion of his next call. de
looked anxiously in his hand, then on
the carpet and stood for some time IN
evident embarrassment.
Have you lost anything?" inquired
the lady.
"Why, madam, thought had drop
ped a guinea"
TT is only q mistake in the person,
sir" rejoined the fair patient. 1T Is l
who have dropped the guinea"
The doctor, Of course, dropped MS
visits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
Destroying Tradition.-An iconoclas

Destroying Tradition.-An iconoclast'
in the person of DR.. Eduard Engel, In
a lecture recently delivered before the
members of literary society in Ham
burg, on 1.-The Legend Of Charlotte Won
Stein," tore to pieces all the illusion
which clustered around her name. He
showed by old letters and other docu-
ments that the woman to whom Goethe
had written 1900 letters which portray
ed the innermost thoughts Of his mind
and heart despised all that was noble.
She called all literary people fools"
and made sport Of them. When Schil-
Ter died she congratulated his family,
saying that 1t was better to live alone
than to be compelled to abide In the
neigffborhood Of unnatural company"
The lecturer ended the discourse by say
ing that Goethe's letters to Charlotte
will now be read with feelings Of SYM
pathy for the unselfish love and ad-
miration for the poets boundless i'm
agination which formed a goddess out
Of this nothing"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04

Didn't Know the Slans.-An English
woman who not long ago moved to
Kansas City, Kan, met friend on the
street the other day, says the Times,
and startled her by asking:
do you know where I can find a
joint?"
"A joint?" gasped the friend. What
on earth do you want to find a joint
for?"
why, just a natural craving. I've
been looking all over town for one"
"Goodness!" exclaimed the other, who
belonged to the w. c. T. U. Then, to
be sure the Englishwoman was not
joking, she asked:
do you mean a liquor joint?'
Never heard Of such a thing" was
the reply. Il mean a joint of mutton,
Of course"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
WHY A MAN MARRlES.
Some of the Many Reasons He Has
For Tempting Fate.
Why does a man marry?


Why does a man marry?
For many different reasons; but first,
last and all the time-because he wants
to.
have little faith in the piteous tales
that are told describing man as VIC
tim led to the altar.
He may marry because he wants a
girls love, or her money, or because he
wants a wife; but you can always be
nightly sure that he wants something.
He is no sacrificed lamb.
Sometimes a man makes desperate
love to a girl when he has no serious
intentions. If such a man gets caught
In his own net 1t serves him right.
The average man marries for the SIM
pie reason that he has fallen in love.
That 1t Is love alone which prompts
his wooing is fully proven by some Of
the mated married couples we see.
II an earnest young fellow falls in
love with an empty-headed doll Of a
girl, nothing on earth can persuade him
of the foolishness Of his choice. He
must marry her and find out from per-
sonal experience that she is not the
wife for him.
There Is no sadder sight in the world
than that Of two mismated young peo-
pie starting out on life's journey to-
gether The man might be splendid
fellow IL married to some woman who
understood him and knew how to bring
out his best qualities.
The woman might be splendid wo-
man IL married to some man who
brought out the best side Of her nature.
Apart they might amount to some
thing; together they are a miserable
failure.
Such domestic tragedies are usually
the result Of. brief acquaintance and
courtship. When a man Is about to
marry he should look for a mate as
we'll as a wife. Congeniality is the
foundation Of happy marriage. Life
is not all courtship and honeymoon,
you know, young people.
The stern realities of life must be
faced and accepted.
II you can walk down the years of
time as stanch, true companions as well
as married sweethearts, then you are
indeed well mated.
A stalwart, athletic Adonis may
make a very captivating suitor, but find
out II his heart and brain are as well
developed as his body before you give
your heart into his keeping, little mai
den.
Don't take the most important step
Of your life with your pretty eyes
blinded by infatuation.
It makes no difference how handsome
a man Is; what you have to think about
is how good he Is.
And no matter why man marries,
1t Is of the utmost Importance that he
choose a girl who will be a wise and
good wife and mother. You may think
a certain girl plain, but wait until you
see her face transfigured and beauti-
fed by love. Most Of you marry for
love, but be sure that your love Is well
placed, that the girl and yourself are
thoroughly suited to each other.
Be very sure that you can not live
without her before you ask her to share
your life. Bear in mind that a man
Is either made or marred by his mar
riage.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
He sat there so long and quiet that

He sat there so long and quiet that
I was on the point of going out and
climbing the tree and helping him back
home when out Of the pond waddled my
pet bantam duck She sauntered to-
ward the barnyard.
Il saw my hawl: straighten up.
Then there was swoop, a squawk, a
short struggle and away sailed the
hawk with my duck in his claws and
he disappeared in the Bald Hill woods.
was very fond Of that duck, as had
been Of my yellow corduroy cap, and so
her loss was another blow to me.
About that time glaring big bills be-
gan to appear on the barns and wa
gon sheds announcing that the circus
was coming to town, and as father
told me could go to town and see the
circus come in on show day and more
over could go to the show itself In the
afternoon I began to feel better.
"Show day came and went to town
to see the show come in and with two
shillings in my pocket to go to see II
perform.
"By and by in the crowd Of others
who were waiting at the edge Of town
to see the show come in what should
rise in full view of me, but my beloved
and mourned yellow corduroy cap! II
crowned the woolly head Of Black Dan
sykes's boy Joe. who lived In the
squatters' settlement over back Of Bald
Hill. Forgetful Of all else I made q
grab for that cap and got 1t. Black
Dams boy Joe made a grab for me and
got me.
81 never knew just how 1t happened
but when my cousin Sam Fletcher got
me away from Joe both eyes were 60
ing shut and they soon went entirely
shut and wouldn't come open. And II
was a day or so before they did come
all the way open and then the sho"
had come in, performed and gone miles
and miles away.
That's about the way that expert
ment of mine with hawk eggs and
ducks panned out. Whether 1t was
success or not depends somewhat on
the way you look at it, as I said be-
FORE"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04

The Court Painters.-"A movement
was on foot for the alliance Of King
Charles of Wurttemburg and the Grand
Duchess Olga of Russia" said an artist.
AN emissary Of the Russian court
came to the young king, laid certain
proposals before him and submitted a
portrait in oils of the royal lady. King
Charles, after a close scrutiny, said:
This portrait fiatters over-much.
The eyes are too large and brilliant the
hair too abundant, the complexion too
fiowerlike and the neck and arms too
beautiful altogether
but, your ma. esty,' said the as
tonished Russian, you do not know
the grand Duchess
mo said the king, but 1 know
court painters.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04

A Philosopher.-Some time ago there
was a flood in western Pennsylvania,
An old fellow who had lost nearly ev-
erything he possessed was sitting on
the roof of the house as it fioated along
when boat approached.
Hello, John"
Hello, Dave"
Are your fowls all washed away
John?"
"Yes, but the ducks can SWIM" re-
piled the old man.
Apple trees gomez"
well, they said the crop would be
a failure, anyhow"
Il see the floods away above your
window"
That's all right, Dave. Them win
ders needed washin', anyhow"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04

The Generous lawyer.-A Boston
lawyer tells this story on another law
yer named Ames, who was retained as
counsel for a man who stepped in a
hole in the street and broke his leg,
says Lippincott's. Suit was brought
against the city in the sum of one
thousand dollars, and Ames won the
case. The city appealed to the supreme
court, but here also the verdict was in
favor of Ames' client.
After settling up the claim, Ames
handed his client a silver dollar.
What is this for?" asked the man.
THAT is what is left after taking
out my fee, the cost of appeal, and
other expenses.
The man regarded the dollar a mo-
ment then looked at Ames.
What is the matter with this?" he
asked. "Is 1t bad?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
Long, Long Thoushts.-The foil

Long, Long Thoushts.-The follow
ing golf story has been associated with
the name of Oscar Asche. He began
a round rather badly, but at length got
in a really clean shot. Turning to his
caddie, dour Scotch youth, he said
Now, then, I'm not the worst player
you've carried for, am II" There was
no reply Later on, long putt was
successfully holed, and Mr.. Asche cried
again: What did l tell you? I'm not
the worst player you've carried for, am
II" There was long pauze. Then
the caddie replied: Man, I'm just
thinkin'!"-M. A. p.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
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EMBLEM
CARDS

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The Cards are Of good quality Of
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tn "Give me two seats, center orches-
ira, fifth row, for October 20, 1912"
"Are you crazy?"
"Very likely; but l thought might
get ahead Of your spectators on the
sidewalk"-Puck.
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LIVERY AND FEED STABLES

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TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS.

A LII persons indebted to the estate
"A Of WALLACE RAMSEY, deceased,
are hereby notified to make payment
to the undersigned at once. Persons
having claims against said estate,
should present them duly authenticat-
ed within the time prescribed by law.
ELIAS RAMSEY, Admr.
Yorkville, s. c., April 20, 1909.
80 I st
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Mr.. F. n. Hyatt.
Columbia State, Saturday.

Mr.. F. H. Hyatt was the next speak
er. His talk was epigrammatic, but
flowed with the fiuency Of the practiced
speaker. His was an entirely different
method of expression from that of Mr..
Stackhouse, but 1t meant the same
thing. He got applause, and the things
he said sank deep into the minds of
the farmers who heard him. He en-
phasized the bigness of the cotton
proposition, and predicating his argu-
ment upon the fact that but two men
out of every hundred make a success
financially in life, he said that the
chances were very long against the
Union succeeding along the lines indi-
Gated in the plan proposed.
1t takes $S0,0O0,000 to handle years
crop, and this money in silver would
fill a train of cars 40 miles long. To
handle this business is the thing the
Union is about to undertake, and with
it's inexperience, what chances would
it have of success? He advised diver
sification of crops. He said the farm
ers of the south annually lose $12,000,-
900 to s15,OOO,000 by damage to their
cotton because they do not take care Of
1t. They leave it out in the weather
and it deteriorates in quality and de-