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The Greeley tribune., 1909-04-14
I'M AUL1
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larry OF BOARD
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4, will not be a new
1, the old board ana
,ue in Office for an
~ opponent IN 'he
=, the present may
elected board and
! JOBS. W, T. Miller
buyer. is wonder
mn to do about four
1, that he bestowed
candidates. The
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\ decide not to give
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The Greeley tribune., 1909-04-14
nDpa Inquest

nDoa Inquest
leld an inquest on
bon In regard to the
| Johnson. 1t was
the remains but at
md the regular jur-
Z to be present. IL
| to decide that John
y a train and about
h OF minutes TO ex-
broad company from
be were three rail-
estifed that the bell
|there were twice that
not employed by
)fany. VINO said they
ll nor whistle.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-04-14
Nearly All Ont
(I.aSalle Specially

(LnSn1le SpeCinIJ
There are still few potatoes ie''
IN the country, but these are moVins
out rapidly since the storm Az ."e
Iasalle station, j. T. Dunn loaded
car today.
The Greeley tribune., 1909-04-14
r Wanted

I, r"'ases'ern Railway
4, saturday filed a
h. ||,,'ed States district
Y, ! an Injunction
~. Pacific a Railway
|...., lug the latter from
[l,'a,r .[ialn right of way
y. k'aned by the plain
''' is the old spear
The Greeley tribune., 1909-04-14
| Really Scared?
| Specially


runaway l took place
although little dam-
'eept the breaking
I. G. W. Hill, who
/ IN the dry country
! was in town with
l The animals be-
M an automobile
N0 one was in the
at the time of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

The Cannon Roared.-While cam
paigning in his home state, Speaker
Cannon was once inveigled into visit
ing the public schools Of a town where
he was billed to speak.
In one of the lower grades an am
bilious teacher called upon youthful
Demosthenes to entertain the distin-
guished visitor with an exhibition OF
amateur oratory. The selection at
tempted was Byron's Battle OF wa
terloo," and just as the boy reached
the end of the first paragraph Speak
er Cannon suddenly gave vent to
violent sneeze.
But hush! hark!" detained the
youngster, "a deep sound strikes ike
a rising knen! Did ye hear it?"
The visitors smiled, and a moment
later the second sneeze-which the
speaker was vainly trying to hold back
came with increased violence.
But hark!" bawled the boy, that
heavy sound breaks in once more. and
nearer, clearer, deadlier than before!
Armi arm, 1t is the cannon's opening
roar!"
This was too much, and the laugh
that broke from the party swelled loud
er still, when Speaker Cannon chuck
led. Put up your weapons, children;
I won't shoot any more."-Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

The great practical value Of this
death bringing grenade in actual war
fare was very forcibly demonstrated
on a large and lonely area near Fav-
ersham. On the ground was a hillock
about twelve feet high and forty feet
square, affording just such cover as
would be taken by party advancing
to attack or by a body Of men con-
cealing themselves for the purpose of
ambushing the enemy. A number of
the grenades were fired in quick sue
cession at a sharp angle over this
hillock, and they fell and exploded with
tremendous effect on the low ground
on the other side. The result Of the
explosion, had it occurred among a
number Of men, was such that all
would have been annihilated. AS 1t
was, each explosion made a deep hole
in the ground
To demonstrate the havoc that would
be wrought in actual combat, num-
ber Of brown paper screens, feet high
by 8 feet long, were erected in the
neighborhood of the spot where the
grenades fell. Although some of them
were not actually touched by the fly
ing pieces, the concussion of the ex-
plosion blew them down. After this,
one grenade was made to fall between
four paper screens, with the result
that sixty-two hits in all were count
ed. Everyone Of these hits was calcu-
lated to be killing.
In order to obtain another estim lte
Of the life-destroying powers Of Mr..
Hale's invention. one of the grenades
was exploded by being dropped into a
six-foot pit. The walls Of the pit were
lined with 12-inch concrete and 1-inch
planking, and 1t was covered on the t'p
by nine heavy timber baulks measur-
ing A feet long by inches thick md
10 inches wide. When the explosion
occurred the timber was thrown MANY
feet in to the air, the plank were rid
died with fragments, and the concrete
was severely damaged. The explosive
used in the grenade Is known as tonite.
safety high explosive equal in power
to dynamite.
A London Dispatch representative
was informed at the war office that the
officials were well aware of the new
invention, but as yet had taken no off,
cial steps to acquire 1t for use in the
British army.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16
"RIFLE.cANNoN's" EFFECTS.
Weapons Performances at Trials With
Ranue of 900 Feet.

VI WV
The latest tests with the new "shrap-
mel howitzer rifle grenade" invented by
Mr.. F. Marten Hale indicate, says the
London Dispatch, that the destructive
power Of the new weapon Is even
greater than was at first supposed. This
terrible implement Of war has been
tried at the works Of the Cotton Pow
der company at Faversham before an
assembly of experts from foreign gov
ernments, and the results show that
the havoc wrought upon an enemy
within the prescribed range-900 feet
when the grenade is in action would
be absolutely terrific.
The grenade, which is not unlike a
rocket, is constructed throughout Of
metal. Its body is a stout brass tube,
lust over an inch in diameter and 81
inches in length. The total weight
when fully charged is l pound, 6
ounces. A dozen can be carried by one
man without Inconvenience, or endan-
gering his safety, and the grenade can
be adapted to any service by means
of a thin steel rod, which fits into the
barrel of the rifle, and afterwards acts
as a tail-piece.
Like the big howitzer with which
every army has been equipped for gen.
erations, the new weapon is not dis
charged point plank, but is tilted at an
elevation Of about 35 degrees. In ac-
ton the new bombs would describe
curve in the air and fall among the
enemy while the gunner remained
invisible.
The invention Of the grenade Is the
outcome to a certain extent OF the
Russo Japanese war. Mr.. Marten Hale
a few years ago invented patent
grenade which could be thrown by the
hand and do much damage. The ia
panese army utilized 1t with great sue
cess In the assaults on Port Arthur and
in storming trenches on the Manchu-
rian battlefields. The only drawback
was that the implements Of destruction
could not be thrown very far. In no
case was it ever hurried more than one
hundred feet.
Mr.. Hale accordingly set to work to
think out a method whereby it could
be adapted to the rifle. 1t was the
unanimous opinion Of those who knew
of his project that such a feat would
be impossible, because the explosion
caused would be so great that the bar
rel of the rifle would be wrecked. But
contrary to expert opinion, the real re-
suits of Mr.. Hale's experiments proved
that the rifle was not in any way in
terfered with for firing ball cartridge
or the employment Of the bayonet.
The grenade when fixed-an operation
that can be accomplished easily and
quickly even in the dark-leaves the
rifle with terrific force, and carries
distance Of 900 feet, bursting as 1t
touches the ground into a thousand
fragments.
The Importance of the tests which
took place during the week, and the
universal interest which Is being TAX
en- in the initiation of the new wea-
pom, Is shown by the fact that there
were representatives Of eleven foreign
governments present at the expert
ments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16
LIVING UNDERGROUND.
Such Is the Habit Of Thousands of
Berlin People.

Such Is the Habit of Thousands oi
Berlin People.
The law In Berlin requires that,
with some variations according to the
height Of his building, the width of
the street and the quarter, a man
shall build upon only two-thirds of
his land and leave the rest for a
court. says a writer in Harper's Mag
azine. In the houses of the middle
class trees, flowers and statuary fill
these courts. Sometimes little foun-
tains spring up in them. And IL in
the average tenement the court Is bare
and dreary, it is in the greater num-
ber Of buildings, paved and orderly
and as clean as asphalt can be swept.
Far more of light and air, far more
of cleanliness, the owner Of tenement
house buildings must give his tenants
in Berlin than in New York. One
need never light match to find the
light shaft, as tenemen house COM
missioner with a sense Of humor
are no rows of buildings like our
dumb-bell tenements, with ten rooms
out of every fourteen on every floor
dark, and the gas burning in them
night and day. Even In places where
people were dying Of starvation the
sunlight lay in a block upon the
floor. The halls were secured white;
the rooms were clean and the people
themselves.
Never, indeed, did any place wear
a better outside than Berlin. 1t is
said that Frederick the Great, when
he presented his people with building
sites, stipulated that, however, mod
est the buildings erected, they must
present a splendid aspect to the street
Even the old Scheunenviertel, "the
stronghold of thieves and cutthroats,
lies there full of sun, with its house
fronts gay and trim, and at almost
any hour of the day one may find II
glistening from its bath. 1t Is the sub
terranean and internal life Of this i'm
perial city Of Prussia behind the walls
and under the earth, which Is yet un-
reached by regulation.
Far more than 10000 people live
underground in Berlin, burrowing un-
der the earth in the cellar tenements.
Pale boys and girls issue out of these
clean, chill holes; and paler men and
women; and old people yet more pale,
who have spent in this darkness all
their lives, one may see borne out
from them at last into other cellar
tenements, eternal and more still.
The children from the cellar tene-
ments have a strange look Of the
blood not flowing In them, but still
life, like that in the ground. We have
cellar tenements in American cities,
but in no such numbers as this. The
new tenement house law In Berlin
forbids them, but 1t cannot touch the
old buildings. This is something any
one may see.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

A Third Person Present.-1n the
town where the Rev. DR.. Emmons was
pastor lived physician tinctured with
the grossest form Of pantheism, who
declared that If he ever met Dr. EN-
mons he would easily floor him in ar
gument. One day they met at the
home of a patient The physician, says
the Nashville Banner, abruptly asked
DR.. Emmons:
How old are you, sir?"
The doctor, astonished at his rude
ness, quietly replied: "Sixty-two;
may I ask, sir, how long you have
lived?"
"Since the creation" was the reply
of the pantheist.
"Ah, suppose, then, you were In
the Garden Of Eden with Adam and
Eve?"
81 was there, sir"
WELL" said the willy divine, I'VE al
know there was a third person pre-
sent"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16
LODGE
EMBLEM
CARDS

THE JOB PRINTING DEPART
MENT OF THE ENQUIRER OF
FIcE IS PREPARED TO FURNISH
ON SHORT NOTICE EMBLEM AD-
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
and Names and Numbers OF Lodges,
Is $3.50. Mail Orders viii receive
prompt attention.
We can furnish Emblem Cards for
| the following Fraternal Orders:
Blue Lodge, #. and A. M.
Royal Arch MasOns.
F.. & A. NJ. and r.. A. M. combined.
knights Templar.
Shrine and Shrine combinations.
X. T., r. A. NJ, and F. & A. M.
WoOdmen Of the World.
I. o. O. f.
Order Railway Conductors.
brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, FIremen and Trainmen.
Jr. o. U. A. M.
II you are a member Of 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 -
i. NJ. CRISIS SONS
JOB PRINTING DEPT.
YoRKvILLE IS. Q.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16
Selected 2oetry.
THE STRENUOUS LIFE.

CAS- told by the nurse).
That is your father, dear,
Just going out the door;
Oh. he's been living here
For seven years or more.
In business he's so deep
He has not time to fret
With little girls, but keep
UP hope-we'll meet him yet!
That Is your mother, dear,
Just getting in the car,
She knows that you are here
And also who you are!
But what with clubs to meet
And bridge to play, you see,
With hours so short and fleet
She's turned you Ger to me.
But there, my dear, don't fret,
Or let those blue eyes blur,
Sometime I know you'll get
Acquainted, too, with her.
Why, sometimes in the night,
When angels vigil keep,
She asks II you're all right,
And when you went to sleep!
I think you'd like them both,
I think they'd both like you,
But what with Higher Growth
And many things to do.
They're simply rushed to death,
But there, my dear, don't cry,
II they should stop for breath,
Well meet them by and by.
j. w. Foley.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

Signs of Spring.-A young teacher
from the country secured place In
one Of the public schools in the ghetto
district on the East Side in New York
One day, feeling the Spring fever
herself, she spoke to her class about
It. Did they know that spring had
come? They stared, dull and unres-
ponsive. Down there among the
brick walls, what did they know OF
spring? Don't your fathers or moth
ers ever talk about spring." she per-
sisted. They shook their heads. Then
one small boy held up a grimy hand
Teacher, 1 know wen springs come, "
he piped. Listen, children" the teach
er said. "Iky Schlinsky Is going to
tell us how he knows when spring is
here" "I know it's spring wen de
swingin' doors is put on de beer sa-
looms" said ky proudly.-Rochester
Evening Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

A Delicate Hint.-Sandy and his
lass had been sitting together about
half an hour in silence.
Maggie" he said, at length, "wasna
I here on the Sawbath nicht?"
AYE, Sandy, daur say you We're"
"An' wasna here on Monday nicht?'
AYE, so ye were"
AN l was here on Tuesday NIGHT
an Wednesday nicht, an Thursday
nicht, an Friday nicht?"
AYE, I'm thinkin' that's So"
AN this is Saturday niCht, an I'm
here again."
"Weel, what for, no? I'm sure ye're
very welcome"
Sandy (desperately)-"Mag wo-
man, De no begin - smell rat?''-
Success Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

An Anecdote of Prince Chun.-Isaac
Taylor Headland, professor Of science
in the Pekin university, in his sketch
in the Century Of "The New Ruler of
China" tells, among other interesting
anecdotes, Of conversation with
Prince Chun, the new regent, at din
ner given by the late Major Conger
American minister to China. Prince
Chun had travelled in Europe on diplo-
matte missions, and, Professor Head
land reports, was intelligent enough
to observe everything of importance in
the parts through which he passed
and it was interesting to hear him tell
of the things he had seen and his
Characterization of the some of the
people he had visited.
"'What did your highness think of
the relative characteristics of the Ger
mans and the French as you saw
them?' ! asked at the same dinner.
1.-The people in Berlin said he,
get up early in the morning and go
to their business, while the people in
Paris get up in the evening and go to
the theatre
This may have been a bit exag-
gerated," says Professor Headland
"but it indicated that the prince did
not travel, as many do on their first
trip, with his mouth open and his
eyes closed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16
Hamoruus department.
whx the MARQUIS Paid.

The famous surgeon Velpeau was
visited one day at his house during the
consultation hour by marquis re-
nowned for his closeness. Velpeau IN
formed the marquis that an operation
was urgent and that the fee wouio
amount to 1000 francs. At this the
MARQUIS made a face and left. A Tort
night later DR.. Velpeau, while making
his rounds in the Hospital de Ia Char-
ite, had his attention attracted by Q
face that seemed familiar to him. In
answer to his inquiry it was stated tna'
the patient was footman of noble
man in the Faubourg Saint German
The surgeon found that his case re-
sembled in every particular the some
what unusual one for which the mar
uuis had consulted him a fortnlsh'
previously. He refrained, however
from making any comments. Three
weeks after the operation, when tne
patient was about to be discharged Dr.
yelpeau called him aside and exclalm-
ed:
Monsieur, am extremely f1attered
and pleased to have been able to cure
YOU. There is, however, small for
mality with which you will have TO
comply before I can sign your exeat;
that is, you will have to sign check
for 10000 francs in behalf OF the pup
lie charity bureau Of your metropolitan
district" The patients face became
livid.
"You can do what you like about IT,
continued the doctor; "but II you re-
fuse all Paris will know tomorrow tnat
the Marquis de D. adopted the dis
guise of a footman in order to secure
free treatment at this hospital and TO
usurp the place which belongs by right
to a pauper." OF course the marquis
paid.-Cleveland Leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

The Modern Mary.-Nary had lit
tie lamb; it's fleece was white as snow.
Would Mary ever sell the lamb? Why,
what a question! 40! She kept the
lamb in luxury for many, many years,
and every now and then she'd go and
clip it with her shears, then sell the
fleece and take the casl and put it in
the bank until she haG fortune of
the very topmost rank. While Mary
was a wise young girl, her father had
a pull, and through his lobbying he
kept the tariff up on wool.-Chicago
Evening Post
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

A New Sweetheart.-At a recent
fancy dress ball for children great fun
was caused during one of the dances
by the antics of fat fiddler, who sud-
denly ceased playing and slared after
a wee maiden dancing in set of
quadrilles.
What's the matter with you, Scrap
err" beloved the leader.
Dropped my rosin."
well, never mind. Go on playing;
you'll get it presently"
go on playin' be hanged" came the
reply. my rosin'll be done afore the
set. Queen Mary down there has pick
ed 1t up, and given 'alf on 1t to 'Amlet,
an they're eatin' it."-Tit- Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

81T In a London drawing room the
hostess said to a comfortable looking
widow of a wealthy manufacturer,
who had been touring during the
winter in the sunny south: "Of course,
you went to Rome, dear Mrs. Dash"
Rome" replied the widow vaguely
and meditatively. did we go to
Rome, Ethel?" Daughter Ethel duti-
fully answered.: Eyes, ma, you know
we did; that big place where bought
those lovely silk stockings"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16

asa P. w. Love, police A
LASS M. A. White, cotton mill 26
456 T. M. Dobson, merchant 72
/ 457 Isaac Wright, (p. CO. carpenter 3(
458 ]. w. Mcfarland, farmer 46
459 w. T. Moore, salesman 46
400 e. w. Stevenson, farmer 81
461 ]. N. Benfield, farmer II
462 w. H. Alexander, farmer "a
463 ]. F. Galloway, farmer "A
464 Isaac Vantassell, farmer 64
465 r. G. Ratchford, farmer Al
466 w. w. Barr, carpenter So
467 Frank Happerfield, stone cut. 40
46S c. W. Carroll, merchant 29
469 B. F. Marley, farmer 49
470 j. w. Belts, farmer 49
All w. H. McCorKle, clerk 80
472 A. w. Smoak., far. deaf-dumb So
473 w. B. Moore, Jr., student %
I474 M. w. White, dentist 43
ATS E. w. Sandifer, farmer 48
476 r. r. Carroll, farmer 81
ATT A. w. Rogers, farmer AZ
Ats ]. ]. Jones, farmer 46
479 s. c. Wood, merchant 80
480 John Wheeler, (p. c.) carp'ter AZ
481 Albert Hickman, (p. c.) far. 20
4S2 r. F. Reid, (p. c.) farmer 81
483 M. c. Willis, farmer AZ
484 W. T. Cain, farmer Al
485 w. D. McElroy, farmer Al
4S6 Il. A. McGee, farmer DO
487 F. J. Thomasson, farmer 81
4S8 George Brown, farmer 35
489 w. T. McClain, farmer AZ
490 s. T. Ferguson, farmer 81
491 ]. r. Shillinglaw, farmer II
492 G. F. Grant, carpenter 33
493 w. T. Jackson, brick maker "A
494 J. L. Evans, carpenter 81
495 J. ]. Wallace, farmer 81
496 w. J. Nell, farmer 35
497 R. M. P. Robinson, farmer 49
498 s. H. Allen. farmer SO
499 8. c. Smith, farmer 80
500 Sam Johnson, Jr., farmer 26
sol w. P. Camp, farmer 80
502 J. s. Grier, (p. c.) farmer 81
sos Truman Turner, liveryman rs
5O4 T. c. Barron, liveryman 81
sos w. Pink Dowdle, farmer 27
sos Chris. Childers, farmer 33
507 J. B. Gardner, farmer 40
sos H. j. Neil, farmer 23
500 F. M. Sandifer, merchant "A
$40 L. G. Grist, merchant Al
511 J. K. Hickman, (p. CD farmer 80
512 w. L. Wallace, carpenter "a
513 T. B. Barnett, farmer So
514 w. H. Sandifer, farmer 81
SIS ]. F. Wallace 16
SIG s. M McNeel, banker 30
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-16
as1isesllansoas geadias.
THESE VOTE AT YoRkvILlE.
Consisting For the Most Part of Res.

Consisting For the Most Part of Res
idents OF. York Township.
We are presenting today a list OF
the voters qualified to vote at York
vile precinct. The lists Of qualified
voters at the various other precincts
have been previously published, and
with the exception Of not more than
twenty-five voters registered since the
lists were originally copied, today's list
completes the publication of all the
qualified voters in the county. The
Yorkyille list is as follows:
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-27
MURDOCH lTEMIZES.
Points Out -Four Cases in Which Gov
ernment Was Fleeced.

Washington. Jan I.--"Under the con-
troll of the speaker of the house and the
enormous power with which he is armed.
can the individual member properly dis
charge his duties to the nation?"
This query was propounded by Repre-
sentative Victor Murdoch of Kansas in a
speech in the house. Mr.. Murdock pro-
posed four concrete propositions.
In one he cited a case in which, he said,
a secret service agent under a congress
sional committee had been paid over $2S
a day, which, he said, was an outrageous
sum, and the second, in which for % years
the president of the Michigan Central rail-
road had been paid 81, 900 a year as a mail
messenger to make up pay for transporta-
ton of mails on railroads, which Mr.
Murdoch said could not be done under the
law.
AS a third instance he charged that an
excess payment of $4,000 a year had been
made to the Eads bridge at ST. Louis for
mail charges The fourth was the pay
ment by the house itself of $500 year for
a trivial clerical duty.
And now" he said, 'I challenge any
member of this body who is not a chair
man ofan appropriation committee to Sc
cure a correction through congressiona l
action in these four items 1 have cited
over the opposition of the speaker or with
chairmen."
He would, he declared, at a later dav
attempt to bring about a reform in this
regard, but with no hope of success