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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-03

A great hope had dawned on Marsh's
face.
You mean you will do that square?'
he asked.
"Of course" answered Pinckney, IF
we can arrange it. 1 will draw the
royalty for Rhinestrom and pay 1t over
to you. The business must, Of course,
all be done through me or nothing will
come of 1t. You must trust me-"
How much will the royalty be?'
asked Marsh.
The manager hesitated.
WELL" he said firmly, Il think can
get you $500 for every six inch gun
and under and 500 an inch ;or every
gun over six inches turned out at the
factory. It will be a competence for
you, man. and you can quit your
drudgery ard work for the rest Of your
life as you please on your inventions.
Now, have proved myself fair!"
Marsh nodded apologetically.
81 wronged you, Mr.. Pinckney" he
said at last. II see you intend to do
the fair thing. All right l won't say
anything more"
But remember" said Pinckney
warningly, "the least word and the
contract would be off. You must trust
me. And another thing''-he hesitated
a moment, then spoke meaningly-
"the contract will be no good on earth
should that Sommers gun turn out to
be better than the Rhinestrom gun"
Marsh nodded with the confidence OF
the inventor in his own work.
That is a chance we have to take,
but / think we will come out all right,
The Rhinestrom gun is winner"
After the head draughtsman was
gone Pinckney pondered long time
Finally he called in his stenographer
and dictated to her contract between
the Durant Steel company and Will
helm Rhinestrom by which the Durant
Steel company agreed to take over the
Rhinestrom patents and pay the in
ventor $4,000 royalty on every gun six
inches or under and $1,000 an inch fol-
every additional inch above six. The
contract he signed as manager OF the
steel company. Then he sent long
cable explaining what he had done to
Durant, although he knew Durant was
on the ocean and would not receive It
That night in his own room the man.
ager figured just what he would make
on every gun six inches and under
s5.400 and 5000 for every additional
. inch above six.
And at that" he said to himself
with a sneer, everybody will be hap
DIV. That fool Marsh will make his $500
and his 500. That is enough for him
and Durant can stand the price. II
means wealth and that girl. too"-he
paused, and a sinister light came into
his eyes-"if only that Sommers gun
Is a failure. I wonder
George. was ashamed Of you-posi-
lively ashamed of you. Your first
night home and you sit up at the table
and talk nothing but steel and ar
cenary and croop guns and that sort
of thing, and when we have guest
here too, 1 don't know what Lieuten-
ant Sommers thought of you
Mrs. Durant spoke irritably, but hel
husband, who knew her ideas on busi-
ness matters from long experience
merely smiled with toleration.
It was the first night after his re-
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A NOBLE REVENGE.
The Boy Who Was cuffed and the
Man Who Struck Him.

The Boy Who Was cuffed and the
Man Who Struck Him.
The coffin was plain one-a poor,
miserable pine coffin. No flowers on
the top; no lining Of white satin for
the pale brow; no smooth ribbons
about the coarse shroud. The brown
hair was laid decently back, but there
was no crimped cap. with neat tie be-
meath the chin. The sufferer from
cruel poverty smiled In her sleep; she
had found bread, rest and health.
II want to see my mother" sobbed
poor little child as the undertaken
screwed down the top.
you cannot get out Of my way,
boy. Why doesn't somebody take care
Of the brat?"
"Only let me see her one minute!"
cried the hapless orphan, clutchinS
the side Of the charity box, and as he
gazed upon the rough box agonized
tears streamed down the cheeks on
which no childish bloom ever linger-
ed. "Only once; let me see my moth
ter only once!"
Quickly and brutally the heartless
| monster struck the boy away, 80 that
he reeled with the blow. For a mo-
ment the boy stood painting with grief
and rage-his blue eyes distended, his
lips sprang apart, fire glittering
through his eyes as he raised his lit
tie arm with a most unchildish laugh
and screamed, when I am a man I'll
be revenged for that"
There were a coffin and a heap Of
earth between the mother and the
poor forsaken child. A monument
much stronger than granite built In
the boys heart was the memory OF
the heartless deed.
The courthouse was crowded TO
suffocation.
Does any one appear as this mans
counsel?" asked the judge.
There was a silence when he had
finished until, with lips tightly pressed
together, a look Of strange intelligence
blended with a naughty reserve upon
the handsome features, young man
stepped forward with a firm tread and
kindly eye to plead for the erring
friendless.
He was a stranger, but at the first
sentence there was silence. The
splendor of his genius entranced, con-
vinced.
The man who could find a friend
was acquitted.
May God bless you, sir; I cannot"
he said.
Il want no thanks" replied the
stranger.
"EI-I believe you are unknown
to me-"
Man, l will refresh your memory.
Twenty years ago this day you struck
broken hearted little boy away from
his dear mothers coffin. l was that
boy"
The man turned livid.
Have you rescued me then to take
my life?"
No: l have a sweeter revenge.
have saved the life Of man whose
brutality has ranked in my breast
for the last twenty years. Go, then,
and remember the tears Of friendless
child.
The man bowed his head In shame
and went from the presence Of mag
nanimitv as grand to him as it was in
comprehensive
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MARvELs OF MINUTENEss.

Microscopic Writins-ship That Might
Be hidden Under FIy's Wing.
There is on exhibition in the Army
Medical Museum at Washington 9
specimen of microscopic writing or
glass. This writing consists Of the
words of the Lords Prayer, and occu.
pies a rectangular space measuring
1904 by 1.441 Of an inch, or an area
Of 1.129,654 Of a square inch. These
lines are about 100000 Of an inch
apart. Now. to get some idea Of the
minuteness of this writing: There are
in the Lords Prayer 227 letters, and
II as here this number occupies the
1.129,654 of an inch there would be
room on the entire square inch fol
29,432,45S such letters similarly
spaced.
The entire Bible, old and new tes-
taments, contains but 3,566,4s0 letters
and there would therefore be room
enough to write the entire Bible eight
times over on one square inch of glass
In the same manner as the words OF
the Lords Prayer have been written
on this specimen. Such a statement
staggers the Imagination, but the fig
ures are easily verified and are GER
tainly correct
Along this same line Of almost In.
credible minuteness is the story Of one
Mark Scallot, a blacksmith, who, fr
1878, in the twentieth year Of Queen
Elizabeth's reign, made lock consist
ing Of eighteen pieces Of steel, iron
and brass, with hollow key to 1t, that
altogether weighed but one grain ,of
gold. He also made a gold chain
composed of forty-three links, which
he fastened to the lock and key. In
the presence of the Queen he put the
chain about the neck Of flea, which
drew 1t with ease, after which he put
the lock and key, flea and chain into
pair of scales, and they together
weighed but one grain and half
This is vouched for by an old writer
Many cases Of mechanical ingenuity
really remarkable to us in these days
when we are supposed to have ad-
vanced in learning, are related by va
rious ancient authors. The silver
sphere, "a most noble and ingenious
performance" which was presented to
Sultan Solyman the Magnificent by his
Imperial Majesty Fedinand is mention
ed by Paulus Jovius as showing and
keeping time with the motions Of the
celestial bodies in various configura-
tions. 1t was carried to Constantinople
by twelve men, and there put together
by the artist that made It
Mymecides, an ancient carver, was
so proficient in miscropic mechanism
that he made an ivory ship, with all
its decks, masts, yards, rigging and
sails, in so small a compass that 1,
might have been hidden under the
wing Of a fly. He also made a char
lot with four wheels and as many
harnessed horses, which took up
scarcely more room than the ship.
George Whitehead, an Englishman,
made q ship, with all things pertain
ing to It, to move as II 1t sailed upon
table. "All hands were aloft, a
woman made good music on q lutte
and a little puppy cried In the mid
snip, all of which variety" says the
old writer was pleasant and divert
Iing."-Chicago Tribune:
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
TUNN Ell CAVES In.

Crickett.-The Omaha tunnel
near Cricket on the White River
branch of the Iron Mountain road,
As miles above Cotter, caved in a
distance Of so yards, and it will be
several days before the damage. is
repaired. Passengers and baggage
are being transferred across t he
mountain distance of two miles.
All south-bound trains are DELAYED
on account of the accident.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
TO BUILD HIGH SCHOOL

Paragould. = The Paragould
School Board has decided to build
a $4,000 high school building in
that city, the work of construction
to begin August l. Bonds to the
amount of 100000 have been issued
to secure the amount needed for the
construction Of the building and
have been taken by the Mercantile
Trust Company of st. Louis. The
bonds are for 80 years at six per
cent, one bond to be redeemed at
the end of each year
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
BRINGS SUIT FOR $4,000.

Pine Bluff.--The $4,000 dam
age suit against Frank Tillar, son
OF the late Maj. j. T. W. Tillar, of
Little Rock, was set for a hearing
in the Drew County Circuit Court
at Monticello Thursday.
The suit is possibly the most SEN
sational to come up at the present
term of the Drew Circuit Court.
1illar is indirectly charged with
the death of William Reynolds, hus-
band Of the plaintiff, who died on
the Lincoln county convict farm at
Iillar, July Is, 1908, ~ hours af-
ter being whipped by a warden in
Tillar's employ, by the name of
Gentry. Such are the allegations,
at least, in the petition, which was
filed some weeks ago at Monticello.
Reynolds was 28 years old, and
had wife and three children living
in Lincoln county. He was con-
victed on a misdemeanor charge in
justice court in Lincoln county on
July 2, and sent to the county farm.
His wife charges that he was whip
ped numerically and that his death
was the result of the beating he re-
ceiyed. The woman now asks for
p~"''os'7 7'.s'-..sses from Tlllar, who
has the contract to work the Lin
coin county prisoners on his plan.
tation at Tillag.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
NEWSPAPER PLANT BURNS.

Mountain View.-The office of
Stone County News-Democrat and
all the contents, valued at $1,000,
was destroyed by fire, with no IN
surance. The News-Democrat Is
the oldest paper in Stone county,
having been established in 1881. A
donation of about 5000 has been
given by the town and surrounding
country for the purpose of assisting
Cebern Brooks, the proprietor, to
buy a new plant. Mr.. Brooks an
nounces that the publication of his
paper will be resumed within the
next two weeks.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
TO BOOST TRUCK GROWING
Farmers in Vicinity of Camden Plan
to Better Conditions.

Chamberlain extensive boom to
the truck growing industry is ex-
pected to result from the meeting
held at the court house here. There
has been a revival of interest in
proposed concerted action for the
betterment of the conditions sur
rounding truck growing, which is
having practical effect here.
In this connection plans are un-
der way for the erection of a big
cold storage plant here by Jack
Thornton, a wealthy merchant of
South Camden, whereby prices of
country produce will be doomed
through affording the farmers fa-
cilities for holding it for favorable
market prices.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
WILL SHINE AT TAFT BALL.

Arkansas will be represented OIL
cially at the Taft inaugural ball III
Washington BY a man who Is not
a Republican and who is scarcely
a resident of the state. James w.
Corcoran, who owns a plantation
south of Pine Bluff and makes his
actual residence in Washington, d.
c., has been appointed to the honor
of representing the state on the
floor at the ball Mr.. Corcoran was
picked, as were the others, for his
particular adaptability to the posi-
tion as regards good looks, good
manners and social standing.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
MAY GET NEW DEPOT.

Beebe.-.It is expected that in the
very near future the Iron Mountain .
railroad will take up the matter ol
building new passenger depot al al
Beebe, the citizens having agreed 10
donate the necessary brick If the
building is taken south of It's pres
ent location, so that Main street .9t
will be opened up thereby A D Dill
is pending in the legislature to tins
effect and Col. NJ. M. Richie ana
his assistant have come from Little
Rock to inspect the ground.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
Professor Munyon has lust issued

Professor Munyon has Just issued A
most beautiful, useful and complete AL
manac; it contains not only all the scien.
tific information concerning the moons
phases, in all the latitudes, but has H.
lustrated articles on how to read char.
acter by phrenology, palmistry and
birth month. 1t also tells all about
card reading. birth stones and their
meaning, and gives the Interpretation
Of dreams. It teaches beauty culture
manicuring, gives weights and meas
ures, and antidotes for poison. In fact
1t is a Magazine Almanac, that not
only gives valuable information. but
will afford much amusement for eyery
member of the family, especially for
parties and evening entertainments.
Farmers and people in the rural dis.
tricts will find this Almanac almost
invaluable.
1t will be sent to anyone absolutely
free on application to the MUNYON
REMEDY COMPANY, PHILADEL-
PHIA
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
SECURES FURNITURE FACTORY

Jonesboro. - The Leavenwortb
(kan:) Furniture Company has ac-
cepted the proposition of the Busi.
ness Mems Club of Jonesboro, the
donation of site for the factory
and will move the plant to that
city, The company represents
capital OF more than 100000 and
manufactures several classes of high
grade furniture. 1t employs from
ooo to 800 men, mostly skilled la.
Dor.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
RAISE GIANT PEANUTS

Observation-Disclosures three inches
long are the products of the farm
OF a Bellmore man, M. McCumber.
The nuts are near an inch in di-
ameter. He has half acre plant
ed and expects to realize hand
some profit from them. Last year
he had 1870 hills, which were pro-
ductive of nearly three bushels of
the nuts.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
"Nails"

mails are a mighty good thing
particularly finger nails--but I don't
believe they were intended solely for
scratching, though / used mine large
ly for that purpose for several years.
l was sorely afflicted and had it to do.
One application of Hunts Cure, how
ever, relieved my itch and less than
one box cured me entirely"
j. M. WARD.
Index, Texas.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
APPOINTS DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

Fort Smith.-Judge ]. H. Rog-
ers of the United States District
Court at Fort Smith appointed L.
W. Gregg district attorney to fill
the vacancy caused by the death
of J. K. Barnes, the appointment
to hold good until the president ap-
points a successor to Mr.. Barnes.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
CHARGED WITH THEFT.

Hoxie.-Iron Mountain Special
Agents Stanley and Peerman ar
rested j. R. and j. G. Spargo and
John Lee, employees of the Iron
Mountain road, charged with steal
ing lumber, tools and oils from the
company. Quite a lot of stuff was
recovered.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
TO ESTABLISH CREAMERY.

Russellville.-A creamery is to be
installed at Russellville and it is ex-
pected will be ready for operation
March Is. Contracts with farmers
to furnish a sufficient quantity Of
milk to keep the plant continually
in operation have been secured.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
COLD SNAP BENEFITS FRUIT.

Van Buren.-M. F. Smeltzer and
James Stevenson, extensive fruit
growers of Crawford county, say
that the recent cold snap has been
of great benefit to the fruit crop.
7-7--J77'sss--,ssaar ! i'-,-.-l-- s77a----o
crop this seas4n will be so per cent
better than last year, and tnat the
peach crop will be better.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
HEs First Practice.

The old farmer stood in front of the
Human Frog" in the museum. How
did yeou ever find out yeou were
contortionist?" he drawled, curiously.
"'Sh!" whispered the contortionist.
"It's secret, but ! once tried to dress
In the upper berth of Pullman
sleeper"
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
NEW EvApoRAToR COMPANY.

avette,-The Rodgers Revolv-
ing Fruit Eveporator Company has
been organized at Gravette, with a
capital stock of $4,000. The Off
GERS are: A. M. Rodgers, president !;
E. W. Cato, vice president; A. E..
Kindley, secretary; J. f. Dorsett,
treasurer.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
Hands Up!

Winks-Were you ever in railroad
holdup?
Blinks (seasoned traveler)-Yes; l
always go standard Pullman.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26

A~N'N NA0N'- - y
Thirty persons were killed, many
injured and great damage done by
an earthquake at silva, Asiatic Tur-
key
Robert Bledsoe, who attempted to
extort $1,000 from a Kansas City
merchant by threatening him with
bomb, was sentenced to 80 years.
The Senate adopted an amend
ment to the naval bill requiging the
navy department to keep one-half
the warships in the Pacific ocean.
BY an amendment to the naval
appropriation bill adopted by the
Senate, the size of the two battle
ships authorized is limited to 21,-
600 tons, and their cost, exclusive
of armor and armament to $4, ,500,-
900 each.
The House committee on military
affairs has agreed to recommend
that the House pass the Senate bill
for the purchase of the Anderson
vile prison of the National Wo-
mans Relief Corps. The intention
is to create a national park.
Not satisfied with having taken
a huge slice off the eastward trans
Atlantic record last week, the Gu
nard lines great steamer Maureta-
mia has again smashed all records
by travelling GIL nautical miles in
one day.
Miss Emily Virginia Mason of
famous Virginia family, who won
fame during the Civil War as
nurse for Confederate soldiers and
who ministered to Union soldiers
at Libbey prison, died Thursday,
aged "a years.
President Roosevelt announced
that call would be issued at once
for a worlds conference on the con-
servation of natural resources, to be
held at The Hague next September.
Forty-five nations represented at
The Hague will be invited to par
ticipate.
Detailed information concerning
-eli0---rrurrrvof-- vupanese- IN ss=tnfs
country, their occupation and their
relations to the communities in
which they live has been collected
for the Federal government during
the past year by the immigration
commission.
An American eyewitness of the
Acapulco, Mexico, theater disaster
telegraphed from there that the
dead number 80. OF the number
Of wounded the injuries of 100 were
so serious that they are still in the
hospitals. Twelve Americans at
tended the theater at the time, but
all escaped.
At one session of the Internation-
al Opium Conference the delegates
declined to consider the medical as
poets of the opium question or
curing the opium habit. 1t was de-
cided, however, that each delegate
should reach to his government the
appointment of medical men to look
into this phase of the question.
Thirty-fve minutes was all the
time required for the passing by
the Senate Of the bill carrying ap-
preparations of 100000 for the
payment of pensions for the next
fiscal year. An amendment was
adopted striking out the House pro-
vision for one instead of 18 pen
sion agents, and leaving 18 agents
as now fixed by law.
Queen Helen has decided to un-
dertake with her own private funds
the reconstruction of a town on the
outskirts of Mesina, the actual To-
cation to be on hill where the
lighthouse stood. The new commu-
nifty will start with 1000 inhabit-
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
For Colds and eripp-capudine.

The best remedyfor Gripp and Colds is
Hicks Capudine. Relieves the aching and
fever ishness. Cures the cold-Headaehes
also It's Liquid-Effects immedia tely-1G
25 a-t Soc at Drug Stores.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26

A Cough. II neglected often affects the
Lungs. Browns Bronchial Troches" give
relief 25 cents a box. Samples sent free
by John I. Brown & Son, Boston, Mass.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
For children teethns softens the gums, reduces In
1ammation, alays pain, cures wind coc 2sc bottle
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26

It's good thing to have opinions
and it's better thing to keep the lid
on them sometimes.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26

The common people believe without
proof.-Tacitus.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26

Some men have no excuse for being
sober when the lid Is of.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
TIL NEWS
IN BRIEF
A GENERAL SUMMARY OF lMPOR-
TANT NEWS OF THE WEEK
GATHERED FROM ALL OVER.


Suicide clubs are the fad in high
society circles in St. Petersburg.
Three Frenchmen were killed and
eaten by natives in the Congo, Al
RIGA.
The lumber interests are main-
tanning a powerful lobby at Wash
ington.
Nearly two hundred men were en-
tombed by an explosion in a coal
mine in England.
President-elect Taft has fixed the
date for the extra session of Con-
gress for March Is.
A plot to dethrone the Gar of
Russia and establish a regency was
discovered at ST. Petersburg.
A travelling printing plant con-
cealed in an automobile was seized
by the Russian police at Riga.
Between 5000 and 5000 lives
were lost in an earthquake in Per-
sia Sixty villages were destroyed.
An imperial edict issued brings
into existence a naval department
for China. Prince Su is to be the
chief.
The sundry civil appropriation
bill carries a number of provisions
for Federal expenditures in Louis
lana.
The agricultural appropriation
bill carries an appropriation of
$5O0,000 to fight the cotton boil
President Roosevelt will make no
more important appointments dur
ing the remainder of his admins
tration.
A bill prohibiting foreigners from
holding property in Cuba has been
introduced in the Cuban Congress
at Havana.
The Senate judiciary committee
has censured President Roosevelt
for his action in the steel trust
merger case.
French exporters are greatly
alarmed over the prospects of a
tariff war between France and the
United States.
Geronimo, the noted Indian chief,
Sc years old, died at Fort Sill,
Okla, where he had been a prisoner
of war for many years.
The crack in the liberty bell has
extended II inches beyond its orig
inal length, and the old relic may
not be taken to the Pacific coast.
President Roosevelt prevented
Myron T. Herrick of Ohio and Sen
ator Hemenway of Indiana from Sc
curing appointments in Taft's cabi-
net.
Great interest is being shown in
the question of who will be the
chairman of the House rivers and
harbors committee in the next Con-
gress.
Martin B. Madden and M. J.
Boyle, two labor leaders, were in
dicted by the grand jury at Chicago
on charges of extortion and con-
spiracy.
The Burke bill requiring all
ocean-going steamships carrying so
or more passengers to be equipped
with wireless telegraph apparatus
was passed by the House.
A. Christian, negro, after
hearing at Fineastle, Va, was SEN
fenced to death in the electric chair
within "A hours after he had crimi-
nallv assaulted and murdered Miss
May Dobbs. No jury was sum-
r,onn1
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26

Little Rock.-Fifty county asses
Sors met here and formed state
organization. W. M. Moore of Pu-
laski was elected president and Don
Jones of Craighead secretary and
treasurer.
Washington telegraph., 1909-02-26
SETS 1000 CABBAGE PLANTS.

Conway-Pre L. G. Perry
of the Educational Lyceum Bureau
has just set out 11,000 cabbage
plants on his farm just north of
Conway. He expects to ship about
5000 head to the markets this
spring.