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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

"Didn't I tell you that I dreamed
that there was gold, and my dreams
lalways come true" shouted the wo-
man. Foster and his wife were glad.
They started to tell us that they were
going to get some of their relatives
out from Missouri and work the whole
ranch. They had the gold fever good
and strong. Now" said Mrs. Foster,
that we have struck it, come to the
house, because dinner is nearly
ready" She started on ahead and
Charlie commenced looking for his
hat, and when he found it. it was
fattened out like a pancake. Mrs.
Foster had sat on it.
Well we had a good chicken din
ner. and Foster wanted us to stay
until the next day so, that he could
learn more about placer mining. Af-
ter dinner l told him that there was
little gold in most every gulch, but
that he would have to do more work
to find out If it was rich enough to
work.
We climbed the other range and
found some good lodges, and after a
few days we struck a good ledge that
looked like gold rock. We pounded
we got pretty good prospect. So
we commenced to sink a shaft on it.
Once in while we would pound up
some of the ore, and it kept getting
better all the time. We had a good
thing and we knew It, But Charlie
got up against it again real hard.
We were sitting around the campfire
one evening talking about starting
a tunnel. Charlie had hung his hat
up on a limb of a tree under which
we were sitting, and while we were
talking a little puff Of wind blew the
hat squarely on Charles head. He
jumped up, tore the hat off and threw
it into the fire. He was as pale as a
sheet.
THAT settles it," he declared. 81
am going to Butte tomorrow.
won't do another tap on the pros
pect."
You're bughouse," says I.
NO" replied he. Didn't you see
that coyote cross tine trail ahead Of
us this morning when we went to
work? That was a bad one, but that
dead mans hat falling on my head
is a sign of the damned. No more
for me-"
I couldn't work it alone, so we
both went back to Butte
We hadn't recorded the prospect
yet. and I made up my mind that I
would go out the next year and To-
cate it myself, but I drfted over to
Idaho that winter and l stayed there
a couple of years. l still had the
prospect in mind. and about three
years after I went out there to take
it up and found a hoist and about
fifty men working. They were also
building a mill down the hill from
the mine.
Charlie is married now and has got
a couple Of kids. He's working at
the Speck now and 1 am working at
the Saint.
Signs Nothing doing, no. never;
not for me.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

A Gold Mine.-Sir Thomas Lptor
has a keen sense of humor, and tells
a good story about Scotcnman who
went to a horse race for the first time
in his life.
l ought to say that he told it to
company of guests on the Shamrock
Ill. one evening when he was lament
ing the long odds against his evel
winning the Americas cup because OF
the hard rules imposed.
WELL" said Sir Thomas, this
Scotchman was a feeble-minded ole
man, and his companions who took him
to the race meeting presently persuad-
ed him to stake sixpence in the third
race on a 40 to l shot.
by some amazing miracle this out
slider won.
When the bookmaker gave old San
dy a golden sovereign and his sixpence
the winner could not believe his eyes.
do you mean to tell me- he said
that get all this for my saxpence%
You do, said the bookmaker.
MA conscience!' muttered Sandy
"Tell me, mon, how long has this thing
been going n?'"-Tit-B Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22
Humorous department.
A TRAGEDY of Whiskers.

Simeon Ford said the other day,
apropos of whiskers:
"I have shaved off my whiskers and
It makes me look younger. People
now eye me more appreciatively than
they used to do. l, unlike poor Tom
Angus, have gained by this facial
change.
tom Angus was an architect OF
Tombstone When they expected Mrs.
Langtry in Tombstone, Tom was ap-
pointed to decorate the railway sta
ton and the streets. He did so, and
he made a good job of it, and after the
mayor had congratulated him, he said;
We'll, Mr.. Mayor, since you like my
work, introduce me to Mrs. Langtry
at the banquet, will you"
Sure l WILL said the mayor; but
you must knock that spinach off your
chin first. Mrs. Langtry is a lady and
she could never stand for rusty al
falfa field like yours.
But stammered Tom, but, Mr..
Mayor, the king
"'Cut down the alfalfa crop the
mayor interrupted. and I'll introduce
you. Vice versa, he added very decid-
edly.
$50 Tom removed his rich whiskers,
and that night among the banqueters
his white, nude chin was a conspicuous
object.
But the mayor didn't introduce MIN
to the beautiful Mrs. Langtry after all.
Between every course and all through
the speeches Tom kept winkins and
nodding to his honor, but it was to no
purpose. He didn't get introduced.
And the next day. after Mrs. Lang
try was gone, the mayor, when Tom
reproached him, gave loud laugh.
WAS that you, he roared, 'nodding
and winking all last night? By Jove,
I didn't recognize you, Tom, without
your wh,skers! s!'"-Philadelpnia Rec
ord.
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RESOLUTIONS:

l. Resolved, That an increase Of the
| Capital Stock Of the York Cotton Mills,
as herein declared, is determined upon,
and the President of this Company is
hereby directed to call meeting Of the
! Stockholders Of this Company, to be
held at the Company's Office, at York
| vile, S. c., on the Goth day of April,
| 1910, at o'clock p. m, for the purpose
of authorizing the proper application
| amendments to the Charter of this
Company as may be necessary to in
| crease the Capital Stock by an addi-
,, tional issue of 1,500 shares Of the par
value of $150,000 so that after such
increase the Capital Stock shall be 5000
shares Of the par value Of 100000.
2. Resolved, That it is hereby rec
commended to the Stockholders at said
| meeting to provide that the Capital
Stock when so increased shall be d.
vided into two classes as follows: Pre-
ferred Stock to the amount Of One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars,
and Common Stock to the amount Of
One Hundred and Fifty Thousand DOL
| lars.
The Preferred Stock to have prefer
| ence over the Common Stock both as
| to assets in case Of final liquidation and
as to cumulative dividends out Of the
net earnings to the extent Of seven per
| cent per annum.
The Common Stock shall not receive
any dividend in excess Of seven per
| cent per annum during the life OF the
| Preferred Stock.
| The date for the payments Of the
dividends to be the first day Of Janua-
ry and July Of every year.
No mortgage can be placed upon the
property during the life of the Prefer
red Stock
| The Preferred Stock shall be entitled
to be voted at all Meetings Of the Cor
poration and shall have all Of the priv
ileges Of the Common Stock except as
| herein provided.
8. Resolved, That the York Cotton
Mills is to have the option Of retiring
the Preferred Stock on July 1st,
1915, by paying the holders in cash
at par together with any unpaid divi-
dends.
Any Stock not so retired by July
1st, 1920, shall be converted into first
mortgage six per cent Gold Bonds
upon the Company's property until
paid.
4. Resolved, That the present
stockholders shall be entitled to pur-
chase the Preferred Stock at par, and
! that failing to do so on or before June
1st, 1910, the President of this Com
pany Is authorized to place all Of the
remaining stock on the market, and
to dispose Of the same at not less
than par.
S. Resolved, That from the pro-
ceeds Of such sales Of stock the pres
ent outstanding Bonds shall be retir-
ed, and new machinery purchased.
6. Resolved, That the President
cause a notice Of the Stockholders
Meeting and Of its purpose to be pub
lished once a week, for five weeks, In
The Yorkville Enquirer, beginning
not later than March 18th, 1910.
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horse, and maybe my father is riding

horse, and maybe my father is riding
him."
Howe studied the prisoner for a few
minutes, and then said quietly: Nov
you motion those fellows back If they
make any attempt to take and free
you We are both going to be killed
but you are going to die first" Howe
quickly took out his revolver.
The prisoner then had turn to stu
dy Howe. He scrutinized the Marion
county sheriff's face, then turned half
way around and, lifting his manacled
arm motioned backward toward the
group.
Obeyed the Sign.
And they fell back. They kept a
long distance behind, but reappeared
regularly. Finally they were lost al
together. Howe decided that they
would turn up ahead. possibly, and am
bush the party. But he said nothing.
When the party got within five miles
or so Of Hartville he saw about quar-
Ter VI d lllllS VI liNiii SiiS P'i -
which had previously been behind
waiting ahead.
The prisoner was watching Howe,
but the latter never made move. His
eyes were glued on the party ahead.
The friends of the prisoner watched
the oncoming wagon. But the prison
er sat still, and the panty moved on
ahead and disappeared again before
they got to Hartville. Howe immedi-
ately put his prisoner in the Webster
county Jail.
AS he was coming away from the jail
he heard that writ of habeas corpus
had been sued out.
But I've got twenty-four hours,
said the sheriff of Webster county, 'in
which to serve It,"
Howe took the hint, and in twenty
four hours he was we'll into Oklahoma
with his prisoner, going out by the cir
cuitous route to st. Louis.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22
TRUTH.

1 am truth that thunders from the
deep
OF eternal days that are,
Pulsing through the universe with
sweep
More majestic than a star,
Faring like a nameless thing of might
Through a fiery heaven sublime,
Onward with the echoing footsteps
light
OF undertaking time!
am great, and there is none beside;
Mine is eminent domain;
Lips of me have never scoffed nor
lied.
Light of me shall never wane.
Though l sink to depths of murk and
gloom
In the squalid haunts of men,
l shall make the arid midnight bloom
With my dawn, and rise again.
Once my name was Christ. and 1 be-
Bold to lift the nations higher:
was stricken through with thorn
and shame:
/ arose from ruins pyre.
Many names of God and men I bear:
They shall pass, but | endure.
On my swift and strenuous way I
fare:
l am strong; my wings are sure.
shall bind the nation to my task,
Never one shall say me nay.
l have but to look and voiceless ask.
Men behold me and obey
All things merge into my magnet
Leaf and flower stream and stone.
| am absolute to spare and kill,
To accurse or to condone.
In my hands l hold the shafts of
fate.
Me the worlds approve and dread.
All the suns and stars my word
await:
All the seas by me are fed.
Not an atom of the infinite
Hides from me or may escape
Moulding by my slow but sovereign
might
Into it's predestined shape.
In my plan all things have equal
Even the FREELY and the star,
Brothers; nothing little is or base,
Nothing mean. a-ncar or far
Work of mine shall make the grass
leaf brute,
And the brute the man shall be.
And the man the god in later fruit
And the gods abide in me.
Robert Love.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22
ANONYMOUS VOICES.
Episrammatic Sayings Worth Remem'
berinu,

bering.
An anonymous voice will at all times
give a national trait in sentence. Who
but a Spartan mother would have saiC
to her boy, on giving him his shield
for the battle, Return with 1t, my
son, or upon it! Or who but a Ro-
man father would have met his lad;
complaint of the snortness Of his sword
by the advice to add a step to it?'
When the judges whom Cromwell sent
to Scotland were thanked with mall
ison) as "a wheen kinless looms" a fair
point of difference between the two ma
tions was struck out, the Scot alway:
making more of his kith and kin than
the Englishman-a fine trait If kept
clear of injustice and corruption. Al
another time a grade or phase of So
cial life will be hit off. The intracta-
bleness of the sons of kings was an
nounced once for all by tine old lady
Of Inverness who had been during "the
Forty-five" the unwilling hostess first
of Prince Charlie and then of the duke
of Cumberland Il have had two
kings BARNS living wi me in my time
and, to tell you the truth, wish may
never hae anither."
The voice of "old nobility" is heard
in the assured conclusion Of the French
court lady Of pre- Revolutionary days
God will think twice before damning
woman of my quality" just as the
splendid freemasonry of the poor
speaks in the reply Of the Prussian
soldier upbraided for helping to get in
the crops of a French peasant upon
whom he was quartered, War is al
very we'll for the swells, but we poor
folk must help one another" or as
long dwelling in lone poverty's do
minion drear" stands confessed in the
astonished utterance Of the poor wom-
an who on her first view Of the sea
was glad to find something at last
that there was plenty Of"
The best side of Quakerism is shown
by the shrewd Quakeress who, after
hearing Southey relate how he studied
Portuguese grammar while shaving
read Spanish for an hour before break
fact, then wrote or studied until din
ner, and filled his day with this
that and the other, quietly asked
And, friend, when dost thee find
time to Think" while its faulty
side is declared in the saying
of the lady who, hearing Jerusalem
spoken of, exclaimed: Jerusalem!
Jerusalem! 1t has not yet been reveal
ed to me that there is such a place!"
Wordsworth's servant when asked
to show a visitor the poets study, gave
her master in a word by saying she
could show where he kept his books
but his study was out of doors
Change kings with us, and we will
fight you again." shouted an Irish Of
ficer to his English antagonists at the
battle of the Boyne, and in so saying
not only uttered the hearts wish OF
soldier for a brave and skillful COM
mander, but also stated in briefest form
the difference between the martial
qualities Of James II. and William OF
Orange.-London Spectator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

There Was a Reason.-When a me-
gro was arrested the other day fol
wandering around the streets, he wore
one of those invincible smiles. Wher
he was taken before Magistrate Brigg:
he was still smiling.
Whats your name?" asked the
magistrate.
"Ah don't know, sah," smiled the ne
gro.
Where do you live?"
"Ah don't know, sab"
Where do you work."
AT the TEN Hotel, sah."
The magistrate thought that perhap.
there was some truth in the negro:
place Of employment, so he thought ht
would see If the negro knew any o.
the students in the college near thi:
particular hotel
DO you know any of the students a
Tenn college?"
mo, sah," answered the negro, hi:
smile bigger than ever. "Ah nebbel
goes in de bar!"-Philadelphia Times.
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An Acute Sense of Taste.-Wnll

An Acute Sense of Taste.-William
and Lawrence were in the habit of
saving a part Of their dessert from the
evening dinner for consumption the
next morning, and in accordance with
this custom two small cakes had been
placed in the cracker jar for them.
William being the first up on the fol-
lowing morning and being hungry,
went to the jar. He found only one
cake, and a large piece had been Bit
ten out of that Full Of wrath, he
went upstairs and reused his brother
Say" he demanded. Il want to
know who took that big bite out of
my cake!"
Il did," sleepily answered Lawrence
"What'd you do that for?'
We'll, when l tasted it l found 1t
was your cake and so l ate the other
one."-Youth's Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

Glad to See Him.-A Boston father
the past summer sent his boy Reginald
and his three sisters to visit rela-
tive in Maine. Though it was under
stood the visit was to consume three
weeks, their stay heightened to two
months.
Well" asked the father, upon the
return of his offspring, was your I'm
Gle William glad to see you?"
Was he?" reiterated the boy. as
though surprised by the query. Why,
dad. he asked me why we didn't bring
you. mother, the cook, the maid and
the dog."-Harper's Magazine.
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KEEP THE kidneys WELL.
Health Is Worth Saving, and Some
YorkviIIe People Know How
to Save IL.

Many Yorkville people take their
lives in their hands by neglecting the
kidneys when they know these organs
need help. Sick kidneys are RESPONSE
BILE for a vast amount Of suffering and
i'll health, but there is no need to suffer
nor to remain in danger when all dis
eases and aches and pains due to weak
kidneys can be quickly and perma-
nently cured by the use Of Doan's Kid
ney Pills. The following statement
leaves no ground for doubt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

D. E. Fincher, 119 n. Wilson ST.,
Rock Hill, S. c., says: For more than
a year suffered from a severe pain In
the small of my back and sides and
there was often soreness through my
kidneys. During these attacks / felt
miserable and on arising in the morn
ing, I was so lame and sore tnat
could hardly get around. knew from
these difficulties that my kidneys were
disordered and l finally began taking
Doans Kidney Pills. They did me
great deal of good. seldom have any
pain now, my kidneys give me no more
trouble, and / am better in every way.
/ do not hesitate to recommend Doan's
Kidney Pills to other kidney sufferers
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

Mixed.-Little Johnny attended
church and heard a spirited political
sermon. At dinner the same day after
one of his unusual quiet spells he ex-
claimed. Pa, what are we, anyway;
Republicans or Presbyterians?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-22

For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-DoAN'S-a
take no other.
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RawIs Plumbing Go.
Wanted
J. J. KELLER Il co

At once two or three Plumbing Jobs
for people who want High Grade, San
itary Plumbing and Prompt Service.
We advertised a couple Of weeks ago
for two or three jobs and we got them
and have completed the work and ev-
erybody is happy.
We are now ready for two or three
more jobs. Let us know when you are
ready.
RAWLS PLUMBING COMPANY.
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NOTICE
OF Stockholders Meeting Of York Cot
ton Mills.

ton Mills.
A MEETING Of the stockholders of
"A the York Cotton Mills will be held
at the Company's Office, at Yorkville,
s. c., on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20TH,
1910, at 3 o'clock p. m, for the pur-
pose Of considering and determining
the advisability of amending the char
ter of said Company, by increasing it's
Capital Stock from One Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Dollars to Three Hun
dred Thousand Dollars; and further to
determine what proportion of said in
crease shall be issued in Preferred
Stock, and the conditions and prefer
ences Of the same, as shown by reso-
lutions hereto attached, adopted by the
Board of Directors on March 18th, 1910.
]. G. WARDLAW, President.
Yorkville, S. c., March 18th, 1910.
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FLOOR COVERINGS.
YORK FURNITURE co.
MONEY TO LEND

ON improved farms in York County
" repayable in five easy, annual in
stallments. Interest: Seven per cent
if loan is $1,000 or over; eight per cent
if under $1,000. No brokers' commits
sions. c.. f. SPENCER,
Attorney at Law.
62 TT IT,
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The LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK
AT THE BRATToN FARM.

WE are Offering thoroughbred
w Guernsey Heifers at from $40 up
and we have also a number Of Berk-
shire Gilts with thoroughbred Pigs
that we will sell. Will deliver pure,
clean milk at 10 cents a quart. Cream,
butter and fresh eggs on orders.
Pure Berkshire Pigs at from 50 to
SIS each. Pure Buff Orpington eggs at
81 q setting Of Is.
J. MEEK BURNS. Manager.
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MAKE YOUR
PLANS NOW

Right now is q good time to make
your plans for any building that you
expect to do this coming spring and
summer, and when you have decided
what you want, come and see us.
We will furnish detailed Plans, Lum-
Der, Brick, Lime, Cement, Builders
Hardware, Doors, Blinds, Sash, Car
penters, etc, and give you completed
and satisfactory job or we will furnish
anyone or more Of the items above and
will make you satisfactory prices all
along the line.
See us for Rough or Dressed Lum-
Der, Green or Kiln Dried.
See us for Paints and Oils.
And remember that we can saw your
Logs for you.
J. J. KELLER 4 co
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means if you believe in signs. Il do"
she said land l tell you that dreams
amt for nothing. l dreamed once
that ] fell off the porch back in Mis-
souri,, and the next day l fell off just
as l dreamed it, and l believe that we
have got gold on the ranch and that
we will find it tomorrow"
We'll" said Foster, Il go a whole
lot on what she says and if you boys
will show me how to pan. tomorrow
we'll see if there is any gold here,
always thought there was from the
time that we came here, but I didn't
know how to find out"
Charlie got the gold pan and show
ed it to them. Mrs. Foster wondered
how much gold it would hold. and it
was easy to see that they didn't know
much about gold. I guess that they
expected to get it full.
The next morning we got up to a
good ham and egg breakfast. Mrs.
Foster told us that she had dreamed
about gold again so that she was sure
that we would find lots Of it; so after
breakfast we went to the creek and
panned several pans of gravel. Then
Foster tried it. We had to give him
the idea of getting the gold to the bot
tom of the pan, but there was no
gold. Mrs. Foster looked disappoint-
ed. But / told her that the gold was
always on or near bedrock. Well
said Foster. if you will wait | will try
to dig To bedrock. so we went up the
creek further to where we thought
that we could strike bedrock easier.
Charlie put his hat on a bowldcr
that Foster commenced to dig. As
Foster dug we would try pan of
dirt. At last we got a few cOlors of
gold. Then Foster tried it, and he
got few colOrs: then he went after
his wife, and she came on run.
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Howe noticed that the prisoner, the
driver and the deputy sheriff kept scam
ming the woods closely along the route.
The road was lined with forests OF
blackjack and young oak. and they
were evidently looking for ambush or
a lynching party.
The driver glanced back frequently.
and suddenly asked. who are those
men coming behind uS?"
Howe and prisoner turned about and
saw half a dozen men on horseback.
The driver did not know MIN. "Who
are they?" Howe asked Of the prison
er, watching him closely.
well" said the prisoner, that front
white horse looks like my grandfatner's
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-28
IOWA MAN ROBBED; BEATEN.

Minneapolis Visitor From Dubuque
Fares III at Hands Of Bandits.
Minneapolis, Sept. 2S.-Robbed Of
s32 and his watch last night and after
ward beaten, because he ventured to
look around, NJ. B. McAllister, So years
old. of Dubuque, Iowa, is in a serious
condition in the city hospital.
McAllister. according to the story
he managed to tell the police when
found al Twenty sixth street and Nj
collet avenue, was held up by two
men. armed and masked. neart he Mil
waukee tracks at Fourth avenue S and
Twenty ninth street. The men, he
said, then turned him around and or
dered him to walk toward Nicollet
avenue. He obeyed. but when he
reached Nicollet avenue he looked be-
hind him. At this, he told the police.
one of the men spoke to the other, and
both Of them jumped on him, knocked
him down and beat him severely. Nc
Allister managed to get as far as
Twenty-sixth street before collapsing.
Capt. Henry Getchell and officers
from the fifth precinct station went to
his relief and had him sent to the hos
nit toll