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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
The PASSING of the Drum.

4 few years ago the French govern
ment. acting upon the recommends
tions embodied in a report made by a
committee of generals in its army, de-
cided that the drum must go. The
report asserted that the drum was a
serious incumbrance in marching;
that rain impaired its usefulness: that
its calls could not be distinguished in
time of battle: that it consumed a pc
riod of two years, to turn out an effl-
cient drummer and that, by abandon
ing the use of the drum, many thous-
ands of youths and men would be re-
leased for active service.
1t is expected that such others of
the European powers as still retain
drum corps will follow the example of
the French.
The history Of the drum is both an
cient and honorable. The Egyptians
employed it. and the Greeks ascribed
its invention to Bacchus. The Span
ish conqueror PiZarrO Is said to have
found drums in South American tenn
pies. The snakes of Ireland, we are
told, fled from the Emerald Isle be-
fore the drumbeatS of Saint Patrick.
The Puritans of New England used
the drum as a church bell. and it fig
ured frequently and romantically all
through our wars of the Revolution
and Rebellion.-Harper's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
THE RED DAB OF DEATH.
Tragic Mark on the Steel Skeleton Of
the Skyscraper.

See that big blot of scarlet paint?"
said the engineer as he pointed to
girder high up in the skeleton Of the
new skyscraper. That red spot means
that one of the men working on the
building was killed by the girder
sweeping him off the structure while
being put in position.
The visitor craned his neck and saw
a rough patch Of vermillion paint on
one of the floor girders up on the six
teenth story. 1T must be a dangerous
life," he said to his engineering friend.
Yes. Those men up there are work.
ing under the chance Of instant death
at any moment. They'll walk along
the topmost girder, 300 feet above the
sidewalk little path Of slippery iron
five inches wide-and will lean cut
ward against the wind. You or
couldn't do it for a second.
Now and again there's an accident.
A chap slips. A worker gets hit by
swinging girder and flung off. Another
man takes an incautions step and falls
off into eternity. The men working
near by do their best to get at him If
he manages to grab the girder he's
falling from, and there are some swift
and reckless races with death to get
TO their comrade at any cost In the fve
or ten seconds allowed them while
strong fingers are sliding away from
a slippery beam fange. If the worst
happens and the man falls In spite OF
their efforts, then they apply the dab
of red paint, and the ironworkers call
it a day. They don't speak much Of
the man that is gone, as a rule. He's
soon forgotten. The men consider 1t
fate.
You'd think, by the way" went on
the engineer, that the higher up these
men worked the more careful they'd
become. They aren't particularly care
full, but they do guard against the hyp-
notism of height. One of the men
working on a high girder gets paralyz-
ed now and again by sudden fear
that holds him motionless and still on
his iron beam.
The men look out for this sort OF
thing, and the remedy is to distract his
attention by a rough blow on the back
or in some cases by exciting him to
anger through any means in their pow
er. When the man gets fighting mad
he is freed from the paralysis of terror
or whatever you may choose to call 1t.
He gets up from his girder to make a
rush for the other fellow to do him up,
and the moment he is safe he is re-
strained by the other men.
Whenever you see skyscraper
framework" concluded the engineer,
each dab of scarlet paint on the iron
means that some man has come to his
death. Every skyscraper and every
bridge is the monument to some little
group of unknown workers, iaboring
at dizzy heights and dallying with sud-
den death as part of their days work.
New York Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

made answer, in reply to the sultan:
Sire. ! come at the end of three
months To ask of YOU fulfilment of the
promise YOU made to my SON" The
sultan little thought the request of
Aladdin's mother was made To- him in
earnest, or that he would hear any
more of the matter. He therefore took
counsel with the viZicr, who suggested
that the sultan should attach such
conditions to the marriage as no one of
the humble condition of Aladdin could
possibly fulfil. In aCcordanC" with this
suggestion of the viZier, the sultan re-
piled to the mother of Aladdin: Good
woman. ii is true sultans ought to
abide by their word, and am ready Ia
keep mine and make your son happy
i'm marriage with the princess my
daughter But as | cannot marry her
without some further proof of your
sons being able to support her in roy
al state, You may tell him | will full
i'll my promise as soon as he shall send
me forty trays of massy gold, full OF
the same sort of jewels You hay" al
ready made me a present of. and car
ricd 10y the like number of black
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
THE BIG COTTON CAMPAIGN.
Brown, Hayne and Scales Made Fif
teen Million Dollars,

The closing of the bull campaign in
cotton, says a New Orleans letter, has
established two important facts in the
minds of the people. One is that the
big cotton bears Of New York, who
have been a source Of oppression to
the south, can be fought and whipped;
the other is that the campaign was ex-
ceedingly successful from the money
point of view to the southerners en-
gagged in it. Hereafter, it may be un-
derstood, artificial price depressing in
nuenccs will carry less weight, and the
producer will come nearer collecting
the full value of the cotton he sells
than he has ever before done.
Frank B. Hayne and w. P. Brown OF
New Orleans, f. G. Scales of Shreve-
port and James A. Patten of Chicago
known as the big four, led the bull
forces to the biggest victory that has
ever been won for cotton. Mr.. Patten
however, dropped out before the finish
Consequently the final victory, that OF
sending the August delivery to 20
cents, was won by southern men alone
and that, too, in the face Of the fiercest
opposition ever made by the New York
shorts.
mate that Messrs. Hayne, Brown and
Scales cleaned up $15.OOO.OOO by the
bull movement. Friends of the south
erners who fought the battle in New
York declare that as a result of the
three mems fight the planters will re-
ceive over $200,000,O0O more for this
seasons crop than if the price had re-
mained at the figure it had reached
when the bull leaders opened their
guns.
1t is estimated that the bull pool has
contracts for delivery of about $4,000
bales. which will net an average profit
Of about So per bale. or a total of ST.
900: that $S,O00,000 was netted from
trading in the open market with pri-
vatc settlements. and that $5,OO0.O0O
more were realized by the less import
ant figures i'm the pool and on the edg"
of it. 1t is stated that Mr.. Haynes
profits have been the greatest, with Mr..
Brown a close second. Mr.. Scales is
said To have earned more than mil
lion.
Following explains what this bull
victory means to the south and how II
was brought about. Until a few years
ago the farmers were producing in the
aggregate more cotton than the spin
dies required but a period of low
prices for raw cotton during this time
of accumulation induced spinning mill
expansion on large scale. Then came
increased consumption. and through
boil wcevil ravages and bad weather
a number of relatively small crops.
This condition opened the way for an
improvement in the average price at
which raw cotton might he sold.
In 1902 Messrs. Hayne. Brown,
Scales and others, realizing that arti-
fetal market conditions at New York
were giving speculative bears and.
through them. the spinners of the
world greater influence i'm price max
ing than they were entitled to, went to
New York, bought cotton contracts i'm
the open market, called for the cotton
and then squeezed unprotected shorts
severely. This was the first real jolt
the New York bears had ever receiv-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

by the same invisible agency, into the
palace of the sultan.
At the instant that the genie had SET
down the couch with the bride and
bridegroom i'm their own chamber, the
sultan came to the door to offer his
good wishes to his daughter. The
grand viZier's son. who was almost
pcrished with cold 10y standing in his
thin under garment all night, no soon
er heard the knocking at the door than
he got out of bed. and ran into the
robing chamber. where he had un-
dressed himself the night before.
The sultan having opened the door.
went to the bedside, kissed the prin-
cess on the forehead. but was extreme
" SURPRISED to see her look So melan-
Cholv. She only cast at him sorrow
ful ok, expressive of great aflliCtion.
He suspected there was nothing extra
ordinary i'm this silence, and thereup"n
went Immediately to the SultancSS' s
apartment told her in what stat" he
found the princess. and how she had
received him. Sire" said the sui
tancss. Il will go and see her: she Will
not receive me in the same manner"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

been going on and Is now going on
throughout the country, and particu-
larly in the south, will take a great
many pieces Of goods out Of the market
which cannot possibly be replaced, and
this curtailment is bound to be felt by
the buyers Of dry goods sooner or la
ter: when the shortage Of goods IS
bought here there will be a demand
for goods that will probably carry the
price much beyond any price that cot
ton goods have reached in the last two
years.
Mills cannot possibly make a profit
with goods at present prices, and as
we have been going through this peri
cd of loss for some months, a change
is due. and we feel that within the
next few months a decided change is
due. and mills will be obtaining prices
for their goods which will make the
present quotations appear abnormally
low 4"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
v *sAs* *sssS* v ssssa ss'As* *s'H* *s~s* -
ALADDIN,
OR THE
WONDERFUL LAMP
From the "ARABLAN MGHTS'
"A s.A ss*A s*A s*A 1854 sssA s*A S'*A

The princess received her mother
with sighs and tears. and signs of deep
detection. At last, upon her pressing
on her the duty of telling her all her
thoughts, she gave to the sultaness
precise description of all that happen
ed to her during the night; on which
the sultaneSs enjoined on her the nee
essity of silence and discretion, as no
one would give credence to so strange
a tale. The grand viZier's son, elated
with the honor of being the sultan's
SON law, kept silence on his part,
and the events of the night were not
allowed to cast the least gloom on the
festivities on the following day, in con-
tinued celebration of the royal mar
riage.
When night came, the bride and
bridegroom were again attended to
their chamber with the same cere-
monies as on the preceding evening.
Aladdin, knowing that this would be
so. had already given his command TO
the genie of the lamp; and no sooner
were they alone than their bed was re-
moved in the same mysterious manner
as on the preceding evening; and haV-
ing passed the night in the same un-
pleasant way, they were in the morn
ing conveyed to the palace of the sui
tan. Scarcely had they been replaced
in their apartment, when the sultan
came to make his compliments to his
daughter, when the princess could no
longer conceal from him the unhappy
treatment she had been subjected to, and
told him all that had happened as she
had already related it to her mother.
The sultan, on hearing these strange
tidings, consulted with the grand vi
zier; and finding from him that his son
had been subjected to even worse
treatment by an invisible agency, he
determined to declare the marriage to
be cancelled, and all the festivities,
which were yet to last for several days,
to be countermanded and terminated.
This sudden change in the mind of
lations and reports. Nobody but Alad-
din knew the secret, and he kept it
with the most scrupulous silence; and
neither the sultan nor the grand viZier,
who had forgotten Aladdin and his re-
quest, had the least thought that he
had any hand in the strange adven-
lures that befell the bride and bride
groom.
on the very day that the three
months contained in the sultan's
promise expired, the mother of Aladdin
again went to the palace, and stood in
the same place in the divan. The sui
tan knew her again, and directed his
vizier to have her brought before him.
After having Frustrated herself she
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20
PART Ill.

PART III.
When Aladdin had got into his
chamber, he took the lamp, rubbed it
in the same place as before, when i'm
mediately the genie appeared, and said
to him, What wouldst thou have? l
am ready to obey thee as thy slave;
/, and the other slaves of the lamp"
Hear me-" said Aladdin: thou hast
hitherto obeyed me, but now l am
about to impose on thee harder
task. The sultan's daughter, who was
promised me as my bride, is this night
married to the son of the grand viZier.
Bring them both hither to me imme-
diately they retire to their bedcham-
ber."
Master" replied the genie, Il obey
you"
Aladdin supped with his mother as
was their wont, and then went to his
own apartment and sat up to await
the return of the genie, according to
his commands.
In the meantime the festivities in
honor of the princess's marriage were
conducted in the sultan's palace with
great magnificence. The ceremonies
were at last brought to a conclusion,
and the princess and the son of the
vizier retired to the bedchamber pre-
pared for them. No sooner had they
entered it, and dismissed their attend
ants, than the genie, the faithful slave
of the lamp, to the great amaZement
and alarm of the bride and bridegroom,
took up the bed, and by an agency in
visible to them, transported it in an
instant into Aladdin's chamber, where
he set it down. Remove the bride
groom" said Aladdin to the genie,
"and keep him prisoner till tomorrow
dawn, and then return with him here.
On Aladdin being left alone with the
princess, he endeavored to assuage her
fears, and explained to her the treach-
cry practiced upon him by the sultan
her father. He then laid himself down
beside her, putting a drawn scimitar
between them, to show that he was de-
termined to secure her safety, and to
treat her with the utmost possible res
pect. At break of day, the genie ap-
peared at the appointed hour. bringing
back the bridegroom, whom by breath
ing upon he had left motionless and
entranced at the door of Aladdin's
chamber during the night, and at Alad-
din's command transported the couch
with the bride and bridegroom on 1t,
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ITO be Continued. ]

r. 1t isn't even difficult to convince
have loved and lost than to have low
ed and won.
S4 Under the kaser'S reign Ger
many's naval expenditure mas risen
from twelve and half to one hundred
million dollars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

III After a man learns how to hyp-
nOtize his conscience ii doesn't give
him very much trouble.
IL Windows were taxed in Great
Britain from 1896 to 1851, and tiles
from 1884 to 1888.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

~ Many a man is so stingy that he
won't even tell a joke at his own eX-
pense.
~ The less important thing Is the
more fuss the average woman makes
over 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

This story has been read by MIL
lions and will be read by other mil
lions. Its claim for Immortality lies in
the fact that it is short story classic
of the first rank. There is nothing in
it but entertainment. of course; but of
that there is no littlel.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-02
Socialism.

Editor The Washington Herald.
Il is amusing. IL not almost pathetic.
TO contemplate AT this time the rejoic-
ings Of the socialists throughout the
country over the success Of the social
istlc ticket in the recent municipal cleo
ton in Milwaukee. Wis. These sincere
but misguided enthusiasts not only see
victory IN the near future. but they see
In this their first substantial success. at
the polls a final contamination of the
complete overthrow OF the Republican
and Democratic parties and a triumph
ant socialism. Neither personal nor local
considerations affect their ecstasy.
Smarting under a sense OF wrong.
moral or economic. many Of the best citi-
zens throughout the United States. re-
CARELESS Of party Affiliations. are quite
capable Of temporary dlsaffection and
register their VOWS accordingly. This IS
particularly noticeable IN the municipal
elections OF the large cities.
The truth of the matter is, the recent
success OF the socialist ticket in Mil
waukee is a local victory and not an in
ternational socialistic triumph, and that
the platitudes and misleading generaIities
OF the socialistic propaganda 10 not carry
abiding conviction TO the majority OF NIL
waukee's population.
Beer Is q social drink AMI a demo-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-02
Rock Creek Park.
Edltor % WasLington Herali

Editor The Washington Herald:
Your editorial in the issue of The
Washington Herald of April 10 relative
to Sunday afternoon band concerts I'm
Rock Creek Park meets with the ap-
proval of at least one of the readers of
The Herald
In my opinion concerts Of the kind
suggested can do no harm and VIII do
much good. II arranged for a time OF
day when they will not interfere with
church services, as proposed, no reasona-
bic objection can be made by church
people. A combination Of pure air. sun
shine. physical exercise. perfect natural
surroundings and good music IS hard 10
beat as a tonic for body, mind. and
morals
AS to the character Of the concerts.
the selection should cover a field broad
enough to meet the requirements Of a
mixed assemblage such as free open-air
concert would naturally attract, prefer
ence being given to real music" which
undoubtedly strikes a responsive chord in
the breasts Of even those who are unedu-
Gated unsteady although they may not
fully understand what It is all about
Now that the suggestion has been
made, let the good work go on.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-02
USURPS OLD SKYSCRAPER
New York to Have Thirty-two-stOry
Office Building.

New York. May 1.-Workmen are tear
ing down the twenty-two-story Gillender
building at Wall and Nassau streets
With the destruction of this modern steel
sl1yscraper will so the old eight-story
Stevens building, forming an L" around
it on both Wall and Nassau streets, and
as soon as these two structures are RACED
to the ground work will begin on the
erection Of the thirty-two-story Bankers
Trust Company Building. which will oc-
cupy one Of the most desirable corners in
the financial district. with a frontage OF
ninety-four feet on Wall street and lO2
feet on Nassau street.
The demolition Of the Gulender build
ing will be the first time that such
high-class Office building. representing the
best type of modern flreproof construc-
ton. has been torn down 70 make way for
still more elaborate structure. The
Bankers Trust Company purchased the
Ginender building corner, a plot only
twenty-five by seventy-four feet. a short
time ago. for $4,000.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-02
American Principles in Rome.

Editor The Washington Herald:
In an editorial explaining what Metho-
dists are doing in Rome" the New York
Christian Advocate Of April "A says: The
Methodists in Rome are in the vanguard
of that section Of the Italian people which
demands perfect liberty Of conscience for
every man and woman in Italy; that the
public schools shall be absolutely free
from clerical interference and from
ecclesiastical control; that no taxes shall
be levied upon the people for the support
Of any church, of any bishop or priest. or
Of any ecclesiastical institution.
In short. the Methodists stand firmly
with those who demand the separation Of
church and state in Italy"
As every one Will readily recognize,
these are strictly American principles Of
civil government land Christian as weld,
quite at variance with ancient. medieval,
and Old World ideas. 1t is TO be hoped
that our good Methodist friends in this
country VIII be as true to these prin-
ciples as this showing represents them as
DellB III tOIIle. ~ liiSS aAOs bhCg viii hol
be demanding Of either city, State, or
national government laws compelling peo-
pie to keep Sunday as the Sabbath, for
such laws are an interference with per
feet liberty OF conscience" and are not
in accord with the principles Of "the
separation Of church and state"
Civil government has no more right to
tax the people one-seventh OF their time
to support or show respect to some re-
ligion or ecclesiastical institution than IL
has to tax them one-seventh Of their
means for the same purpose. Let all
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-02

made TO conform TO the Masters direc-
ton. a few days since a most intelU-
gent gentleman OF the above church said
that all departments Of church effort
seemed TO be I'm a moribund condition.
except basketball" and this has been
played in their gymnasium on Sunday.
while the sermon was IN progress above,
There is a church right here Cno matter
which one) where a member who had
been active in church work and visitor
OF the sick, was lad up, being very 81,
and during more than year no one from
the church was seen or heard from. save
several opportunities for subscriptions.
o, for Church home"-"One Is your
Father and all We are brethren
This church. in so dire straits, has a
$4,000 property. The mortgage. never
over $1,000. has been considerably re-
duced, individual subscriptions being as
much as $500 and $1,000 The pastor
thanks 10 the WIFE Of course-exists with
a family on half-price salary. and in
his sermons and his personality IS away
up An estimable lady told the writer
that she was not allowed 20 pay FOR one
sitting, save to rent an entire pew and
suhlet sittings herself She left the
church. Others were told; You don't
want 10 sit in a pew that some one else
pays for. DO your" Is II any wonder that
numerically, there is no healthy growth"
No. beloved in the Lord, the dire press
ing need Is not for gold but grace-a
shower Of it. In lieu Of appointing COM
mittees to canvass for cash. would not
the Master be better pleased and more
apt TO open those windows above II we
had a few days Of private and public
fasting, and prayer? Such
things are "antiquated.r I know. The
old-fashioned religion seems pretty well
too!
If the Lord should go through our
churches to-day with separating wand
as he once went through the temple. how
would our churches be left numerically
Alack and alas.-"Lord, is it y"
We read: "A man was famous accord
ing as he laid his AK upon the thick
tree Those were the days OF Drawn,
not brain. BY a sort Of paraphrase. we
may say to-day: "A man In our churches
in this unfortunate era Of commercislism
is priced less for his piety than for his
PURSE"
The writer's standpoint is a retrospect
OF two-thirds Of a century in the same
church body and in many States.
J. H. SCHENCK.