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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27

ought to pay annually perhaps 20 per
cent on the investment to be profitable.
That is to say, the actual value Of any
mine Is rarely over five times actual
dividends, paid after expenses of oper-
alton. How many mines are capital
lied on any such real basis as that?
The answer lies in our own ignorance,
in the shrewdness Of the men who sell
his mining stocks. Stocks that are the
best dividend payers often sell at 10 or
II times the face of the annual divi-
dends Let the mine hit brief streak
of bonanza and a fundamental ac-
quaintance with the theory of mines
would show us that such an invest
ment is usually a bad one. In mort
gage we do not look to the interest to
pay us back our principal; in a mine
we must look to dividends to pay us
back our principal and interest also.
When the mine is done our principal is
gone. But how many mining investors
ever thought of that? And how many
when offered a ten per cent 'guaran-
teed dividend" for five years on their
money, ever stopped to reflect that,
for instance, could take your money
and by paying it back to you, 10 per
cent a year for nine years-and then
explained what had happened to the
crackerbox!-Ev Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27

me was that we were on a siding and
that the engineer had got off, leaving
the engine in forward motion. and that
she had leaked or sprung her throttle
and gone into another freight on the
siding ahead of us. l jumped over to
the engineers side and threw her over
and plugged her hard. 1t didn't take
much to stop, and l stood there a min
ute commenting profanely on the en-
gneer leaving her in forward motion.
and yet if | had been wide enough
awake to think of jumping YOU bet
would have been the hero. and I'd have
tried to beat the engineer and brake
man out of the cab window.
We're all of us human, and if a
railroading, don't you believe him. I've
seen lots in the papers about heroic
engineers who stayed at their posts
and sacrificed their lives trying to save
others When you show me one man
that takes those chances for human
ity's sake, as they say, I'll show you
hundred who stayed just because they
were too scared to jump or didn't have
time. Take the case of Engineer Cook
in. who had the run between Philadel-
phia and Wilmington. There is no de-
nying that he was brave man, yet
he told me shortly after his thrilling
race with two gunpOwder wagons that
he was so scared at the time that he
never thought about jumping until the
danger was passed.
"Gookin said he was nearing the
grade crossing leading to Du Points
pier, on the Delaware river. when he
saw two powder wagons approaching
the railroad. The foremost team had
become unmanageable and was run
ming away, followed by the second
team. Gookin figured that at the rate
they were going the engine and wa
CONS would meet at the crossing
There were no air brakes in those
DAYS. and if he slackened his speed he
might possibly avoid the first wagon,
but the second was sure to hit him.
There was but one chance to es-
cape-that was to increase his speed,
outrun the horses and pass ahead of
the first team or else between the two
wagons. He threw the engine wide
open. The old engine bounded ahead,
Gookin's eyes were fixed on the cross
ing. His countenance, except for the
flash of his eye and the compression OF
his lips. was as immovable as if cut
from stone. The train seemed to be
flying.
"On came the horses, running as
horses wild with fright only can run,
and on sped the train. AS the leading
horses touched the track the engineer
shut his eyes in horror to await the
explosion. The train went over the
crossing in safety. The first team had
beaten the engine and cleared the
track, but the second one was not so
lucky. The horses had swerVed sud-
denly to avoid the rushing train, and
upset the wagon."-New York Press.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27

lnfantiIe Paralysis.-The ravages Of
infantile paralysis in this city are not
accurately known by the board of
health. Hitherto it has not been re-
garded as a contagious disease, and 1t
is not reportable" Closer study Of
the malady as it has appeared this
year in various parts Of the country,
notably in central New England. shows
that it may be not only infectious but
contagious. That Is the opinion of DR..
Simon FleXner of the Rockefeller in
stitute, whose brilliant researches have
already opened the way along which
cure may be confidently sought. The
cases as discovered should be quaran-
tined. 1t is a horrible, mutilating dis
ease, killing from s to Is per cent of its
victims and crippling the remainder
for life. According to director John +.
Anderson of the marine hospital SER
vice at Washington there are at least
500 cases in this city yearly; in 1907
the epidemic attacked $500 children
here. Monkeys have been partly i'm
muniZed against it: 1t is known that
most adults and many children are
naturally immune. Its spread this year
has already been checked by the ap-
prOach of cooler weather. But the
cases should be uniformly reported and
published, both as an aid to physicians
and as a warning to parents to guard
their offspring from infection. II de-
tected in time the worst effects Of the
malady can be prevented by an anti
ceptic treatment.-New York Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27
PRICE OF A SLAVE GIRL.
Thirty Eight Lives Already Paid For
"Treasure of Gold"

With a toll of thirty eight dead and
the feud not yet ended, the price
which is now no longer a money price
is being paid for one little Chinese
girl.
The average market price of a Chi
nese slave girl. now that getting her
into the country is attended with so
much difficulty and expense, is from
SO, 900 up, but the market price cuts no
figure in the story, nor does the dis
tance. nor the time, nor even the little
slave girl herself, who Is dead now,
murdered in her bed but who once
was a chattel and valuable.
1t is most simply the story of an in
suit that must be wiped out with a
satisfaction.
1t stretches in time over more than
two years, and in distance from China
across the Pacific to San Francisco
and from San Francisco To New York,
where, the other day in New Iorks
Chinatown, three more Chinese, who
never saw and, perhaps, never even
heard of the slave girl, were shot down
just because of her.
There was a banquet on Pell street,
given by the Society of the -Four
versary, and the ON Leongs, who had
lust finished giving one of their num-
Der, picked off by the Four Brothers,
a suitable funeral, retaliated by shoot
ing the guests at the banquet as they
passed on their way to the feast, khl-
ing two and wounding a third. They
were Shu Foo. a Long Island laundry
man: Sam Jng, Mott street mer-
chant. and one Chu Pan, who was
lucky enough To be not quite Killed.
Thirty-siX killings preceded thls-ln
Brnoklvn. i'm Boston. in Philadelphia, as
well as i'm New York. And they all
came because of this chain of cirCum-
stances:
Bow Gum. which means "'rreasure
of Gold" was taken off a gaudy boat
in China and brought to San Francisco
10y one of the -Four Brothers, at 50
much expense that she became a very
valuable chattcl. indeed.
The -Four Brothers society is COM
posed at headwaters of Loo. Tuan, Jew
and Jeung. and is known as the Tin
Yee Tong, which means Near Rcla-
tives in HarmOny-a sort of f. Pluribus
Unun combination, according To chi
ncse construction.
"Treasure of Cold" was the bright
particular star in the house of Jew Ii
in Spofford alley, and there Chin Lin
saw her and coveted her. Knowing
her price would be quite beyond him,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27
Attacked Mail carrier,-Angered b

Attacked Mail Carrier.-Angered be-
cause he thought Mr.. A. ]. Blandis,
local mail carrier, drove his wagon too
close to him on the square, a young
white man. Oscar Potts, attacked the
official in front Of Blair's drug store
on West Trade street last night about
8 o'clock and made number Of circul-
tous cuts across his clothing. Fortu-
nately none of them penetrated the
flesh to any depth, but the shirt Of Mr..
Bandis was literally slit into shreds.
Potts was standing on the square when
Mr.. Blandis in making his rounds
drove his wagon across, turning down
West Trade street. The assailant
thought he drove too near him and said
something to the driver, Mr.. Blandis
retorted that he oughtn't to stand on
the street. Potts followed him down
Trade until the mail carrier stopped at
the mail box near Blair's store where
he attacked him. Bystanders rushed
up and one grabbed Potts by the arms
until the officers arrived. Mr.. Blan-
dis was rather nervous over the ex-
perience, but was trying to defend him.
self the best he could. Potts was lock-
ed up on the charge of an assault with
deadly weapon and the possibilities
are that the government will also issue
a warrant against him for interference.
He was slightly tasting Of drink
Charlotte Observer, Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27

he persuaded her to escape from Jew
Ii and ask the protection of the Pres
byterian mission. There she remain
ed six months, reforming according to
the requirements of the mission, but in
reality waiting for negotiations be-
tween Chin Lin and Jew Ii to be con-
cluded. Chin Lin pointed out to Jew
Ii that the Treasure of Gold out Of
his possession and i'm the shelter of the
mission was a very much diminished
treasure, at least i'm the market price
and asked how cheaply he would sell
her.
Jew Ii had no price for her: money
would not compensate him for the in
jury done his pride. So, belonging to
the Hop Sing and Hip Sing tongs, and
with the Four Brothers behind him, he
asked only for satisfaction.
Chin Lin laughed at him.
IF you get sassy" he said in the
Chinese equivalent, I'll not only keep
the girl I've stolen but I'll take the
rest of the girls away from you." and
he did.
Three more were brought to the
mission, but Jew Ii wouldn't suffer
such money losses as we'll as the hurt
to his pride: so he instituted habeas
corpus proceedings. and the three girls,
declaring they did not wish to stay at
the mission and were detained against
their wills, were released by Judge
Melvin.
Then Chin Lin, although he had his
No. wife i'm China, took Bow Gum as
his No. wife to New York and for
safety Joined the On Leong Tong there,
and the killings commenced. Here and
there from San Francisco to New York
the Four Brothers picked off an On
Leong and the On Leongs retaliated,
running a pretty even score.
On January 5, Of this year, all New
York Chinatown held it's breath with
horror-poor little Treasure of Gold
was found dead in her bed, killed
by some sure and silent messenger OF
the implacable Four Brothers.
Never again would she wear the
jewels and bright garments of the
sing song girl, never again would she
pour the tea of ceremony at a feast,
never again would she share the little
cup of sunshine with the banqueters.
and never again sit on the little stool
behind Chin Lin, at whose word she
followed, and drank the dregs of the
wine he tasted for politeness' sake.
And never would she realize the dream
Of the girls who come so far from the
gaudy boats, and go back to China
with an independence to visit her
mother. All the joy and hope and
value Of the Treasure Of Gold ended in
being a little mangled thing.
But the killing of the little slave girl
didn't end the feud. That was only
one mere incident. Nor have the peace
takers prevailed. Jew Ii and the
Four Brothers are not so easily placat-
ed. There have been the thirty eight
killings and satisfaction has not yet
been made, so the Chinatown of every
city between here and New York is
asking
What Is the price of slave girl?"
San Francisco correspondent Los
Angeles Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27

Shorter Work Hours.-Three Of the
leading dry goods stores Of Charleston
have announced that hereafter they
will close their places every day In the
year at 6 o'clock in the evening. That
is an excellent policy. 1t will give the
clerks and other employees some chance
to get home at a reasonable hour and
to enjoy the best part Of the day In
we'll earned leisure. There is no rea-
son why there should be such long
hours Of business, as we have been ac-
customed to in Charleston. Just as
much, and, indeed a good deal more,
could be done in a shorter time with
concentration Of effort, and 1t Is time
we make a change In the old methods
Of stringing out work over twelve or
fourteen hours that could be done In
ten, or even eight. Not only in the
stores but in the offices there Is a great
waste of time that might be applied to
wholesome effects in reasonable leis-
ure to working people-and, for that
matter, to the heads Of establishments
as well.-Charleston Post.
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27

& The false hair dressing so in N"gu"
i'm this country is equally SO in Europe.
At barcelona there has been an cnor-
Curls. 1t is now. selling at about S. to
S15 a pound
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
Whittling-Sticks

The things that one finds in this
shops Of the great cities are yers-
strange. A writer in the New York
Sun recently cited an instance which
he. youches for as true. but which
reads more like a Pigment of the I'm
agination than anything else, says an
exchange. "On h counter OF a sta
tioncry store. beside the lead peneit
box" he wrote. Il saw a bunch Of
six-inch lengths Of plain wood, labeled.
whiting sticks
What's that ] asked.
THE stationer replied that the wood
a just what the sign said II was.
sticks to whittle on. To white Is
natural for a boy said the stationer.
1t keeps him u of a lot OF worse
mischief. but city streets AFFORD mighty
poor pickings In the way of whiting
wood. A boy might nose around here
all day and not find a silver OF wood
fl to white on A friend from the
country sends me a bunch OF sticks
every week, and l sell them, three
sticks for a cent
Sells them three for a cent. And
that's New York. No more picayuue
business like that for me. Next week
I light out for = country where = boy
can whittie down . whole tree and
nobody to stop him."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29

bid you ever play the adjective
game 1t lis n very amusing one,
and aIi boys and girls who want to
learn how TO play some quiet evening
games for small parties or TO play
when a few friends are gathered at
the house Of one member Of a little
circle on a rainy afternoon will ind
this game well worth trying. There
are printed with this article n mum
her uf words. all adjectives. which
are IL be used in playing this game.
bat IL is not necessary to conrfie
yourself to the iSe Of these. You may
add to the number as many other
Hdjecti*es as YOU wish by cutting the
words from papers or magazines. 10
start with. however. 1T lis probable
that YOU viii find the adjectives here
published sufficient. and they have
the advantage Of being Of uniform
size and OF somewhat larger type
than MANY of those which you will be
able to cut ut.
First you must provide yourself
with n number of small pasteboard
cards on which 10 paste the adjec-
tives. old visiting cards will do for
these II you can get enough of them.
and one card may be cut into strips
of uniform size. for ii is not neces-
EaFy To nave the CaTuS nearly as
large as visiting cards. If you cannot
obtain the old visiting cards. any sort
Of thin cardboard will do for the
mounts. or II YOU have not the card
beard and do not want to buy 1t
then use heavy paper, the heaviest
you can get, on which to mount he
~adjectives. Cut the paper into strips
that are larger than the adjectives,
about one-third as large as n visiting
card. and then paste the adjectives
neatly on them.
After YOU have made the cards the
next thing is to arrange all those
who are to play the game in a semi
circle n appoint a leader. Then
distribute the adjective cards equally
among the children taking part. The
leader liz not given any cards. After
this Is done a good story is selected
and the leader begins to read aloud.
The story should he of the sort which
will have real interest for all ths
players. and the reader should be
very careful not to consult his own
taste alone in selecting what is to
he read.
Then the fun begins. The leader
reads the story aloud and stops when
ever she comes to an adjective. The
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
Proper Stationery.

Correct stationery Is one of the
signs of a well-bred Woman as all
will agree. for any person receiving
a note from " total stranger judges
according to the writing paper used.
and II any thought Of future %acquaint-
anee Is given one IL prejudiced for or
against. Among ome n knows
already freak stationery IL always
taken az an evidence Of bad taste.
aside from the etiquette.
Just as much thought should he
given to the selection OF correspond
ence paper az Is necessary when buy
ing a hat. Indeed. many OF the am
elements are contained In the former.
Fol example. size. shape. and color.
Extremes must be avoided.
Two sizes of psper should be In
every ones desk-largA sheets, for
letters. and email billet" 1t II called.
for formal notes. The latter II the
smallest OF the several sizes made for
women and Is reserved exclusively
for invitations. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
the same or other formal communi-
cations. 1t varies little, II ut all.
from year to year, and II six and q
quarter inches long by four wide.
Square envelopes are undoubtedly
always best for all social correspond
ence. Long ones which we're 4 fad
a few years 4 have been again
displaced. A. they should he, for OBJ
long Ia exclusively for business use;
square rarely, II ever. ID no employ
ed. The uRe Of the latter. then, in
social writing Is to Keep business and
social matters divided even to the
eye.
Vivid coiors In writing paper are
never permissible. although OCCASION
ally employed. Hut 4 woman choos-
ing II will always be rated a. freak
ish."
Colorod inks must be avoided. Pur-
pie will always be used. but II Il fad
black.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
White Brocade for the Wedding
Frock.

Nothing is more subject to change
than the material for n wedding
Cow Nhile there Is a theory that
heavy white satin IL always IN. actually
there are many seasons when 1t II
forced Into the background.
Jast now white hrocade IL trying 10
Dust satin for the wedding frock. There
are also rurnors that heavy white bro
caded velvet is again coming TO the
fore.
This last IN a costly luxury. as it
quickly catches dust and does not
clean well. When slim, picturesque
outlines and effects are desired. it
makes n wonderful bridal attire for
the woipan rich enough to pas for II
and tail enough TO carry II off, says
the Chicago 1nter-ocean.
The thin. youthful bride OF petite
form and giriish face can never go
arniss in wearing a lace wedding gown
or n IF soft embroidered chihons
over a plant satin. Heavy stiff ma
terials are apt to make her defects
more prominent,
Whatever material Is chosen II
should he good of Its kind. Far bet
ter be married In q dainty null than
In a sleazy satin, in china silks than
in cotton back brt,cade.-yelvet ~
silk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
Famous Sayings Of Famous Men

for IN present fashions. The waist
line has been raised a trihe and the
huge Directoife revers have made their
appearances on most OF tho new coat
and on many OF the q dresses
The idea IL the same-and yet not the
same-that was exploited 80 success-
fully In the fashions OF q year or two
ago.
Tho waist-line In many dressss Is
raised. but II Is not high. 1T onls
m an inch or two shove its nat
ural place, and the skirt does not fall
straight from the waist-line to the
hips. after Its somewhat unbecominE
habit OF past seasons, but 10 fitted IN
a trife to the fgure. SO that this
waist IL not thickened or enlarged.
The older style was. In its way. Quaint
and picturesque, but 1t was 4 little
apt to prove trying. Its later editor,
has lost nothing In Quaintness. but II
is far nor becoming to the average
igures-The Delineator for October.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29

"rhs Hub Of The Univsrss"-oliver
Wendell Holmes.
1t was Oliver Wendell Moimes who
rave to the city Of Boston, the title
Of The Hub Of h Universe" At first
he applied the title to the Boston
State house. but II was afterwards ex-
tended to the whole city. 1t was in
Holmes 'Autocrat of the Breakfast
Table" that he wrote Boston state
house Il the hub OF the solar system.
You couldn't pry that out of q Boston
man If you had the tire OF all creation
Strengthened out for = crowbar.'
Boston II also frequently called the
Modern Athens" As Athens of old
was celebrated az a seat Of learning,
so the Modern Athens, as the seat OF
the oldest college In the country and
long the home of many of h most
eminent men of literature and learn
ing In the land, las acquired a like
reputation. although no Acropolis
crowns Its height and the marbles of
Phidias are only fragments In her
INDUCES in phillippics in her academic
groves or elsewhere. But the arts
flourish and a vigorous effort IL made
to live up to the title bestowed by ad-
mirers.
oliver Wendell Holmcs' "4Autocrat
of the Breakfast Table il sparkling
over With bright sayings and sarcastic
references. The "Autocrat" first took
the form OF a series Of papers con
trlbuted to hi Atlantic Monthly" In
1857 and 1855, which were followed
in 1889 by another series called The
Professor at the Breakfast Table"
and. In 1879, by THE Poe at the
Breakfast Table"
DIR. r. Sheldon Mackenzie, in writ
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-29
How TO Clean and Hang a Tail
ored Suit.

Tailored suits need to be frequently
looked over, and II there are any spots
from grease or dirt remove them with
benxine. says All exchange. This IN
"a splendid cleanser, and should be
rubbed In thoroughly with a clean
white muslin cloth. DO not begin by
rubbing directly on the spot, but n lit
tie below and aroun It first. and then
gradually work up to the spot itself
to prevent forming a ring around II.
After the suit has been thoroughly
cleaned careful pressing will make It
look like new. II the skirt IL plated.
lay each plait In place and haste In
position. Before laying the skirt on
the ironing board. hook the waistband
and keep the skirt and plaits In 4
straight line from the waistband to
the bottom OF the skirt, as you press.
to prevent the skirt from stretching.
Dampen a clean white muslin cloth,
lay II on the cloth and press every por-
tion Of the skirt and voat with d mod
er&tely hot iron until dry.
A sleeve board In which IL press a
sleeve II best. although II you have
not n roll = Turkish towel tho flil
length and draw through the sleeve
and press over this. In removing the
basting cut the threats IT enck stitch
to prevent wrinkline the material