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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

The volume of travel to Europe from
this port is questionable evidence OF the
pressure Of the increased cost Of living.
The number of passengers sailing Sat
urday on outbound steamships was
1920. High prices do not keep those
wanderers home. 1t may be argued,
however, that the lower cost of living
on the Continent makes four or five
months sojourn there seem to most OF
them almost like successful venture In
household economy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

The new state prison site has the gen
eral geographical advantages of being
readily accessible from this city and yet
of being sufficiently far from 1t to pre-
vent escaping convicts from quickly
finding hiding place here. In the lat
ter respect it is decidedly preferable to
the old Sing Sing site.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15
COMPETITION.

FROM The Schenectady Union
Kansas has made tts a,,,l
mSinxt nvse ., or Nevada. Competisi"n ss sahs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15
FRENCH AGE PENSIONS {. !.

Paris. June 14-The goss,sls % Z !,
cided that 1t will be impos sn law 7,
the workmen's old age peHs ,bsn o.
will cost the Treasury nv .~,.r q ~
annually, until the last auAA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

With more than 20 per cent yearly in
crease In her wheat acreage. Our Lady
of the Shows seems to be advancing with
the proverbial leaps and bounds toward
the proud position of the granary of the
world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

Why doesn't Oklahoma select dozen
promising cities and let each of them be
her capital for month in the year. and
then take a poll of the state officials to
determine which place they liked best?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

The reference Of the Rio Grande boun-
Diary dispute to arbitration Is commend
able, especially If 1t is not deemed nee
essary to go to the delay, expense ana
labor Of sending the case to The Hague.
So simple a matter might we'll be dis
posed Of more directly. Despite its sim
plicity, however, the case is Of consid-
cradle Importance, not so much because
of the strip Of land now involved as be-
cause Of the precedent which will be set
for the disposal Of similar cases which
are likely to arise wherever a river of
vagarious habits forms a boundary line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

Another of the Dreadnoughts built at
private yards in England for Brazil had
her steam and gunnery trials few days
ago and gave such a good account of
herself that she has been accepted That
vessel, the Sac Paulo, is a trif1e faster
than her sister ship, her maximum speed
having been 21.623 knots, but both of
them compare favorably with the Della
wares and the North Dakota's rate Of
almost % knots. The Minas Geraes, de-
livered a few months ago, and the Sac
Paulo differ from all other battleships
now ready for service in the strength of
their main batteries. mounting twelve
12-inch guns each. The Wyoming and
the Arkansas will carry the same num-
Der, so disposed that all of them can be
used on either broadside. Owing to their
arrangement, only ten guns on each OF
the Brazilian ships are available for
broedside fire but more of them can be
brought to bear directly ahead or astern
than will be possible on the twelve-g gun
ships Of the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

Brilliant as Hamiltons achievement on
Monday was, he illustrated anew the
difficulty Of keeping an engagement by
means of an airship. Last week there
was much talk about the way in which
he was going to adhere to schedule.
He failed to do so three times. His first
start was to be made on Saturday. The
next was set for a. m. on Monday and
actually occurred at 1885 o'clock. On
the return trip from Philadelphia there
was a wait Of about five hours and a
half at South Amboy. In every case
there was ample cause for postponement
or delay, but the detentions were I'M
foreSeen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

Subway rowdies deserve heavy fines,
if not terms in the workhouse, even
when they are guilty of merely scrap
ping among themselves" Public con-
veyances are not prizerings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

The Nashville American" says the real
Democrats of Tennessee are not disturbed
at the situation in that state. If the pros
pect Of getting out Of office to let Republ1-
cans in doesn't disturb the Tennessee Dem
ocrats they must be dead and don't know
it.-Houston Post.
The people of Tennessee have arrived
at the point at which they don't care
much who gets into the state offices. so
long as Governor Patterson and his
henchmen are propelled out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

MT and Mrs Arthur 3. T,o
leave town to-day for Spring r.ov !,
to remain until July I, WIZ, "
the White Mountains. meg y
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

Mrs. E. Henry Hartman IA,
town from her country MAJ Goa !.
y. Y Ars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

Mrs. william 3. Dinsnors
the city from staatsburs and :
Belmont.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Eibrfdge T. Co..
town to-day for Newport. whsr. =. ~
spend the summer. asS -
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16
THE END.
Indian Smoke SIGNALS.

The traveller on the plains in the
canoe of the spires of smoke that he
sometimes saw rising from a distant
ridge or hill and answered from a
different direction. 1t was the signal
talk of the Indians across miles of in
tervening ground, signal used in
rallying the warriors for an attack.
or warning them for retreat
The Indian had n way of sending
the smoke up in rings or puffs know
ing that such smoke column would
at once be noticed and understood as
Il signal and not mistaken for the
smoke Of some camp fire. He made
his rings by covering the little fire
with his blanket for moment and
allowing the smoke to ascend. when
he instantly covered the fire again.
The column of ascending smoke rings
said To every Indian within thirty
miles. Beware, An enemy is near"
Three smokes built close together
meant Danger. ollt SMOKE llltIelS
meant "AttentiOn." Two smokes
meant Camp at this place"
Frequently at night the settler or
the traveller saw fiery lines crossing
the sky shooting up and falling. per-
haps taking a direction diagonal to the
lines of vision. He might guess that
these were the signals of the Indians
but unless he were an Old-timer he
might not be able to interpret the
signals The old timer and the squaw
man knew that one fire arrow, an ar
row prepared by treating the head of
the shaft with gunpOwder and fine
bark. meant the same as three columns
of smoke puffs. "An enemy is near
Two arrows meant Danger" three
arrows. "Thc danger is great" Sew
cral arrows indicated THE enemy Is
to-" powerful for us."-Harprr's Week
ly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16
Whale Hanus Itself,

\ hig whale tried to run away with
the cable connecting with Alaska, ac-
curding To- a story brought down from
the north 10y Captain Laffi, of the
United States ship Burnside.
The Burnside was sent north along
the coast of Alaska To repair the ca
hlc because during the past winter
difficulty has been experienced in
sending and receiving messages. the
burnside picked up tn" cable connect
ing Valdez and Sitka few miles on
Cunk'S Inlet. not far from Sitka. Ihe
crew never had such a time hauling a
cable on board as they did that day on
the Alaska coast. Finally the cause
of the great weight was found.
Some time during the winter a
whale feeding on the bottom of the
ocean with widc-Open mouth collldcd
with the wire rope.
Unable to shake the big wire from
the masses of whalehnnc in its jaws.
the big fish turned turtle. rolled over
once, turned around, rolled again and
dived. In these few movements the
fish proved himself his own hangman,
for the cable was twisted tighter
about the head of the whale than any
mortal could have done with the most
powerful machinery.
The whale drowned and the carcass
was devuurcd on the oceans bottom
by other fish. The crew of the Burn
side hauled up a great load of whale
bone and found Il great twist III the
government cable that had been the
cause of the unusual difficulty in send
ing messages tn and from either end of
the rOpc.-Scattle Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

and quickened breath, until we dis
tinctly heard some one laugh. Then
we knew that, whatever il was, it was
over, and nobody was killed.
The sounds came closer. We're COM
ing up the stairs and into the pantry.
Then the door swung open. and Tom
and a policeman appeared in the door
way. with the others crowding behind.
Between them they supported grimy,
unshaven object. covered with white
wash from the wall of the shaft, an OBJ
ject that had its hands fastened to-
gether with handouts. and that lccred
at us with a pair of the most villain
ously crossed eyes have ever seen.
None of us had ever seen him before.
Mr. Lawrence McGuirk. better
known as 'Tubby,'" Tom said cheer
fully. A celebrity in his particular
line. which is sec"nd-story man and
al-r"und rascal. \ victim of the quar-
antine, like ourselves"
"Weve missed him for a week" one
of the guards said with a grin. We've
been real anxious about You, Tuhhy.
Amt a week goes 10y, when you're in
health. that we don't hear something
of you"
Mr. McGuirk muttrred something
under his breath. and the men chuck
led
eel, s..,,,s e" Fan, eoid iut.rur.tinp
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16
CHAPTER XXIII.
H-coin6
Copyright 1909

SSHllhS'
The second floor was empty. A table
lay overturned at the top of the stairs,
and a broken flower vase was welter-
ing in it's own ooZe. Part way down
Betty stepped on something sharp, that
proved to be the Japanese paper knife
from the den. left her on the stairs
examining her foot, and hurried to the
lower floor.
Here everything was in the utmost
confusion. Aunt Selma had tainted,
and was sitting in a hall chair with
her head rolled over sidewise and the
poker from the library fireplace across
her knees. No one was paying any at
tention to her. And Jim was holding
the front door open, while three of the
guards hesitated in the vestibule. The
noises continued from the back of the
house, and as | stood on the lowest stair
Bella came out from the dining-room,
with her face streaked with SCOT, and
carrying a kettle of hot water.
"Jim," she called wildly. while
Max and Dal are below, you can pour
this down from the top. It's boiling"
Jim glanced back over his shoulder.
Garry out your own murderous de-
signs" he said. And then, as she
started back with it, Bella, for heav-
ems sake" he called, have you gone
stark mad? Put that kettle down."
She did it sulkly and Jim turned to
the policeman.
Yes, l know it was a false alarm
before" he explained patiently, but
this is genuine. 1t is just as l tell
you. Yes, Flanagan is in the house
somewhere. but he's hiding, l guess.
We could manage the thing very well
ourselves, but we have no cartridges
for our revolvers." Then as the noise
from the rear redoubled, IF you don't
come in and help, will telephone for
the fire department" he concluded en-
phatically.
l ran to Aunt Selma and tried to
straighten her head. In a moment she
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

opened her eyes, sat up and stared
around her. She saw the kettle at
once.
What are you doing with boiling
water on the floor" she said to me.
with her returning voice. Don't YOU
know YOU will spoil the floor" The
ruling passion was with Aunt Selma,
as usual.
| could not find out the trouble from
any one: people appeared and disap-
peared. carrying strange articles. Anne
with a rope, Dal with his hatchet, Bella
and the kettle but | could get cohe-
rent explanation from no one. When
the guards finally decided that Jim
was i'm earnest, and the rest of us were
not crawling out rear window while
he held them at the door, they came
in. three of them and two reporters,
and Jim led them to the buffers pam
try.
Here we found Anne, very white and
shaky. with the pantry table and two
chairs piled against the door of the
kitchen slide. and ClutChing the cha
mois skin bag that held her jewels.
She had a bottle of Burgundy open
beside her, and was pouring herself a
glass with shaking hands when We
apprarcd. She was furious at Jim.
Il very nearly tainted" she said
hysterically. Il might have been muir
dcr"d. and no one would have cared.
wish they would stop that chopping,
I'm So nervous ! could scream"
Jim took the Burgundy from her
with one hand and pointed the police
To the harricadcd door with the other.
That is the door t" the dumb
waiter shaft he said. THE lower one
is fastened on the inside. in some man
ncr The noises commenced about IL
u'clo,E. while Mr.. Brown was on guard.
There were scrapimg sounds first, and
later the sounds of a falling body. He
reused Mr.. Reed and myself. but when
We examined the shaft everything was
Uuict. and dark. We tried lowering a
candle on string. butt was "Xtin-
guished from below"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16


disconcert the ablest antagonist. The
principle is to hold your sword out
straight and keep it there. BY these
means you can, bar accidents, defy the
other to do his worst He can hardly
press the trio for fear Of piercing him.
self. Feints and counters are rarely
practised on the actual field; move
ments are the simplest; the straight
thrust is met by an almost rigid arm.
Military officers fight the fiercest:
they do not stop for the first scratch.
Again, their reasons for fighting are
generally of an intimate and private
character, which give impetus to the
sword arm. 1t is generally a case of
"ChercheZ la femme" whereas the civ
ilian is often inspired by political
motives. Elections let loose the duel
list. Quarrels between politicians who
were rivals at the polls led to at least
couple of encounters at the Great
Wheel this year. Journalism and the
Chamber provide the major part OF the
scenes at this corner of the Champ de
Mars, which appropriately near the
Ecole Militaire, is opposite the site of
the old Gaerie des Machines, one Of
the last of the vestiges of the eXhibi-
ton of ten years ago.
averse to the duel, but some have re-
course tout de meme" to the arbi-
trament of arms. Quite recently the
Deputy NJ. Messimy fought with PEN
man who had attacked him in print.
The notorious Sarrant and Puglesci-
Cont duel did not take place here,
but on the outskirts of Paris. In this
case the director Of the combat was
NJ. Clemenceau, NJ. Sarrants chief at
that time at the ministry of the inte-
rior. The incident which led to the
men in their shirt sleeves trying to
pierce one another occurred at the
Palais Bourbon itself.
No duel is complete without NJ ROu-
gicr- Dorcicres, who must have presd-
ed over more affairs of the kind than
any one living. He is a journalist by
profession. but is an acknowledged au-
thority on the etiquette of duels.
Some of these meetings have thor
oughly theatrical equipment, with a
cincmatograph q big crowd. a rOped
ring, and the rest; others are rigidly
private and limited To principals, Sec
onds and director of the combat Ad-
vcnturous persons climb sometimes in
to the Wheel and view the assault from
above ground. The last theatrical
fight was between NJ. Thom"qucN and
NJ. II. de Picrrrhourg. II was as
crowded as n priZefght.
There is something symbolical in
the fact that boxing contests take place
on the other side of the Grandc Roue
from the ducls The English method
of settling disputes is gaining ground
at least as a pastime and a sport-in
France 1t looks as if the game of fist
iCulfs is trcading hard upon the heels
of the chevalierrsque appeal To steel.
At this Paris Wonderland important
glove fights take place on Saturday
nights during the season.
The Grand Rouc, therefore, makes
double claim on sportsmen, as an
upholdcr of the new and the old
method of regulating disputes, of prov
ing who is the better man. Sword
contests only take place at the Great
Wheel: fights with pistols are cele-
bratcd at the Pare des Princes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

The reporters were busily removing
the table and chairs from the door
IF you have a rope handy" one of
them said, Il will go down the shaft"
(Dal says that all reporters should
have been policemen, and that all po-
licemen are natural news gatherers)
The cage appears to be stuck, half
way between the floors" Jim said.
They are cutting through the door in
the kitchen below"
They opened the door then and eau
tiously peered down, but there was
nothing to be seen. l touched Jim
gingerly on the arm.
rs it's it Flanagan" l asked,
shut in there?"
"No-yes-I don't know" he returned
absently. Run along and don't both
er. Kit. He may take to shooting any
minute"
Anne and | went out then and shut
the door, and went into the dining
room and sat on our feet, for Of course
the bullets might come up through the
floor. Aunt Selma joined us there,
and Bella, and the Mercer girls. and
we sat around and talked in whispers,
and Leila Mercer told of the time her
grandfather had had a struggle with
an escaped lunatic.
In the midst of the excitement Tom
appeared in a bath-rObe, looking very
pale, with a bandage around his head,
and the nurse at his heels threatening
to leave and carrying a bottle Of med
icine and a spoon. He went immedi-
ately to the pantry, and soon we could
hear him giving orders and the rest
hurrying around to obey them. The
hammering ceased, and the silence was
even worse. 1t was more suggestive.
In about fifteen minutes there was a
thud, as if the cage had fallen, and
the sound of feet rushing down the
cellar stairs. Then there were groans
and loud oaths, and everybody talking
at once, below. and the sound of a
struggle. In the dining-room we all
sat bent forward, with straining ears
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16
It's Father.-The small child wa

It's Father.-The small child was
talking to a kitten which she had
tightly i'm her arms. A thoughtful
pause caused her mother, who was
sitting behind her, to pay some atten-
ton to what was coming next. Kit
ten" said the infant, Il know all your
brothers and sisters an l know your
mamma, but | amt never seen your
papa; l spec he must be a commercial
raveler."-LOndon Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

Copyright Association
Of the
ed and would have fallen the deck
who reaching forward the mayors
holding photograph
blood his wound i'm
picture
shooting Of prominent In that
assaiant had William Edwards Of
the blood Mayor Gaynors
him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

86' The worlds largest incubator Is
in Australia, where it is used to hatch
11,44O ducks eggs or 14,040 hens
eggs at q time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

just after he boarded the steamer
months
the Democratic ticket the rest or the
Mayor Ganor known as one or the
and his has been mentioned en
Mayor
made his home In Brooklyn ana 81
n. Y.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16
New York's Mayor, Photographed as He Fell
Toward Steamers Deck After Being Shot


photographed
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

Returning from Cuba. I reached
Key West on the night after the first
primary. and on my way to Tampa
on the MascOtte two days later l
read in Jacksonville paper the
figures of that election. 1t was the
first information l had that Mr..
FeatherstOne had been a candidate.
My disposition at that time was to
support him in the second primary,
as I preferred prohibition to the dis
penSary
| arrived in Columbia on the after
noon of September 5th. but finding
myself in almost total ignorance of
what had happened in South Carolina
and the world since the middle of
June. and being somewhat "daZed'
by a return to civilization. l did not
at once resume my editorial work
intending to study up a week or two
before attempting it.
On September Gth, however the
Spartanburg Herald made an attack
on the dispensary system and called
on me to join in the fight, and that
might I wrote an editorial, which ap-
peared the next day in The State,
giving my hearty assent to the prop
nsitinn So well put by the Spartan
burg Herald" but stating that on ac-
count of my lack of information as
to the campaign. the pledges of the
candidates, their platforms and their
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

alliances. I would be compelled
with regret to be a by-stander." In
addition to these stated reasons | had
two others.
Cd Contrary to my instructions,
an editorial mildly endorsing Gov
ernor Ellerbe had been printed In
The State during my absence and 1t
seemed to tie my hands: and CD !
was informed that Mr.. Featherstone
had pledged himself to general pro-
hibition and nothing but that. a cir
cumstance that made me even more
hopeless Of the promotion Of my
locay option plan through him than
through Governor Ellerbe. because
waS sure that Mr.. Featherstone would
do what he said and | was not sure
that Governor Ellerbe would.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-16

The next day, Friday, Sept. 9th,
Mr. Weston came to my room and
handed me an envelope bearing the
familiar engraved lettering: "State Of
South Carolina, Executive Chamber"
and addressed to: Mr.. F. H. Wes-
ton, Columbia, S. c., Personal" Open
ing il I read:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
JORDAN HITS POLITICIANS
PARTY NAMES HAVE LOST
MEANING, HE SAYS.
Would Help Elect Crooked Demo-
crat When He Has to Make
Choice Between Rogues.

PHILADELPHIA. June 1O.-In the
class of Swartmore College DR.. David
Star Jordan. president Of Stanford Uni
versity. devoted part Of his address To
politics.
He declared that party names have
lost their meaning. that republican and
democrat are one and the same. except
in name. and that the only straight
ticket that can be voted is the one with
the crooked names all scratched off,"
Some years ago. when Mr.. Roosevelt
and l were boys together" Mr.. Jordan
said. ''he told me a story Of his expert
ence with New York politician This
was democrat who was working vigor-
ously in secret for the election Of a re-
publican.
MIR. Roosevelt was surprised at this,
but the politician explained: You are q
young man. Mr.. Roosevelt. but when you
are as old as / am you will know that
there is no politics In politics
In other words" said DIR. Jordan
hand in the publics purse the thin dis
guise of party and partisanship is laid
off.
LAS good republican Of long stand
ing as well as l know how. the straight
ticket. the only straight ticket 1 can
vote, is one with the crooked names all
scratched off from it. And il by chance
my choice lies between crooked names |
give my preference to the democrat, that
my own party may be relieved from the
disgrace OF his election"