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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-28

not silence" that he got on that oc-
casion. He got something that was
noisy as a silence" is quiet.
The officer was of the tactical staff.
He was Lieutenant Edward ]. McCler-
| nand, a son of General John A. Nc
Clernand, the intimate friend Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, No stricter discipline
! rian was ever on duty at West Point
than was Lieutenant McClernand in
1880, and the cadets were incensed
against him a long time before they
got their chance.
On that New Years eve McClernand
| was the officer in charge. and those
/ who remembered the affair say that he
had an inkling that something was go
ing to happen. He was on the watch
| to nip it in the inception. He took up
southern end of the grounds facing the
cadet barracks.
Exactly on the stroke of midnight
West Point woke up, and there was a
reason. Every field gun on the reser-
vation was discharged, and McCler-
nand ran as fast as his legs could car
ry him to the place where the guns
were mounted, but not a cadet did he
find. He was still looking about for
the culprits when another and greater
explosion occurred among the Mexican
trophy cannon near Trophy Point. He
double quicked to the spot, and again
his search was vain.
McClernand hurried to the barracks to
make an inspection, intending to find
out who was absent from the barracks
before the gunners could get back to
their quarters. He was still inspect
ing when there was another terrific
report on the roof Of the barracks. The
cadets had got one of the heavy cam
non to the top Of the building, and
discharged it. McClernand climbed to
the roof and found the cannon but the
cadets were not there. He finished his
inspection of the barracks and found
every cadet asleep" at least they
looked as If they were.
McClernand is now Colonel McCler-
nand, commanding the First cavalry,
United States Army.
At the United States Naval academy
at Annapolis, the "middies" are just as
much in favor of silence" now and
then, as are the cadets at West Point.
But Annapolis is an out -of-the-way-
place, and the outside world does not
see as much about it in the newspapers
as it does about the more accessible
academy on the Hudson.-Philadelphi
Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-28
Cats Drive of Snakes.-For

Cats Drive of Snakes.-For many
years l have been running a cattle
station in Queensland, where snakes
are tolerably numerous. At the head
station we have always kept up a
standing army Of from fifteen to twen-
ty cats, and have been practically free
from the presence Of snakes about the
buildings and yards.
That this was owing to the presence
of our cats have no doubt whatever
They were always on the lookout, and
l have often seen members of our fe-
line bodyguard growing over dead OF
dying snakes and have more than
once witnessed savage encounters be-
tween them and their victims. On the
other hand, martyrs to their duty
were from time to time found dead In
the morning, with all the evidence OF
a fight and their defeat in the shape
Of snake bite on their bodies.-Spec-
tator.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-28

ranean. Half as many more run from
this city to other ports of the world.
| OF the vast commerce passing through
this port scarcely one-tenth is carried
| by tramp steamships. Great liners
carrying hundreds Of passengers and
thousands of tons Of freight travel in
all the important trade routes.
The shipper prefers them for
| he knows when his goods are to
leave port and when they will ar
rive at their foreign destination. Their
rates are as low as the tramp can
| give. their course i'm transit is far
means money to the shipper under
such circumstances. Thus the tramp
is crowded off the main highw' : snd
must seek living in ports ! ss well
I supplied with transportation facilities
or in lines of trade where time is a
negligible factor.
There are some who affect to see in
the passing of the tramp n threat to
| the freedom of the sea. They say
that 1t Is all very fine for the big
| steamship companies to give more fire.
quent and regular sailings and to put
ocean commerce on a more stable and
| satisfactory footing, but that already
there are agreements Of rates and that
ultimately there will be a monopoly
that will exact exorbitant rates and
make ocean freights as costly as is
land carriage.
Experienced shipping men believe
that there is no likelihood of any such
development as this. If a railway
charges exorbitant rates 1t Is not pos
sible to set up a rival line on short
notice, but the ocean is a free high
way. Probably there are agreements
| among the great lines to maintain sta
BILE rates. but these rates must be kept
low or the hawklike tramp. ever on
the alert for a profitable opening will
swoop down and gather in the business
Thus the tramp. while fallen from it's
former estate. still fulfils a useful pur-
pose in covering the unbeaten paths
Of ocean trade, in handling certain
classes of cargo and as a check upon
the liner herself. For this reason she
Is likely to survive for many years to
come.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-28

Z The river Jordan is soon 10 he
haru"Sscd 10y a power company and
made to turn out electric lights.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
YOUNG LESLIE GRAY
 GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE
Magistrate Frazier Permits Him to to Free Upon Recommendation Of Pro.
 scouting Attorney W. D. Jones'
 Mother Agrees to Send Him Away

Leslie Gray, the fourteen year old boy who was tried several days ago in Magistrate J. A. F'razier's court on charge of assault and battery and who recently entered number Of homes in this city and represented himself to be an employe of the Pine Bluff Telephone Company, was re- leased from the county jail yesterday on the recommendation of Prosecut- ing Attorney W. D. Jones and later sent home to his mother.
 Magistrate Frazier lectured Young Gray and told him that he would not dismiss the charge against him, but would hold it against him and if he was ever brought into court again he would be given the full limit of the Jaw. The magistrate told the boy that he would be rearrested if he was caught loafing about town, and that he was giving him one more chance to reform. The boys mother promised the officers that she would send the lad into the country to be placed in custody of an uncle and upon this promise the officials agreed to let him go free this time.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
CASE MUST BE
 TRIED A THIRD TIME
Mrs. R. L. Austin's Hearing Attracted Another Large Crowd to Justice Court Yesterday-Well Known
 Men Explain Visits.

A second preliminary hearing given
 Mrs. R. L. Austin, of No. s19 East
 Third avenue, in Magistrate J. A. Fraz- ier's court yesterday, in which she was charged with conducting an immor-
 al house, resulted in a mistrih. At a similar hearing given the defendant Tuesday the jury was unable to agree and was discharged. Magistrate Fraz- fer discharged the second jury yester- day upon the statement Of the jurors that they stood three for conviction and three for acquittal and could not agree, even if kept together longer. The case attracted fully two hundred spectators to the court room during the day and City Attorney -sorrells, who is waging war on Mrs. Austin and others whom he says he intends to bring into court on a like charge, and Attorney T. Havis Nixon, who has been employed by the defendant, fought the case stubbornly all day.
 Several new witnesses were intro duced at the hearing yesterday, in- cluding Lee Baugh, NJ. C. Cross, J. P Baker, and c. S. Knox. Baugh was the strongest witness offered by the state. He declared that he had visit
 ed the Austin house and had been in the company of girl there and that s changed hands. He said he for merly sold butter and milk at the house, which was seven months ago. NJ. C. Cross, whose name was brought into the case Tuesday by lady resi- dent Of the neighborhood, who said she had seen him at the Austin house, testified that he went to the house once on business and that he was called there to act as real estate agent for Mrs Austin and did have charge of her property. Further than that MT. Cross testified that he knew noth- ing whatever of the house or it's oc- cupants. He thoroughly convinced the spectators and jurors that his visit to the house was purely on busi- ness.
 J. P Baker and C. s. Knox, en- ployes of the Iron Mountain railroad, testified that they frequently visited the house for the purpose of calling 1 road men" for their company, who | roomed there They never saw any thing of an immoral nature there and said that Mrs Austin had always con- ducted herself as lady. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Creed Caldwell, whom Mrs. Hall, a witness, said vis- ited the Austin house several times, testified second time yesterday and made statements that tended to show that his visits at the house were purely
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07

if not the biggest, fist belongs to a slave, only once or twice removed. The bloody gladiatoTial show has come to an end and Reno unspeak- ably degrading orgy has passed into history with the white mans hope pummeled into insensibility, says the Kansas City Journal.
 Strange to say, there were those who thought the honor Of being the greatest mauler on the planet belong cd of right to a white man, and was worth battling for at the cost Of several millions of dollars. The rep resentative of the white race was almost butchered to make an Ethio- plan holiday Why not let it rest at that? The victory of the negro was honestly won, but where is the dis grace" of belonging to a race that cannot produce the hardest punch in such a beastly exhibition as was given in Reno yesterday? One would think that the supremacy achieved by Johnson, struggling against such a handicap, would be conceded willing ly. Is James J. Jeffries the highest and best type of the "red-blooded men of the so-called civilized world ? Is such a spectacle as was presented yesterday the fitting subject of the commendation of ministers of the holy gospel?
 The fight has been fought. Let 1t be the last one of it's kind. Let pug ilism's gory sun set in the blood of the Reno prize ring and human brawn and brain turn to goals more worth winning, while common decency and our boasted civilization rises above such orgies of human brutishness and human depravity as have character ized the past month in Reno. Human ity has been on view at it's lowest ebb. It is time for the flow tide that shall clean even the state which is scien- tific brutality last ditch. Even Reno and Nevada cannot hope to parallel the Jeffries- Johnson fight in the fu- ture.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07

man telling his own message recelF- ed from God and there is not one single contradiction in the Bible from the First of Genesis to the last day Of Revelation and there is not one single broken promise down to the present day.
 MT. Violet further went on to say Look at the Christians, and then the infideIs and see who is living the oet- ter life, and if the Bible is not the word of God. the Christian has on this earth at any rate lived the better life."
 MT. Violett tonight will talk on the theme of Forgetting God and will read from memory the Eleventh and Twelfth chapters Of Ecclesiastes.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
SIDE WALK DISTRICT NO 4
 (Cherry Street.)

The tax books for the collection of special assessment upon the real property in Side Walk District No. 4 in the city of Pine Bluff has been placed in nv hands.
 All owners of real property lying in the district are required to pay their assessment to me within thirty days from this date.
 If such payment is not made action will be commenced at the end of that time for the collection of such assess ment and for legal penalties and cost Given under my hand this 9th day Of June, 1910
 A. G. RUSSELL, City Collector. Office, City EaIl-9 a. m. to 12 M.
 6-9-26t
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
WHY HE BELIEVES
 THE HOLY BIBLE
MT. Violet Gives Some Good Reasons For Having Confidence in its Teach. ings at Revival Meeting-Mrs. D.
 R. Zones Sang Last Night.

Another large and apprieative audi
 ence gathered at the Christian
 church tent, Fifth avenue and Main
 street, last evening and heard Evange- list Violet speak on Why I believe
 in the Bible,i and read from memory the Fifty-fifth chapter Of Isaiah. The
 audience responded largely to his call
 for scripture quotations on Faith.
 Believe or Belief
 Mrs. D R. Zones, of Little Rock, who is easily one Of the leading so-
 prano seloists in the state, sang My
 Mothers Bible" which was greatly
 appreciated by all. Music lovers of
 Pine Bluff will tonight have another
 opportunity of hearing her sing.
 Mir Violet presentation of the truth
 was both eloquent and powerful, re-
 lying wholly on the gospel Of Christ
 for his power to reach and move his
 audience He said in part Now
 don't think for a single minute that
 l could stand up here and tell the
 reason why I believe the Bible. I
 believe with all my heart that I can stand here for one solid week, if I had the physical strength, and know that had your attention every minute of the time. The reason why I believe the Bible is the word Of God I pro- pose to give you tonight few good, strong. radical reasons why I have faith in that Book, which comes to IS only from God. My experience as Christian preacher has convinced me that the Bible is true and far more honest than I can realize it's truth before I commenced to preach. To me the Bible is the word of God in Heaven and I can see no single reason why I should have a doubt, and l want to say to you that do not believe there is a man in this tent to- night who is an honest doubter of the Bible and I wish to say that if there is man in this audience tonight, who is an honest doubter, I have a premium for him and I would like to see one. Do not think that I stand here to declare that every man who doubts the Bible is dishonest. Don't put in that light, but I do declare Jo ba1i hot noY disbelieve the Bible after putting it to a fair test in his life and come back and declare that he is an hon. est doubter. don't believe it, be- cause honest men will not tell SO many falsely put propositions. Inger- soil tells about the the Word of God" and I want to say to you, and know, having ready everything writ. en by Ingersoll, that there is not one single instance in which Ingersoll gave the proper interpretation and 1 nm going to put the matter so strong before you tonight that the Bible is he word of God that you cannot es- ape.
 The Bible as a book, reading from he First of Genesis to the last day f Revelation, you will find God tells f certain promises and there is not ne single broken promise in the ,hole Bible. The Bible was written y about forty men, covering period I two thousand and forty years, each s "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
Commissioners Named
 For This County

At a meeting of the State Board of Election Commissioners. held in Lit tie Rock yesterday, George W. List, F. M. Rosenberg and Dr. N. s. Kite, the latter a Republican, were named as the election commissioners for Jefferson county. The names of these men were sent in to the State Board, by the county organization and there was no opposition to their election. IT. some counties two sets of names were submitted to the State Bo't1d and contests are being heard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
COTTON MARKET
 IS REACTIONARY

New York, July 6-The cotton mar ket was rather reactionary today notwithstanding additional reports of unfavorable weather conditions The unsatisfactory state of bushes is ap- parently the only reason the market is not reflecting backward crop con- dition to a great extent. Spot prices quoted ten points below yesterday with no sales today.
 Latham Alexander & Go.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
n lS0lllllia

q have been using Cascarets for h. somnia, with which I have been afflicted for twenty years, and can say that Cas- carets have given me more relief than any other remedy have ever tried. shall certainly recommend them to my friends as being all that they are represented"
 Thos. Gillard, Elgin, Ill. Pleasant, Palatabie, Potent, Taste Good.
 Do Good. Never Sicken. .iWeaken or Gripe.
 10c. 2Sc. Soc. Never sold in bulk. The gen.
 uine tablet stamped C CC. Guaranteed to cure or your money back. 323
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
Entered at Postofice at Pine Blu6, Ark. as second class mall matter.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER.

The dramatically sudden death of Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, in the fullness of years and honors, re- moves the most picturesque member of the greatest judicial tribunal in the world. He was conspicuous not alone by reason of his office as chief justice, which raised him in official station above his fellows, but by req son of qualities of mind and heart which distinguished him from them. It. might not be true to say that he was pre-eminently abler as jurist than other members who occupied po- sition inferior to his own, but the ripeness of his legal scholarship and his general intellectual brilliancy made his official superiority entirely fitting. Always impressed with the great dignity of his high office, he was nevertheless one of the most con- panionable and approachable of men and his relations toward all with whom he came in contact were those
 of digntksd geniality, commanding respect without making familiarity possible.
 The name of Chief Justice Fuller has not been associated with enough memorable decisions to place him with the historic chief justices of the past. For this, however, there are ample and obvious reasons. The fact that he was a Democrat, or, rather, member of the minority party, had it's effect on his career in this respect. It would flagrantly impugn the in- tegrity of this august tribunal to claim that decisions are governed by political considerations, but even members of tn esupreme court Of the United States are politicians in the broadest sense that they have views on fundamental questions of govern ment which are unquestlonaols' though unconsciously, colored by pol itical affiliations. . Nothing more col orless could be imagined that a jur- ist who had no political views which he held sacred, just as nothing could be imagined more reprehensible than a jurist who governed his official opinions by petty partisan politics, quite another thing from conscientious politics.
 But in addition to being member of the minority party the system of assignment of opinions in the event Of unanimous agreement undoubtedly deprived the late chief justice of the credit of writing many decision that he would otherwise have prepared. His standing, however, as chief jus tice will not be injuriously affected by these facts, and he will go down in the history of the supreme court as a worthy successor of the illus trious jurists who preceded him, a fine embodiment of the highest and best traditions of the American bench
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07
LET IT GO AT THAT.

The "abysmal brute" is black man. The modern "troglodyte.' the official representative of the "mastiff folk,' wears an ebony skin. The worlds greatest bruiser traces his ancestry back to Ham. The hardest,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07

for the transaction of legal business
 The jury was out about an hour when they asked to be excused, each juror declaring that it would be inn possible for them to reach verdict.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-07-07

WANTED-50O Lodge Members to save certificates we give with every cash purchase. s4OO Piano given away free at Kastor < B1uthenthaTs. 5.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30
BrattlebOr0 Local
ANNOUNCEMENTS

A saiuahle suggestion Coz the wedding
Present H., Nnilins photograph tFOm
clapp a jonss.
ilelsen II, Doedhns. piano tuner and 70
paiFvF, y Highland street, nFaiile6oso,
VI. Phone. .sis,la, asll
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30

The date Of the next hearing he.
fore the railroad committees of the
legislature on the bill giving the Yer,
mont Valley Railroad company the
right to build from Brattleboro 10
south Vernon has been changed from
Jan. 3 TO Jan. 10. The committees are
determined to give but one, more near
inc on the matter and made the post
nonement at the urgent request of at
tornevs for the Central Vermont;
Vice.President Fitzhugh and General
Manager Jones of the Central Vermont
road were in Brattleboro "Wednesday
for few hours on business in eonnec-
tion with the legislative fight over TINS
bill.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30

Sidney Holt. who lett town cary
In July for trip 90 the north part OF
the state. returned TUESDAY M,e'
spending the summer aud iali IN ~ ~,
bnns Burlington aud Rutland. He said
that he has been engaged in writing
noetjeal advertising for upstate mef'
chants. As his cabin ON Wantastianet
mountain has been sacked and partial
la demolished by vandals during, his alb
senee. Mr.. Holt il undecided where he
will locate during the rest OF the WIN
ter.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-30

-Brattleboro merchants express
themselves as well satisfied with the
volume of business that came to them
during the week preceding Christmas. On
the whole, local trade seems TO nave been
M to past years, while IN some eases st
II was better than usual, in spite of the
rainy weather of Saturday which I'M
donbtedly kept many suburbanites from
coming here to do their holiday shop
ning. There was tendency amon9,
bmyers this year to purchase practical
oifts and disposition also to do shop
ning early. There has been no year,
according to some merchants, Wnen
more shoppers have visited the stores
in the early morning hours.