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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

A Tough Job.-The professor in the
agricultural college was lecturing to
his class upon the wonderful advance
of science in utilizing the so-called
waste products of nature. without
taking into account" he said, the
work of our wizards who can convert
the tnorny cactus into an edible plant,
effect a permanent change in the COL
or, size and taste of a berry or any
other kind of fruit, and all within the
space of few years, chemistry has
shown us that the sage-brush and 9TH
er weeds heretofore considered worse
than useless contain valuable sub
stances which can be extracted in suf-
ficient quantity to pay for raising
them.
Our most advanced investigators
are coming rapidly to the conclusion
that there is nothing useless in nature,
and that everything that grows or eX-
lists can be pressed into the service of
mankind"
Then, professor enthusiastically
exclaimed one of the boys in the class,
perhaps they'll find a use some day
for the Ben Davis apple!"-Youth's 5
Companion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
Humorous department.
His Last Moments.

Nurses in hospitals are rather apt tC
lay too much stress on the advantage.
received by the patients and their duty
of thankfulness; but still it is the poor
soldier who suffers most from alway:
having his causes To be grateful flung
in his teeth.
Witness the following true story
Chaplain-So poor Hopkins is dead
l should have liked to speak To him
once again and soothe his last mo-
ments Why didn't you call me?
Hospital Orderly didn't think YOU
ought to be disturbed for 'Opkins. sir
so | just soothed him as best could
myself.
Chaplain-Why, what did you say
to him?
Orderly-Opkins. says l, you're
mortal bad
II am says e.
"Opkins.' says l, I don't think you'll
get better
mo says e
"'Opkins.' says l. you're going
fast
Yes says e.
Hopkins says l. I don't think you
can 'ope to go to 'eaven.
II don't think | can says e.
We'll, then 'Opkins. says |, you'll
go to the other place
II suppose So says e.
"'Opkins,' says l, you ought to be
very grateful as there's a place per-
wided for you, and that you've got
somewhere to GO And | think e
card. sir, and then e died."-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
Live Stock Insurance.

owners of Horses and Mules are re-
minded that they can protect them
selves against loss, to the extent Of
one-half the actual cash value, by rea-
son of death from any cause, at an
insurance, provided the animal has
been in good health for a period Of at
least twelve months previous to the
time the insurance is applied for, and
is not over II years of age. II you
have an animal that Is worth from $3.50
to 5000, do you think you are acting
wisely in carrying the risk, when you
can guarantee yourself against loss by
the payment of $500 annually n each
$100, to the extent of one-half the
value Of the animal 1t Is true that
the rate seems high, but the reason
for the rate is the fact that statistics
prove that no company can carry this
class of ri KS for less, and continue in
business. Had you had insurance on
each Of the animals that have died on
your hands in tine past would you have
felt that you had paid too high for your
protection? It Is probable that you
will have others to die in the future,
whether they are insured or not. l rep
resent the American Live Stock Insur-
ance Company of Indianapolis. 1t has
ample assets Is licensed to do busi-
ness in South Carolina, and has depos-
tied the amount required by the insur
ance department to guarantee that all
just claims will be paid.
SAM M. GRlST.
- write Fire Insurance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
THE SPRING JOURNEY.

o green was the corn as l rode on my
way,
And bright We're the dews on the BIOS
SONS of May,
And dark was the sycamore's shade to
behold,
And the oaks tender leaf was of emer-
aid and gold.
The thrush from his holly, the lark
from his cloud,
Their chorus of rapture sang jovial and
loud:
From the soft vernal sky to the soft
grassy ground,
There was beauty above me, beneath,
and around.
The mild southern breeze brought a
shower from the hill;
And yet, though it left me all dripping
and chill,
| felt a new pleasure as onward | sped,
To gaze where the rainbow CLEANED
broad overhead.
O such be LIES journey, and such be
our skill
To lose in its blessings the sense of
its i'll:
Through sunshine and shower may our
progress be even,
And our tears add a charm to the pros
pCct of Heaven
-BiShOp Heber.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

A Helpful 0useeston.-'l tried to
get chance to speak to you at church
Sunday" said Mrs. Oldcastle, but the
crush was 50 great that 1 couldn't push
through 10 where you We're
Yes, wasn't it awful" replied ner
hostess as she licked u bit OF dust
from the Gobelin tapestry. All the
common folks in town seem to want to
crowd into our church lately. It's too
bad they amt satisfied to stay where
they belong. How did you like the SER
mUn""
We'll, as a sermon it was fairly good,
but | do wish DR.. Goodman would quit
splitting his infinitiveS. l try not to let
it make me nervous, but l can't keep
from being shocked every time ne does
it,"
Il never let them kind of things
bother me, but that's where the Epis-
copalS have the advantage of US. If
our preacher would wear long robe ne
could split them and you'd never notice
it."-Chicago Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
SQUANDERED LIVES.

The fisherman wad"s in the SurgeS,
The sailor sails over the sea
The soldier steps bravcly to battle;
TIL" wOOdman lays axe To the tree
They are each of the breed Of heroes,
The manhood attcmp"rcd in strife:
Strong hands that go lightly To labor,
True hearts that take comfort In life.
In each is the seed t. rcplCniSh
The world with the vigor II needs:
The centre of honest affections,
The impulse To generous deeds.
But the shark drinks the blood Of tn,
fisher:
The sailor is dropped in tn" sea:
The soldier lies cold by his cannon:
The woOdman iS crushed by his tree.
Each prOdigal life that is wasted
In manly achievement unseen.
But l"ngthcnS TN" days Of the coward
And strengthens the crafty and mean.
The blood of tn" n0bl"St is laviShcd
That the selfish Il profit may find:
Hut God sees the lives that are Suuan.
dvrcd.
And we t. His wisdom are blind.
-Bayard Taylor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

all the way, and do not meet unles:
you bend them.
Geometry teaches us how to biseX
angels.
A paralelogram is figure made OF
four parallel straight lines.
Horse power is the distance one
horse can carry pound of water in
an hour.
An angle is a triangle with only two
sides.
If the air contains more than 100 per
cent of carbolic acid it is very injuri-
Gus to health.
GravitatiOn is that which if there
were none We should ~ fly away.
The press today is the mouth organ
of the people.
vacuum is large empty space
where the pope lives.
Martin Harvey invented the circula-
ton Of the blood.
A deacon is the lowest kind of Chris
tian.
The isles of Greece were always
quarreling as to which was the birth
place of Homer. Chaos mas the most
right to claim him.-LOndon Express.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
The Fiqhtinq Scotsmen.-In 6

The Fighting Scotsmen.-In York
SHIRE mining village a number of the
colliers were discussing trade pros
poets when one of their number, known
to his pals as the cOckney. with a
scowl at his vis-a-vis, a man frac
Glesga," thus delivered himself: Tell
you what, mates, we'd ave plenty of
work and good wages in this England
if less Scotchmen comc'd south
To this the Glaswcgian made a
stinging retort. The men sprang to
their feet and once more the thistle
and the rose wrcStled.
At length, during a pause in the
fight, the cockney remarked: We'll, I'll
be a great fool to go fightin on this
ERE SubjeCk, for I'm Irish. | am
Are you?" replied his opponent
THAT bates all; for I'm Irish. too!"-
Tit Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
MOTHER MARY OF THE DESERT.
Services to the Public Of a Nun Who
Died Recently In New Orleans.

Services to the Public Of a Nun Who
Died Recently In New Orleans.
There passed away recently in New
Orleans one of the most remarkable
women who ever left their impress on
the community. This was Mother Mary
of the Desert, for over half a century
superior of ST Mary's Boys asylum and
for more than siXty-five years a men,
Der of the Order of Mariantes Of the
Holy Cross.
Just before dying she placed in the
hands of one of her companions the
diary which she had kept for ty-five
years and which will form a valuable
document for her community in France
and America.
Mother Mary of the Desert was the
only living member Of a little pioneer
band of Marianite nuns who nearly
sixty years ago came to Louisiana
from France. The congregation to
which she belonged was founded in lie
Mans, France, in 1S41, to establish and
maintain hospitals and asylums, in
dustrial schools, reformatories and
crechcs; also to direct the Christian
education of young women.
Mother Mary was born in France in
1925 and entered the order in 1916. She
was professed at San Laurent, Canada,
in 1S47, and went To New Orleans in
1852, during the yellow fever epidemic.
Her heroic service during the time Of
plague, publicly commended by the
city officials, Is still remembered in
New Orleans.
She first had charge Of the girls
orphanage and twenty-five years ago
was made superior of the boys asylum,
where she was eminently successful.
Many of the most prominent lawyers,
physicians, pharmacists and other pro-
fessional and business men Of New Or
leans were trained by Mother Desert
and are proud to be known as Mother
Deserts boys.-Rosary Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
The lrishman's Remedy.-The II

The lrshmans Remedy-The Hon
Joseph H. Choate, formerly our am
bassador to England, tells tine following
story, crediting the same to u political
speech made by Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman:
A head of a house had complained tC
three friends-an Englishman, an Irish
man and a ScOt-that his servan,
broke a great deal of china.
The matter-of-f Englishman gave
the short bit of practical advice, Dis
miss him"
Take it out of his wages" spoke the
thrifty Scot.
Objection to the latter course was
made on the ground that the wages
were less than the amount Of the dam
age. The Irishman at once came t
the rescue with:
Then raise his wages. Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

public was dead before Caesar came.
Sulla, Marius. Catiline. preceded and
foreshadowrd Caesar. but he, gifted
MUS, snatched the power from them and
concentrated it in his own hands. For
there was no doubt that he was filter
To rule than all the others put tOgeth-
er. At the same time supposing he
had appeared $50 years earlier, he
would not have succeeded in destroying
the republic. When ne came the life
had already gone out of it, and even
Caesars death could not restore that"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
Slips of SchooIboys.

The schoolboy "hOwler' is always
a large number which were sent in for
Il prize competition arranged by the
University Correspondent are excellent
examples of the mistakes which pupils
perpetratc:
WOmen'S suffrage is the state of suf-
fcring to which they were born.
The earth is an obsolete SpherOid.
Lord Raleigh was the first man to
see the invisible armada.
Shakespeare founded As You Like II
on book previously written by Sir
Oliver Lodge.
Tennyson wrote I'm Memorandum"
King Edward ". had no claim by
geological right 10 the English.
George Eliot left Il wife and children
To- mourn his genii.
The capital % Russia is st. Peters
burg on the Duma.
The test act of 1873 waS passed Ia
keep Roman Catholics out Of public
houses.
Henry |. died of eating palfrcyS.
Louis XVI was galatimcd during the
French Revolution.
The Rhine Is boarded by wooden
mountains.
Gender shows whether IL man is
masculine. feminine or mcutcr.
TnmpS | died fInp, .trpun
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
EATING AN APPLE.
What You Take Into Your System
With the Fruit.

What You Take Into Your System
With the Fruit.
do you know what you are eat
ing?" said the doctor to the girl
IAN apple, of course"
You are eating" said the doctor,
"albumen, sugar, gum, malic acid,
gallc acid, fiber, water and phos-
phorus."
"I hope those things are good.
They sound alarming"
Nothing could be better. You
ate. | observed. rather too much meat
at dinner. The malic acid of apples
neutraliZes the excess of chalky mat
ter caused by too much meat and
thereby helps to keep you young.
Apples are good for your complex
| ion. Their acids drive out the nOX-
| iouS matters which cause the skin
cruptionS They are good for your
brain. which those same noXious
matters if retained render sluggish.
Moreover. the acids of the apple di-
miniSh the acidity of the stomach
that comes with some forms of in
| digestion. The phosphorus, of which
apples contain a larger percentage
| than any other fruit or vegetable,
renews the essential nervous matter
of the brain and spinal column. oh,
| the ancicntS We're not wrong when
| they esteemed the apple the food of
the gods-thc magic remover of youth
| to which the gods reS0rted when
| they felt themselves growing old and
| feeble think I'll have an apple.
concluded the doctor. New York
| Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
GEOGRAPHICAL ODDITIES.
Some Peculiar Facts About These
Great United States.

The following collection of geograph-
ical pecularites about the United
States and places therein, embOdies
certain unique points well worth re-
membering.
A novel way to demonstrate the size
of the state of Texas is to spread out
map of the Union and stretch a string
across Texas the longest way. Then,
placing one end of the measure at Chi
cagO, one will find that the other end
will extend into either the Atlantic
ocean or the gulf of Mexico.
The two largest counties in the
United States are Custer county,
Mont, and San Bernardno county,
Cal. Each of these is a little more
than 10000 square miles in extent, and
the states of Massachusetts, Rhode
could be put inside the boundaries Of
either of them.
The smallest county in the Union is
Bristol county, r. l., which has only
twenty-five square miles.
About fifty miles from Durango,
Colo, there is a point where four states
meet. Here by stepping few feet in
either direction one can walk in four
different commonwealths in as many
seconds. These commemorative are
the states of ColorOdo and Utah and
the territories of New Mexico and Ari-
zona.
Nearly parallel case Is at Harper's
Ferry, where the train stops a few
minutes to allow the passengers to
alight and enjoy view which permits
them to look into three states, Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia.
The highest and lowest elevations in
this country are in California, within
100 miles of each other. The loftiest
is Mount Whitney, 14,499 feet high,
and the lowest is Death valley, about
$50 feet below the level of the sea,
Two Oceans pass, in Yellowstone park,
is so named because, whenever there
is a shower in the vicinity and GER
tain small creek overfows, its waters
spread out over the edge of the con-
tinental divide and pass into tributa-
ries of rivers which flow to the Allan
tic and to the Pacific.-BostOn Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
THE FARMERS SIDE OF IT.

They say the farmers git it all,
They claim we live in princcly style,
But still my incomes purity small,
Though | kept wOrk'n' all the while:
The Sunday suit l have to wear
Would hardly please millionaire.
They're blamin' us because they pay
So much for meat and other things:
To judge by what they have to say,
You'd think the farmers all Were
kings,
And yit | have to scheme. my friend,
To git out even at the end.
My wife amt wearin' costly furS,
And on her hands no jewels blaze:
I'll tell YOU honestly that hers
Are pretty much all busy days:
Yes. it is true that eggs are high.
But SO are all the things we buy.
There may be farmers who nave
learned
The knack of layin' by bit
From wheat. by wOrkin' hard. they'v,
earned.
But ! am not 4 CrOeSuS yit,
And wouldn't you want burned gooC
pay
TO be farmer. any way?
$. f.. KiScr. in Chicago Record Her
aid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
Not Taking Chances.=He called

Not Taking Chances.-He called at
the money order window of the local
postofficc and asked permission to send
an order for 800 to the old country"
Then the man with the money gave
his own name as paycc.
I'm going over next week" he vol
untecred, and l want To have the
money waiting for me on the other
side so that can give it t" my moth
er."
why don't YOU take it with YOU"
asked the clerk. You would save 40
cents"
We'll. suppose the ship sinks and I
drown ?"-Newark Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
Cured Him Eight Times.-Marl

Cured him CI9nt lIrneS.-hiI II
Twain. i'm the course of Il recent speech,
talked of his pet aversion "Christian
Science" he said reminds me of the
apple cure for drunkenness. In Han
nibal. i'm my bnynond. TN" apple cure
was highly esteemed. | remember
once hearing the Hannibal town drunk
ard cxpatiatc on the apple cure.
YOU believe in it. then. d" You.
Hank listener asked.
"'B"licvc i'm it How can | help be-
levin i'm it, the drumkard said, cN-
citcdly. Amt it cured me eight
times - san Francisco Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
No Chance In History.-MaZzini sal

No Chance In History.-MaZZini said
that he did not believe that chance ex-
listed in history. "A cause must neces-
sarily underlie every event although
for the moment it may appear as the
result of apparently accidental circum-
stances. An Alexander, Caesar, a
Napoleon. are not the results Of acci-
dent, but the inevitable product of the
time and nation from which they
spring. 1t was not Caesar who de-
stroycd the Roman republic. The re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
Pianos.
Are GOOD Pianos

Every Farrand Piano is good value
at the price at which we offer it. There
are many dealers using means of ad-
vertising that are Of such a misleading
character, that many reliable dealers
are ashamed Of sucn business. Such
as the so-called Clubs" Guessing
Contests" and Cut Price" announce
ments, such for instance as "A $400
Piano for $780," all offering some
thing for nothing. Such schemes are
frauds on their face. When you want
a Piano or other Musical instrument
Get Our Prices and Compare Our
Prices and instruments with the offer
ings of the schemers-the comparison
will show you the difference-and show
you wnere we stand.
Yours to serve,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25
Perfect Paradise.-"MhH

Perfect Paradise.-"What is your
idea of happin"SS?'
TO be abb" to spend my own money
Just as if | wer" going t" turn in an
expense account when | got home
Chicago Record Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

< \ negro woman has been licensed
To drive a taXicab in Faris.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

& "'rimr flies" cried the lover
"Timc CrawlS," moanS the prisoner
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

r. 3. DAVIDSON co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-25

Give US a song" the soldiers cried,
The outer trenches guarding,
While the heated guns of the camp
allied
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
TROOPS
ANGRY STRIKERS

Hannibal, Mo.-Four companies of
state troops are facing 1900 striking
foreigners at the plant of the Atlas
Portland Cement company. Bloodshed
is feared and the saloons have been
closed by the authorities.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25

but did not finish the full course in the
latter institution. Mr. Bryan secured
position telegrapher at Lebanon. KY,
with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad,
being only sixteen years old at this time
He remained with the road until Decem-
Der, 1895, rising through successive grades
from telegraph operator to superintendent.
After leaving the service of the Louis
vile & Nashville Railroad Mr.. Bryan
Cepted the position of vice-president and
general manager of the Terminal Railroad
Association of St Louis. It was in this
position that he first showed evidences of
his marked genius for handling heavy
railroad traffic at congested points. In
1900 Mr.. Bryan was called to New York
City to fill the position of vice-president
of the InterbOrough company. He per-
sonally organized the present operating
force and superiutended the equipment of
the subway lines
Mr.. Bryan resigned the vice-presidency
of the Interborough in December, 1908 He
was member Of the Lawyers Club and
of the Society of the kentuckians. He
was married to Miss Arabella Welch at
Frankfort, Ky. and leaves his wife and
five sons.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-25
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free admission 10 the Metropolitan Museum Of
Arr. the American Museum of Natural His
tory and the Geological Garden
Meeting Of the Printing Ink Manufacturers. Hotel
Astor, 10 a m.
Lecture demonstration Good Housekeeping
by Miss Anne Barrows, parlors Of Pilgrim
Church. Madison avenue and 12Ist street
1880 "A. m.
Paulist golden jubilee Church or St Paul
the Apostle 10:3O a. M. solemn vespers
; ..
Meeting of the Society for Political Study. Hotel
Astor, p m.
Song recital for the benefit Of tho Warren God
dard House OF the Friendly Aid Society
Mendelssohn Hall. p. m.
Dinner of the Corset Manufacturers' Association
Hotel Astor, p m.
Dinner Of the Masonic Veterans Hotel Astor
p. IA.
entertainment and ball OF the East Side Renuh
lican club Lexington Opera House evening
Annual dinner Of the New York Cbapter ar
haitian. 1:30 m.
Meeting OF the Traffic Club. Hotel Astor. 8
p II.
free lectures of the Board OF Education. n m .
Wadletgh High School 1l5th street and
Seventh avenue paper Mops, mr. NJ
ter r. Clark, Public school 2l Mott and
y string streets. Alaska the Beautiful
eouard NJ. Davis Public School 30 No
224 East shLh street, Goethe Professor
Christian Gauss Public School g. 4th street
east OF First avenue, Nationality In Music
Edmund severn. Public School 1859 Audubon
avenue and l6sth street Democracy in Ger
many and France" John Martin; Museum OF
Natural History. I7th street and Columbus
avenue, Colombia and the Andes'' Charles
N. Pepper; Public Library No iO3 West
I35th street THE PICTURESQUE Rhine Ir
Tsrancis L. Strickland: ST Cornelius ! Church
No 423 West lBth street ''rhe Military
Academy At West Point. John 3. Golden