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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
A CIRCUIT RIDERS ESTATE.
Major Part of It Invested In Heavenly
Securities" Says His Wife.


Mrs. Cora Harris, author of The
Circuit Riders Wife" has filed with
w. F. Hunt, clerk of the county court
an inventory of her late husbands
estate that is probably unique in court
records, says a Nashville dispatch
Her husband, the Rev. Lundy H. Har-
ris, who was commonly supposed to be
the real Circuit Rider Of the story
killed himself by taking morphine at
Pine Lodge, near Cartersville, Ga, on
September IS. The county court clerk
asked for an inventory of his estate,
and Mrs. Harris has written a, letter
stating that the major part of it was
invested in Heavenly securities, the
values of which have been variously
declared in this world and highly taxed
by the various churches, but never
realized" She writes to Mr.. Hunt:
IT find it impossible to give you a
complete and satisfactory inventory of
the estate of Lundy Harris. The part
that give is so small that it Is insig-
nificant and misleading. At the time
of his death he had s2.35 in his purse,
s116 in the Union Bank and Trust
company, of this city (Nashville) about
four hundred books and the coffin in
which he was buried, which cost about
sS5
THE major part of this estate was in
vested in Heavenly securities, the val
ues of which have been variously de-
clared in this world, and highly taxed
by the various churches, but never
realized. He invested every year not
less CASUALLY more) that $1,000 in char
ity, so secretly, so inoffensvely and so
of being a philanthropist, and never
praised for his generosity. He pen
stoned an outcast woman in Bar
ron county and an old soldier in Nash
Vile. He sent two little negro boys to
school and supported for three years
a family of five who could not sup
port themselves.
He contributed anonymously to ev-
interested in benevolent object re-
ceived his aid; every child he knew eX-
acted and received penny tolls from his
tenderness. He supported the heart Of
every man who confided in him with
encouragement and affection. He lit
orally did forgive his enemies, and suf-
fered martyrdom on September Is,
1910, after enduring three years of per-
secution without complaint. He was
ever recognized as one of the largest
bondholders in Heaven. You can see
how large his estate was and how diff
cult it would be to compute its value
so as to furnish you the inventory you
require for record on your books
Charleston News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
Held Two Lions at Bay,

Stage fright Of the sort that af-
fiicted whit" Cunliffe. at one time a
prominent singer in English music
halls, is not avoidable. Fortunately,
also, 1t is not common. At a place
where he was engaged in Birming-
ham one Of the attractions was the
lion show, some Of the beasts being
really wild and untamed. Nearly the
whole stage was taken up with the
"setting"-the animal show.
Just as I was going on" said Cum
life, in telling the incident, II heard
a hurried rush and confused shout
ing, and some one slammed an iron
gate. I heard a voice say, Just in
time; he was nearly out My music
was starting, so 1 had no time to in
quire. l went on the stage.
I'm a moment 1 heard ominous
growls and savage snarls mixed with
much whip-cracking and strenuous
breathing. am never fond of a
wild animal show and I felt distinct
ly nervous that night. The cloth be-
hind me sagged and swayed-and
then, to my horror, suddenly in the
the wings I saw the huge head and
front of a-ftont t--"--s''-
II was singing a song called I
Would which had a lot Of short
verses. AS 1 sang them, my blood
running cold, I watched the lion. It
seemed slowly to advance, and it's
baneful eyes glittered in a truly hor-
rible way. l could not go off that
side without passing it, so I prepared
to exit with haste.
Turning, 1 was doubly Mortified
to see another lion on the other
side!
II was caught like a mouse in
trap. 1 dared not go off the stage;
1 dared not show my discontinue to
the audience. There was only one
thing for me to dosing. So 1 sang
in desperation, hoping that some one
would come and take those lions
away. They told me afterward that
I sang SO verses. But think that was
unkind.
Il wondered how long 1t would
take those two brutes to make up
their minds to come into the full glare
of the footlights, and l had just pre-
pared to leap into the stalls regard
less Of the consequences, when I
heard the hoarse voice Of one Of the
stage hands say: Ere, Bill, these
two chaps are too far forward. Give
a and with them, will yer? And
coming up between the two lions, they
lifted them bodily. They were pa
mache!"--Scraps.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
BIessinu the Beasts.-A quaint c

Blessing the Beasts.-A quaint cere-
mony is that still obtaining in some
parts of Normandy-the "benediction
des bestiauX."
The oxen, the asses and the draught
horses are assembled in front Of a
church. There may also be a bullock
or two, and perhaps some cows. The
procession Of peasants, clad in their
very best, issues from the church to the
sound of chant that Is droned by the
priest. The venerable cure sprinkles a
few drops Of water on the heads Of the
beasts, and when all the animals have
received the benediction the next feat
ure of the ceremony is to place at the
pedestal of the cross facing the church
certain bundles tied in coarse linen.
These bundles contain bread and salt,
which are to be given to those beasts
not able to attend the ceremony.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
office is inundated with applications

office is inundated with applications
for the appointment
| Indeed, when Marwood, who sue
ceeded Calcraft in 1888, retired, no
fewer than $4,000 persons sought the
post. Berry being appointed.
Calcraft, who retired in 1874, was
paid l guinea a week by the corpora
tlon Of London as a retaining fee, and
an extra l guinea for each execution.
He had besides. from the county Of
Surrey, guineas annual retaining
| fee, l guinea for each execution and
10 guineas for an execution in the
country.
Nowadays about FLO is paid to the
hangman for every execution he car
ries out. Berry, who succeeded Mar
wood, was engaged in over 200 exc
/ cutions in nine years, and carried 1874
sentences into effect. According to
his own statement, he earned over
f100 in the first four months Of 1890.
At one time, 1t might be mentioned,
the hangman received as perquisites
the convict's clothes, which he U.s.
ually sold for a good price to show
men. These, however, are now
burned.
1t was quite by accident that Mar
wood became Calcraft's successor.
The story goes that he met Calcraft
one morning as the latter was going
to an execution, and, seeing that the
old man was i'll. undertook to do that
particular job for him. The offer
was accepted. and so Marwood first
obtained an Introduction to his future
calling. When Calcraft retired Mar
wood was retained by the London
sheriffs at a fee Of EGO a year, and
on the strength of this engagement
he contracted with provincial sheriffs
to carry out any executions for which
they might be responsible. Calcraft
has been described as a mild-man-
nered man.. devoted to fishing, while
Marwood was not without repute as
a local preacher.
BY the way, Major Griffiths has told
strange story apropos Of the rule
laid down by the home office that the
executioner must sleep in the prison
on the night before an execution
Some wags in Scotland seized Calcraft
the night before an execution and
kept him locked up. Meanwhile the
sheriff was in despair, expecting that
he would have to do the job himself
At the last moment, however, Calcraft
turned up.
The most notable hangman of the
earlier holders Of the office were
Derrick, who gave his name to the
special kind Of crane known as a
derrick, and Jack Ketch, who exc
cuted, among others, William Lord
Russell and the Duke Of Monmouth,
and who bequeathed his name as a
nickname to his successors for nearly
a couple Of centuries. Then there was
Dennis. who was almost hanged him
self for taking part in the mo
Popery" riots. and Thomas Chesire,
known as "Old Cheese"
Perhaps the most extraordinary
executioner Of all, however, was the
celebrated Lady Betty''--what her
real name was no one seems to know
at the beginning Of last CEN
tury officiated as hangwoman for a
Of years in Ireland.-Tit Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
Fertilizers
Farm Supplies

Before you make any contracts for
FERTILIZERS or FARM SUPPLIES
for the year 1911, come and see me.
am prepared to furnish you with ev-
erything needful for your farm and In
working your crops, and can Supply
you with what you want on the right
terms and at the right prices. Come
and see me before you trade.
1 especially want you to see me be-
fore contracting for your FERTIll-
ZERS. sell as good as there Is made
and can supply you in any quantity
from a single sack to carloads In the
grades you want to use.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-01-13
A Speaking Internationally

A Speaking Likeness.-Coroner-You
knew the deceased pretty well, ! be-
lieve, and could identify him?
Witness-Yes. ! should know i'm
again.
A photograph of the deceased was
then handed to the witness.
Coroner-Do YOU recognize that?
Witness (shaking his heaO-No, l
dunno who that is.
Coroncr-You said you would know
him again if you saw him.
Witness-SO | should, sir. But /
don't think could tell is picture.
Coroner-What was there about the
deceased that you would know and
recognize again?
Witness (brightening up)-His slut
ter, sir. f suffered awful!-Judy.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06

tity Of alcohol into the neck of the
toSt bottle after the cream test is
completed. The alcohol ioats in the
top and changes its concave surface
to nearly a straight line. AS the use
Of the alcohol d~issolyes the fat, there
fore reduces the. length Of the col
umn and gives too low a reading, this
a be overcome by first adding to
the alcohol all the fat it will dissolve
and then pouring q small quantity Of
this fat-saturated alcohol on the top
Df the fat column in the test bottle.
The diagrams in the figure show
the difference. In bottle No. | it
shows the top curve of the fat which
occupies a space between 4 and B
of nearly 1 per cent of the scale. The
test should be read 10 or 20, depend
ing on the selection of \ or B as the
point to which it is read.
In bottle No. 2 the alcohol makes
a straight line at the top of the fat
column, SO that the test ear be reao
at that point without any uncertainty.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
Peace Reigning Among Chinese longs

A CCORDING to Washington officials,
- for eight months not a shot has
been fired and not a knife flashed by
a member of any Of the Chinese So
c~ieties, or tongs, in the United States,
There is a truce among these feudists
who have for years spread terror
among the Chinese districts of the
large cities. Since the week Of the
Chinese peace banquet in New York,
where Chiao Chung-tan, first secretary
of the Chinese legation in Washing
ton, e~ypounded his peace doctrine
there has been no tong war.
Mr.. Chiao, before coming to this
country, was a schoolmaster in an OBJ
scure district in China. He mas been
with the legation a little more than
a year He speaks DC English when
he can avoid it.. He has been studying
the language, but has made little prog
ress. Although an aristocrat by birth
and education, he is distinctly a man
of the people, and his hold on all
classes is little short of wonderful.
Mr.. ChiaO attended the peace ban
quet in New York as the special ennis
sary of the emperor. At that time the
agitation in favor of cutting off the
queue was at it's height in China. Mr..
Chiao favored the adoption Of western
dress and mode of living, particularly
In this country. believing that it would
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06

G IMPOSING you had a billion dollars
- in gold in a vault. Well, if o did
you would be as rich as your Uncle
Samuel, and you would feel satisfied
if your wife paid more than $1.9S for
a new lid" and bought more than
one each season. And o probably
would feel just as secure as Sam, for
he feels that he is not going to go
broke for at least twenty years.
Your governmental uncle has a bill
lion dollars in gold stored away. and
he is buying gold at the rate Of about
$12O, 100000 a year, on the average. SO
that, at the end of twenty years for
which he feels assured of having all
the coin he needs, he should have at
least S3.4OO, OOO, 900 in gold on hand.
subject to your call. He feels com
placent over the outlook.
George Roberts says the govern
ment has a thousand million gold
coins in it's vaults, and George Rob
erts knows because he saw 'em count
ed. He says it's enough to last US
for a generation and he and Uncle
Sam are not going to make any more
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
Uncle Sam Has Glut of Gold on Hand

gold coins until the twenty years are
up and the pretty lev gold coins are
SO badly used up that it will be time
to call them in and send them to the
melting pot.
That's the reason, also, why the
minis of the country were closed in
some instances and in others restrict
ed to the making Of pennies and the
smaller coins. The new policy of the
government issuing certificates
against the bullion in the mint instead
has saved the government $100, 900,
according to Director Of the Mint Rob
erts, and one of the reasons for this
is thai the people prefer the paper
money for actual use and for circu-
lation.
I'VE have enough gold coins now
for a generation to come" said Direc-
siderable demand on the treasury it is
always for foreign exports, and the
bullion is always preferred to the coin
for this rpo The mints now are
coming all of the subsidiary silver
coins and the pennies needed for the
country's use. The Denver mint
coins enough 20 supply the territory
as far east and south as can be ship
ped at the anne cost as from the
Philadelphia mint, and as far west as
can be shipped at no greater cost than
from San Francisco. The New Or
leans mint is closed entirely
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
New Ships Veritable Floating Forts

THE sister dreadnaughts, Florida and
/ Utah, the mightiest warships in
the American navy, will soon be in
fighting trim, according to the calcu-
lations Of the naval experts. The
Utah. Just placed in commission, will
shortly enter the docks of the New
York navy yard to receive her finish
ing touches. This work involves the
installation of coming towers n the
sights of her guns. AS much secrecy
these devices, they are in
variablv constructed at a government
ward instead of in a plant of a private
builder. The Florida is already in
commission and will be ready for &C
tive service simultaneously with the
Utah.
These two floating fortresses will be
attached to the first division of the At
lantic fleet, the Florida becoming the
regular flagship of the division and
the Utah occupying that signal rela-
ton whenever her sister goes to dock
for overhauling. Capt. Harry S. Knapp
will command the Florida Il Capt.
Henry S. Benson the Utah. Greater
il every respect, size, armor and ar
mament, the Florida and Utah will
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06

from political life he interested him
self in the oil business and made a
great deal Of money.
In his time Mills was a figure that
Washington people We're fond Of
pointing out to strangers. Tall,
straight as an Indian, and Of com-
handing presence, he was a man to be
marked In any crowd. His forehead
was high, broad and full and he comb
ed his gray hair we'll back from it.
His nose was straight. He wore a
mustache and a goatee. His face was
full and his complexion fair. Senator
Mills preferred boots to shoes. went
about in the double-breasted frOck
coat affected by statesmen, preferred
low collars and black string
ties and appeared always in spotless
white linen. He liked felt hats. wore
spectacles and Gisliked jewelry. His
watch was something of a curiosity.
1t was a finely chased, solid gold hunt
ing case timepiece, the face Of which
bore toe II letters OF his name,
R-o-g-er-Q-Mil-ls, in place Of figures,
beginning with the hour marked sew
en-, and the lone star Of Texas taking
the place of the 18th letter and stand
ing for six. II he was blunt
strong convictions and unquestioned
courage. He was an excellent speaker
and kept his head in debate.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
GOOD CARE OF YOUNG CALF
Prof. Redman Does Not Favor Pastur-
ing Animals During First Summer
on Account of Flies.

h Maine Farmer thus reports the
address Of Prof. r. w. Redman given
on the Farming Special trip, on the
subject of the dairy calf: His sug-
gestions were the results of the best
practical experience along that line.
After some preliminary remarks along
the line Of selection Of. the COW and
the use Of a pure-bred bull, in which
he emphasized the quite generally ac-
cepted assertion that the sire is half
the breed, he spoke particularly of
the treatment of the COW before caly-
ing. She should rest a few weeks and
should be fed well but not high, and
should have some s]ucculent feed. She
should have good care and attention
and will respond with better offspring.
He suggested the following treat
ment of the calf: Leave it with the
dam a few days and Their take it
away and teach it to drink. A clean
pail should be used and the milk
should always be the same tempera-
ture. After a few days of whole milk,
the use Of skimmilk may be COM
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
Mail Dispatched by Aviator Carriers

of carrying mail by aerOplanes.
This is not the first instance in
which United States mails have been
officially authorized to be carried by
aerOplanes. In November Of last year
Postmaster General Hitchcock formal
ly approved arrangements for the car
rying of a pouch of mail from the
transatlantic steamer kaiserln Au-
guste Victoria, outbound to Europe,
back to New York city while the YES
sci was off the Long Island coast.
Aviator J.. A. D. McCurdy was to have
attempted this first official aerial
transmission of mails, but because of
stormy weather the attempt was not
made.
The first successful areoplane letter
route was that opened recently by
the British postal administration,
which began a series of experiments
in the carrying of mails by aeroplane
from Hendon, England, to Windsor
Castle, q distance of almost twenty
miles. Four aviators with two BIZ
planes and two m~onoplanes were en-
gagged in the work and about n
hundred thousand letters constituted
the first delivery. These experiments
have been watched with considerable
interest by the United States postof-
fee authorities, who are of the opin-
ion that the day when letters will be
forwarded from city to city by airships
is not far distant.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
DOG GUARDS A MANS BODY
For Seven Months Starving Animal
Stayed in Cabin of Trapper in Cas-
cade Mountains.

Portland, Ore.-A tale of a dogs
devotion thas will rank with the best
Of the traditions Of a dogs devotion to
his master m from the Cascade
mountains, this state. Last autumn
John Parker, who was more than 50
years of age, left his cabin in Bend,
accompanied by his dog, and start
ed out on a trapping expedition On the
headwaters of the Mckenzie river.
Usually with the arrival of spring he
would return with a heavy load Of
pelts but last spring he failed to put
in an appearance and friends in Bend
formed a searching party to look for
the trapper.
In a rude hut on the banks Of a body
of water known as Lava lake they
found the mans body, and by the side
of the corpse, all skin and bones, lay
his faithful dog. The animal had de-
voured Eel piece Of leather and
scrap about the place, but had never
touched the body. The canine is now
being fed by one of Parker's old
friends in Bend.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Not to be out

VIZ DISTINCTION, D. C.-Not to be out
w done by the British postal authori-
ties in the carrying Of mails through
the air, the latest method of letter
transportation, Postmaster General
Hitchcock gave his consent to the
establishment Of an experimental aero
plane mail route between one of the
outlying branches of the Brooklyn, N.
Y, p~ostOffice and the aerodrome at
Nassau boulevard, Long Island, dur
ing the international aviation meet
held there.
Aviators and their employees who
were stationed on the field through
out the meet were able thereby to re
ceive their mail almost as quickly as
though they in one of the large
cities. A special postal station was
established at the a%aviation field and
A temporary postmaster appointed by
the department to conduct the bust
aess of receiving and dispatching
mails and selling postage stamps. Dur
ing the time Of the meet officials of
he p~ostOfiiCe department will watch
with close interest the experiments
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06
Skim Milk Experiments.

The Wisconsin experiment station
got only II cents per 100 pounds for
skim milk after deducting the cost of
the corr meal at so cents per 100
pounds when fed to a hog weighing
400 pounds. When fed to two hogs
weighing IA pounds each, they paid
25 cents per 100 pounds for the skim
milk when figured on the same basis.
figures show a value for skim
milk as a hog feed that some feeders
do not seem to appreciate.
Some experiments show an increase
of 20 per cent. in weight in hogs over
that obtained by feeding cornmeal
and skimmilk separately by feeding
them in connection with each other.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06

The cream should be delivered not
less than three times "a week.
Watch the mich COWS carefully, and
The value Of milk for cheese max.
ing should be based upon the contents
of both fat and casein.
Despite every effort, there is always
more or less complaint of shrinkage
oil milk in the dry, hot months.
The example of a successful dairy
mar neighbor doesn't seem to have
any impression on some farmers.
The woman who makes good butter
and clean butter and puts it up attrac-
lively does not have to cut prices.
The man who gets his principal in
come from the dairy should breed his
COWS to registered dairy-bred sires.
If you do not have time to run the
separator and have no engine, rig up
a tread mill and put Tige on the job.
Scours in young calves can be
checked by feeding a teaspoonful of
dried blood for each calf in two quarts
of warm milk.
The average production of butter fat
per year per COW is said to be be-
tween 140 and $50 pounds. This is far
too little to be profitable.
The separator and all utensils
should be kept clean and sweet by
washing after each milking and
then set in the sun to dry.
Every dairy farmer who keeps a
dairy herd should know, with reason
accuracy, how much milk and
butter fat each o. in his herd is
p,ndrring s
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-10-06

weaken the hold of secret societies on
the Celestian mind.
In his address Mr.. Chiao urged his
views on the ~banqueters, and at the
conclusion of his remarks one Of the
leaders came forward with a pair Of
shears and requested him to cut off
the ''~pig-tail." Mr.. Chiao complied.
and before the evening was over, he
had amputated about so Of the queues,
each man carrying his switch away
with him.
The tong wars in this country, more
than anything else, have been respon-
sible for the hostile legislation in this
country. From the legation in Wash
ington, men have been sent to the va
rious tong headquarters, while special
representatives Of the Chinese govern
ment have been sent out for confer
ences with tong leaders. But they eff
fected little. Then the Chinese gov
eminent assigned the former school
master to the task of peacemaker.