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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-07
BIN1I

THE the big cage ahed to the sheeppen
/ began the discussion. The night sdAinsy hot and
Hans Bremann and passed him. dragging bedding
forepeak the he reused himself and obene
He had been caught somewhere the Mayan Archipelago. and
going to England to be exhibited shilling head. For
four days he had struggled yelled and wrenched the heavy
iron bars Of his without and had nearly Slam
Lascar enough within reach of the great hairy
paw.
1T would be well for you. mine FRIEND you fiddle
ask. said Hans Btmann. pausins by the cage "You hat
too much Ego in your Cosmos.
The orans-outangs slid negIseny from between the
bars. No would have believed that would make sudden
snakehke rush the Germans breast The thin silk of the sleep
nssut Hans stepped back unconcerned. pluck
banana from bunch hanging close of the boats
TOO much Ego" said he, peeins the fruit and offering
the Gagged devil. who rending the silk to
Then laid bedding in the bows among the sleep
ing Lca catch any breeze that the pace of the ship might
give The like smoky OIL except whe9 turned
Gre under foeoot and whed back the dark
Of dull fame There thunderstorm miles away:
could the smm Of the lightning The ships distressed
by the heat and the smell of the apebeas the lowed
unhappy from time exactly the key the lookout
the bows answered the hourly call from the bridge The
ampns Of the distinct and the Earring OF
the ash. tipped into the hurt the OF
hushed noise Hans lay down by side and lighted good
night cigar This naturally the beginning Of conversation.
He owned voice soothing the wash Of the and
Of experiences the itself: for his business hfe
wander up and down the world collecting orchids and wild
and chronological specimens for German and American deal
ersl watched the glowing end Of his cigar and the
soom the and fell. till nearly asleep. The
troubled by dream Of the forests of his free
DOM began yell like a soul pursao. and wrench mady
at the bars Of the cage
III he dere would be much Of left here
] shall tame him when he stops himself.
There pause the outcy. and from Hans. mouth came
an imitation Of snakes hiss perfect that almost sprang my
feet The sustained murous sound along the deck. and
the wrenehns the bars ceased The was qua
ing in eetasy Of pure
dot stop him.. said Hans. Il learned dot tick in Mosouns
Tanons when collecting fiddle monkeys some peoples in
Berlin Fiery in der world afraid der monkey-except
der snake So bay snake against monkey and he keep quite
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-07

hlm?' says Bertran. He is
your BEAST | said; if he
was mine he would be shot
now.
Den | felt at der back
of my neck der fingers of
Bimi Mem Colt! | tell you
dot he talked through dose
fingers. 1t was der deaf
and-dumb alphabet all gom-
plete. He slide his hairy
arm round my neck and he
tilt up my chin und look into
nv face, shust to see it l
understood his talk so we'll
as he understood mine.
See now dere!' says
Berthan, 'und you would
shoot him while he is cudd-
ling youe Dot is der eu-
ton ingrate!'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-07

still. Dere was too much
Ego in his Cosmos. Dot is
der soul-custom of monkeys.
Are you asleep, or will :ou
listen. and l will tell a dale
dot you shall not pelief?"
There's no tale in the
wide world that | can't be-
lieve." | said.
IF you have learned po-
lief you hat learned some
dings. Now | shall try
your pellet. Good! When
| was collecting dose fiddle
monkeys-it was in 10 or
so. und | was in der islands
Of der Archipelago-over
dere in der dark" he point
ed southwark to New Cu;-
nea generally-''M ein Cot,,
| would sooner collect life
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
The Steamboat CaIIiope.

One mournful note was heard in the
circus parade yesterday. 1t was the
voice of the calliope. 1t wasn't its
motif which disturbed. 1t was the
"reminiscences it recalled when reach
ing high c in response to an encore 1t
wheezed in the upper register and sob
bed a sob for auld lang syne.
For the calliope is a survival of
good old days when great steamboats,
plying all the way from New Orleans
up to st. Louis on the Mississippi and
to Cincinnati on the Ohio announced
their arrival off every important port
between the terminal points by lifting
the lid from the Calliope and letting
nature take it's course. loft in the
Silly night" the first notes Of the CAL
liope could be heard anywhere in st.
Louis as the Thompson Deane or the
Robert f. Lee or any of the great
boats of the Anchor line, most of
which were equipped with the calliope
began rounding the south curve of the
great bend which begins near a point
opposite Jefferson Barracks. Once
started, the noise always continued
until the boat was at the wharf. and
then died i'm a gasp to assure the far
thest listener that anchor had been
cast.
Distance lends enchantment to the
calliOpe'S voice. Heard at night float
ing across quiet city from a steam
boat coming up stream, there used to
be i'm it suggestion of beauty which
we cannot by any force of imagination
detect I'm 1t in a circhs parade. And
why should the calliOpe have been TAX
en- over by the circus as its particular
property after the steamboats, were no
more?
The circus and the steamboat were
cOntempOraneous and tlOurished to-
gether in days and nights when the
calliope was travelling with the steam
boat and not with the circus. The
steamboat Is gone and the circus re-
mains, and, strange fate, the calliope,
refusing to give up the ghost. has TAX
en- to the circus as a protector and
friend.-St. Louis Globe Democrat
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16

of the Ki-ku-us, recently visited old
scenes and friends in England after
making himself master of this savage
African tribe, which Is said to number
4, 900, 900 members. A tube of tooth
paste and a little iodoform made so
great an impression on this savage
East African people that they made
him blood brother. a chief, and final
ly king of the race. Boyce was back
in England for the purpose of break
ing away from his savage kingdom
and readapting himself to civilization,
but, as his friends remarked, but"
One may go all through the South
Seas and hear In almost every group
Of some white man, German, Ameri-
can. Englishman. who has made him.
self the potentate of some little is
land. Unless the possession is decid-
edly important the government which
happens to have that particular section
of the world under its wing says moth
ing and all goes serenely along. There
are likewise several rulers In this sec
ton of the world whose fathers or
grandfathers were the original white
kings and who succeeded to their
thrones and a share of native blood.
One of these monarchs goes to San
Francisco every year or two to look
again upon the things which his faith
er gave up to rule race of barbarians.
Chicago Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
LIFE INSURANCE BILLIONS.
How the Great Companies Distribute
Their investments.

How the Great Companies Distribute
Their investments.
Life insurance companies have been
charged with favoritism in the matter
of distributing their investments. 1t
has been argued, says writer in Moo
dy's Magazine, that the reserves held
by the companies should be invested
in the territories where the policy
holders live who contributed them, and
in one or two states legal enactments
have been passed to secure this re-
suit.
Railroad bonds and real estate
mortgage loans are the two classes Of
securities most patronized by the COM
panies. OF the 1855, $3.50, ,535 assets own
ed by the companies doing business in
New York no less than s1,746, ,665,7 Is
invested in bonds and stocks and ST.
126,279,S60 in mortgage loans.
So far as the latter form of invest
ment Is concerned, this kind of criti-
cism Is silenced because the mortgages
themselves, scattered over wide areas,
are the best evidence that the policy
holders money is not piled up in Wall
street" But with stock and bond in
vestments 1t Is different.
Because railroad securities are
bought on the New York Stock Ex-
change, even though the railroads
which they sustain help to develop the
southern and western states, some
critics from these states have conjured
up a financial grievance against the
companies and raised the specious cry
of Keep our money at home"
That these sections of the country
have nothing to complain of In the
matter of investments has been con-
clusively shown in a paper by Robert
L. Cox, general counsel Of the Associa-
ton of Life Insurance Presidents.
Analysing the investments Of four
teen large companies representing two
thirds of the entire assets, Mr.. Cox
found that states like Iowa, Minnesota
ard Nebraska had more than three
times as high a ratio Of investments
to reserves as had the New England
states. Paul Morton, late president OF
the Equitable Life, in a speech deliver
ed in Chicago in December last, stated
that life insurance companies had In
vested in the Mississippi Valley terri
tory $726,OOO,OOO, although the esti-
mated reserves belonging to the policy
holders residing in the same territory
amounted to only $5SS,OOO,OOo.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
MET MATCH IN QUIET COWBOY.
Hank Vaughan, Oregon Bad Man
Found the Other Fellow Could Play
His Game.

Hank Vaughan, Oregon Bad Man
Found the Other Fellow Could Play
His Game.
That terrible winter of 1S90-91 had
ended at last and the cow-punchers
were gathering at Pasco for the spring
roundup that was to comb the hills
and draws for the scattered remnants
of cattle that lived through the snow
and frost While we were all circulat-
ing around town getting ready and ac-
quainted l was tickled to run across
Charley Long. He had come up from
the John Day Valley to work cattle
along the Columbia.
1t was worth anybody's while to
know Charlie. Knowing him was one
Of the necessities of life, in fact, II you
happened to be so constituted that you
couldn't keep your hands off a small
quiet man. That was Charlie-small
and quiet, even after you got him
started. This did not prevent him
from developing all the combative en-
ergies of crate of wild cats. He nev-
er looked for trouble and, also, he
never looked the other way when
trouble looked for him.
We had not seen each other for
quite a while. and camped down at a
table in a saloon for a powwow. A
bunch of boys were at the bar, prop
erly going broke before going to work
Long would take a drink now and then
with the boys. but not many, and we
were letting them pass just now. Ev-
milk
Then in came a sort of stranger with
the notion that he might as we'll be
bad as decent He opened his game
by ordering drinks for the house and
looked around to see who failed to
respond. Charlie hadn't stirred from
his chair. He didn't even seem to be
interested. Which was just what the
bad gent thought he wanted.
Come on up here" he yelled. and
this is the mildest possible version Of
the form of invitation he actually used.
He got immediate action from several
angels. Just as Charlie got on his feet
the bartender lunged over and got the
bad one by the neck. The boys got in
front of Charlie while the bartender
heaved the bad one through the door
It's simply saving the boys the
trouble of planting you" he explain
ed. You want to get posted before
you start any of your war jigs around
here That man you turned loose on
is Long. the man who shot up Hank
Vaughan. Unless you're plumb crazy
this ought to be hint enough to make
you hit the high spots"
1t was. Charlie got loose from the
boys after a while. and then he went
about town with the air of a gent with
something on his mind. The person
he was looking for remained in seclu-
sion until after the roundup left. and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
humorous department.
The halrs Regret,

"I had a wealthy client who died
while ago." said Senator John Sharp
Williams. He left his whole fortune
to his only son, with me as executor
of the estate.
Now he had kept this young man,
who was just turned 81, in pretty close
leash during his youth and it was with
eyes bulging with expectancy OF
good, far flung fling that the son call
ed on me a few days after the funeral
to learn when he was coming into his
kingdom.
~ haven't qualified as executor
yet, Bob,' told him. but come around
in a week or so and you can get what
you want
Promptly on the dot Bob turned up.
1.-The period for advertising for
claims against the estate will not ex-
pire for a fortnight yet,' told him this
time, so 1 cannot legally pay you any
thing until then. Drop in in couple
of weeks and I'll fix you out
Bob swallowed his disappointment
and took his departure. At the end OF
a fortnight he promptly appeared
again.
Sorry to disappoint you third
time, Bob said, but there have been
some purely formal claims filed against
the estate that cannot be disposed OF
until next months term of court. II
vou'u call after that you can get all
the cash you want, but l really don't
see my way clear to pay out anything
until these matters are disposed or
Come back in a month and it will be
all right then.
Bob moved slowly to the door.
With his hand on the knob he turned
to me.
Mr.. Williams he said sadly, do
YOU know sometimes I'm right sorry
the old man died!'"-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16

He Killed q Barber.-This story Is
blamed on Scamp Montgomery at the
Friar's club. Mr.. Montgomery alleges
that the story as he relates it actually
happened. Mr.. Montgomery's state
ment is offered without prejudice:
"A man had just been released from
the penitentiary," said Mr.. Montgom-
cry, land the first place he headed
for was a barber shop. He wanted to
get the traces Of his prison-made hair
cut rubbed down smooth. The barber
spotted him in a minute.
Just out, hey?" said the barber.
yes said the customer. And I'm
in a hurry Give me haircut and a
shave, and do 1t quick
How long have you been in"
-Four years. said the former pris-
oner. Hurry
"'How did you like it?'
pretty good. Hurry.
Have to work hard?"
Never mind. Hurry
-Four years. said the barber,
pausing to look romantically out OF
the window. And me at liberty every
blame minute, goin' hither an yon, as
you might say, and stayin' up all
night II l wanted to and runnin'
downtown to take in show. Gee!
Four years. That's sure tough luck.
What was you in for?'
For killing a jackass of barber!
howled the customer. And I'm on
my way back Cincinnati Times
Star
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16

A Delicate Position.-The play was
an execrably bad one, and the company
playing it was even worse. When the
curtain fell on the first act sounds Of
marked disapprobation were heard
from all parts of the house. One man
alone sat quiet.
At the close of the second act a
perfect tornado of groans, cat-calls
and Kisses broke out. Still the man
sat unmoved. At last a man sitting in
the next seat turned to him and said:
Pardon me, but are you not dis
gusted with this wretched play?"
II am, indeed" heartily concurred
the silent one.
Then why don't you signify your
displeasure like the rest of us?"
We'll, you see, it's this way with me.
1 am here on a free ticket, and as am
getting something for nothing 1 hard
ly feel justified in expressing my dis
approval; but I'll tell you what" he
concluded with emphasis, IF this con-
founded play gets much worse am go
ing out to the box Office and buy a
ticket, and then l will come back and
hiss like the rest of you."-Metropoli-
tan Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16

Too late-Years ago, when the
Panhandle" railroad was in course Of
construction, its progress was a mat
ter of great interest to the people of
the region. A farmer who sold provi-
sions to the contractors often reached
the place where the men were at work
at meal time. He was greatly i'm
pressed at their voracity. The work
was hard and when the dinner bell
rang every man made a dash for the
table, and before any one could be-
lieve it possible the food had disap-
peared.
One day a workman on his way to
the table tripped on the root of tree
and fell. He lay quite still, making no
attempt TO rise.
The farmer rushed to him in great
concern.
Are you badly hurt?"
No" answered the man.
We'll, why don't you get up and go
to your dinner?"
No USE" returned the other, sadly.
It's too late now."-Youth's Compan-
ion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
WE HAVE PEAT TO BURN.
A Few Billion Tons Lying Around
That This Country Might Use.

A Few Billion Tons Lying Around
That This Country Might Use.
One of the most serious problems
at the present time is due to the fact
that on the average nearly so per cent
of the coal in the mines Is left either
in or at the mines and is inaccessible
for the future generations.
For example, according to Casters
Magazine, in 1907, approximately
400, 100000 tons of coal were left in
or at the same mines from which the
4S0, 100000 were taken.
To stimulate the possible use of va
rious grades of fuel and safe and sue
cessful methods Of mining much ma
terial at present left in the mine are
some Of the problems Of the United
states bureau Of mines.
Problems of combustion are being
carefully studied by means OF station
ary boiler plants. house heating boil
ers and long combustion chamber;
proper classification and relative prices
for Goals by means Of specifications
and purchase by contract, and more
economical use and utilization Of fuels
heretofore not regarded as adapted to
such purposes by means of briquetting,
coking and producer gas plants.
Among these fuels Is peat, samples
of which have been used in the max
ing Of producer gas. The use Of peat
for domestic purposes in European
countries dates back several hundred
years, but the extensive development
in methods of mining and utilizing
peat has been largely within the last
ten years. At the present time in
many of the European countries peat
is a large source of power elop-
ment through the aid of the gas pro-
ducer and engine, and the utilization
of the peat bogs Is becoming general.
Some idea Of the extent Of this devel-
opment may be had from the state
ment that Russia alone mines annual
ly over 100000 tons Of dry peat
1t Is estimated by the United States
Geological Survey that the bogs OF this
country contain approximately 12,-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16

SSS, 100000 tons OF dry peat CONNER
cially available. At market value Of
SO per ton for machine peat bricks,
this represents over 3S,600. 100000.
The Canadian government Is carry
ing on extensive researches relating to
the use of peat, as this fuel Is found
in very large areas in Canada.
The cost of preparing peat for the
market is comparatively small. Reli-
able figures are not available for the
United States. For one locality in
Sweden. visited in 1908, coal cost
1915 per ton, and peat, delivered on
the operating floor, 80 cents per ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
Shooting ReIics.-while in Chatta

Shooting Relics.-While in Chatta-
nooga a few weeks ago local man
noticed an old colored man who car
ried his right arm in a sling.
What is the matter, uncle?" he
asked. rs your arm broken?"
NO. sah," grinned the old man,
It's jest a gun sore"
Been hunting?"
NO. sab. All been shootin' trees. .
"Oh, l see; target practice"
NO, sah.'
Then you'll have to elucidate.
We'll, sab. it's like dis" the old
man explained I'VE goes out into de
woods an shoots bullets into de trees.
After a while de trees grows around
de bullets a little bit. den we cuts dem
down to sell to people fun de Norf as
relics OBJ de battle OBJ Lookout Noun
tain."-Yodhgstown Telegram.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16

II Was ACCOMPLISHMENTS and
Michael Angelo were playing checkers
under a spreading tree in the golden
sunlight of the Elysian Fields.
The famous Italian looked up.
"Remmy," he said, did you notice
the price somebody has just paid for
that Mill of yOurs?"
Il heard about IT,"
"Wen?"
We'll, I'm glad l had enough money
when | painted that picture to buy a
good quality of canvas. It's your
move. Mike"
And the game went on.-Clcvaland
Plain Dealer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
Excursion Rates Via Southern Rwy.

Excursion Rates Via Southern Rwy.
Philadelphia, Pa: Account Northern
Baptist Convention and Baptist
World Alliance Congress. Tickets
on sale June 9th, 10th, 18th, 18th and
18th, final limit June 29th, 1911. Ex-
tension of final limit may be had by
depositing tickets and payment Of
fee $1.00, until July 31st.
Charlottesville, Va: Account Univer-
sity of Virginia Summer School.
Tickets on sale June 18th, 18th, goth,
23rd, oath, 26th, and July 3rd and
10th, limited fifteen days, unless ex-
tended at Charlottesville, until Sep
tember 30th, 1911.
Knoxville, Tenn: Account Summer
School of the South. Tickets on sale
June 18th, 10Th, goth, oath, 25th,
July 1st, Sth. 9Th and 18th, 1911, linn
tied fifteen days, unless extended at
Knoxville until September goth 1911.
For information as to rates, ETC., ap-
ply to Ticket Agents or address ]. l..
Meek, Asst. Genr Passenger Agent,
Atlanta, Ca, or w. E. McGee, Division
Passenger Agent, Charleston. s. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16
THE WE-FIX-IT SHOP

THE WE-FIX-IT SHOP
T HAVE bought the plant and good
i will Of the old brick shop in the
rear of Carroll Bros. store, and will
continue to run it at the old stand,
along with my shop on my premises
on South Congress street. Patronage
of the public is solicited at both
places, and satisfaction guaranteed.
R. E. MONTGOMERY.
"a TT TT
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-16

]. C. Will BORN.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-02

liquor, and women who are try
ing to appear young against the
despotic demands of time, and
men whose conception of Joy is
bohemian, drank and laughed and
exhibited a sort of forced gaiety.
Taxicabs were outside to carry
home those who could not stand
the pace and grew weary.
Thusdid another element of Ia
coma's population see 1910 depart
and 1911 come in.
On the street the great masses
were in a carnival of unrestraint.
Confetti was in the air, music
filled the street, boys and girls.
men and women were In one great
moving panorama of noise and
confusion.
And when the big town clock
struck IL and the whistles started
the crowd went Wild. 1t was a
jubilee of thousands.