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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19

1 am requested, for obvious reasons,
not to publish the total number Of
Arabs engaged in the fight. The Arabs
who came in on the Italian left assure
me that they saw Italian officers on
several occasions trying to drive the
soldiers back into the trenches with
the fiat of the sword during the first
and second retreats.
The third retreat took the Italians
back to their fourth line Of trenches,
and here they held on, the fight con-
tinuing until sundown. But during
the night they evacuated Gargaresh.
All were gone by daybreak.
Today the aeroplane few over US
early In: the morning, and we saw the
captive balloon poised over the high
road, much farther west than ever it
has been before.
There is busy sale Of italian cloth
ing and kit in the Arab market.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19
stood that he was about to quit public


life.
Going to the officers Of the bank one
day, he told them that he was at the
end Of his row, and asked them to take
charge of and sell his estate at ASH
land, and to apply the proceeds to the
payment Of the debt. He was told by
the cashier that he owed the bank
nothing, and Clay, astonished, asked
him to explain. The explanation given
was that a friend had paid the note.
Asking the name Of the friend, Clay was
told that the money was paid by q
young man upon condition that his
name should not be given as long as
Clay might live. And he probably died
without knowing who 1t was that had
saved his home and opened the way
for him to remain in the public service.
And this opens the way for another
interesting story. Clay's note had been
taken up by a young man named Will
liam Pennington, of New Jersey, who
acted as the agent of a number of Jer-
sey friends Of Clay, who wanted the
country to have his services. Henry
Clay was the second man who was
elected speaker Of the house Of repre-
sentatives, the first term Of his SER
vice. the other being Mr.. Muhlenburg.
of the First congress. The third man
to be thus elected was this same Will
liam Pennington, of New Jersey,
through whom Clay's note in the North
ern Bank Of Kentucky had been paid.
Besides those named, 1t Is known
that Daniel Webster was never able
to live within his income, and time
and time again friends came to his as
sistance when he was in financial
rouble.-Knoxville Journal and Tri-
bune
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19
Foolish Phrases.

Or was who Kissed Henrietta?'
only one of many queerSstreet cries
that are spoken and heard for a sea-
son? Who first shouted, "Ah, there!"
expectant of the answer, stay
there!"? In London the foolish cry
"How's your poor feet?" was long In
fashion. It was first heard, they say
about 1862. When Henry Irving re-
vived 1.-THE Dead Heart" in 1890. some
one wrote: when the play was
brought out originally, where one OF
the characters says: MY heart Is dead,
dead. dead!" a voice in the gallery
nearly broke UP the drama with How
are your poor feet?" The phrase liv-
ed" Now "The Dead Heart" was first
produced at the Adelphi, London, In
1859, so the phrase must have been
heard before 1862 If this story be true
Precision in such cases Is suspicious
When a man tells you he will repay
a slight loan next Wednesday In front
of the Pack street church at 11.30 a.
MT may be a few minutes late"-
YOU know full we'll that you will see
his face no more. Others say, "How's
your poor feet?" dates from the exhi-
bition Of 1851.
Or take the Partisan cry, "Ohe Lam
bert, As-to WI Lambert The wise
men will tell you that on August Id,
1864, a woman from the country, ar
riving for the Napoleon festival, lost
her husband Lambert at the railway
station and went about Paris bawling
for him.. Is the story credible?
When we were young boys we were
soundly thrashed at home for saying
apropos Of nothing, widow who?''
which was followed by Under what
bridge?" An annotated catalogue of
the street phrases of all nations would
be entertaining and educative.-Bos-
ton Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19
InexcusabIe Noise.-Judge William

InexcusabIe Noise.-Judge William
H. McSurely, of the superior court
says the Chicago Record Herald, told
the following at a recent Bar associa-
tion dinner:
"One day when Judge Gary was try
ing a case he was very much annoyed
by a young man in the back of the
room who kept moving about. shifting
chairs and poking into corners. Final
ly the judge stopped the hearing and
said: Young man, you are disturbing
the court by the noise you are making
What excuse have you to offer for
your conduct?'
why, judge said the young man
I've lost my overcoat.'
THAT'S no excuse retorted the
judge. People often lose whole suits
in here without making half the dis
turbance.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19
Misesllaaeuus 8saains.
BROKE AT LAST.
chicago Philanthropist Gave Away
Civ M;IIiop DoIIars

Chicago PhiIanthropist Gave Away
Six Million Dollars.
DR.. D. K. Pearsons, Chicago philan-
thropist, who has given his entire for
tune of more than $6,000,000 to educa-
tional institutions, celebrated his 92d
anniversary last Saturday. At the
Hinsdale sanitarium, where he resides,
he held an all-day reception.
It was just year ago that the man
whom Carnegie called "the prince of
givers" announced he had given away
the last dollar of his once great for
tune. He spent twenty-five years in
distributing the money. Today ended
his first year of complete rest.
my! but I feel fine" said Pearsons.
He looked the part. His eyes are
bright, his cheeks have about the right
amount Of color in them, and he is
happy. II am much better than I was
a year ago." he chuckled. within the
last three months I gained pounds.
The only thing that .bothers me is a
touch of rheumatism in my knees.
And I don't owe a cent to anybody.
Every pledge made has been paid.
It's a big relief to know you haven't
got a lot Of money to give away. I'm
not an open giver any more. 1 haven't
any cares now. / have the satisfac-
tion of knowing that my money Is ele-
waiting humanity. There Is not PEN
nv of It that Is not doing good"
The doctor then spoke Of the method
he had taken in disposing of his estate.
Il suppose it does look funny for a
man to spend years accumulating q
big fortune and turn around and
spend twenty-five years In giving 1t
away" he agreed. But 1t was the
wisest thing to do. The colleges would
not get so much II had left the mon
ey for a lot of people to quarrel over.
Two years ago Pearsons gave an in
stitution $25O,000 on condition that 1t
pay him a per cent annual income on
the sum during his lifetime. 1t is his
only support and from the $4,000 q
year he still Is able to aid needy per-
sons.
"I gave one man $500 today" he
said. This person Is sick and has
lost his property. He helped me many
years ago, and 1t gives me great
pleasure to be able to repay him II
only In a nominal way
Pearsons Is confident he is going to
live to be 100 years old. Our family
always has been long on longevity"
he explained. my mother lived to be
95 years old, and her mother was 96
when she died. 1 attribute my age to
the regularity of my life.
81 used tobacco a great deal until I
was 20. 1 quit it about four months
ago. I stopped all bad habits. I'm do
ing everything can to prolong my
life"
The bulk Of Pearson's fortune was
made on timber land speculations. The
philanthropist favors votes fr women.
He believes women eventually will
vote, and that 1t will be good thing
for the country.
There Is just one favor wish you'd
do for me-" said the doctor to the re-
porter. II wish you to mention have
no more money to give away. l still
get about a dozen letters day from
people who want money. I read them
If haven't anything else to do, and
then throw them in the basket. I'm
sir, broke-but I'm bappy!"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19
Bank Checks In Austria.-Banks OF

Bank Checks In Austria.-Banks OF
Austria are exempt from liability for
payment of checks and bills OF ex-
change to parties who may have ac-
quired unlawful possession of the same
and forged the Endorsements thereon
The banks are not compelled to iden-
tify the bearer, and instances occur OF
such commercial papers being stolen
and cashed with forged Endorsement
leaving the owner without redress. A
check or bill of exchange, therefore
though payable to order and not in
dorsed, is a dangerous form for the re-
mittance of money. Liability for pay
ment on a forged Endorsement is incur
red by a bank only when it Is presum-
ed to have knowledge of the payee's
signature, as in the case of well-known
clients.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19

Had No Kick Coming.-An old gen.
tleman who was in the habit of i'm
bibing too freely wcs sitting one day
on the veranda of a village hotel at
which he was a regular boarder, says
the National Monthly. When dinner
was ready the dinner bell, large one,
such as are used on farms. began to
ring. A large dog happened to be
passing by just then. and, hearing the
bell, he stopped and raised his head
as high as he could and howled ner-
vously until the bell ceased ringing.
The old gentleman looked at the dog
moment as if disgusted with the
noise he was making. and then said:
What are you bowling about? You
don't have to eat here"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19
MEDIEvALIsM IN LITERATURE.
II Is Giving Way to Recognition Of the
Every Day Man.

GSeTy 1ay wan.
The essence Of medievalism was
class.
The essence of modernism is-de-
mocracy, to be written with a little
d.
To the medieval mind, the common
people do not exist.
Dante's Divine Comedy is long.
rhymed Who's Who in 1900.
Literature those days never men
toned, except with an apology, saw
ing your presence. anybody less than
ambassador" as somebody said of
somebody.
The great artists, even in the re-
naissance, never portrayed plain folks.
only dukes and poets, Medici and
saints.
When. music arose and found itself,
It's great masters kowtowed to the
magnificences; Mozart freezes his heels
waiting in the audience room of silly
and idle duchesses, and the mighty
Beethoven dedicates sonata to some
royal ass to give 1t vogue.
Medievalism fingers. The sickness
is still in our veins. If you don't be-
leve 1t, read the Paris edition of the
New York Herald. II you cannot get
hold Of copy Of that amazing yell
low plush daily, read the society col
umns of almost any Sunday paper.
The other day I saw in a Chicago
Sabbath sheet the picture Of the ten
most beautiful girls Of the city. Not
one Of them was worth less than a
million; that, suppose, was their
beauty; It certainly was not in their
faces; you could easily pick out ten
Mattresses that would eclipse them,
IL you really wanted to see pretty
girls.
The most popular thriller In the
fifteen cent magazine today still treats
of club fellows, dress shirts. and gobs
Of money. This doubtless catches the
mob or 1t wouldn't be written. But to
me, the cheapest, tawdriest device of
a story-maker is the bringing in of the
millionaire or the famous person or
the society leader to stimulate the
readers jaded eye.
The best American novel ever read
was Old Ed Howe's ''Story Of q Coun-
try Town" It was real. It had real
meat insides, not sawdust.
And the greatest novelist of the
world Is Charles Dickens. He wrote
Of real folks.
"The mortal envelope Of the Md
die Ages" says Catulle Mendes, has
disappeared, but the essential remains.
Because the temporal disguise has
fallen, the dupes Of history and its
dates say that medievalism Is dead.
Does one die for changing his shirt?"
The rise Of democracy is nowhere
more noticeable than In modern litera-
ture. There is tone, a spirit, in Zola,
Kipling, Ibsen, Anatole France and
Howells that never existed before In
the world. 1t is the worth-whileness
Of the common man.
Realism does not mean that one
writes of low, disgusting people. 1t
means one writes of real people.
Realism, in its better signification
simply means what Is real.
Democracy Is a realization Of the
truth about humanity, a discarding Of
the artificialities, shams and humbugs.
DIR. Frank Crane, in Atlanta Jour-
nal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19

A While for a Time.-A Cleveland
school teacher writes that she asked
her class what was the difference be-
tween the expressions, "a while" and
"a time," says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. Nobody seemed to have any
ideas on the subject. Finally the
light of intelligence was seen to shine
in the eyes of one little boy, and the
teacher called upon him to save the
intellectual honor Of the class.
II know, teacher!" he cried eager
ly. when papa says he's going out
for a while, mamma says she knows
he's going out for time!"
That's one way to look at 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19

library can be complete. A son sur
wives DR.. Sims, Harry Marion Sims,
surgeon Of New York, who has inher-
tied not a little of his fathers ability.
George Platt Waller, Jr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-19

20' A man judges a girls charms by
how she appreciates his brains.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
THE ENTERPRISE IS SQUARE

The Enterprise owes an apology to
the Hurley Herald for not crediting
the articles Early Days in Spring
Valley" by Joseph Andrews, in our
last weeks issue, to the Herald.
The Herald has been running these
interesting articles for some time
and is,certainly entitled to credit.
Viborg Enterprise.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

did not remain here but Il year
or two, leaving with many 9th
ers soon after the great and de
vastating horde of grassioppers
came in the summer of 1874
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Patrick
We're among the early pioneers
who stuck, and out rode the
storms Of drouth floods, biz
yards and grasshoppers that for
awhile threatened to swamp the
early settlers. They came here
about 1873 and filed on d timber
claim and homestead entry on
the west half OF sec. 10, now
owned by Thomas Woodward
! and farmed by William Sherard.
They had two girls Jennie and
Matte and one boy John. Abot7t
twenty years ago they moved to
-Pawnie City, Neb. Mrs. Pat
rick died but short time ago
quite suddenly. John died by
his own hand a few years ago.
Andrew Christensen deserves
to be ranked among the pioneers
He might be called the stone
| barn builder. He first owned
the old Wright farm now known
as the Sid Fletcher farm and
owned by Thomas Goodhope.
He built the big stone barn that
that is now the basement Of the
large modern barn built by MI MI.
Fletcher. He next owned the
Piper farm across the line in
Swan Lake Township, where
Bert Benson farmed so long and
he built the large stone base
men5 barn thereon which is still
much as he lett it. lie also built
tho house with q stone basement
that is still standing and much
/ in the Same condition as when
built over 38 years ago. Mr..
| Christensen next owned the old
Chris Frastrickson farm the S e.
Of see. Il oa which he built
valuable improvements, but there
! being no rock on 6he farm for
him to dig out, he built a large
barn and covered it with an old
country style taatched roof.
His next venture was to own
and improve the S. &. and S. W.
eighties in the south half of
what is now the George1sen
farm in sec. 26 where he built
another large stone barn. He
died there quite a long time ago.
f'To ho (for t;1o1,odA
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
The Early Days in Spring Valley
BY Joseph Andrews
BY Joseph Andrews

Mr.. and Mrs. Moore have
three children. all bright inter-
esting young ladies'. Two years
ago / visited them at their home
at Burkley Calf. Their pretty
cottage home stands almost III
the shadow Of one Of the large
University buildings. A short
climb up the high Burkley Hills
just a little way back, carries
one above the dense shade trees
that surround the University
grounds, and presents one Of
the finest beauty spots that /
have ever seen San Francisco
City and Bar and oakland are
p4esented to onr view. While
: The busy bee gathering it's sweet
store and the soft winds laden
with the perfuned b1eath OF
many winter flowers, makes one
almost feel that he is in a fairy
land and, nos far from the hills
Of Paradise.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Norris
We're among the early settlers
of the Valley They came here
about 1873 and filed home
stead on the n. q. !! of sec, 8.
Mr.. Norris was a veteren OF the
civil war. They had at least
five children. Dell, Lucy. Roy.
Limo and Leonard. They lived
here several years, proved up on
their homestead and then moved
back to Wis. Later they re-
turned for a few years then sold
their farm and returned to WIS.
James sberard war the first
2. M. Of the Valley. When be
.1oved ap on his preemtion and
moNee 80 hs homestead two
miles south, the Post Office was
turned oyer 10 Mrs. Norris and
when she moved away e. s.
Fessenden was appointed and I
think hea tae office until it was
discontinued by the department.
The lirst school tan@ht IN s. NJ
was taught oy Mrs William Sen
nit who Taught q private school
in her OWE sod house located on
the West half Of what is now
known as the Peterson farm,
being the west eighty Of the S.
E. OF sec. 8. Sam and Rob
White the Conway children and
few others were the pupils.
1t must have been in the fall Of
1878. MIR and Mrs. Sonnet
we're active social and religious
workers in the settlement but
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
PARKER

rom IHe Ntlc LTh
Belva Bartle has finished her
school northwest of town and re-
turned to her hoppe in Hurley.
c. II. Goddard Frye says his
daughter Jessie is married and nice
ly settled in Minneapolis. and that
his former wife with him in Turner
county is living with their daughter,
Mrs. E. C. Ernstene, at Nebraska
City, Neb. Goddard also says he is
married again and living happily,
and that his present wife is about
half his age. He says that they
have woman suffrage in Colorado
and that outside Of Denver, Lead
Vile and the other large cities the
elections are elevated thereby.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
HolLlsrER's
'soekJ mountain n 9 Tea Nuggets
H.sy Medtet00 Tor Busy People.
n,s.re CnIdo q y naS@3 ooA naha~,od Vianp

a.sna. Golden Health and lsehswed yisor.
Asxeci :for Constipation. Indigestion, Ltves'
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snAi E,.cti. che. Its Rocky NNnntain Tea in tab
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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30

From The Press-Leader
Mr.. and Mrs. ), c. shanks an.
nounced the, arrival Of a baby daugh-
ter at the;s, hnra on. SATURDAY.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-06
ROOSEVELT TALKS
TO CHICAGO CROWD
Says Taft VIII Not Be a Fac.
tor In the Race.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt was given an enthusiastic
welcome on his arrival here and hur
ried to headquarters in the Congress
hotel. The crowd cheered as the colo
mel stepped from the train.
He was received by a delegation oI
progressives, headed by George w
Perkins and Governor Hiram w. John
son of California.
Standing in his automobile in front
OF the hotel Colonel Roosevelt said:
i am very pleased again to be with
you in Chicago, and this time at the
birth OF new party and not at the
death OF one. | am convinced the peo
pie will not stand for the convention
OF seven weeks ago, especially as II
was against the interests of the peo
pie. BY November the men nominated
at that convention will not be factor
In the race.
The days of the corrupt politica
boss and the crooked financier who
stands behind the boss and the news
paper owner are over.
"The channels of information have
been choked by the opponents Of pop
ular government In the effort to pre-
vent the people from finding out what
We stand for. ] intend to see that the
facts are known and that the people
find out what this movement really ii
and decide for themselves what theil
government shall be.
Those of you who wish to investi
gate the mortgages OF the Chicago
Record-Herald can find why the chan
nsls of information have been checked
by the opponents of the people,"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-06

"A new milestone will be erected in
American politics. A new political
party, knowing no North and no South,
founded on the live issues of today,
will take its place with those parties
which live on the dead issues of the
past"
Senator Dixon then called on Secre-
tary o. X. Davis to read the progress
sive call for the convention. The
reading was frequently interrupted by
applause.
The slogan, Thou Shalt Not Steal,
appearing on the call was greeted with
cheers.
When the reading of the call ended
Senator Dixon called on Rev. T. F.
Dornblazer, who pronounced the invo.
cation.
The Rev. Dornblazer's prayer was
rather lengthy, and he was interrupted
by cries of Amen"
At the conclusion of the invocation
ex-senator Beveridge was introduced
as temporary chairman and he deliv
cred the keynote speech. Committees
were then appointed and the conven.
tion adjourned for the day.
With the arrival of Colonel Roose.
welt on the scene the talk of Govern.
or Hiram Johnson of California for
vice president seemed to receive a
new impetus. Colonel Roosevelt, il
was said, regarded Governor Johnson
as a great campaigner and, while the
party might not need his added
strength on the ticket in California,
his services in the campaign would be
invaluable elsewhere.
Governor Johnson continued to
maintain an entirely neutral attitude
on the subject. He told his friends he
was anxious to do whatever was
thought best for the party.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-06
GUTHRIE CASE A
PUZZLE TO POLICE
BOIdness Of Chlcagoan's Deeds
New Record in Burglary.

Chicago, Aug. 6.-The police, In
solving the s350,000 robberies per-
formed by Jacob F. Guthrie, face one
OF the strangest criminal cases in Chi
cago's history.
More than $250,000 worth of art
treasures and valuable jewelry has
been recovered and the police know
of nearly half that much more that
the college graduate has stolen.
He has not cashed any of the stolen
articles, so far as the police learned,
but paid his living expenses by manip-
ulating three bank accounts and keep
ing a large balance TO his credit by
forging the name of Mrs. Ella Wilson.
widow of wealthy shirt manufacture
er, to checks. Detectives said that
he had obtained s11. 900 in this way.
The boldness of Guthrie's raids
upon the homes of millionaires and
the discrimination he used In select
ing only the most valuable works of
art and other articles of great value
set new records for this line of bur
giary in this city. When the police
recovered his plunder they found nine
large trunks, each packed with inf
mite care. Every inch of space was
carefully utilized The police count
ed more than 4,G50 pieces among the
things he had stolen Among them
were found $4,000 worth of paintings
which he obtained in one night from
wealthy South Side home.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-08-06
TARIFF BOARD is DOOMED
House Will Stand Out Against Con
tlnulng II.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Notice was
served on the senate that under nc
circumstances would the house agree
to a continuation of the tariff board
Provision for such continuation had
been piled by the senate in a number
OF appropriation and tariff measures
but to each and every such amend,
ment the house has presented an un.
yielding front. Senate leaders were
notified that their insistence on that
provision would delay adjournment.
House conferees on all the bills con,
tanning the senate amendment provid.
ing for the tariff board have been in
structed not to YIELD