davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-20

Following are receipts for Saturday and
estimated receipts for Monday:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-20
cotton seed oil quotations.
NEW YORK GROCERIES.

Closed quiet; sales 1880 barrels
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-20
COTTON SEED OIL.

c. F. Won HERMANN.
Section Director
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-20
LOCAL STOCKS AND BONDS.

Total sales, 77,70O shares
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
Excursion Rates
Via Southern Railway-Premier Car
rier of the South.

Via Southern Railway-Premier Car
rier Of the South.
Spartanburg. S. C.-Account Grand
Lodge K. of p. of South Carolina
Tickets on sale May 9th, 2Sth and
29th; final limit May 31st, 1912.
Augusta, Ga.-Account Fraternal Or
der Eagles, and Baptist Young Peoples
Union of Georgia. Tickets on sale
June 18th and 18th; final limit June
Gath. 1912.
Rock Hill, S. C.-Account Summer
School Winthrop College. Tickets on
sale June 18th, 18th and 18th; final
limit July 22d, 1912.
Asheville, N. C.-Account Joint
Tickets on sale June 9Th, 10th and
11th; final limit June 18TH. 1912.
Washington. d. C.-Account unveil-
ing of the Columbus Monument. Tick
cts on sale June 5th, 9th and 7th; final
limit June 18th, 1912.
Chicago.-Account Republican Ma
tional Convention. Tickets on sale on
June 14th, 18th and 18th; final limit
July 5. 1912.
Knoxville, Tenn.-Account Summer
School of the South University of
Tennessee. Tickets on sale June 18th,
18th. 18th. 22d 23d. Goth. July 9Th. 7th
and 18TH, 1872. Tickets VIII ne llml-
ed to reach the original starting point
returning not later than midnight of
18th day from, but not including date
of sale, unless extended at Knoxville.
Extensions may be secured Of the final
limit to and including September 30th,
1912, by depOsiting ticket and upon
payment of $1.OO.
For further information call on
Ticket Agents. or address ]. l.. Meek,
A. G. p. A., Atlanta, Ga; w. e. Nc
Gee, D. P. A., Charleston. S. c. If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
Humotuus department.
Matter of Fisures.-Champ Clark at
q hanuuat In washington was talking

Matter of Figures.-Champ Clark at
a banquet in Washington was taking
about certain election prognostics.
ITS as simple as the nose on your
face" he said. Its a mere matter OF
arithmetic. In fact, In its striking
mathematical aspect 1t reminds me OF
Lungge's case.
Poor Lunnge was in bady way"
"'Ten me the worst doctor he
said. I can bear it.
well the doctor answered grave
ly. YOUR disease is far advanced, and
1 fear you are not long for this world.
How much time do you give me-
doctor
~ give you. if all goes well. two
years; no more
Dear, dear. Two years! And how
long do you give my wife, doctor"
Your wife? Why there's nothing
the matter with your wife. Her health
is superb
"'Yes, I know; and how long did
you say you give her"
why, without hesitation can give
your wife twenty-five years-a full
twenty-five years
twenty-five years. The sick man
closed his eyes, and a beatihc smile
played over his pale lips. Twenty
five. minus two-twenty-three. Thank
heaven for twenty-three years OF
peace!' '"--Washington Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

Hard MetaIs.-In one respect the
diamond has always stood pre- eminent
in the mineral world-that of hard
ness. Other substances have rivaled II
in beauty, and at least one, the ruby
outranks 1t in cost. hut none in the
whole list equals it in hardness.
Since the invention Of the electric
furnace, however, which Is capable OF
producing a heat equal to seven thou
sand degrees Fahrenheit, at least two
products have been prepared which
have supplanted the diamond even In
hardness.
Experimenters have succeeded in
producing titanium in the electric fur
mace. In it's pure form it Is much
harder than steel or quartz, and when
combined with silicon, to form a sill
eide of titanium, or with boron, to
form boride of titanium. 1t surpasses
the diamond itself in this quality.-Ex
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

The Company She kept.-A Bostor
couple, Of middle age and kind hearts
spent their vacation near Augusta
Ga, and during their visit took a grea'
fancy to an old colored woman. Wher
they left Augusta, they invited her te
pay them a visit, which she accepted
with the understanding that they were
to pay her expenses.
Having arrived in Boston, she was
given a room in the house OF the
white folks, and was invited to. have
her meals at the same table with hei
host and hostess.
Mrs. Jones'" said the hostess, you
were a slave, weren't you?"
Mrs. Jones replied that such had
been her condition Of servitude.
'I suppose your master never In
vited you to eat at his table" hazard
ed the Boston woman.
mo, honey, dat he didn't" replied
Mrs. Jones. my master was a gen.
tleman. He amt never let no niggers
set at the table 'longside of him.
Popular Magazine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
Got His Goat.

There are lots Of highly educated
people with college degrees who do not
know the origin Of the classic express
sion, "Got his goat" This fine literary
phrase, so far-reaching in its psychic
import, originated in East Aurora. 1t
was first used by All Baba.
Living neighbor to the Roycroft Shop
was one Ed Geers, horse general and
all-round sporty jackanapes, known to
the world as the silent man." on ac-
count Of way he has Of lifting his
voice so you can hear him a mile, and
damning the stable boys at inoppor-
tune times. In the stable Ed Geers had
very fast horse, known as Prince
Regent This horse was of a very
nervous disposition, and when in box
stall by himself-especially in a
strange place-fretted and suffered
from inconsistencies. Ed Geers bought
a goat from All Baba and put 1t In the
stall with the horse, and the horse and
the goat became very chummy. When
they would take the horse out to trot
on the track, he would seemingly look
forward to the moment when he could
get back and relate his experiences to
the sympathetic goat. There came a
day when this horse was to trot for
the futurity stakes in Buffalo. All
went well, and 1t looked as II Prince
Regent had a sure thing. The bets
were all in favor of Prince Regent.
But at midnight on the day before the
race someone got in the barn and
ste !e the goat and the horse grieved
so for his mate that he seemed to lose
heart, and by the afternoon when the
time came for the horse to be called,
Prince Regent lost his nerve.
Whats the matter with that horse?"
somebody said, as they noticed the an
imal's dropping ears.
why, somebody's got his goat" said
Ali Baba.
And so the phrase has gone clatter-
ing down the centuries, like tin ket-
tie to a dogs tail.-Elbert Hubbard In
the Fra.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

Too Garrulous for Him.-Two elder.
ly chess fanatics were absorbed In
game at the Mechanics Institute ir
San Francisco recently. Both were
experts and rigid followers of all the
rules of the game, written and other
wise. For nearly five hours neither
had spoken a word. Backward and
forward, moving and countermoving
the game swung. with no perceptible
advantage to either player. Finally
one Of the old fellows made fata
break. Quick as flash his opponent
moved his knight into position and
softly murmered, Check"
The other player, making no ef'
fort to conceal his displeasure, rose
from the game.
Whats the matter?" demanded his
friend. "Going to quit?"
"I certainly am. I'll be hanged
if 1 can play chess with darned ole
hatterbox-Saturday Evening Post
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

that he had been ill-treated and re-
quested the summary dismissal of the
clerk. The proprietor refused, and
Johnny offered to buy the hotel. The
man said he couldn't sell, because he
wasn't the entire owner. A bargain
was made to lease it for one day for
$4,000. The cash was paid over, and
Johnny installed himself as land
lord. He made me bellboy, while
Slocum officiated as clerk.
"The doors were thrown open and
every guest in the house had his FIJI Of
wine and edibles free Of charge. A
huge placard was posted in front of
/ the hotel: open house today; every
thing free. All are welcome 1t was
merry lark. The whole city seemed
to catch on, and the house was full.
When Johnny thought he had enough
fun he turned the house over to the
landlord, who reinstated the odious
clerk. Johnny was frantic with rage.
tried to buy 1t. He arranged with the
proprietor to buck the Continental,
by making prices 80 low that every
body would come there. The Conti-
mental did mighty little business as
the result of the fight made by Steele.
Finally he had enough of this sort of
fun and offered to sell out and quit, but
Mr.. Wickham declined to purchase 1t,
then Johnny came to himself. When
he hurried home he had very little
money left. While he was away from
the oil farm 1t dwindled in production.
In 1867 he was sold under the sheriff's
hammer to George W. Hinckle of Phil
adelphia, for $35,00O. 1t was at this
time that Steele Shook" Slocum.
Steele's wild career had bereft him
Of every ounce Of pride he ever had
and he became wanderer on the
face of the earth, with only few hun
dred dollars in his pockets. Wife
and child he left behind. Try as he
would he could not get away from his
past, and he was heart-sick, but he
says he never once thought Of suicide.
Forgiven by his wife, Steele re-
turned home, was warmly received
by Mrs. Steele and his relatives and
started to live down the past. For
few years he lived in the west with
his family and engaged in railroad
work. In the nineties Steele return
ed to the oil regions. Since then they
have all been living on the farm of
Steele's father-in-law, where the for
mer oil king enjoys himself leading
the simple life and working about the
farm. He has enough to live upon
comfortably. and Is contented, though
the past does worry him some, he will
admit,-Franklin (Pa.) correspondence
Pittsburg Gazette-Tlmes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

A Friahtful Shoek.-The president
of the university had dark circles un'
der his eyes. His cheeks We're pallid
his lips were trembling; he worse a
haunted expression. Every now ano
then he turned and glanced appTe'
hensively behind him.
You look ill.," said his wife. "Wha'
is wrong, dear?"
Nothing much" he replied. Bu'
IL had a fearful dream last night
and / feel this morning as If las II
/" He hesitated and stammered
1t was evident that his nervous sys'
tenn was shattered.
What was the dream?" asked his
wife.
'I-I-dreamed the trustees requir'
ed that-that should-that ] should
pass the freshman examination fol
admission!" sighed the president
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
Why Uncle Went Away from Ther

Why Uncle Went Away from There
This bill was innocent on its face
but beneath there lurked a most sin
lister significance"
The speaker was discussing in Little
Rock a measure of which he disap-
proved.
"The bill reminded me, in fact ne
said, "of a Little Rock urchin's ques'
tion-innocent enough in appearance
dear knows-was this:
would you mind making a noise
like a frog, uncle?
land why said the uncle, with ar
amused smile-'why, Tommy, do you
desire me to make a noise like a frog?
Because replied the urchin
whenever 1 ask daddy to buy me
anything, he always says, wait til
your uncle croaks."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

Somewhat Suspicious.-Condem
the extortion practiced by a certain
class of lawyers. Francis L. Leland.
the banker who has given $1,000. 900
to the Metropolitan Museum. said at
a dinner in New York. according to
the Philadelphia Ledger:
Il heard the other day Of an old
man who broke his arm, by falling
down an open manhOle. A shark
lawyer sued for him, and verdict
was returned for $500 in his favor.
But of this sum all that the shark
gave the old man was q miserable
SO bill.
'But-but where's the rest?' the old
fellow asked.
The rest the lawyer. blandly an
swered. has gone in costs
''The old man studied the $40 bill.
He turned 1t over and over Then he
looked up and muttered:
Say, mister, what's the matter
with this? Amt it good?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

A Match for Whistler.-Whistlel
rarely met his match, although he die
so once in Sir Morrel Mackenzie. the
famous throat specialist. He called
on Sir Morrell to treat a French poo
die Of which he was very fond. The
renowned physician was not too pleas
ed at being invited to diagnose the ILL
ness of a dog. But he kept his peace
prescribed, pocketed his fee and drove
away. Next day he sent an urgen,
message to Whistler asking him tc
call quickly. On his arrival Sir Nor
rell said without a smile, How do you
do, Mr.. Whistler. 1 wanted to see you
about having my front door painted
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
TeIeoraphs of the World.-It Is only

l0IcQTapnS OF IHc "oTlOs-ll 10 oiis
about sixty years since the introduc-
ton of the electric telegraph. as the
system was known in this country up
to it's acquisition by the postoffice
The lines now in existence are suffi-
cient to go round the world 1873 times
Put in other words. they would reach
the moon 16 times. The total number
of offices Is given at 10000, with 100,
900 apparatus which send out annual
ly 3OO,OOO.OOO dispatches. The Eng
lish, we read make the greatest use OF
the telegraph, it being estimated that
for every 100 persons there are sent
out 1874 messages. France follows
with 1852 messages. Next comes Den
mark, with 11S; Belgium, with 104
and Germany with 81. The record tel
egram extended over 10000 words.
Others of 10000 are mentioned.-Lon-
don Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
Geo. w. Knox ]. L. Stacy,
President Sec. and Mgr.
Glover REAL estate CO..
CLOVER. 8. c.

CLOVER, s. c.
1. One Groom House and Lot. situa-
ted in Glover on R-R. St; good well and
barn; large lot; fine situation. Sec US
for price.
2. Large Lot on Kings Mountain St.
III feet front, 80 feet deep; good
tenant houses, one 4-rooms; two g.
rooms, and two 2-rooms; paying 8 per
cent on $4,000. A good investment.
| No. g. S-O-L-D-
4. Five beautifully located Lots, near
High School. See US quick for these.
They will not last long.
Two sold; they are going fast, 40 we
expected. See them quick " you sx-
cheaper.
s. a Aeres-1 mile Glover; 7-room
house, barn, well. ets. $42.5o per Acre.
| Z. 96 Aeres-3 miles Glover; plenty OF
timber; 10 acres fine sure crop bottom
land; fine pasture; new, 3-room house.
s. 8 Lots on Bethel road, for quick
sale; 300 feet deep; nice location.
9. Room House-S0 IT. front; locat-
ed on one Of the best residence streets
in Yorkville. A bargain, Now, or
never, is your chance. See us for
price.
10. aoa Acres miles west Of York.
Nlhcs &c OICUdIu VI JOuh5
trees beginning to bear; 6 acres bottom
land; joins Elmore Stephenson. $3.50
per Acre. Good terms on this.
IL. 100 Acres-Lying Ii miles north
Of battle-ground; 100000 feet Of saw
timber II you need timber now Is the
time to buy. Lumber is going up;
owner will cut in July II not sold Tim
ber worth price asked. See US for
price.
IL. 6 Lots, nicely located. on New
Brooklyn street. Good terms on these.
13. Six Lots, fronting on Faires St.;
also 1-3 Acres fine pasture, imme-
diately in rear Of lots. VIII sell as a
whole or cut to suit your taste. Prop
erty Of Ralph N. Adams.
IA. One Is h.-p. Tolbort Tngine, 60
saw Eagle Gin, one Pin Centennial
Cotton Press, and one 36-inch Corn
Mill. and Belt, IT. good condition. A
Bargain. $4,000.
Come to Glover and buy property and
help a live town grow; but II you will
go to Georgia, see US for prices on
Farm lands. We have them listed, and
a man on the ground to show them.
CLOVER REAL ESTATE CO.
J. L. Stacy, Sec. and Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

IA The picture Of President Taft has
been removed from the reception
room of the Ciudad Juarez custom
house, in which he and President
Diaz of Mexico met two years ago.
The picture was removed by an Oh :
der of President Madero, forbidding
the exhibition of pictures of any liv-
ing persons in federal buildings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

And the Dog Came Baek.-A bird
dog belonging to a man In Mulvane
disappeared one day last week and the
owner suspected it had been stolen
So he put this lad" in the paper and
insisted that it be printed exactly as
he wrote 1t:
LOST OR RUN AWAY-One livver
culered burd dog called Jim. Will
show signs of hyderfobby in about
three days.
The dog came home the following
day.-Kansas City Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

tn In Italy n means has been dis
covered to turn to account the hither-
to worthless pips Of the grapes used
in wine making. Oil is now extract
ed from them on a commercial scale
by a process of direct heating with
tetrachloride Of carbon. The latter Is
obtained in abundance in Italy in the
preparation of electrolytic soda.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
FOR FINAL DISCHARGE.

NJ Office is hereby given that have
~ made Final Settlement with Hon.
L. r. Williams, Judge of Probate, as
Administrator of the estate Of Monroe
Dixon, deceased, and that on TUES
DAY. JUNE Is. | will apply to the
Probate Court for a Final Discharge
from all further liability in connection
with said estate.
w. A. BOLIN, Administrator.
An st
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
BOILER FOR SALE

wv E have for sale first-class Sec
w ond-hand 12-hp. STEAM BOIL
Err, complete with all trimmings, that
we will sell cheap. Also an Ship. TO-
ZER ENGINE.
At L. M. CRISIS SONS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
BRATTON FARM.
Phone No. 132.

We still have on hand few Pure
Bred Berkshire Pigs and Shoats, Grade
Guernsey Heifers and Mixers, and one
Full Blood Guernsey Bull, Is months
old, and all Of the above are for sale
at LIVING PRICES. Let US have
your order for Fresh, Old-time Coun-
try Sausage, made from milk and
corn fed pigs--it's the best going.
We want TEN more Milk and
Cream customers Phone US.
Stove Wood-Sawed to length and
split, delivered on short notice.
J. MEEK BURNS, Manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31
CARROLL BROS.
NOTICE.

n WING to increased cost of all
~ kinds of Printing Material and
advances on all kinds of Paper all
former quotations and prices for JOB
PRINTING are hereby withdrawn.
New quotations and prices furnished
on application.
L. NJ. GRIST's SONS.
May IA, 1912.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

3I Minister-"So you are going tC
school now, are you, Bobby?" d.
Bobby (aged six)-"Yes, sir"
Minister-"Spell kitten for me-"
Bobby-"Oh, I'm further advanced
than that. Try me on cat"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

tn The Prisoner-"There goes my
hat. Shall I run after it?"
Policeman Casey-"Phwat? Run
away and never come back again?
You stand here and I'll run after your
hat"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

Va The canny Scot wandered into
the pharmacy.
I'm wanting threepenn' orth o
laudanum," he announced.
What for?" asked the chemist
suspiciously.
For twopence," responded the Scot
at once.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

- Typewriter Ribbons-At The En-.
quirer Office. All kinds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-31

country. lHe lldlldScT Sell pdSh tiiio
insolent reply:
1--WE don't rent our house for an in
fernal niger show
Johnny got warm under the COL
lar He went down to the office In
Root G. Cady's music store.
What will you take for your house
to sell it outright" he asked M.
Root.
"I don't want to SELL was the re-
ply.
"I'n give you a liberal price. Money
Is no object flashed back Steele.
Then Johnny pulled out a roll
from his valise, counted out 100000
and asked Mr.. Root if that was an
object. Mr.. Root was thunderstruck.
"'Oh, If you're that kind of a man
you can have the house for benefit
free of charge
This benefit was big success. The
receipts were $4,000, and more were
turned away than could gain admis-
sion.
johnny was prince with MS
money. I've seen him spend as high
as 100000 i'm a day. That was the
time he rented the Continental hotel
in Philadelphia and wanted to buy
the Girard house. He sent to the Con-
tinental and politely said to the clerk:
Will you kindly tell the proprietor
that Mr. Steele wishes to see him.
mo. sir said the clerk, the land
lord is busy
Johnny suggested that he could
make it pay the clerk to accommodate
the whim. The clerk became disdain-
full and Johnny tossed the bellboy a
twenty dollar gold piece with the re-
quest. The result was an interview
with the landlord Johnny claimed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-17
MODEST WRIGHTS.

Wilbur and Qrville Wright be-
gan their epochal work in the
aeroplane in 1896. After four
years they had developed a con-
trivance which they could prac-
tice with on the sand dunes of
North Carolina. In another three
years they made their first real
flights, but three years more
elapsed before their first public
exhibition. Ten years had passed
and all that time they had done
nothing but sawed wood"
At last in 1908 they won their
international triumph.
Never did men do a big thing so
modestly as the Wrights. Isn't it
gratifying to think they are of
our country and our bloodl
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-17

haiiing from the West.
Both Taft and Roosevelt plat
forms will declare for scientific
downward revision of the tariff.
A platform, by the way,is thing
used to gather suckers, and then
forgotten about after the gather
ing is over.
You know who George w.
Perkins is, don't you? He's the
gink who carries the Steel Trust
roll, and he's been shouting for
Roosevelt.
Well, yesterday Perkins sat
with Boss Bill Finn in a locked
room at the Congress, and negro
delegates were brought to that
room through a bathroom.
Perkins explained afterward
that he was "persuading" the ne
gro delegates for Roosevelt. He
also mentioned that not dollar
was used in the ''persuading."
o. K Dohn-l,cc,v, AY etaoin n
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-17

guess. mick Longworth, Roose-
velt's son-in-law, when asked how
he felt about it.
"The president has rs votes to
spare Charlie Taft, the one
with the money, when asked how
he felt about it.
81 want to get a piece for my
paper" William Jennings Bry-
an, when asked how he felt about
it.
Incidentally, Bryan again de-
MED to a Day Book reporter that
he was candidate for the Dem
oeratic nomination.
But there's a lot of people
would like to see him run against
Roosevelt.
Governor Johnson of California
will start the rumpus when Vic
Rosewater begins reading the
temporary roll.
johnson has a fine, healthy pair
of lungs.
Little Tim Woodruff of N. Y.
has gone over to Roosevelt, horse,
foot and guns.
Which makes 'Roosevelt's
chances seem good. Little Tim
never yet was caught on the los
ing side.
Unless some compromise is
reached before tomorrow, blood
shed and broken heads are almost
certain.
1.-THE temporary roll must be
purged of its fraud before decent
Republicans ran DarticiDate in the