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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27
Plays One "RIuff' Against Another.

Plays One "Rluff" Against Another
He came up confidently to two well
dressed young men at Eleventh and
Walnut streets.
'T want a dime for a nights lodg-
ing" he said. You see, I'm an ole
telegraph operator and I'm trying tc
get to Wichita, where have job"
You understand the Morse code?'
one of the young men asked.
Sure 1 do! Why pal, I've worked
at the business for fifteen years"
The more inquisitive Of the two
young men then took a pencil from his
pocket and, tapping four times on
handy light standard. asked:
We'll, what am saying"
But the operator" was gone.
why, when did you learn telegra'
phy?" the second young man asked II
surprise.
Il never did," was the answer. "Bu
! didn't think that our friend had
either. 1 just called his bluff."-Kan'
sas City Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27
MAKING NITRoGLYcERIN
Dangerous Explosive Requires tho
Greatest of Care.

Nitroglycerin does not always be-
have in the same way. One day. II
is said, this fickel explosive will "go
off, at the slightest shock, while the
next day one might Gf he had the
temerity) strike quite a blow upon q
can Of the same substance and live to
tell the story, says a New York dis
patch,
Nitroglycerin's readiness or reluc-
tance to explode doubtless depends up
on it's quality. One run" Of stock
may be full Of impurities. II can
be filled to the cork so that the sub
stance within has no opportunity to
wash against the sides, 1t Is thought
that 1t will not explode so easily as
one which Is three-quarters or seven
eights full.
Il Is an interesting sight to behold
the nitroglycerin workers at their
task. Usually the building wherein
the stuff is made contains several
huge wooden watts, a few pals and
barrels, an engine and great kettle
like receptacle. This receptacle is
simply of a small kettle within a large
one. The space between the two is
kept constantly filled with a stream OF
cold water. The inner kettle Is filled
with several paddles turned by g
crank.
One will see about 800 pounds OF
acids, sulphuric and nitric mixed
poured into the smaller kettle. A
thin but continuous stream OF glycer.
Inc slowly follows. the engine begins
to pant, the crank revolves, and the
manufacture Of the powerful ex.
plosive is under way.
The flow Of glycerin is controlled
by stop cock. the workman the
while observing with unremittine
vigilence the agitator and the ther.
mometer that registers the heat OF
the perilous mixture.
Nitroglycerin Is formed by the
action Of nitric and sulphuric acids
upon glycerin. When red fumes be-
gin to show, the gsaatest caution must
be observed. They indicate that the
oil Is on fire, and should the mixture
attain too great a degree Of heat ar
explosion will follow. When the mer-
curry in the thermometer attains 81
degrees centigrade, 1t behooves one
not to linger too long in a nitro.
glycerin factory. The stream of cold
water constantly circulating about
the base OF the agitator keeps the
mixture cool. In warm weather, Ice
must be used.
After leaving the agitator the pro-
duct is placed in the drowning tank
Then 1t Is transferred to other tanks
and carefully washed. At the end OF
period of four hours the milky
amber-hued nitroglycerin is poured
into rectangular tin cans. These cans
are deposited in a huge iron safe and
the explosive Is then ready for the
market.
Much nitroglycerin Is used by oil
we'll Shooters" The shooting" OF
oil wells Is the discharge Of nitro
glycerin at the bottom of the wells in
order to increase their flow. Nitro
glycerin, rather that the safer dyna-
mite, is used because 1t can be ex-
ploded under water.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27
REAL ESTATE

FORWARD! kSEP ABREAST OF
THE TIMES. A SELECTION
FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOW
ING WILL START YOU RIGHT:
Bids will be entertained for the old
A. X. p. Church Lotion Madison
Street, with or without the building.
Lot front 1924 feet rear lot feet,
with uniform depth Of 327 feet.
The First Presbyterian Church-Mc-
Adams Lot,-On Lincoln Ave, just be-
lyond residence Of ]. r. Lindsay. It's
q beauty. See me at once.
w. A. McAfee Place-168a Acres,
81 miles from Yorkville, on Old Rock
Hill road; 3-horse farm open; about
| tenant houses, barn, crib, etc. Bound
ed by two branches, one on east and
other IN west, and by lands Of Jos. E.
Hart, J. e. Sadler and others. This
Is something nice.
DIR. w. G. White-(1) Sherer Place
Of so acres. tenant house, good barn
and cotton house; splendid orchard;
good we'll of water; adjoins lands Of
D. L. Shieder, Sam Ferguson and 9TH
ers. Money here for some one. Who?
(2) nice lots on Charlotte street
This property Is so situated that sew
erage connection may be had without
difficulty. (3) nice lots on East
Liberty street, part of Steele property.
II you are looking for a delightful
home site, then here you are.
Thos. f. mellow residence on Kings
Mountain Street. Lot 63x161 feet. g.
room dwelling with large porch closet.
New roof. Windows, doors all screen
ed. Water. lights and sewerage. In
fact, modern home. Do you want 1t 2
Than don't delay
w. b. Wilson lot on Southern Rail-
way, 131x330 feet, adjoining d. I.
Woods and others. Good terms on
this.
w. j. Fewen place; 100 acres, one
mile from town on Ridge Road, ad-
joining lands Of Latta, Roth and 9TH
ers. S6 acres In cultivation, balance
In pasture and woods. 6-room dwell
ling; one tenant house; barn and other
outbuildings. Good we'll water, with
pump attachments. It's nice. Just
let me show 1t 10 you. It won't take
long.
The walter w. Love Place-117
acres, one mile from town on Lincoln
ton road. 10-room dwelling and other
outbuildings. It's bargain.
walter Rose place, 81 acres, one
forth mile from town on Charlotte
road. It will pay you to see me about
this place.
The Lowry (Pardue) Place-212
acres II miles for Delphos. A good
bargain for someone.
The e. N. Stephenson (Seahorn)
Place-154 acres, II miles from town;
tenant houses and other outbuild-
ings. 3-horse farm. Good, strong
land. It's sure q bargain.
20 Shares Lockmore MIL Stock
For quick sale will make the price
very interesting.
Miss Ida DeLoach residence on
Cartwright Avenue.
M. e. Piexico residence on Kings
Mountain Street.
w. l. wallace residence on Cali
fornia Street.
Spencer-Dickson residence on Kings
Mountain Street.
Mrs. w. 8. Peters residence on West
Madison Street.
NJ. W. white residence on Lincoln
Avenue.
I. w. johnson lot on East Liberty
Street-a beauty.
Kings Mountain Heights and O. e
Spencer lots on Broad Street. These
are ideal building lots.
Geo. w. Williams
REAL ESTATE BROKER.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27

Why Moving Pictures Have Killed
MeIodrama.-The July American Mag
azine contains most interesting dis
cussion Of the moving picture busi-
ness-a discussion which contains
many facts and ideas not generally
known. Following Is an extract:
"In the motion picture the actors
are called upon to face, not mere
technique escapes and
rescues which the audience know are
feigned, but the actual crises of life.
This is one reason why the movies
have driven off the stage the old-fash-
ioned melodrama- In the outdoor
scenes they actually do the things
that are shown on the screen; they
ride the horse, run the automobile,
row the boat. In bitter winter wealth
er the actor leaps into the ocean and
drags to shore the drowning heroine;
or some young girl descends by rope
ladder from the fifth story Of ten
ment: or in the battle scene soldiers
fall from their charging horses and lie
on the ground. trusting the other rid
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27
LOBBYING BACK IN THE 70s
Present a,estisation Recalls One
Started by General kiefer.

Present Investigation Recalls One
Started by General kiefer.
1.-THE senate investigation Of the
lobby alleged to be in Washington re-
minds me of several similar investiga-
tions," remarked Matthew Minor an
old-time Washington correspondent
now Of New York. says the Washing
ton Post. Back in the late 70's there
was an investigation of the lobby sup
posed to have tried to influence legisla-
ton in favor of the Pacific mail SUBJ
sidy proposition. At that time the
fact was developed that one promi-
nent newspaper man received $4,000
which he admitted he had put In his
pocket. Asked why he had done this,
he calmly replied that the money had
been given to him to spread among
the correspondents, and he had kept
It, he said, because he did not want
to corrupt the young men. But that Is
history, and the man who got the
money, may say. never stood very
high among the reputable newspaper
men Of Washington.
"There was an investigation Of the
alleged lobby in behalf OF Billy NC
Garraghan. Billy owned, or thought
he owned, patents Of valuable silver
mining property in California, and ne
came to congress years afterward at
tempting to secure the right to go to
the court of claims to present his case
On the last day of the 47th congress-
Speaker Keifer indiscreetly opened
up the press gallery Of the house OF
representatives to all sorts Of persons,
who were admitted upon his personal
card. This action Of the speakers an
gered the correspondents, and partic-
ularly Gen. H. ". Boynton. who at
that time was the dean Of the corps
Speaker Keifer was denounced at
meeting in the press gallery by a vote
that was almost unanimous. In fact.
there was only one correspondent who
declined to record his vote. In favor OF
the censure Of the speaker. Subse-
ouently, Gen. Keifer, perhaps in pique.
declared on the floor Of the house th'
he had been improperly approached
by Gen. Boynton in behalf Of McGar-
raglan. Gen. Boynton Immediately de-
manded an investigation, and Speaker
Carlisle, who succeeded Keifer, ap-
pointed a special committee to inves-
tigate the charge. The volume con-
tanning the testimony in that very In
teresting case consists Of several hun
dred pages, and 1t resulted In the COM
plete exoneration of Gen. Boynton. 1t
also resulted in the annihilation OF
Speaker Keifer, who. largely because
of the attack upon Gen. Boynton. was
defeated for the 49th congress, and
remained in private life until the
Spanish American war, when Presi-
dent Mckinley, after having commis-
stoned Gen. Boynton a major general
of volunteers, asked Gen. Boynton II
he would be willing to bury the hatch
ct and permit him, Mckinley, to ten
der Gen. Keifer a commission. Gen.
Boynton, Of course, was quite willing,
and Gen. Keifer was made a general
in the Spanish war. Sub
sequently he was elected to congress,
where he had formerly been speaker.
He served several terms and went out
in the flood which swamped the Re-
publican party following the passage
of the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27

The speery cripple.--John Crais
Hammond, who steered publicly fol
Wilson during the campaign, has re-
turned to New York from the Hood
district of the west. Mr.. Hammond Is
about as heavy set as a hairpin. ANY
time that he can get properly started
he can sink the intercollegiate sprint
ing record on a route of ground.
"One day." AYERS Mr.. Hammond, "!
walked through a street in Columbus
Ohio. Ahead of me I spied a mar
hobbling painfully on two crutches
Suddenly heard the cry:
Dams busted! Run for youl
lives!'
$50 I ran for my life. On ahead
could see the cripple getting over the
ground like a giant swing. By and by
I caught up with him. In natural com.
passion / sought to aid him, but ne
shook me of.
"You carry these crutches, mister,
said the unfortunate, and give
cripple chance"
Mr.. Hammond further alleges thai
II was almost an hour later before M
finally succeeded in running down the
cripple in the uplands Of Columbus
New Orleans States.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27

The Keen lrishman.-An Irishmar
was newly employed at a lumber Of
fee. The proprietors Of the company
were young men, and decided to have
some fun with the new Irish hand
Patrick was duly left in charge Of the
office. with instructions to take all or
ders which might come in during theil
absence.
Going to q nearby drug store, they
proceeded to call up the lumber COM
pany'g Office and the following conver-
sation ensued:
"Hello! Is this the East Side Lum-
ber company"
Yes, sir. And what would ye be
havin'?"
Take an order, will you?"
"Sure. That's what I'm here fore"
please send us up one thousand
knot holes"
Whats that?"
zone thousand knot-holes."
well, now, an amt that a bloomin
shame? I'm sorry. but we are just out
"How's that?"
"Just sold them all to the new brew
cry"
ITO the new brewery? What do they
want with them?"
by golly, an they use them FOL
bung-holes in barrels. Ramrod
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27
FOR SALE---AT AUCTION

UP TO JULY 10TH AT
NOON, we will receive Seal
ed Bids for One $50 NEW
HOME SEWING MACHINE,
and will deliver the Machine
to the Highest Bidder on
the payment Of price bid.
There are no strings to
this proposition-Just make
your bid and sign your name
and put it in a sealed envel-
ope and turn 1t on or before
July 10th at noon. Every
body and anybody is invited
to bid on this machine. If
the highest bid Is SIS, that
bid will take the machine.
If the highest bid Is $35, the
$35 will get the machine. II
the highest bid Is $7.78 then
$7.78 will get the machine.
It Is not necessary for US
to tell you about the good
qualities of the NEW HOME
everybody who knows any
thing about Sewing Machines
knows that but few equal II
in value and none are bet
ter. Call and see this ma
chine. Then make your bid.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27
STIRRING THE POT.
(Continued from First Page).

the race. and the white people Of South
Carolina are competent to pick man
for governor without any dictation
from me. and there most assuredly will
be none attempted by me-"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-27

ences that have in years past domi-
mated that Washington
Letter to New York Sun.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02

First pub April ?, 1918
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02
Improvement Club

It is very probable that the name of the Douglas Improvement Club will be changed that it may take in all of Douglas Island.
 A meeting of this club will be held at the school house next Tuesday evening. April 7th. This meeting was set for last night, but was postponed because of the great number of counter attrac. tions. So now it is expected that there will be large attendance next Tuesday night.
 A special invitation is extended to the women of Treadwell to attend this meeting and to become members of the club. While the work of the club in the past has been confined largely to matters of interest to Douglas alone, future plans are more comprehensive. The fencing and improvement of the Douglas cemetery is one of the good works which the club has in view, and in that every man, woman and child on the Island will have persoual inter- est. There Is no doubt that if the Club will take the initiative, they will have the sympathy aud willing cooperation of all.
 While we are about it We would like to suggest that this club take up the question of the proper observance of Memorial Day and make the necessary arrangements. Sometimes it has been neglected simply because 1t was no ones special duty. We are confident that if the club takes hold this will not occur again. Douglas has reason to be proud of the work that has already been done by the Improvement Club, but we expect much greater accomplish. ments in the future.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02
The Abiect Altitude
By Walt Mason.

l do not like to hear the preachers in- sist that we're vile, worthless creatures, and all that sort of bunk; you'd think to hear some pastors talking, that eV- erything we do is shocking, and that the race is junk. They say we're so de prayed, ungodly, our souls are all de- formed so oddly, we ought to eat the dust, and sack-cloth wear, and sprinkle ashes upon our whiskers and mus taches and grovel till we bust. can't imagine God admiring such grooming, crawling and perspiring; it must offend his sight; for men were fashioned in his image, and in this passing worldly scrimmage they ought to stand up. right. How God must weary of our whining, when we could stand with faces shining and banners to the breeze; there'll be objections six or seven if we go crawling into heaven upon our hands and knees. God shies at worms as much as you do, and all our hopes we merely hoodoo when we ourselves abase; so l have quit this way of cringin'; tell the Lord Pm good h. jun, and look Him in the face.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

Governor-W Walter E. Clark, Juneau. Ex-otficio Secretary of State and Surveyor General Vim. l.. Dstin, Juneau.
 Delegate to Congress James Wickersham, Fairbanks
 Collector of Customs-J. R. Willis, Juneau. Special Deputy Collector-C. D. Garfield, Ju- neau.
 UNITED STATES COURTS
 Division No 1-Judge, Thomas R. Lyons, Juneau; Clerk of Court, E. w. Pettit, Ju- neau; United States Marshal, H. L. Faulkner, Juneau United States Attorney John Rust gard, Juneau.
 Division No. 2-Judge c. D. Murane, Nome; Clerk of Court, John Sundback, Nome; United States Marshal Thomas C.. Powell, Nome; United States Attorney, B. s. Rodey, Nome.
 Division No. 8-Judge Peter D. Overfeld, Valdez; Clerk of Court Angus Mcbride; United States Marshal, Harvey P. sullivan; United States Attorney, George R. Walker. Division No. 4-Judge, Frederick k. Fuller, Fairbanks; Clerk of Court, c. c. Page; United States Marshal, H. K. Love; United States Attorney, James J. Crossley.
 UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE Division No J.-C. B. Walker, register; Frank A. Boyle, receiver, Juneau.
 Division No. 2.-John Sundhack, eX-ofiicio register; Thomas c. Powell, eX"officiO re- ceiver, Nome. Division No. 3.-Included in Division No. 1. Division No. 4.-C. c. Page, ex-otficio regis ter; H. K. Love, eX-officio receiver Fair banks. DEPARTMENT OF AGRtCULTURE ~ ~ al oc in Ch 1T Alaska investigations Sitla, EDUCATION
 Walter E. Clark, ex officlo superintendent of public instruction, Juneau.
 NATIVE SCHOOLS
 PIP. Claxton, commissioner of education, Washington, D. C.; W. T. Lopp, superintend- ent of education of natives of Alaska, Wash- ingtou, D. C.. and Seattle, Wash; H. c. Sim clair, supply agent; All. Quarles, disbursing agent, Seattle, Wash.
 INTERNAL REVENUE George Hutchinson, deputy collector, Fair banks; Edgar c. Raine, Frank NJ. Thatcher, deputy collectors, Nome.
 IMMIGRATIoN SERVICE Domiauus MaskeViczius, inspector in charge of district of Alaska, Betchikani Al- bert H. Joy, inspector, Skagway. MINE INSPECTION Sumner S. Smith, inspector for Alaska, Ju" neau.
 STEAMBOAT INSPECTION SERVICE Geo. K. Whitney, inspector of hulls; Thos. E. Kell, inspector of boilers, Juneau; Thos. P. Deering, hulls; Carl F. Lehners, boilers, St. Michael.
 FOREST SERVICE WpiuIp forest supervisor, Ketchikan.
 Chugach National Forest-T. M. Hunt, dep uty forest supervisor, Cordova.
 TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICER Emil Krulish, passed assistant surgeon, Bureau of Public Health and Marine Hospi- tai service, Juneau.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02

SALE OF TIMBER. Ketchikan, Alaska, March IT. 1913. Sealed bids marked out side" Bid, Timber Sale Application, February 8, 1913 Tougass," and addressed to the Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan, Alaska, will be received up to and including the 26th day of April, 1913; for all the merchantable dead timber standing or down, and all the live timber designated for cutting by Forest Officer, located on an area to be definitely designated by Forest officer before cutting begins, including about SS acres located on the shores of Poison Cove Chichagof Island, within the Tongass National Forest, estimated to be 75S,O0O feet board measure of live spruce and hemocS sawtimber, log scale more or less. No bid of less than S1.0O per thousand feet board measure for sawtimber will be considered. and deposit of Sl00.OO must be sent to c. T. Gardner Special Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Ketchikan, Alaska, for each bid submitted to the Supervisor. Timber lhSeT upon valid claims is exempt from sale The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. For further information,, and regulations governing sales address Forest Supervisor, Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan, Alaska. W. G. Weigle. Forest Supervisor.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02
Notice

In the Commissioners Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, Division No. l, Juneau Precinct. Before the Hon. G. c, winn, United States Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge.
 In the matter of the estate of Henry P. Car roll, deceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been duly and regularly appoint. ed administratrix by the above entitled court, of the estate of Henry P. Carroll, de ceased,
 All persons having claims against said es- tate are hereby notified to present them with the proper vouchers in the legal form within six (6) months from the date of this notice, at her residence on St. Ann's Road, Treadwell, Alaska.
 Dated this 29th day of March, A. D., 1913.
 MRS. MARY A. CARROLL,
 AdministratriX. First pub April 2. 1913
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02

Secretary of the Interior Lane wired to l.. V. Ray, president of the Alaska senate, that he will recommend bona fide residents for office in the territory of Alaska. This perhaps will assuage the grief of those Alaskan candidates for political jobs who are doomed to defeat.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02

We handle Standard Mfg. Co.'S" line of plum mbing. Guaranteed goods. Largest factories in the world. We are sole agents for Douglas. Douglas Hardware Store, Phone 55. J. s. Min kove, Prop.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02

"I'm afraid I'll disagree with you," remarked Jonah as the whale swallowed him. "Perhaps," replied the whale, abut 1t won't be circumstance to the way the theologisns will disagree when khsy come to. discnss this incident"
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02

A woman lacking true culture is said to betray by conversation a mind of narrow compass, bound on the north by her servants, on the east by her children, on the south by her ailments aud on the west by her clothes.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02

J. Pierpont Morgan, Americas great financier, is dead at Rome, Italy, and some of the most radical papers are saying good things about bim.
Douglas Island news., 1913-04-02
New Cottncilmen

Although election day fell on "All Fools Day." not many were either sur prised or fooled in Douglas. The con- test this year lacked much of the usual vim and ginger of former years. What was known as the O'Connor ticket won easily in spite of the vigorous knock from the Juneau Dispatch. The result of the ballots cast was as follows: c,ooo.,e,l Can5;dstoe