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The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27
Fatiaued Generals.

When Papa Joffre" gets the idea, which it is said sometimes happens to him, that a general is "fatigued.' he convokes a council for five o'clock in the afternoon And these words suf- fee: T have had you come to write ne letter saying that the state Of your health obliges you to resign your command"
 But. my general"
 "Oh, We will not discuss it. I have not the time. It is five o'clock. The train leaves for Paris at 5:20 and you must not miss it!''-Le Cri de Paris.
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

Room Rocks Under Mourners.

The surface subsiding in Buck Noun tain, a mining hamlet, east of this city, caused foundations of houses to set le eight inches iii some cases and the enants of the Lehigh Valley Coal com Dany fear their homes will be swal- owed up,
 At the home of Mine Foreman Nor san Beddow. where his mother-in-law, Mrs Mary Smith, lay dead, the house 1uaked as mourners surrounded the pier, causing considerable anxiety Slush and rock are being carried into underground workings to fill them up -Mahanoy City tPa.1 Dispatch to Philadelphia Inquirer
The Monticellonian., 1915-05-27

breaks the bell rings continuously Thus there is ample warning to pre-. pare additional generators for sery ice when abnormal demands for cur rent are felt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
HABITS OF WORKING MEN.
The American Workman Reveals
Strongest Social Spirit.

A professor of Columbia University
has recently completed a test Of char
acter of 1000 working men Of different
sections of the United States and his
report reveals some interesting ten
denotes Of the average laborer.
Prominent among his discoveries
was the revelation that nine men in
every ten laborers occupy a large
amount Of their spare time in reading
the newspapers, and that this number
of them are subscribers to their local
publications.
Next to the time spent with his
family, the American laborer divides
his spare moments in visiting friends
and in reading newspapers.
OF the thousand men investigated.
20 nationalities and 164 occupations
were represented and 900 of them be-
longed to trade unions. There were
$50 church members. while 42O did not
profess religion, six men in every ten
are regular patrons Of the picture
shows and only three in ten used in
toXicants in any form.
Taking the one thousand men in
vestigated as a fair example of the
average labOrer, the American work
man reveals the strongest social spirit
of any civilized nation on the globe.
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once. There's two brothers lives to-
gether What have they been doing?'
You'll know that afore night" re-
piled Joe. What are their names?"
Dandy is the one with the black
beard. while him they calls Muppy is
a foxy colored man."
Thank you," said Joe. Now. BNl,
if you keep them names to yourself
I'll come back in half an hour and
tell you who it was shot you
On Joe's appearance Linda started
up and ran to him.
You're wounded" she cried.
Its nothin' much. Miss Linda"
But as we laid him down on the
couch he seemed to lose consciousness
Petersham brought brandy. and Lin
da, holding Joes head upon her arm,
put il to his lips. He swallowed some
of it and then insisted upon sitting
up.
IT must bind up your shoulder. We
must stop the bleeding" Linda's dis
tress and anxiety were very evident.
And Joe had to give way. With her
capable and gentle hands Linda soon
dressed the wound and afterward in
sisted on sending for Puttick to help
him to his bunk.
$50 you've got it?" Puttick said. Il
warned you. Lucky you're not dead
Yes, amt it?" returned Joe.
Well / knew that soft drawl, which
November's voice never took except
in moments of fiercest tension.
You'd best join your hands above
your head, Ben Puttick. Lock the
thumbs. That's right"
Joe had picked my revolver from
the table and held it pointed at Put
ticks breast.
Hes mad" screamed Puttick.
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the river and batteries on the oppo-
site shore, and our blockading batter
les at that place. The courier said
that "a great many Of our men were
killed or wounded" but thought that
we were victorious, though he was not
certain Of the result. The firing,
which was very heavy, was distinct
ly heard at this place.
The Enquirer has brought us IL. M.
G.'s" very interesting account Of the
affair at Port Royal. The Charleston,
Columbia and Richmond papers fur
nished us with numerous details.
Several Of the s. c. colonels, we are
informed. made immediate applica-
ton to be transferred to our coast;
and every mothers son Of us would
be glad to assist in repelling the in
vader from our native soil. But we
do not believe any disaster imminent,
sufficient to require a transfer, while
we have every confidence in the abili-
ty Of those at home to defend the
state. Nor Is the sequence Of Port
Royal unattended by omens of good
to inspire anew the patriots conf
dence in the favor Of Providence
This spacious harbor should have had
Fort Sumter frowning from amid its
waves long ago; and this reverse
will be a potent argument in the
mouths Of our future statesmen to
have it done. Besides "battlefields en-
dear US to our sod" We all know
with what price we have cherished
the recollection Of Moultrie, Eutaw,
Cowpens and Kings Mountain. Some
Of the purest inspiration we ever in
hailed with "the blessed air." was
caught amid the ruins Of the old
stockade post at Ninety Six, the size
Of which was itself q failure. Now,
the bombardment Of Port Royal, alike
with the reduction Of Fort Sumter,
will fret our seaborder with gold
en- edging, as If kissed by the sun Of
liberty itself. For the same heroism,
the same devoted patriotism. the
same attachment to Carolina, the same
love Of our rights, homes and liber-
ties, and the same determination to
defend and maintain them, fought at
both places. There is not soul
among us that does not feel deeper
in it's core, the patriots growing love
for his country; nor one that, for this
expected and next to unavoidable re-
verse, covers under a moments de.
spondency. The generous flames Of
freedom will burn brighter and still
brighter, and the spirit Of our people
will rise with every new trial Of its
unconquerable vigor and inspiration.
Our sympathies are with the fami-
LIEF. who have been driven from their
sea-girt homes; our heart Is with the
state in this her hour Of new -enkindl-
ed Indignation; but let no spasm of
excitement seize the people. Let the
calm Of greatness amid great events,
and the order and power that spring
from the prevalence Of all heroic vir-
tues among a people, rule in this
heaven sent revelation; and If the
worst come to the worst, we will re-
enact Thermoplea on Carolina soil,
and leave to future ages at least the
ga.d example Of a whole people de-
termined to be free or die.
Our Corporal.
(To be continued.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08

Villa and Hungry chiIdren.-Evi-
denco that Villa is not the villain
black and heartless painted by friends
Of the old regime in Mexico continues
to accumulate.
BY his order, it is reported, more
than a million dollars worth OF stolen
property, found in the National Pal
ace warehouses and residences occu-
pied by officials now fugitives, has
been restored to the rightful owners.
Furthermore
The childless commander Of the rev.
oil tionary forces spent a day last
week in an automobile at the capital.
picking up and sorting out so little
Mexican war orphans, who, homeless.
were competing with the dogs in the
streets for a mouthful Of food.
They were washed, clothed and fed
a dispatch says. and sent by train to
Chihuahua city. there to be cared for
and educated at Villas expense.
The man who loves children. even II
he is an ex-bandit. cannot be wholly
bad.-Boston Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
In the HiohIand BRIGADE.


Come listen to me, you who seek for
our aid,
Till read you some names from the
Highland" brigade,
Who went to the front all the Ger
mans to kill,
And a batch of those wounded are
now on Stobhill.
I find on the list O'Malley and Boyle.
A Murphy. a Kelly. Riley, and Doyle;
A Casey, a Carney, Rorke, a NC
Cam,
All strapping young Highlanders ev-
cry man.
There are Rooneys and Dohertys there
by the score,
And Gallaghers, too, you will find
them galore;
While Muldoons and o'Connors can
also be had.
Troth, the old boy himself couldn't
hate such a squad,
And, bedad, there you'll find Piper
Riordan from Cork,
The skirl Of whose pipe could be
heard in New York;
And Meagher who plays the great
dunn in grand style;
Who, I'll swear, never slept In the
shire Of Argyle.
There Is Driscoll, a bandsman, and
Pipe Major Foy,
With Carney, Mclaughlin. Maginn,l
and Malloy,
An O'Leary and Doogan. Mcbride.
and McGill,
All hoochin' and dancin' about in
Stobhill.
You can find. If you wish, a Delaney
and Burke,
A Carroll, a Clancy, a Toole and Nc
Gurk;
A Foley. a Walsh, MCGUIRE, and
Quinn,
All pledged to assemble some day in
Berlin.
There was Gunner O'Donnell and Ser
geant McFall,
Who can both cut the tartan Of ould
Donegal;
And Barney McLuskey, whose hair
isn't dry,
And who says he belongs to the Is
land of Skye.
1t would do good to your heart to
see Paddy MCGEE,
The calves Of whose legs are as thick
as tree,
And big Darby Doolan, who comes
from Strabane,
Has his "wee deoch an doris" when
ever he can.
I don't think that Berlin need care for
the Huns,
With such fine Highland soldiers" to
handle their guns;
And 1 lately was told that Won Kluck
and his men
Are praying the Lord not to meet
them again. Glasgow state.
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really angry with you for Is your MAX
ing me promise not to go out yester-
day and then deliberately going out
yourself to draw their fire. Why did
you do it? If you had been killed I
should never have got over it."
And what 'ud have done If you'd
been killed, Miss Linda?"
What do you mean, Joe?" said
Linda softly.
II mean that If one Of the party
were with got killed in the woods
while 1 was their guide I'd go right
into Quebec and run boarding house
be good for!"
(To Be Continued.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
PRISONER IN HIS OWN TRENCH
British Officer Tells Of Narrowing Ex.
perienes.


A British officer tells how he was
kept several hours prisoner in his own
trench by a German Maxim in the
following letter home:
We are now in the midst Of winter,
with the most horrible weather you
can imagine; 1t Is showing hard, and
the roads and paths are knee-deep in
mud and water. A few nights ago, in
taking a position we had to wade
along a road which was marked in
the map as a river. Suddenly the
Germans managed to find out we were
on the road and started giving US
shrapnel.
They really are wonderful, and the
accuracy Of their shelling Is finished.
Their first shell killed two poor fell
lows and wounded number more. A
few days ago we had rather an un-
pleasant experience in our dugout,
which was a covered trench.
I suppose they spotted orderlies
coming and going, but anyway, they
trained q Maxim on the entrance and
kept US prisoners all day without any
food. Every half hour or so they rat
tied a few shots at us, which fixed
over our roof, scattering the earth and
landing in the ditch forming the en-
trance.
My first aid post was very badly
shelled few weeks ago and lost six
Of my stretcher bearers. We were
sitting in a room when suddenly we
heard the whistle Of the shell, follow
ed by an awful explosion. The whole
wall forming the side Of the room fell
in on top Of US. Three were killed
and three very seriously injured,
while got OF with just a slight con-
cussion and "a hours headache.
Fortunately I had got my wound
ed away about half an hour before,
and there were only about two-thirds
of my party with me, or there would
have been a more serious casualty
list.
Yesterday, the Germans had
couple Of Zeppelins and an aeroplane
over us and then shelled the trenches
on our right, like hades with high
explosive-like bodies and "Krumps."
They really had bad time, and I
wonder when ours is coming Our ar
tillery was quite unable to cope with
the weight Of guns they had up
against US. Their snipers are deadly,
too, and as soon as a man moves by
daylight he gets shot
All my business has to be done by
night, which is the only time Is Is safe
to move. It Is not safe then, Of course,
but still things are more hopeful. But
the cold nights are very trying, and
how to get wet feet warm Is an un-
solved problem.
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The World 10 All Right.

There is nothing at all the matter, my
boy;
The world goes plugging along
In the same old way, from day to day,
Singing her good old songs.
Maybe her songs grow old to you.
And maybe your hopes grow dim,
But there's nothing at all the matter,
my boy
It's only your foolish whim.
There is nothing at all the matter, my
You have only lost your hold;
Get back to the life and back to the
strife,
Get back to your works enfold.
There Is work laid out for your
hands to do,
So stick to your task with vim;
There is nothing at all the matter,
It's only your foolish whim.
There is nothing at all the matter, my
boy
Stand till your task is done;
It's the way for place in the worlds
made race
It's the way that the end Is won.
There's place at the top, but the
way Is long:
Don't rail II your star grows dim.
Don't say that the worlds all wrong.
my boy
It's only your foolish whim.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
WOLF TERROR TO WOUNDED
Russian Officer Tells Of Experience in
Prussia.

Russian Officer Tells Of Experience in
Prussia.
The presence Of the wolf as new
terror on the battleaelds OF East Prus-
sia and Poland is described in letter
sent by Russian officer to Riga
newspaper.
Wounded in an engagement which
had driven the Germans from their
trenches, he found himself later to be
the only living soul left on the field OF
dead. Pulling himself together and,
leaning on his sword, heNwalked as
best he could towards the supposed
shelter of his comrades in the woods.
Just as reached the edge Of the
wood" he says, Il stopped In terror.
From the distance there came the
bowling Of a wolf. 1t sounded unut-
terably melancholy and dreadful In the
still autumn night. Another wolf an
swered, in the same long drawn dis
NAL note. The bowling drew nearer.
Presently I heard It all around me,
without pause, growing louder and
more exultant every moment.
IT am no coward. am sportsman
and have killed many wolves In hunts,
but what heard that night can new
er forget. The chaotic bowling which
enclosed me like a chain kept coming
closer and closer, drawing to the CEN
tire Of the circle where was standing.
II saw clearly there was no chance
Of saving myself when the circle had
closed finally upon me. I went run
ning-how 1 managed it l don't know
towards some bushes a hundred
yards away. I reach them and drop
ped to the ground. was resolved to
fight as long as 1 could. l had my
loaded revolver and my sword.
"The wolves came nearer and their
bowling filled the night. Now they
were at the border Of the woods. In
the darkness I could see dim shadows
moving slowly between the trees.
LAS they came out Of the wood from
different directions they drew together
into one great dark herd and stood
thus for some minutes. Then another
wolf howled-from somewhere out on
the battlefield, and all at once the pack
began to move. Without haste, In a
little deliberate trot they went past
me, past the very clump Of bushes
where I was sitting with drawn re-
volver. Not one turned toward me.
watched each one as he went by, ex-
pecting that he would spring at me.
don't know how many there were, but
there were very many-all trotting so
quietly to the field where the dead
bodies were lying.
II was mercifully allowed to lapse
into Inconsistencies soon after. At
sunrise 1 was picked up, still uncon-
scious, by a Cossack patrol
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
CHAPTER XVI.
Tha Hanture.

AS we walked Joe gave me in little
Jerks the story of his adventures.
81 started out, Mr.. Quaritch,' ne
began, "and crossed the lake to the
camp where Bill Worke was fired at
YOU mind Miss Linda dropped a
brooch there? I had a search for it,
but 1 didn't find it. though 1 come
across what I'd hoped to find-a lot OF
tracks-men's tracks.
"Who had been there since Satur-
day?"
Huh! Yes: only about two days
old. After awhile I built a bit OF
fire and cooked a pinch Of tea in a
tin I'd fetched along. Then after
lunk'-Joe always called lunch
.lunk" II started back. I was COM
ing along easy, not on the path, but
in the wood about twenty yards to the
south of it, and afore I'd gone above
three or four acres a shot was fired at
me from above. The bullet didn't
strike me, but as I was in wonderful
Door place for cover-just three or
four spruces and half a dozen sticks
of wild raspberry went down, pre-
tending I'd got the bullet, pitched
over the way a man does that's got 1t
high up, and I took care to get the
biggest spruce trunk between me and
where 1 think the shots come from.
Sometimes, if you go down like
that, a manll get rattled-like and
come out, but not this one. Guess
I'm not the first he's put a bit Of lead
into. He lay still and fired again
got me in the shoulder that time, and
I gave a kick and showed In among
the raspberry canes in good earnest,
had some Of them Whitley buds in my
mouth and was chewing Of them,
when the fella shoots twice more
both misses. Then he kind o paused,
and I guesses he's going to move to
where he can let me have it again.
81 see the black hat on him for a
moment and then lets drive. tried
to get up to have look at him.
Surely that was risky. How could
you know he was dead?"
Heard the bullet strike and saw
the hat go backward. A man don't
never fall over backward when he's
shamming. I couldn't get to him
tainted, I guess. Then you come
along"
Evening had fallen before we ulti-
mately arrived at Kalmacks. We ap-
preached the house with care and en-
tered by a window at the back, as
Joe thought it possible the front en-
frances might be commanded from
the woods on that side.
We went at once to the room where
Worke was lying and Joe gave him a
rapid description Of the man he had
shot.
That's Tomlinson." said Worke at
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08

The first installment Of the notes
appearing under this heading was
published in our issue Of November IA.
1913. The notes are being prepared
by the editor as time and opportunity
permit. Their purpose Is to bring
into review the events Of the past for
the pleasure and satisfaction OF the
older people and for the entertainment
and instruction Of the present genera
tion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08

his office yesterday. The couples were
Mr.. Sylvanus Clark, Of Bessemer city.
and Miss Ruth Pasour, Of Dallas. and
Mr.. Luther A. Kiser, Of Bessemer City,
and Miss Lucy Clark, Of Bessemer
City. ..... Mr.. Ed Williams Of the
Southern's local shifting crew was
called to Morganton, Sunday night by
law, Mr.. Ernest Lewis had been
killed in a railroad accident. .Sena-
tor Arthur M. Dixon left Yesterday
morning for Raleigh to take his seat
as a member Of the upper house OF
the general assembly. Mrs. Dixon will
join him there later. Representatives
Mauney and Puett have also gone to
take their seats.
Lancaster News, Jan. 5: A meeting
Of the farmers Of the county was held
in the court house yesterday and steps
were taken towards a reorganization
Of the County Farmers Union. Mr. j.
Whitner Reid, secretary Of the state
union, and Mr.. B. Harris. Of Anderson,
it's first president, addressed the meet
ing. Mr.. Harris began his address by
saying that he was not surprised at
the small attendance because as a
general rule farmers were not inter-
ested in anything relating exclusively
to their welfare, that II the meeting
had been called for some other pur-
pose the court house would have been
full Mr.. Harris then addressed him
self to the matter Of organization and
cooperation among the farmers. He
referred to the work Of the Grange and
the Farmers Alliance, what great
good these organizations had accom-
plished. He spoke Of what the west
ern farmers did when wheat went to
SIS cents per bushel, corn to 20 cents
and oats to is cents per bushel. They
organized and co-operated to hold
with the result that prices immediate
ly went up. Mr.. ]. Whitner Reid spoke
next, stressing the matter OF organi-
zation, particularly the educational,
social and business features. At the
conclusion Of Mr.. Reid's address
temporary organization was erected
by the election Of Mr.. M. E. Jordan as
president; c. l. McManus, vice presi-
dent, and Mr.. George w. Jones as sec
retary. :. News received here last
night by their parents told Of the mar
riage in Columbia late yesterday az
ternoon of Miss Euphemia Ganson
daughter Of Mrs. w. c. Hough, to Mr..
M. B. Britain of Palmetto, Ga, and
Miss Ruth F'underburk, daughter OF
DIR. and Mrs. J. D. Funderburk, to Mr..
James McLaurin Of McColl. Both
Young ladies left on the afternoon
train Yesterday, Miss Ganson, presum-
ably to re-enter the College for Wo-
men in Columbia, where she had been
a student before Christmas. and Miss
Funderburk, 1t was thought to accom-
pany her to Kershaw and return on
the night train. Edward Blake, the
little son Of Mr.. and Mrs r. P. Neal.
died December "a, Of diphtheria. The
funeral services were conducted at the
residence by Revs. J. F. Hammond and
]. M. Neal, after which the remains
were laid to rest at Flint Ridge, De-
cember rs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
FOOTSTEPS OF The Fathers.
As Traced In Early Files Of The
YOfkVille Enquirer
news and Views OF YESTERDAY

Bringing Up Records Of tho Past and
Giving the Younger Readers Of To.
day a Pretty Comprehensive knowl-
,dse of the Things that Most Con-
eerned Generations that Have Conc
Before.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08

'sS:' The United States has 22S,00O Bo-
hemians and Moravians.
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Gastonia Gazette, Jan. 3: The local
officers Of the insurance department Of
the knights Of Pythias held their an
nual meeting last night in the lodge
room. Officers were CHOSEN for the
ensuing year as follows: President,
R. b. Babington; vice-president, 7. L.
Craig: secretary and treasurer, ]. H.
Kennedy; medical examiners, Drs. ].
NJ. Sloan. H. F. Glenn and D. A. Gar
rison. The past year has been most
successful one. There has not been a
death in the local lodge nor has there
been d single policy to lapse. Nine
new policies aggregating $4,000 were
written during the year. AT present
there are in force among members OF
the local. lodge policies aggregating
sS5.500. .. Esquire W. Meek Adams
performed two marriage ceremonies In
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-05-28
Checotah Swept.

Checotah Okla, was swept by a
tornado Wednesday night Fifty resi-
dences were damaged and a few were
totally demolished. A large grain
elevator was wrecked and windows
and skylights throughout the city
were shattered A heavy rain which
followed the windstorm flooded many
buildings. 1t is estimated that tn.
damage at Checotah will reach 500
OOs.
The Arkansas river at East Musko-
gee rose six feet during the night and
threatens TO destroy railroad and in
terurban bridges. over a hundred
farmers, with more than twenty
farms, were frantically working
Thursday night to erect a leyee to
protect the town of Fort Gibson and
surrounding farms from the floods.
\ levee constructed of sandbags at
Horseshoe lake broke Thursday,
flooding hundreds Of acres Of potato
fields.