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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
NEVER TOUCHED Me-"
What Edison Said Whom Fire Burned
Frame OF His Photograph.

What Edison Said Whom Fire Burned
Frame of His Photograph.
The March American Magazine con-
tains an interesting editorial about
Thomas A. Edison and a chronology Of
his life and achievements, prepared by
william H. Meadowcroft, who for thir-
ty years has been one Of Edison's chief
associates. The article Is accompanied
by a remarkable photograph Of Mr..
Edison. This photograph was rescued
from the thick Of the fire which dev-
astated the Edison plant In Decem-
Der. The frame was charred and the
glass covering the photograph was
cracked and blackened by heat, but
the picture itself remained unmarked.
The great inventor, with characteristic
humor, scrubbed on the margin, Never
touched me" An extract from the edi-
torial accompanying the chronology
follows:
ION December 9, the huge manufac-
turing plant of Thomas A. Edison, sit
uated on the Valley road. Orange. N.
j., was visited by a devastating fire,
which devoured buildings, apparatus
and supplies, whose value can, at the
time of writing, only be loosely esti-
mated.
THE inventor watched the fire with
one thing uppermost in his mind.
What do you suppose 1t was? What
would you be thinking about under
those circumstances, with the labor Of
years, and nearly all you w In the
world, going up in ruin and loss?
Thomas A. Edison was intently ex-
aiming the fire-resisting qualities OF
reinforced concrete construction, so
that hereafter such buildings may be
truly fire proof.
There's a mighty expensive ex-
pertinent he said. pointing to the
blazing pile. but it's a good ne.
There will be a mobilization around
here tomorrow If that stuff cools OF
enough, and when those buildings go
up again, they'll go up fire proof
What an example! Especially In
these times, when 20 many show the
white feather and croak about hard
times or bad luck or some kind OF
petty trouble or grievance! Here Is
the living incarnation Of American
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

spirit and courage. Not a thought OF
the past! Not a regret, except for the
single life lost-one Of his workmen
who died doing his duty! Not a hint
of complaint or encouragement, but
every power Of thought and will con-
centrated on what he was going to do
next. I'm sixty-seven years DID, he
said, but I'm none too old to take a
fresh start tomorrow morning. No
body is ever too old to take a fresh
start
WAS there ever anything finer,
more magnifcently and truly American
than this? Can the inspiration Of such
an example ever weaken? Can one
ever forget 1t, or let is lose its power
over us? We take this occasion to
publish a chronology Of Edison's life,
showing the things he has achieved In
the realm Of physical science. We are
grateful for them. But we are most
Of all grateful for the ideal standard
pattern Of American bravery and spirit
that we see outlined In bold relief
against the blazing background OF
the Valley Road"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

Wrong Foot.-Sam, who was a great
gunner, made arrangements to go on
a hunting trip at an early hour In the
morning, but having no faith in alarm
clocks, he sought the services Of the
night cop on the corner.
Jim" said he, ~instructing the cop,
when / go to bed tonight / am going
to tie one end Of a cord around my
big toe and throw the other end out Of
the window. At 4 o'clock in the morn
ing, I want you to pull on the rope
and keep on pulling until I tell you
70 STOP"
All right, Sam" smiled the police
man, you will find me on the job"
Late that night Sam crawled in, and,
after adjusting the rope according to
schedule, he was soon in the land Of
dreams. Hardly had he slept a min
ute, he thought. when he was awaken
ed by a frightened cry, and then more
cries, and to his horror he saw Mrs.
Sam slowly sliding feet first toward
the window.
"Gee!" he exclaimed, as the truth
suddenly dawned upon him. II must
have tied that cord around the wrong
toe."-Philadelphia Transcript.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
WHY SUNDAY IS A PREACHER
Famous Evangelist Once a Star Base.
ball PLAYER.

U otttSsc
ball Player.
Billy Sunday is occupying sc large
a place in the public eye, there is 80
much argument pro and con as to his
motives and methods that this short
sketch Of his life from the pen Of Rev.
DR.. James Cannon will be found very
interesting:
BILLY Sunday was born in a two
room log cabin in the state Of Iowa
during the war. His father went to
the army before he was born, and
died In the army. His mother was so
poor that when he was only six years
old, he was placed in an orphan
home, where he stayed until he was
IA. He then went to work on a farm,
then had a place as general utility
boy in a hotel, then as janitor Of the
public high school, then as helper In
a furniture shop and finally. at the
age Of 81, he became a member of the
Chicago White Stocking Baseball
club. He was the fastest runner In
the profession, and received a large
salary.
"One night he stopped to listen to
some workers of the Pacific Garden
mission on the streets Of Chicago,
and went with them to the mission
rooms, and in a few days, as a peni-
tent sinner, he found Christ as a Sa-
vior and came out openly as a Chris
tian, joining the Presbyterian church
and the Central Y. M. c. A., Of Chica-
60.
He continued as a professional
ball player for five years after his
conversion, but began almost imme-
diately to take part in Christian work,
attending church in whatever city his
team might be visiting, teaching In
Sunday school and speaking at Y. NJ.
C. A. meetings. In 1891, Sunday, after
many unsuccessful attempts, secured
q release from his contract as a ball
player, and accepted the position Of
secretary of. the religious department
Of the Chicago Y. NJ. c. A, at a salary
Of $1,000 a year. He vas married and
was receiving a salary Of several
thousand dollars a year, but he work.
ed p%ersistently to get a release from
the ball club to take up the religious
work.
This shows that Billy Sunday did
not enter the Christian work from any
mercenary motive"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

His Reputation.-A surgeon, whose
work lies largely among foreigners,
tells the following which happened
several years ago:
A woman who had very little the
matter with her, was so interested in
her own case that she talked about 1t
every time opportunity afforded. One
day she said to the doctor:
What would happen to me If I did
not come when I did,"
"Oh. you probably would have died
IL you had come any sooner" replied
the doctor.
The woman got we'll, and the doctor
dismissed the case from his mind. One
day. however, a neighbor Of the wo-
mar appeared with a bad deformity
which was growing rapidly worse as
time went n
why didn't you come to me sooner
with this?" he demanded.
We'll, you know Mis- Y%ohnson?"
Yes nodded the doctor.
Veil, she tell me you say If dey
come to you too soon you kael DEM"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

Il Cured Him.-During the demon
stration OF his new kineataphone. Mr..
Edison said: With this invention
an actor may hear himself speak as
we'll as see himself act. Let us hope
he won't be disappointed-like a piccolo
player in a music store, who was urg-
ed to buy a monograph. The dealer,
as a last resort, got the nan to make
a Photographic record Of The Last
Rose Of Summer" with his piccolo.
THE dealer then ran the tune off
while the player-a really wretched
performer-listened with ID strange
air. At the end the dealer said:
There! Isn't that wonderful?
"'H'm-well-yes," said the piccolo
player.
And now said the dealer, brisk
~, are you going to buy a phono-
graph
No the player answered. I'm
going to sell the piccolo. Nashville
Tennessean.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

JussIed the lansuase.-Dr. Hans
Richter. who has resigned the honor
airy degrees conferred on him by two
Of the English universities, lived in
England ten years, but became
proficient in the English language,
say the London Chronicle. Many
amusing plumbers Of his used to be
passed around in Manchester.
she is no better; If she does not lie,
she swindles," he told a member Of his
orchestra who, hearing that Frau
Richter had been Ill, inquired as to her
progress.
"Schwindel" in German means gid
diness or faintness.
Subsequently 1t was decided that
Frau Richter should stay by the sea
for some weeks, and her husband ac-
companied her to New Brighton, re-
turning the same day for a concert. A
friend overheard him saying at the
booking office:
Give me two tickets, n for me to
come back and one for my wife not to
come back"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
Il Knows it's Value and Goes Where it
can Do Most Good.

esSS eh'S w ttV -
can Do Most Good.
I'M a Dollar. A little age-worn,
perhaps; but still in circulation. I am
proud of myself for being in circula-
ton. l am not a tomato can dollar
not I. This town is only my adopted
home, but I like it and hope to remain
permanently. When l came out Of the
mint I vas adopted into another town
like this in another state. But, after a
time, I was sent off to a big city, many
miles away. / turned up in q mail or
der house. For several years I stayed
in that city. M%illionaires bought CT
gars with me. 1 didn't like that, for I
believe in plain people. Finally, a
travelling man brought me to this town
and left me here. 1 was so glad to get
back to a smaller town that l deter
mined to make a desperate effort to
stay.
One day a citizen of this town was
about to send me back to that big city.
I caught him looking over a mail order
catalogue. Suddenly I found my voice
and said to him-he was a dentist, by
the way:
Doc. look here, If you'll let me stay
in this town I'll circulate around and
do you a lot of good. You buy a beef
steak with me, and the butcher will
buy groceries, and the grocer will buy
hardware, and the hardware man will
pay his doctors bill with me, and the
doctor will spend me with a farmer
for corn to feed his horse with, and
the farmer will buy some fresh meat
from the butcher, and the butcher will
come around to you and get his tooth
mended. In the long run. as you see,
III be more useful to you here at home
than If you'd send me away forever"
Doc. said 1t was a mighty stiff argu-
ment. He hadn't looked at 1t in that
light before. so he bought the big
beefsteak and I began to circulate
around home again. Now, just sup
pose all the other dollars that are sent
to Chicago or some other big city were
kept circulating right here at home,
you would see this town grow. Hon.
est, isn't hat right?-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
Humorous department.

He Was Telling Him.-During one
Of the visits Of the British royal fam
lily to Balmoral the then Prince of
Wales now King George, dressed
very simply, was crossing n Of the
Scotch lakes in q steamer, and, curious
to note everything relating to the
management Of the vessel, he entered
the galley where a brawney highlander
was attending to the culinary matters
and was met by the savory odors of
a compound known by Scotchmen as
hodgepodge, which the highlander was
preparing.
What is that?" asked the prince,
who was not known to the cook.
"Hodgepodge, sir" was the reply.
How Is it made?" was the next
question.
why, there's mutton intirt and tur-
nips intil't, and carrots intil't-and"-
Yes, yes" interrupted the prince,
who had not learned that "intirt'
meant "in it." but what is intirt?'"
why, there's mutton intirt, and tur-
nips intil't, and carrots intirt. nd
yes / see; but what is intilft?'
The mar looked up, and seeing thai
the prince was asking the question In
good faith, he replied, a trife nettled:
Wasn't l tellin' We? There's NUT
ton intirt, and
Yes, certainly, I heard you, but
what is 'intirt-intirt?"
I'VE daft dawk!" yelled the high
lander, brandishing his big spoon, am
I no tellin' We what's intirt There's
mutton intirt"-
Here, the interview was brought to a
close by one of the princes suit who
was fortunately passing and stepped In
to save his royal highness from be-
ing raped over the head with the big
spoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

liehts.-Mr. Picklelilly came from
his club one morning about 5 o'clock.
He entered his happy home, crept up
the stairs softly, so as not to awaken
his spouse, Their felt for the switch
to turn on the electric light. He could
not find it, and In the darkness STUN
bled over a chair.
What's that" came a voice from
the bed.
Where the duce are the lights in
his house," snarled Picklelilly, try
ing to put a bold face on the matter.
Lights" cried Mrs. Picklelilly,
scathingly. Pull up the blinds!"-
Judge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
TUESDAY MARCH %, 1915.
TAX ~N0TICE-l9l4
Office Of the County Treasurer Of York
County.

County.
Yorkville, s. c., March. 2, 1915.
NJ Office is hereby given that the
~ Tax Books for York county,
opened October 18th, 1914, will re-
main open for the Collection OF
STATE, COUNTY, LOCAL and
SCHOOL TAXES until WEDNES-
DAY, MARCH 81, 1915, and after
that date there will be added a PEN
atty Of FIVE PER CENT on all taxes
not previously paid.
Note.-The Tax Books are made up
by Townships, and parties writing
about taxes will always expedite mat
tiers II they will mention the Town
ship or Townships in which their
property or properties are located.
HARRY E. NEIL.
Treasurer Of York County.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23

Enough Said.-Naval Recruiting Of
fcer Ito actor who has applied to join
the naval reserve)-"And what ex-
p~erience have you had?"
Actor-"Quite considerable, l was
two years a midshipman in H. NJ. S.
Pinafore, a lieutenant in a half a
dozen plays, and. an admiral in the
Chinese Observation-Disclosures Opin-
ion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-23
The BOY FARMER
Or a Member of the Corn Club.
Bv ASA PATRICK
CHAPTER vi.

Copyright, 1915, by American Press Association.
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THE PATRIOTIC DOLLAR

Ito be c%ontinued.)
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
THREE HURT in EXPLOSION
Accident Occurs as Preparations Are
Being Made for Balloon
Ascension.

Milwaukee.-Three men were
burned, one. seriously, several others
sustained bruises and slight burns
and a score more were endangered
when tank of gasoline, being used
to initiate balloon, exploded in a
vacant lot at Lake street and Hum
boldt avenue. The injured are: Ed
ward Kruger, Frederick Kaufman
and George Klein
Under the direction of William
Kuptz, several men were assisting in
filling the big bag of gas. They were
using gasoline in a contrivance SINH
lar to a blowtorch.
When the tank was seen to be
leaking and it was evident an explo-
sion might take place, more than a
score of men ran to the balloon in an
attempt to drag it out of danger
Kruger, Kaufman and Klein we're
among, those nearest to the tank
When the explosion came the flames
surrounded them for second. al
most asphyxiating them. and set fire
to their clothing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
TO CONFER DEGREES JUNE 16
Procession of Graduates and Tradi.
tionaI Exercises Part of Com
mencement Program at U.

Madison. Beginning with the
time-honored procession of gradu-
ates, faculty and regents at $3.50
o'clock in the morning, commence
ment day, Wednesday, June Is, at
the University of Wisconsin will IN
clude the traditional exercises. Pres.
ident Van Hise will deliver a brief
address in the university gymnasium
at $50, and will confer the degrees
Orations are to be delivered by the
following members of the graduating
class: w. Harrison Loerpabel OF
Nome, Alaska, college of engineer
ing; William G.. Kammlade of Spar
ia, college Of agriculture; Archie M.
Peisch Of Eau Claire, and Yvonne
Dauplaise of Superior, college of let
tiers and science, and Roger G. Cum
ningham of GAINESVILLE, law school,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
P. J. MAHONEY HEADS /. O.O.F.
Berlin Wins Honors In Competitive
Drill, Defeating Green Bay by
Marrow Margin.

Manitowoc.-The thirtieth annual
convention of Wisconsin Oddfellows
and Rebekahs closed with election of
the following officers:
Grand master, Paul j. Mahoney, La
Crosse; deputy grand master, John S
Craig. Superior; grand secretary, 9
w. Thwaits, Milwaukee; grand chap
lain, J. S. Josslyn, Be1leville; grand
warden, A. ]. Engli, Ellsworth; grand
marshal, A. M. Arbenson, Amigo;
grand conductor, D. r. Williams, Osh
kosh; grand guardian, G. J. Rawliss
Stoughton; grand herald, S. ]. Que
man, Milwaukee
Officers of the Rebekahs: President,
Mrs. Joseph Tyrill, Madison; vice
president, Mrs. Dickerson, GAINESVILLE;
warden, Mrs. Reynolds, Appleton;
marshal, Mrs. Nelson, Amigo; secre-
tary, Mrs. Howe, River Falls; conduc-
tor, Mrs. Hoe, Milwaukee; inner
guard, Mrs. Galloway, La Crosse; out
er guard, Mrs. McRae, Stevens Point.
Berlin won honors in the competi-
tive contest for drill teams, scoring
So points and winning over Green Bay
by narrow margin.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
STORM CAUSES DAMAGES
Four Houses Are Struck by Lightning
and Several Persons Injured
at Marinette.

Marinette.-Four places were
struck by lightning, one man was in
jured, cow killed, one house nearly
wrecked, several others damaged and
a narrow escape from death by
Mother Superior Mela of st. Mary's
convent, was the feature of a great
electrical storm which swept over the
Twin cities.
Places in Marinette struck by
lightning are: w. R. Petrie, house
nearly wrecked, one man, Oscar
Kruger, knocked unconscious; also
A. Mindrum and Fred Nelson homes.
Perhaps the most spectacular in
cident was remarkable electrical dis
play which took place about Mother
Superior Mela While at a window
of the convent balls of fire burst
about her in most sensational man
ner, but she felt no shock, nor was
anything near her touched by cleo
tricity.
Lightning crashed down the CHM
ney of the home of w. r. Petrie and
spread to almost every part of the
house. Oscar Kruger, asleep in a
room on the top floor, was hurled
from his bed and made unconscious.
Sp1inters of wood were driven sew
eral inches into the house.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
HENRY TOWN NAMED
WARDEN At WAUPUN
FORMER INSTITUTION HEAD TO
SUCCEED REV. DANIEL
WOODWARD.
DR.. DRAKE GETS PROMOTION
Appointed superintendent of State In
sane Asylum at Mendoza to
Succeed Or Gorst
of Baraboo.

Madison. Henry To%ne of Madison,
who was appointed by the state board
Of control as warden of the state pris-
on at Waupun, held that Office for
eight years prior to the appointment of
the Rev. Daniel Woodward four years
ago. Mr.. Towne succeeded Charles G..
McClaughrey, who resigned the ward
enship after some minor disagreement
with the board of control. McClaugh-
reg is now warden of the Iowa state
reformatory at Anamosa, Ia. The salary
of Warden Towne was not fixed, but
it is understood that it will be $4,000
with an allowance of 81, 200 year for
family expenses. This is the same
compensation that Warden Woodward
has received. Mr.. Towne will assume
the wardenship on July 1.
The board appointed DR.. Frank I.
Drake, who has been physician at the
state prison for two years, superin-
tendent of the state insane asylum at
Mendoza. He will succeed Dr. Charles
Gorst of Baraboo, who has been super
intendent there for twelve years. His
salary will be $500 a year
The board reappointed the superin-
tendents of the other state charitable
and penal institutions, including DR..
Norman Hoffman of the tuberculosis
sanitarium at Wales. Miss Catherine
Pinkerton of Madison, sister of DR..
Pinkerton of Prairie du Shien, was
named to succeed Mrs r. A. McGOni-
gal of Dodgeville as matron of the
san1tarium at Wales. Matrons at the
other institutions were reannointed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
SEVEN DIE IN Wreck
ACCIDENTS CAUSED ON MILWAU-
kEE ROAD BY cLoUDBURST
IN MINNESOTA.
ENGINE AND CARS IN RIVER
Engineer Fails to See That Bridge at
Amherst junction Is Washed Away
Wall of Water Sweeps Through
Streets Of Stockholm.

La Crosse, Wis, June 8.-Seven
persons we're killed and several miles
of track were destroyed in railroad
wrecks resulting from a cloudburst
which circled La Crosse on Saturday
night.
Owing to region of high pressure
here, not drop of rain fell in La
Crosse.
Six were killed and many injured
when Milwaukee passenger train No.
5 ran into wrecked bridge at Am
herst Junction. two miles above Lake
City, MINI.
The dead: Wilbur Taber, engineer,
Minneapolis; Roy Roberts, fireman,
Minneapolis; - Lacey, express mes
senger, Chicago; passenger, male, I'M
identified; two tramps, unidentified.
The passengers were generally
shaken up.
Engineer Taber was running his
train at high speed through a blind
ing storm. 1t is thought he did not
see the bridge had been washed out
until he applied the air. as the engine
plunged into the raging torrent. Luck
lily the brakes held the train, but the
engine, baggage car and mail car were
submerged.
Bodies of the engineer and fireman
were recovered in the morning by
divers, who went into the twenty feet
of water to explore the wrecked en-
CINE and cars. Bodies of the express
messenger and men known to have
been on the head end. were not
found. 1t is considered probable that
more lives have been lost.
Northwestern passenger train No.
IL went into the ditch at Roberts,
near Eau Claire. Dorsey Sheehan,
the engineer, was killed. While being
taken to ST. Paul on a relief train,
Sheehan, who had been fatally burned.
regained consciousness and asked If
any of the passengers had been in
jured. When told they had not, he
smiled family and died.
At Stockholm, opposite Red Wing,
wall of water ten feet high rolled
down the bluff and tore through the
store buildings on the river front.
Passengers on the wrecked Milwau-
kee train who were injured are being
cared for in farm houses, Minneapolis
physicians having been sent to the
scene.
All passenger traffic between La
Crosse and the Twin Cities on Sun
day was detoured.
On the southern Minnesota division
of the Milwaukee road several wash
outs are reported, but all trains got
through although they we're all late.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
GIVES PEACE TERMS
Dutch Envoy Arrives in Washington
With German Demands for
End Of War.

Washington, June Germany,
through special Dutch envoy, is ask
ing President Wilson to transmit pro-
posed terms Of peace to the allied
powers.
The envoy is Jonkheer van Gheel
Gildermeister, a member of the court
of Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands and connected with banking cir
cles in Holland.
He came to Washington on Friday
equipped with the peace terms of Ger
many, which that country has been
publishing to the world for months
as follows:
Evacuation of Belgium and North
ern France.
Reconstruction of the kingdom Of
Poland.
freedom of the seas.
"Cession of a strip of Alsace and
Lorraine to France In recognition Of
German sovereignty over Luxem-
bourg.
Acquisition Of African colonies by
Germany.
Restoration to Germany of all
colonies held by that country prior to
the war, with the exception Of
Kaio-chau, which is to be disposed of
as Japan sees At"
So far as official action is concerned
it is not believed here that President
Wilson would be inclined to take it,
since he has received no official COM
munication as to Germany's desire for
peace on the terms stated.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-06-11
Petition Is Dismissed.

Madison. - The state railroad
commission dismissed the petition of
George H. Dobbies and forty-seven
other residents of Fremont, Wau-
paca county, for an order requiring
the 500 railroad company to stop its
northbound passenger train No. on
signal at the station of Fremont. The
commission found that the present
service furnished by the road, which
consists of two passenger trains each
way daily, was adequate.