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jjmraoron* Department. 2 His Objection.?a trolley company was contemplating running Its line so that It would join a certain small town at the time practically removed from the outer world, with a growing city. In the course of the hearing one "farmer, who was prominent in affairs hi the small town, argued persistently agi Inst the railway entering the village. But he advanced no real reason for his antagonism until it e counsel for tne ranroau tuuwu uiiu. i "Mr. Perkins, Just what is your objection to our line?" Then Perkins straightened up. He looked deOantly at every one in the room and said: "This Is a small village. We ain't got many folks here. If the trolly is brought here It will be easy to get out, and we might lose all the folks we have. That's my objection." Hard to 8atisfy.?"It is impossible to satisfy some sightseers," said a man who has country relatives, to the New Tork Sun. "A backwoods cousin *' - 11 *--* ?- -? tko olo-Vita vis ilea me taut wee*, vue ui w >< ?? I showed him was the crowds. The thousands and hundreds of thousands of people struggling for a foothold at bridges and subway stations struck him momentarily dumb. When his voice came back the first question he asked was, 'Where on earth do you get enough stuff to feed all those people?' I answered that by taking him on a trip through the produce district. I steered him for miles through head-high ramparts of meat, poultry, vegetables and fruit. At the end of the trip hts first astonishment had been absorbed in a deeper wonder. 'Where on earth,' said he, 'do you find the people to eat all that stuff?'" "Pakin' Powdah."?George W. Cable, the novelist, used to know, in his w early days, a little colored girl named ov? a wob um?wh?t hard of hearing and often when he would tell her something she would say "Huh?" * He tired of Katie's grunting this way. so at last he said: "Katie, whenever I say anything to you that you don't understand, never say 'Huh?' to me. Say 'Beg pardon." That's ever so much nieer. Now, don't forget, Katie." About a week later he found her swinging on the gate. Anxious to test her memory, he asked: "Well, Katie, what is it you're to say to Mr. Cable instead of 'Huh?'" Katie's eyes sparkled as she quickly answered, "Bakin' powdah." Pitcher Wanted Overtime.?In Minnesota a pitcher named Jensen, was the s star pitcher of one of the league teams. The score was 0 to 0 in the ninth in nlng. As his team started for the field to begin the tenth he suddenly dropped the ball and started for the bench. "Hey, what's the matter?" cried his manager. Jensen held up a large brown hand for attention, and then made oratory: "Meester Manayer, Aye ban gude hard vorker. Aye ban villlng dat Aye skal peetch das nine ennings. But fen Aye bane ask dat Aye skal go das overtimes, Aye ban made kick. Aye bane good union mans an' Aye not work overtime unless Aye skal get overtime pay!" And it is said that the manager had to promise him five dollars on the side before he'd go back and finish the game. Purely For Amusement. ? John Kendrick Bangs was moving his *? L Win a O f goous auu ciiaiwis nuiu uw uumc ???. Yonkers, N. Y. It was a rainy day, and before the house stood three large'moving vans and the lawn was covered with furniture of all sorts. Mr. Bangs stood In the downpour expediting the movers, when a lady, a neighbor with whom he was acquainted, passed and smiling, asked: "Oh, are you moving, Mr. Bangs?" "No, indeed, Mrs. ," replied the humorist. "You see, it is such a beautiful day that I thought I would get all the furniture out of my house and take it out for a ride." At the Top Notch.?Does he look respectable?" said the eminently proper head of the eminently proper firm to the man who had recommended an unfortunate acquaintance for a clerkship. "Look respectable?" was the reply. "Good heavens! yes. He looks so rMnaKtghlB that nil th? snoonine couples in the park stop spooning when he walks by. Can respectability go further?" The eminently proper head thought it could not, and gladly dispensed patronage. Two of a Kind.?One night Pat was strolling around a show, when the showman called him and told him that a lion had just fled and offered him |25 to take its place, and Pat, being out of work, jumped at the chance. As soon as he was in the cage another door opened and in walked a tiger. Pat was so frightened that he backed to the other side of the cage, trembling all over. When he had given up all hope a voice from the tiger exclaimed: "Stop trembling; Pat. I'm an Irishman myself." What It Was For.?The late Joseph Jefferson once received a cable dispatch from his son Thomas, who was in London, asking his father to remit to him 100 pounds. The father was doubtful, and so he fwlrn/1 Ho nlr "What do you want it for?" Back came the answer: "For Tom." This so tickled the old man that the money was forthcoming. IW A man who had been troubled with bronchitis for a long time called on a rather noted doctor. After a few questions the doctor told him he had a very common ailment that would readily yield to treatment. "You're sure you can cure my bronchitis?" said the man. "you must have had great experience with it." "Why, my dear sir," confided the doctor. "I've had it myself for over twenty years."?San Francisco Argonaut. Where She Swept.?Mrs. Murphy? Here Brldgid, see how dirty it is under the bed? Bridgid?Yes'm. Mrs. Murphy?Haven't I always impressed upon you that you must sweep under the beds? Bridgid?Av coorse, ma'am: an' how could the dust get there if I hadn't swept it under? ifttsctUanfoui steading. WORSE THAN FLIES. Of the Two Peets Rats Are the More Dangerous. The rat?not the kind milady used to wear in her hair, but the fourlegged, bewhiskered rodent?Is severely cedonmned as a disease breeder by R. H. Creel, passed assistant surgeon, United States public health service. In a public health report issued from the government printing office. "Of all the parasite that have their being in and around the habitation of man, the rat has less to justify its existence than any other," the report says. "As devoid of any redeeming traits as the fly, that has been the subject of a nation-wide sanitary crusade, the rat is a greater pest because of its depredations and its possibilities for harm in the transmission and perpetuation of bubonic plague in a community. The latter consideration is of more serious Import in seaport towns, wherever they may be, and in those localities where plague has onoe appeared, but with the worldwide march of bubonic plague in no city should its advent be regarded as Improbable. "For anti-plague work in the United States and its insular possessions? the Philippines, Hawaii and Porto Rico?there has been spent in recent years by the Federal government, through the United States public health service and by the different local government forces, a vast sum. The loss to commercial interests in all these places, due to interference of shipping facilities and sanitary restrictions by other countries, has made the sum actually spent for the plague work seems as 'a drop in the bucket.' "Bubonic plague .s endemic on every continent in the world and in practically all countries excepting possibly those of continental Europe. In our own country iny laxity of sanitary surveillance of the endemic centers on the Pacific coast would result in the broadcast sprtiad of the disease. The same will apply to all endemic centers. It is a question of central vigilance. "By means of trapping percentages covering a period of one year It was determined that tho rodent population in San Francis :o was slightly in excess of the human population. In Porto Rico, where the same method of computation was employed, the portion of the rate and human inhabitants in cities was about equal. "In the rural district of Indiana and other states the number or rats on any farm or plantation will easily average three or four times the number of persons on the estate, and in the grain or cane producing area the production will be manifold. In caneproducing tropical and semi-tropical countries, such as Porto Rico, all the West Indies, the Hawaiian islands and the Phlllppinea where the roof rat and the field rat predominate, the rat population is incredibly large. On one cane plantation in Porto Rico, where there was loss than 500 persons, within six months there were killed 25,000 rodents. "It is therefore evident that an estimate of the rodent population of the United States as equal to the human census would be well below the probable number. In our insular dependencies?Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines?where the cane neias are especially overrun with rats, the rodent population is undoubtedly several times the human population. "Computing the upkeep of the rat as one-half a cent a day, and estimating one rat to each person, the sum of $167,000,000 annually is lost to the pest 'The extermination of rats Is not nearly so easy as fly destruction. An adult rat will, on the average, produce young six times yearly and from six to twelve young in each litter. There have been known cases where a full-grown female littered twelve times In one year; A rat can produce when three months old. This remarkable fecundity, together with the Instinctive secretive habits of the rat, which, being an animal of nocturnal habits, lies hidden during the day and is active at night, while his human foe is asleep, readily accounts for the large rat pcpulation in any locality and emphasizes the difficulty of rat destruction. "Rats can be destroyed by trapping, by poisoning and by using natural enemies, as certain breeds of cats and dogs. To insure success to these measures it will be necessary to curtail the rat's food 3Upply by properly disposing of garbage and table refuse and by preventing rats from gaining access to such fooe. as is contained in pantries, groceries, markets, stables, etc. The municipal government will have to assist the efforts of citizens along this line by creating and enforcing suitable ratproof laws. "Merely to keep premises clean and free from rubbish will be of but little benefit, as rodents generally, even when abundant rubbish is available, prefer more secure cover, as that of beneath floors and within double walls and ceilings. So along with other measures for the destruction of rats, all buildings, chicken yards, garbage, receptacles, sidewalks and planked areas must be built or repaired to prevent rat harboring. "Ratprooflng by elevation is chiefly applicable to smal: and medium sized frame dwellings. The intent is to have sufficient elevation?about two feet?so that the ground area be neath will be as exposed and rree from covert as unbuilt-upon land. Marginal ratproofing will suffice in more pretentious dwellings, where sufficient care can be exercised to prevent rats from gnawing through the plank floors. Chicken pens can be protected by concrete walls at the periphery, sunk Into the ground two feet or more, with one-half Itich mesh wire netting covering sides and top. Garbage cans should be of servicable metal with properly fitting tops. "These precautions against rat harborage and for the protection of food supplies, in connection with careful trapping and poisoning, will be attended with considerable success toward the destruction of rats." Man Lifting Magnet. An interesting experiment was recently made at the works of one of the large German manufacturing firms with one of their lifting magnets. A chain secured to the ground at one end and carrying an iron hall at its free end was raised to a vertical position by the approach of the lifting magnet suspended from a crane, says Scientific American. The chain throughout its length remained in vertical position below the magnet, A grown-up workman climbed up the chain without disturbing its rigidity. The chain seemed to float in air. The magnetic pull on the ball was greater than the gravitational pull on the man. This remarkable experiment shows the enormous power of attraction exerted on industrial lifting magnets as used on an ever-increasing scale in iron and steel works for the transport of iron materials of every description. In no other field of metallurgy are the economical advantages of transport by electricity so conspicuous as In connection with the use of lifting magnets, which enable the operator to seize the iron material at any point desired, convov?nor it onv other Doint within the range controlled by the crane. Incidentally, it should be noted that the use of lifting magnets eliminates much of the risk of accidents formerly connected with manual transport and the use of hand-operated cranes. Cranes with lifting magnets are, of course,' used on a large scale also in connection with the loading and unloading of railway wagons with all sorts of iron material. CANALS IN UNITED STATES Four Great Artificial Waterways to be Opened in 1914. The year of 1914 might appropriate ly be termed the year or can&:s, wrues Holland In the Philadelphia Ledger. Within twenty-four hours after the official announcement from Massachusetts reported that the canal which will cut off the forearm of Massachusetts, Cape Cod, at the shoulder will be completed early in the year 1914 and opened to navigation within the year, there came also authoritative information from Texas stating that early In ,th? year 1914 the canalizing which has been in progress at and near Houston would be completed. When this work is done there will be a ship channel to Houston with an average depth of 2F feet of water. The Cape Cod canal will have a depth sufficient for any out the very largest steamships. In the year 1914, in all probability, tne greater part 01 me worn ior me Improvement of the Erie canal will have been completed and if the great terminal basin which is to be established at the west end of Long Island fronting New York harbor were also then finished, this stupendous canal proposition, which is to cost about two-thirds as much as the Panama canal, will also be ready to float barges of a thousand tons capacity. In the year 1914 the Panama canal will be made ready for the commerce that will be offered, so that in the early winter of 1915 this greatest public work of modern times, at least in its Influence, will also add its achievement to that of the other canal builders. Of these canals the one now under construction at Cape Cod to connect Buzzard's Bay with Massachusetts Bay is the only one which represents the Investment of private capital. The Cape Cod canal represents .the initial portion of the proposition laid down nearly 100 years ago by John C. Calhoun, when he was secretary of war in the administration of President Monroe. The canal, which would shorten the distance from Boston to New York, and would also make possible practically safe navigation by avoiding Cape Cod, was outlined by Calhoun as the beginning of artificial intercoastal canal systems stretching from Massachusetts Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. Apart of that system is now in operation and the initial part will be completed next year. At the remote southwest, as compared with Cape Cod, Houston is to celebrate the construction of an artificial ship channel by means of wnich ocean going vessels will be able to dock at Houston. The government of the United States is sponsoring this canal with the abundant assistance of Houston herself, and the government's engineers are perfecting this artificial channel. There is to be a turning basin at the upper end of this channel and the city of Houston will build as perfect a system of wharfage as is to be found in the United States upon the front of this basin. The government, however, exacts from the city a guarantee that commerce will be free and Houston did not grudgingly accept this provision of the contract, since the enterprising clt lzens 01 inai nourisinng cuy nau a keen understanding of what free wharfage and a free water front would mean in the way of tempting commerce to utilize the new ocean front at Houston. Whatever may be the commerial influence consequent upon the opening of four waterways to navigation the fact that these artificial navigable waters will be completed in the year 1914 is of Itself enough to authorize the designation of that date as the great American canal year. History In Stamps. Every one who has collected stamps must have noticed the surprising absence of sovereign's heads from those of Turkey. That this is so is due to the fact that Mohammedans consider a representation of the human face or figure unlawful. Therefore Turkish stamps carry the crescent, which the Turks borrowed from the Byzantines after the fall of Constantinople. They also used a complicated, arbitrary sign, supposed to be the signature of the sultan. Egyptian and Grecian stamps are peculiarly expressive of the history of the countries which they represent. The pyramids, the mystic Sphinx, tall palm trees outlined against the night sky, a train of camels stopping to drink from the river Nile, all carry us back to the very beginning of history and remind us that Egypt, the mother of civilization, is still called by her ancient name and is yet a growing power in the world she has known so long. Beautiful, artistic Greece, the home of beauty, from which our sculptors and architects draw their finest inspirations, gives us pure classic lines on her stamps, which show the famous discus thrower, Hermes of the winged feet, or a chariot race, or a tall, slim vase, an antique mold. The stamps of Persia show the lion and the sun?the lion as a symbol of power and the sun as an emblem of the ancient fire worship of the Persians. Korea displays the plum blossom on her stamps. It is the royal flower of her last dynasty, a dynasty which reigned for 500 years, until the hardy little Japanese wrested it away. The Mexican stamp bears the coat of arms of the country, an eagle on a cactus, holding a serpent in its talons. This device is the outgrowth of a legend that the first Aztec settlers chose the site of their city from seeing an eagle so engaged, and situated at that spot.?New York Evening Post. SHEEP IN KENTUCKY. Dog Tax la Levied to Protect the Wool Growers. Under date of April 3th, you wrote this office asking for information on the following questions concerning the sheep industry of the state: a?What breed predominates? b?Do farmers breed for mutton or wool? c?are Biieep iiiui ciusiuk lit Jveiitucky? d?Are there any large flocks In Kentucky ? e?Has Kentucky any laws for the protection of sheep against dogs? f?Are they enforced? g?Are owners remunerated for loss by dogs? h?Does Kentucky Bhlp many spring lambs? 1?How many? J?If so, to what market? k?Where Is the wool shipped to? In answer to these questions I desire to say: a?As far as pure-bred sheep are concerned, the Hampshire and Shropshires predominate, followed by Southdowns and Dorsets in the order named. The ewes are mostly what are called Mountain ewes or Western etwes as the case may be. The Mountain ewe is nothing more than a scrub that has been bred in the mountains of Virginia, the C&rollnas, Tennessee and Kentucky for many years. The Western ewe is usually a more or less black-faced ewe with some Hampshire or Shropshire. b?The farmers breed mostly for spring lambs that are usually sold something like 25 per cent in May, 50 per cent in June and 25 per cent in July. Wool is* simply a by-product c?The number of sheep in Kentucky is gradually increasing year by year. d?Few men in Kentucky have flocks of sheep exceeding 500. We know of but one flock reaching as many as 2,000. e?Kentucky's tax of $1.00 each on dogs is collected annually and goes into a sheep fund. If the claims for sheep killed or maimed by dogs in any county are in excess of the amount of dog tax, the fund is prorated among the claimants. If there is any fund unclaimed, it goes to the common school fund of that county. This year there was something like $40,000.00 turned over to the school funds in a few of the counties of the state. This only occurred where the number of dogs was comparatively large, while the number of sheep was comparatively small. Where the opposite conditions exist the farmer did not obtain more than 33 1-3 per cent for the value of the sheep killed by dogs. f?As to the enforcement of the law, this varies. Nothing like a complete assessment of the dogs Is made, as a rule. g?As to whether or not owners are remunerated for loss by dogs, this Is answered above. h?As to Kentucky shipping many spring lambs?yes. The Kentucky and Tennessee spring lamb crop Is a very important one. About the time the run of western lambs ends at Chicago, the spring lamb crop In Kentucky and Tennessee starts off a new year. In May and June there are often days in which Louisville is the greatest lamb market In the United States. 1?The number of lambs marketed each year In Kentucky will be In excess of a half-million. J?Most of these lambs go to Louisville or Cincinnati where they are purchased for eastern markets. The wool IS USUHliy SUIU 10 ucaicio ill Louisville, Lexington or Cincinnati. It is then rehandled and shipped east. In conclusion I desire to say that there are now nearly a million sheep in Kentucky. The annual sale of lambs and wool amounts to nearly Ave millions of dollars. While the dog tax of the state is more or less imperfect, it has had a tendency to bring about an increase in the number of sheep in the state. There is nothing like as many sheep in Kentucky as the conditions justify. There are many thousands of acres of land well ~1 iknf rvvo/i iiuapieu lu oueep paDiuin uu><. j?i?v tlcally bring no revenue as they are handled. The price of lambs, for mutton and for wool that have prevailed for the last several years have paid well the flock master.?Hon. J. W. Newman, commissioner of agriculture In Kentucky, for Our Country. RICH IN IRON ORE BED8 America's Deposits Make It Leader in Iron Production. A year or so after the late William H. Barnum retired from active politics he occupied himself In a study of the Iron ore resources of that part of the United States with which he was familiar, says a New York letter. Senator Barnum possessed great furnaces in the northwest corner of Connecticut. He was familiar with the Iron ore resources of the upper Harlem valley and also of north-western Connecticut and the adjacent country. His investigation Justified him In saying that he believed that the iron mines of upper New York and the upper Harlem valley were practically inexhaustible. He meant to convey the idea that at the rate of increase in American iron ore production it would be many years before these mines would be exhausted. The governmental agitation to prevent monopolistic control of the Iron ore of the United States has been of great educational benefit. It has served to teach the people what the magnitude of the iron ore deposit of the United States really Is. A government commission recently reported that in New York state alone there probably lie beneatn tne surrace iron mines 01 almost Inconceivably gTeat extent and richness. Some of them would require a great deal of surface excavation to reach. These are in the central part of the state. The Adirondack ores, which can be conveniently shipped by means of Lake Champlain, are of such magnitude that it has sometimes been said that, notwithstanding the longcontinued working of these mines, nevertheless they have not begun to yield a tithe of their crude wealth. Among the other very great developments in the south of the natural resources that of the exploitation of a richness in iron is among the greatest. The experts and the governmental authorities are Inclined to the opinion that, even if there were exhaustion of the mines in the northern part of the United States, within the next 25 or 30 years, the iron ore resources of the sotith and capable of such utilization as will enable these mines to make good what is lost in the north. Nearly thirty years ago the late Abram S. Hewitt ventured to predict to a ?reat group of iron and steel manufacturers of Great Britain that the United States was bound within a generation's time to leap ahead of Great Britain in iron and steel production, and would be enabled to do that because of the almost exhaustless amount of iron ore, both of high grade and of low quality, which lay beneath the soil of the United States. Convenience of transportation, neighboring mines or limestone and otner ingredients used in iron and steel production, together with the rapidly increasing domestic demand for iron and steel products, would make it inevitable that the United States would achieve pre-eminent position among the nations of the world as a producer of iron and steel in quantities and a miner of iron ore. Recent statistics prove Mr. Hewitt to have been an accurate prophet. In 1909 nearly $75,000,000 represented the cost of operation and development of American iron mines, and about $40,000,000 represented payment of salaries and wages. The miners and the wage earners In that year produced nearly 52,000,000 tons of crude iron ore. ( We get some idea of the magnitude of this branch of American industry from the recent report of the bureau of statistics of the American iron and steel institute. America, in the fiscal year which ended on June 80, produced a little over 32,000,000 tons of pig iron. This, too, In a year which many persons have spoken of as one of business depression and business anxieties. Moreover it was in a year in the last six months of which It was certain that there would be a new tariff law containing the schedules which radically reduce the rates from those fixed by the present tariff law. CAN WE BE RICH? Ancient Lords Often Stood In Fear of the Rising Middle Classes. The ancient lords of England used to worry lest the common people should wax fat and kick. In Queen Elizabeth's rplgn a nobleman wrote to Cecil, secretary of state, to complain of the growing independence of the common people. He said: "The wealth of the meaner sort is the very summit of rebellion. It must be cured. It must be cured by providing, as It were, of some sewers or channels to draw or suck from them their money by subtle and indirect means, to be handled insensibly." The shade of that worried aristocrat know* by this time that the thing he wished can be and Is done. To this day, to tne vast majority 01 uu, mc possession of wealth is but a prelude to its waste. Before long we And the alehouses of England in the hands of England's aristocrats, who found this an excellent way to temper the prosperity that tempted their underlings to impudence. An official report written September 3, 1661, says: "The alehouses, the very stock and stay of thieves and vagabonds, were supported by the gentlemen for the worst of motives. The peers had patents to Import and sell wines free of duty, and to extend the right to others under their name; and the tavern keepers were my lord's servants, or my master's servants, and had such kind of licenses and license out of license to them and their assignees, that it was some danger to meddle with them." From long habit thus deliberately inculcated or for whatsoever other reason men still force economic chains for themselves. Last year was the greatest year in American history for liquor and tobacco consumption, two expenditures which, whatever else may be Bald, for them, represent an absolute economic waste. This involves 143,000,000 gallons of whisky and brandy, 64,500,000 barrels of beer, 7,000,000,000 cigars, 4,000,000,000 cigarettes, and enormous quantities used in other forms. Peace advocates can see where humanity is bent backed by .the expenses of war. Our annual American liquor bill, to say nothing of tobacco, is Ave times our total expense for armaments, pensions and Interest on war debts. If we abolish war will we buy that much more liquid waste? The rate at which people plunge Into the riurchase of automobiles excites ap- | prehension lest the national capital be impaired and panics precipitated by this diversion of money into unproductive objects. But we are spending only a billion dollars a year for automobiles, hardly more than a third of the expenditure for liquor. The automobile is not wholly waste, perhaps not over half. The liquor and tobacco expense is entirely waste, resulting in no return whatsoever in the way of physical, moral or economic strength. Evidently no small number of us are as well off, at our present stage of development, without money as with it. This includes both rich and poor. We can safely grow In wealth, it seems, only as we grow in morals.?From Nebraska State Journal. Food Best Medicine.?Many of the most familiar fruits and vegetables have distinct medical values. The proper attention to the things we eat, then, will make them serve both the purposes of food and medicine, and will enable us to save some of the money spent on remedies and doctor bills. The following are some articles of diet which are known to have medicinal qualities: Apples, carrots and Brazil nuts are excellent Tor suirerers rrom cunswpu.tlon. Asparagus stimulates the kidneys. Bananas are beneficial to sufferers from chest complaints. Beets are fattening and good for people who want to put on flesh. So are potatoes. Celery and onions are nerve tonics. Cranberries are astringent and correct the liver when it is suffering from inaction caused by overeating. Dates are nourishing and also prevent constipation. Grape juice is a laxative, but the skin and seeds are likely to cause constipation. Hortey is a good substitute for cod liver oil. Lemon Juice is excellent as a gargle for sore throat. Lettuce has a soothing effect on the nerves and is excellent for sufferers from insomnia. Onions are conductive to sleep. They quiet the nerves and are good for colds. Parsnips, like sarsaparilia, are good for the blood and to tone up the system. Tomatoes are good for a torpid liver, but they should be avoided by gouty people. Water cress is an excellent blood purifier.?Kansas City Star. Place for Piety.?Every day I learn something: about this old town," said the city salesman. "Yesterday I picked up this item: "I was invited to luncheon by a young man engaged in evangelistic work. The restaurant he suggested lunching at was several blocks out of our way. As I was in a hurry, I proposed some place nearer at hand, but he insisted upon that particular restaurant, so we went there. It was a nice place, very clean, and the cooking good. The only peculiarity I noticed was a group of clerical looking men in the rear of the room. " 'Are those fellows all clergymen?"" I asked. " 'Yes,' said my friend, 'they are cu rates and missionaries wno eat nere every day. If obliged to lunch out anywhere they try to come here, because this restaurant has the reputation of being the only place in town where a man can ask a blessing without perhaps attracting disagreeable attention. " The proprietor used to be pretty strong in the preaching line himself, and he encourages the blessing habit. Of course, many people eat here who do not say grace, but so many of the patrons do say It that the place has been nicknamed the "blessing" restaurant.' "And then before beginning our meal my friend prayed, and as nobody even turned around to look at us I found that the restaurant indeed merited its novel reputation."?Philadelphia Bulletin. Than MaihSsifi Tho mr An . light shone on the lonely house on the hill, wher eal was peacefully hushed In sleep. A dark form sat In the shadow of the hedge. Suddenly he moved as a zsoft whistle heralded someone's approach. "That you, mate?" he whispered hoarsely, as a stealthy figure approached in the darkness. "Yus," came the answer. "What yer doln* with that dog?" he mutered, as his burglar pal approached. "Well," answered his confederate, there's nothing worth takln gin the house and it's bad luck to come away emptyhanded, so I brought along the watchdog, and these burglar alarms." Philadelphia Record. IS YORKVILLE SATISFIED The Evidence It Convincing. Tho Too* timony Open to Investigation. Before a statement can be accepted here, it must be supported by local testimony?by the evidence of someone residing1 In Yorkvllle. Statements from unknown people in remote places may be true; bnt we cannot prove them. Here Is a statement by a Yorkvllle man: R. J. Herndon, Main St, Yorkvllle, S. C., says: "Doan's Kidney Pills which I got at the York Drug Store, certainly helped me and I am glad to recommend them. Often my back felt weak and I had lumbago. Doan's Kidney Pills gave me Immediate and complete relief from these troubles." V/i* hI> Kb aII AmMUn Prle*. SO cents. Foeter-MUburn Co., Buffalo, New Tork, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. INTEREST There are more kinds of interest than the kind you pay for money when you borrow from a bank. There la a PERSONAL INTER* EST, the kind that the officers of THI8 BANK feel in its customers ?an interest which prompts us to do whatever we possibly tan to encourage and to aid those who give ua their patronage* Bank of Hickory Grove Hickory Grove, S. C. QUALITY TALKS It you want MEATS that are handled NICE and CLEAN, and of BEST QUALITY, Phone or Call on the CITY MARKET for oils/Alt. ior ureu.Kia.oi? ROAST for dinner? HASH for supper time. HAMS AND BAOON We have BOILED HAM, Sliced or the whole piece, as you prefer. CURED HAMS, Sliced or by the whole piece as you prefer. BREAKFAST BACON, a single pound or the whole piece, either way. LONG HORN CREAM CHEESE, ice cold, and it is fine. Nice, Fresh COUNTRY BUTTER. PORK and SAUSAGE at all times. We are in the market for Good, Fat CATTLE, and all the Eggs we can get. Also will buy all the HIDES you may have to sell. Yours for Real Quality, CITY MEAT MARKET. C. F. 8HKRKR. professional awards. R. E. STEVENSON DENTIST iJlCc&Ceel ffiuildlng Yorgrille, S. C. D. E. Finley J. A. Marion FINLEY t MARION ATTORNEY8 AT LAW Opposite court House rorKviiie, o. u. Dr. B. G. BLACK. 8urgeon Dentist. Office second floor of the New McNeel building. At Clover Tuesday and Friday of each week. Qso. W. 8. Hart. Jos. E. Hart HART & HART ATTORNEYS AT LAW Yorkville 8. C. No. 1. Law Range. 'Phone (Office) IS. jo!hnr7har'F ATTORNEY AT LAW No. t Law Rang*. YORKVILLE. 8. C. J. S. BRICE, attorney at law Office Opposite Court House. Prompt attention to all legal business of whatever nature. Medical College' ] Of the State of SOUTH CAROLINA OUBUROV, S. 0. I MTadlctas aad Pharmacy. i Owaad amd ComtroUed fey tfe* Stat* Session opens October 1st, If 11; tnd? Jane 4th, 1114. Unsurpassed clinical J1 advantayeo offered by the u* Roper 1 Hospital, ?a* of tfeft largest aad best ] equipped hospitals ta ths Boqth. Bx- . tsnsfr# oatdoor aad Dispensary serrlos * under control of faculty. Tsa appoint- 2 msata each year tor graduates la medU 1 das for Hospital aad Dispensary ssrrloo. Medical aad PharmaceutlcsJ Laboratories rocsatly enlarged aad . fully equipped. Department tf Phyul locy and Bmhryulosy la sdNUtloa with the Charleston Museum. PraatJcal work for medical and pharmaceutical students a special feature. Blfht full-time teachers la the laboratory broach sa Pot Cataloruo address Oaoar W. Bchlsster, Bswlstrar, Cor. Oaooa ft Pranklln Bis., Charleston. B. C. All Rinds of Good Insurance The Individual who pays out good money for Insurance, naturally ex- | pects the insurance to be GOOD, and " that In case the contingency against which he seeks financial protection develops, that the company that accepted his money will be Ready, Willing and Anxious to live up to Its 1 contract Good Insurance Is my SPECIALTY, therefore if you want ! ' LIFE INSURANCE, 1 ACCIDENT INSURANCE, , HEALTH INSURANCE, LIABILITY INSURANCE, LIVE STOCK INSURANCE, FIRE INSURANCE, AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE, TORNADO INSURANCE, FIDELITY BONDS? You will consult your own best Interest by seeing me before placing the business. I have had more than twsnl ty years' experience In the Insurance business, and while I do not Dretend to know all about the various kinds of insurance, or any one for that matter, still I devote my entire time to the work and it is a reasonable conclusion that I should be better posted . than one with a shorter experience or ' one who does not devote his entire time to it Let me supply your insurance wants. , 8AM M. GRIST. 1 I JASPER REAL ESTATE CO. ATTENTION Is called to Northern Florida and adjacent country. We are In a position to accomodate anyone wishing farms of 100 acres or more In any section of the . country desired. Our lands are fine ' and the climate Is the finest in the ' world, neither too hot nor too cold, i Come and see us, or write for our descriptive circular. , JASPER REAL ESTATE CO. Jasper, Florida. 49 f lit , W Typewriter Ribbons At The Enquirer ONNs. All kinds. succ IS THAT POINT IN LIFE T OF MEN ARE DIRECTED Yet, how many realize the necen of money the foundation for that S The one SURE way of havlnj deposit a portion of your income cultivate CHARACTER?the kind In attaining permanent SUCCE38. Loan and Sa 8. M. McNEEIi, President A/ftA AAA) ^t)A fT\Am ^^A /ti>A, TtyT TWT tPVTy Wr Ww TATV ? A aa?!-L"_ . 1 | Attractive j I Propo! ! Six Dollar Valu< I en A I PRETTY, SERVIci ! Thirty-one Pie | Ten Sub * ; ? IT IS NOT A DOLL TEA-PARTI ? BUT FULL SIZE GOODS 0 | IN AMERICA. I HAVING TAKEN ADVANTAG _ Fifty DINNER SETS that retail at x bly under that figure, we have deci $ In consideration of the work of seci . QUIRER, and in appreciation of & scarcer and harder to get at this set $ lng the offer especially liberal. q We propose to give ONE of the * FOR EACH CLUB OF TEN YEARI ? AND PAID FOR AT THE RATE OI and October 1st We will give a Dinner Set for ] r at $1.75 Each and $3.00 Cash, add: jfc In connection with this offer, v j$ maker, printed Coupons for each i S rtite: 3 Months Subscription?60 C ? 6 Months Subscription?$1.0 J? 9 Months Subscription?$1.6i ? 12 Months Subscription?$1.76 n For FORTY of these Couponi ? DINNER SET, delivered at THE I ? Yorkville Express Oflice. | L. M. GRIST'S SONS, A<T\A /eiA/fy AitiA A/ft A <^A/f VTV xXTV WV -www WTTX' wTU HEAL ESTATE rrs up to you! BESIDES LOTS OF REAL BAR* JAIN8 ON MY LIST, I NOW OFFER fou: Hie H. T. Williams?Beautiful ressence on College street. 6 rooms, arge hall, bath and pantry; water, Ighta and sewerage; wire screened, detal shingle roof. Barn. Lot, '/*110 feet One of the nicest locations n town. If you want it be quick. The Mrs. Hattlc F. Berry?Cottage >n Jefferson street Four rooms and tall. Lot 60x146 feet A bargain for ome one. The M. L. Mitchell?Residence on Vest Madison street Six rooms 3ood well with pump. Yard ana garlen enclosed; 1J acres. See me at >nce. Hie Miss Rose B. Steele Place?of 14 acres, adjoining Jas. Lb Moss and tthers. If you are looking for a real >argaln, here It is. Don't delay. You will always And my offerings is represented. Let me show YOU. REMEMBER?I have lots of others. Geo. W. Williams REAL ESTATE BROKER. FARMS FOR SALE. 100 Acres?Six room Residence with water works, hot and cold water, Fairbanks-Horse Gasoline Engine, Meyers orce Pump, wood-saw and frame. One tenant house and barn. Six mile creek on one side; 40 acres in wood. Upland is sandy loam, clay subsoil. SO acres fine bottoms?Prftoe $40.00 Per Acre. (28 Acres S tenant houses, one big barn, corn crib and several out houses. . About 00 acres of river bottoms. Three pastures along creek. Upland Is fine for Alfalfa. Now in cotton, peas, corn, etc.? y. $S0.00 per AO*. 16 Acres At Catawba Junction, 8. C. One tenant house and barn. Sandy soil, clay subsoil? $85.00 Per Acre. (00 Acres?Six room residence Just remodled and equipped with water works, bath room, hot and cold water In kitchen. One barn and one tenant honee. Plenty of wood and water on tMe place? . $50.00 Per Acre. These farms are 10 miles from Rock Hill, S. C., and 1| miles from Catawba, where they have a good school, church, stores, etc, Seaboard A.ir Line and Southern Railroads. rerms: 10 Per Cent Cash, Balance easy at 7 Per Cent. fhe People's Trust Company ROCK HELL, & C. A 2 ESS 0 WHICH ALL EFFORTS ilty of making the accumulation UCCESS? 1 money when you need It is to in thia Bank. By so doing you of character that materially aide TT'-i- .. -I H rj vings Bank 9. P. McMTJRRAY, Oaahler /W> wV VTw Vwv w-?-w -oww www TTI^ Dinner Set ! sition ? is Almost Giv- j . way * EABLE, STYLISH I ? | ces For Only $ scribers | SET WE ARE TALKING OF; $ F THE BEST QUALITY MADE ? | WM m i wm - 1 f aji i' yjOH ? HHH j KKlin i NIPS i * Y k 1 I .A J i ^|r :M ? i^ i i HI ii lil ! E of an opportunltr to purchase ^ $6.00 each, at a price consldera- + ded to offer them to our friends X irlng gubscrlDtlons to THE EN the fact that money is rather & laon than later on, we are mak- ? ?e HANDSOME DINNER SETS * jY SUBSCRIBERS RETURNED $ r $1.76 EACH, between this date * < FIVE YEARLY SUBSCRIBERS I Itlonal. re propose to give to each Club- & name paid for at the following + ta?One Coupon. 0?Two Coupona w 0?Three Coupona ?Four Coupona i we will give ONE SI-PIECE a 3NQUIRER OFFICE, or at the Z YORKVILLE, S. C. | AAA AAA AAkA AAA wTw UrTiy wTV I w l TwT TTTT TTSTT