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Jiumorousi ^epartmmt. Cannon's Fly Story. Congressman Cannon, who is a power in argument and quick at repartee, enjoys displays of similar resourcefulness in others. During the hot summer campaign in Illinois he sought temporary rest in a hammock stretched uriter the trees in the yard of a country hotel. From his window the shade looked inviting, but on the spot he found the lawn strewn with tomato cans, potato peelings and other debris. On many of these more or less unsanitary mounds were myriads of flies. "I had no sooner stretched myself in the hammock," said Mr. Cannon, "than these flies attacked me, seemingly by the million. It was intolerable, and in no pleasant frame of mind I looked Up the proprietor. " 'What do you mean,' I demanded, 'by stretching your hammock in that fly-haunted field of torture you call a lawn?' " 'I know the flies are bad out there now,' he answered, 'but, Mr. Cannon, you ought to use the hammock during hammock hours, and you'd have no trouble from the flies.' " 'What are hammock hours?' I irequired. ? " 'From 12 noon to 2 p. m., daily.' he replied. 'During these hours flies will not attack you in the hammock.' "I was much interested in the man's Socratic skill in evading the issue, and wishing to draw him out, I asked: " 'Why are there no flies around the hammock between 12 and 2?' " 'HVi ? ho ro4nlno<1 'nt that tlma they're all In the dining: room.' "? Philadelphia Post. He Only Smiles.?Major General Chaffee tells a story about.an Itinerant American he met in the Philippines. He was from Texas and was "known as "Valcona" Marshall. He had become "stranded" in Manila and asked the general to send him home on a transport. "Are you in the United States service?" asked the general. "Not by a blamed sight," was the explosive reply. "I am a free born American citizen and no confounded satrap." "My orders," said the General, "are to send back only those who are in the military or civil service." Marshall thought a moment. "General, you could send me if you wanted to," he ventured persuasively. "See here, Mr. Marshall," replied the general, sternly, "if you were in my place and had my orders, and I was in your place, would you give me transportation?" "You bet I would," returned Marshall quickly, "and be darned glad to get rid of you." When the general is asked whether the man got transportation, he only smiles.?New York Times. What British Boys Can Do.?Here are some examples compiled by the London Telegraph, of what the British schoolboy can do when he tries hard: "John Wesley was a great sea captain,_ He beat the Dutch at Waterloo and by degrees rose to be duke of Wellington. He was buried near Nelson, in the Poet's Corner at Westminster Abbey." Asked to name six animals peoullar to the Arctic regions, a boy replied: "Three polar bears and three seals." "The sublime porte is fine old wine." me possessive case is tne case wnen ( somebody has got yours and won't give it to you." "The plural of penny Is twopence." "In the sentence, 'I saw the goat butt the man, 'butt' is a conjunction, because it shows the connection between the goat and the man." "Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like umbrellas." "The difference between water and air is that air can be made wetter, but water cannot. Would Take Care of Himself.?At an East Side kindergarten a few days ago a visitor gave a silver dollar to a bright little boy. "Now," she said, "what are you going to do with it?" "I'll have it changed into halves," $aid the boy without a moment's hesitation. "And then?" asked the questioner. "I'll get quarters." "And then?" "I'll get dimes, and then nickles, and then pennies." "What will you do then?" asked the visitor smiling. "I'll get nickels," said the boy. "But why will you get nickels when you have already had them?" "Huh," answered the bright youth, "somebody may make a mistake in change. And it won't be me."?Exchange. Not In Sosiety.?Of a pretentious but not well read dame of the Victorian period Lady Bulwer used to relate this incident: The conversation turned on literature one day, and this lady, who aimed at forming a salon, got rather out of her depth. "Who is this Dean Swift they are talking about?" she whispered at last to Lady Bulwer. "I should like to invite him to one of my receptions." "Alas, madam," answered Lady Bulwer, "the dean did something that has shut him out of society." "Dear me! What was that?" "Well, about a hundred years ago he died." From China.?There Is a Chinese story which tells how a very stingy man took a paltry sum of money to an artist?payment is always exacted in advance?and asked him to paint his portrait. The artist at once complied with the request, but when the portrait was finished nothing was visible save the back of the sitter's head. "What does this mean?" cried the sitter Indignantly. "Well," replied the artist, "I thought a man who paid so little as you paid wouldn't care to show his face." . So Polite.?He?Won't you sit in this chair, Miss Spooner? Miss Spooner?After you.?Punch. gftijwUaurows Reading. FROM CONTEMPORARIES. Newi and Comment That la of More or Leia Local Interest. LANCASTER. Ledger, March 18: Mr. Mart Bowers was shot by his nephew, Mr. Jas. Sims, yesterday near Herth Springs. We did not learn the particulars, but understo(/d the trouble grew out of an old misunderstanding. Mr. Bowers' wounds are not serious. The weapon used was a double barreled shot-gun. Court convened here on last Monday, with Judge C. G. Dantzler, of Orangeburg, presiding. Solicitor Henry and Stenographer McCaw as usual were at their posts. Judge Dantzler a delivered a brief, but very comprehen- 1 slve charge to the grand Jury, clearly ^ setting forth and defining their duties, t The following cases have been disposed 1 of: State vs. Jos. D. Walker, charged with violating the dispensary law. Verdict, not guilty. John Perry, grand larceny, plead guilty, and was sen- 1 tenoed to three years on the gang. Perry Horton, house breaking and larceny, plead guilty. Sentence, six years c in penitentiary. George Carlos, arson, f plead guilty to second count in indict- ? ment and was recommended to the < mercy by the jury. He got ten years r and one month Imprisonment. J. P. * Yandle, charged with receiving stolen c goods. Case remanded to magistrate's ? court for trial?the evidence on pre- ? liminary hearing being insufficient to i bring the case within the jurisdiction ^ of the court of general sessions. Dan \ Brice, charged with receiving stolen 1 goods. Same disposition as above case, c Hamp Wade, assault and battery with t intent to kill. Verdict, not guilty. Jim I Johnson and Tom Hunter, assault and E battery with intent to kill, and carry- I ing concealed pistols. Not guilty on * first count, guilty on second. Sentence, t - - * - - *- mu* C tnirty aays or $aa wen. iik taut against Wyatt Harper for disposing of property under lien was nol prossed. Robert Harris, assault and battery with Intent to kill. Not guilty. Joe Williams and Will Ivy, endangering passenger on train. Williams plead guilty and was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. Ivy was found not guilty. Allen Cunningham was found guilty of assault and battery with intent to kill. Notice of motion for new trial given. Jesse Cunningham, larceny, case nol prossed. The following cases were continued. Robert Hammond and _ Henry Magill, burglary and larceny. Defendants released on bond of $300 each. Sidney Hilton and Arthur Hough, malicious mischief; S. A. Vincent, forgery. At the time of going to press the case T>lirlar onrl Tien Q hflH hpen C&5C111101 JL MJf <V4 MUM _ called. This Is the last case on the docket and the criminal court will likely adjourn this (Tuesday) evening. CHESTER. Lantern, March 17: Mr. John Lucas, of Choctaw county, Miss., died a few days ago, aged about 67 years. Mr. Lucas was a native of this county and left here soon after the war. He was a member of company F, Sixth regiment. He prospered in his adopted state and educated his children, some of whom, at least, are in professional callings.... We were glad to see Mr. C. J. Moore in town Saturday. He was in town Wednesday also, which was the first time since he was paralyzed. He can walk fairly well, though his left side is considerably affected Mr. J. N. Hardin, who was very sick at Stevenson, Fairfield county, where he is farming, after spending some time at home recuperating intended to return to his farm yesterday, but his physician discovered Saturday that he had some stomach trouble, which will keep him at home at least a month longer and may require an operation. His brother Eli Is managing his business In his absence....Mr. T. L. Eberhardt, of Raleigh, has bought a lot from Mr. M. A. carpenter on which w erect an Ice plant, and has given Mr. Carpenter the contract for the building, and preparations are already in progress for the work. Mr. Eberhardt has ordered the machinery, which will be the very latest improved and best made. The plant will be of twelve tons capacity. We are informed that Mr. Eberhardt is a practical man, having experience in the ice business, as well as with machinery in general. The location of the ice factory is that occupied by two or three Negro cabins in the depression between the Oil mill and the tank of the Standard Oil company, and alongside the Southern railway track. GASTON. Gastonia Gazette, March 17: Miss Pansy Traywick was the guest Sunday ? of Mrs. M. L. Smith, at Clover. She went to Yorkvllle yesterday where she will visit friends for several days Mr. R. W. Adams, formerly of Gasto- < nia, but now with the Yorkville Elec- 1 trie Light company, was in the city ? yesterday.;....While he may or may f not be out of reach of the smallpox, r Mr. C. E. Rhyne appears to be safely * out of the immediate reach of the vac- 1 cinating authorities of Gastonia. We have reliable Information that he made his way to Cherryville and there 1 boarded the train for the west. He ' may have stopped in Asheville or he 1 may have gone on across the mountains to Tennessee where he has a sis- ? ter living. It is not known just where * he is or when he will be back Five 1 of Gaston county's ex-sheriffs were SfltnrHov atonrlIntr in o f*rnnn on ' ... ~ ??- ? , the Savings Bank corner discussing the court house question. While they ? were all there, Sheriff Armstrong drove * up and joined them. ? Fooling: Battleship Lookouts. When a submarine torpedo boat is about to deliver her attack she must rise close enough to the surface of the sea in which she is submerged to make * a fresh observation. Bearings are obtained by lifting out of the water the upper end of a vertical tubular device, * called a periscope. The experiment would probably be tried when the sub- * marine was so near to her foe that de- c tection of the former by the latter 1 might prove a serious matter. A few j well directed shots from a small call- t bre rapid fire gun on the threatened * battleship would disable, if they did \ not sink, its tiny assailant. Lookouts S >n big warships have, therefore, been rained to watch for anything which esembles the tip of a periscope during laval maneuvres, and to report their liscoveries promptly. At, least, such s the practice in. the French navy, vhich includes a considerable number >f submarines, and which has given hem many public trials. It has recently been noticed that the ;nd of a periscope looks like the top ?f a champagne bottle. Accordingly, >y weighting a number of such bottles ,ft >">? thev will float with just the ight amount of neck out of water, t is often possible to fool the most rigilant observer. The crews of the Trench submarines have already delved much fun from the trick, and hey hope to profit from it in time of var. If by such means the enemy can >e induced to misdirect his Are, there vould be a better chance of a successul attack upon him with a torpedo.? *Iew York Tribune. FREE SILK WORMS AND TREES. Tarmers of the South Can Have Them Sent For the Asking. Dr. Howard, the chief "bugologist" >f the agricultural department, has befun to scatter the eggs of the Chinese lilk worm broadcast over the south. )f course, they are sent through the nail done up in small packages. Anyjody living south of Mason and Dlxm's line can get an assignment of the iggs merely by writing to Dr. Howard ind assuring him that there is a white nulberry tree on the farm of the vriter. If the seeker of Chinese silk vorm eggs has no white mulberry tree le can get one by writing \o the chief >f the forestry division of the agrlculural department. This official, Prof. Mnchot, like Dr. Howard, has been inA -J nninAw IA oimnlv urucieu uy oeurciai; n msuu m ouppij jromptly every request made by the 'armers of the south for the < means vhereby they can begin the culture of lilk worms. The plants have been >rought over by the tens of thousands rom France and Italy. The white mulberry Is not indigenous :o any part of the United States, alhough very good specimens of it are tccasionally found in various parts of he country. The Chinese silk worm is t domesticated animal and refuses to jat the leaves of our mulberry trees, ts taste for the white variety is the esult of more than four thousand fears of cultivation. Experiments at :he agricultural department under the personal supervision of Secretary Wlllon have shown that when the import>d Chinese silk worm makes a meal >n a leaf from a common American nulberry trees one of two regrettable esults follows: Either the silk worm lies or the product of its mysterious oom is not silk. When, the so-called jilk worm that is found in this country 8 fed on the leaves of the white muljerry tree it gets enormously fat in a few hours, spins a cocoon that is as lard as an egg shell, but that contains lot one thread of silk, then proceeds :o bore- a hole through the cocoon and jail out into the world a butterfly of jaudy colors. The worm from China would bore its vay out of his silken cocoon too, if it tiad a chance, and would flutter -around lust long enough to And its mate, but ts color would be a modest drab. The Chinese worm's cocoon 1b so valuable 'or its silk that few worms of its kind ire permitted to emerge from the ihrysalis state. How they are killed n China and in those parts of Europe vnere silk culture is carried on suc:essfully is now known. Secretary iVilson has devised his own means of :hecking the development of the worm n the chrysalis stage. He puts the :ocoons in an airtight box and then >ours a half ounce of bi-sulphide of jarbon in the box. This does the business. The creature that is then half vorm and half butterfly dies and the ;housands of silken threads or fllanents are then not cut by the butterly's boring its way out through the arge end of the cocoon. There are, by the way, according to Secretary Wilson's count, 1,400 yards >f silken thread in each cocoon developed at the agricultural department. This thread is just about the size of he thread spun by a spider. Secre:ary Wilson believes that the small 'armers at the south will find the culure of the Chinese silk worm proflta)le after they learn how to conduct it Some of the white mulberry plants hat he scattered through that part of he country three years ago are now arge enough to supply the necessary ood to the worm, and he is anxious for hose who have the trees to begin 'eeding tbe worms. He is having prernred a detailed description of how to reat the worms so as to get the remits.?Washington Post. Sagacious* Cats. South of Fulton street, in New York :ity, the cat is not a pet but a busiless investment, an insurance policy igainst the river rats. Yet, wild as tome of these animals are, there is one nan, says the Tribune, whom they regard with approval. That Is the cat's neat man. "I don't know all of them," he says. 'No man could; and besides there are shanges all the time. But if I don't enow them, they ail know me, every ast cat of them. "And they're wise; cats are as wise is any beast that lives. Every cat on :he block runs to meet me, but they ire always on their good behavior. "Now, here's a place where I leave neat for six cats. They all follow me n when I give it to the porter. They ire all cats that belong here, and alj he rest of the cats are waiting peaceibly for me to come out. Now, see hose four cats run ahead and into the lext place; they're the cats that be ong mere, anu iney line up 10 meei Tie. "But that is a small part of the wisiom of these cats. Five mornings in ;he week I get around my beat between ' and 8 o'clock, but on Saturdays I am ilways late, and never reach this block lefore 9. Well, on Saturday mornings he cats know that I'm late, and they lon't put their heads outside the doors intil it lacks only a little of 9 o'clock. "You see there are calendars hangng up in every office to tell the day of he week, and clocks, too, and there's lothing to hinder the cats from consulting them. If they don't find out hat way how do they know when it's I o'clock Saturday mornings?" BUNTS, HIS DOG. ; By MARVIN DaNA. p Copyright 1901, by Marvin Dana. IT was remarkable that the entrance e of one man sufficed to arrest the g attention of the whole crowd as- g sembled In the chief saloon of Maysvllle, Ark., but the newcomer ***** n n nf?o?*riAM tttUaaa n nnOQ t*Q TITO fl VTO.O a ouaugci YYUUOC a^/yv?*uuvv nuw g calculated to provoke Interest. He was tall and broad shouldered, and so much of his face as was visible beneath the gray sombrero was keen and resolute. ? The man was clad In a long frock coat . of gray cloth cut low on the breast, as was the waistcoat, to display an evenlng expanse of tarnished linen. On ^ the bosom of his shirt five splendid ? solitaire diamonds stood In stately perpendicularity, shining and glinting ? with a luxurious brilliancy that awed . every beholder. On the fingers other B Jewels proclaimed the riches of their . wearer, while from pocket to pocket ' of his waistcoat stretched a watch chain made of huge topazes. ** This gorgeous individual stared about him, seemingly oblivious of the Impression his advent had created, then moved to a chair that chanced to be g vacant near by, sat down, drummed u loudly on the table with his fists and cried in a vigorous voice: "HI, barkeeper!" That functionary responded surlily, for he was of a saturnine demeanor, 1 "What ye want?' "I'm Jim Bunts from Texas, an' I'm a white man, an' I'm passln' through ? here, an', bein' a sociable critter, I says to myself, says I, 'Let's liquor.' So a If all ye galoots will name yer plzen v I'll buy It fur ye. I'm takln' old rys myself. Let her go, Mr. Barkeeper. ? Here's what!" And Jim Bunts threw down a twenty dollar goldplece on the table before him. There could be no question as to the Immediate popularity acquired by the * Texan. Each person In the crowd or 1? a dered tne most expensive uimi w which he could think, and when the stranger followed up his first liberali- a ty by Inviting his guests to renew libations at his expense the enthusiasm B knew no bounds, i The only exception to Bunts' admlr- 8 ers was Lumpy, a gambler, one of the 8 local "bad" men sitting at the same table, who, after having obtained mo- !j mentary favor by the purchase of one "drink around," now found himself forgotten before the prodigal hospital- 11 ity of the newcomer. The stranger ordered a third glass of J whisky for himself, and then, as if In- 1 cidentally, bade the barkeeper fill all ? the glasses, whereby a sensation was caused. Immediately after the glass 8 of whisky had been set for him Bunts c reached bis hand Into a coattail pocket and produced therefrom a dog, which e he placed with mingled fondness and pride upon the table before him. a , This animal was one of the small, , hairless Mexican breed, a sort strange ^ , to most of those present, and strong curiosity was at once excited. WhereI fore the Texan Indulged in a second c address. "That 'ere dawg's named Rickets, 'cause 'e's never $rown a mite since *e was born, an' I've 'bout given up I ' - - - .... _i 1.1 * bope or 'is getuir any more tsizuuie. He ain't much to look at, but 'e was ; give me by the handsomest woman * what ever spent money, an' I love 'im as a sov'nur of her. We'll drink 'er health." Whereupon all Maysvllle chorused approbation of the Mexican hairless dog, and became lost In raptures over J , the Texan's lnamor^a. Bunts pushed his glass of whisky In front of Rickets and the dog proceeded to lap up the fiery spirits. ' | "Ain't 'e Intelligent? Well, some," . his owner remarked complacently. | Then he continued, "An' now, barkeeper, set 'em up ag'in an' we'll drink , the dawg's health!" But Lumpy, made dangerous by ? .drink, exclaimed loudly: ' "I don't drink with no pup! An', , what's more, I won't have no cur like ' that sittin' at table with me-." As Lumpy ended, a change in Bunts' ^ face warned him and he made a swift j movement toward his hip. But the stranger was quicker. L "Throw up yer 'ands!" said Bunts, * and Lumpy instantly obeyed. Then the Texan gave him a homily. "Ye've insulted me an' also the wo- ^ man as gave me the pup, an' also the j dawg. I oughter shoot ye. I don't . like yfer face. But I'll give ye yer j worthless life if ye'll ax me parding. Do ye apologize to me?" ^ "I do," Lumpy hastened to say. "An' do ye apologize to the lady? Speak up louder." ^ "Yes," Lumpy responded, raising his . voice. "An* do ye apologize to the pup? . Louder!" "I do," answered Lumpy, and his j voice was a shout. ^ "That's done, then. But no apologies c'n make a gent out of ye, an' I ^ dou't drink 'cept with gents. So clear . out Get a scramble on yerself, an' ^ keep yer 'ands up." j Lumpy, his hands held rigidly heav- ^ nnward, rose and passed out into the street. When he had disappeared, the Texan laid the two revolvers on the ? table, one on either side of the dog. ^ Then he addressed the company: "That dawg stays right there, ye bet! Name yer pizen, gents." Outside Lumpy relieves his feelings , by some gutturul oaths and set but for 1 the worst drinking hole in town, E where he knew he could find the assistance he wished. There he held a whispered conversation with Scratch- g r\a a Kllr-lir .loonarndn tt'hnSP hfld Is CO, U KS U1 M.J V4VO^/Wi UUV ?? ?? been slashed by a bowie. His last tl words to this ruffian were: r: "Take the Kid with ye. He ain't so ir scary to look at as ye be." lc In the saloon the chair vacated by ti Luinpy had remained empty. The si crowd had a superstition against that tl sent, but as it was the only empty n chair in the room it was natural that tl when two late comers entered one ir should seat himself there, while the ti other half leaned, half sat on the ta- h ble beside it. One of these two was c( Scratches; the other, a young, rather tl winsome faced man, was the Kid. Bunts, now jovially drunk, but In ^ possession of all his faculties, demand- tr ed that they drink his health and that 01 of Itickets. He waved his hand in in- R troduction toward the pup, which now ^ showed signs of excess, for he swayed si little, and his red eyes blinked heaviy. "He is a cute one," said the Kid leasantly. Scratches grinned evilly and put out is hand to pat the pup. Rickets showd his appreciation by a snort and a nap that brought a howl of pain from Icratches. "Playful, ain't he?" Bunts exclaimed nd roared with laughter. Scratches cowled, but controlled himself after a moment and tried to smile. But the Kid speedily Ingratiated him eir witn Dotn aunts ana tticKeis, puiIng the dog without hurt to his maser's delight Interest in the stranger was now caning. Some of the men left the sawn and in the course of half an hour cratches was able to possess himself f the third chair. At this juncture le Kid Insisted that the stranger tiould drink at his expense. "Three!" he called to the barkeeper, a a moment the drinks were on the lble. The Kid seized one glass and assed it to Bunts. "There's yer liquor!" he cried corially.. "Drink hearty." But the devoted Bunts could not foret his duty to Rickets. He delayed a loment to set his glass before the dog. Take a pull, Rickets," he urged. JL'ne swaying aog picueu up uis euiu t the smell of the spirits and dropped is nose into the glass. His greedy rngue darted once into the whisky nd was withdrawn into his mouth. Once and only once?that taste was nough. Rickets stopped swaying, and is eyes opened wide. Then he turned nd stared reproachfully at Bunts and rhlned.' "Now, that's the most curl's thing 1 ver seed!" the Texan exclaimed. Never knew 'im to turn up 'is nose efore at good liquor. He's sick, that's rhat" There was a minute's silence, while Junts sat eying the dog solicitously. ?hen suddenly an idea came to him. md he laughed pleasantly. The next nstant his hands fell on the revolvers, nd in a trice both men were covered. "Put up yer 'ands!" he cried for the econd time that night. The crowd, startled, looked up and aw Scratches and the Kid, their hands doft, staring fearfully Into the deadly ubes. Then Bunts, now almost sober inder the stimulus of his idea, adIressed the two: "Ye're a nice pair of galoots! Strolled a 'ere with the plan of dosln' me with mockout drops au' then walkln' out vith me an' then goin' through me! Bh? Huh! Well. I guess ye'd 'a' work* d It if it hadn't been for Rickets, bless Is little heart! I didn't tumble to yer ikln game, an' I'd 'a' swallowed yer lope1, but Rickets ain't no such fool! )ne taste of them knockout drops was nough fer 'im." ' But Scratches had regained his nerve :nd now burst forth In protestations. "It's a He! There ain't no knockout Irops in that whisky of yers. I swear t." "Be ye sure?" questioned Bunts ear astically. "It's gospel truth I'm tellln* ye." "Well," Bunts retorted. "I'll believe he dawg quicker 'n I'll believe any igly faced horse thief sech as ye be. Jut I'll give ye a chance 'o prove yer vords. blast ye! Take yer right 'and Lown slow to this glass of mine an' Irink it" Then as Scratches made no move ncnt to obey he exclaimed sharply; -"Do as I say or I'll put a bullet hrough ye! Drink that whisky, an' If re spill a drop I'll bore ye. Hurry!" Scratches' face grew white, but he iad no choice. Slowly he lowered one land; more slowly still he raised the ;lass to his lips. There once again he lesitated until Bunts' command came larshly: "Drink!" At one gulp Scratches swallowed the [raft. "Now let me go," he said meekly. 'Ye see it ain't hurt me none." "Ye jist sit right there an' keep yer ands up, an' that other sneakln' little iherub too. Why, gents," he contlnled to the crowd, "it was that there trat chucked the drops In my whisky. le'U be a nice one when he gets 'Is Towth, I don't think! But now we'll 1st watch that there hyena that drunk vhat my hairless pup turned up 'Is lose at." There was silence. The crowd had irawn close, waiting expectant for the ssue. Scratches sat motionless, his tands aloft, blinking at the revolver, kittle by little his eyes blinked ofterier nd the lids lay shut longer. A sudden rembling seized the man, and his arms hook like aspens. A few seconds more nd the wretched creature began swayag In his place. To and fro he swung llzzily; then at last his form collapsed, le fell heavily to the floor and lay here Inert, unconscious. A hum of approval greeted the event tickets barked joyfully. Bunts adLressed the Kid: "Now, ye miser'ble Infant, ye tfu irag off that pardner of yers! Jlst [rag 'im outside, an' be quick about It Te'll be hanged some day, all right )rag 'lm out He'll come round some Ime, I s'pose?worse lack!" When the Kid, unassisted, had drag;ed his companion across the saloon nd out of the door, Bunts again adressed the crowd: "Strikes me ye're got some curl's haracters In yer village. But Rickets su'ly comes out on top In a dawgflght, jpeclnlly with me to back 'lm. An' iow name yer plzen, gents." An Ingenious Flan.?The mos. lnenlous of all attempts on a king's Mfe i probably fictitious, but It is noi e le less good as an anecdote. The sto/ runs that the late czar was travelig by train through Russia, when, on >oking out of the window, while the ain was standing at a station, he iw an extremely beautiful lady pacing le platform. The lady entered the ext carriage to that of the czar, and it? tram atarteu un us iuuuci juuiey, leaving the monarch in a condion of profound curiosity. Suddenly Is imperial majesty heard a piercing :reech, and without dreaming of the ^sequences. he put his head out of le window in order to see what had ippened to the lady who Dumas would ill the unknown. His attendants ulled him back?just in time?for the ain at that instant dashed through le of those narrow bridges which in ussia fit the contour of. the carriage 3 closely as a tube, and which would five made short work of the czar's loulders.?London Daily News. | He Saw Himself. "You must excuse me, gentlemen, for I cannot drink anything," said a man who was known to the entire town as a drunkard "This Is the first time you ever refused a drink," said an acquaintance. The other day you were hustling around after a cocktail, and in fpet you even asked me to set 'em up." "That's very true, but am a very different man now. "Preacher had hold of you7" "No sir, no one has ever said a word to me." "Well, . then, what has caused the change?" "I'll tell you. After leaving you th6 other day, I kept on hustling after a cocktail, as you call It, until I met a party of friends. When I left them I was about half drunk. To a man of my temperament, a half drunk is a miserable condition, for the desire for more is so strong that he forgets his self-respect In his effort to get more drink. I remembered that there was a pint of whisky at home, which had been purchased for medical purposes. Just before reaching the gate, I heard a voice in the garden, and looking over the fence, I saw my little son and daughter playing. 'Now you be ma," said the boy 'and I'll be pa. Now you sit here and I'll come In drunk. Wait, now, till I fill my bottle.' "He took a bottle, ran away and filled It with water. Pretty soon he returned, and entering the playhouse, nodded idiotically at the girl and sat down without saying anything. The girl looked up from her work, and said: " 'James, why do you do this way?' " 'Wlzzer way?' he replied. " 'Gettln' drunk.' " 'Who's drunk?' " 'You are, an' you promised when the baby died that you wouldn't'drink any more. The children are almost ragged, and we haven't anything to eat hardly, but you still throw your money away. Don't you know you are breaking my hart?" "I hurried ,away. The action was too life-like, i couia trunk or notning during the day but those little children playing In the garden. You must excuse me, gentlemen, I cannot drink again."?Iowa Endeavor. To Kill Cut Worms.?Just as soon as ^possible plow up the ground and turn up the cut-worms for the frost to kill. That is the only way to kill them. If the earth becomes warm run in the plow, let the earth freeze and the work is done. The sooner the ground is plowed the better, for a few weeks more will be the beginning of warmer weather, and if the plowing is deferred too long the cut-worm is safe. It delights in a cool location, but cannot endure the thawing and freezing when he is brought to the surface. Cutworms infest old sod land more than any other, and the labor of exposing them is a small matter compared to the damage they do crops, especially corn, when planted on sod. .Very often these pests compel the entire resetting of sweet potatoes, early cabbage and other vegetables, and the damage they annually do may be estimated far up In the thousands of dollars. Salt will not kill them, fowls will not eat them, and there is no way of effectually getting rid of them except by frost. They are persistent, and give continually more or less annoyance as long as they remain. A vigorous warfare should be waged against them by every farmer.?St. Louis Globe-Democrat. We Do Good P Do You Need *^W?VMVM??W) Letterhead: Billheads, Statements Envelopes, Convention Catalogues, Handbills, Dodgers, Cards, Shipping T Law Blanl Law Briefs Are And other t We solicit your busines i.u> I Lyuu mcx L. M. GRIST'S SONS, | THE 50UTHE The Qrtti nighwv c THROUGH THE S< Excellent Service Quick Any Trip Is Plea* Trees! fU THE SOI The Finest Dining-Ca Tor daUlUd Information as to Tic rations address the nearest Agei W. A. TURK. 8. H. HAI HnmS' TrmrtU Hm|w Omul run WASMINOTON. O. C. WASHING" SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Effective January 13th, 1903. Between 'iClnirvllle and Charleston. Read down. Read up. No. 33?Daily. No. 34?Daily. 1.50p.m.... Lv. Charleston Ar.. .3.60p.m. 2.25p.m...Ar. Summerville Ar..3.11p.m. 4.60p.m Ar. Kingville Ar.. ..12.45p.m. These trains?Nos. 33 and 34?will stop only at Summerville, Branchvllle, Orangeburg and St. Matthews. Between Klnarvllle and Blaclcsbnrg* Read down. Read up. No. 33?dally. No. 34?dally. 5.00p.m....Lv. Klngvllle Ar.... 12.60p.m. 6.15p.m Ar. Camden Ar.... 11.30a.m. 8.00p.m...Ar. Catawba Jt. Ar...9.40a.m. 8 9An m Ar Rnnle Will Ar ft IKn m 8.59p.m Ar. Tirzah Ar. 8.54a.m. 9.09.pm....Ar. Yorkvllle Ar....8.42a.m." 9.22p.m Ar. Sharon Ar 8.27a.m. 9.35p.m Ar. Hickory Ar 8.15a.m. 9.50p.m Ar. Smyrna Ar 8.05a.m. 10.15p.m...Ar. Blacksburg Lv...7.45a.m. Trains Nos. 33 and 34 stop at 'all Important stations between Klngville and Blacksburg. Between Hock Hill and Marlon. Read down. Read up. No. 35?dally. No. 30-dally. 6.00a.m....Lv. Rock Hill Ar... 10.30p.m. 6.19a.m Ar. Tirzah Ar.....10.11p.m. 6.31a.m Ar. Yorkvllle Ar... 10.01p.m. 6.46a.m Ar. Sharon Ar....9.46p.m. 7a.m Ar. 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