gmmflrous Jcpartmrut.
A Bold Bad Book Agent
One day an enterprising agent who
had Informed himself approached a
Mr. Smith with the interested suggestion,?
"Now, Mr. Smith, I know that today
is your wedding anniversary.
Don't you want to give Mrs. Smith
a handsome Bible as an anniversary
present? I can let you have today a
beautiful fifteen dollar Bible for Ave
dollars."
After some discussion Mr. Smith
took the Bible. Just here the plot
thickens. The book-agent pocketed
the proceeds, then promptly ran up
to Mr. Smith's house, called for Mrs.
Smith, and asked if she wouldn't like
to make her husband a present of a
fine Bible on this anniversary. He
said that as he was anxious to dispose
of all his books before going
to Cleveland at six o'clock, he would
sacrifice a beautiful fifteen dollar
Bible for Ave dollars. After some
* 44 Knn orH t thA
nesiuiuuii nn. ouutu
Bible.
When Mr. ^mlth reached home
that evening and presented his wife
with a large package containing an
anniversary gift she went Into the
next room and produced Its mate.
Tableau! Smith vowed vengeance
with all the heat of a warm disposition.
However '.here was a fine festal
supper waiting, so he contented himself
for the present with a telephonic
appeal to one Lewis Johnson, a
nearby friend.
"Lewis," he urged. "I want you to
hurry down to the station and stop
a book-agent who Ib going to Cleveland
at six o'clock. I must see him
before he leaves town. You Just
hold him till I can finish supper and
get there." Then he gave a brief
description of the man and rushed
back to his supper.
The good Lewis hopped on a passing
car and swept down upon the
book-agent Just as the train pulled
In.
"See here." he explained, "Smith
says that he must see you and that
you are to wait over a train for him."
"Sorry; I'd like to oblige him, but
It's impossible. I'm due in Cleveland
at eight-thirty and have got to get
there. But I know what Mr. Smith
wants. He was thinking of buying
a Bible of mine for his wife's anniversary
present. It's really a handsome
book, which I usually sell for
fifteen dollars, but as It Is the last
one I have, I offered It to h!m for
five dollars" (producing the Bible.)
"He was to let me know if he wanted
It. Couldn't you take it to him. as
I can't possibly wait? He'd be disappointed
not to have it, I know."
The obliging Lewis thereupon hastily
produced five dollars for the agent,
acquired the Bible, and with the best
Intentions In the world trotted back
to the Smiths with the book.
Second tableau! Fortunately their
sense of humor saved the situation.
and with chastened spirits they display
all three books of Holy Writ to
the initiated.?Llpplncotts.
The Close Kid.
Henry H. Rogers of the Standard
Oil company was born In Fairhaven,
Mass.. and a Fairhaven woman said
of him the other day:
"Mr. Rogers Is liberal. As a boy
he was the same. I never saw anyone
as free with his money as this man.
"I once asked Mr. Rogers the best
and quickest way to accumulate a big
fortune, and he told me liberality?a
willingness to part with lots of money
In the hopes of getting still more back
?was the secret of success, provided
that Industry and Intelligence accompanied
it.
"He said that penurlousness was
fatal to the speedy acquisition of
wealth, and he pointed to the case of
a miser, a friend of his boyhood, who
with all his scrlmpings and scrapings
had hardy saved S 10.000 In the course
of a long life.
"I remember this miser well. Even
as a Ullie cnnu lie nau uccit mcou
close. A lady, one afternoon, had
found him seated on a curbstone crying
and weeping as If his heart would
break.
"'What Is the matter, my poor child?'
the lady said.
" 'Oh,' sobbed the child, 'I've lost a
penny what my mother give me.*
" 'Poor dear,' said the lady. 'Poor
little dear.*
"And she opened her pocketbook
and took out another penny.
" There,' she said. 'Take that.'
"And she walked on. well pleased
with her philanthropy.
"But she had hardly got ten yards
away before the youngster began to
howl louder than before.
" 'Now, now, child,' said the lady,
'What's the matter now?"
"'It's that cent I lost,' sobbed the
boy. 'If I hadn't lost it, I'd 'a' had
two cents now.'"?Buffalo Enquirer.
Ik It Por the Ride.?The Rev. Dr.
Ralnsford in talking the other day of
the lack of interest In church and
charity work shown by those who are
regular attendants at church service,
told a story about an Irishman lately
arrived who tried to cross Broadway
while a funeral procession was passing.
The procession was a very long one
and he Anally asked the f.ollceman on
the corner whose funeral U was.
"I don't know," said the man In blue,
"but whoever he was he must lutve
been a great man to have so line a
funeral."
The Irishman next asked the .street
cleaner who was working at that
point.
"Not a one of me knows," said the
sweeper, "but it's a Ane man he must
hoon ir\ hovft a funeral IllfP
Then the Irishman went Into a store
and asked one of the clerks whose funeral
was passing. The clerk didn't
know, but made the usual guess as
to the prominence and virtues of the
deceased. Finally the procession came
to an end and as It did so there was
a halt for a minute. The Irishman
climbed on the step of the last carriage.
stuck his head in through the
window, and inquired of the solitary
occupant who the great man was who
had such a wonderful funeral. He
found a compatriot In the carriage who
replied:
"Sorra one of me knows: I'm just
In It for the ride."
Thi3 Bbats Bi-rbank.?A farmer
tells us that he has made a discovery
that Is of vast Importance to the farmer
during the dry season. He has
found that by planting onions and potatoes
in the same field In alternate
rows, the onions became so strong that
they brought tears to the eyes of the
potatoes In such vast volumes that the
roots of the vines are kept moist, and
a big crop raised In spite of the
drought. The same farmer has a
scheme for raising custard pies by
crossing the egg plant with milk weed.
iUisccllanrous Sradinfl.
IN COUNTIES ADJOINING.
New* and Comment Clipped From
Neighboring Exchange*.
CHEROKEE.
Gaffney Ledger, July 28: At Buford
Street Methodist church Sunday will
be "Parent's Day" both In the Sunday
school and church services. Sunday
school at 9.45 a. m. Every parent
In the congregation is requested to
be present. Evening services at 8.30.
A cordial Invitation to all strangers
and visitors The city authorities
have purchased a new well-boring
outfit, and will begin at once to bore
another well near the old one in the
park. The new well- will be the same
size as the other one, and will prob-vt"
w Awn V> m r?H rpH fppt
txuiy ur iwui hi i,?v liMMwiv*. .vv.
deep. Work will be begun about the
middle of next week, and GafTney
will soon have plenty of water
Mr. L. U. Campbell closed a deal
Monday, with Memphis, Tenn., owners,
whereby he secured for a number
of years property In York county
known as the old Magnolia gold mine.
The deal was made for a party of
English capitalists; and Mr. Campbell
left Wednesday for New York
to meet with representatives of the
syndicate and transfer the proper
titles to the property. Mr. Campbell
Is doing a great deal toward developing
the mineral resources of this section
of the country, and his last
transaction will no doubt mean much
to that portion of York county wherein
the property Is located........Considerable
excitement was created
about noon Wednesday by the continued
blowing of a whistle in the
direction of the GafTney cotton mill;
and crowds soon turned out and began
running toward the point from
which the sound seemed to come.
The noise drew nearer and nearer,
and became louder and louder as It
approached, until finally the southbound
vestibule came in, when it was
found that the whistle on the train
had gotten out of order and was
blowing for all It was worth, with
no way to stop It except by removing
the fire and lettln.; ths steam go
down. The engine was uncoupled
from the train here and placed on
the sidetrack, and a freight engine
was hooked on to the vestibule In Its
place. It was afterwards taken on
towards Greenville, probably to the
shops at that plai e. Some of the
passengers on the vestibule said the
whistle began blowing over about
Gastonia. N. C Miss Rossle Foster
of Asbury. very pleasantly entertained
a number of her young friends last
Friday evening with a lawn party at
her hospitable home In lower Cherokee.
Rich and dainty refreshments
were served In abundance, and the
young people spent an enjoyable
evening In merry-rnaking and social
pleasures. The couples who attended
I- vf? r> viahof
I iruiu lius uny wcic. mi. v. u. a iohv*
with Miss Lucy Wilson; Mr. Jim
Smith with Miss Bessie Kelley: Dr.
S. M. Gunter with Vflss Daisy Pearce;
Mr. Louis Wood with Miss Agnes
Clark; Dr. W. K. Gunter with Miss
Verna Cole.
CHESTER.
Lantern, July 28: The excursionists
who went to Atlanta Monday returned
early Wednesday morning, after
riding all the previous night.
From some reports It seems that
they experienced a pretty serious disorder.
In Georgia some one from
the outside shot ir.to the train and
came very near injuring some of the
passengers. One of Chester's good
citizens says that excursions, like the
dispensary, ought to be done away
with....At the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Knox, on Valley street,
Tuesday July 26, at 6 o'clock p. m.,
Miss Emma Knox and Mr. M. J.
Grant of Knox Station, were happily
married, the Rev. J. S. Moffatt, D.
D., officiating. Only a few neighbors
and relatives were present to witness
this happy occasion. The bride was
most becomingly attired In a dress
of white organdie trimmed with lace,
while the groom wore a handsome
black suit, each looking their best.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Grant left for the home of
the groom's father, Mr. T. N. Grant,
where a reception awaited them and
where they expect to make their
home for the present. They have the
best wishes of the;r many friends In
Chester and Chester county Mr.
R. W. Boney received a telegram this
morning announcing the death of his
brother, Mr.'A. C. Boney, at Stone
Mountain, Ga., yesterday. Mr. Boney
was formerly a resident of Rock Hill.
He spent a month or two recently
undergoing treatment In Chester, returning
to his home about a month
ago. He was 30 years old. His
father. Mr. D. E. Boney, of Yorkvllle,
was with him at the time of his
death. On account of Mrs. Boney's
Illness, Mr. R. W. Boney could not attend
the funeral, which will be at
Stone Mountain. Mr. Boney was also
a brother of Mrs. S. E. Colvln of
Chester Miss Mabel Wllks of
Smlthvllle, Texas, who Is In this
county visiting relatives, spent Wednesday
In the city with her kinsman,
Mr. Haze Wllks. She Is the daughter
of Mr. Tom Wllks. who went to Texas
from the Baton Rouge neighborhood
about 30 years ago Prof. E. H.
Hall Is In Chester from Spartanburg,
where he has been since the Clemson
summer school closed. He Is very
much encouraged with his work as
superintendent of the Denmark graded
school. Good progress was made
In every department during the year.
....Mr. J. T. Love of the Olive vicinity,
was In Chester Tuesday and
Wednesday. He is a good farmer and
says he has a good crop this year.
His young corn Is fine and his cotton
equally as good as It was at this
time last year. On account of one
of his hands having left, he has been
making a field laborer himself, and
has been working hard.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, July 28: There was
a session of court at the Loray
Wednesday afternoon. Esquire W. I.
Stowe presiding. The wife and
daughter of Amos Montgomery on the
one hand, and the wife of B. J.
Isaachks on the other hand, were In
the tolls of the law for fighting.
These colored people were neighbors
and ordinarily well behaved, but it J
was the old story of one neighbor's
chickens on another neighbor's premises.
When one family tries to raise
a garden and a neighbor tries to
raise chickens they usually succeed in
raising cain. If they don't, they are
pretty sure to wear golden slippers
and a starry crown in the next
world. Fines and costs for both
parties amounted to about $12
Some interesting curios?as beautiful
as they were curious?were shown to
us this week by Mrs. Z. B. Harry.
They were sent to her by Mr. Thomas
J. Underwood, her brother, who Is
now with the 3d artillery at Fort St.
Michael, Alaska. He is a barber and
also has charge of the library there.
Two photographs showed an Indian
boy and an old Russian fort. A pair
of moccasins made from moose skin
and beautifully ornamented with bead
embroidery showed the handiwork of
the Indian girls. The Indian men
show skill in carving and simple
ornamentation, of which four napkin
rings carved from walrus tusks are
remarkably creditable specimens.?
[Mr. J. T. Suggs lost the thumb from
his right hand yesterday * afternoon.
While adjusting a bolt on his brickyard
engine, the wrench slipped and
threw his hand into the moving machinery.
His thumb was crushed and
his fore-firtger cut. Drs. Sloan and
Wilson amputated the thumb about
middle way. Mr. Suggs was suffering
from the pain late last evening, but
was otherwise getting along quite
well....Mr. J. D. Brandon was telling
us Wednesday a snake story. Near
Wright's Ferry a few days ago his
son Glenn, together with W. A.
Brandon and Ed Joy. two neighbors,
were out squirrel hunting when they
fell In with a pretty stout garter
snake. In the process of killing the
snake they found that she contained
4 8 young snakes. This is about the
biggest find of snakes we are able to
remember anything about The
Herald says the Cora cotton mill at
King's Mountain declared last week
a dividend of 6 per cent and increased
the salary of the president,
Capt. F. Dllling, of the secretary and
treasurer, Dr. O. G. Falls, and of the
superintendent, Mr. P. M. Keller.
The Dllling mill declared a dividend
of 3 per cent.
THE "DOG DAYS."
Strong Hold of tho Superstitious on the
Modern Mind.
The fiction of the "dog days" 1b too
hoary to loose its hold easily upon a
race partial to traditions of astral Influence
In human affairs, and some almanac
makers, like those happy mortals
who "rush in where angels fear
to tread," announce in cheerful confidence
that these "dies canlculares,"
as the old Romans termed them, are
upon us. But what, and which, are
the "dog days?" Every computer of
domestic calendars is a law unto himself
with respect to this particular
season, for the best of reasons?the
season itself is at sea.
In fact, It cannot be otherwise, for,
like the "movable feasts" of the
church, its astronomical setting, upon
which It entirely depends, Is a perpetually
varying quantity.
In midwinter, conspicuous among
the brilliant star groups of the southern
sky, Is visible the constellation of
Canls Major?the Greater Dog. Its
bright, particular star, Slrlus, though
not so brilliant as some of the planets,
Is the most lustrous of all the starry
host, and therefore easily the emperor
of the train. For ages it has been
known as the "dog star." In ancient
mythology Canls Major and Canls
Minor? the lesser Dog?embracing
the bright star Procyon ("going before
the dog,") were assigned to the
mighty hunter Orion to serve him In
the fhnsH The stars of midwinter
nights are the stars that beam upon
us, all unnoticed, on midsummer days,
and hence at this season the imperial
Sirius, together with his canine associate,
Procyon, shines all the day In
sunny azure.
The Romans of the olden time annually
sacrificed a dog to Sirius, hoping
to win his favor toward their
fields and flocks. The Egyptians, long
before, gave the closest attention to
the rising of Sirius, for in their
thought it was associated with the
weal or woe of their land It augured
the rising of the Nile. "Sirius," indicated
the propitious time for sowing.
Unfortunately for votaries of the
"signs" in planting and other astrological
vagaries, the time of the rising
of Sirius varies with the latitude; besides
it varies in the same latitude
as decades and centuries go on
owing to the procession of the equinoxes.
Hence it will not answer to
hitch the wagon of seasonal hypothesis
to a star.
So Intimately did the ancients associate
the heliacal rising of Sirius with
events of Importance to the land that
they even instituted a heliacal year.
Various dates have been assigned by
tradition as the first dog day, and various
periods as constituting the season.
It has been claimed that it commenced
in the remote past on August
4 and lasted forty days, until September
14. As few as thirty days are
sometimes cited, and as many as fiftyfour.
Pliny refers the commencement
of the dog days to the heliacal rising
of Procyon, which seems at least appropriate
as being canicular, and
which occured July 19. It would seem
that forty days was regarded as the
period in most cases, twenty days before
and twenty days after the heliacal
rising of Sirius.
But whatever the \arlations of testimony
there is generally agreement
with Hippocrates, who may be styled
the father of astronomy, to whom
Ptolemy was greatly indebted for pioneer
work in the science. He affirms
that the dog days were in the very
hottest part of summer. And it is
known that the Egyptians were in
great dread of the extreme heat and
blightage who cling to venerable traditions
will not be embarassed about
the uncertainty of a few days, but
will contentedly ascribe the sweltering
weather likely to be encountered to the
malign influence of the great dog
Sirius.
How the Indian Wadks.?A woodsman
walks with a rolling motion, his
hips swnying an inch or more to
the stepping side.and his pace is correspondingly
long. This hip action
may be noticed to an exaggerated degree
in the stride of a professional
pedestrian, but the latter walks with
a heel and toe step, whereas an Indian's
or sailor's step is more nearly
flat-footed. In the latter ease the
center of gravity is covered by the
whole foot. The poise is as secure
as that of a rope walker. The toes
are pointed straight forward or even
a trifle inward, so that the Inside of
the heel, the outside of the ball of
the foot and the smaller toes, all do
their share of work and assist In
balancing. Walking in the woods in
this manner, one is not likely, either,
to trip over projecting roots, stones
and other traps as he would be if
the feet formed hooks by pointing
outward. The advantage is obvious J
in snowshoeing. If the Indian were
turned to stone while in the act of J
stepping, the statue would probably
stand balanced on one foot. This
gait gives the limbs great control
over his movements. He is always
poised. If a stick cracks under him
it is because of his weight, and not
by reason of the impact. He goes
silently on and with great economy
of force. His steady balance enables
him to put his moving foot down as
gently as you would lay an egg on
the table.?Forest and Stream.
PEARY AND THE POLE.
Daring Enthusiast Persists In Effort to
Uncover Arctio Mystery.
Commander Robert Edwin Peary
began his work as an Arctic explorer
in 1886, and ever since that time has
devoted nearly all his time to It. He
is a civil engineer in the United States
Navy.
Commander Peary went to Greenland
in 1886, and partlaJly crossed that continent
at that time. When he went
again, in 1891, he wintered on the west
coast, and in the spring went diagonally
over the ice cap to a point on the
northeast coast of Greenland never
before visited. As he was yet on the
spot on July 4, 1892, he named the
great ihdentation of the continent
which he found there "Independence
Bay." Prior to this venture Jackson's
own explorations were never made; he
made a special study of the traits of
the Eskimos around Inglefleld Gulf, and
established particularly friendly relations
with them.
The next time he visited the Arctic,
in 1893, It was to stay two years. Mrs.
Peary accompanied him on this occasion,
although she returned to the
United States the following summer.
It was only a few weeks after her arrival
at the site chosen for the winter
camp that first year that Mrs. Peary's
only child was born. Peary made trips
to the northward from Anniversary
Lodge, In White Sound, In the spring
seasons of both 1894 and 1896. Furious
storms and Inadequate supplies
thwarted his efTort on the first occasion.
On the second, with two companions,
he tramped up to Independence
Bay, on the north shore of Greenland,
and came back with only o>ne dog and
no food. The explorer felt that he had
been baffled only by Insufficient financial
backing.
In 1896 and again in 1897 Peary went
North and returned the same season.
On the former occasion he brought
down some small masses of iron, believed
to be of meteoric origin, and
In 1897 he brought an Immense block
of the same character, said to contain
nearly 100 tons of metal. These meteors
had been found at Cape York In
the spring of 1896.
Before his next start, In 1898, Peary
visited England, where he received
much attention from geographical and
other scientific societies. To that trip
Is due, perhaps, the gift of the ship
Windward, then owned by Mr. Harmsworth,
and recently used by Jackson
for an expedition to Franz Josef Land,
very fruitful, but they served two excellent
purposes. The existence of his
winter camp gave Nansen a refuge
after the latter, with one companion,
worked his way southward after his
record beating achievement of 1896
(reaching latitude 86:14 on the ice,)
and It influenced the fate of the returning
Windward.
When Peary werU north in 1898 he
hoped to be able to push the Windward
up the west coast of Greenland through
Smith Sound and Robeson Channel, and
establish a winter camp on Sherard
Osborn Fjord, near the eighty-second
parallel of latitude. His Intention was,
when early spring came, to start over
the ice pack north of the continent
with dogs and sledges. But the ice
prevented the Windward from going
more than 50 miles above Cape Sabine,
ana tne latter stayea Trom August 10,
1898, to August 2, 1899, All during
the autumn, winter and spring sledge
parties went out In various directions.
Much geographical data, for the perfection
of maps, was thus secured, and
a great deal of game shot.
The most important of all these ventures
was a journey in sledges from
the ship up to Fort Conger, on Lady
Franklin Bay. This is on the west
side of Robeson Channel, and though
visited repeatedly since that time,
December, 1898, it had then been deserted
ever since Greeley's party left
in 1883. While on the way Peary was
overtaken by a severe storm and one
of his feet was frostbitten. When he
got back to his ship again it was necessary
to have several toes amputated.
This experience unfitted him for any
attempt to reach the pole, and none
was made. The Peary Club sent the
Diana up in 1899 with food and mail,
and she returned two or three months
later, preceded by the Windward.
Etah, on the Greenland side of the
channel, and not far from Littleton
Island was the site of Peary's winter
camp in 1899-1900. From this point he
made sledge Journeys to Cape Sabine,
where Stein was wintering with the
Intention of exploring Ellsemere Land.
Peary treated him very graciously and
ofTered him practical encouragement.
In March Peary quartered himself up
at Fort Conger, having in the meantime
made extensive deposits of food
at various points along his line of retreat.
This post he found almost as
convenient a base of operations as
that which he had hoped to establish
at Sherard Osborn Fjord. It was within
a few miles of being as far north.
Starting from Fort Conger with his
faithful negro servant, Henson, and
five Eskimos on April 15, 1900, Peary
crossed Robeson Channel on the ice to
Greenland. He pursued the plan of
sending back his Eskimos with their
sleds as fast as the provisions loaded
upon the latter were exhausted, so that
early In May he had with him only
one strong team, one Eskimo and Henson.
Skirting the north coast. Peary
reached the cairn left by Lockwood in
1882?then the furthest north reached
by man?on May 13, 1900. He rounded
the northernmost point of Greenland,
In latitude 83:39, a few days later.
This by the way, Is the northernmost
land yet trod by human feet. Peary
here pushed out upon the Ice, In the
hope of reaching the pole. Eleven
miles further north, in latitude 83:50,
he found so wide a streak of water
that he could not cross. That settled
his fate for 1900. Turning back to
the land, he followed the coast on eastward,
160 miles beyond Lockwood's
"furthest," and within a degree of Independence
Bay, visited by him seven
or eight years before. The survey of
the north coast was thus rendered
more complete than ever before. Geographical
experts regard this service as
exceptionally valuable. Fort Conger
was reached In safety on July 10,
almost three months from the departure
of the explorer.
To open up communication with
Peary In 1900 the Windward was disDatched
northward. Mrs. Peary went
with the ship. It had been planned to
have the vessel return before the cold
weather, but the season was not favorable.
On the way up the Windward
stopped first at Etah, and then pushed
on to Cape Sabine, where Peary had
already arrived. The ship remained
there, or rather In Payor Harbor, close
by. from August 15 until July 3, 1901.
Satisfied by the experience of a previous
year that the Ice pack north of
Greenland was not solid enough to encourage
fresh venture. Peary decided
that his attempt In the spring of 1901
should be made from Grant Land, on
the west side of Robeson Channel. He
would make Fort Conger his preliminary
base again, and seek to leave
the land at Cape Hecla, said to be the
northernmost point of land In the vast
archipelago west of Greenland. Late In
the winter, therefore, Instead of staying
down near his ship, Peary was
quartered at Fort Conger. On April 5,
1901. he started with Henson, one
Eskimo, two sledges and twelve dogs
for the vicinity of Cape Hecla. On
reaching the vicinity of Lincoln Bay.
he found the conditions of the men and
dogs was such that he was obllge.1 to
turn back. Late In April he started
southward and arrived at Cape Sabine
on his birthday. May 6. Then both the
relief ships and the Windward returned
to lower latitudes, Mrs. Peary coming
home on her husband's own ship.
In the spring of 1902 Pearv started
over the frozen Arctic Ocean fiom
Cape Hecla, on the north coast of
Grant Land, in an attempt to reach fhe
Pole. Each day's march was very arduous
on account of the broken conditkn
of the Ice and the vast pressure
ridges crossing his path. His general
course was deflected to the west by
the character of the Ice. At his farth- ,
est camp, In latitude 84 degrees 17 '
minutes N? the polar pack became impracticable
and further efforts to advance
were given up. He had attained
the nearest approach to the Pole in
the American Arctic. Commander 1
Peary was elected president of the <
American Geographical society In 1902. ,
REAL E8TATE BUSINE8S.
It Furnishes Plenty of Opportunity For
The Man Who Huetlee.
While the term "land office busl- (
ness" no longer holds forth the significance
that it did In the days when
booms were of nearly dally occurrence
" ll" fritr.no r\t the WPSf the ,
field of the real estate agent in a small ,
town Is still a fertile one for the man ,
with shrewdness, energy, and ability ,
In this line. There are no longer, ex- ,
cept in the rareet occasions, opportunities
for the sudden making of big
fortunes through fortunate coups, as
was the case in the boom days, but (
there are even now plenty of chances
for deals that will net the real estate
man big returns for a single day's
work. Besides this there is the certainty
in most cases of a steady income
from the insurance agency that the
real estate man in a small town invariably
has. These two lines, working
directly together, make the business a
desirable one when a good location is
to be had.
As to where a man is best located in
this line there is no definite saying.
Obviously a new section seems best, for
there the business of buying and selling
property is sure to be carried on
more extensively than in a community
which has shaken itself Into place
and settled down. Farmers are coming
to buy farms, workmen are coming
to locate in the cities and make
their homes there, and manufactories
and business generally are there to look
over the ground with a prospect of
settlement.
The real estate agent in such a place
is in his glory. He is one of the great
factors in the reglons's settlement, and
he reaps accordingly. If he has money
to invest for himself he is all the better
situated, for then he is in a position
to pre-empt the desirable tracts
and hold them for a price that will
yield him a good profit. But aside
from this, a generous commission is
always paid for selling land.
When a town is being built there Is
always Inadequate water supply and
fire protection, besides a constant danger
of Are slightly above that of the
long settled community, and for these
reasons those who erect buildings
want them insured as quickly as possible.
The buildings usually erected in
such places are seldom of a value to
warrant the writing of large policies,
but with the rates high, as they must
be in new towns, and a whole community
to be insured, it all amounts up to
a fair sum for the men who supply the
insurance.
However, the town or section of
country that has found itself is not
to be unfavorably compared to the new
sections. Returns are surer there for
the real estate and insurance man,
although possibly along different lines.
He will possibly not handle so much
land, nor make so many sales as the
other, but the land is so much more
valuable that his commissions per sale
will run high enough to make up the
discrepancy in the number of sales
made. His insurance business will total
higher for the same reason of
higher value on buildings.
This Is all presupposing that he Is a
man of energy and of ability to get a
good trade, for a good man in this
line will often step in and make money
In a field that another has given up
In disgust. The real estate man is
not In a business where he can sit
down and wait for his trade to come to
him unless he is so long established
that he Is known far and wide. Insurance
business can scarcely be canvassed
for, but "hustle" and "get up"
on the part of the agent will expedite
and make certain many a deal in property
that will otherwise hang fire for
years, and sometimes fall through.
There are two kinds of real estate
men?the kind who sit in their offices
and wait, and the kind who get into a
buggy and drive around the country
after business. The first of these is
the kind who assert that the business
is getting overcrowded; the latter say
that there Is still room anywhere for
the man of hustle. You listen to both
and take your choice. That many communities
are fully supplied with men in
this business Is just as true as the fact
that there are plenty of places where
there Is an opening for the right kind
of man.
To start In this line does not require
any great /amount of capital, although
the man with money is in better condition
to take advantage of opportunities
as they are presented to him. To
start merely with a view of acting as
agent, a man neede only enough to equip
an office and a little saved to live on
until his business has been developed.
He should know thoroughly the town
and surrounding country that he is
going to do business in, and if he is
well known there himself he will find
that his road Is so much smoother.
The agency for a reliable Are insurance
company should be obtained, and not
Infrequently the real estate man adds
to his Income by carrying a line of
life Insurance on the side.
What his total Income per year will
be to begin with he cannot hope to
guess at successfully, for uncertainty
Is one of the drawbacks of the business.
He may make $500 on the
first deal that comes his way?he
may make $5. If the town he Is In
is of sufficient size he should be able
to establish a renting department to
his business that will pay him well.
His prosperity will be In entire accordance
with that of his town.
The plums that occasionally fall In
the way of a real estate agent with
open eyes Is shown by the record
of a young man who dealt in land
In northern Wisconsin. His business
was bad. for the town he was located
in was a "dead one." Then there
came rumors of the establishment of
p barrel and stave factory in the
town. The young man sounded the
rumors and found them based on facts.
Then he looked over the land situation.
Along the river front, the proper
location for the factory, was a low
marsh an eighth of a mile long and
extremely narrow. The real estate
man bought it for the nominal price
of $10 per acre. People laughed at
him. But when the factory owners
came to look for a location, the
river front looked good to them and
the real estate man, being anxious
to encourage new Industries to move
to the town, let them have it for the
price of good farm land in that section?$100
per acre. Actual stories
like this might be cited without end,
but they all lead up to one point,
I hat foresight and shrewdness are the
things that the real estate man who
is to be successful must trade on.
Napoleon III and a Cow.
The reign of Napoleon III. was
almost brought to a premature termination
some four or five years
prior to the Franco-Prussian war
by an Indignant cow, and the monarch
owed his preservation on that
occasion to the courage and presence
of mind of his Spanish consort The
Incident took place In the neighborhood
of Biarritz, where the emperor
and empress were walking one
day with their dog, Nero, an animal
which figures beside the prince
Imperial in Carpeaux's famous statue
of the latter. Xero began barking.
doglike, at some cattle that were
grazing in a field. A cow took exception
to this, and as Nero sought
refuge between the remarkably short
legs of the emperor she proceeded
to charge down upon the monarch
with all that vim and vigor for
which the cattle along the Spanish
frontier are famous. On came the
cow, and the emperor was hesitating
whether to run or to stand his
ground when the empress threw herself
before him and kept the animal
at bay with a long bamboo cane,
which she was In the habit of carrying
in those days, until the herdsmen
came to the rescue. The empress
is described by an eyewitness
as having handled her cane with all
the dexterity and rapidity of movement
of a toreador of her own native
land.?New York Tribune.
A BAD MAN FROM TEXA8.
Incidents In the Career of "Toothpick"
Davis.
Bruce Mayor, traveling man of many
and varied experiences, and a number
of others were chatting the other
evening, when the conversation turned
on "bad men" of the west, says the
Denver Republican.
"Texas has had many," remarked
Bruce, "and few, I dare say, excelled
Davis?Jim Davis, commonly called
Toothpick Davis?and whose name Is
doubtless familiar to all of you.
"I recollect him first at Austin. Afterward
I used to see him in Galveston,
where he ran a faro game and a general
gambling house?a gambling house
of the kind that might justly be called
of the better class. Davis was a giant
of a man, over six feet In height, broad
and burly as well.
une lime i wciu uui laipun iimiing,
possibly a mile or two from shore, when
I noticed Toothpick and another man
cruising about at a little distance from
me. Suddenly Toothpick's partner,
who was stepping gaily about In the
boat, fell into the water.
"In a wild effort to recover his friend,
Toothpick fell after him. The boat,
which was .sailing a bit free at the
time, without being steered, got her
head into the wind and stood there
(lapping her sails.
"When Toothpick fell Into the water
we pointed our boat for him, but as
we approached he waved his hand and
yelled:
" 'Don't stop for me; save Jim. He ,
can't swim a lick and he owes me over
$1,600.'
"It was about three days later when
I chanced to meet Davis in the barroom
of the hotel. After extending his
hand and thanking me for saving his
life, he said:
" 'But about Jim. You know he owed
me $1,600. Well, what does the fellow
do? As soon as he recovers his
breath he lands on me, and says that
he must be In a streak of luck because
he didn't drown, and that. If
I'd stake him against a faro bank, he
could win $100,000. The worst of It
Is that he actually made me believe It.
Well he lost $1,000 of my money, and
now he owes me $2,600?see? It would
have been better If he had drowned,
so I am not so grateful as I was.' "
"I think," said the drummer for a
Kentucky liquor house, "I used to see
something of your friend Toothpick
out in Texas, too. It was when the
branch of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway was extended from Parson,
Kan., to Dennlson. It went through
a section practically pre-empted by
the marauding halfbreeds, the rustlers
and criminals who subsequently had
to emigrate to No Man's Land, In the
Texas Panhandle. While this road
was In course of construction the bold
monte men. as fine a coterie of criminals
as ever went unhung, swarmed
hyenalike about the tent towns to prey
upon the railway laborers. Shooting
was as common as swearing. The
officials lived in cabooses with extra
timbered sides?sort of fortress on
wheels.
"Col. Edward Lynde had the contract
for the road. He was a fine looking
man, lithe, active, alert and a
stranger to fear.
"Col. Lynde engaged Davis to bring
100 yoke of oxen to the present city
of Eufala to carry supplies south. But
Toothpick simply rounded a number of
Texas steers, and yoking these up with
difficulty started out. The second day
out there was a grand stampede, in
which wagons were overturned and
confusion reigned supreme. Toothpick
made not the least attempt to
remedy matters, but rode away south.
"Lynde started after Davis with a
big muleteer named Jim. A fifty mile
chase brought them up with Davis,
was was accompanied by a Mexican;
Toothpick reached for his guns, but
was covered by Big Jim. The Mexican
attemped to throw a murderous
knife, but dropped It with an oath when
he got a bullet in his wrist. Davis was
tied up with ropes like a trussed chicken,
thrown into a wagon and hurried
back to the end of the line, where he
was made to square accounts.
"One night about a month after this,
Colonel Lynde drove into the hamlet
of Avoea, and jumping from the buckboard,
hastened Into the hotel. The
bar was full of smoke and border men,
and In the midst of the largest group
stood Davis. Every man was accounted
a man of experience.' and all heard <
of Toothpick's boast that he would
'fix' Lynde at the first opportunity."
"Lynde never carried a gun, but he
had one thing?nerve. He walked over i
to Davis and pushed him aside, remarking
in a loud voice he would shoot
him on sight if he crossed his path
again. He then proceeded upstairs
to bed. Then the gang proceeded to 1
'liquor up,' and a man was shot in the
room directly beneath him.
"Early next morning Lynde went into
the office, which was a long, narrow
room with a railing at one end, when
suddenly there was a commotion In the .
street. Davis burst In the door and
reeled In with a revolver in each hand,
and with a deep oath, asked for Lynde.
That worthy leaped over the railing
and drawing his huge, old fashioned
pocket knife, started for Toothpick,
shouting, 'I've got you now!' Davis
turned and fled as if spurred by the
devil himself.
"He got killed finally. It was somewhere
up in Gunnison county, I believe,
over In the 'Tincup' mining district.
Toothpick was playing faro bank
one night, and went broke. He turned ;
to a mild eyed little fellow who was
sitting on his left and said;
" 'Stick $50 on the queen for me, 1
pard.' 1
"The mild little man compiled and
the queen lost. Toothpick borrowed '
another $50 from the mild little man '
and lost it in the same way. Then J
Davis strolled out, but In half an hour j
returned with $20. He played and 1
soon ran his $20 up to five or six hun- 1
dred. Then the meek little man, who
had loaned him money, went broke.
" 'I'm broke, Davis,' said he; 'sup- <
pose you pay me that $100.'
" 'Go away from me,' said Davis
savagely. 'Don't bother me now.'
" 'But I didn't talk that when I loaned
it to you,' remonstrated the little
man. <
" 'You keep on bothering me about ,
that $100,' said Davis, with a dark
T'll molra vnn lnnk sick.'
"Then the dealer, with his eyes
snapping In an ugly way, pointed a
steady finger at Davis, and said: 'You
cash In what chips you have: you
can't set another bet on this layout.' '
"Toothpick bluffed some, but he '
wanted his money. So he shoved his '
chips over with a scowl, and the deal- i
er cashed them up. After he had the
money In his pocket Toothpick arose
and left the room. 1
"About an hour later Toothpick sud- J
denly entered the room at the rear door,
armed with a butcher knife I
about as long and as big as a cavalry <
saber. There were a dozen men In the
room, Including the meek little man
over whom the row had started.
"Presently Davis bent a red eye on j
the dealer, who was now behind the '
bar. and remarked generally for the j
benefit of the multitude: *
" 'Every gent here takes a drink
here except you, you horse thief!'
pointing at the offending dealer. '
"The moment the round of drinks
was disposed of. the faro man took ,
his turn, and mimicking Davis In tone
and gesture, said:
" 'Now, then, every gent here takes
a drink except you, you horse thief!*
pointing scornfully at Davis.
"That was Toothpick's cue. He .
came at the faro sharp with a wild c
rush, butcher knife to the front. But I
he had tackled the wrong man. He t
had hardly started when bang! went t
the cardsharp's prompt pistol, a bullet
crashed through his brain, and he t
pitched headlong to the floor. That
was the end of Toothpick Davis."
Say Plainly to
That you want LION C<
being a square man, will i
thing else. You may not
What About the United
of housekeepers who har<
for over a quarter o
Is there any iUrongtr pr
Lion-head on e
Save these Lion-heads :
SOLD BY GROCER
w
S. M. McNEEL, Pres.
THE LOAN AND
w. p.
YORKVILLE
Building and Loan Association
OF YORKVILLE, S. C.
Furnishes the opportunity for ths
profitable investment of 8avings, however
small or large.
Enables parsons of small means to
nmn Th?ir Own Homti on Easy
Terms.
Lends Money on Good 8ecurity from
One to Five Year Periods.
Applications now being received for
a New 3eries of 8tock.
For further and more specific information
apply to
W. BROWN WYLIE. President.
Or GEO. W. WILLIAMS,
Secretary and Treasurer.
Adickes'
Emporium
We neglect our advertising very
much .but rarely fall to remain In the
front row for SEASONABLE GOODS
AT COMPETITIVE PRICES.
At less than fair prices we offer a
few 14-FINGER GRAIN CRADLES.
HORSE. CATTLE AND POULTRY
POWDERS of two of the best makers.
SEED BEANS at eating prices now
?6 cents a pint Instead of 10 cents,
and the yean be planted safely up to
July 1 to 10.
FLY TRAPS. FANS AND STICKY
PAPER.
FOR IC ECREAM?The celebrated
Junkets, Salt and Flavoring Extracts
of the proper quality.
REFRESHING?Lemons, Ginger Ale
on ice?as also Butter, kept cool in
our refrigerator.
New IRISH POTATOES?two sixes
today?26c and 35c per peck. Fresh i
Tomatoes, Water Melons, Cantaloupes
and Peaches now arriving:
NABISCO WAFERS for high teas,
and colored Candles for same. Our
WAFERETTES are the best Snow
Flakes we can buy?as well as other
Crackers.
Always consult us.
WITHERS AOICKES COMPANY.
Yorkville
Monument
Works.
WILL be ready to begin work on
AUGUST 1ST at Yorkville, near
Southern depot. Since' buying out
Torrence Bros., at Gastonla, we have
taken so many orders that we cannot
removo plant before above named
iate.
We have purchased seven or eight
ears of material for this point and
expect to be equipped for manufacturing
at as close prices as can be
had, and ask all persons In the market
to hold off placing their orders
until they see us.
Respectfully,
YORKVILLE MONUMENT WORKS,
W. Brown Wylle, Sec. and Treas.
J. J. KELLER & CO.,
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
OUR BUSINESS.
It Is OUR business to make Estimates
on any and all kinds of Conduction
Work, whether in Wood,
Brick or Stone.
Our Headquarter**
Are located on the C. & N.-W. rall oad,
Just half way between Liberty
ind Madison streets. We may be
iRW thero at nnv tlm. nr n T?l?.
jhone Message will REACH us.
Our Goods.
We keep Constantly on Hand large
itocks of Building Materials of va ious
kinds, including Dressed and
Jndressed Lumber, Lime, Cement,
lAths, Shingles, etc., and we make a
Specialty of BUILDERS' HARDWARE
and CARPENTERS' TOOLS.
People Needing anything in OUR
ine should be SURE to call upon US.
J. J. KELLER & CO.
CHAMPION ROLLER MILLS.
Zeno, S. C.
IT gives us pleasure to inform the
public that our mills have been thor- 1
>ughly overhauled, and that we are I
jrepared to furnish our patrons with i
he finest flour that can be made in i
his country.
Custom is solicited from all who may I
>e seeking the best.
O. L. RIDDLE. Proprietor. i
July 22 f.t tf |
Your Grocer
OFFEE always, and he,
lot try to sell you anycare
for our opinion, but
I Judgment of Mflliois
a used LION COFFEE I
f a century ?
oof of merit, than the
Confidence of the People
ever Increasing popularity ?
[ COFFEE Is carefully seed
at the plantation, shipped
ct to our various factories, I
mm ? ? -Mllhinv mmmmtmA ani
tially packed In scaled packi?unlike
loose coffee, wfclek
xposed to germs, dost, tuft,
etc. LION COFFEE reaches
as pore and clean as whea
ft the factory. Sold only In
packages.
very package.
for valuable premiums,
S EVERYWHERE
OOLflON 8PI0E 00., Toledo, Ohio.
. ' ' '
J. S. BRICE, VlCC-PRCS.
SAVINGS BANK ?
s's a Satisfaction
ur Depositors and Patrons In knowr
funds are entirety safe and that
is are carefully and Intelligently
>r your business to be handled In a
>uslness-llke way. and it Is our conserve
our patrons In an acceptable
ory manner.
iilte a number of satisfied customers 4
, and would like to have you amonf
We invite yo'i > call or write us
serve you.
1RRI8ON .... Cashier.
professional Otards.
W. VV. LEWIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. ^
Practices in the State and United
Statfs courts, and gives prompt attention
to all business. Lends money on
approved security.
Offiee No. 5, Law Range, Yorkville,
8. C.
J. 0. WILBORN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, ?
Yorkville, 8. C.
Prompt attention to all business.
A. Y. CARTWRIGHT,
SURGEON DENTIST,
YORKVILLE, 8. C.
OPFICB HOURS:
9 en?. to i pm,;ipm. to jpm.
Office In upstairs rooms of Cartwright
building next to the Parish
hotel burnt lot. <
J. S. BK1CE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office Opposite Court House.
Prompt attention to all legal business
of whatever nature. ^
GEO. W. S. HART,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
YORKVILLE, 8. C.
LAW RANGB 'Phono OBco No. 0
O. E. Finley. Marion B. Jennings.
FINLEY & JENNINGS, . *
ATTORNEY8 AT LAW,
Office in Wilson Building, opposite
Court House. Telephone No. 128.
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July 11 t.f tf r
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