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^tumorous ilcpurtmrnt.
Fear of the Lord.
A group of aeronauts were telling
balloon stories in the smoking room of
a Chicago hotel. Capt. H. E. Honeywell.
who with the "Fielding-Antonia"
balloon was later to break all long-distance
speed records, laughed and said:
"The great Elyot made a balloon ascent
from Charleston one hot summer
afternoon. A thunderstorm came up.
Elyot. amid buckets of rain, the roar
of thunder and the flash of lightning,
was blown about like thistledown. On
toward midnight he found himself over
a plantation and threw out his anchor
?a grapnel at the end of a long rope.
"It happened that a negro had died
In one of the huts of this plantation.
The funeral was to take place in the
morning:. A dozen friends of the dead
man sat in the soft summer night before
the hut telling ghost stories.
"Suddenly, in the darkness above
them, they heard strange noises?a
flapping as of great wings, menacing
cries. And they saw dimly a formless
black shape.
"All but one man ran. This one
man. as he cowered on his stool, had
the ill luck to be seized by the grapnel.
"The grapnel, going at a great pace,
whirled him up four or five feet in the
air and jerked him along at the rate
of fifteen miles or so an hour.
" 'Oh, massa, massa,' he yelled,
squirming and kicking in that strange
flight, Tse not de one! I'se not de
c'awpse! Dick's in de house dah! In
de house dah!"'?Washington Star.
A Corner For Six Weeks.
The recent Sievier case in London
revived some incidents in the career of
that dead celebrity "Barney" Barnato,
amateur actor and diamond expert,
against whom, smart although, of
course, he was, the following yarn is
told:
When the late Cecil Rhodes was at
the head of the De Beers company, at
a time when they had for sale 220,000
carats of diamonds, he was approached
by Barney Barnato with an offer for
the lot in one parcel. To this proposition
Mr. Rhodes replied, "Yes, you shall
have them for that on one condition."
"What condition," asked the other.
"That you let me see a sight no human
eye ever saw yet."
"What's that?" inquired the would-be
purchaser.
"Why." said Mr. Rhodes, "a bucketful
of diamonds in one heap."
"Done!" cried Barney, overjoyed to
close the deal on his own terms.
So they emptied the De Beers diamonds
into a bucket. Then came the
turn of Mr. Rhodes, who practically
had to himself the diamond market
during six weeks, the time required for
restoring the stones into their 160 classifications.?Harper's
Weekly.
Not ox the Programme.?Two stout
old Germans were enjoying their pipes
and piaciaiy listening to me suamo ui
the summer garden orchestra. One of
them in tipping his chair back stepped
on a parlor match, which exploded with
a bang.
"Dot vas not on de programme," he
said, turning to his companion.
"Vat was not?"
"Vy, dot match."
"Vot match?"
"De match I valked on."
"Veil, I didn't see no match; vat
aboud it?"
"Vy. I valked on a match and it
went bang, and I said it was not on
de programme."
The other picked up his programme
and read it through very carefully. "I
don't see it on the programme," he
said.
"Veil, I said it vas not on the programme,
didn't I?"
"Veil, vat has it got to did mit the
programme, anyway? Egsplaln yourself."?Ladies'
Home Journal.
ax Embarrassing Situation.?The
celegrated French physician, Ricord
was one day walking along the boulevards
in Paris when he met an old
gentleman who was very rich, but who
was at the same time noted for his extreme
stinginess. The old man who
was somewhat of a hypochondriac, im
agineu mai ne uouiu gci sumc miruivai
advice from Ricord without paying for
it.
"Doctor, I am feeling very poorly."
"Where do you suffer most?"
"In my stomach, doctor."
"Ah! that's bad. Please shut your
eyes. Now put out your tongue, so
that I can examine it closely."
The individual did as he was told.
After he had waited patiently for about
ten minutes he opened his eyes, and
found himself surrounded by a crowd,
who supposed that he was crazy. Dr.
Ricord. in the meantime had disappeared.?Philadelphia
Record.
A Tactful Tutor.?It is told of the
youth of a young German prince,
many years ago, and presumably the
present emperor of Germany, that upon
one occasion, his tutor having been
changed, the newcomer in examining
the young prince asked:
"Can your highness tell me how much
is nine times twelve?"
"Seventy-two," replied the prince
with royal promptness.
The tutor paled, but soon recovered
his equanimity.
"Permit me to state to your highness
that your highness's former tutor,
whom I have had the honor to succeed
as an instructor to your royal highness,
appears to have been a person of rather
limited capabilities," he said.?Harper's
weekly.
Evening Up.?At a certain age in
the masculine education cleanliness is
the main thing to be inculcated. Vigorous
soap and water practice is
about the only way to succeed. After
giving the boy a chance to better his
own condition, harsher methods usually
follow.
Theodore had twice been sent to
wash his hands, and was now return
ins for the second inspection.
"My child," said his mother, comparing
the two hands critically, "your
right is just as dirty as your left. What
have you been doing all this time?"
"Why, mamma." explained the youth,
"last time you said that my left hand
was cleaner than my right, so I tried
to make them even. I'll go again"?
Youth's Companion.
A Third Sou tiox.?Two diners at
a hotel were disputing as to what a
pineapple really was. One of them insisted
that it was a fruit, the other insisted
that it was a vegetable. The
friends determined to accept the decision
of the waiter, who was called to
the table.
"John." asked one of them, "how do
you describe a pineapple? Is it a
fruit or is a a vegetable?"
"It's neither, gentlemen; a pineapple
is always a hextra!" he replied.?TitBits.
iUisccllancous -Beading.
WITH NEIGHBORING EXCHANGES.
News * and Comment Gleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER.
Lantern, September 22: Mr. J. J.
Jones and daughter, Miss Mary, of
Yorkville, spent Saturday night and
Sabbath with his father-in-law, Mr.
Robert Mcllroy Miss Sallie Wylie
of Hickory Grove, accompanied by her
nieces. Misses Cleo and Mary Lesslie,
and Annie Lyle Allison, came Saturday
on a few days' visit to her sister,
Mrs. T. M. Whisonant Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Hatner went to fori jyiiii Saturday
to visit Rev. W. A. Hafner's
family and returned yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Hafner was in Charlotte
yesterday on business Mrs. F. J.
Carroll of Armenia, returned Saturday
from a few weeks visit to relatives in
Charlotte and is the guest of her son,
Mr. J. L. Carroll, for a few days. Her
niece. Miss Laura Glenn of Charlotte,
accompanied her to this city and left
for Yorkville this morning Mr.
Davis Wilks, aged 22 years, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Wilks of Baton Rouge,
died at 1 o'clock yesterday morning,
September 21, at the home of his parents.
after an eight weeks' illness with
typhoid fever. The burial will be at
Calvary, after funeral services in the
church at 11 o'clock today, conducted
by Rev. J. H. Pearcy The public
meeting of Cedar Gamp, No. 5, W. O.
W., at the court house Friday evening
was fully as delightful as had been expected.
There was a large crowd present,
both of the members of the camp
and their friends, and there was a fine
spirit that pervaded the gathering and
made everyone feel that brotherhood is,
indeed, a cardinal principle of the hosts
of the evening. After a short business
meeting at the lodge room the members
repaired to the court house, where
they were joined by their guests. Mr.
W. H. Xewbold, consul commander,
presided, and introduced the different
speakers. Mr. W. T. Slaughter of
Hickory Grove, spoke first. Mr. Slaughter
told in a practical way of what the
order has accomplished in the way of
furnishing cheap and reliable insurance
and quoted sojne figures to show
how the order is impressing itself upon
the public as evidenced by its growth
and spread. Mr. Slaughter's talk was
nranticai parapst and convincing.
Col. Thos. B. Butler came next, his
theme being fraternity. He spoke of
how the craze for money and power
has deadened the best impulses in
many of us and how the world has been
benefited by the organization of orders
with love and brotherhood as their
motto. Col. Butler's talk was highly
enjoyed. Hon. D. E. Finley and Mr.
Max G. Bryant of Rock Hill, also spoke,
their speeches being along the same
lines as the other two. Just after Col.
Butler's speech a halt was called, and
refreshments, consisting of delicious
cream and cake and lemonade, were
served by a bevy of ladies.
GASTON.
Gastonia Gazette, September 22: Mr.
J. E. McAllister leaves today for
Blacksburg, S. C., to stake off the
ground and make preliminary arrangements
for building the new depot at
that point for the Southern railway.
The contract for the tile roofing for
this structure has been let to the Gaston
Metal and Roofing company of
Gastonia The advent of- the night
rider into this section is to be regretted
inasmuch as it will give our state
undesirable notoriety. As to its developing
into anything serious, we do
not anticipate it. for the majority of
cotton raisers and members of the Cotton
Growers' associations are of the
best class of our citizenship and will
not countenance such proceedings on
the part of a few rash and unthinking
men... .Cotton Weigher Wilson weigh
ed 66 bales of cotton Friday and 46
Saturday. More than 46 bales were
ginned in Gastonia on Saturday, but
quite a number were either taken back
home by the owners or were sold elsewhere
in the county. Gastonia prices
since the opening of the new season
j have not been quite up to the prices
offered at some other points in the
county. For instance, so the Gazette
hears from reliable sources, while the
| price here for some days has been 9
I cents, Bessemer City has been paying
9.12J and McAdenville 9.25.
MAKES THEM ANGRY.
How a Skunk Captures Yellow Jackets
With His Tail.
All agree that the skunk is the natural
enemy of insects, and is is for
this reason that the fanners in a great
many aricuitural districts have secur|
ed legislation for his protection, but
did you ever think what ingenuity is
employed by the little fellow in the
capture of his prey? Does he charm
like the snake? Does he lie in wait,
or does he provoke them to assault?
It is the latter. A skunk can catch
any insect that he can get to fight
him. On one occasion I went to the
woods in quest of squirrels. It was
a warm, cloudy afternoon in September.
While standing on a log waiting
for a squirrel I saw a large object
moving through the woods toward
me. which I first took to be a gray
fox. I raised my gun and prepared
to shoot, but as the animal advanced
I noticed that it was not a fox, but
a skunk, the largest I had ever seen,
his color being much like that of a
gray fox. When he first saw me he
was about twenty steps away, but instead
of making an effort to retreat
he rose on his toes, fluffed up his hair i
and tail and jumped up two or three I
times, alighting on the ground stiff
legged, after the fashion of a sheep
on the entry of a dog to the barn lot.
as a mad house cat will do. T kept I
him covered all the time with my
gun.
In a few minutes his anger seemed
to subside. He then walked a few
feet away, and with his left paw he
made a few quick digs in the leaves
and then, turning around, began to
slowly switch his tail over the place
where he had scratched. At each
movement I became more and more
interested, and, watching. 1 saw a
swarm of yellow jackets emerging
from the ground. Hot and furious
they darted at the little fellow's tail,
which was kept constantly in motion,
each one sticking tight to the long
fur and doing no damage. I never
shall forget his keen black eyes as he
looked at me, as if to say: "Watch
me. I have done it before."
With a tail covered with jackets,
like so many burs, he walked a few
feet away and began to pick them
off and eat them as a hungry boy
would so many berries. This act repeated
once more, the little yellow
warriors were gone, and their home.l
left defenseless and desolate, was dug
out and carried away by the visitor,
who left apparently without any fear
that I would do him harm. And I,
then a boy, now grown to manhood,
am glad that I did not shoot.?Forest
and Stream.
OF BUGS WE KNOW LITTLE.
That's Why an Anti-Fly War Was
Never Begun.
A dream of entomologists, says a
Boston letter. Is of a day when a scientific
expert will control all the bugs
that crawl-and fly as efficiently as the
hydraulic engineer deploys the currents
that transmit power of speech. An
era of professional knowledge and skill
is foreseen when the entomologist will
be able to use the three hundred thousand
existing species of insects as tools
of his trade.
I Then the Luther Burbank of the
[ bugs by processes of crossing and selecting
will add to the number of existing
varieties and alter the character
of the present species, just as freak
insects are already being produced in
I the Vienna zoological laboratories.
The economic possibilities will be fully
realized.
Is this beetle a cumberer of the
earth which would be relieved by its
absence? Breed against it a parasitlI
cal species which shall leave the world
as if the offending bug had never been
known. Is a beneficent darning needle
lacking in a region where its presence
would make for public health and comfort?
Introduce and acclimate it.
Are there in any country continual
disturbances of the equilibrium among
the species due to people's wittingly or
unwittingly bringing in insects from
other lands? Protect the native bugs
against alien intruders. Establish bug
quarantine at every port, as San Francisco
has already done, and inspect every
imported seedling, wicker basket or
piece of i'ruit that may harbor a colony
of the eggs of undesirables.
Somewhat such is the fundamental
idea of the new entomology that the
specialist by means of a science that
will ultimately be as exact as chemistry
or physics will hold the power of
life and death over the almost innumerable
species of bugs.
Meantime it is rather astonishing to
the average person to find that this
science, about which so much has been
written in the last few years, is still so
much in the future. The insect world
is not yet thoroughly known, as those,
for instance, have discovered who have
started in to wage war of extermination
atrainst flies.
It is not recorded that the anti-fly
crusade in New York has seriously diminished
the size of the swarms that
breed about the mouths of the sewers.
In Massachusetts, a state from which
the universe has frequently been reformed
by theorists, and anti-fly commission
was constituted last spring- on
the theory that warfare against the
house fly would bring peace to Yankee
households. The fight was abandoned
before it was begun.
The commissioners on looking into
the subject of flies found it complex
beyopd expectation. Grave doubts even
were felt regarding the extent of the
injuries caused by the common species,
and. admitting the worst that is charged,
the methods of eliminating the evil
have not been scientifically developed.
As commissioner John Ritchie, of the
Boston board of health, said:
"It is a grave question how to go after
flies in a way that will be effective
in city and country."
"It was wise of this Massachusetts
commission," said a professional dlpterist,
"to study into the facts .a little
before launching their thunders against
the whole order of flies. There are
about 7,000 distinct species of diptera
in the United States, most of which
are harmless and often extremely beneficial
little flies.
"Any wholesale destruction among
these species, if such were possible in
the present state of our knowledge,
would cause more disease than it
would cure. The broad question of the
relationship of the different kinds of
flies to each other, the conditions of
their development and growth, their
habits as regards the bearing of diseases.
should be more carefully studied
out before plans for extermination are
even considered."
The enormity of the work ahead of
[ the economic entomologists staggers
the human imagination. The wonder is
not that there are so many individual
Hies, fleas, mosquitoes, ants and beetles.
Everybody accepts the host of
them on faith if not by virtue of their
works.
But the immense number of separate
species is what astounds most persons
to whom all flies look and all
wasps sting alike?that and the admitted
ignorance even of the experts about
the life history of the individuals of
many of these species. That is what
seems to put the final triumph of bug
engineering far in the future.
Rather more than 300,000 species of
insects are known to exist, with the
reasonable certainty that many more
will be discovered. Just to contain
brief descriptions of each a small library
of books would be needed.
And in no single set of books are
they all described. For the most part
the accounts are scattered in books,
and scientific journals printed in various
languages and not ordinarily found
in the same library. So that whenever
in a given locality, as say in the
valley of the Hackensack, a species is
found that was not before known to
exist in northern New Jersey, a long
search may be involved if the bug is
one that has been described before in
connection with the fauna of some other
locality or whether, as is likely,
something entirely new has been found.
As an example of the labor involved
and of the present extent of the unknown
insect study take the magnitude
of the task of gathering a complete
collection of the insects of New England.
It is probable that in no otherpart
of North America with the exception
of California has so much study
of insects been carried on. not only by
amateurs, but by specialists connected
with the great universities and a number
of colleges and technical schools.
The work of the Agassiz associations
was started in western Massachusetts,
and much of the same kind of propaganda
has been carried on from a Connecticut
suburb of New York city. Collectors
young and old have gathered
insects in every part of New England.
A vast amount of determining and labelling
has been done in public and
private collections.
Yet some estimates of what the Society
of Natural History, whose headquarters
are in Boston, will have to do
to complete its collection of New England
insects, said already to be the
largest of its kind extant and to have
occupied years in forming, give an impressive
idea of the bigness of the bug
interests of a single limited section.
The following is a summary of the
present status of the collection, which
is growing rapidly through the cooperation
of members of the society
and of the Cambridge Entomological
club, together with a conjecture of the
number of species ultimately to be
found in New England.
Our interesting and easily determined
friends the beetles (Coleeoptera)
have been the most thoroughly studied
of the larger orders. The collection at
Boston has been largely augmented by
additional species. It now contains
about 2,000 determined species. There
are probably upward of 3,000 species in
the territory.
The Lepidoptera, including moths and
buttertlies, are perhaps the next best
studied group. About 900 species
have been determined. There are probably
close to 2,000 species.
The collection of Diptera, consisting
of Hies of one kind and another, contains
over 1,100 named species, with a
great many more to determine. The
number of species will undoubtedly exceed
2,500.
The Hymenoptera, in which wasps,
bees and ants are prominent, have as
a whole been the least studied, only
about 500 species being determined. It
is thought that collectors will ultimately
turn in as many as 2,500 species.
In the Hemiptera, wnicn includes tne
true bugs, cicadas, aphids and others,
the sub-order Heteroptera is very well
studied and contains over 200 species,
while in the sub-order Homoptera there
are only about 100 species, with a,large
number to determine. The Hemiptera
will probably number about 600 species.
The collection of Orthoptera, comprising
cockroaches, crickets, locusts,
grasshoppers and katydids, contains
about eighty species. There are in
New England about 125 species. Under
the term neuropteroid insects there
are about 200 determined species, while
about 500 are probably represented In
the fauna.
Altogether in this collection, which is
one to which any professional student
of New England insects would naturally
turn for accurate and classified
information, there are about 5,000 determinetl
species, while a conservative
estimate for the number of Insect species
in the six states is 11,000. This
furthermore includes only the true insects,
outside of which type are many
creatures which the ordinary man
classes among the bugs. There are,
for instance, in New England about 400
different spiders, which, combined
with mites, myriapods and allied creatures,
would certainly number over 500
species.
The insect fauna of New England Is,
to be sure, somewhat complex, since
it Is derived in part from four life
zones, the Canadian and the transition
zone covering respectively the greater
part of the northern and the southern
half of the region, while along the
southern shore and for some distance
up the Connecticut are traves of the
Upper Austral, and on the summits of
Mount Washington and Mount Katahdin
remnants of the Arctic.
The pie belt has thus a rather unueiml
foHotv /^f incor*t? a s nf WPflthAW.
At the same time a detailed analysis
of the present condition in the larger
insect collection of any other section
of the country would probably show as
great a discrepancy between what has
already been accurately determined and
what remains to be determined.
Not only, it is authoritatively stated,
have by no means all the actual physical
facts about the 50,000 or more insect
species that inhabit the United
States been recorded, but still less have
their relations to the health and comfort
of humanity and the domestic animals
been investigated with reference
to methods of destroying or subjugaling
those species that are an annoyance
or a menace to civilization.
When disease bearing insects are
mentioned even the expert still means
mostly mosquitoes of the genera Stegomyia
and Anopheles and a few of
the common flies, such as the house
fly. There are, however, hundreds of
species of flies whose habits as regards
conveyance of germs await investigation,
and there are fleas rightly named
Sinhonautera. about fifty species of
them in this country, some living on
and some in the skin of human beings
or other creatures, and all presumably
having certain power of carrying
trouble from one individual to another.
Some pathologists are said to be considering
the likelihood that the rat
ilea is Instrumental in the spread of
the bubonic plague.
Comparatively little is known about
the activities of many of the other orders
of insects in transmitting maladies
that afflict man, beast or vegetation.
The likelihood that many do this is
easily conjectured. Twelve thousand
different beetles lly about in North
America north of Mexico. There are
almost innumerable lice of one kind
and another, degenerate descendants of
winged ancestors; numerous parasitic
hymyioptera sometimes with secondary
and even tertiary parasites preying
on them, as in the time-honored rhyme;
shad Hies, May Hies and the simple
bodied, simple souled aptera, many
species of which are household presences
if not household pets; cockroaches,
few in number of species, but
numerous as individuals, are counted;
dragoon Hies, voracious feeders on
mosquitoes and commonly regarded as
among man's best friends. Intimate
acquaintance with the ways of these
and many other bugs will be prerequisite
to anti-fly campaigns of the
future.
A typical case of the complexity of
the problems of the economic entomologist
appeared in the summer's work of
a biological expert, who was called
from the west last spring to Massachusetts
to discover if possible a disease
that would help to sweep off the gypsy
moths, which have become a national
menace. Apparent success crowned
the effort. A malady was found which
when let loose among the specimens
that were being reared in the laboratory
proved to be singularly effective.
All that was necessary was to get
the disease at work among the moths
and they died in great numbers. It
was furthermore a good, safe disease,
one warranted not to molest human
beings, cattle, dogs or cats.
Yet when the distemper was turned
loose among outdoor moths it appeared?such
at least was the experience
of the first summer?to be far less effective
than in the experimental conditions
of the laboratory. The only explanation
which the experts can give
is that perhaps moths, like men, have
"I'f.ntm' nnu'pr nf resistn nee when thev
spernl their sleeping and waking hours
in the open air than when they are
confined within four walls.
Not more than 3,000 stars are
visnble to the. naked eye.
vc At a factory at Longment, Cal.,
40,000 cans are filled with peas every
day. The work is done by machinery.
;t'' Recent tests have "shown that ore
candle-power red light is visible a
mile on a clear night, and one of three
candlepower two miles.
Because of a lack of expert jewel
setters, it is said that nearly every
watch factory in the country is producing
less than its capacity. Modern
first-class watches contain nine more
jewels than timepieces of a generation
I ago.
SLAUGHTER OF JACK RABBITS.
Texas Ranchmen Kill Them By the
Thousand.
It is getting near the season for jack
rabbit hunting in Midland county, says
a Midland correspondent of the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat. In a few more
weeks one of the big annual hunts will
take place on some ranch where the
rabbits are particularly plentiful. The
hunt will last all day and end with a
barbecue. There will be plenty of fresh
meat, for the dogs, the coyotes and the
buzzards when the hunters get through.
Tender-hearted visitors from the
east might be Inclined to think that a
hunt In which all the way from 500 to
1,000 jack rabbits are killed is cruel.
Thev are not familiar with jack rab
bits.
The jack rabbit is a peculiar product
of- the plain. He does not live where
fields are closely cultivated, nor does
he linger around long after the mes(juite
Is grubbed, and the rich sod turned
over with a breaking plow. A wild
and -care-free life for the jack rabbit,
who also likes a little spice that comes
from invading a ranchman's garden and
orchard. The Jack rabbit eats only
things that are of more value when fed
to something else. Therefore, the jack
rabbit is a pest. And as a pest the
ranchmen and settlers join hands in
getting rid of him.
But like most wild creatures, the jack
rahbit has a sentimental side. The
prairie dog talks in short, sharp barks,
which are really not barks at all, but
calls almost identical with the bluejay.
The prairie dog is also an eloquent
conversationalist with his tail, which,
though short, is kept wagging all the
time. Old plainsmen say that one prairie
dog can talk to another wigwag
fashion without uttering a sound.
Some evening the* ranch telephones
in all the surrounding county near
where a hunt is scheduled will ring a
general alarm, and the ran'chmen who
answer will hear a message for all:
''Going to be a rabbit hunt at the J
ranch tomorrow." That is all the notice
that is needed. On the same evening
the word will have passed around
in town and as many as have horses to
ride will make plans to join the sport.
Soon after dawn the next day a procession
of riders will start for the
ranch where the hunt is scheduled.
Preceding them will be a wagon or two
loaded with rolls of chicken yard fencing,
which plays an important part in
the hunt. The men with the fencing
will drive straight to the point where
the hunt is scheduled to end. Usually
mis Will DC me II1UUIII yL a small (.aiijun
or draw. Here will be built a corral of
chicken wire, and then stretching- out
from either side of the corral's mouth
will be run long lines of fence wire
held in place by stakes. Sometimes
these two wings or wire will make a
V-shaped mouth a quarter of a mile
across. The point of the V is the
mouth of the corral and into it eventually
all the jack rabbits will be driven
for miles around.
After all the preparations have been
made in the way of fencing the hunt
proper will begin miles back of the
V-shaped wings. The hunters on
horseback will scatter until they are a
straight line across the prairie covering
several miles. There are women as
well as men among the riders, as the
riding is easy and liable to none of
the dangers attending the following of
hounds after coyotes. The hunt has a
captain, and at his signal, usually the
firing of a revolver, the line of riders
begins to move steadily forward. The
outside riders move a little faster and
soon the line takes the form of a semicircle.
Steadily the riders move across the
plain and steadily the riders draw in
near each other as the corral wings
are approached. Before the advancing
line the frightened rabbits are already
skipping along and occasionally an expert
with a revolver takes a pot shot
at one from the saddle.
As the wings are approached the
riders increase their speed and the rabbits
run blindly. Before they know it
they have run against one of the wire
wings. There is nothing to do but follow
the fence, and in a few minutes
they have run through the mouth of
the corral.
A rabbit would never think, if rabbits
do think, of turning around and
trying to break through the line of
horsemen. He keeps on going unui
surrounded by the fence, when there
Is no escape. When the round-up ends
the corral Is filled with rabbits. The
number may range from a few hundred
up to a thousand. The rabbits are killed
with clubs or by dogs, and the hunt
is over.
Then comes quite as much of the
day's sport as the hunt itself?the barbecue
given by the ranchman whose
pastures have been rid of the pest. All
day the beeves have been hanging over
the pits near the ranch house. Coffee
has been steaming in boiler kettles and
there is an abundance of bread and
pickles. The hungry hunters hurry to
the scene of the feast and, as it is usually
3 o'clock or after before the hunt
is over, they are ready for the meal.
After dinner the remainder of the afternoon
is spent in pony racing, maybe
a baseball game or other amusements.
and then there is another lunch
on the remnants of the barbecue.
The return home is made by moonlight
and 11 o'clock finds all the hunters
sound asleep after a day in the
open air, and dreaming marvelous
dreams of jack rabbits as big as antelopes
that can cover ten. rods at a single
leap.
The Voice Pictured.
A wonderful instrument that photographs
the human voice has been invented
by two Frenchmen, Messrs.
Pollak and Virag. It was developed
by the inventors at the suggestion of
Prof. Morage of the Sorbonne from a
telegraphic system which they had
produced capable of transmitting 40,000
words an hour.
In the rapid system of telegraphy
the message is passed, in the form of
perforations in a strip of paper,
through a special transmitter, and
the perforations determine the intervals
between the currents. These intervals
are recorded in the receiver
by a small mirror, which oscillates in
accordance with them. The oscillating
mirror reflects a dancing ray of
light from a lamp placed in front of
it, and Its movements are recorded by
an instrument which photographs
them on a strip of sensitized paper,
which is print and negative in one,
and which reproduces the message in
sin angular upright script.
For photographing the voice a microphone
is substituted for the transmitter.
The vibrations cause the mirror
in the receiver to oscillate, and
the tones are reproduced on the paper
in such a way as to indicate the
quality of the singer or orator?black
sind strong for the strong voice or
small and fine for a weak one. The
utility of this invention is that a professor
of singing will be able to tell
accurately how his pupil's voice is
progressing by making photographs
of it periodically, and the "tone camera"
can also be made of great use in
the preparation of phonographic records.?Tit-Bits.
"LET THE PEOPLE ROLE."
APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS
For Bryan and Kern Campaign Fund
from the Democratic National
Committee.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
Dear Sir:
There are no secrets in this Campaign.
Strictly practicing what he
preaches, Mr. Bryan would not win
victory with tainted money paying the
election expenses.
Not a dollar is to be accepted which
requires any promise, either express or
implied, other than for HONEST, IMPARTIAL
GOVERNMENT.
Mr. Bryan will enter the White House
absolutely free from entangling alliances,
free to serve all classes of honest
citizens alike, or he will not enter
it at all.
Hence the course is plain. The campaign
of Bryan and Kern^must be conducted
by the people.
The people must pay the necessary
campaign expenses if they want public
servants who will serve their interests.
Soecial interests and favored classes,
having secured "SWOLLEN FORTUNES"
by purchasing favors in the
past with MILLIONS CONTRIBUTED
TO CONTROL ELECTIONS, stand
ready to give MILLIONS MORE FOR
CONTINUED FAVORS. But that class
never gives a dollar unless it buys a
pledge.
Mr. Bryan says, from March 4th,
1909, "LET THE PEOPLE RULE."
This can come only if the people pay
their own bills, and control their own
elections.
"BEWARE OF THE TRUSTS
BEARING GIFTS."
That policy of the favored few buying
a mortgage on the Government
meant that the candidate for President
knew a few people only in an entire
State.
Bryan says, "We will take the cause
of PEOPLE'S RULE home to the people
in every county."
You can serve the grand cause of
popular government through the columns
of your paper. It reaches the
fireside of the patriot who loves his
country for his country's GOOD; as
distinguished from the greedy possessor
of swollen fortunes who loves nis country
only for his country's GOODS.
Please carry this letter in Bold Type
at the masthead of your paper, asking
every one who favors Government by
the people to pay you, at once, as many
dollars as he can spare to aid the
Campaign for BRYAN, KERN AND
PEOPLE'S RULE. You forward these
gifts of honest hearts and homes every
week to the treasurer of the Democratic
National Committee, with the name
of each contributor and amounts given.
The Treasurer will forward you a certificate
like the copy enclosed for
each one, asking you to deliver these
certificates.
Once more, you should oe a pari ot
the Great Organization bearing the
Lamp of Light to every nook ana corner
of Free America.
Our Country is for the People; its
Government must be by the People.
Sincerely,
NORMAN E. MACK, Chairman
Democratic National Committee.
M. C. WETMORE, Chairman
National Finance Committee.
C. N. HASKELL, Treasurer
Democratic National Committee.
Chicago, Sept. 3, 1908.
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ENQUIRER will receive subscriptions
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send in their contributions. The Enquirer
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C. N. Haskell, treasurer of the Demo
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to the cause of Democracy and
the principles of Government by the
People.
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HIDDEN DANGERS
Nature Gives Timely Warnings That
No Yorkville Citizen Can Afford
to Ignore.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes from
the kidney secretions. They will warn
you when the kidneys are sick. Well
kidneys excrete a clear, amber fluid.
Sick kidneys send out a tldn, pale and
foamy, or a thick, red, ill-smelling
urine, full of sediment and irregular Qf
passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 2 comes from
the back. Back Pains, dull and heavy,
or sharp and acute, tell you of sick
kidneys and warn you of the coming of
dropsy, diabetes and Bright's disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick* kidneys
and cure them permanently. Here's
Yorkville proof:
R. J. Mackorell, living on Main St.,
Yorkville, S. C'., says: "For over a year
I suffered from attacks of backache and
pains through the region of my kidneys.
The secretions were not always
natural in appearance, and I decided to
try a reliable kidney remedy, thinking
that my trouble arose from these organs.
Since I began using Doan's Kidney
Pills which I procured at the York
Drug Store, I am feeling a great deal
better. The pains have disappeared,
and I have been free from that dull,
miserable feeling. I do not hesitate
to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills as
a reliable remedy."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
fake no other.
jPRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE J
J OF SOUTH CAROLINA. J
f Clinton, S. C. V
f New Buildings. f
f Good Faculty. . f
f Ten courses leading to B. A. f
) Degree. i
I Fer Catalogue, write the Pres- i
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, Rev. ROBERT ADAMS, D. D., A
BRIDGE CONTRACT TO LET.
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York County.
Yorkvllle, S. C., Sept. 18. 1908.
ON* Tuesday, September 29. at 11
o'clock, a. m., at the place here
mentioned, I will let a contract for the
building of a bridge over Crowder's
Creek, at Wright's Ferry. Plans and
specifications may be seen at the letting.
I reserve the right to reject any
and all bids. Successful bidder must
enter into bond in double the amount
of his bid, as a guarantee of faithful
performance.
THOS. W. BOYD, Supervisor.
Hazel Grist, Secretary.
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Your Furnii
CAN BE SEI
i ni:iirs wm
We carry the Larges
niture in Oak, Mahoga
Eye Maple to be seen
olina. Call and see
We can Save you M
We Sell Piano*
W. G.
I^Th^Iue^^
You get them without any apparent
I reason?nothing bad has happened and
I still you feel that the world is your
I enemy.
An Inactive Liver
causes constipation and biliousness.
These not only cause the blues but are
the real beginning of most sickness.
rQLliiijlKfl k. ZBr
by putting the liver in a healthy, active
condition cures and prevents all troubles
arising from disordered stomach,
bowels and liver.
Take an NR tablet to-night and you'll
feel better in the morning. Better
tbad pllla for liver ilia.
Get a 25c. Box
For Sale By
THE STAR DRUG STORE,
Yorkville, S. C.
"WW LITTLE BIT
. ADDED TO WHAT YOU HAVE,
MAKES JUST A LITTLE BIT
MORE."
And this adding process is a very
good thing. Did you ever try it?
No? Well, suppose you do. Try to
save something. It will come handy
some day. It is not only a good habit,
but it Pays, and PAYS BIG.
Save 10c a day?Just ten pennies?
and in a year you will have $36.50;
25c a day will give you $91.25 in a
year. It will come easy?once you
make a start?beginning is the important
thing.
Put your Savings in THIS Bank?
it will be SAFE here and you can get
It back just any time.
BANK OF CLOVER
rmvF.R. s. c.
[ When in need of REED CHAIRS or
GO-CARTS, don't fail to see the Celebrated
Hey ward line, sold by
CARROLL FURNITURE CO.
I.. ?t /,nrif.iiT#i minnnnavn
IWIHlBli siraiis
L1KB SUM"
except saving the results of success?be
it from labor or business.
If your success comes in a
small way, save a part. Small
amounts soon yield the large, if
left in our Savings Department.
A small sum?even a dollar will
start an account and It's here for
you. subject to your call at any
time.
Bank of Hickory Grove
BUGGIES
We handle the following makes of
goods
Watertown, Columbus, Guilford,
Anchor, Lion, Phoenix and Parry.
WAGONS
Mandt, Milburn,
White Hickory and Hackney.
We handle the Johnston Harrows,
Mowers and Rakes, not for the reason
that they are not in the trust; but
because we believe these to be the Best
made.
Agents for the Acme Harrow.
* W. I. WITHERSPOON CO.
...BLUE ROCK...
Mineral Springs
(Calcic, Sodic, and Lithic Bicarbonated
Saline Water.)
A recent analysis of the water of this
Mineral Spring by Dr. Boyden NIms,
Ph. G. of Columbia. S. C., shows it to
be equal to the best Mineral Water
used by the American people toaay.
This water has been given away for
more than si'xty days since the present
owners came into possession and has
been thoroughly tested by the public,
and pronounced superior to any in the
State. Now on sale at the STAR
DRUG STORE.
To any one not yet- having tried this
water, we will furnish the same free
upon application, until a thorough test
has been given it.
BLUE ROCK MINERAL
SPRINGS CO.,
D. L. Shieder, R. E. Heath and Marion
B. Jennings, Proprietors.
99~ We will show the analysis of this
water to any one. anv where, at any
time. No secret about it. We are not
afraid to show it.
BEST BEEF.
PHONE your orders to the ROSE
MARKET when you want the
be-st MEATS.
Good Beef Cattle wanted at all
times?Will pay top of the market. .
WALTER ROSE.
99* Good Printing? See The Enquirer.
ture Wants
TLIKl) AT
THRU STIIRIl I
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t Stock of Fine Furny,
Walnut and Bird's
in Upper South Carus
before you buy.
[oney. : : : : j
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i and Organs.
ID & SON,
Rock Hill, S. C.
DON'T FORGET
THAT REAL ESTATE IS ALWAYS
A SAFE INVESTMENT, IF BOUGHT
WORTH THE MONEY IN GOOD
LOCALITIES.
A restrospective consideration of
five years will furnish a fair estimate
of values five years hence. Only
values should enhance faster In the
future, owing: to the Increase In wealth
and population. Then the citizens
are fast learning how to enhance values
by improvements in buildings,
running rows, cultivating the land,
beautifying city and country homes.
Also keep your eyes on good roads
movements, as well as electrical developments.
The progress of the age
will be wonderful If the citizens act
on friendly terms toward each other,
and the making and enforcing of good
laws. Unite in all good purposes of
community and state and by all means
educate *he citizens in both theory
and practice."
This office sells considerable land
without seeing it, the buyer or the
seller?which is accomplished by advertising
and correspondence. If
you wish to sell Let Us Handle Your
Property, and if you wish to buy,
Write for Our Long List, make your
selections and state your desires and
propositions.
Be sure to remember that POAG'S
REAL ESTATE MONTHLY is a fine
medium to advertise in, from the fact
that it has Twelve Thousand Circulation.
and is distributed not only
throughout the county, but goes to
Every State and Territory in the
Union. Subscription price per annum
only 50 Cents. Send for a copy and
if you conclude it is'worth the money
let us have you on our list.
J. EDGAR POAG,
ROCK HILL. S. C.
"Cuts the Earth to Suit Your Taste."
Legal Blanks
and Forms
ASSORTMENT TO BE FOUND AT
THE ENQUIRER OFFICE.
The following Blanks In approved
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upon application.
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XAM prepared to clean gentlemeh's
clothes and ladies' skirts in a thor.
oughly satisfactory manner, at reasonable
prices. Work may be sent direct
to rny home or left at W. E. Ferguson's
store .
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