Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ituiuorous Department. 'Moving Time.?'"Charles," said a harped voiced woman to. her husand Iri'the smoking compartment, "do ou know that you and I once had a )mance- in a train?" tf'Kevdr heard of it," replied Charles 1 a subdued tone. X'T thought you hadn't but don't you smember it was a pair of slippers I resented to you the Christmas before re we're mabried that Ted to pur unm "Vmi rhrVtomher hntv fhPV {tedi don't you? Well Charles, one ay when we were going to a picnic ot?1 had your feet upon a seat, and rjieri you weren't.looking I took your ifcijsure.' But for . that pair of slipetrs I don't believe we'd have ever lah'lcd."' ' ; t A- young unmarried man sitting edh- by with a girl, immedately removed his feet from the seat, id: i'.'M j 0 I ^His Good Point.?A very kindiartcd man cbuld never be brought > say an unkind word about anybody, nie' day a friend expostulated with ira.- . yjLook here," he said; "it's all very elT being charitable and all that, but on can carry that sort of thing too ir."~ Now, there's .Blank. Can you onestly find a single good point about lahk?" kind.horrtort mnn anneared to ?-non-plusscd. for Blank was a very id,.man, and it seemed impossible to nd anything- good to say about him. ' .Well," he said at length, "you must Imiyt he wears a fine fur-lined coat!" < U* ' ? ? Pliitf ' for Plug.?A country storeieper was standing in front of his ace' one morning when a man came ong leading a couple of old weary okfcrg mags. "Want a hoss?" -^auess not. 'Til -trade you one for goods," said tef.B.tranger. "I'll take it out in tericcer, in fact." ^ "Might make a dicker along those ies," said the storekeeper, "provided e kin agree on a basis." 'What's your basis?" '.'Well, I'll trade with you plug for ul\" ' Cisc' of Life ancf Death.?A minisr who guarded his morning study fur very carefully told the new maid at in no circumstances were callers be; admitted?except,- of course he Idcd'*'in a case of life and death.' Ha}f an hour later the maid knock1 -at-his door. ViA. gentleman to see you, sir." "Why, I thought I told you?" "Yes, I told him," she replied, 'but ( says it's a question of life and :ath." So he went downstairs and found dn surance agent. The ^Tace Where.?Charged with ealing a cheese, a man was brought ) before a magistrate. The princiil witness, a truckman, told how he id seen the man snatch up the cheese id had run up and held him. "Then you caught him in thenefarus act?" said the judge. "The what, sir?" said the witness. "You caught him In the nefarious :t, I say," repeated the judge. "Not me!" was the reply. "I caught m "fa-the ally j^st beside the grocery ore." , Intelligent Bird.?"You told me," mplained the purchaser, ' that parit I bought was the most intelligent rd in your shop, while the fact is he >esn't talk at all." "That's what I meant," replied the ;aler, "when I spoke of his intellimce, madam." Something To It.?"Do you expect ionle to believe all this tommyrot | x>ut dumb animals engaging: in indigent conversation?" ;:*ST0." replied Aesop. "Eut you ean't ;t people interested when you offer i-.-tell them the simple facts. The rly way to secure their sincere and adivided attention is to make believe ju are going to tell 'em a whopper." * 1 ' 1 Old Friends.?Bobby's mother took im out to the park the other day, and ? they stood watching the biros in icir enormous cage the little fellow ^served a stork gazing at him. "Oh. ok, mother," said Bobby. "TJie stork trying to see if he remembers me ill."?The Argonaut (San Fran SCO). Unintentional Effect.?"There was a itch in your voice when you said our >ys must not fight the battles of Eu>pe. It was very effective.'.' ... "Thanks," said the political spellndbr, "but it was unintentional." '"How so?" 'Just as I reached that part of my )eech my suspenders broke." Easy Explanation.^?"I say, Stalker," 2 said, "you remember you told m<* oh had hunted' tigers in West Afrii? Well, Captain Smith tells metere are no tigers there." "Quite right, quite right," said talker, blandly. "T killed them all."? ondon Opinion Just P/Iisred Perfection.?First Cocky >n horseback)?"That cove ye've had urrkin' for yer arsked me fur a job lis mornin'. Was he a steady chap, van?" Second Cocky?'Tie was. If he'd ha' in inny stiddier he'd ha bin motions':."?The bulletin (Sydney). ThaCs Wh'y"?M'ftT'TTe'nrT?PeHc? She's very pretty, but she never says word. I can't imagine why all the len are in love with her." Mr. IleAy Peck?"I can." BIG PANTHER HUNT Mecklenburg County Officers Are After Strange Varmint. THE ANIMAL IS STILL AT LARGE Charlotte Policemen Have Joined in r the Chase?Many Stories and Des. criptions of Wild Beast. ' Hunters are scouring ^every wooded section south and east of Myers Park 'Tuesday, in a .search for the "Providence Panther," .believed to have been the animal,"-at which, yance Fite shot three times near the Lawyers road early in the day, relates the Charlotte News., :It, was..impossible early,.in the afternoon to estimate the number'of sportsmen engaged in the round-up of the "varmint," which has been creating wide interest throughout the county for several weeks; The bulk of the hunters were making a drive up Bear creek about noon, following in the directiop the animal went after Mr. Fite shot at it. Many hunters gathered in Providence township early in the day in accordance with pre-arranged plans, but when it was learned that the animal had been seen on the Lawyers road, the drive was started north, with the intention of crossing McAlpine's creek and forming a conjunction with other ihunters somewhere along Briar creek. ; Reports early in the afternoon, indicated that the animal had not been located. With a number of dogs on hand it was believed possible that the trail would be struck before night. In case a warm trail is hit, hunters were prepared to round up the animal. Mr. Fite, who lives in the country, but who runs 'a store' on East Seventh street in Charlotte, is the man who shot at the animal. Whether it was the same Deasi inat nas Deen reponeu in | Providence township for some time, but was reported near Briar creek in Charlotte township the latter part of last week, is not known. Mr. Fite had only a pistol in his pocket as, he came to the city about 7 o'clock. As he"crossed the bridge to ascend the elevation this side of the creek, he saw a strange animal coming' down across the field from the direction of the residence of Dr. and Mrs. J. M. DeArman, who lives on the crest of the hill, north of the Lawyers road. The animal was going in long, graceful leaps over the field and. not going at a canter, like a dog. Not knowing what it was Mr. Fite stopped and looked at it. When it got within close range, he pulled his pistol and fired three times. The animal veered a little at the sound of the pistol, but continued its long, " rncofni lprms and at that aait crossed over the Lawyers road in the thickets of Briar creek. Mr. Fite telephoned the police department. The report that the animal had been seen on the Lawyers^Oad spread about the city in short order and after an hour or two many people in automobiles were on their way to the place the creature ha'd been reported. Mr. Fite said the animal looked to Him like a wolf. Half a dozen policemen, including Chief \V. B. Orr, went out. Many hunters who had come to the city en route to make the start with the big crowd that had arranged to meet in Providence at 9 o'clock changed their plans and joined those going out the Lawyers road. They expected to go to Providence later, if no trace of the beast could be discovered at the Lawyers road site. It was expected that because of the report of the animal being shot at not far from the city and the fact that there was a crowd supposed 10 oe Already assembled in Providence there would be several parties of hunters out in the county looking for the animal. There was some speculation as to whether there might be two panthers so many and authentic have been the reports during the last few days as to the strange animal. In addition to the reports Saturday and Sunday of the animal's having been seen on Briar creek and having killed two shoats at the John M. WalkSMILES COME AGAIN TO ' PRETTY FACES J ~' ? ^ ? tl ?lflL l_l~ i lie unarm ct uooa neaun nu^ " Source in Rich Red Blood, Nothing on Earth so Necessary for Beauty *: PEPTO- MANGAN BUILDS RED BLOOD Restores the Quality of Your Blood, Brings Back Your Color and Renews Vitality Personal charm is like a light. Tt ijheds its rays everywhere. Is the light Of''your personal char in hidden under j the bushel of had blood? In,seed of habitual, smiles do you wear a tired look?almost a scowl? Do you lire easily? Arc you pale and lacking in vital energy and ambition? You are not really ill. Your blood has become weak and sluggish. It is hajf starved. What you need is the blood-making qualities of that splendid lonie. l'epto-Mangan. After yon have taken l'epto-Mangan a little while you will feel a big improvement. The smiles will come back. People will see a difference in you. You will make friends again. You will have plenty of rich, red blood and feel stronger. l'epto-Mangan has been building red blood for years. Physicians pre- ! scribe it right along. It has just the ingredients that starved blood needs. j ; Pokr~ift"HrftrtrPtt nri?t a -ide l--Ljan iduxh | | have the same effect. Hut be sure you j get the genuine Pepto-Mangan. Ask j for "Glide's" and be sure that tlie full name, "Glide's Pepto-Mangan." is on ] the package. Advertisement. er farm during the night of the snow last week, with the tracks of some strange beast seen in the snow there and elsewhere subsequent to the incident at the Walker farm, there was a panther scare at Matthews Saturday night. > At least five reputable citizens of Matthews, including two women of the town, report they heard cries like those j that have been described, as having been heard in other sections, and' one man,'iMr.' Fenrilhger, reported :he saw the animal. He called several of his neighbors, and .they looked for it, find only its tracks, hbjvever. " It is- said that, although the matter had not-been widely reported, the tracks of some beasts not yet identified, were seen on the Wili ;McLeod place, near Matthews, a week ago. Tendlna to verify other reports that the animal was fin the vicinity of Briar creek last week and not far from the DeArman place on the Lawyers road, is the testimony of Banks McClintock of the Charlotte National bank, who lives near the intersection of the Plaza and Lawyers road at the edge of the city. He heard strange cries' Sunday night near the house and couldn't attribute it to anything else than a baby crying. As the cries were continued for some time and seemed to be made by an infant apparently in acute pain, he went, out to a negro cabin that stands-in the edge of the wooded section near his residence to see if the cries came from a baby there. The sounds were not located, however, and neither he qor the 1' . L. Melrose Flour '? It was long ago decided, by the best housekeepers in these parts that MELROSE FLOUR is the VERY BEST to be had. We believe this to be the correct decision, and believe you will find this out if you will try MELROSE. Let us send you a sack for trial. OTHER GOOD THINGS TO EAT? To be sur"e you will find a complete assortment of most other good things to eat at this stove. We. are constantly receiving fresh Groceries and can supply your table with the best to be'had. Try us for Dried Beans and Peas of various kinds: Onions, Potatoes, Bottled Pickles. Canned M^ats, Canned Tomatoes, Teas, anu v^um, luatwaiuui and. the best erode of Cheese. Let us supply your needs. SHERER & QUINN r WE SELL SHOES AND THEY ARE GOOD SHOES, TOO The Bostonian, the Selz and the Lion Brand for men, and Hogue and Montgomery Shoes for Ladies. Better see us for SHOES. Also see us for OVERALLS, WORK SHIRTS and HEAVY UNDERWEAR. WAGONS AND BUGGIES We sell the well lcnown and timetried White Hickory Wagons and the Blount and High Point Buggies?better wagons and buggies are not sold hereabouts. Also we sell Wagon and Buggy Harness, Whips and Lap Robes. TO BE SURE WE SELL Flour, Mejil, Sweet Feed, Mill . Feed, Rice Flour and Appier Seed Oata. We have BROWN SUGAR. J. F. CARROLL SAVE YOUR IVIONEY AND PATIENCE BY HAVING YOUR CAR WORK DONE AT THE Peoples Garage We Specialize on BUICK, HUDSON, STUDEBAKER AND ANDERSON CARS. You will find us at LiIPE'S OT.D STAND?across the street from the City Market. Reasonable Charges, Prompt Service and Work Guaranteed. ' B. J. DEVOS, Manager, All kinds of Typewriter Ribbons at The Yorkville Enquirer Office* COVETOUS OF HONOR When Comrades Clash Under Strain Feeling. ACHIEVEMENT DIMMED BY SMALLNESS Recent Figltf Between Naval BalooriTsts Has Many Unfortunate Precedents?Henry M. Stanley Fell Down Because He Was Too Narrow. , ; Ex-Attache in Washington Post. The hand-to-hand encounteabetween two nf the naval balloonists as thev others who heard them could "identiry them. Mr. McCIfntock does not pretend to say that the cries were those of a panther or of any other wild beast, but he admits that he does notrknow what they were. Since Saturday many 'reports have come from country adjacent to Briar and McAlpine creeks, from the neighborhood of Matthews and other sections between here and Matthews, reporting the presence of some wild creature whose tracks and cries^are not those of any .identified animal. . t. CARES' FOR AN OX ' Gander'Leads B'ind Beast to Water and Wards off Attacks. A minor nriri Intprpstinc tale Of the extraordinary friendship existing between a gander and a blind ox on the farm of Braxton Holcroft, in the southern end of the county, was brought to Greensboro, Ala., recently. Each day, so the story goes, a stately pander, with its breast full of sympathy and his head full of responsibility, leads gn ancient and totally blind ox to a nearby pond for tvatef. The gander, walking just in front of the ox quacks now and then in order that he may be followed by the sightless animal, and when the pond is reached the gander stands guard while the protege drinks his fill. Frequently other oxen, try to attack the blind animal, when the gander flies at them, biting and flapping his wings till he puts them to rout. When the ojf has finished drinking, the gander loads him back to the field. emerged, from the frozen' wilderness at Mattice, Ont., to which overwrought nerves and cruel hardships undergone undoubtedly contributed, was unworthy in every respect of the best traditions of the American ' navy, and has served to' mar the glamour of their adventure. . The change which public sentiment has undergone in the matter is shown .by the abandonment of the festivities that had been arranged both in Canada and in New York, in their honor. So often has this been the case in the past, that/the quarrel between Lieutenant Farrell and Lieutenant Hinton, also their differences during the wearisome trip from Hudson Bay to Mattice with Lieutenant Kloor, the 'commander, of the party, have plenty of precedents. ' ; Stanley Had Quarrels. Thus, Henry M. Stanley was so intent 'on monopolizing all the credit for his memorable'expedition across Africa in 'order to rescue Emin Pasha from the dervishes o'f the Upper > Nile, that he bound down all the members of his party by ironclad contracts before he started neither to publish any record ot the-entcrprise or even to rant ior puuu-1 catton until a considerable time had elapsed after their return to civilization,' * Tlie expedition was marred throughout by quarrels between him and various members of his band, and their j very names have been forgotten save that of the ill-fated Major Edmund Barttelot, of the Scots guards, a gallant officer with a splendid record, who was killed in the wilds of the Dark .Continent under circumstances that have' remained shrouded in mystery to this day and whose memory was assailed by Stanley in his book, "Darkest Africa," in a particularly cruel fashion by insinuations and odious, reticences rather than by frank aad definite charges. . So great .was the indignation excited in England over this treatment of Major Barttelot that the British government found it necessary to delay for almost the length of a decide the reward which had. been promised in case of success to Stanley, namely, the grand j cross of the Order of the Batli. Clash in Wilds.,.'; . Speke and Grant, who,-a,scending the Nile, discovered the great ,inland sea known as the Victoria Nyanza, quarreled so bitterly with each.other, even before their return to civilization, as to which of the two was entit'ed to the larger 3hare of credit, that the British government, unable on their arrival in England' to determine the .respective P -- 331/3 per On All Hi MEN'S, WOMEN'S, This is the biggest cu on High Grade High men, Boys ancl Girls puts the retail price considerably below tl quoted today. The ti ufacturers, if any, he prices of Shoes more a pair?but that is a 1 ip m-\ VYvn fn lniv V JLO VlJ-f IV ? VU VV V v^T J * arid buy tlicm RIG-H Shoe stocks arc some is quite likely that leather, quality and ? _ tively satisfactory to be worth your while 1 : Shoe stocks over, an< Shoes we are offcrinj day's styles and of t have been buying at If you need a pair of She this Store is certainly 1 M J SHOES J' lu* 1 Lrwvt ?i ?i??l~ I! r i t I njigravcu < j | ' Wo hare taken the 11 Ehgraving houses in Auk 15 furnish Engraved Calli ! 5 Wedding InvitationSj Ai ! 2 fine Stationery at fair pr ; i your needs in this line?C i = in quality. ;| KLIMMILK? ? For your coffee or tea?il is tit | ~ stitutcs for milk to be had?Ainu ! n "Itossy." Much better than the c S MACKORELL Dl S H. R. MACKOI 5 NEAR THE C i nwiwwtiwiffiwityftwiwwwwwiw1 merit of their charges against one another, preferred to refrain from any public acknowledgment of their re-> markable services.And the same thing occurred in connection with the discovery of that other huge sheet of water in the interior of Africa known Lake Tanganyka, the credit of the finding and, exploration of which belongs to Sir Richard Burton and Captain Speke, who, however developed such an intense animosity against one another after leaving the lake, that they parted-' company in thevwastes of the Dark Continent and each made his wav hack To -the coast alone.'' " r. - ... , Dr. Thomas Scott Dedrick, who was surgeon in the Peary expedition of 1898 to 1902, abandoned it and took up his residence at Etah with the Eskimos on account -of his inoidlnate Jealousy,of the commander and in exasperation at the thought that it was the latter who would reap all the glory of the-venture if successful. Another member of Peary's party on that particular expedition became embittered and irritable against his chief, wandered away from the main body and was never seen again. ?ie is supposed to nave met with death by 1 fa ling down a crevasse. Of all the arctic expeditions, however, the ones most remarkable in conv ncction with the bitterness developed among the explorers were t\ose of De Long and Melville, in 1879, on board the Jeannette, and of. General Greely, in 1882, on board the Proteus. To what extent the friction among the; members of the Jeannette expedition contributed to. its tragic, ending will never be known in its entirety. In the case of the Greely adventure dissensions broke out among the party soon after its start, and the more critical the situation .became the worse grew the bitterness of the quarrels, which culminated in the execution of one of the crew for insubordination and thefts of food, thus reducing still further the mere handful of the party rescued from Cape Sabine by Commander (afterward admiral) Schley, on board the Thetis. The well known African explorer and actual president of the Geographical Society of France, the Marquis de Seg onzac, spent many weary monins under arrest before leaving: the army on the charge of having killed his chief, Captain Quiquerez, whiile engaged on a very important mission of exploration in the interior of the Dark. Continent. It was alleged that he had shot Quiquerez in ord.er to receive the honors constituting the reward of the mission, and which would otherwise have gon^ to his superior officer. Although entirely cleared by two successive courtsmartial, which found plenty of circumstantial evidence in favor of the asset tion of De Segonzac that Quiquerez had blown his brains out in a fit of delirium tremens, yet it was many years before the marquis was able entirely to free himself 'from the imputation, which was always recalled, whenever there was any mention of his name. Australia, too, has furnished' several instances of somber tragedies resulting from quarrels between members of exploring parties, one of the best known TTufli cent uii igh Shoes BOYS'AND GIRLS t that \vc have made" Shoes for Men, Wo, and this reduction of our Shoes very ic wholesale costs as nth is, but few manlvc reduced tlic cost than 75 cts. to $2.00 . natter for them. It our high shoes here T NOW. True, our jwhat broken, but it we can fit you in a j style that will be en- j you. At least it will I to come and look onv :1 remember that the 2; are new goods, tohe kind that people j this store for years. ! es Now is your time and I r the place. Coming? JTROUP SHOES ?????? ?WHWW?I Cards, Etc. | agency of one of the best | nica and are prepared to 5 ng and Business Cards, 5 Linouneement Cards and 5 ices. Call and see us for = orreet in Style?the best ? o best of all milk products or sub- ~ >st it equals tin; real article from 3 nndensed article. Try a can. 2 RUG COMPANY [ RELL, Manager tz OURT HOUSE ' = cases being that of Dr. Leichardt, who abandoned his party somewhere in the wilds of the interior of the continent and was never seen or even heard of again. ? All the religious and civic organizations of Lexington, Kentucky, are united in a fight to suppress the habit of cursing and swearing on the streets in the hotel lobbies, caies ana otuer public places of that city. - * -X ? The business -community of Germany believes that the German ( fleet > , <?hS?3X$>^XSX$X2X^ | Kirkpatr f Com 1 HERE YOU CAN I y THE .R IGHT PRI< ! Everything that we haw = marked 1 DOWN TO THE | PRICE LEVEL;3 Right along .with the New 5 receiving. 1 LOOK THESE] 1 Yard-wide SHEETING 1 APRON GINGHAMS........ | DRESS GINGHAMS | 32-inch DRESS GINGHi 3 GINGHAMS .that were 5C | , DRESS GINGHAMS' tha | and 75 Cts.?Now .-. 1 Good PAJAMA CHECKS I Good CAMBRIC ! Good LONG CLOTH | EXTRA S = One lot of Silk Dresses? | styles?ivc will offer this | KIRK PA T R11 = Sells It For Less t I s . Do It INc If you arc so much as niture, House Furnishing Coverings, we just want that RIGHT NOW is or ever had to buy anything need. Our stock is very com; for us?and if a custonn having a half formed idea a given article of furnitu: take it from us that they buying. You are familiar with sell. And this with the p for the "Cash" usually m A -I I % "I Ana too, we nave rea the first of the year at 1 sales we have been makii Our Prices Are Whs Suppose you come aro YorkFi DaBMmHBHnBBBBBBHBHBa MUUVUIAnSWUWWWWWWAWifWWW ; Oil ILL PRODUC jg See us for a good cm | We have nice brigh I OUR G1NMIE5 AKt ;i * THAN THEY HA ; 11 We can handle 125 bah : j j charge is 60 CENTS per IROLLER MILLJ i Grinds Wheat, Corn i !; Feed, Chicken Feed, ] ^ Ilay, Flour and Corr g money. | ^ DEALERS IN COAL AN! | YORKVILLE CGTTC betrayed the Fatherland and .daused it3 ruin, and consequently no^ German trader or shipowner will employ former naval officers, even,those who served on warships in the; battle of r Atland. m ^ /' ? A 20 per cent, mixture of barium , carbonate with food makes a satis?? ?* 1 trC 4r. icictury rat puwuu, awcuiw *.? periments conducted by the United States department of agriculture. ? Kentuckians. are, planping to extract! petroleum' from shale ! found dn * abundance in-that state. ? ' f ick-Belk HI pany j BUY GOODS AT ? f 3ES- .1 |A V .s _> e carried over we have ; = NEW, LOW- | r Goods that we are now | , , * *V*:S PRICES OVER . ' ~l?[: YUtS.. = r 7 Cts. and 10 Cts., = ' 10 Cts. ? .MS, nice plaids... 18 Cts. | ) Cts.?Now' 25 Cts. J .t have been 68 Cts. ? ' 5 ...... 35 Cts. I; 3 .14 Cts. | ........ 121-2 Ctk 1 I ' 121-2 CtS; | "DTHflT AT. ^ ; 1 -b. XJ VAii 1 MJ j ^ .> W . good Material and good | r ^ week?At ' - * e = ?- HALF PRICE J CK-BELK CO. ? Sells It For-I^ess>w! thinking of buying Fur, Stoves, Ranges or Floor to whisper in your ear ic of the best tunes you in this line that vou may pletc?most too complete 2T comes into our place that he or she/would buy re "if the price is right," f seldom go away without \ the qualities of goods we rices that we are naming cans a sale right quick, illy been surprised since . :he number of furniturer igIs Doing the Trick. Und and take a look over. * jrniture Co. \ TS- .: 11 cliangc of Meal for Seed.' ! | t IillllS. f; 11 IN BETTER SHAPE !| VE EVER BEEN.r ; j 3S in 12 hours, and the jj Hundred pounds of lint. ! j md Oats. Sells Flour, Hog ji 'dorse and Mule Feed, Oats, <| 1 Meal. Try us and save |i D ICE. j| )M OIL COMPANY |