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Straps and ?wt*. ? An Augusta, Ga., minister has created a decided sensation by charging that the society girls of the Fountain City do not belong to the cold water army. He says some of these young ladies actually go into restaurants and order drinks. He also referred to a case in which he says he was an eye witness?it was that of some Augusta society ladies drinking liquor on a train while on their way to a party. There is considerable excitement over the minister's revelations. ? The veteran cavalrymen of the Army of Northern Virginia will meet in Richmond for the purpose of inaugurating a movement a AMvof o wAAiimonf. tn frAnprfl] ,T_ E. B. Stuart. The committee having the matter in charge have issued an address from which the following is an extract: "It seems but fitting that the soldier in his twenties, who blazed the way for Jackson around the armies of McClellan and Hooker, should be made the subject of an enduring monument in the capital of the Confederacy, in whose defense he fell at its very gates." ? The only negro elected to the next congress is H. P. Cheatham, and he hails from North Carolina. He comes from the eastern or coast district, and if he serves out his term he will have four years in the house, which is about the average service of colored members. Cheatham is a large, burly man - and a mulatto. He is about 84 years of age, and consequently was born a slave. He has had excellent educational advantages, and with the exception of Robert B. Elliott, of South Carolina, is the best educated negro who has sat in the lower house of congress. He is a college graduate, and before he came to congress he held the office of register of deeds in Vance county. Cheatham sat in the most obscure seat on the Republican side during the last congress. He didn't select this seat, but it was given to him, and his Republican white friends emphasized their regard for his race when they placed him. ? Politics are raging just now over in Louisana. The fight is on the question of renewing-the charter of the Louisiana Lottery company. The matter will be decided by a popular election to be held in April. Colonel E. E. F. Ross, of New Orleans, while in New York the other day, in speaking to a reporter said: "I cannot tell which way the fight will be decided. Many of our best people favor the lottery because of the $1,250,000 it proposes to pay to the State for the privilege of living. According to the proposition, part of this money would go to the schools and charitable institutions, and the rest would be used to build and repair the levees along the* the Mississippi river. Against these arguments is placed the one great moral arguments of giving State recognition to gambling. One minister of New Orleans, the ^ Rev. Dr. Palmer, says that if the lottery is not voted out of existence it will be wiped out in revolution. I think, however, that the battle will be fought at the polls." ? Colonel L. L. Polk has recently made a lengthy statement in answer to the charges that be was a skulker at the battle of Winchester. In his statement, he says that on the day before the battle he received notice of his election to the North Carolina legislature, and having made application for a discharge, prepared to set out for Raleigh the next day. Before starting, the line of battle had been formed, and he asked several officers if it was his duty to go into battle. It was their opinion that it was not. General Grimes, however, advised that if he did not go in it would cause talk, and accordingly he went in. He fought throughout .the battle and only left the field to bear off a wounded comrade. It was true that he had been courtmartialed on the charges of "misbehaviour in the presence of the enemy," and "absence without" leave," but after a thorough investigation of the charges, the court martial ordered a verdict of honorable acquittal from both of the charges. - A special to the Atlanta Constitution tells of a desperado known as Gentleman John Dowdy who is terrorizing the neighborhood of Cordele, Ga. Two years ago Dowdy killed a young man named Studsill and fled. A reward of $300 was offered for him and he shortly afterward returned home defying arrest. Several posses have attempted to arrest him, without success. A few days ago a deputy, accompanied by several assistants, went to the desperado's house with the intention of taking him dead or alive. Dowdy was at home and came out in the yard to meet the deputy. The ( deputy presented his revolver and ordered Dowdy to throw up his hands. Instead of obeying the order, however, the desperado quietly drew his own weapon and dared the deputy to fire. He then quietly backed into the woods leaving the officers afraid to follow. The fellow says that if given a promise that he will be admitted to bail, he will surrender. If not given such a promise he will not surrender, and will not be taken alive, in tne meantime, noiwunsiuuuuig that he is in easy reach and that there is an outstanding reward of $300, he continues to be a terror to the community and the people are afraid to attempt his arrest. ? An interesting convention, known as the Methodist Ecun^enical conference, assembled in Washington last week. There were about five hundred delegates present, representing every branch of the Methodist denomination in-all parts of the world. Three hundred of the delegates are from the United States and Canada, and the other two hundred are from Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales, France, Germany, China, and in fact from almost every country in which there is any branch or off shoot of the Methodist denomination. This is the second meeting of the conference which held its first session in London ten years ago, and which is to assemble every ten years in the future. Its object is not legislative, but simply for discussion with a view to bringing out the brightest and best ideas of the wisest representatives of the church. It is intended to leave the application of their ideas to the discretion of individual branches. Among t.h? manv interestincbits of information that have so far been brought out, is the following by Bishop Charles H. Fowler, of San Francisco, relative to the progress and condition of the church in America: "One hundred years ago, he said, there was in America but one Methodist denomination and only one annual conference, only 83 traveling preachers and 14,988 members. Today there are fifteen denominations of Methodists, a fact that is thought to show that they have some brains and independence. If they had less there would be less denominations, perhaps only two to one. One conference has multipled to about 300, - and three traveling preachers have multi-' plied into 31,765, besides 30,000 local preachers ; and 14,988 actual communicants have multiplied into over 5,000,000, with 5,000,000 Sunday-school children and a following of over 20,000,000 souls in the Republic. Methodism crossed the brook into this century leaning on a solitary staff. She will cross over out of this century with more than twx> bands, besides flocks and herds and camels and asses, for she has over 55,000 churches and about 15,000 parsonages, with church property worth more than $200,000,000." ? Charles Stewart Parnell, the great leader of the Irish home rule movement, died suddenly at Brighton, Eng., last Wednesday. Mr. Parnell was probably one of the most remarkable men of the present generation, and although he went to his crave dishonor ed and forsaken by his cQuntrymen, he was, without a doubt, one of the greatest Irishmen that ever lived. He first became a candidate for election to parliament in 1874, but was defeated, receiving the smallest vote of any other candidate for the position. The next year he tried again and was elected by a bare majority. Immediately upon entering parliament, he commenced a stubborn fight for home rule in Ireland. Ireland at that time was but little better than a nation of slaves. For more than 800 years her people had been ground down beneath the heel of English landlords, until liberty was practily unknown. To champion the cause of Irish liberty was to incur the contempt of the whole British people. Unaided, Parnell became the champion of Ireland in the British parliament. He got one Irish member to help. Whenever either of the two would get up to speak, he was howled down. They adopted a policy of obstruction, and for a long time succeeded in blocking the business of parliament by interrupting the speakers. In this way Parnell forced himself into notice. He gradually succeeded in forming his countrymen into a party formidable enough to exercise the balance of power between the two great opposing factions of parliament? the Liberals and the Tories. He was then in a position to compel deference to his demands, and obtained concessions for Ireland that astonished the civilized world. His countrymen idolized him and he was called ; ; . their uncrowned king. In 1881 he was ar- ti rested and thrown into prison for inciting e Irish tenants not to pay their rent. From p the prison, through his party in parliament, he dictated the policy of the British government until the government was glad to make tenns and release him. He was the great- P est power in England. A man of iron will, it v was thought nothing could swerve him from il his purpose. But about this time (1881) his c fall commenced. He became acquainted a with a married woman named Mrs. O'Shea, , and followed her to his ruin. Mrs. O'Shea 1 was finally divorced from her husband (this * year) and Parnell married her. As a con- E sequence of the scandal, his followers drop- fi ped off, and his once powerful party was split a up in factions and all was lost. It is believ- p ed that his death was the result of despondency, if not a case of simple suicide. fatfeviUc ^nquiwt. J * YORKVILLE, S. C.: * WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14,1891. r? : : m ? Col. T. W. Holloway, of Pomaria, makes the announcement that the cotton growers' ? convention will be held in Atlanta, October 29th, and requests the delegates already ap- a pointed to notify him at once whether they ? can attend. ^ 1 ? i d ? Col. D. P. Duncan, of Union, is making \< a vigorous effort to secure the Democratic ? vacancy on the inter-state commerce com- g mission. He bases his claim on the fact that ^ he is a practical railroad man, and at the ft same time the candidate of the Farmers' n Alliance. It is said that his chances for the fi appointment are very good. e< ? The County Alliance, at its meeting last ^ Friday, had under discussion two matters in a which we' are especially interested, and for e which if it can carry them to a successful consummation, future generations will rise up and call them blessed. We refer first to the f reduction of the cotton acreage to ten acres ^ to the plow and the consequent increase of other crops; and second, to their movement in behalf of better roads. The achievement ^ of either one of these ends will double the $ prosperity of the country, and the achieve- ai ment of both would make this the garden spot of the world. j* ? To those of our Alliance friends who $ are really in earnest in their desire for better ^ public roads, and we presume they are all in p, earnest, we commend an article on the fourth fe [ page of this issue describing Macadam's $; methods. Many who have not given the sc matter a great deal of consideration will, at P' first glance, say that this method is imprac- ^ ticable for the reason that it is too expen- cj sive. It is not impracticable, and it is not w Ti. am1? mo^ViA/1 fVlot 1C Orl GXpCnSIVC. It 15 liic uuij iiivvuvu vumv iw worth an hour of labor or a dollar in money, et Begin by fixing up the worst places in that way, and in a few years we will find that L Macadamized roads do not cost half what -g they are worth. li< ? ? Professor S. B. Lath an, of Hickory pj Grove, introduced an important resolution ^ before the county teacher's association at $] Rock Hill last week. The resolution looks ai to the securing of an accurate and reliable $ map of York county, showing all the water P.1 courses, railroads and public highways, and the location of towns, villages, and public |-] churches, etc. Such a map would be a most bi valuable acquisition to every school house 01 and private home in the county, and al- ^ though it would cost several thousand dollars, we believe that enough copies could easily be sold at two or three dollars apiece ^i to defray the expense of the publication, di The association referred the matter to a hi committee. . . te A LfllERAL OFFER. ft We beg leave to call the attention of those T who may be interested in the matter, to an announcement on the fourth page of this is- ^ sue. We refer to our offer of a $90 buggy to the club-maker who returns and pays for the largest number of new subscribers to The uj Enquirer between the 1st day of Novem- ol ber next and the second Monday in February, 1892. *r Competition is left open to everybody who ni wishes to try his or her hand, and in view of the fact that none but new nathes count, t? every competitor, new elubmaker or old a] cluhmaker, is on the same footing with every ei body else, and the prize will be, as it should ci be, to the most energetic worker. This prize is worth trying for. It repre- ^ sents full $90 of value?you can't buy the w buggy from the manufacturers for any less? te and that means nearly $30 a month for the A successful competitor during the three and-a- Sl half months that the contest will last. The securing of the names will only require a ^ portion of the actual working time during 0) that period, and the successful competitor H will necessarily get big pay for bis work. n And those who fail to win this $90 prize, 01 will not ldse their labor. Every name that ^ is returned in competition will also count toward securing one of the prizes that will be w offered in our regular prospectus, to be pub- w lished soon, and which is also to be on a E most liberal basis. 1 r Now is the time to commence work for the buggy,-and let everybody who intends to try for it begin at once. Every new sub- ^ scriber, returned under the above offer, will be sent The Enquirer from the date his or t] her name is entered "paid" on our books, a until January 1, 1893. p SUSPENSION OF A NEWSPAPER. A slight ripple of interest was created in | ^ newspaper circles throughout the State last i 1 Wednesday by the death of a newspaper. ^ On that day the Charleston World suspend- a ed publication indefinitely. The event may ^ | be source of regret to some, but it will be- a j surprise to few. Although, of course, it was represented that the paper had been "paying p handsomely" from its inception, very few n whose experience puts them in a position to d know, believed any such representation, and " the general opinion was ib .t as soon as those j j who were footing the bills got tired of their a i load, The World would go under. This p I opinion has been confirmed. t< The history of The World is interesting, h' ; The paper was established in 1888 as an sl | honest business venture to fill a "long felt j J A O/.r ntiniit flirpp months of vilTO- I ,. | >T Ulll. iuvyt muvmv v...ww -- ^ ( ' rous existence, its projectors developed the ( " ; fact that the supposed want was already n | full, and were about ready to give up the j b , fight. About this time certain Charleston ja I politicians, who had previously been on good | ? I terms with The News and Courier, fell out i r 1 L ! with that paper becau .e it did not happen ! to think their way. .n order to ventilate their grievance, they organized a joint stock n company and purchased The World. A vin- u . dictive campaign was commenced against - v The News and Courier, and it was sought to j ^ j convince the entire State that it was under I v | | * I the dictatorial domination of that paper. ] But the State would not convince. What it . r wanted was a sure enough newspaper. The J1 I News and Courier continued to be a sure 0 ! enough newspaper; The World was not such ' a newspaper, and it failed to make any cap- } j ital out of its grievance. a When the Tillman campaign commenced,' h i The World thought it saw its opportunity a I and championed the cause of the farmers, " as well as it knew how. Whether or not it j, did any good for the movement is doubtful,' c but anyhow it made some money, and after d he campaign was brought to a successful lose, was awarded the honor of having layed an important part. From the close of the campaign up to last pring, the affairs of The World seemed rosperous enough. Suddenly, however, without any explanation, the paper turned ts batteries upon its former allies. This onduct was variously interpreted, and not i few have accounted for the unreasonable ostility in the conjecture that Governor Tillman had refused to give the paper a lonopoly of State advertising as a reward 3r its supposed services. Its hostility mounted to nothing?scarcely less than its riendship. So much for the policy of its aanagement. By the suspension of The World, Charleson is once more left with only one morning ewspaper. It has been demonstrated more han once that the town is not large enough arjtwo, and it will probably be n good long rkile before the patriotic fillers of long felt rants, will take it?upon themselves to atempt the establishment of another. JOINT DEBATE IN OHIO. The great joint debate advertised to come ff between Governor Campbell and Major IcKinley, took place at Ada, 0., last Thursay. Governor Campbell spoke first. He ras answered by McKinley, and he closed in rvt-wl.r TVio nrinninnl snhlPCts of discussion CF'J* J -- rere the tariff and silver. Governor Campbell, among other things, iiowed that as the result of the high tariff, trming is growing more and more uuprofitble, and American commerce is being swept om the. seas. The pittance of American rage earners is being steadily but surely rcuced, and in proportion to this reduction of 'ages the rich are constantly growing richer, [e cited figures from history to show the reat danger of the accumulation of the 'ealth of the country into the hands of a 5W, and quoted from The National Econolist a statement to the effect that in twentyve years the proportion of people who owni their own homes had been reduced from ve-eighths to three-eighths. This state of ffairs was due, he said, almost solely to the xcessive tariff. While discussing this question, Governor ampbell caused a board to be raised on the ;age, and demonstrated by methods of bookeeping the injustice of a high tariff. What e said was reported as follows : "A man goes to England aud purchases oods to the amount of $5,000; the average uty on these goods would be $3,000, making 3,000, total sum paid by the importer. Here nother board was hoisted on which this 3,000 was charged up to "profit and loss," idicating that if the importer did not charge le duty to the consumers he would lose 3,000 paid in duties. Thus the foreigner id not pay that tax. Another board was oisted. It was shown that if the foreigner aid the tax the cost price of the goods of" * ' 1-1 1? irecl to the American consumer wuuiu uu 5,000 instead of $8,000, which would be ab>lute free trade. Now, when genuine recirecity comes in, we would have not a little le-sided reciprocity with the little counies of South America, but substantial reprocity with England, France and the orld. [Applause.] The duty on plate ass is 140 per cent. Last year we importI $160,000 worth of plate glass. That was le value of the goods in England; yet upon tat glass there was paid $223,000 duties, or 33,000 more than the cost of the glass in ngland. Who paid that tax ? Did Eng3h manufacturers give us glass and pay 33,000 besides to get us to take it. [Aplause and laughter.] A Chicago paper iys that last week a Chicago firm received 1,400 worth of pearl buttons from Austria, id the duty on these buttons was just 3,000, or a trifle over 200 per cent. Who lid that duty ? [Laughter.] Did the forgn manufacturer pay nearly $2,000 for the rivilege of sending pearl buttons to us? jaughter and applause.] The McKinley II provides that 90 per cent, of the duties l some articles shall be refunded, provided lese articles are exported. Last year the andard Oil company imported tin to this rnntry upon which they paid more than a illion and a quarter tax or duty. If they d not, if the foreigner instead paid that ity, then the United States has put its ind in our pockets and presented the Stanird Oil company with a million and a quarr of our money, for this amount was reinded to the Standard Oil company, here was manufactured in this country last sar $5,500,000,000 worth of goods. Tn r*?nlv nn t.he subiect of the tariff. Major | *" - wrv 7 - * , [cKinley spoke as follows: "The governor's platform commits him to tariff for a revenue only; that is a tariff pon foreign products levied with no other jject in view but revenue, unmindful of tery consideration, not caring for the indusies and occupations of the people. Arevene tariff will raise revenue for the governent; a protective tariff will do that. A jvenue tariff will do nothing more; a prosctive tariff, besides raising revenue, will Iso stimulate the industries of the people, icourage the skill and genius of American tizens, develop the resources for the gov nment and secure to us, as it has done in le past thirty years, the first rank in mining ;riculture and manufacturing. Tell me hy the foreign producer should be permitid to enjoy this market equally with the merican citizen ; why he should have the ime privilege to enter this market with is competing products us the American cit;n enjoys? The foreign producer confutes not one dollar to our State, county r municipal improvements or expenses, [e is beyond our jurisdiction. You can't ;ach him. You can't compel him to pay ae cent of tax. The governor says we pay le tax. If we do, why, I ask, is England inking such a fuss about our tariff. (Laugh;r and applause.) If you want to know ho pays the tax1 ask. the Canadian farmer ho brings his wheat to Buffalo, N. Y. The Irie county farmer takes his there, too. hey meet at the same market place. The 1 A? r~ ? linmn ' >ne county iuiiuei urncs nuivij vwmo in/mv . ith him. The Canadian farmer takes inety cents less twenty-five cents, the merican tarifF." Major McKiuley's speech raised the enlusiasm of his adherents to a high pitch, nd when Governor Campbell got up to rely, it was a considerable time before he 3uld be heard. Before he sat down, howver, he fully answered all the arguments of is opponents and left his cause in a still etter shape than when he commenced. In I uswer to a grand peroration on the part of IcKinley, he said : Ladies and gentlemen, I concur mosthearily with Major McKinley that this is the reatest, best and proudest nation on earth, tut unlike him I would distribute that greatess and that wealth as God distributes the ews of heaven, upon the just as well as the njust. [Prolonged applause and cheers] depicted the condition of the farmer, and lie answer of the major is not only that I am calamity croaker, but in the words of some ody else, you must not grumble. [Jjuugtier]. You Findlay gas workers who have ad your meagre wages reduced, you teel workers of Cleveland who have had our pittance further cut down, you must ot grumble because your poverty adds to Dine other man's wealth. [Cheers. A voice: (Jive it to him."] I will take care of him ow if you will just let me alone. [Laugher.] This is a good-natured tight, for we re both good men. However, as only one f us can be governor, and I am there aleady, why, perhaps, I had better stay. (Jreat laughter.] To Oppose Mk. Hemphill.?The CJafFicy correspondent of the Greenville News, inder date of Monday, says : "State Lectirer Jetferies was in town today, and in . conversation with your correspondent he utimated in strong terms that the "farmers" rould put up a candidate to oppose Mr. Icmphill for congress. In answer to a died question, he led your correspondent to he conclusion that he would not object to ccupying such an honorable position." The Mote Trial.?Charles and Caldwell ilotz, of Lincolnton, X. ('., were formally rraigncd before the Lincoln, N. C., court ust Wednesday for the murder of S. C. Mot/. few months ago. They plead not guilty nd their counsel moved for a change of cnue. The change was granted and the udge ordered the ease moved to Cleveland ounty. It will probably come up for trial luring tbe latter part of this month. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. H. McCorkle, Judge of Probate?Citation? Jerome F. Whisonant, Applicant?Thomas P. Whisonant, deceased. T. G. Culp, Chairman?Ten Dollars Reward. II. A. D. Neely, Treasurer of York county?Tax Levies for 1890-91 Felix H. Dover, J. R. Dickson, J. A. Whisonant?Notice to Trespassers. J. S. Brice, Clerk of Board?Annual Meeting of County Commissioners. J. W. P. Hope A Co.?Notice. Louis Roth?Fresh Oysters?Order at Once. E. T. Gaillard, King street, Charleston, S. C.? Pavilion Hotel. 0. E. Johnson A Co., Managers for South Carolina, Columbia, S. C.?The ..Etna Life Insurance Company of Hartford, Conn. L. M. Grisf?A $90 Buggy to bo Given Away. See Fourth Pago. Win. C. Latimer?Address to the People. A. Y. Cartwright A Co.?Down Goes Dress Goods. Ferguson Brothers?A Clean Grocery. T. B. McClain?Mark the Sacred Spot. Hunter A Oates?We Don't Want the Earth. Agnes Moore?Always the Best. Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Dobson's Racket. M. A H. C. Strauss?The Cold Wave is Coming. Frew Bros. A Keesler, Rock Hill?That $50Sewing Machine. Creighton, Sherfeseo A Co., Rock Hill?Furniture, Furniture, Furniture?A Dollar Saved is a Dollar Made. Riddle A Carroll?A Story With a Mornl. I T f. rilorl in Una Vnil A Vi?.t.Plo.,o JUW? l v a ijum?uiou w WW * wu i. nov-viaoo Drug Store?Toilet Soups, Etc. Sum M. Grist, Sole Agent?Evans's Smoothing Harrows. Kennedy Bros. & Barron?A Word to the Ladies. Miss Baity Ferguson?Dyeing, Cleaning and Repairing. COUNTY FAIRS. I We acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary ticket of admission to the 13th annual exhibition of the Chester A. H. and M. association, to be held in Chester, October 28-30. We have also received a similar ticket to the first annual fair of the Rutherford Coun| ty (N. C.) Fair association, to be held at Rutherfordton on October 20, 21, 22 and 23. IT IS COIX LACHRl'MA. We have learned something about that peculiar plant that was mentioned last week as having been exhibited at The Enquirer office by Mr. R. Landreth Wilkerson. We sent it to the secretary of agriculture at Washington, and he kindly replies as follows: Editor Yorkvielk Enquirer, Yorkville, S. C. Dear sir: In reply to your inquiry of the 5th instant relative to a peculiar plant of which you send a specimon, our horticulturist reports that tho plant is a specimen of "Coix Lachryma," commonly known as "Job's Tears," a grass often grown for ornament. It is a native of Japan and the East Indies. Respectfu'ly J. M. Rusk, Secretary. RAILROAD EARNINGS. The railroad commission has issued its tabular statement of the earnings of the various railroads in this State for the month of August, compared with the same month last year. The earnings of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago were $14,056.66, an increase of OA1 QCi . Plinator <111/1 Tj/innir. S2.211.37. ?L f rJjOVliOV j vuujvvi uum ^ . 7 decrease of $251.83; Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta, $56,312.79, a decrease of $1,908.44; Atlanta and Charlotte Air-Line, $61,409.26, a decrease of $4,554.77; Georgia, Carolina and Northern, $8,062.42, an increase of $4,315.08. In the aggregate of all the roads in the State, there was a total decrease of $15,814.41. WHY COTTON*OPEN'S SLOW. Here is what seems to us the correct theory as to why cotton is opening so slowly this year. Two or three farmers in attendance on the Alliance meeting last Friday were standing on the corner discussing the situation, and one of them remarked: "I'll tell you my idea as to the reason why the cotton is opening so slow. There is no guano under it. All of the guano was leached out of the soil by the incessant rains of last spring and summer, and there is nothing to make it open. Don't you remember that before the war, when we didn't use any guano, the cotton was always slow abou^ opening. Well, that is what is the matter this year. There is not enough guano left to make it open." In support of this theory another farmer remarks: "Cotton seems to be opening more freely on red lands than on sandy lands." This is no doubt because the red soils resist the action of the water better than sandy soils. CH URCH 'NOTICES. Episcopal?Sunday-school at 10.30 a. m. Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Rev. J. C. Galloway, pastor. Yorkville?Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m. Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. G. H. Waddell, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m. Baptist?Rev. Robert G. Patrick, pastor. Union?Services next Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. Sunday-school at 10 o'clock a. m. Yorkville?Prayer-meeting to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Services Sunday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. Presbyterian?Rev. T. R. English, D. D., pastor. Prayer-meeting to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. Services next Friday evening at 7.30 o'clock, Saturday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. m. and on Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7.30 o'clock p. m. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered during the morning service on Sunday. The pastor will be assisted by Rev. S. I. Woodbridge, a missionary recently returned from China. Sunday-school at 4 p. m. TAX COMPARISONS. Auditor Williams, on last Monday, turned over to Treasurer Neely his tax duplicate for the fiscal year beginning November 1, 1890. The following comparison of items in the duplicate will be interesting: Acres of land in 1889-90, 476,649 Acres of* land in 1890-91, 400,512 Decrease, 10,137 Total taxable real estate last year, $1,206,515 Total taxable real estate this year, 3,205,010 Increase,.. 59,095 Total taxable personal property last year *1,837,585 Total taxable personal property this year, 2,050,421 Increase, *218,830 Total taxable railroad property last year, 8 880,410 Total taxable railroad property this . year, 1,317,980 Increase, *431,570 Total all taxable property last year, *5,930,510 Total all taxable property this year, 0,040,011 Increase, ; **.:19,501 Total tax for collection last year, * 70,070 13 Total tax for collection this year 103,915 50 Increase, *13,239 43 Number of polls returned last year, 4,450 Number of polls returned this year,.. ...: -4*20 Increase, 270 vrnvnvv A\l> PKRSKVKRAXCI4. In the course of a conversation with a representative of The EnquiUkr a few days ago, Mr. John L. llainey, of Blairsville, made some observations that may be heeded with I profit by a great many people in this and adjoining counties. He said "The greatest trouble with the people now: adays is their extravagance. They actually I waste more than it required to support the ! older generation. Why, I'll tell you, there j is hardly a cropper on my place that does ! not use twice as much sugar, cotfce and even | flour as used to be used by the owner of the | plantation. Now, it wouldn't matter if they j needed it. But they don't. They just waste I it. And as to raising anything to eat, why j they wouldn't think of it. Nearly all ot j thein say they can buy their bread and meat j cheaper than they can raise it. "And right here is where they make a i grave mistake, liaising bread and meat reI ....,1 I..|>nl. nlwl +JW, j <JUUU? UII1V UUIV tutu iiii'ui j turn vuv uuiv I and lnbor required is usually such as cauuot J be used for anything else. If not devoted ; to raising bread and meat it is wasted. Now ; it is well enough to include your labor in the ; expense of producing any crop. Of course, j it is worth so much if expended. But if not , expended, it is not worth one cent, and the | man who counts the cost of wasted time will | come out in debt every time. "Time is money, it is true, but it is only : those who make proper use of time that get any money out of it. Now here is a little ! story that will interest you : On a plantation ! of mine there is a young man named \V. J. i Shillinglaw. About six years ago he started j in with me working for wages?seven or | eight dollars a month. After a while he proposed to rent some land. Although he had j no money, I saw there was something in it. He bought a mule on credit and paid for it. He then bought another mule on credit, paid j for it, and now be b is, in addition, a horse that is also nearly paid for. He raises everything lie needs, buys very little, pays all of his debts, and is getting along swimmingly. "It is true that there are a great many people who would say that he in lucky. But then he is nothing of the kind. It is just an illustration of what I was telling you at first. If a man wants to get along in this world, all that he has to do is to buckle down to hard work and save all that he makes, and he musn't try to keep up with those who are able to travel faster. If he does, he will get left every time." THE THREE C'S WAITHN G ROOM. The people of Yorkville ore beginning to complain against the Three C'h railroad, and with good reason. The cause of their grievance is the poor depot accom modations, particularly for the passenger traffic. Under the old management Yorkville was promised a first-class depot. The management, however, became involved, and the people were patient. Now that the new management is boasting of its prosperity, it is but natural that people who are being so severely imposed upon should kick. The waiting room at Yorkville, if it is proper to call it by that name, is one of the poorest along the whole line of the road. It is small, uncomfortable, and altogether inadequate fcr the purpose for which it is used. In fact, it is a shame on the part of the railroad authorities to ask people from whom they receive such a large portion of their support, to go into such a place. It would only cost a few b undred dollars to construct a decent waiting room, and if ? Tliion n>a nannla arfl nnt tuillintr tn do it tliC J. ill CC V/ a |/VV|/AV M? W MWV .f Q ? voluntarily, it is quite probable that the railroad commission can be induced to force them. Such action would only be just. LIST OF JURORS. The board of jury commissioners on yesterday drew the following lis i of petit jurors to serve during the first week of the next term of the circuit court, which convenes on Monday November 2, his honor Judge T. B. Fraser pressing. H. M. White, Fort Mill. E. E. Poag, Catawba. N. A. Simril, York. J. T. Summerford, ...Broad River. Calvin M. Whisonunt, Broad River. S. P. Sutton, Jr., Fort Mill. D. M. Campbell, Bethel. Amzi Smith, colored, Broad River. W. C. Reid, ....Catawba. Colonel A. Martin, .". Cherokee. W. J. Roddey, Catawba. John W. Lawrence, King's Mountain. W. B Love, Bethesda. Win. F. Downs, Fort Mill. 1). M. Hall, King's Mountain. H. W. Aikens, Fort Mill. R. C. Moore Bethesda. J. J. J. Robinson, Broad River. R. E. Sadler, Bethesda. J. R. Withorspoon, York. J. A. Campbell Bethel. N. J. N. Bowen, .....York. R. A. Parish, York. W. J. Stanton, Bethel. J. S. R. Alexander, Bullock's Creek. J. L. Martin Broad River. ~ T.1 L Xf 111 J. I'. (iiles, run, iuiii. W. R. Biggera King's Mountain. J. I. Hpynks, Fort Mill. L. S. INivens, Fort Mill. J. E. Adams King's Mountain. J. Edward Mintz, Cherokee. J. W. Carroll, Bullock's Creek. E. B. Burton, Ebenezer. J. F. Oates, York. W. P. Rippey, Cherokee. REORGANIZATION OF THE THREE C'S. We are informed by Maj. James F. Hart that the arrangements for taking the Three C's railroad out of the hands of the receiver and effecting a reorganization, are in a fair way of consummation. Sometime ago it was agreed among the bondholders that when the holders of $4,000,000 out of the $7,345,000 bonds should endorse a plan of reorganization, steps would at once be taken toward the perfection of the necessary arrangements. The business of working the matter up was left to a committee of five bondholders, and this committee has just issued a circular stating that the plan has, up to this time, been endorsed by the holders of$5,500,000 worth of the first mortgage bonds, and advising the holders of the remaining bonds to assent to the reorganization. It is believed, on the part of a number of the old Three C's officials, that the success of the scheme is now assured, and that the new company will soon be in condition to push the work to completion. However, granting that there are no other obstacles in the way, it will require a long time before n?nnnr.nmfln(c ftf tTlO TIOW PniYmtin V CHT1 bp I me anaugciuvuiovi vuv ?ivtf VMM fully pcrfocicd. Even if everything wuihowith absolute smoothness, next April is the soonest possible date that a final consummation can be looked for, and it is quite possible that a still longer time will be required. STATE PROHIBITION. The good templars of Columbia have started a movement looking to the passage of a law prohibiting the liquor traffic in this State. To this end Messrs. H. F. Chreitzberg, S. P. H. Elwell and J. A. Glenn, constituting the committee having the matter in charge, are sending out thousands of petitions, with a view to securing the signatures of as many voters as possible. It is their purpose to present this petition to the general assembly at its next session. The petition is worded as follows: Believing the traffic in intoxicating beverages to bo one of the most prolific causes of degreuation and ruin to the individual, poverty and wretchedness to the home, disorder, pauperism, and crime to the commonwealth ; that it is subversive of all law, moral and civil, and should not receive the sanction of law ; therefore, we, the undersigned, do hereby enter our solemn protest to the continuance of such traffic by law: and we do hereby pray the honorable senate and house of representatives of South Carolina to give their earnest consideration to enact the bill now pending in the house looking to the prohibition of the liquor traffic in South Carolina. And we shall ever pray. Several of these petitions are being circulated in Yorkville and different portions of the county by the good templars, and are receiving a large number of signatures. If the petition is backed by the names of about 50,000 voters, and there is no reason why it should not be, it is quite likely to receive the serious consideration of the general assembly. That hody is largely composed of farmers now, or at least special representatives of the farmers, and the farmers of this State, especially of this county, are generally prohibitionists. + T/*nu, i,\nnvirs. ? The roof of the county court house has just been repainted, until the painters arenow engaged in giving the iron fence around the yard a nice coat of black. ? Correspondence of the clerk's oflice will j hereafter be written on a typewriter. Clerk of the Court Wylic has just purchased an elegant "Smith's Premier" machine from Mr. George T. Schorb. ? According to the provisions of the game law of this State, the close season for partridges expires 011 the 31st of this month. The sportsmen may legally begin their fall campaign 011 November 1. ? By reference to an advertisement in another column, it will be seen that the county commissioners are inclined to make it rather lively for those parties in Bethel township who have been stealing the iron nuts off the bridges in that section. ? Refer to the advertisement of Messrs. Creighton, Sherfessee & Co., the big furniture dealers of Rock Hill, in this issue. They call special attention to unusual inducements, and from the emphatic manner in which they present their claims, it would appear that they mean business. ? We call attention to the advertisement in another column of Pavilion Hotel, on j King's street, Charleston. We commend i those of our readers who expect to go to 1 Charleston at any time, to this hotel. Mr. i Gaillard, the proprietor, is a hotel man who I comes up to every requirement of his proj fession, and always treats his guests royally. 1 ?We understand that the Narrow Guage . railroad oflioials have abandoned the proposed schedule by which the north and south I bound trains were to meet near Yorkville ! about 12 o'clock, and are now figuring on j another schedule. Whether the new schedule will be more desirable than the old one we do not know, as we have not been informed as to the nature of it. BIG COTTON SALE. ' I There was another big cotton sale at this place last Wednesday and the Yorkville : market sustained its reputation of being one of the best within fifty miles. I The sale was worked up by Mr. J. M. Sims, of Bullock's Creek. Putting in a lot nf Pdttnn tliiit was raised on Mr. Dick Thorn | son's place, and that of several of his neighi, bors, he accumulated a lot of 3o"? hales. 11 Cotton buyers at Spartanburg, Chester, Cliar, lotte, Gallhcy City, (iastonia, Hock Hill and .other points were notified of the date that the cotton would he offered and were invited ! to come to Yorkville on that day. I The day came and the cotton was represented here by sample. No foreign buyers, , I however, put in their appearance. Although I j the lot was big enough to tempt any of them, (|it seems that they did not care to buck j against the Yorkville buyers. I After some spirited bidding on the part of Messrs. Riddle & Carroll, J. W. P. Hope & Co. and Latta Bros., 195 bales were bought by Messrs. Hope at prices ranging from 7.65 p to 8.12J, averaging an equivalent of 8.25 on the basis of middling cotton. 0 Mr. Hope would also have bought nearly all of the remainder, but did not do so on di account of the'inability of the holders to de- ol liver it at Sharon depot by Saturday after- in noon, according to his requirement. pi The price paid for the cotton was away a* over the ordinary market and created con- in siderable comment on the part of other T buyers. di GREETINGS EXCHANGED. Yorkville is now in direct telegraphic com- ^ munication with points along the northern ai section of the Chester and Lenoir railroad. jE The connection was made with Lenoir yes- C( terday morning, and other points later in ^ the day. The following note from Mr. H. H. p. Beard, the agent at this place, received at w The Enquirer office at about 12 o'clock, ^ tells the whole story: . a] "Dear Sir: I havo just exchanged greetings tj with Clover, Gastonia Hickory and Lenoir by ? < * a- ?ill l- I.. Ol leiegrnpn, iiisiruiiieiuH win uu jjul m m, iuc other offices along the line?Dallas, Lincolnton, Maiden and Newton?to-morrow and next day. K The lino works nicely and communication with :r all points is fine." Mr. W. S. Smith will have charge of the 01 office at Clover. f* jc ABOUT PEOPLE. al Mr. John A. Darwin and family are visit- d ing in Yorkville. ? Mr. Felix H. Dover, of Grover, N. C., paid G us a pleasant visit last Monday. Hon. J. C. Wilborn, of Ebenezer, was in fi Yorkville last week. If Miss Lillie Hardin, of Chester, visited the family of Mr. John F. Oates last week. ^ Mrs. M. E. Howe, ofBegonia, N. C., spent several days with relatives in Yorkville last 5j week. ' ? Miss Agness Moore is again at her store, h after an absence of several weeks in conse- K quence of sickness. ^ Mrs. W. A. Elam and Mrs. W. H. Elam, y of Baskersville, Va., are in Yorkville visit- L ing the family of their father, Mr. Joseph | Herndon. They will leave this afternoon g for Cleveland county, N. C., where they go ^ to spend a few days with relatives. G Mr. Emanuel Pope, of Crossing, Catawba ^ county, N. C., who, for more than two > months has been confined to his bed at Mr. "V Q. J. Hoke's, in this place, has so far recov- s ered as to be able to travel and left for his home on Monday evening, accompanied by d his brother-in-law, Mr. John King. ^ __ b THE COUNTY ALLIANCE MEETING. e ? a Less Cotton, More Grain and Better Roads * ?r,h> Whnln /. Ill 1IIBU1C II1C M. A UUpVl HJ vi vuv *? uvav Country* Reported for the YorkvIHe Enquirer. J Guthriesville, October 12.?Editor of r The Enquirer : As it has been my custom in the past to give your readers a synopsis of 3 actions taken by the County Alliance in mat- e ters pertaining to the general welfare of the n order, and as thought for the advancement of agriculture and the betterment of our I condition as a people, I will now give a few o points from memory. n Nearly all the sub-Alliances of the county were represented. After the reading of the I minutes of the last meeting, your humble & scribe, who is now district lecturer for the Fifth district, addressed the body on the I principles ar.d demands of the order, fie h was followed by Captain \V. H. Edwards, a assistant lecturer, who in the absence of County Lecturer Thompson, made some re- o marks on the same line. e The road working question was then called y up, but as very few of the sub-Alliances had ii given it proper consideration, the discussion was deferred until the next meeting. The F sub-Alliances, however, were urged to give d the matter their special consideration and C send up theif delegates fully prepared to ex- ri press their views. b This question, in my opinion, is of vital tl importance to the advancement of agricult- h ure and our prosperity. * tl Next was discussed tne reduction or tne ? cotton acreage. All favored a reduction, n but some doubted the practicability of fixing 1; a limit. Hence, a resolution was passed requesting our farmers to reduce their acre- ^ ago, aa far aa practiukUo, to leu aoica la tbo S plow, and that the surplus be devoted to cereals, etc. n Next was discussed the importance of our h membership reading more, and especially Alliance literature, in order that they may S become better acquainted with the principles, o objects, aims and demands of the order, n Hence, a resolution M'as passed urging the district, county and State lecturers to im- s< press these facts on the minds of our people, v and insist that they subscribe for and read a The Cotton Plant and The National Eccno- 1' mist. The committee on digest then made its I report, showing that less than one-third of I the sub-Alliances had sent in written reports as to the condition of their lodges, etc. Oth- h ers made verbal reports which represented r the Alliance in the county in a healthy con- b dition, and solid on the demands of the o order. Several other matters pertaining to busi- p ness affairs, which came under the secret b workings of the order, were discussed, and left over without final action. For the fur- v tlier consideration of these matters and any n others that may be brought up, a called meeting will held on Thursday, the 22ud fi of October. As the county council failed to meet, on account of other matters, it is desired that they be present on the above date in order 1 that they may be informed as to their duties. \V. N. Elder, President Y. C. F. Alliance. MERE-MENTION. Fifteen hundred bales of cotton were con- v sumed in a fire at Hawkinsville, Ga., last s Thursday. Governor Campbell, of Ohio, n has filed two suits for damages against the e Cincinnati Commercial Gazette for $50,000 v in each case for libel. The Gazette has been g printing statements to the effect that the t governor owes about $500,000 lost in unlucky Wall street speculations. The v girl baby that was born to Mr. and Mrs. b Grover Cleveland last week, has been named b Ruth. A bronze equestrian statue of t; General Grant was unveiled in Chicago last Wednesday, in the presence of several huu- T ' " * * u tired mousiiiHi peopie. jluc iuiui^u.. ii Farmers' Alliance, in session at Lansing last t week, unanimously endorses the Ocala de- t mands. Florida proposes to raise $100,- p 000 by private subscription for the purpose v of making an exhibit of the products and a industries of that State at the Chicago a World's fair It is estimated that no less than 32,000,000 Russian peasants have been <] rendered destitute by the crop failures of this p year, and they will have to he provided lbr j p cither by the government or by charity dur-1 c ing the next ten months. As the result 1; of the reciprocity treaty with Brazil, it is li said that American locomotives are rapidly '] replacing those of British manufacture in that country. President Harrison has "5 been invited to attend the Raleigh exposi- c tion this fall, but he has not yet signified his p intention to do so. American gold f! which went from this country to Europe last v spring to settle a heavy trade balance is now li rapidly returning in payment for agricultu- ' ral and manufactured products. t ? ? J * Condition of thk Cotton Chop.?The T October cotton report, issued by the depart- \ ment of agriculture at Washington last Sat- ii urday, makes the general average condition p of cotton 75.7, against 82.7 a month ago. 1 Last year in October, it was 80. Besides this \ unfavorable dilference in the condition, the j crop is late this year, and the chances are r against a repetition of last year's extraordi- 1 nary length of season of growth. The I average condition by States is as follows :! p Virginia, 72; North Carolina, 70; Southjc Carolina, 72; Georgia, 78 ; Florida, 74; Ala-i*] bama, 7(5; Mississippi, 74; Louisiana, 79 ;' c Texas, 78; Arkansas, 7(5: Tennessee, 70.11 The Atlantic const breadth has suffered more' i from adverse conditions than the gulf coast j i areas. The excess of moisture in August1 s and early in September, with a drought and J r high temperature later, tested the vitality ! t of the plants of the coast region severely,' c causing the shedding of leaves and boll, pre- j 1 mature opening and light yields. West of i the Mississippi there was a variable record j r of moisture. A county in Texas, for instance,: i reports continued drought for ninety days,!/ while another notes the prevalence of de-11 struetivc rains. This section reports a c smaller loss of fruitage by the sudden i changes of temperature and rainfall than ; j the more Eastern States. The insect losses j are somewhat general though not very, t heavy through most of the cotton belt, I from caterpillars, boll worms and army worm, especially in bottom lands. i ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. s I rofitable Meeting of the Teachers' Assocla- ? tiou?Other Matters. ^ )rrespondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. ? Rock Hill, October 12.?Thursday, Fri- I ay and Saturday of last week, the citizens, Id and young, of Rock Hill and surround- g ig country, were much concerned in the j 3 r tno/lllOtSj' , lOCCtJUmg UI tllC 1 UIA vuum/jr vuvuv* u ^ jsociation. The meetings, which were held j i the graded school building, beginning hursday night, and continuing until Satur- r ay afternoon, were largely attended, and lany citizens, besides the numerous teach- J ;s from all sections of the county, joined in le various discussions indulged in by the I jsociation. From the interest manifested i all that was said or done, I think all ] )ucerned can safely pronounce this insti- j ite a grand success, and, without doubt, j roductive of much good. Rock Hill may ell congratulate herself on having had in < er midst such an assemblage of those who t re engaged in the noble work of teaching [ le young and moulding the character of 1 ur future citizenship. t The teachers were welcomed by Mr. W. | [. Stewart in his usual happy style, which ivariably wins his hearers. The response, a behalf of the teachers, was by Mr. Spesird, of Blacksburg, and was very much en- 1 >yed by every hearer. The meetings were bly presided over by Mr. Banks, while the uties of the secretary fell upon the affable ( [r. Cunningham, both of the Rock Hill raded School. , State Superintendent of Education May- ( eld, and County School Commissioner Cans- f sr, were present and made addresses. f Following is a complete list of the teachers ( 'ho were present: , Miss Anise Porter, Miss Anna McFadden, ] [iss X. A. Black, Mr. R. B. Cunningham, Mr. 7. W. Dixon, Miss Emma Roach, Miss Mattie i ngold, Miss S. E. Griffith, Miss Louise Beck- l am, Miss Martin, Miss Laura Kee, Miss Bessie j [ee. Professor A. R. Banks, Mrs. Barron, Miss i lark son, Miss LilaPeck, Miss Liilie Ratchford, iiss Kate Ratchford, Miss Mell Lee, Miss M. 1 [. Selby, Mr. H. W. Smith, Professor S. B. i athan,.iura. m. a. warneu, buss uuuu j?v adden, Miss Drusa Diehl, Miss Simons. Mrs. imons, Miss Annie Steele, Professor A. M. Eiessard, Miss Kosa Patton, Miss McFarland, iss Lucy Belk, Mrs. M. C. Hanna, Miss Mary 'raham, Miss Bailey, Miss Mary Pouncy, Mr. t. H. Bachman. Miss Fannie Moore, Miss M. ). Moore, Col. W. J. Bowen, Mr. J. A. Tate, Ir. J. E. Carroll, Miss Maggie Gist, Professor V. W. Lewis, Mr. J. H. Wilson, Miss Essie tewart and School Commissioner Cansler. The following papers were read by the ifferent teachers and then discussed by any ho so desired. "Busy Work," by Miss Clarkson, of Blacksurg. This was pronounced by all a most xcellent paper and was most gratifying to 11 Rock Hillians, who know how to appreiatc Miss Clarkson, having had her services )r several years. "History," by Mr. Smith, of Bethesda. lany pronounced this one of the best ever ead before the institute on this subject. "Best method of securing attendance," by Ir. Lewis, of Yorkville. He well maintaind his reputation for thorough work and a master of his subject. "Physical Culture," by Miss Selby, of llacksburg. This was one of the best papers ffered, and nothing save the highest commendation is heard of it. "School Library," by Mr. Dixon, of Rock fill. This paper was discussed by Rev. Ir. PenntufF of the Baptist church. "Object Teaching," by Miss Ingold, of lock Hill. Miss Ingold showed that she ad given her subject much careful thought nd all were interested in her paper. Mr. Banks's paper on "The Qualifications f a Good Teacher," brought forth unlimitd approval from teachers and all others rho were present. He treated this most nportant subject in a masterly way. Upon the special request of Mr. Banks, 'rofessor Smith, of Davidson College, came own and read a paper on "The Teacher >uteide of His Text Books." This was a are treat and enjoyed without stint by a irge and select audience. Such papers as his from men as eminent in the profession of caching as he would tend largely to improve lie character of every public school in the ind. No teacher, especially, can afford to liss hearing so important a subject so grander and beautifully treated. RiaVinn Hrvwe. nf the EoiscoDal church, rill visit the Church of our Savior here on nndny npvf Cotton is beginning to roll in right rapidly"" ow, and the merchants are having their ] ands full. Cold weather seems to have come to stay. ( toves, grates and fireplaces are being put in rder, and wood and coal are in great deland. 1 Rev. Mr. Pentuff, of the Baptist church, 1 evers his connection at this place in a few j reeks to return to the theological seminary , t Louisville, Ky., where he will take his ist year's course. Miss Minnie Wilson, of Yorkville, (whom Lock Hill likes to claim) came down to the lill last week. Dr. Kuykendall, who has made this town ! is home for some time, finds it necessary to 1 eturn to Yorkville on account of the illealth of his father, who has been dangerusly sick for several months. Mrs. Baker, who has been down with tyhoid fever for many weeks is improving, ut slowly. Miss Addie McElwee, of Statesville, is isiting her cousin, Miss Mattie McElwee, ear town. I hear it reported that there was a slight ill of snow near here Saturday afternoon. LETTER PROM BETHESDA. 'he Weather?Cuffee and the 'Possum?"Scaly Barks"?Arranging to Sow Wheat and Oats?Personal Mention?Too Much Liquor Already. orrespondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Bethesda, October 11.?The old fellow ^ho sang "Sometimes drunk and seldom ober, the fall of the year comes in October," iust have been inspired by just such weathr as we are having now. Cloudy and damp, /ith a cold disagreeable north east wind that pes through one, as it were, and makes his eeth chatter as if he had the ague. The farmers are generally pretty well up nth their cotton. The crop is very light, ut the lint is said to be fine, and I am told y some persons who have ginned that it is hirding itself. Very few persons have gathered corn. ?hey do not seem to be in any particular mrry about it. Even those who are up with heir cotton picking have been putting in the imc cutting crab-grass hay and picking teas where they have thera to pick. The ret weather made plenty of crab-grass, and ud all who will take the trouble can gather ,n abundance of roughness. The picnic season is over, and the white Iress is folded away in the bureau drawers, >ersimmons and mnskadines have taken the ilace of the blackberry and watermelon, the at fish and cooters will get a rest, but cuflee las got his rich pine split and the bark of lis lean but faithful dog means "lookout possums, I want your meat." The nutting season is now in full blast, four correspondent was invited on last Satirday to accompany some friends wl?o had ;otten up a "scaly-bark hunt" for the beneit of the little folks. After a pleasant ride I re reached the hospitable abode of our lachelor friend Gus Irwin. 'Tis said that 'bachelors are made of the scraps of crcaion," but this wont apply to Gus, or if he is 'a scrap," he is "all wool and a yard wide." The "shanty," as he calls his domicil, is a veritable hall of liberty, where every guest s made to feel at home and bountifully supdied with the good things of life. It is not ike the "Irishman's shanty" "where rations vere scarce, but whiskey was plenty," but ust the opposite, for whiskey was scarce and ations were plenty, as all who partook of i lis bountiful dinner will affirm. The bevy of | toys and girls scampered through the woods J withering scaly-barks,- of which we found |uite a number of trees, loaded with nuts. The older persons of the party seemed to inter into the sport almost as heartily as he children themselves. The day was a nost enjoyable one and quite a quantity of uits were gathered. The scaly-bark is a upcrior nut to the pecan. It has equally as nuch meat as the pecan. The ilavor is beter and the hull is almost aw thin and as lasily cracked, besides it is free from that ntter lining that is found between the kcrlel of the pecan and makes it so disagrcedde when one gets it into his mouth. We ead much about cultivating the pecan. iVhy not the scaly-bark? It grows sponta- i ieously on our creek bottoms in almost very part oft he county, and Mr. Irwin tells ne that the trees grow all over the blaekacks. They yield abundantly, and I am Hire that anyone who has ever tasted the wo nuts would give a third more for scaly>arks than pecans. Several of our farmers took their wagons ind teams and went to North Carolina after eed oats and wheat, last week. They re>ort the supply of good red rust proof oats >eing scarce in the section they went to, and hey had to pay 45 cents per bushel for them it the houses. Wheat was worth $1.15 per rnshel. Mr. James Williamson met with quite a erious accident several days ago. His mule an off with him, breaking three of his ribs and ttherwise bruising him. His hurts, though )ainful, are not dangerous. Mr. Guthrie has been quite unwell but is low better. Mrs. Carledge, who has been very ill at Mr. Fohn 8. Bratton's, is convalescing. Miss Addie Hicklin is visiting her uncle, dr. Guthrie. Mr. Reid is holding a protracted meeting at Jethesda. He is assisted by Rev. W. M. Anderson, of Rock Hill. There will be reaching every night this week. The good people of this section have been :onsiderably worried over the report that here was to be a still house started in this lection. Whisky is too plentiful now and abor hard enough to manage without the lemoralizing effects of a whisky still. It is ;o be hoped it won't be built. x. BLACKSBURG BUDGET. I Resort for Honeymooners?A Large Yield of Upland Corn?Death of a Prominent Citizen. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Blacksburq, October 18.?It is said that tvhen the Kimball House in Atlanta was first )pened, it soon became a very popular report for newly married couples of Georgia to ipend their honeymoon, and one of the conditions of acceptance imposed upon her ardent suitor, by many a Georgia girl, was that le should wind up their wedding tour with ir few days sojourn at the Kimball. So it [gems that the Cherokee Inn, of Blacksburg, is fast becoming equally popular with the aelles of the Carolinas. Already quite a number who have just launched their barges upon the Sea of matrimony, have selected the "Inn" as the most pleasant place to spend the first few days of their new life. * Certainly their good taste is to be admired, for, aside from the attractions of our beautiful towp and its surroundings, many lessons that will be of value to them in after life can be learned from the comforts and conveniences of the Inn. Miss Mary Graham, of Charlotte, N. C., having been elected as assistant to Miss * Clarkson, in the primary 'department of the graded school, entered upon her duties yes terday morning. ~ All of our teachers attended the meeting of the County Institute, at Rock Hill, last week, and were delighted with their visit and benefitted by the meeting. Mr. Wm. Pye, on the old Thompson place, near here, raised some very fine corn, the average yield being 60 bushels to the acre. , This shows what our upland will do with proper care and culture, and how much with 30 little labor can be raised oft a small piece of ground. Our town was saddened last week by the death of one of our most prominent and popular citizens, Mr. Thomas P. Whisonant. He died on the 6th inst., and about a month after he had passed his 40th birthday. Raised in York county, on Broad river, about eight y miles from here, he came to this place in 1882, and with his brother Jerome, embarked in the mercantile life. By his uprightness and integrity in all his dealings, 3trict attention to his own business, his uniform courtesy and accommodation to all his customers, he won for himself and his house an enviable reputation and was eminently v successful as a business man. As a citizen and a neighbor he was held in very high esteem by all of his fellow citizens, and his loss will be keenly felt by all who knew him. The sympathy of all our people goes out to the afflicted family and especially to the young wife and fatherless babe, who are so suddenly bereaved of a strong protecting arm and a guiding hand. Mrs. Emeline Martin, wife of Mr. Henderson Martin, died suddenly last night of heart trouble, at her home about four miles from here. For many years a consistent member of the M. E. church, Mrs. Martin was a good woman, and was no doubt ready when the summons came to go up higher. w. A. ?. BU tDOV g-LVIMCB Increasing Prosperity?As a Cotton MarketPersonal and Otherwise. Pni?omnrton? nf tho Yortville Enaulrer. Sharon, October 12.?The past week of threatening weather has had no effect whatever upon the business and boom of our growing little town. Although the actual work has not been begun upon the school buildings, yet the grounds have been cleared off and rocks for the foundations have been brought in. Several smaller buildings have been and are still going up, and the music of the saw and hammer is heard on every side. It seems to be the idea of everybody to "get there" as soon as possible. Our citizens welcome in advance all those who have already made arrangements to move here and those who are thinking of moving here in the future. We have said it before and say it again, that a more healthful, quiet and pleasant town cannot be found in the State. Besides two uice churches, we can soon boast of a large, first-class school house. A large quantity of cotton was brought here last week for shipment, having been bought from Bullock's Creek and Blairsville farmers by Yorkville cotton buyers. Sharon is getting up a reputation as a cotton market. Besides our local buyers?Mr. Jas. A. Hope, and Mr. R. M? Carroll?we have Mr. Smith Austell, of Earl's, N. C., who will be with us through the season. Messrs. Quinn & Rainey's cotton gin is now in full blast at this place. Miss Sallie Kennedy, of Due West, who has been on a week's visit to Misses Eliza and Nannie Scott, returned to her home last Saturday. Miss Sue H. Steele, of Rock Hill, is visiting Mrs. Jno. Ross. Mrs. John L. Rainey, accompanied by Dr. J. H. Saye, went over to Spartanburg last Saturday to see her daughter, Miss Ella, . who was quite sick. I am glad to report that they found the young lady considerably better. Mr. Ed. Shannon has become a student at Wofford college, Spartanburg. J. TIKZAH NOTES. The Price of Cotton?Killing Snakes?Other Notes of Local Interest. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. Tirzah, October 12.?Cotton is still coming in freely, and brought as high as 8.30 last week. It was off to 8 J for middling on Saturday. Last week was a lively time for otir merchants. All were busy with customers. Mr. A. R. Hope had quite a lively time with snakes yesterday. While sitting on tho woodpile, his children discovered a large copperhead. They informed Mr. Hoj>e of their discovery and he picked up a hoe and dispatched it. About this time another snake ujjpvuicu uuu iuuuc iv viuiuun u^ui, bu living at Mr. Hope several times. It was finally killed, and upon measurement was found to be 3 ft., 6 in., long, which by the way is an unusual length for this species of snake. Mr. Jesse Jarvis is lying very low with fever. Mr. Rayfield was arrested in Yorkvillc last Saturday charged with attempting to dispose of his cotton without paying rent. He gave bond for bis appearance at a trial today. The cool, cloudy weather keeps our farmers quite uneasy about frost, which, at this time, would prove very damaging to cotton. civis. Southern Road Congress.?The following is a recent letter from Governor W. J. Northern, of Georgia, to Governor Tillman : Dkah Sir?The secretary of the (Jeorgiu Road t congress lias been instructed to notify you of the call of the Southern Itoad congress "to meet in Atlanta, October 211. May I ask that yon appoint two delegates from each congressional ?11st rii*t in your State at tho earliest moment to attend the congress, for the improvement of our roads, a matter of vital importance to the Southern States. I earnestly nope that you can find it consistent with your duties to attend upon the deliberations of the congress. With assurances of respect, I am, etc. On Tuesday of last week Governor Tillman appointed delegates as follows: First District?Hon. J. 11. Counts, Sellwood ; J. 11. Dukes, Orangeburg. Second District?Colonel W. If. Mauldin, Hampton; Dr. W. 11. Timniermun, Kdgeticld. Third District? Hon. .1. A. Sligh, Prosperity; J. L. Shanklin, Richland. Fourth District?George D. Dean,Spartanburg; John G. Williams, Cross Hill. Filth District?T. J. Strait, Lancaster; J. II. McDaniel, Chester. Sixth District?('has. Crossland, Bennettsville; J. H. Stack house, Marion. Seventh District?W. J. Crosswell, K. J. Dennis.