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JJrrajjjs and JaetsL ? Another horrible murder story comes from New York's Tenderloin district. On last Saturday, James B. Craft, a wealthy resident of Glencove, L. I., went into what is known as the Empire restaurant and imprudently displayed a large sum of money. A waiter named Thomas Tobin, knocked him down, and afterward the waiter, assistey by the barkeeper, cut his head off with a meat cleaver and undertook to burn the body in the furnace. The police were attracted to the scene by the odor of burning flesh and they discovered the nude body of the man on the floor. The head had been burned beyond recognition. The clothing had also been destroyed. The body was identified by the man's son. Tobin and the barkeeper, Alexander McEnery, began to accuse each other, and they, together with several other people of the place, were arrested. ? A London cable of Saturday, brings the most significant news of recent /lavalAnmAnffi in fKo mAriom inict fillPS tion. The American Tobacco company of the United States, and the Imperial Tobacco company of Great Britain, have consolidated. For the past few years these two giant trusts have been engaged in what was considered by the general public as a death struggle. The American Tobacco company invaded the territory of the Imperial Tobacco company, and by way of retaliation, the Imperial Tobacco company began the establishment of branch factories in the United States. But now the two great octopuses are one and the same. Under the agreement reached, the American Tobacco company is to have full swing in the United States and Cuba, and the Imperial Tobacco company is to have a monopoly in Great Britain. For the trade of the balance of the world the allied trusts will compete under the name and style of the British-American Tobacco company. ? Ex-Senator William V. Allen says the outlook for the National Democratic party is hopeless, and that the time has come for Hon. William J. Bryan and his wing of the party to unite with the Populist party. Senator Allen is now practicing law and editing a paper called The Mail at his home, at Madison, Nebraska. He says, editorially: "The outlook for the National Demo cratic party was never mure uupcicao than it is at the present time. The action of the conventions of a number of the Middle Western states and some of the eastern states in utterly repudiating the Kansas City platform, its repudiation by the Iowa Democracy a few days ago and finally the refusal of the Democrats of Colorado to fuse with the Populists of that state, precludes the possibility of defeating the Republican party in 1904. A strange political ( blindness seems to have fallen on many Democratic leaders just at the time when, by the exercise of ordinary common sense, it was possible to bring about a complete coalition of all the elements that oppose Republican sue- , cess. "The repudiation of the Kansas City platform makes It impossible for the Brya"n wirrg to remain longer in the party. As a mark of self-respect, Mr. i Bryan and his branch of the Democracy must either herd by themselves of form an alliance with the Populist party. That time is at hand. It is impossible for the gold wing of the Democracy to hope to dominate." ? Tom Clark, alias Will Gibson, was burned at the stake in Corinth, Miss., last Sunday for criminal assault and murder. On the 19th day of August last, Mrs. Carrie Whitfield, the wife of a prominent citizen, was found dead in her home with her head almost severed from her body. There was not the slightest clue to the perpetrator of the crime. Corinth and the surrounding country were scoured without result. The matter was put in the hands of twelve prominent citizens to continue the search, and they employed detectives from Chicago. The detectives could get no clue. Last week Clark had a quarrel with his wife, and the woman was overheard talking about what she could tell. She was arrested, and told enough to warrant the arrest of Clark. The Negro was taken before the committee of twelve, and upon examination, broke down and made a confession. He also told of his having murdered two men on an excursion train, of having outraged a Negro woman, and of having robbed a physician of $1,500. He had not been suspected of any of the crimes, and had covered his tracks so as to deceive the officers of the law. He admitted that he ought to be put to death; but asked for two days in order that his mother and brother, who lived in Memphis, might have time to come to see him. The time was granted; but the mother and brother could not be found. Meanwhile the Negro's arrest became known over the surrounding country and the incoming trains brought hundreds of people into the city to witness the execution. The crowds became so great that at midday the main street was ordered leared and the announcement was made that it had been decided to burn Clark at 3.30 o'clock in the afternoon. This statement caused much excitement and surging crowds began to gather about the place selected for the enactment of the awful tragedy. At 2 o'clock pine fagots and larger pieces of wood were carefully laid about an iron rod which was driven deep into the ground. Half an hour later it was announced that all was in readiness. At 3 o'clock the prisoner, heavily manacled, was taken from the jail by a posse of armed men. and followed by a large crowd, was led to the east gate of the Negro cemetery, which is situated in the western part of the city. Fagots and wood had been piled high around the stake and the Negro was securely fastened to the iron rod. Clark was asked if he cared to make a statement. He again said that he deserved the fate prepared for him. and asked that a letter be delivered to his mother and brother. He appealed to his brother to raise his children properly, admonishing them to beware of evil companions. Finally the word was given to lire the funeral pile. The husband and brother of Clark's * victim stepped forward and applied the torches, and in a moment the flames leaped upward, enveloping the trembling Negro in smoke ?nd fire. The clothing of the doomed was soon V \ 1 ignited and as the flames grew hotter his skin began to parch. The Negro moaned piteously at this juncture and the agonized look upon his face told of the torture he was undergoing. Finally his head fell forward and in a few moments he was dead. The flames were fed by the crowd until his body was burned to a crisp. Then the gathering dispersed in an orderly manner and the town soon assumed its normally quiet condition. The committee of twelve and many of the representative citizens of Corinth vigorously opposed burning the Negro and argued that he should be hanged. J. H. Henning, ol -*-?i >. A in nf Mrc DirilllllgUCllll, A1CU, uiviiivi V4 ? *. ~ Whitfield, refused his consent to this proposition and insisted that Clark should be burned. More than 5,000 persons witnessed the grewsome tragedy, among whom were many women. (the ^(ovkrillr (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: , * WEDNESDAY, OCT'R. 1,1902. It is about time somebody in New York should make "security to life and property," the issue of a political campaign in that city. There is certainly room for improvement along this line, and if the people of the city are really concerned, such an issue ought to attract quite a following. Of course, we are interested in the question of child labor in factories; but what we want to know is, what will become of these children and their parents when the legislature prohibits their labor? So far as the factories are concerned, they will no doubt continue to manage somehow. The Newberry Observer calls attention to the fact that now, since the election is over, there is no more talk of punishing those people who were guilty of ballot box fraud in Charleston. That is the way it goes. The people who complained of fraud have the offices, and that was all they wanted. So long as they are not individual losers they care but little about fraud or any other species of crime. It is said that since his recent trip to the south, under the guidance of Congressman Thompson, of Alabama, Congressman Crumpacker has about dropped his Negro hobby. If it be true that Mr. Crumpacker has really learned something, he is no doubt entitled to credit for having been honest and sincere all the while. Had he been only a demogogue, he would have returned from his trip with Mr. Thompson more determined than ever to coerce the people of the south into turning the government of this country over to the Negroes. ' We reproduced a paragraph from the Spartanburg Herald last week stating that the Union dispensary had been voted out by 200 majority. The paragraph appeared in the state news columns of The Herald, and we assumed that it referred to Union county, S. C. Of course we were aware that there was no law for such an election; but supposed that it was some kind of a test vote in connection with the recent primary. Because we were unable to get information on the subject, we offered no comment. The Chester Lantern, however, calls attention to the fact that it was not Union county, S. C., but Union county, N. C., that was referred to. The big Republican papers are printing stories to the effect that J. P. Morgan has announced his intention to defeat President Roosevelt for re-election with a candidate of the Cleveland stripe. The alleged reason of Mr. Morgan's objection to Mr. Roosevelt, is that the latter is so bitterly opposed to trusts. In view of the hostility that was at one time manifested by President Roosevelt against the trusts, and his sudden cooling down, especially with reference to the pushing of some practical plan to annoy these aggregations of capital and power, it does not look as if Mr. Morgan really has reason to desire the defeat of anybody save it be Mr. Roosevelt's opponent. VotiiiK' In the Primary. This matter of prescribing proper regulations with reference to the right to vote in primary elections is of increasing importance, and if the Democratic party of South Carolina is more concerned about the permanent than the temporary welfare of the state, it will give the subject more thoughtful attention than heretofore. The restrictions thrown around the franchise privileges by the constitution of the state, although extremely liberal, are right and proper. We refer more particularly to the requirements of two years residence in the state, one year in the county, and four months in the election precinct. A stranger coming into South Carolina from another state, could not reasonably expect to familiarize himself with our peculiar institutions and public men within a less period than twc years, and he ought to have an experience of at least a year with a people of the county before he should be permitted to share the responsibility of government. It is well understood that under conditions as they exist in South Carolina, the primary election counts for everything. and the general election for practically nothing. About the election which is really important, there are but few restrictions, while about that which is not at all important there are numerous restrictions. The effect of the primary, as now conducted, is to circumvent and nullify the constitution. As maters now stand, a floating population?a population that may be here today and elsewhere a month from now, and at no time familiar with the political conditions by which it is surround ed?has just as much say-so in the de termination of policies and the choice of men, as has that permanent resident ' population, which is not only familiar with conditions, but which has to pay the great bulk of the taxes and bear t practically all of the responsibilities of citizenship. It is a fact that at many of the pre' cincts in this congressional district for instance, there are large numbers of ' people, who by the simple matter of having their names put on the club 1 rolls, and without a single other qualis fication, are enabled to cast their votes ' in accordance with the suggestions of . new acquaintances, and by going one i way in a lump, often exercise the bal: ance of power as between differing ele ments of the local population. It is fre. quently the case that these people not only help to name the candidates for of? flee, but actually name them. This condition of affairs is wrong ana should be corrected. The only way we know of correcting it, is to prescribe a rule requiring that no man who is not entitled to vote in the general election, can be enrolled on the Democratic club rolls. Let the registration lists be used as the club rolls for the primary elections at the various precincts, and require those presenting themselves as voters, to make oath that they will support the nominees, etc. There is absolutely no reasonable objection to such a regulation, and the leaders of the Democratic party owe it to the substantial white citizenship of the state to see that such requirements are made of practical force and effect without ' further delay. The cities of Spartanburg and Greenville are showing evidences of having learned something about the value of street fairs. They have tried street fairs a time or two and a large element in both cities wants to try them again; but the opposition is growing. The ' street fair consists of a collection of side : shows doing business on the streets, I and its ostensible object is to bring large ' numbers of people to town to trade, i The show people come for the privilege ' of the street and sometimes pay a 11> cense. When street fairs were new it was customary to charge green town authorities for their services. Then , they came without charge and now they , are willing to pay a little something. People who are capable of learning . by experience are beginning to realize that the street fairs are an expensive i nuisance at any price. The shows bring visitors to town and make things live ly it is true; but most of the money goes to showmen and gamblers. The demoralizing effect is tremendous, and as a matter of fact there is not a single redeeming feature about this form of amusement. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Clieck From Roosevelt, i "Our Monthly," the Thornwell Orphanage's publication, has received a check for $2 from President Roosevelt for a year's subscription to the paper. The president took the paper for two of his boys. The check has been framed and hung in the library of the orphanage. It is probably the first check of a president ever received in Clinton. Klinki For tin* Militia. Columbia special to The News and Courier: The general movement to, wards uniforming the United States *? tVn'o efofo It I iroups IS Ilivciy IU I CdLll line eiuiv. .. is stated that experience has shown that the blue that has been in use for a generation is too good a target for sharpshooters, and that the uniform placed the men in the field at too great i a disadvantage. The government has therefore decided to get up a uniform ; as nearly the color of the ground as possible and in that way minimize the : chances of the man being shot. The new khaki that has been adopted is not as bright or light in color as that which was used in the campaign of 1898, but is much darker. The government has adopted two weights?one for summer and the other for winter wear. The winter goods are made of wool. Son of nn Ex-Governor. Columbia State, Sunday: In the recorder's court yesterday morning the case made by Chief Constable Bateman against Mr. Ben Perry, formerly of t Greenville, charged with the violation i of the dispensary law and transporting . liquor illegally, was called. Doubt being raised as to the right of the record. er to try the case, it was transferred to i Magistrate Moorman's court. It was at first proposed to have the prelimii nary hearing on Tuesday next at noon, : at which time Assistant Attorney Geni eral Gunter would appear for the state. Dater Mr. Perry, through his attorney. Colonel P. H. Nelson, waived a preliminary and. secured bond for appearance at the October term of court in the sum of $200. As soon as the bond was o.5\-an a*? Porrv was released from cus I 61.VI. ..... . V..J . , tody. The constables say they caught . Mr. Perry In the act of delivering the , keg of liquor in person on Friday even, ing from a surrey, which he was using [ to transport it to the place of delivery, . near the union depot. They arrested Mr. Perry and the driver, seized the j liquor and confiscated the team. On l the court house door yesterday there appeared a notice signed by Chief Bate> man that a keg of liquor, moderately , old, a horse, and surrey, seized while . transporting illicit liquor, would be put , up for sale on October 27. Tlie County Court QueMtlon. August Kohn in News and Courier: There is considerable agitation again l in the interest of county courts or ex! tending the jurisdiction of the magis> trates' courts. In some of the counties complaint is made that the dispensary t has brought about such a flood of prosecution that it is necessary to get this ! class of cases out of the court of general sessions so that the court can hear other cases. The suggestion is made , that the magistrates might be able to handle sucn cases auu, u uiey l-uuuui do so, county courts ought to be estabi lished to handle these and other minor ; cases, and that such courts can have i juries as well as the higher courts, and in that way free the general court of trivial cases. This is no new argument and the proposition has been repeated with each session of the general assembly. At pretty nearly every session the ! county court idea is pressed and those , who oppose such a plan divide as to how best to relieve the work of the courts. One of the plans that has been suggested is to elect one or more additional circuit judges and, with more judges, hold more frequent terms of the criminal and civil courts. The argument has been repeatedly made that the fault is not so much with the present facilities as it is with the delays of the lawyers, and oftentimes the delays and postponements are encouraged by the judges. Sniil to lie 12ft Yenri 01(1. Laurens special to Columbia State: Sunday, 21st instant, there died in this city an old Negress, Hannah Milner, whose claim to longevity is beyond doubt unparalleled in this section. According to her reckoning she was three years old when that immortal paper, the Declaration of Independence, was promulgated, a "gal" of 16 when George Washington became president, or, in other words, she was born the last of October, 1773, therefor?, had she survived six weeks longer she would have attained the great age of 129. Of course In the absence of any record there is more or less doubt as to her claim, but there is abundant evidence of her very advanced age. First of all she was born in Virginia, which accounts for the fact that she distinctly remembered Washington as a general during the Revolutionary war and then as president, incidents which she related to those around her all through life clear to the end, a circumstance which would have occurred considerably over a hundred times if she had told it only once a year. She was probably brought to South Carolina by the Milner family, as she was first known by the oldest people now living in this section as the property of Thos. Milner. a slave owner who lived near The Knob, this county, many years ago. "Granny" Hannah, as she was generally known, was the wife of Henry Milner, a slave, ar.d they had thirteen children. Henry died long before the civil war, an old man. Four of the youngest children survive, a son and three daughters. The youngest of these is a great grandmother hers^ifralmost an octogenarian. It is said her oldest son died at the county home a few years ago at the age of 98. She lived to see four generations of her own family and to this day they are African blood, pure and simple, old fashioned, polite and hard working. Martin Burnsides,'aged 60, is one of the numerous grandchildren who live in the county and he is a thrifty and respectable Negro. "Old" Granny belonged to the African Methodist church and her faith never deserted her. Her health was all that could have been expected up to within a week or so before the dissolution. She was hearty, could walk around some, and all her faculties?mind, 'voice, hearing and sight?continued good to the last. Most remarkable indeed, but this is the brief story of Hannah: Milner's long, very long life. ^ MERE-MENTION. D. M. Ferry has-retired from the senatorial field in Michigan and left it to Russell A. Alger, who will get the nomination.. .. ."/>> It was necessary to perform a second operation on President Roosevelt Sunday, to secure better drainage of the abscess on his leg. The operation was of but little import ance, however...JC.George Ward, vice president of the Commercial Cable company. says there .will be a direct cable between San Francisco and Manila by July 4 next Eighteen hundred employes of the New Orleans street railway system went te a strike last Sunday for shorter hours and more wages. The Sweedish explorer, Sverdups, has returned to Christiana, Norway, with the Fram. after an absence of four years. It is claimed that the expedition has been more important in its results than has any other since the famous Franklin expedition As the result of the amalgamation of the American and Imperial Tobacco companies, there has been a decided drop in the price of American leaf Roumania intimates that she will prohibit the emigration of Jews, but will do nothing to ameliorate their condition Tammany Hall has sent John G. Carlisle to the New York state convention..,-...The gates of the Mecklenburg county. N. C.. fair were opened vesterdav and will be kept open until and including Thursday Terrible storms havevb'een sweeping over the island of Sicily during the past few days. The death -lists foots up more than 1.000..YThe annual report of Pension Commissioner Eugene F. Ware shows the total number of names on the pension list to be 999.446. a gain of 5.732 since last year Edward P. McKissick. proprietor of the Battery Park hotel at Asheville, died suddenly on Sunday of appoplexy The threatened strike by the flour mill operatives of the Minneapolis. Minn., mill district, has been adjusted by the establishment of an eight hour work day. with pay in proportion to the old schedule of ten hour days Secretary Shaw is offering to buy government bonds at 105 in order to relieve the currency stringency and the New York brokers are offering 105* The British steel manufacturers have succeeded in forming a combine similar to that of the United States Steel company. Floods In Trxas.?During the past twelve hours there has been a terrible rainfall over the whole of south and a portion of east Texas, which has done great damage to the open cotton, wash ed away innumerable small and many big bridges, drowned cattle and caused other damage. The small streams are reported out of their banks in every direction and the railroads have suffered heavy damage to their tracks and bridges. At Kennedy it is estimated that fifteen inches of water fell. Many peo pie were compenea 10 remove uum their homes. At Rancho. a 62-foot steel bridge was wrecked by the flood and carried half a mile down the stream. Several houses were washed away but their inhabitants grot out safely. A great number of horses were caught in the bottoms at various points and were drowned. Gonzales county, especially, suffered heavily in this respect. The loss to cotton cannot even be estimated, because of the large area affected. Picking has been in progress for some days, but nil that had not been removed from the bolls is a total loss, being beaten into the ground. The rain has thoroughly relieved the long existing drought in the cattle country along the lower coast.?Houston dispatch of Saturday. ? Reports issued recently from the census- office at Washington indicate that the proportion of deaths from accidents in the United States is increasing. During the census year (twelve months ending May 31, 1900,) 57,513 accidental deaths were reported, of which 43,414 were males and 14,099 of females. The proportion of deaths from accidental causes, in 1,000 deaths from all known causes, was 57.6. In 1890 the corresponding proportion was 53.7. The records kept by the accident insurance companies indicates that about 30,000 non-fatal accidents occur every day from ordinary causes?that is, there are not far from 11,000,000 non-fatal accidents every year, 15.000 to every 100,000 of population. It appears that nearly 6 pei cent, of all the deaths in the United States are due to accidental injuries, ** * 4 A l/?n I'M Out It IS even mure hkiuuimiuib < " irai < that the probability that a person will meet with some disabling injury within a year is about 11 times greater than the ehance of his'death from any and all causes during the same period. LOCAL AFFAIHSNEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C. E. Spencer, Atty. at Law?Has money to loan on improved York county farms. Sums of $1,000 and over may be had at 7 per cent, interest; under $1,000 at 8 per cent, interest. York Drug Store?Has Landreth's new onion sets for fall planting. Three choice varieties. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Say that for the next three days they will sell the well-known brand of Blue Jacket sockeye salmon, at 15 cents a can. They also offer 20 pounds of standard , light brown sugar at $1. J. M. Heath & Co.?Invite their lady friends of the town and community to come and see their large array of pattern hats, ribbons, feathers, etc. Glenn & Allison?Want you to know that they have a superb display of buggies, surreys, wagons and harness. They tell you further that quality is the first consideration with them, and that low prices is a close second. Riddle & Carroll?Say again for you to sow Texas red rust proof oats. They have the seed at the right price. They also have loaded gun shells, and want yon to see them about that second hand grain drill and disc harrow. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell you that they will give away a cake of soap with each 2f. cents purchase, and a box of talcum powder with each 10 cents purchase. They want you to pay them what you owe. They have onion sets. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Loan and Savings bank takes no risk with regard to burglars. In addition to the protection of a good vault and expensive safe, it carries burglar insurance in an amount sufficient to secure the cash. ? The sweet potato crop is represented as being unusually good and quite large this year. Potatoes have been retailing on this market at 50 cents a bushel. But a small portion of the crop has been dug up to this time. When digging becomes more general prices will decline unless the potatoes are put up for winter instead of being offered or/ the market. ? Although the hay crop was not as good this year as last, the local market has been as good as usual, the livery stables alone taking over $2,000 worth. Messrs. Glenn & Allison have been the largest purchasers, they preferring the local hay to the western product. The price paid has ranged from 20 to 40 cents a hundred, being regulated by quality. From the best information obtainable, Yorkville has taken more hay than any of the surrounding towns. OUT PEOPLE. Dr. Paul T. Gordon returned from Texas on Sunday night. ^Mr. B. Frank Scoggins, of Hickory, was in Yorkville yesterday. Mr. R. A. Burris. of Wlnnshoro. was in Yorkvjlle, Monday; on business. ^Mr. Ross Clinton, of Bethel, is again at work at the store of J. M. Heath & Co. " ^Miss Emma Kennedy left on Saturday last for Hardeeville, where she has reopened her school. ^X^adet Paul Neely Moore, of Yorkville, rias been appointed senior captain of the Bingham cadet corps. ^Dr. John B. Bowen was among the Yorkville visitors to the Mecklenburg fair at Charlotte this week. ^-Mrs. W. B. Aiken, of Tucson, Aria., is in Yorkville, the guest of Mrs. E. E. Williams, on Main street. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mackorell, of Lancaster, visited the family of Mr. J. C. Elliott, in Yorkville, this week. Miss Laura Parish has returned to her home in Yorkville, after a visit of several weeks to friends in Alabama. td"Mrs. R. C. Moore and Mrs. Clem Gordon and children, are visiting rela tives and friends in Bethesda township. Mr. C. Eldred Dobson left-on last Saturday for Pensacola, Pla., where he has a position in the United States navy yard. ^ Miss Florence Cody left on Monday evening for Tampa, Fla., where she will visit the Misses Hobbs. She will be absent for a month. Mr. W. O. Rawls was laid up during last week because of a severely injured foot. A stick of wood fell on his foot on Monday of last week. Mr. J. C. Elliott went over to Charlotte Monday to exhibit a handsome bunch of horses at the Mecklenburg fair. He will return tomorrow. *Dr. George Walker, of Baltimore, arrived in 7orkvHle Sunday afternoon on a short visit to his relatives and friends here. He is Just back from a summer in Europe. ^ Mrs. Fred Nims, and son, Master Douglas, of Fort Mill, are in Yorkville on a visit to Mrs. Nims's mother, Mrs. Douglas Harrison and other relatives and friends. r FORT MILL BANK ROBBED. Burglars entered the Savings Bank of Fort Mill, sometime during yesterday morning, blew open the vault and safe with nitroglycerine or dynamite, and carried off between $2,500 and $3,000 in cash. The news was received here by telephone a few hours after the discovery of the robbery. From such information as can be had, it appears that at an early hour, a passer-by noticed that one of the bank windows had been shattered to splinters. He looked inside and beheld a scene of confusion. The vault door, twisted and bent, was standing wide open and the floor was littered with papers. Cashier Meacham was informed of the situation without delay, and upon investigation he found that the doors of both the vault and the safe had been blown open. In the safe he had left the night before about $1,200 in silver and a considerable sum in currency. The silver was gone and so was the currency, all but a lot of fragments, which had been left by the explosion. Tne nrst report was mat mc got in the neighborhood of $5,000; but a later story, which seems to be more authentic, is that the loss does not exceed $3,000. The burglars did not attempt to carry away anything but cash, and so far as has been reported, no valuable papers were destroyed by the explosion. There was no burglar insurance. The Enquirer's informant had no intimation of any clue to the identity of the burglars; but supposed that there must have been more than one ; to carry away the silver, which weighs seventy-five pounds. The bank officials i are taking every step that suggests itself looking to the capture of the burglars and recovery of the money; but , are working without a great deal of encouragement, as success depends more than anything else on good luck. It will take several days to repair the furniture and restore order in the wrecked bank room; but the bank officials hope to be able to resume business this, Wednesday, morning, or at least tomorrow. HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN. Although there are some exceptions to the rule, the pea crop seems, to be pretty generally a failure again this year. The trouble is probably due to lack of rain more than to any other 1 one cause. j Congressman Finley raised 125 bushels of One onions on his plantation < near Rock Hill this year and has sold ; quite a quantity of them at $1 a bushel. Xfr Discussing the recently published story of Brit Bolin, the "giant deerslayer," an old citizen who has passed ( seventy years, reverted in his conver- ] sation to the shooting matches which ( used to have a general vogue in this.vlcinity over fifty years ago. In those ( days they used to shoot for beeves with the rifle. A party of crack shots would j make up a purse at so much a shot, and , the prizes, five in number, would go to ( the shooters who came nearest the ( mark. The target consisted of a char- ] red board with a diamond of white pa- ( per in the centre. On the paper was a : cross, and the quality of the shooting , was estimated by the distance of the shots from the centre of the cross. The ; object of charring the board was to en- i sure a larger "tear-out" by the bullet, : thus throwing the outer edge of the hole nearer to the cross mark. The usual regulations were 50 yards "off-hand," and 100 yards with a rest. The 100 yards shot was usually taken lying , down, with a rest over a log. Some ; shooters preferred the off-hand shot at j 50 yards; but a majority of them were J inclined to 100-yards shot. The first ' two choices were the hind quarters; the second two the fore-quarters and the fifth, the "hide, horns and tallow." "One of the best shots in the country," , said the gentleman referred to, "was . Jas. F. Carson, who was a coachmaker ] by trade. I remember, when a boy, of ' going to a shooting match at the 'Joiner Place,' about six miles east of York- i ville, where the Chester road inter- ' sects with the Yorkville and Rock Hill < road. There was a grog shop there, and 1 shooting matches were frequent. On 1 this occasion, Mr. Carson was one of 1 the participants. His rivals feared him J and tried to fill him with liquor. They i did get him to take several drinks, and i the party that was with him began to remonstrate. 'Never you mind,' he said 'all I want. Is somebody, to wipe out and load my rifle, and I'll show you how to shoot.' The shooting commenced, and after some 15 or 20 shots It was found that Mr. Carson had won all five choices. He and his friends drove the beef home on foot. This feat of Mr. Carson's was remembered by the rifle shots of the county for many years afterward as altogether unparalleled In the beef shooting of the day. Mr. Carson went off to the Mexican war a few years after this, and died on ship while returning. He was burled In, the Gulf of Mexico. Other famous rifle shots of the day were Finch Branch and Wilson Garner. Branch was especially noted as an off-hand 50-yard shot, and it used to be said of him that he could not shoot much until he was pretty well | under the influence of liquor; but how true that was, I do not know." TO SAVE SWEET POTATOES. The problem of saving sweet potatoes through the winter is one that troubles many people in this section. There are many individuals who understand the 1 art thoroughly, and who need no advice ] on the subject. There are others who 1 seem to be unable to succeed, no mat- ] ter what method they attempt. We ] have just run across a novel plan that 1 is recommended in The News and Cour- ' ier by A. W. Brabham, of Bamburg. . As to its practical value, we are una- j ble to give an opinion. It is quite sim- Z pie however, and seems to be well i worth a trial, at least on a small scale. { Mr. Brabham writes as follows: The time is near at hand when the 2 sweet potato crop will be harvested, 2 and as usual, put away to spoil. Per- Z nnAn 5 naps mere is hu uiuy mat ohwi,w the farmers' hands equal to the potato 3 crop. It Is safe to say that half of all 3 Jhe potatoes put away for winter and 3 spring use spoil, either by rotting In 3 winter or sprouting and drying out too 3 much in spring. 3 Such heavy losses on this valuable 3 crop put me to thinking and to ex- 3 perimenting. Of course, success did not 3 come the first year, but it did come, 3 and now I do not lose 1 per cent, of my 1 potatoes, and I believe I can keep them in an absolutely perfect condition till ( August. It was thus that I came to make my 1 discovery: I noticed that when I put i away my potatoes that those nearest ? the bottom of the pit, lying on the damp earth, in contact with no straw or other foreign matter, kept better than < those that were protected(?) by straw c or other covering, and I reached a con- j elusion that should I put my tubers deep' enough into the earth, keep out all rain and cold, that the problem was solved. This I have proved beyond any i doubt. As soon as the first frost in October nips and bites my potato vines, I put in 4 ploughs and hand rakes and harvest my i crop. I dig pits three feet wide, six feet long and five feet deep, fill in with potatoes to within two feet of the top. 1 Any kind of clean, dry stuff, such as t hay fodder, rice, oat or wheat straw t may be used to fill in the remaining space up to the surface, then a roof of 1 boards is made to shed off the rain, and upon this roof is thrown two or three . inches of earth to keep out the cold. Pototoes thus put away will not rot, * or lose one pound per bushel in weight, 1 or sprout till mid-summer. And they j sweeten and get softer as they age and mellow in their sepulchral-like repec- 1 tacle. < Just here I am led to think that this i method would be an ideal one for keeping apples, late peaches, pears, grapes; in fact, al kind of fruits and vegeta- I bles, perfectly fresh from one season i to another. ? Fruits and conserves were exhumed only a few years ago at Pompeii and 1 other buried cities of the east just as i fresh as they were when put away in ^ cans and jars nearly 2,000 years ago. s And from this discovery the great can ning industry of today sprung. i In putting away potatoes in pits there f are simple rules that must be followed: j Dig or harvest potatoes before hard frost. Frost-bitten potatoes will not ^ keep, and even could they be kept, they are not edible. f Do not dig your pit deep enough for the water to slpe (seep) into the pit. * On a high elevation you may dig the i pit as deep as you wish, but on very f low lands do not go so deep. Do not put any straw or any foreign substance on the bottom of your pit. c Put the potatoes on the cool, damp >arth. Use no "sidings" of anything against he walls of your pit. Let the tubers be n contact with the cool, damp, earth. Do not make your pits too large, rhree feet wide, six feet long and five 'eet deep will give good results on high and. On low lands three feet deep will )e deep enough; All half full of potatoes vhen the pit is three feet deep. If the top Ailing of straw is not sound i ind dry, free from all mould or rot, use fl 10 straw at all. Be sure that the roof of the pit does M lot leak. Use boards free from holes ^ >r sun cracks. A leaky roof means rot- 1 en potatoes. | Keep all cool wind out of the pit by luttlng earth upon the roof and around :he gables. Allow no water to get Into :he pit. By following these rules you can have leltcious potatoes on your table the fear round. The longer the potatoes itay In the pit the better they get. THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. t County Superintendent of Education Carroll has just completed his annual report to the state superintendent of ?ducation, giving a complete statement jl wie wui k timi was uuiiv in me cuunty during the year ending June 30, 1902, 3howing the present condition of the schools in the various districts, and setting forth in full, the various flnan- -< :ial transactions with regard to receipts and expenditures, and the amount of money still on hand at the date mentioned. From this report it appears that the total receipts have been as follows: Balance from last year $10,596 84 Prom poll tax 5,658 80 Prom 3 mill tax 17,947 99 Prom dispensary 1,071 54 % From extra levy 4,850 20 A.11 other sources 138 73 Total .140,262 10 The foregoing amount is accounted for as follows: Paid white teachers $21,462 70 Paid colored teachers 6,068 10 Paid for all other purposes.... 2,083 31 Balance on hand June 30, 1902. 10,647 99 Total .$40,262 10 K The average amount paid to teachers was as follows: White men $290 00 White women 164 00 Negro men 84 00 Negro women 6100 The total enrollment in white public schools inside of incorporated towns, x was 616 boys and 685 girls; and outside ot incorporated towns 1,415 boys and 1,335 girls. In all, 4,071 white children svere enrolled. The total average attendance was 2,926. The Negro enrollment included 2,208 boys and 3,010 girls, i total of 5,218. The average attendince on the Negro schools was 3,619. During the year there was paid out * for other purposes besides the salaries )f teachers, the following amounts^ School house rent $< 2 50 School house repairs 435 00 School furniture 198 72 31obes, maps, charts -80 98 Books for libraries ......v.. 10 75 New school houses 1,025 57 J Dther purposes 379 05 ^ The total number of white schools was 96, and the total number of colored schools 82. There were 118 white teachers and 83 Negro teachers, and the average attendance of the white schools was 42, while that of the Negro schools was 63. The white schools ran an average of 24 weeks-to. the session, and the Negro schools an average of 18 weeks. ^ Following is a statement of the imounts expended by the various disricts with the amounts still on hand on iune 30. 1902: fO. NAME. EXPENDED. BAI*. 1. Oak Ridge $ 461 55 $ 280 23 2. Eethany J.096 14 276 28 3. Bethel 766 89 716 67 4. S. Fort Mill.... 279 30 43 09 5. Catawba 2,534 20 . . 1,447 66 6. Bethesda 390 50 45 57 7. Belmont 689 36 218 15 8. York 1,846 81 974 84 9. Hickory Grove.. 1,349 31 ; 433 75 .0. Blairsville 583 65 794 39 11. York Graded ... 2,21100 18.33 [2. Rock Hill 4,995 90 897 94 [3. McConnellsvllle. 1,173 25 43 14 [4. Warren 788 81 266 28 15. Cotton 906 73 307 26 .6. Olive 373 20 134 02 [7. Piedmont 211 46 185 91 8. Smyrna 409 25 13 51 :9. Beersheba 239 25 175 59 10. Sharon 301 75 13 00 !1. Chapel 323 45 130 65 52. Bowling Green.. 411 00 412 54 !3. Point 367 36 299 85 !4. King's Mount*.. 172 95 162 87 55. Clark's Fork ... 289 95 181 33 56. Riverside 436 32 158 83 57. Concord '245 38 2 13 58. Fort Mill 449 51 330 71 !9. Bethesda Gra'd. 311 58 121 94 10. Forest Hill .... 347 00 , 230 63 11. Allison Creek .. 163 45 122 80 12. Ebenezer 368 97 38 67 13. Philadelphia ... 662 95 739 26 14. Turkey Creek .. 312 42 184 50 15. Tirzah 612 34 172 78 16. Newport 417 72 352 08 17. Clover 562 20 16 90 18. Hopewell 373 48 165 24 19. Gold Hill 1,071 16 13 21 incidentals 107 05 125 56 Of course It, will be understood by 9 :hose Interested that the statement of imounts on hand June 30, does not lecessarily mean that these amounts ire on hand now. In the case of some )f the districts there has been no monsy paid out since June 30; but In the ^ :ase of the others, their balances have jeen considerably reduced. j LOCAL LACONICS. I tVe Will Send The Enquirer 1 From now until January 1, 1903, for fl 18 cents. ^ The Gold Hill Band. ] The Gold Hill band boys are now I nembers of the Fort Mill Light Infan- I ry. All have been provided with new 1 iniforms. 'oMtofflce* Discontinued. Hero and Ramah postofflces are to be liscontinued today. People who have hnoo nfflpoa will jeen suppucu num luax; lereafter be served by R. F. D. carrier Mo. 1 from Yorkville, and R. F. D. carrier No. 1 from Clover. This is, of course, provided, boxes are erected. ?ire at Clover. A cottage belonging to the Clover Manufacturing company, was destroyed - * >y fire on last Thursday morning at ibout 2 o'clock. The cause of the Are is inknown, but is supposed to have orignated by reason of a defective stove lue. The insurance on the house was jJOO and its value $400. There was no nsurance on the contents and our in- 1 ormant was unable to say what part, f any, was saved. Work of the Chainaranar. It is probable that the chaingang will inish its grading work during the next ew days and begin the work of crushng the rock that has been laid down or macadamizing the road. Superlnendent Whitener estimates that he can A rush about all the rock there is in