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Straps* and Jartj>. ? Joseph N. Perkins, a veteran coin collector and relic hunter of Syracuse, N. Y., is arranging to publish a work of eight volumes, containing the biographies of nearly fifty thousand centenarians and photographs ot 600. He has been collecting them all his life. He says that there are at present 4,000 j centenarians in the United States. The oldest man in the world, he says, is Manuel del Valle, a Mexican living: near San Francisco, who is 157. All parts of the world are included in this collection. ? The rivers of the southwest have gotten high out of their banks within the past few days. A dispatch of Friday from Houston, Texas, reported a steady rise in every river of the state. The Brazos, Trinity, Colorado, San Marcos, Guadaloupe and Leonare were already high out of their banks at various points and cattle were being driven to places of safety. The Mississippi river was above the danger line at Memphis, and the levees were showing signs ot weakening. To the Arkansas shore across from Memphis, the distance was more than a mile, and at lower points down the river, the water extended miles inland.. Many houses and cabins are under water. ? According to a report to the state department, vessels loaded with cotton are~frequently reported as having fire aboard caused by the self-ignition of the cotton. Experts have come to the conclusion that cotton, being of the same composition as wood, cannot of itself become ignited. One of the highest courts of Prussia recently decided upon an important case of this nature, by declaring that there was no such a thing as self-ignition. Experts from Bremen and Hamburg were asked to submit their opinion also. The Breslau court's decision was "self-ignition of cotton" is entirely out of the question, according to the universally acknowledged opinion of men of science and experience. It is a peculiarity of cotton that it may conceal combustible material within it for weeks, and longer, as was seen in this very case, for several bales of cotton that were saved from the Are and lay in a pond for some time during the following winter suddenly burst into flames late in the following spring without any cause, as was proved by competent witnesses." ? Out of the multitude of terppests In teapots at the congress of the D. A. R. has come a tempest large enough for a tea kettle at least, says a Washington dispatch. The South Carolina Daughters blew it up. Mrs. Fairbanks, the president general, in her annual address included the names of all the states she had visited and gave at some length the courtesies extended to her. But Mrs. Fairbanks spoke so low that only a few tiers of delegates heard a word she said. Everybody applauded Just the same. After it was all over a little South Carolina woman piped , up: "What did she say about the way we all entertained her down at Charleston? We were so far back we couldn't hear a word she said." She got a typewritten copy of the address. South Carolina did not appear in it. Then the South Carolina delegates hunted up the president general. She explained that the typewriter had got things mixed, and had left out a "splendid" notice of the "magnificent" courtesies extended at Charleston. Notwithstanding the explanation the South Carolina delegates felt hurt, and at the reception ??? -iJ 4. 1 KaM n f wnicn me prcmucm (seuciai ucm av Congressional Library no daughter of South Carolina appeared with a badge on. Only two were there at all. A meeting of the delegation was held and it was decided not to attend Mrs. Fairbanks' reception. ? Richard Jordon Gatling, the inventor. died in New York last Thursday of heart failure. He had been troubled with this ailment for about three years; but death came without warning. He was born in Hertford county, N. C., on September 12, 1818. As a boy he assisted his father in perfecting a machine for sowing cotton seed; later he invented a machine for sowing rice, adapted it to sowing wheat and patented it. Dr. Gatling graduated at the Ohio Medical college in 1850, but never practiced the profession. His most notable invention, or at least the one which perhaps did most to make him famous, was the Gatling gun, which he perfected in 1862, and which is still among the artillery equipment of the United States army. By its use thousands of shots may be fired per minute out of a pepperbox cannon barrel controlled by a crank arrangement. In 1866 Dr. Gatling invented a gun metal composed of steel and aluminum. He also invented a hemp breaking machine, a steam plow and other machines. Some years ago congress voted him $4010 R.r proof experiments in a new method of casting cannon. It has been said of Dr. Gatling that the horror of ,var as shown by the return home of wounded and dead soldiers early in the civil war induced him to attempt the invention of a gun which would take the place of a .umber of rifles and require or iv a lew men to operate it, and that t". death-dealing machine affair which bears his name is the result of this effort. ? Rumors of hostilities in Macedonia if not premature, are not confirmed with adequate authority, says the New York Tribune's London correspondent. The efforts of the powers to restrain both Servia and Bulgaria are increased rather than relaxed. Since the sultan's unconditional acceptance of the proposals for reform. Russian pressure has been steadily applied to Bulgaria and me guvei iiiueiu ui ouwtL ima urrcn warned that nothing must be done to encourage a Macedonian uprising. It is reported that Austrian officers are already employed in secret service on the Servian and Bulgarian frontiers, through Vienna and Belgrade to Nisch and are watching the situation closely. Many correspondents have passed into Sofia, which is the chief center of news. The district between Salonica and Nisch is in a state of suppressed excitement, but the correspondents are allowed to ride through it to watch the first preparations for carrying out the proposed reforms. Optimism prevails in official circles in Vienna and St. Petersburg. but the energy with which the Balkan states are kept under rigorous restraint implies apprehension of a coming: storm. There are no signs that the reforms have excited enthusiasm either in Macedonia or Bulgaria. Public opinion in Bulgaria unanimously condemns the proposed reforms for Macedonia as entirely .inadequate. The Macedonians themselves declare they will not accept the reforms, which, even If much more extensive, would require fhoir holncr /iQrflpH Ollt I CVKllI Ul tv UIOU1V VVIIIQ i ttmt . ?,r? ( I The extremist newspapers denounce the project as Internationa! Cynicism and maintain that a Mecedonian uprising is now all the more certain. They declare that the Macedonians should break with Austria and Russia and seek the support of other powers. I he f orhrillc 'tfttqmrrr. YORKVXLLE, S. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4,1903. There has been a steady advance of late in the price of manufactured goods land those merchants who were fortunate enough to buy early, are rejoicing in profits already accrued with the goods still on their shelves. The Aldrich currency bill under discussion in the senate provides for the horrowing of money from the govern ment at 1} per cent. Interest on state and county bonds coming' up to certain requirements as to unquestionable stability of value. The Republicans favor the bill; but the Democrats are divided on it. Senator Bailey said he would vote for it on the ground that it would tend to relieve the' treasury of Ita surplus, while Senator Blackburn .is afraid that a man Jike J. P. Morgan might thus.be enabled to withdraw the whole government surplus at will. The proposition of Mr. Aldrich has its advantages and its disadvantages; but the principles involved in it are so farreaching in their probable effects that there will be no definite action for some time yet. The senate adjourns today by reason of the expiration of the constitutional limit; but from the latest information the probability is that the presdent will lose no time in re-convening it in extra session. The extra session will be for the purpose of disposing of the isthmian canal treaty. Senator Morgan, who has never given his con sent to the substitution of the Panama route for the Nicaragua route, has been filibustering in executive session for several weeks to prevent ratification of the treaty now under consideration. He got the floor on the subject and has held it until the senators were ready to let it go over until another day, and has continued the tactics. At one time three other senators threatened to prolong consideration until Senator Morgan concluded his speech; but the senator gave them to understand that he would hold the floor until he dropped in his tracks, and as many of them were afraid that they could not hold out for that development, they decided not to make the attempt. As to whether Senator Morgan can accomplish anything by filibustering except delay, remains to be seen. A Tragedy and Its Lesson. In the killing of the schoolboy, Foster, at Inman, Spartanburg county, last week by his teacher, Pitts, the public has for serious consideration not only a homicide of a most deplorable nature; but the soundness of the conditions under which such a tragedy might become a natural consequence. Taking the circumstances as theyl have developed in this case, there is | presented a situation that is familiar j to all who have had an average experience with public schools under the system as it is now established. We would not be understood as suggesting that the conditions in this school were the same as in all other public schools; but we do mean to say that while such tragedies are fortunately rare, the conditions which made this one possible are only too common. From the testimony of his friends, it appears that young Pitts was a man of fine family, high character and good education; but notwithstanding all this the developments have shown that he was not fit to teach school. He was lacking in another essential requirement that a first-class school teacher must possess along with the qualifications mentioned?good common sense. Although this element Is not generally taken into account In the examinations under which would-be teachers are authorized to pursue their profession, without it the practical value of all the other qualifications exacted under the laws are as nothing. The management of school boys is largely a matter of tact. Force will do where there Is plenty of it available; but even then it cannot be used to good practical advantage without plenty of tact. But in no case should a teacher ever attempt to use force where his boy pupils are his equals in spirit and out-class him in physical strength. If a boy has been properly brought up at home, force is unnecessary, and if he has not had effective home teachihg, the tactless teacher who is less than his physical equal will do well to let him alone. This tragedy seems to have been merely the culmination of a familiar crisis. The larger boys of the school had about persuaded themselves to the conviction that they were too many for the teacher. The teacher had seen it coming, and he realized that he was too small for his position. There can be little doubt of the fact that he had begun to feel his incompetency, and the feeling stung his pride. Otherwise he could not have been Induced to undertake the maintainance of his supremacy with a deadly weapon. Although this tragedy was most deplorable and although we find it absolutely impossible to Justify the action of this young school teacher in carrying his revolver to school, or in taking it -> out of his pocket under the circumstances, still we do not think that the case calls for unusually severe punishment. There was no element of murder in the killing so far as we are able to see, and we do not think that itcomes within the terms of a strict definition of manslaughter for it is probable that there was not even an instantaneous desire to inflect serious injury. The worst that can be said of the teacher's offense probably is that he ? 1,A? - * ~ iM^lanroflnn a r?H was guiuy ui grave inuuvniiiv.., such punishment as may be inflicted might very properly be measured out on thiB basis. Whatever may have been the cause of the tragedy, and whatever may be the disposition of the case in so far as Teacher Pitts is concerned, it certainly seems that from a development like this there should be some practical lessons. In our view, there are at least two lessons that may be learned with profit. One is that there should be greater care than customary in the selection of the teachers who are to be vested with authority over the youth in the public schools, and the other is that the slightest assault on a school teacher in a school room should be defined by law as a most serious misdemeanor, punishable by a public flogging or in such other way as might best emphasize the gravity of the offense, and Increase the necessary authority of the teacher. > ^ -? MERE-MENTION. . Some of the Republican papers are ?n Vwim PnnoAVPlt and Rev eridge as the next Republican nominees A Pekln, China, report states that 500 Imperial troops were killed In a battle with rebels recently The Venezuela revolution has not yet been brought to a close. The revolutionary forces, however, are getting the worst of it A Southern passenger train was wrecked near Knoxvllle, Tenn., last Saturday by running into a landslide. The engineer, fireman and a mall clerk were killed Gen. John B. Gordon had an attack of acute indigestion at Jackson, Miss., one day last week, and as the result of it, his friends have given out that he will retire from the lecture stage......It is reported that twenty-three sailors have deserted from the battleship Maine since that vessel has been lying in the dry dock at Newport News, Va. One sailor was killed by a marine guard one day last week while attempting to escape A Dallas, Texas, dispatch of Saturday says that Trinity river, reached the highest point on that day it tfiad reach ed in thirteen years While in a state of intoxication and crazed by drink, Win. Farmer, deputy sheriff of Clayton county, Ga., on last Friday night killed his father-in-law, mortally wounded his wife and committed suicide The president on Monday issued a proclamation calling upon the senate to convene in extra session tomorrow, (Thursday) It is reported that J. P. Morgan has bought the Flagler railroad interests and hotels in Florida for J50.000.000 Lewis Nixon, the former Tammany leader has declared himself for Judge Parker as the next Democratic nominee for the presidency Terrific storms have swept the coasts of Great Britain during the past few days and a number of lives have been lost in the British channel. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Another Killing In Greenville. Greenville special of Saturday to the News and Courier: Gilliam Willbanks, a 12-year-old boy, at 7.30 tonight, at the home of his mother, on Fall street, shot an Instantly killed Tow Wilson, a well-known character around town. Shortly after the shooting Willbanks surrendered to Chief of Police Kennedy and is now in the county Jail. To your correspondent he tells the. following story: "Wilson was beating mamma, and when they came home, as I slammed the door, Wilson struck me in the eye, and I grabbed a pistol from a bureau drawer and shot him." The bullet entered Wilson's head just behind the right ear, causing instant death. Wilson has served a term of two years on the chaingang and was a tough character. He leaves a wife and two children. Mrs. Willbanks, mother of the boy, is a widow with four children. The Wounded Student Dead. Edward Foster, the 17-year-old student who was shot by his teacher, Reuben E. Pitts, at Inman, Spartanburg county, last week, died on Friday morning at 11 o'clock. He made the following anti-mortem statement which was duly sworn to before a trial justice. Personally came E. L. Foster before me ana maae uam mat ue is ? ivmdent of this county and being badly wounded by pistol in the hands of one Reuben Pitts on February 24, 1903, and realizing that his wound is considered dangerous and might prove fatal, make this his ante-mortem declaration: First, That Reuben Pitts is principal of Inman Graded school and that on the afternoon on the 24th of February, 1903, the said Pitts caused me to "stay in" after school was dismissed. After he called me up to him and said he was going to whip me (he sent three other boys out of the room,) he asked me why I did not "stay in" on the day before. I said I did not miss but one word and would not take a whipping. He then ordered me to get up and said he was going to whip me. Brought two switches from rostrum and laid one on a bench. lie gave me two licks. I then grabbed the switch and told him I was not going to take it. ' He changed switches from right to. left hand and put his hand on hip pocket and drew a pistol. Threw it up in my face. I then grabbed pistol and tried to knock it off. He then fired it. It did not weaken me at first. I did not know that I ,,,no on/1 T ooncrWf film hv tbo hfllr ? ?.o onwi aim a. vuuqiiv *? < *j j %?>v He again threw pistol up. I then began to get weak and fell back on the rostrum. Fred Ballenger, Jesse Ballenger and Raymond Wolfe, who were kept in, who were in an adjoining room, came in when the pistol fired. Pitts said (as I fell down,) "Just as I expected you are all on me." He jumped up two or three times, saying he was awfully sorry of it. About that time Jesse Ballenger had my clothes unfastened. Pitts came up and wanted to know where 1 was shot. He then left the room saying he was going to give up. There was no one in the struggle with Pitts but myself. LOCAL AFFAXR& NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. \V.-Brown Wylie and others?Give notice of the opening of books of subscription of the Yorkville Building and Loan association on March 5th. at Witherspoon & Spencers' office. Opera House?Announces the appearance of the Lehr & Williams comedy company, March 5th, 6th and 7th. G. H. O'Leary?Calls attention to mattresses in particular .and about his lines of housefurnishinfc goods in general and also says a word about his prices. Riddle & Carroll?Want to sell you the barbed wire you' will need to pui up that pasture fence that you are figuring on. They also want to sell you red Bliss seed potatoes. York Drug Store?Has a fresh shipment of Lowney's candies (name on every piece), and wants you to come and see about It. W. B. Moore & Co.?Say that they are making a clearance sale of a fine line of crockery, and are making clearing sale prices that will interest you. T. W. Speck?Says that when you get his prices on chinaware and crockery you have as low a price as you will be able to secure anywhere. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Have Bliss triumph red and white seed potatoes, and also have the Goodrich, peerless and early rose seed and Bay that they will make the price just right. Sam M. Grist?Tells you about tornadoes and how you can protect yourself from financial loss Xrom these forces. He says the cost is low and Invites you to investigate. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?TeH' you that their fertilizers pay dividends, and publish a letter from Jas. W. Moore to back up the claim. J. Q. Wraj'?Asks that you Bee his hats if you want the latest things that are out In the way of headgear. Jas. M. Starr & Co.-^Invlte your attention to their selection of seed Irish potatoes, including Bliss, Hebron, etc. Heath-Elliott Mule Co.?Was disappointed at not receiving their carload of mules on time, but are expecting them every hour now,' and Invite you to see them about mules. -J3)BUI Xaqj ajojaq }soiu[B spuj.w qjjou WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The county registration board did business Monday as usual in accordance with law. There was but little registration, however. ? People who have been Accustomed to calling it the "Narrow. Gauge," can't geX accustomed to saying Carolina and North-Western, and as Narrow Gauge is no longer strictly correct, some of them have contracted It Into "The Gauge." ? The advertisement in another column giving notice of the opening of books of subscription to the capital stock of the Yorkville Building and Loan association Is a new event of more than ordinary locall?. interest. It is a fact that while but few local people have ever made anything by In vesting in a ioreign uunuuig qhu man association, there is hardly a case on record in this state where home enterprise of this character has failed to make money for the shareholders. This undertaking promises to have the best of' management and it will furnish a fine opportunity for the. profitable investment of spare savings qf our home people. SALKSDAY. As was predicted last Saturday, there was a large crowd of people from all parts of the county on ai^.kipds of business, and they made a lively day of it for the merchants,.stockmen and others. During the day the reporter made it a point to look into the various stores. There was lots of business. The dry goods men had their hands comfortably full and the supply people were liter^ ally overrun with people who sought to make arrangements for the coming season. ftew Hens were opened and contracts were entered Into for several hundred tons of guano. In addition to the large sales already made. ^ But it must be confessed that the stock men?the regular dealers and the swappers did the lion's share of the business that was done during the day. Every salesday from early fall to late spring brings its crowds of horse traders and its droves of trading stock; but Monday seems to have made a record. The trading stock began to ar-< rive Saturday and Sunday and continued to come In during Monday morning. There were as many as adozen traders in with more than a half dozen plugs each, and it is not possi ble to make a satisfactory estimate oi< the number who brought -two or three. The trading commenced early and It continued brisk throughout the day up to 9 or 10 o'clock at night, under the electric lights. ' " That the dispensary and hip-pocket dealers did a good business goes without saying. There was lots of liquor afloat in the crowds in the back lots; but because of the vigilance of the po-, lice, good order was maintained, especially until late in the afternoon. During the day the police made a half dozen arrests on account of disorderly conduct; but upon the whole the crowd behaved itself very nicely, and the day was no doubt one of general pleasur^. and profit. Binder the southern cross. | There -was a downpour of rain last Friday night and the weather was disagreeable otherwise; but nevertheless the ladies of the Winnie Davis Chapter U. D. C., having in charge the presentation of the Southern Cross drama, decided that the entertainment be given in accordance with public announcement, and in spite of the weather. "Under the Southern Cross" Is a very pretty love story of war times. The scene is laid principally in North Carolina. The Warringtons, who are the leading characters, are loyal southerners; but they had neighbors, who were moved from considerations of envy jealousy, and hate to give a lot of trouble and annoyance, and the story of the play is woven out of contending interests of love, duty and patriotism. The cast of characters included soldiers, citizens, spies, slaves, etc., and was made up as follows: General Dering, Mr. Brooks Inman; Gordon Beverly, chief of staff, Mr. John R. Hart; Jack Warrington, commanding cavalry legion called Warrington's Light Horse, Mr. Paul McNeel; Lieut. Forrest, aide-de-camp to Gen. Dering, Mr. H. A. C. Walker; Capt. Porter, U. S. A., Mr. Frank Dobson; Mrs. Warrington, mother of Jack, Mrs. R. T. Stephenson;. Marion Warrington, Miss Marie Carrojl; Kate Conyers, her niece. Miss Mary Hunter; Ned, a young Negro of the ante-bellum type, Mr. W. P. Harrison; Mauma Elsie, a faithful family servant, Miss Hulda McNeel; Scout, Mr. Quinn Wallace; Sergeah't, Mr. H. Clarence Glenn; Surgeon, Dr. W. L. McCarty; First Soldier, Mr. Bert Smith; Second Soldier, Capt. John R. Ashe; George Stone, a neighbor of the Warringtons, Mr. IIlion Johnson. The proper production of this play Is generally recognized as rather beyond the capacity of the average amateur organization. The young ladies and iranflamon nartlplnatlnfl' WPrp aware Of this fact and they took care to provide for it with unusually careful and pains, taking advance practice. They had quite a large audience, and the general verdict was that the play, as presented, was a complete success. The gross proceeds amounted to about *<>0, all of which over and above expenses will go to the York County Confederate Monument fund. WRECKED BY A STORM. As the result of a storm which swept over Gastonla last Saturday morning, a large section of the wall of the Avon Cotton mill was blown down and a number of operatives were injured. Two of the injured, girls 12 and 15 years of age, were dangerously hurt and may not recover. The mill was damaged to the extent of about $5,000. Other less serious-damages also result-? - Phor. en. int turiespuiiucui ui uK ua.u. lotte Observer tells the story as follows: The storm, In Its greatest force, struck the Avon Cotton mill. In the eastern part of the town. The operatives, whose ears were filled by the din of spindles and thunder of looms, were unaware of the storm that raged without until it crushed the southern wall of the eastern half of the mill and lifted one side of the roof and folded it over on the other half. The destruction came In a moment. One hundred and fifty feet of the wall enclosing the second story collapsed without warning and fell Inward upon the operatives and machinery, as the roof with its enormous rafters and beams, shafts, countershafts, belts and pulleys went flying off like so much paper. The water connections with the tank in. the tower were torn and twisted like green withes and torrents of water pouring in from above were added to the confusion of the awful wreck, th? darkness and the roaring storm. Only four or five operatives were hurt. Of these two little girls are dangerously injured and may not recover. One is Sadie, the 12-year-old daughter of Jeff Beatty, and the other is Bessie, the 15-year-old daughter of John Lay. The little Beatty girl worked on the shift and had just come in to clean up her sninnimr frames. She was found crushed against the frame by the fallen wall. Her hair was twisted on the spools and blood was flowing in Jets from her nose, mouth and gashes on her head. Miss - Lay's jaw and one hand were broken and the back of her head was crushed. A little girl named Smith and other operatives were hurt, but none so seriously as the two named, whose chances for life are painfully slender. The reason more were not caught in that fatal wall alley is that the mill was short of night hands. The. damage to the mill by wreck, wind and water is about $5,000 and it will likely be six weeks before it is running to its full capacity. The workmen are removing the debris and the contractors expect to put in time day and night and Sunday until the exposed machinery is protected against harm from the weather. Messrs. Gray and Love, the chief owners, regard their loss but lightly and with characteristically humane feeling are mostly concerned for those who were injured in the wreck. y" ABOUT PEOPLE. Dr. C. F. Williams is spending a few days in Rock Hill. Superintendent James, of the Tavora mill, spent Sunday in Charlotte. f Dr. W. M. Kennedy has decided to locate In Chester and will soon open his office there. Mr. J. Lon Thomasson, of Gastonia, is visiting' relatives and friends in Yorkville. ' Mrs. Robert T. Allison and Miss Josie Carroll, left yesterday for a visit to friends in Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. J. J. Keller, left last Saturday on an extended visit to friends and relatives at Durham, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strauss will return home this week, after spending the past month in Florida. < Mr. Jas. E. Lindsay, of Gastonia, has J been down this week on a visit to friends and relatives near Yorkvllle. Mr. E. P. Moore, of Chester came to Yorkvllle last week on account of the Illness of his son, Mr. B. N. Moore. ' Cadet Paul N. Moore, of Bingham Institute, Asheville, was called home last week on account of the illness of his father, Mr. B. N. Moore, who Is now much better. (' 'Squire W. S. and Mr. J. S. Plaxlco, of Bullock's Creek township, were In Yorkvllle on business last Monday. 4 Mr. E. B. Lowry, of Charlotte, spent Sunday with relatives In Yorkvllle. 5 Mr. W. J. Anderson, of Enquirer, stopped over In Yorkvllle Monday on his way to Blalrsvllle, where he will probably purchase a farm If he can find one to suit him. Mr. Anderson recently sold his farm on the river to the Catawba Power company. ' Mr. G. W. Foster, of McConnellsvllle, was in Yorkvllle last Monday for the first time for more than a month. He cut himself badly with an axe some weeks ago and came near bleeding to death before tbe arrival of the doctor. Since then he has been confined to his bed with the mumps. 5 Mr. Robert L. Pursley, of Sharon, has been appointed United States deputy marshal to look after the distillers in the western part of York county and the eastern part of Cherokee. Mr. Pursley has had some experience along 'this line and is about as good a man as could have been selected for the place. Mrs. J. S. Piersall, of New York, Is spending a while in Yorkvilie, the guest of Mrs. W. Adickes. She came south on the recommendation of her physician, and at first went to Tryon, N. C., but found the climate there rather too severe for comfort. She has been in Yorkvilie for about two weeks and feels very much benefitted by the change, as well as considerably Interested in her surroundings. Mr. W. H. Stewart, of Rock Hill, cotton crop enumerator for this county, was in Yorkvilie Monday. He said that his report of the output of the gins during February would be ready to send in to the department on March 7; but he was unwilling to give any specific Information for the reason that he is forbidden by the census department to do so. He said, however, that there are more than a hundred cotton gins in the county and later on I he will probably publish a list of them.'i REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following transfer of real estate in the various townships of York county were recorded in the office of the county auditor during the month of February. BETHEL. John h. Moore to D. J. Moore. 42 acres; consideration $420. David J. Moore to Jno. L. Moore and others. 122 acres; consideration $1,225. J. L. Johnson to D. J. Moore. 83 acres; consideration $75. ; S. Catherine and Q. J. Hoke to J. Mil ton and Jas. R. Stewart. 51 acres; consideration $550. BETHESDA. W. B. Wylie, C. C. C. Pis. to Annie H. Dargan. 250 acres; consideration $3,700. Samuel Huey to Maggie Huey, et al. 290 acres. . Consideration $400. (Quit claim). J. M. Byers to W. B. Byers. 207 and. 9 acres; consideration $2,000. D. L. Black to Jno. R. Logan. 13$ acres; consideration $395.50. Mary Jane Boggs to Julia M. N. Neely. 50 acres; consideration love and affection. Amanda Adkins to R. H. Neely. 9j acres; consideration $63.13. S. M. Jones & Co. .to Ed Miller. 25 acres; consideration $375. Margaret Steele to Henry Allen. 111$ acres; consideration $1,000. Harriet J. Bratton to Ella Wilson. 55 acres; consideration $1. (Quit claim). Jno. R. Logan, S. Y. C. to R. T. Fewell. 170 acres; consideration $246. BROAD RIVER. Mary Martin to D. C. Behela. * 12' acres; consideration $55. M. E. Howell and J. J. Foster to W. L. Hill. 60 to 65 acres; consideration $200. W. B. Wylie, C. C. C. Pis. to Jno. E. Neelands. 75 acres; consideration $225. W. B. Wylie, C. C. C. Pis. to J. F. Wallace. 75 acres; consideration $210. . BULLOCK'S CREEK. Mary E. Shannon to H. W. Shannon. 127 acres; consideration nominal. H. W. Shannon to J. A. Shannon. 192 acres; consideration $800. CATAWBA. J. L. McCorrie to Sallie J. Allison. 105& acres; consideration $10. Martha M. Rawls and Elizabeth E. Heffly to R. L. Fergruson. 25 acres; consideration $1. Martha M. Rawls and Fergruson to E. A. Heffley. 73 acres; consideration $1. S. N. Barber to J. E. Roddey. 1 lot; consideration $58.52. Samuel Freidheim to E. L. Barnes. 2 lots; consideration $1,630.50. J. B. Johnson to Mary Jones. 1 house and lot; consideration $425. W. B. Fewell to C. E. and W. H. Barber. 94 acres; consideration $515.74. W. B. Fewell to Francis Hull. 107 acres; consideration $660.25. EBENEZER. W. B. Wylle, C. C. C. Pis. to W. B. Wilson, 424 acres; consideration $2,323.05. J. Q. Howe to S. M. Jones. 2J acres; consideration $50. W. B. Wylie, C. C. C. Pis. to SmithFewell Co. 400 acres; consideration $1,850. J. C. Wllborn to Sarah J. Williams. 232 acres; consideration $3,600. a a nw.eii to Sfllllo R. Fewell. 53 acres: consideration 1375. ' FORT MILL. Elian R. and A. M. Savllle to L. B. Glover. 89J acres; consideration $650. KINO'S MOUNTAIN. J. M. Peeler to H. L. White. 55 acres; consideration $350. YORK. G. H. O'Leary to Jno. P. and W. S. Gordon. 50 acres; consideration $600. J. M. Starr to Marie Carroll. 1 lot; consideration $50. J. R. Lindsay to Loan and Savings Bank. 321 acres; consideration $5,124. Emmie H. Beard to Marie Carroll. 1 house and lot; consideration $450. THE LENTEN SEASON. Last Wednesday, February 25, was Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season, the observance of which was formerly confined to the Roman Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran churches. Of late years the observance of this season has extended very generally to the religious public, and in this connection the subject is very interestingly discussed in a recent Issue of the New York Sun as follows: This extension of regard for the Len ten fast has been coincident witn an actual or supposed loosening: of the hold of religious doctrines on a large part of Protestantism, more especially. Whether there has been a diminution in the attendance on religious services generally during that period of declension we have no comparative statistics to enable us to determine, though it seems to have been proved that in New York at present the great majority of the population do not go to church on Sunday?something like two-thirds. A similar census in London shows that in twelve of the boroughs, with a population exceeding two millions, only about one in Ave are church attendants, counting the number at both the morning and evening services, and only onehalf of them at the Anglican churches. In New York, out of a total attendance of about four hundred and fifty thousand, nearly three-fourths were found in Roman Catholic churches: and of the rest of the attendance, about 30 per i cent, was on Episcopal and Lutheran churches. It appears, therefore, that of the people of New York who pay heed to religious observances, something like four-fifths frequent the churches which hold to the Lenten fast. But, as we have already suggested, some special regard for that season is beginning to be paid by Protestant denominations which used to look on it as a dptpstnhle relic of "Ponery." For ex ample, we find In the Christian Intelligencer, of the Reformed church, an appeal by the "National central committee of the Twentieth Century Gospel campaign," a distinctive "evangelical" enterprise, that Ash Wednesday be observed by the churches as a special day of humiliation and prayer. "That the praying may not be general and Indefinite, the committee suggest the following topics: "1. For a return of absolute faith in the Bible, as the inspired, authoritative Word of God, and as furnishing the churches their only credentials and message: and for an immediate revival of. earnest and systematic study of that word in order to learn what God would have us to do in the present conditions. "2. For a quickened sense of the sinfulness of sin and of man's lost and hopeless condition as a sinner in time and eternity. "3. For a new vision of the greatness, sufficiency and efficacy of the atonement of Jesus Christ wrought on the cross, and to be universally proclaimed as tffe only hope for lost man. "4. For an overwhelming sense of the obligations and responsibility, on the part of every professed follower of Christ, for witnessing to the lost soul nearest him?and to all lost souls he can reach?of the dying love and saving power of Christ, and urging the Immediate acceptance of salvation by His blood. "5. For an immediate entrance of all Christians upon a campaign of personal u/nrlr In applrlnc and winnlne- lost souls, 'beginning at Jerusalem'?at home ?and reaching out to the 'outermost parts of the earth.' "6. For a mighty outpouring of, and endowment with, the Holy Spirit, that the church throughout the entire nation may, by His enlightening influence, be brought to understand these life and death truths and be guided in meeting these awful and inescapable responsibilities." This Lenten season is to be used, accordingly, as a time peculiary fitting for stirring up a great religious revival, and Protestants will Join with Catholics in exhorting the people during its continuance to turn from material ambitions and earthly aspirations to fix their thoughts on eternal spiritual verities. Meantime, fashion will abstain from its more elaborate social functions, under the pressure of social convention, if not of religious obligation; the churches will be filled with worshippers at daily services, and religion will demonstrate imposingly its continued power over the minds of men even at a time when it is said to be losing its hold op Christendom. FAUTS AHU rAnwus< As illustrative of the financial condition of the county Just at this time, a stock dealer said Monday that during the past sixty days he has sold nearly fifty head of mules at from $125 to $200 each, and that he had taken only two chattel mortgages. The other trades were on a strictly cash basis. He said that he had been in the mule business for years and has never seen the like before. Although it is not practicable to give exact figures at this time, it Is a fact that quite a number of pretty large taxpayers waited until last Saturday before taking off their receipts. This means that they .esteemed two months of time as of more account than the 2 per cent, penalty; but were not Willing to incur the additional 7 per cent imposed between March 1 and March 15. The collections without penalty under the new system are about t^e same as under the old system. ' /. There is talk of the organisation in Rock Hill of another National bank with a capital of $100,000; but as to whether there is any real good foundation for the talk, has not yet fully developed. Although there is no good ground for complaint against the methods or accommodations offered bythe banks of this section, there is awidesDread belief on the part of many good business men, that an increase of banking capital is very necessary to healthy progress of our rapidity devel-1 oping business and industrial Interests. A certain rural dellveryman who carries the mail out from a railroad point not far from Yorkvllle, is pretty good at a horse trade, judging from a transaction of Monday. While in the business office of The Enquirer settling for some of the names on his club, he remarked: "I would not have been here today except that I got bit in a horse trade last salesday and I wanted to get even." "And you got a second dose worse than the first?" bantered the reporter. "Not much I did not," replied the dellveryman. "I got $50 dollars to boot, and I'll bet the fellow I traded with don't get home on the horse I gave him." "Wellr maybe ' you won't get home on yours either," suggested the reporter. "I rather guess I will," replied the dellveryman, as he slowly closed his left eye. "It is the very same horse I got swindled out of last salesday." ; .. Speaking of the Foster killing in Spartanburg a day or two ago, a gentleman who has had considerable experience as a school teacher said to the y reporter: "If I had been In charge of . that school, it occurs to me that so soon as I saw evidences of intended insubordination in those larger boys, and* being unable to handle them otherwise, I would have expelled them from, the. scnooi ana reiusea 10 recognize uiem again." of course, this disposition of the case would have been far better than a killing, but it does not seem to get at the" root of the matter. The object of education is not only to substitute knowledge for ignorance; but to discipline stubborn children who have been spoiled In the raising, and make them do as they should do rather than as they would like to do. It is not rash to assume that everybody, even chil- dren want to do what is for their best interest; but it Is often the case that children, larger boys and even young men are lacking in the judgement and discrimination necessary to* ? proper conduct. Teachers must use the influence necessary to make children do as they should. It hardly looks right to deprive a child of the advantages of an education merely because he is disposed to be refractory?certainly not until every reasonable effort at correction has been exhausted. If a boy were capable of realizing the consequences of his acts, or the full significance of the punishment, It would bs different. Expulsion would be about the easiest way of getting rid of them that could be devised. LOCAL LACONICS. Buy Dsy In Rock HilL Supervisor Boyd came over to yotkviJle last Monday evening from Rock Hill, where he had spent the greater part of the day. He says he does not remember to have ever seen a larger crowd in town. All of the supply dealers were busy, and business generally was brisk. Clover No. 2. The record of Clover Rural Free Delivery No. 2, F. E. Clinton, carrier, during FebiHiary is as follows: Delivered two registered letters, 413 first-class letters, 60 postal cards, 1,693 newspapers, 153 circulars, 70 packages. Collected one registered letter, 20 money orders, 399 first-class letters, 29 postal cards, 15 packages. The total number of pieces of mail collected was 443 and the total number delivered was 2,389. Plenty of Moonshiners. A citizen of the King's Creek neighborhood who was in Yorkvllle one day last week on business, stated that moonshinlng is more common in his neighborhood now than he has ever known before. He told of finding a spot on his own plantation where a still had evidently been operated for weeks without his knowledge. He says it is common to see people passing to and from moonshine stills witn jugs of new liquor; but it is rarely the case that one of these will ever tell where the moonshiners are located. Although the moonshiners are quite numerous, they are not disposed to stay long in one place. Death of Mrs. Mary M. Heath. \ . Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Affier a brief illness, Mrs. Mary Morrow Heath, mother of Messrs. B. D. and O. P. Heath, of this city, died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Amanda Belk, at Fort Mill. Mrs. Heath was 94 years old on February 19th. She is survived by six sons and one daughter: Messrs. B. D. and O. P. Heath, of Charlotte; J. P. Heath, of Georgia; A. W. Heath, of Waxhaw, N. C.; M. C. Heath, of Kentucky;; E. J. Heath, of Matthews, and Mrs. Belk, of Fort Mill. Messrs. B. D. and O. P. Heath and members of their families and other relatives of Mrs. Heath, left last night for Fort Mill to attend the funeral services, which will take place at Six Mile church, near Fort Mill, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Many Charlotte people knew and ad-l-A'l UU JnAxr IIIIICU 11119 vcneiauic VllllDllail lauj, whose life unto the last was so full of energy, sunshine and good works. ColllMlon Near Newton. Newton, N. C., special to Charlotte Observer: A wreck occurred on the railroad between Newton and Hickory Saturday afternoon. Between these points the C. & N.-W runs over the Southern's track. The work train of the former going south became disabled, and before a flagman got back a proper distance a Southern freight train came along and being unable to stop ran into the rear end of the work train. . The engineer and fireman on the freight jumped. No one was hurt. The smokestack and other fixtures -on top of the Southern engine were battered up a little, while three of the Carolina and North-Western cars were demolished. Some of the hands on the work train tanked up before leaving Hickory, and after the accident got into a dispute about the wreck, which ended in a fight. One of the participants after examination was bound over to the superior court, while the other left before the arrival of the officer.