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Scraps and Jarts. ? Canea, Island of Crete, August 18: The flagstaff of the Canea fort and with It the Greek flag that has threatened to bring about war between Turkey and Greece, was brought down this morning by a well directed shot flred by one of the parties of blue jackets landed early this morning from the international squadron anchored in Canea harbor. On receipt of the warning from the representatives of the powers, the government took severe measures to prevent interference by Cretans with the landing party. At 2 o'clock this morning all the houses dominating the fortress were occupied by militia who were instructed to consider that a temporary state of siege was in existence. The civil authorities found these measures absolutely necessary to prevent armcivilians from endeavoring to frus trate the removing of the Greek flag by the international forces. The speedy withdrawal of the greater portion of the landing party after the flag was removed, has greatly helped to restore calm and It is hoped no further trouble will occur. ? Charlotte, N. C.. August 18: The Mecklenburg Agricultural conference has been organized here for the purpose of holding annually, a conference at which subjects of vital importance to the farmers of the Piedmont section of North and South Carolina will be discussed by the highest authorities on the given subjects in the country. The first conference will be held September 1, and the subjects to be discussed then have been selected as follows: "Soil Renovation and Restoration, Including the growing of Legumes and Cattle-Raising," "The Rural Telephone," and "The Growing "" ** ? " Qanotnr or small ununi). iwuugu Lee 8. Overman the services of Dr. Seaman A. Knapp and Dr. W. J. Spillman, of the United States department of agriculture, have been secured as speakers, and the programme Is not yet complete. A first class brass band will be secured to furnish music on the occasion and everything will be done for the comfort of the crowd. The conference will be held in the auditorium and between 2,600 and 3,500 farmers and business men are expect* ed to attend. ? A bill has been introduced in the Alabama legislature by Representative Thompson, to prevent the sale of cocacola or "any drink or syrup containing caffeine." The bill makes violation of its provisions a misdemeanor punishable with a fine of from S100 to 3500 and chalngang sentence of six months. The bill is as follows: A bill to be entitled an act to prohibit the sale, giving away or otherwise disposing of coca-cola, or any substitute, therefor, or the selling, giving away or otherwise disposing of any drink containing cafTeine. Seel 1. Be it enacted by the legislature of Alabama, That it is hereby unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or to give away or otherwise dispose of cocacola in the shape of drinks or syrup in Alabama; or to sell, offer for sale, give away or otherwise dispose of a substitute for coca-cola by any name whatsoever, or to sell, give away or offer for sale or otherwise dispose of any drink or syrup containing caffeine. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500 for each offense, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for six months. ? New York, Augupt J9: Thirtyeight aeroplanes have been entered in the aviation competitions which will commence next Sunday at Rhelms, and further Information received today from abroad indicates that all records for long distance flights will fall. The names of the pilots for the various aeroplanes, which will compete for the prizes, have not yet been announced. Besides the valuable cups which have been offered for the events, 200,000 francs have been put up as prizes. Aviation week at Rhelms will open next Sunday with the French elimination races for the International aviation cup, offered by James Gordon Bennett, and the Aero club of France will select three puois, mailing inchest flights, to represent it in the big race. The distance is twenty kilometers, or twice around the aerodrome. The final contest for the Bennett club will take place on August 28. Besides the elimination ract for the Bennett cup on Sunday, there will be the opening contests for the Prix de La Vitesse, which is a distance of thirty kilometres, and four prizes will be distributed to the machines making the best time around the course. Six prizes will be awarded to six aeroplanes traveling the longest distance without re-charging. All through the week contests for these various prizes will be held and the flights will take place between 10 o'clock in the morning and 7 in the evening. ? It is announced that Lord Kitchener, the conqueror of the Mahdi and the commanding officer whose iron hand quenched the last spark of South African indeoendence. has been recalled from India, where he has held the position of commander-inchief of the English forces for five years, to become Inspector general of the English troops in the Mediterranean. In this capacity Lord Kitchener will enjoy general supervision over all the English troops in Egypt as well as of the garrisons at Gibraltar, Malta and elsewhere. The position is considered, perhaps the most important in the whole English army and was recently held by the duke of Connaught, the brother of the king. Upon assuming his duties Lord Kitchener will be promoted to the highest grade In the English army, that of Field Marshal. It is also stated that he is the youngest English officer who ever attained this rank. He is just fiftynine years of age and is reported to | have all the vigor of a man of forty. It Is claimed by English writers that Lord Kitchener is today the ablest soldier now ready to take the field anywhere In the world. Lord Roberts and Lord Wol'sey, both of Great Britain, are soldiers of merit, bi't both are now verging on fourscore, and neither will ever command another army In the field. All the great men of the Franco-Prussian war are dead. Russia did not produce even one soldier of unusual merit in her war with Japan, unless it was Gen. Kodorodentko, who fell inside the defenses at Port Arthur. In Japan, Marshal Oyama, Is now an old man. Some of the other army commanders are still vigorous, however. Gen. Nogo, we believe, Is dead, but Gen. Kuroki and Gen. Nodzu still command Japanese troops in Korea. The history of the Russia-Japanese war has not yet been written full enough to allow the world to judge just who were the generals to whose skill the astonishing set of victories was attributable. ?t Is certain, however, that somebody on the Japanese side performed military feats on a larger scale and in a more brilliant fashion than Lord Kitchener has ever had an opportunity to show. It takes a great war to produce a really great soldier. The wars in which | Lord Kitchener distinguished himself were only skirmishes as compared to the titanic struggles that resulted in Lee and Von Moltke and Oyama. Shr ^lorkvillc <?uquim. Entered at the Postofflce in YorkvllJe as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVIULE. S. O.t FRIDAY, AUGUST 20,1909. It Is getting pretty dry In the lower part of the state. The most significant thing about the dispensary elections last Tuesday Is that they were participated In only by registered voters. During all of Its existence, we have never yet seen any evidence that the South Carolina dispensary had the support of a majority of the people of the state. Secretary Wilson estimates the value of the cops raised in the United States last year at $7,778,000,000. This Is an Increase over 1897 of 1920,000,000. The value of the corn crop alone last year was $1,615,000,000, "sufficient," Secretary Wilson says, "to dig the Panama canal and buy fifty battleships." Our esteemed friend, the Charlotte Chronicle, remarks that the dedication exercises at King's Mountain are to have a "truly rustic setting." That is quite true; but since old Ferguson insisted on trying to make his last stand in the woods, instead of putting up at a nice hotel, such as he might have found in Charlotte, we will have to take things as we have found them and make the most of them. The fact that the Cretans offered no resistance to the cut lng down of the Greek flag seems to Indicate that all they want Is protection from the Turks. When the forces of the allied powers, which had occupied Canae since 1897, were withdrawn during the latter part of last month, the Turks resumed sway and that move aroused the Cretans almost to desperation. So long as the allies will continue to occupy Canea there will be no trouble. It looks now as If the general assembly will, at Its next session, enact a state-wide prohibition law. The fact that so many counties have declared for prohibition as agilnst the dispensary, will no doubt have a strong influence in causing the general assembly to vote prohibition on those counties which, by majority votes have said that they did not want it. We are afraid the politics, the turmoil and the strife connected with the whole subject are not yet over. The American Prison association In session at Seattle, Washington, has agreed upon the following as a part of the report of the committee on criminal law reform: "Nothing In the administration of criminal law is so Impressive as swiftness and certainty. Consequently, nothing so describes it in the minds of the public as lame and halting proce dure in the trial courts and disagreement of juries and delays and reversals, for apparently technical reasons, on appeal. Such things weaken public confidence in the administration of the law, discouraging sheriffs, police and prosecuting officers and encourage criminals and increase crime." It is generally impossible for anybody to do anything that somebody else cannot kick about; but as we see it. the trouble Involving President Mell at Clemson college has been settled in a way that ought to meet with general approval. In tendering his resignation. President Mell did the right thing, and the trustees did the right thing in accepting the same, as well as in making the changes that President Mell suggested in the bylaws governing the college. But will everybody now be satisfied? We hardly think so. The resignation incident seems to have developed that after all President Mell is the very best man for the place and many thoughtful men will now insist that just as he was right in tendering his resignation, and Just as the trustees were right In accepting the same, there should be some public pressure brought to bear to secure a reconsideration of the whole business. President Mell is the best head that Clemson has had and it will be difficult to find his superior for the place. DREADFUL PELLAGRA. Common Belief That It Originates From Diseased Corn. Some idea of the professional interest that is being taken in the new disease, pellagra, may be inferred from the fact that at the meeting of the county association at Abbeville on Friday, physicians were present from many of the nearby towns and counties. There were eight physicians present. That shows the professional interest. There were fourteen patients present. Thai shows the prevalence of the disease to some extent. The discussions were all on this one subject; but they amounted to little more than narrations of cases, for it appears that the doctors are just as much at sea now as they were when the disease was first noticed, a hun dred or more years ago, in the old country. The cause is attributed to the eating of maize or Indian corn?supposed to be in a damaged state. One physician. Dr. R. B. Epting of Greenwood, at the Abbeville meeting, stated that he had made experiments in several cases that he had treated that seemed to verify this theory. When a patient would show signs of improvement or convalescence, he would give him corn bread to eat, and the bad symptoms would return invariably. This was not in one or two cases, but in several. The conviction is general among the physicians the world over that the disease comes from damaged corn. Where damaged corn Is most common the disease is most common also. For instance. 111 rmumaniu mere are tu.vuu cases; in Italy 30.000; in Spain 20,000 ?confined almost entirely to the poorer classes, who eat maize in a damaged state. In fact, the more prosperous classes do not eat corn ^read in European countries; one can travel through them all, stopping at hotels and at the houses of the well-to-do, and never see a particle of corn bread. But the very poor eat It, because It Is cheap. And they do not know how to grow it or to care for It after it is grown. They sow it thick in drills and then cut it green and take little Intelligent care of it. so that, it has become soured and mouldy when they eat It. Large quantities of corn go to Europe from this country, and is bought and eaten over there by the poor on account of its being so much cheaper than wheat. A good deal of the corn that comes to this eastern section of the United States from the west Is not fit to eat. Sometimes, as the farmers know, It kills horses and mules. No doubt much of the meal that comes from the west Is made from that kind of corn. Two things are impressed upon us by the spread of this dreadful disease: One is that we of the south should raise our own corn for food. The other Is, that our state law ror the inspection of foodstuffs should be rigidly enforced. A few years ago the legislature passed a pure food law. Introduced and carried through by Dr. Wyche, of this county. Something ought to be done to see that its provisions are carried out.?Newberry Observer. . MERE-MENTION. The pope of Rome took his first automobile ride on Sunday last in a car presented by American Catholics. He Is said to have enjoyed the experience It is reported in New York that E. H. Harriman has an option on the Vanderbilt holdings of the New York Central railroad. If he takes advantage of the option it will cost him $75,000,000 Thos. A. Edison -?- ' /nr nas JUSl pericuicu a maviuuc ??. breaking large boulders Into sizes suitable for the ordinary rock crusher. Secretary of the Treasury McVeagh Is contemplating the redemption of all paper money now In circulation and issuing in its stead, money with the same portrait on all bills of the same denomination and of uniform color, so as to make each denomination distinctive. He is also considering the idea of reducing the size of the bills about one-fourth... .The taxable property gain in Georgia for the year 1909 over 1908, is in excess of $18,000,000 Seven men and three women were seriously hurt and property to the value of $100,000 was destroyed at Cleveland, O., Monday, by an explosion of natural gas...... Macon Broome, son of State Senator Broome 01 yuincy, r ia., is unuer arrest in New York, on charges of forgery committed in Atlanta, Ga Yale university is preparing to build a great stadium at New Haven, Conn., it is to cost $600,000 and will be used for all kinds of games. It will seat 60,000 people....At the twenty-third annual convention of the National Fraternal congress, in session in Boston this week, the president announced that the fraternal insurance in force in the United States today totals $8,000,000,000 Emily Jones, a New York cook, is suing her former employer, a glove manufacturer, for $100,000 damages, in that he was the cause of her losing her eyesight, and thereby lessening her chances of matrimony E. H. Rice and his sister-in-law, Mrs. A. Smith, fought a pistol duel on the streets of Orange, Tex., Monday. Rice is in a hospital with' three bullet wounds in his body. Mrs. Smith is in jail. The duel was the result of domestic troubles August Sporen, 18 years old, was drowned in the Niagara Falls whirl pool on Monday. With a party of friends he was bathing above the rapids and got too far out to get back. ....... .The comptroller of the currency at Washington has sent out orders to bank examiners to make lists of the stockholders In all national banks. The information is wanted for the use of the monetary commission appointed by congress At many places throughout the middle west, Monday was the hottest day in years. Numerous towns and cities report a temperature of 100 and over At Pittsburg, Pa., on Monday, a marriage license was Issued to Mrs. Evelina Hall, aged 81, to Robert B. Wright, aged 51 years. Mrs. Hall's son, aged 62, made affidavit that his mother was of "legal age." Philadelphia surgeons on Monday performed an operation on a man who complained of "mysterious pains that kept him from sleeping," and removed three small frnm frnm hia atnmnoh Two in dictments have been returned by the grand jury of New York against Donald L. Persoh, the young note broker, who 13 charged with disposing of collateral which did not belong to him. He is held under $50,000 bond At Camp Perry, O., on Monday, J. H. Hingle, of the United States marine corps, broke the world's record with a rifle at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards, making seven shots at each distance and scoring 105 points, which was all that could be scored. The best previous record was 104 polnta.? . .. .Two Chicago school boys on Tuesday completed a trip around the world In forty-one days. This Is the best roundthe-world record to date By concessions being made by both sides the strike of hat makers in New York and New England has been brought to an end after seven months. About 20,000 hat makers will be given work. The New York police have secured clues which lead them to believe that the death of Bow Kum, the Chinese woman whose dead body was found Sunday, is due to a secret war between the Chinese tongs of that city. Madar Dhingo, an East Indian student, who on July 1, assassinated Sir Curzon Wyllie and Dr. Lallaca, during a public reception in London, was hanged Tuesday for the crime... Glasgow, Scotland, was visited by a $1,250,000 fire on Tuesday. Much of V* Hi i at naoa nnrtlnn r\f t H a r*{ txr tvaa destroyed Will C. Bruce was arrested at Montgomery, Ala., Saturday night on a charge of being drunk. He afterwards confessed to the police that he was wanted in Nashville, Tenn., for a murder committed in 1898 and admitted his guilt The legislature of Alabama has formally given its approval to the proposed amendment of the constitution of the United States providing for income taxation. ravira loctci, a young woman, ii years of age, probably fatally shot D. R. "Watson, cashier of the Georgia railroad freight office at Augusta, Ga.. Wednesday afternoon. The woman said that she loved Watson and that he had thrown her over, as she believed, for another woman. She was placed in jail The first bale of 1909 cotton sold at Montgomery, Ala., Wednesday, brought 30 cents a pound to Its owner Major J. F. Manson president of the Central of Georgia railroad Is being sued for divorce by his wife, who charges cruelty, infidelity, etc Mrs. Augusta Crlsanti, an Italian woman of New York, stabbed her husband to death Wednesday, after he had picked her up in an attempt to throw her from a fourth story window. Jealousy was the cause of the tragedy....A Georgia insurance company has applied for a charter in that state, and announces that it will only insure total abstainers The postoffice department will issue 2,000,000 2-cent etnmnQ In pnmmpmfirntlnn nf thp Hudson-Fulton celebration which Is to be held in New York September 25 to October 5... The railroads entering Chicago have announced plans for the erection of a new union station In that city to cost $25.000,000 The coal production of the United States for the year 1908 was 415,842,698 short tons, having a value of $532,314,117. The 1907 production was 480,363,424 short tons having a value of $614,798,898 American financiers are to receive an allotment of one-fourth of the $30,000,000 railway bonds to be issued by the Chinese government in behalf of the HankowSze-Chuen railway. The other threefourths going to British, German and French bankers. This is the first time that American financiers have participated in a Chinese government loan. me Desi woven wire xencing on me market. Q. W. Sherer?Is ready to furnish you with the best beef, vegetables and produce. He wants your trade. Thomson Co.?Calls the especial attention of men to the good qualities of Crossett shoes. 'They make life's walk easy." Farmers who have not already done so, should now begin to examine their corn with a view to seed selection and while they are about it, they should take out of their fields all the stalks that show signs of disease. The crops along the Howell's Ferry road, between Yorkvllle and the fourmile post, are hardly up to those on the Rutherford road to the six-mile post. Kotn roaas are ratner oenina what is to be seen on the King's Mountain road. The prospects, however, are generally up to a pretty satisfactory standard. The' conspicuous body so readily noticeable in the east between 9 and 10 o'clock at night is the planet Mars. Not only is it now the most luminous object in the heavens but its color is peculiar, in that it is of a distinctly ruddy hue. Venus is the mistress of the western sky, rising early in the twilight. Mars will continue to be conspicuous for several months, its greatest brilliancy being reached in September. It has been moving apparently eastward in the heavens since the first of the month but in a few days, astronomers say, that it will take a course westward by south and continue in that apparent direction until about the end of October when it will resume its eastward direction. This seeming change in course gives these heavenly bodies so acting the name of planets, meaning to wander. A glance into the eastern sky any night will repay anyone, for, on account of the absence of the moon, the milky way and the various constellations, aside from the planets are visible in all their glory. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? W. W. Miller of Rock Hill, is doing the engineering work on Congress street, and it is his purpose to make as thorough a job of it as possible. Charlotte Observer: A marriage that will be of interest to their many friends in this city and elsewhere occurred last night at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. George Hamilton, when Miss Bernlce Duncan beoame the bride of Mr. Ira Parks Ranson. ? The J. I. Case road engine was taken to the northern outskirts of Yorkvllle yesterday to do some demonstration work on the King's Mountain road. An Oliver plow hitched to the machine, tore up the road, a scraper put it in shape and the heavy road roller packed it down nicely. The demonstration was quite satisfactory. BIG FARMERS' INSTITUTE. There la to be a Farmers' Institute In the court house at Yorkville on September 6, 7 and 8, that will be worth the while of all farmers of the county who will be able to make It convenient to attend. The Institute Is to be given under the auspices of the bureau of Plant Industry, of the national department of agriculture, and Mr. C. J. Hughes, agent for the Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration work in York county, has been advised of the programme so far as it has been arranged. Among the speakers who are booked for the occasion are: Mr. C. H. Kyle, of the bureau of Plant Industry, who will speak on Corn Breeding and the Selection of Seed Corn. Mr. E. B. Boykln, of the bureau of Plant Industry, in charge of the work at Lamar, Darlington county, who will speak on Cotton Breeding and the a* Caa/I paf?nn OCiCUllun wi tjcru wiiwii. Mr. O. B. Martin, former superintendent of education, who will speak on the School Boys' Corn Club Work. Mr. A. G. Smith, of the bureau of Plant Industry, division of Farm Management, will speak on Leguminous Crops. Mr. R. R. Welch of the Dairy Division of the bureau of Plant Industry, will speak on Live Stock and Dairying. The Hon. A. F. Lever, member of congress from the Seventh district, Is to be invited to speak on the 7th instant, and Hon. E. J. Watson, commissioner of agriculture and labor. Is to be invited to speak on the 6th or 8th. All of the gentlemen named are men of unusual ability, and experts in their respective lines, and their addresses will be full of valuable instruction, well worth the while of those who give their attendance and pay careful attention. SPECULATIVE MARKET. Following are the developments In the speculative market yesterday as summarized In a New York dispatch of last night: Continued dry, hot weather in the south and bullish private cron ac counts did not stimulate demand sufficiently to maintain an early advance in today's cotton market, and the close was steady, net 4 points lower to 2 points higher, generally a point or two higher on the active months. The opening was steady at an advance of 3 to 5 points and the market soon sold 9 to 10 points net higher on covering and bull support inspired by steady cables and a renewal of very bullish reports from the southwest. Realizing was heavy at the advance and while there was no change in the character of the crop news, or in weather conditions beyond indications for somewhat lower temperatures in the southwest, the market gradually eased off and was unsettled In the later trading when there was a renewal of local bear pressure. The close was within 2 or 3 points of the lowest. The action of the market seemed to be discouraging to recent small buyers who were liquidating on fears that failure to maintain advances with the encouragement of sensationally bullish crop accounts and in the absence of spot pressure, argued the possibility of a sharp break shoulu the weather turn better, or when the new crop began to move in volume. The character of the present crop news is preparing the trade to see a very bullish September condition report early next month and local authorities claim that the maximum temperature reported in central and western sections of the belt are averaging higher than ever before in their experience. Southern spot markets officially reported early were unchanged to i cent higher. Receipts at the ports today 3,846 against 1,828 bales last week and 7,292 bales last year. For the week 16,000 bales against 11,058 bales last weeK ana ?3,9uy Daies ia?i year. iuday's receipts at New Orleans 10 bales against 464 last year. At Houston 1,833 bales against 6,733 last year. FOR KING'S MOUNTAIN. Up to this date the following subscriptions have been reported to Mrs. O. H. O'Leary, treasurer, In response to the request of the King's Mountain Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, for funds to be used for entertainment and other necessary purposes, on the occasion of the dedication of the battle monument on October 7. The committee desires as much money as it can get up to several thousand dollars, with the understanding that any surplus over and above what may be necessary for dedication occasion, will be used for the erection of a pavilion for the accommodation and comfort of future visitors to the battlefield. K. M. Chapter D. A. R. $ 60 00 8. M. McNeei 10 00 G. H. O'Leary 10 00 i Miss L. D. WItherspoon 10 00 Yorkville Enquirer 6 00 Harry McCaw 5 00 W. I. Wltherspoon 5 00 Miss M. M. Moore 6 00 Miss Annis O'Leary 6 00 Thos. F. McDow 2 50 J. A. Tate 2 50 Dr. J. H. Saye 2 50 J. C. Plonk, Cherokee Flails 5 00 Mrs. S. M. McNeel 5 00 J. C. Evlna, Spartanburg 3 00 N. B. Bratton, Outhriesvllle... 3 00 Mason Bratton, Outhriesvllle.. 2 00 Robt. Wltherspoon, Outhriesvllle 1 00 Cash 1 00 J. L. Ralney, Sharon 1 00 Mrs. G. H. O'Leary 6 00 Cash 1 00 Clarence Bratton, Palestine, Texas 10 00 Mrs. O. El Wilkins 2 00 Mrs. R. C. Allein 1 00 J. A. Latta 5 00 Dr. R. A. Bratton 5 00 Mrs. Hattie White and sons, Rock Hill 7 00 Miss Mary. White, Rock Hill.. 5 00 J. Edgar Poag, Rock Hill .... 5 00 E. W. Pursley, King's Creek.. 1 00 R. W. Whitesides, Smyrna.... 1 00 Miss Mamie Hughes, Union... 2 50 Window sale (D. A. R) 47 00 G. D. White, Charlotte 10 00 R. M. Bratton, Outhriesvllle... 5 00 Dr. W. M. Love, McConnells... 2 50 Mrs. W. B. Moore 5 00 Williamson Bros., Outhriesvllle 2 00 A. M. Haddon, Sharon 1 00 Mrs. R. Brandt, Athens, Ga.... 1 00 Total to date $267 50 All .subscriptions should be sent to Mrs. O. H. O'Leary, Yorkvllle, S. C. WORKING THE ROAD. Although The ETnquirer has not had an opportunity to make a personal Inspection of the whole county, from what this writer has seen and heard during the past few days, there Is no doubt of the fact that quite a lot of road work has been done in all of the different townships and much of it has been very good, especially in comparison with what the people have been ac LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. A. W. Smith, Administrator?Gives notice that on September 20 he will apply to the probate court for final discharge as administrator of the estate of J. N. Smith, deceased. D. L. Shieder and M. B. Jennings, Corporators?Give notice of the opening of books of subscription to the capital stock of the Shieder Drug company at Finley & Jennings' office on August 21. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Has a full line of builders' hardware and says it will make you money-saving prices uii v\ 11 txl yuu iimy nccu. 11 | wants to supply your hardware wants. First National Bank?Tells what small savings will do toward building up a competence. Start a savings account with a dollar and add to it regularly. D. E. Boney, Manager?Calls your attention to the promptness with which the Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance company pays its death claims. Four local claims have been paid within the past few months. Herndon & Gordon?Remind you of the wide variety of goods they carry in stock, including, groceries, confectionery, hardware, etc. A word to those who owe them. Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Talks about groceries and says it is headquarters for flour, meal, lard, etc., new and second-hand bagging and ties; customed to. During Thursday afternoon the writer took a drive out the Howell's Ferry road for a distance of about four miles and thence back across to the Rutherford road, and out to a point about six miles from the court house. Both roads show evidence of quite a lot of good work which, though not up to the. standard the county must eventually set, is so much better than has been seen on either of them heretofore, and so generally creditable, considering the amount of , labor and money available for each, as to be really encouraging. The work on the Howell's Ferry . road, in Supervisor Black's township, has been under the direction of W. T. McClain, overseer. The Howell's Fer- . ry road from Torkville to Hickory Grove, is notoriously one of the hilllest and roughest roads in the county. s It is generally bad even in good weath- , er, ana to maito a imsi^uiMi? uuituci road of it, would cost quite a lot of money. This road, however, has been very much improved. It has been remarkably well ditched, and the dirt has been pretty well thrown to the centre. It could have been still further improved by road scrapers and rollers; but these were not available. Altogether the road is better than it has been for years. The Rutherford road, although not naturally as bad as the Howell's Ferry road, has been in a very sorry condition during a good many years past, constantly growing worse instead of hooor At last winter, it was difficult to travel this road with an ! empty wagon; It was tedious and trying even on horseback. Now the road , is ditched and thrown up in the middle from the corporate limits of Yorkville to the northeast corner of the township, where it runs over into King's ^ Mountain township. When it is stated that there has ( been a lot of work done on the two roads mentioned above, it is meant ( that there has been a lot of work only by comparison. The writer has not ' had an opportunity to get figures; but Judges that the actual cost of the labor has been small. There has been ' nothing to make much cost. The most striking features of the work are the good judgment and thoroughness that are evident along the entire route. ' Reports from Bethesda township and from Catawba and Ebenezer are 1 that the supervisors in those town- f ships have all been doing excellent , work, and although the writer does I not speak from actual inspection, ' from what he has seen he is satisfied that there has been tremendous im- j Drovement in these as well as In the < other townships, Bethel, Fort Mill, Broad River, King's Mountain and Bullock's Creek. Mr. J. Meek Pursley, supervisor of King's Mountain township, was In Yorkviile yesterday, and stated that Overseer J. C. Pursley had gone on with the Battleground road from the King's Mountain road to the Goforth place, within about a mile of the battleground. There was only about $60 available for a stretch of some five miles of pretty bad road, and although the prospect was Improved very materially, It was not as good as he would like to have It. He thinks that If he could have about $100 more to spend on the worst part of this road he could put It In very creditable shape. Mr. W. B. Keller, the overseer who wnrlroH (ho Rutherford road. Is now' engaged on the King's Mountain road . from the York township line to the : King's Mountain township line. He 1 said a few days ago that It was his 1 purpose to try to construct about a , quarter of a mile of sand and clay * road across the swampy place in the road Just out of Yorkvllle. c BIG TIME AT CLOVER. Everybody who went to Clover on Wednesday to attend the picnic announced to be given under the auspices of the Heptasophs, went with the expectation of having a good time and so far as the record goes none were disappointed, and If there were any It certainly was not the fault of the committee In charge or of the people of Clover generally. So far as the weather was concerned It was all that could have been desired?a typical August day, clear and warm, yes hot, but the crowd did not seem to mind that. It Is estimated that the crowd numbered from 1,200 to 1,600, and they came from all the surrounding country and from various points up and down the railroad, and commenced to gather early in the day. A# KooaKoll woo tVio laoHlnff Ui. CUUIDC L/aocwuii ti?o vi?v attraction. There were two games, one In the forenoon and the other in the afternoon. The morning game was between a picked team representing the Clover Cotton Mill and the Begonia teams and although it was a seven inning affair was greatly enjoy- ; ed by the large crowd that witnessed It. It was apparent almost from the start that the mill team was outclass- : ed by the visitors, but notwithstanding this fact they made a plucky tight and as a result the score at the wind-up stood 5 to 4 in favor of the visitors. The game was called at the end of the seventh inning because of the fact that the hour had arrived for the delivery of speeches by several invited speakers. The crowd repaired to the grounds in the rear of the Presbyterian church where speeches were made by Congressman D. E. Finley, Hon. T. B. Butler and aniinifnr T V Honrv all avowed can dldates for the position of representative in congress from this district at the election to take place in August, 1910, and Mr. J. B. Sloan, district organizer for the Heptasophs. The congressional candidates did not have a great deal to say about matters political, but addressed themselves to the subject of fraternity, all, of course, heartily approving of the aims and objects of the Heptasophs, and all other similar orders. Aftef the speaking was over, dinner was spread out and there was an abundance for all, and to spare. In the afternoon the second ball game was called at about 3 o'clock. The contest was between Lowryville and Clover and although there were a number of errors, especially on the part of the visitors, the game was a good one. At the close of the ninth 1 inning the score stood 7 to 4 in favor of Clover. While it is generally con- 1 ceded that in no town anywhere is there a larger population of baseball enthusiasts than In Clover, It is safe to say that no where do the ladles, ' old, young and little girls, display as much interest and become as enthu- 1 siastic as ao tnose ai ciover, anu their enthusiasm on Wednesday was fully up to their average. Taken all in all, the day was a complete success and, there was not a single Incident throughout to, in any way, mar the pleasure of the occasion. The Torkvllle Cornet Band was on hand and dispensed high class music at intervals throughout the day. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Elizabeth Grist is vlstlng the family of Mr. W. S. Leeslie at Lesslte. | M. B. Jennings, Esq., went to Gaffney yesterday on professional business. Mr. F. E. Smith left Tuesday night i for a trip to Washington, and Niagara ' Falls, N. Y. ] Miss Sallie McDonald left on Thurs- . day morning to spend some time in Marion. N. C. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Youngblood j are at home again after a ten days' stay at Banner Elk, N. C. Mrs. R. W. McCreary and two daughters of Aiken, are guests of the family of Mr. D. E. Boney. Miss Ethel and Mr. T. D. Turner are visiting the family of Mr. W. J. Whltener in Llnwood, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hart left Tuesday for Brevard, N. C., where they will spend some time. , Misses Bessie and Maggie Sandifer ] returned home last night after a visit to friends at Shelby, N. C. I Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mackorell left Wednesday on a visit to Washington, New York and Niagara Falls. Miss Moselle Inman, of The Enqulr- j er staff, went over to Lancaster last i Saturday on a visit to friends. Mr and Mrs. W. W. Lewis and chll dren returned to Torkville on Tuesday I after a visit of some weeks at Culpep- J er, Va. ? Mrs. W. S. Neil and children have returned to their home in Yorkville, ] after a month's stay at Edgemont, N. C. Mrs. N. J. N. Bowen returned home 1 on Tuesday afternoon, after a week's < stay with friends in Chester and Rock J Hill. Miss Julia Simril of Rock Hill spent Wednesday and Thursday with Miss Lottie Belle Simril on R. P. D. No. 7, Yorkville. ( Miss Nannie Youngblood of Atlan- , la, Ga? is in Yorkville on a visit to ] 1 1 ??? ?? Tnn W and 1 ner uruuici o, iucooio. wuv. *. ?? Chess Youngblood. Miss Llna Allison of King's Mountain has been visiting relatives at and near Tirzah for the last ten days, and Is now at Yorkville. Mr. John W. Miller returned home yesterday after a week's visit to Messrs. Joe and Ottman Rose at Leesvllle and to August, Ga. Mr. R. R. Allison Jr., left last Monday for Nashville, Tenn., where he will take a course in telegraphy and railroad book keeping. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Dobson arrived in Yorkville last week and will remain here until- September 1st, when they will go to their home In Atlanta 3a. Mrs. J. M. Ferguson left Monday for a visit to friends at Mlddleton, Md., and a business trip to Baltimore. 3he will be away until about September 1st. fl w? n T novinnov nt tho T~)plnhos a JXH9. rv. XJ. ?v ? neighborhood, left Wednesday for fVsheville on a visit to her daughter, d Miss Mamie, who has been there for t jome time on amount of her health. Mr. W. Framt Smith of Fresno, Cal., vho has been spending the past five veeks with relatives and friends in fork county, left for his home Tuesiay afternoon, intending to stop in Mississippi for a few days. He Is ac:ompanled by his niece, Miss Arlie Srayson. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Herndon and children have been spending a week rfsiting relatives and friends in the trover and King's Mountain nelghborloods. They expect to return to York/llle tomorrow. Mr. J. B. Pegram returned to hla lome in Yorkville on Wednesday afernoon after spending about two f veeks In the hospital at Rock Hill, f vhere he underwent a successful sur- . fical operation. ^ Mr. S. C. Wood of the Thomson a 'ompany, left Wednesday for New q York and other northern market* to purchase fall and winter dry goods. He was accompanied from Oastonia by Mr. Jas. F. Thomson. Mr. A. C. Izard, of Rock Hill, chairman of the King's Mountain Monument association committee on transportation, was In Yorkvllle yesterday to consult with resident members of the committee and to get such information as he could, looking to the best means of getting the people to and from the battleground on the occasion of the unveiling October 7. Mr. W. P. Smith and family of Clover returned home on Tuesday afternoon, after an absence of more than a month spent In visiting relatives in Mississippi and Oklahoma. Mr. Smith axpresses himself as being much pleased with the baby state and its marvelous resources, but is not prepared to say that it averages up to the Piedmont section of South Carolina an A aonoplflllv In that nnrtlnn nf which Clover la the centre. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1, 1910. We will send The Torkvllle Enquirer from this date till January 1, 1910 for 72 cents. Fir* Near Yorkville. The four-room house of Mr. J. W. Sherrer, four miles southwest of forkvllle, was destroyed by Are yesterday afternoon at about 5 o'clock. The fire is supposed to have originated from a defective flue, and the destruction was complete. The loss Is about $600. Judge Memminger Increases Bond. Rock Hill, August 18: Judge Memminger today at Charleston handed down a decision Increasing the bond of the minority school trustees from $500 to $3,000. The same Is to be perfected In ten days or the injunction against Winthrop is to be diejolved. This Is a great victory for the majority trustees. "Presbyterians at King's Mountain." Presbyterian Standard: It Is well enough to Temina tne cnuarcn ana child-like in view of the ambitious and patriotic exercises to be provided for in an elaborate programme at the unveiling of the monument in October, reared to perpetuate the glory of the battle of King's Mountain, what Bancroft says in his history of the result of the historic struggle: "The aspect of the war was changed and Cornwallis left no choice but to retreat" And not only that, but coupled with it this: All six of the colonels in command were Presbyterian elders, and their troops were mustered into service from Presbyterian settlements. Floated Twenty Miles. Coroner Louthlan was summoned to Pinckney Ferry last Tuesday morning, to hold an Inquest over the dead body of a negro man who had been found In the river at that place the 6*y before. Investigation developed that the body was that of Robert loung, who had been drowned at Ninety-Nine Island on the Friday previous. Young and another negro were trying to cross the river in a leaky boat which sank on the way over, and Young being uilttuie III o n 1111, nciii w um The other negro escaped. The dead man wu identified by people who came down from the construction work at the island, and by a watch, papers and other articles in his pockets. The body was badly decomposed when found; but it was taken off the hands of the coroner by friends of the dead man. After learning the facts in the case the coroner decided that an inquest was unnecessary. ALL DRY BUT 8IX. Dispensary Election Came Close to 8tate>Wide Prohibition. Only six of the twenty-one counties that voted on the dispensary question lAst Tuesday decided to remain wet =md they are Richland, Charleston, Georgetown, Florence, Beaufort and Aiken. The election passed off quietly and without especial Incident except In two or three of the counties, notably Richland, Aiken and Florence, where there are charges of Irregularities In the voting and threats of contests. In Charleston the vote was 1,868 for the retention of the dispensary and 141 against. This is complete with the exception of one box. Aiken gave 1,808 for the dispensary ind 1,148 for prohibition, failing to go iry by a vote of 160. Beaufort was very close; 277 for the llspensary .md 239 for prohibition. Bamberg gave only 162 votes for the llspensary and 663 against It The Dorchester vote was light but prohibition won overwhelmingly. Pretty nearly complete returns from Lexington show 702 votes for the dispensary and 1,164 against it Georgetown is pretty close; but the llspensary wins on the face of the returns. Complete returns in Florence coun004 ifaIao AIsnanofl i*v .y DUUVV OO0 ?WOO iVt l*?C v>ioyv?w. ^ ind 839 against it. Lee county gave prohibition 586 /otes and dispensary 304. The vote in Sumter was quite small, >ut prohibition won, 658 to 382, a malority of 176. Kershaw county's vote was 674 to 140. Fairfield, Hampton, Colleton, Barnwell, Lee, Lexington, Orangeburg and Williamsburg, all went dry by safe najlorities. Reports have gone out that the proilbitionists will certainly contest the jountles of Richland, Florence and \iken; but there are no contests antounced by the dispensary people. NEWS ABOUT 8HAR0N. ?orre*pondence The Yorkvllle Knquirer Sharon, August 20.?Mrs. C. L. Kenledy entertained Tuesday evening in lonor of her guests, the Misses Ratchlord. The principal feature of the evening, woa pivgicooivc Ion," and the most talkative young ady was to receive a prize. The con:est resulted in a tie between Miss Mary Ratchford and Miss Lathan, so >ach was awarded a handsome box of :andy. The prizes were delivered by Mr. John McMurray. The guests hen repaired to the dining room, where delicious refreshments were lervcd. The young people dispersed in llgh spirits, voting Mrs. Kennedy a :harmlng hostess. On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. 3. M. Graves entertained, compllnentary to their guests, Misses Sherff and Young of Chester. Miss Flora Hambright of Grover, is -isiting the Misses Cain. Dr. C. O. Burruss left yesterday for lis former home at Fredericksburg. 7a. He will also visit friends in Washington and Baltimore. Mrs. A. M. Erwin and son, Langdon, if Antreville, Abbeville county, are Hottlnff Mr and Mrs. A. M. Erwin. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Brandt and on left this morning for their home .t Athens, Ga. The picnic at Blalrsv'lle on Thurslay was quite a success. The Sharon and furnished music for the occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Sims Pratt, one of our lewly married couples, have begun tousekeeplng. On Wednesday evening, Mr. Will Mexico and Miss Nannie Helton atended the revival services at Shlloh. ?hey had decided on the 7th of Sepember as the day of their marriage. >ut on this special occasion, when the reacher was at hand and other clr:umstances favorable, they decided lot to wait. Prof. A. M. Erwin and little daugher, Sallle Scott, will leave tomorrow or Charlotte county, Va.. where they fin visit relatives. ? Mayor Ehett of Charleston, is luoted as saying that he intends to nforce the dispensary law as rigidly s possible, especially now that the ispensary has been endorsed by such n overwhelming majority of the ualitled voters. i 80UTH CAROLINA NIWS. ? *_nesier tie porter: nr. ??. Fooshe, editor of the Wlnnsboro News and Herald, was in the city a. few hours this morning on his way home M from a visit to relatives near Green- ^ wood. Mr. Fooshe, who is intensely Interested in the subject of good roads, thinks that Fairfield county is on the right track in undertaking the construction of sand-clay roads. The sand-clay road as Mr. Fooshe says, ^ costs comparatively little compared 9 with the macadam road, appears to wear better, and when repairs are ne- # cessary, can be mended with much less trouble and expense. Mr. Winslow, a government expert, whose ser I vices are obtained at no cost at all to the county, Is now at work near Wlnnsboro demonstrating to the county authorities how this road should be constructed at the least expense and along lines to give the most satisfactory results. ? Greenville, August 18: Sheriff L. W. Tucker and his deputies went out last night to hunt for a moonshine still near Shelmerdlne, about which he had received Information. Th6 of- m fleers found the still about sixteen m miles from Greenville and two white men named John Brlnson and Frank Sutton, who were running it with a negro who was employed by them. Sutton and the negro were arrested, hilt Prinflnn aOTvtaA nHth a ahntinim > defied the officers. One of the depu- ^ ties shot him In self-defense as he was in the act of firing, the shot proving fatal. Brlnson was an . old offender and had the reputation of being a desperate character. He had figured in both state and Federal courts for violations and once escaped prison while serving a sentence. Sutton and the negro were brought here and placed In Jail this afternoon. Several kegs of brandy and whisky were destroyed and the still demolished. ? Columbia, August 19: Gov. Ansel was very much Interested In the result of the dispensary elections as reported in the State yesterday morning. The result was no surprise to his excellency and being a personal prohibitionist he watches with pleasure the gradual spread of the dry wave in the south. His position as to the liquor question was outlined In his Igst message to the general assembly which was csj led out with the consent of the loct u option members of the house and senate, with some changes. Gov. Ansel fovored a law making the entire k. state dry, there being at that time II counties "wet." He then thought that a vote should be taken in the counties o tfantckA anH fnrtKar enocrnath^ fkaf should these counties go "wet" that liquors of every kind be sold in original packages. This last suggestion was not considered. The message on w this subject read as follows: "In my last annual message I recommended that the Carey-Cothran act be amended by providing that 'not more than one county dispensary he allowed in any county where liquor is allowed to be sold except in those counties where there are cities with a population exceeding 26,000.'# This suggestion was not enacted into law, and I now renew r the recommendation and recommend that the said act be further amended by making all the oountlee dry, that is, not allowing liquor w be sold In any of the counties of the state, with the right to any of the counties now having dispensaries to vote upon the ques- so tlon as to whether liquors shall be m sold In said counties according to the rules and regulations as provided in the Carey-Cothran act, said election to be ordered upon a petition being filed with the county supervisor of such county, signed by a least one-third of the qualified electors of such county. This is In the furtherance of temperance and for the best interest of our people. I also recommend that the act be further amended by not allowing any county in which liquor is allowed to be sold to have a bottling plant or mixing or blending plant, and that all liquors of every kind shall be w purchased in bottle* or in jugs, and sold in the original package*." ? Lauren* special of August 19 to Columbia State: Whan seen this morning regarding the Uquor election in the state, Hon. C. C. Featherstone, vf who will be a candidate next year on r the state-wide prohibition platform, in expressing his gratification at th* ft? results, said that while there should be great, rejoicing among the prohibitionists, they should not forget that but a small part of the fight has been won. "We hare the form now," said he, "what we want is the substance. I want to urge our friends in the dr7 counties to organise for the enforcement of the law. In my judgment there is where we must now concentrate our energies. The substance, not the form, is what we want In our rejoicing over our recent victories we are liable to forget that in reality W only a small part of the fight has been won. We must see to it that the law is enforced and to do this we must continue to build up an anti-whisky sentiment In addition to this X would suggest the organisation of law and order leagues; under the auspioes of these leagues, appoint committees In each section of the eountles, charged with the duty of assisting the officers in the enforcement of law. I want to emphasise the fact that we can not wholly rely upon the regularly constituted authorities for the enforcement and in some Instances they are not In sympathy with us; and even If they were they alone can not succeed. In my Judgment the great fault in ref- 4 erence to the enforcement of law Is in our Individual failure to give active assistance to the officers of the law. What the next general assembly will do I can not say, but I believe It will pass a state-wide prohibition law. It will not do to let the few remaining 4 wet counties destroy the effect, to a large extent, of prohibition in the surrounding dry countlea Take Rich- ' land for instance: She Is completely surrounded by dry territory; Is it wise to allow her to sell to the counties that have said they do not want it sold to their people? And the same argument applies to the other dispensary counties. The logic of the situation is that in self-defense we will have to force the dispensary counties to yield to a policy which is desired by ~ so great a majority ox tne peopic. " Thirty-six counties are opposed to sale; is it right that they should yield to the remaining six? When the general assembly passes a state-wide bill, however, it should go slow, act with caution and give us such a law as will enable us to secure its enforcement, especially In those sections where local settlement is against it. Under a state-wide law we can not rely upon the local authorities in all sections to enforce the law. Again I say/' continued Mr. Featherstone, "we must concentrate our energies toward the enforcement of the law; that is where the battle of the future must be fought. To carry on this fight successfully we must organise and keep organised. We now have the form, % let us have the substance." ur, M?iri nntgnniBn.?nc mc very sorry to see tnat President Meil will not remain at Clemson lonfer than January 1. This Insistence on A his part, after It was understood that if certain reforms were Instituted in the management of the Institution, particularly interference by members of the board and lack of deflnlteness In the authority of various departments he would remain, argues that the board was not willing to make those changes, and Increases our curiosity to know whose Interference and arbitrary methods have destroyed the ? Jl?mnm* nuh,1 UlBCipilllC U1 tlWI. 4UWHV lAOTJlUA IllOMWUtlon. We expect to hear more of it when some of the members of the board get a little bit madder about it. It seems to us that the seat of the trouble must be so high up that the reform members of the board are afraid to climb high enough to cut off the affected limbs.?Florence Times. Abuse of the Credit 8ystem.?A NewJersey man writing one of the New York papers, advocates a return to the old plan of imprisonment for debt Of course, nobody will take his recommonHntlon oopIaiioIv TmnHflnnmonf for debt belonged to a less civilised age than this. And yet the license to get In debt Is woefully abused. Many people make bills that they never in- ? tend to pay, taking care that they are not large enough to Justify an action at law. Others are reckless to a degree In incurring obligations with never a thought for the welfare of the individual or firm extending credit. Imprisonment for debt will never be re- ^ vived, but there ought to be some way to correct the growing abuse of the credit system.?Greensboro Telegram.