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Scraps and Jact$. ? Figures on world production for the present year, cabled on last Saturday to the department of agriculture from the International Institue of Agriculture at Rome, were as follows: All wheat 3,569,000,000 bushels, being 8.9 per cent more than last year; all rye, 1,828,000,000 bushels 7.7 per cent more than last year; oats, 4,571,000,000 bushels, 2.3 per cent more than last year. The foregoing includes the production of Austria, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Great Britain and Ireland, Hungary, Italy, Nuremburg, Netherlands, Roumania, Russia in Europe (63 governments), Switzerland, Canada, United States, India, Japan. Russia in Asia (10 governments), Algeria and Tunis. The total production of sugar beets was 54,992,000 short tons, 2.5 per cent more than last year in Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Roumania, Switzerland, Canada, United States, Prussia, Hungary, not including Croatia and Slavonia. The total production of cleaned cotton was 9,296,000,000 pounds, 2.1 per cenl mnra than lnst veai'. in the United States, India, Japan and Egypt. ? Greensboro, N. C? December 19: The suit in the United States district court, brought by J. C. Hemphill, former editor of the Charlotte, N, C., Observer and Ambrose E. Gonzales, of the Columbia. S. C? State newspaper, against D. A. Tompkins, George Stephens, W. H. Wood and the First National Bank, of Charlotte, N. C., for the appointment of a receiver for certain shares of stock In the Observer company, of Charlotte, transferred or alleged to have been transferred, under an alleged contract of September, 1911, early today came to an end here, when Judge James E. Boyd of the United States district court, signed a decree dismissing the suit and ordering that the defendants recover of the plaintiffs the costs of the action, and further that the restraining order heretofore issued be set aside. As a conclusion of law the court, ruling on the defendants' exceptions, holds that the contract of September, 1911, by which certain shares of stock of the Observer company were transferred, did not constitute a partnership Detween the parties, and that the contract is illegal and void under the corporation laws of North Carolina. ? Extraordinary efforts are being made by the postoffice department to prevent delays in the delivery of Christmas mail. There always Is a great volume of mail around Christmas and this year with the added task of handling hundreds of thousands of parcel post packages the offices in the larger cities would have been hopelessly swamped but for emergency measures. Practically every postoffice and mail route in the land is overivh^impd with oarce! post matter, tax ing to the utmost the facilities of the service. Postmaster General Burleson said last Friday night that congestion had been prevented and promised that there would be no delays. "Anticipating the enormous volume of mail the service would be called upon to handle during the first Christmas season of the parcel post," he said, "the department for some time has been adJusting itself to the problem and has taken every precaution to avoid any possible interference with prompt and effective handling of parcel post mail. The public can be assured that all parcels entrusted to the postal service will be handled with extreme care, dispatched without delay and promptly delivered. In several of the larger offices large numbers of additional employes have been placed on duty, the substitute force in nearly every city being employed to the limit. ? Attorney General McReynolds has made pupnc aetans ui mi for reorganization of the American Telephone and Telegraph company? the "telephone trust"?which will prevent litigation to dissolve that corporation under the anti-trust act, and under which competitive conditions will be restored in the telephone service of the entire country and the combine will dispose of its holdings in the Western Union Telegraph company The re-organization plan originated with the company although it followed many reports that a suit against it might be filed. It is regarded by the department of justice oliicials as the most striking indication offered in a decade that "big business" has come to the conclusion that it is better to conform to the Sheiman law than to fight it. The plan met not only the approval of the attorney general and his chief "trust buster," G. C. Todd, and officials of the subsidiaries of the combine, but was heartily approved by President Wilson. In a letter to Mr. McReynolds, the president expressed his admiration for the attitude of the telephone company and his conviction that such conduct on the part of the business men meant a building up of business on sound and permanent lines. Coming on the heels of the announcement that Postmaster General Burleson is seriously interested in government ownership of telephone lines, the action of the department of justice took on an added signincance <uiu some of the officials went so far as to express the opinion that it indicated that legislation to acquire the country's telephone business would not be pressed by the administration at the present session. ? The law prohibiting the opening of postoffices and delivery of mail on Sunday has added largely to the cost of the postal service and "materially lessens its efficiency," according to the annual report of Daniel C. Roper, first assistant postmaster general, made public last Friday. Mr. Roper suggests that it would be in the interest of both the service and the employes to amend the law so as to authorize Sunday work and grant compensatory time off to employes assigned to Sunday duty. The experimental delivery of mail in villages has been a failure, Mr. Roper reports, and he recommends that the service be discontinued on June 30, 1914. He recommends that the compensation of rural mail carriers be changed from a mileage tc an eight hour basis and that the carriers be permitted to deliver mail regardless of the distance from the postoffice of the corporate limits of the town. He also strongly urges that many small independent postoffices be discontinued and established as stations of nearby large offices. General approval of the operation of the eight hour law was given oy rar, During the year ending June 30, 1913 1,528 presidential postmasters were appointed, 1,181 being named subsequent to March 4. No person has beer appointed, the report said, "who has failed to satisfy the department as tc his capacity for efficient service." The report estimates that 300,000,000 parcel post packages were handled during the first six months of the system's operation. Methods of handling parcel post mail have been standardized with a result of material reduction ir the cost of service. The work of putting into effect uniform methods throughout the country is being carried on by the department's experts. ? Chihuahua, Mexico, December 21 "Anyone who hereafter loots or molests property of foreigners or Mexicans, will be executed. The right tc confiscate property will rest only wit! the Constituionalist government.' Gen. Francisco Villa issued this ordei today as showing his intention tc maintain strict military discipline. As an example he executed on the plazt a band of rebels who had been founc guilty by court martial of sacking the home of a wealthy Mexican. While the six rebels were marched before the firing squad the stolen goods were returned to the owners. All stores confiscated from the expelled Spaniard; today were closed and sealed. Orders were given that no more goods are tc be taken from them. This action was believed to have resulted from the protest of the United States against the seizures of Spanish property. Aireaaj great quantities of the goods, valuec at several million dollars, had beer utilized by the rebels. The remaindei of the property is to be held pendinf an investigation as to whether th< owners aided the Huerta government General Villa said his forces were be ing strengthened by desertions fron the federal troops. He proclaimei amnesty to hundreds of the fed eral soldiers who would surrendei and give up their arms. Man> federal troops are reported to hav< joined the rebels. Three hundrec thousand rounds of rifle ammunitior and 500,000 rounds of artillery ammunition were recovered east of Chihuahua, where they were hidden by Gen. Mercado's evacuating federals. Telegraphic and railroad communication has been extended as far west as Minica and as far south as Bermojillo. If i there is no federal interference, Gen. Villa expects soon to have the states . of Chihuahua, Sonora and Sinaloa as freely open as in times of peace. Raoul Madero, brother of the late president, conferred with General Villa regarding the formation of civil governrpent. Mr. Madero is to be an adviser to Villa. ?l?e Ho? km lie uquitcr. Entered at the Postofllce in Yorkville , as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.i : TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1913. That editorial we are reproducing ' from The Enquirer of 1857 about Jef; ferson Davis is of striking interest as . showing how clearly that remarkable statesman read the signs of the times. , and told of the coming of the Civil war three years ahead as accurately as [ If he were speaking from actual . knowledge. ; We do not believe the passage of the currency bill is going to create a panic. If some other man than Wll; i son were in the White House, we would believe in the probability of a panic; but somehow we have an idea that Wilson will be as able to control lawlessness, in finance, as in other things. The opposition is going to have to take its medicine. '< It is easy enough to see that if the , United States had become seriously Involved with Mexico that the currency reform measure would have been sidetracked, and one is tempted to believe in the first place that it was with this end in view that such extraordinar> efforts were made to involve the United States, and in the second place that it was for this same reason the president declined to allow the United States to be involved. While we have not been impressed with any of the more or less hysterical claims mat me coumy uume ia sum a tremendous disgTace and reproach on York county; still there is no room to deny that there is need for improvement of conditions at that institution. The cabins occupied by the paupers do not measure up to a very high standard from the standpoint of either comfort or cleanliness; but it is probably true that most of the occupants have about as much comfort as they have been accustomed to. As to how the thing is to be done, we are not prepared to say; but we think there should be erected a good substantial brick building of sufficient capacity to accommodate a reasonable number of paupers, and that it should be provided witl running water, steam heat, sewerage and good ventilation, and also there | should be adequate hospital facilities. We do not think this building should I be unnecessarily elaborate, or that provision should be made for keeping ' paupers in much better style than : they have been accustomed to. Such a building, we think, could be provided 1 for fifteen or twenty thousand dollars, , possibly less; but as to how it is to be i done is a matter for the legislative i delegation and not for this newspaper. i How is this: A certain church in this state on one occasion made an 1 unusually liberal gift for some puri pose. The members felt proud of i what they had done and desired that some notice be made of their lib! erality in the Courier. The pastor, ; being a modest man, did not writi anything for publication for fear he , would be accused of boasting. A number of subscribers discontinued the , paper because no mention was made , of their action. This happened several years ago, and this scribe knew i nothing of it until he was told at the 1 Bennettsville convention, and was ! chided because he had "fallen down j on his job." His reply to the former i pastor was that the church ought to have "fired" him.?Baptist Courier. This sounds familiar enough and | indicates that the religious papers ; have their troubles also. There is a story of a gentleman whc found a lost child on the street and in j an effort to discover the little fellow's identity asked: "Whose baby is this?" "I am papa's baby," was the enlightening reply. "And who is papa?" the gentleman asked. In great surprise the little fellow came back with: "Why don't you know papa? I know ' him just as well!" It is a common thing for the editor ' of a country paper that prints personals to get the first information of the going or coming of individuals, through a complaint to the effect that "the editor never did like 'em no way, ! and would not print personals about j them." ! There is something to the declaration of the Chicago professor that the , currency bill is a miracle, and there is ! certainly a lot to the declaration if the [ professor is correct in his belief that ] lilt* Dill IS UaSCU llll M'UIIU |nniv>)>n? > of finance. The professor's idea is that J not ten members of congress really . knew what they were doing when they 3 voted for the bill; that is, they did not understand its principles. It is a fact that the currency idea involves a very . profound science that is understood i by but few individuals, and the aver age banker is as ignorant of those principles as is the average congressman. As to whether the Chicago professor really understands the matter , remains to be seen; but it is not ditfii cult to gra^p a little light on what he means when he tells us that the real ' point is in development of more flexi3 ble credit. For one thing, most busii ness men whose experience has extend1 ed over twenty or more years have seen times when it was impossible to $ get currency on the best of col lateral. The reason was that cur" rency was cornered, and the people who held it were unwilling to let it > out, and the result has been stagnas tion if not actual panic. As we un^ derstand it. the principal purpose of \ the currency bill is to provide a means 1 whereby absolutely good collateral will 1 always command currency at reason? able rates of interest. The banker ' will not be able to turn down good col. lateral on the plea of no money as in the old time; because with good colj teral he can go to one of the reserve . banks and get the money. Of course r there are limitations; but those limitations are not nearly so restricted as j they were. The strongest objection l that has been urged against the new law is that under it currency is liable to be maftle so plentiful as to become worthless like unto the Confederate paper in war times; but the leaders In this reform movement insist that there is absolutely no danger of this and somehow we feel that they knowpretty well what they are talking about. However, of one thing there is no doubt, and that is whether this bill proves wise or otherwise, it is going to have a tremendous bearing on the weal or woe, prosperity or adversity of this great country of ours, and the present generation is about to witness the practical operation of the most remarkable experiment in currency science that has been attempted in all the history of the world. The First Christmas. Luke 11, 7-20, 25-34. 7. And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. 8. And there were shepherds in the same country abiding in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock. 9. And an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them; and they were sore afraid. 10. And the angel said unto them, Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good tidings of great Joy which shall be to all the people: 11. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12. And this is the sign to you: Ye shall find a babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, and lying in a manger. 13. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, 14. Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men in whom he is well pleased. 15. And it came to pass, when the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing that is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16. And they came with haste, and found both Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying In the manger. 17. And when they saw it, they made known concerning the saying which was spoken to them about this child. 18. And all that heard it wondered at the things which were spoken unto them by the shepherds. 19. But Mary kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart. 20. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, even as it was spoken unto them. * * * * * 25. And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and this man was righteous and devout, looking for consolation of Israel: and the Holy Spirit was upon him. 26. And it had been revealed unto him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. 27. And he came in the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus that they might do concerning him after the custom of the law, 28. Then he. -received him into his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29. Now lettest thou thy servant depart, O Lord, According to thy word, in peace; 30. For mine eyes have seen thy salvation, 31. Which thou has prepared before the face of all peoples; 32. A light for revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of thy people Israel. 33. And his father and his mother were marvelling at the things, which were spoken concerning him; 34. And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother, Behold, this child is set for the falling and rising up of many in Israel; and for a sign which is spoken against. Road Law and Chaingang. As to what will be the outcome of the movement that has been started in Bethel township, looking to securing the exemption of that township from the operation of the York county road law on a basis of waiving further claims on the chaingang, cannot be definitely predicted; but if other townships take the matter up with the same energy and determination that is being evidenced in Bethel, it is not unreasonable to assume that the law will soon be extensively revised. The action of the Bethel people is being based on the claim that they have not had an equitable share oft I benefits of the chaingang, and as they are hopeless of getting such equitable share, they want to be relieved of meir pan 01 me expense, unu ten in look after their own roads In their own way and at their own expense. They are circulating a strong petition to this end and it is quite clear that if the fhovement prevails with the majority and the legislative delegation accedes to the request, the whole law will have to be revised and re-adjusted. As a matter of fact, as we have said before, the present York county road law is little more than a demagogic makeshift. Aside from the provisions that levy a three dollar per capita tax and a 2 mill road tax, there is very little to it. The provisions that contemplate a north and south road, east and west road, and a road from Fort Mill to McConnellsville, taken together with the provisions that propose to give other townships an equitable ? A%-_ t XI A .. I -J J.l/xr, snare 01 wie ueneius uuseu un me iueu of the greatest good to the greatest number, all sound very well; but when one undertakes to analyze the whole thing he finds that there is really nothing mandatory anywhere, and he is naturally forced to the conclusion that the whole thing must have been framed to "catch 'em acoming and a-going." We are not prepared to say as some people claim, that with the same amount of money more work can be accomplished under the contract system with free labor than with the cliaingang; because we are not fuily satisfied as to the matter. We have seen enough to be convinced that the chaingang is a pretty effective institution in its way, and that it has accomplished a good deal of work that would hardly have been undertaken under a contract system; but still we can see that the chaingang is not only very expensive; but very slow, and as to whether its benefits have been or can be equitably distributed over the county in proportion to the just claims of each locality we are very doubtful. We do not believe there has been such distribution, and we do not now see how such distribi^ion under such conditions can be made. So far as Bethel township is concerned, it is fair to say that she has proven that she is not opposed to just and equitable road taxes. Bethel was the first township in the county to levy a 2-mill tax especially for road purposes, and she did it upon a majority vote of her people. The enactment of the law providing for the general levy for the county of such a tax followed her action. Her claim now is that during all the years the chaingang has been established she has gotten the benefit of the chaingan^ only to the extent of a very small per cent of the taxes she has paid, and the purpose of the present movement is to cut loose from the whole business. As to what the legislative delegation will do in the event it receives a majority petition from Bethel along the lines indicated above, we do not know; but from the sentiments we have heard expressed in various quarters we are inclined to think that the people of the county generally are gettin? In a humor to demand a complete revision of the existing road laws. THE CURRENCY BILL Fundamentals of Measure as Passed By Senate. Following is a review of the fundamentals of the currency bill as the measure passed the senate last Friday: The issue of currency, guaranteed by the government, based upon notes and bills representing commercial transactions and backed by a gold reserve. The new currency is expected to contract and expand to meet the varied demands of trade. The concentration of the bank reserve of the country in regional institutions capitalized by the banks of the country and controlled by directors elected by the banks. The creation of a market, for the negotiable commercial papers, which forms the bulk of the assets of the banks, where, in times of stress, those assets may be easily and without loss transferred into cash. The establishment of from eight to twelve great regional banks throughout the country which will issue currency, discount paper and centralize nnrl mnhlll?^ thp roaorvowi nf the lr\r?n 1 banks. The creation of a Federal reserve board of seven members appointed by the president with final powers of control and supervision over the entire system. In the foregoing general principles the bill is practically the same that passed the house, but in phraseology and more or less important details hundreds of changes have been made by the senate. The senate has retained, after a contest, the house plan to have each regional bank a "bank of banks," with the directorate controlled by the member banks, and the capital furnished by enforced subscription of national banks. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, aided by the Republicans, made an ineffectual fight to make those institutions public utility banks, owned by the public and controlled by the government. As amended by the senate, the bil provides for the creation of eight to twelve regional banks as the necessity may develop. Under the house bill the earnings of the regional banks, after paying 5 per cent dividend on the stock and establishing a 20 per cent surplus, would have been divided among the member banks of the government. The senate has amended the bill so that the stockholders shall receive a 6 per cent dividend, a surplus fund of 40 per cent of the capital shall be established, and that the remainder of the earnings shall be divided, on?-half going to the government as a "franchise tax and the remainder founding a "depositor's Insurance fund," to reimburse depositors in failing member banks. The senate has broadened materially the character of the commercial naper which will be eligible for rediscount, and which may be used as a basis for currency. Under the house bill only paper maturing within ninety days was available, but the senate after a contest broadened the provision to include a per centage of six months' paper in order to accommodate small banks in rural communities which handle little short time paper. Cotton Seed Products.?As previously outlined in the News and Courier, writes the Washington correspondent of that paper, Representative Asbury F. Lever introduced a bill this week requiring the director of the census to collect statistics concerning the quantity of cotton seed purchased and delivered to oil mills, the quantity crushed, the quantities of the vari uus uruue [nuuucis, autu ua un, iiicu.i and linters, obtained, also the quantity of these products and of refined oil purchased by compound lard, butterine and oleomargarine manufacturers, and the quantity of the various products on hand at given dates. Mr. Lever feels that legislation of this character is necessary because there has been a great deal of speculation and manipulation of the prices of cotton seed and its products. The prices have been increased and decreased without regard to the actual production, or to the quantities of seed and oil ond hands. The value of the seed obtained from the crop for 1912 was estimated at $128,390,000. It is essential that the Federal government collect statistics concerning this important product in the same manner that it collects statistics concerning the quantity of cotton ginned, the quantity consumed by manufacturing establishments and the quatities on hand. The bill just introduced and the Act approved July 22, 1912, cover all of the products of the cotton plant which are now of commercial value. It will give the producer information concerning the quantities of cotton seed purchased by the oil mills and the stocks on hand. It will furnish the oil man with information of this character and also with statistics concerning the quantities of crude and refined oil, meal and cake on hand, the quantities of oil purchased by the manufacturers, and the SlUCKS UH IltUlU Ul given uttica. For Government Ownership of Telephones.? Representative Lewis, of Maryland, author of the parcels post law has introduced a resolution to direct the house postofflce committee to report a bill for government ownership of telephone lines to be operated by the postofflce department. In a statement accompanying his resolution, Mr. Lewis contended the action of the Bell Telephone company to prevent litigation under the antitrust law did not affect the legislative situation at all. The Lewis resolution embodies a plan by which the telephone lines would be appraised by the interstate commerce commission and the companies might appeal to the United States circuit courts on the awards. Pendinu litigation, interest at the rate of four per cent a year would be paid to th owners. The government would issue three per cent bonds from time to timeas the acquisition of properties demanded. Copperheads of Today.?Leaders of a great party, like Mr. Cannon and Mr. Mann, should not talk of panic without proving what they say. A panic is a state of mind. If everybody can be made to think a panic is impending or has arrived, panic will come at once. All we have to do is to cease spending and producing for one Week and the wheels of business will stop. If these leaders have no proofs that panic prevails, they have laid themselves open to the charge that they are willing to sacrifice the welfare of the country and inflict misery on thousands to gain a party advantage. It is evident that Mr. Mann and Mr. Cannon believe that the only way for their return to power and office is over a road strewn with financial wrecks for which they will attempt to blame their political opponents. Such men are the "copperheads" of today.?New York Commercial. LOCAL AFFAIRS, e NEW ADVERTISEMENTS b Shieder Drug Store?Extends the a season's compliments to customers 8 and friends. a C. M. Inman?Has two farms for rent h and a gentle horse for sale. b York Drug Store?Returns thanks to its customers for past favors and ex- d tends the season's compliments. * W. E. Ferguson?Makes a last call on ? Xmas shoppers for fruits, nuts, etc., * and wishes you a merry Christmas. e Lyric Theatre?Presents its weekly ? programme, including dramas and k comics. Open afternoons for bene- e fit of out-of-town people. ? York Supply Co.?Returns thanks to 1 its patrons and wishes all a merry j? Xmas and prosperous New Year. Sam M. Grist?Is prepared to write insurance in a reliable company on automobiles. Remedy Sales Corporation?Asks if you would be a suffragette. ? Cloud Cash Store?Thanks its customers for patronage of the year and extends the season's compliments. ? G. W. Whitesides & Co.. Sharon?Re- h minds you of their holiday sale and invites you to visit them. s Thomson Co.?Returns thanks for fa- S vors of the past and wishes you a merry Xmas and happy New Year, c Loan and Savings Bank?Besides ex- I tending the season's good wishes, solicits your banking account. I, Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Quotes special prices on a variety of seasonable goods and extends you the season's best wishes. : A. H. Barnett and G. L. Suggs, Com.? Call meeting of Bethel citizens at the Glendale school house on Janu- ^ ary 2. I F. E. Qulnn, Sec.?Publishes notice of interest to local Masons. 1 C. M. Miller, Prop.?Wants you to re- h member him when you want any kind of pressing or cleaning. p d The Enquirer wilt not be Issued next Friday. The office, however, will fce ^ open during the holidays for the transaction of all business. The next Issue ? of the paper will appear on Tuesday, I December 30. I WITHIN THE TOWN 1 ? The Christmas trade seems to have j: been growing in volume all the wee! 1 and Is now at Its height ? All the cotton mills In Yorkville J will be closed until next Monday for the holidays. i: ? The Lyric theatre was well filled 1 yesterday afternoon and last night. Extra good pictures were on exhibi- r tion and many people from the country who were in Yorkville doing \ Christmas shopping, took advantage of J the opportunity to see the show at the Lyric. j ? The town authorities will turn the town over to small boys and Are crack- t ers tomorrow, and they will be allow- * ed to make all the noise they please ^ for a week. j, ? The bazaar held by the ladies of the Church of the Good Shepherd last Friday was a most successful undertaking. The gross receipts was close to $160. ? Mr. J. El Johnson, superintendent of the Neely. Travora and Lockmore cotton mills, gave the overseers and second-hands of the three mills an oyster supper at Roth's restaurant, on Saturday night. HISTORIC RELICS Mrs. Louise Jackson of Yorkvllle, is me owner 01 certain nistoric reucs c that have come down to her as heir- f looms, and which would not only de- c light the heart of any thorough going antiquarian of the day; but would be j of very great interest even to the na- t tional museum at Washington. These relics include ten table- ^ spoons, six teaspoons and a cut glass v paper weight, all old time patterns and designs, and of exquisite workman- t ship. The teaspons carry the initials ( "R. D." and the tablespoons carry the 8 Initials "D. E. C." t All the spoons are of pure silver, s and although but little thicker than T ordinary paper, are of old time pattern and carry artistic designs. The 1 no nor nrnitrhf tr hloVi ia fllllvr thp A 4*111Q1 ? fc,,v VM? yi of the other articles from the standpoint of workmanship, carries as its c leading feature the portrait of a gentleman wearing the costume of the 1 early part of the eighteenth century. When the reporter asked Mrs. Jack- j son more particularly about these ar- \ tides, she told him that the teaspoons belonged to Commodore 1 Richard Dale of Revolutionary naval J fame, an intimate friend and fellow sailor with John Paul Jones, and that j the larger spoons once belonged to a h family named Cleary, of Charleston. 1 Mrs. Jackson's great grandfather was Capt. John Dennis, a Revolution- ' ary soldier, who lived on the Chester ( road about six miles from Yorkville, t and who before coming to this section married Mary Dale, a daughter of 1 Commodore Dale. A Dr. Cleary of ^ Charleston, married a sister of Capt. ^ John Dennis, and in this way all the articles came flown to Mrs. Jackson's mother, the late Mrs. J. J. Evans, through Mrs. Evans's father, Reuben Dennis, who was a son of Capt. John Dennis. OLD SANTA CLAUS The following sketch of old Santa Claus, which is taken from the Greensboro News, is of considerable interest just at this time: "Santa Claus, says a writer in the Outlook, is as real a historical personage as Julius Caesar or Cicero. His real name is Saint Nicholas, which the Germans pronounce Sankt Nicolaus, and their children corrupted into Sankt Claus. Hence arose the English name of Santa Claus. "He is the patron saint of children, of sailors and travelers, and churches and cathedrals bearing his name are scattered all over the earth, from New York to Russia. He was born in 260, and as archbishop of Myra he became famous for his fiery courage and his tendern ss for children; once he was cast into prison for denying the em- 1 perors Diocletia and Maximian, by refusing to worship their statues, and ho wna nno man urhn rlnrod lirnok the Imperious will of Constantine the s Great. "But the glory of the hero is swallowed up In the grateful memory in which the world has for nearly two thousand years held the saint. One o the most beautiful stories of history tells of the way in which he won his distinctive fame?that of doing good by stealth. When the young Nicholas was merely an humble priest, under his uncle, the Bishop of Patara, his father and mother died, leaving him an immense fortune, which he immediately determined to devote to charity. Shortly thereafter the bishop went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land leaving his diocese in Nicholas* charge. While acting in this capacity he heard of one of his townsmen who had lost all his fortune, and was brought to want. He had three daughters, and so desperate was his case that he contemplated selling his children into slavery rather than see them die of starvation. Nicholas' heart was stirred with pity, but his modesty prevented him from going openly to the man and offering him assistance. So one night he took a purse of gold e and creeping up to an open window he s flung the purse within and fled. A sec- t ond and a third time he did this; but the poor man had determined to learn who his benefactor might be, so on the ? third night he was on the watch, and c when Nicholas turned away, the man a ran after him and falling on his knees thanked him with tears for saving his a daughters from slavery. Nicholas f harged him to keep his identity seret, and to aid him in discovering hough all his good works were done y stealth, it soon became noised round the town that the mysterious ifts were brought by Saint Nicholas; nd for sixteen hundred years the eautiful mystery of Christmas has orne his name. "He died on December 6, and that ay was consecrated to him; but in rotestant countries, although the estival has been kept, the return of Saint Nicholas to earth has been movd from the eve of his own day to the ve of the birth of his Master. Hence ianta Claus comes down on Christmas ve. The tradition seems to have pread first to Russia and thence to upland, where the people travel in lelghs drawn by reindeer; hence Dunler and Blitzen." ABOUT PEOPLE Dr. J. E. Thomas of Tirzah, is visitng relatives in Goderlch, Canada. Miss Annie Ashe of Yorkville, leaves his week to visit friends in Winnsioro. Mr. G. C. McCelvey of Yorkville, is pending the holidays in Mt. Carmel, >. C. Mrs. James Beckham and children if Yorkville, are visiting relatives In AA?.fillA JCCOV1UO. Miss Nora Williamson, of Yorkvllle, b spending the holidays at her home n Rock Hill. Miss Mabel Ashe of Yorkvllle, left oday to visit relatives in Brevard. 1. C. Miss C. A. Richardson of Gloucester. Ta... is visiting her sister. Miss Lillian tichardson, in Yorkvllle. Miss Maggie Smith of Linwood colege, is spending the holidays at her lome in Hickory Grove. Miss Jessie Whitesides of Due West 'emale college, is spending the hollays in Hickory Grove. Mr. William Whitesides of Hickory Irove, is visiting his daughter, Mrs. 'rank Whitesides, in Texas. Miss Eva Mitchell of Sharon, visited ifiss Kate Jackson, on Yorkvllle R. F. >. 6. this week. Miss Bessie Sanders of Chester, visted the family of Mr. J. M. Brian. In rorkvllle this week. Miss Hattle Lowry of Shelby. N. C., s the guest of Yorkvllle relatives durng the holidays. Mr. William DuPre, of WofTord Flting school, Spartanburg, is visiting elatlves in Yorkville. Miss Maud Eberhardt of Yorkville. s spendir" Christmas with friends in taleigh, N. C. Cadet T. P. Moore, Jr., of Clemson tollegre. visited Messrs. KODert ana x^anar Glenn, In Yorkville, this week. Capt. and Mrs. J. B. Allison, of Galreston, Texas, are the guests of Mrs. r. F. McEIwee, In Yorkville. Mr. W. W. Jenkins, Jr., of Spartaniurg, is visiting his parents, Mr. and drs. W. W. Jenkins, In Yorkville. Miss Annie Stevens of the Presbyerlan college, Charlotte, Is spending he holidays at her home In Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hall and chllIren of Yorkville, are snending the lolidays In Concord, N. C. Mrs. P. W. Patrick and children of rorkville, are spending the holidays vith relatives at St. George, S. C. Misses Winnie Crawford and Wilnore Logan, of Sharon, are spending he holidays with Yorkville relatives. Mr. Walter Nivens of Chester, Is 'islting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Nivens, on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 5. Miss Jennie Beard Mackoreil, of ^ander college, Greenwood, is spendng Christmas at her home in YorkIlle. Mrs. D. E. Finley and daughter, diss Frances, have returned from Vashington for the Christmas holilays. Miss Barnette Miller of Linwood college, Is spending the holidays with ler parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Miller, ? D C Tk Mo ft Miss Georgia Burke, who has had harge of the millinery department a' Grkpatrick-Belk Co's., has returned o her home in Baltimore, Md. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Hemphill of Chester, visited the family of Mr. Rol rt Witherspoon In Yorkville, this veek. Misses Nancy Witherspoon, Eliza leth Finley and Marie Inman of the College for Women, Columbia, are pending the holidays in Yorkville. Messrs. Perry and George Ashe of he Presbyterian college, Clinton, are pending Christmas at their home In forkville. Miss Mary Harshaw who Is teachng school in Lane, S. C., is spending he holidays at her home in McConlellsville. Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Gillespie an hlldren of Yorkville, are spending th< w^loHvaa (r* Knrth Pflrn HJUUilj n ? i in i^iaiifvo in i w. ... ?- ina. Miss Bessie Pegram, who Is teaching school in Gastonla, N. C., Is spending Christmas at her home In Yorkllle. Mr. and Mrs. R. L Devinney of forkvllle R. F. D. 4, are visiting Mr. )evinney's brother, Mr. B. J. Devinley in Lamar county, Texas. Miss Sue McFarland who Is teachner in Gaston county Is spending the lolidays at her home on Yorkvllle R i\ D. 3. Cadets Walter Barron, Wallace Marshall, Gist Finley, Springs Moore, ind Joseph and McCain Nichols, of the Titadel, Charleston, are home for the lolidays. Rock Hill Herald. Saturday: Mrs. t. L. Pursley and Miss Ethel Pursley vlll leave tomorrow for Clover to atend the Beamguard-McCarter wedllng. Mr. C. H. Crook of Amerlcus. Ga., s visiting relatives and friends in i'ort Mill township. Mr. Crook Is wel* mown in this county, where he lived intil a few years ago when he moved o Amerlcus. Invitations have been sent out to he marriage of Miss Inez Smith and dr. Lawton F. Waldrop, the ceremony o take place at the home of the bride's ather, Mr. J. G. Smith, in the Gold lill section, on Wednesday evening December 24. at three o'clock. Cadets Carl Gaulden, John R. Loran. B. P. Barron, Archie Barron. Robrt Glenn, Lamar Glenn, Ganson Wl'lams and Karl Williams of Clemson * ?- On4.tr/1ov ollege, arnvea in iuikviuc, oaiumuj light for the holidays. Misses Lula Moore Logan. Nellie iart, Martha Marshall, Mabel Ashe, tgnes Hunter, Marie Pegram. Frances tdickes, Loula Allein, Mary Jo Drakeord, Mary Henley Willis. Iola Garrion, Evelyn Gettys and Lucy Burns of Vlnthrop college, are spending the lolidays at their homes in Yqrkville. LOCAL LACONICS. Two Mill Levy Carried. The patrons of Olive school in disrict No. 16, on last Thursday voted i' pedal levy of two mills for schoo' lurnoses. lethel and the Chaingana. Petitions are in circulation in Beth1 township asking the York delegaion in the general assembly to amend he road law so as to exempt the ownship from such taxes as go to the upport of the chaingang with the unlerstanding that hereafter Bethel is to lave no further part in that institulon. The promoters of the movement .rgue that If Bethel can secure exemplon from the support of the chainrang It will next be advisable to voti , bond issue and put all the roads in irst class condition, fork Wins One First Prize. The Alt. Holly school in school disrict No. 50, wins one of the ten first irizes given by the state School Imirovement association for the greatst improvement in school work. The tate improvement association gives hlrty prizes?ten first prizes of $50 ach and twenty second prizes of $25 ach. The Mount Holly school In this ounty ranks among the beat rural chools In the state. It is situated bout five miles east of Rock Hill. A Ine building, good teachers and pu plls who are interested in the welfare of the school and community are responsible for the winning of one of the $50 prizes. Death of Mrs. Faris. Mrs. W. J. Faris of the India Hook section of York county, died in King's Mountain, N. C., last Sunday while on a visit to relatives at that place. Mrs. Faris had been in King's Mountain only about two weeks and while there was attacked by pneumonia which caused her death. She was the 11am B. Allison, and was in the 66th eldest daughter of the late Col. Wllyear of her age, having been born in 1847. The deceased had been a life long mmber of the Allison Creek Presbyterian church and was held in high esteem because of her sweet disposition and noble character. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Faris is survived by one sister and three brothers: irs. J. B. Barron, of Tirzah; R. R. Allison, of Tirzah; Jas. F. Allison of King's Mountain and J. O. Allison, of Yorkville. Also there are the following grandchildren: John M. Carothers. Mrs. Tom Morris and Miss May Carothers. The Interment took place at Allison Creek church yesterday morning at 11 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. F. Ray Riddle. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Assistant Attorney General Dominlck and Sheriff Cannon G. Blease of Newberry, went to Washington last week in the interest of a pardon for M. A. Carlisle, who is serving a sentence of one year in the Newberry jail. Mr. Carlisle's original sentence was five years In the penitentiary. ? Dillon, December 21: W. Aaron Fass was instantly killed and Miss Mary Moore was seriously injured this afternoon at 6 o'clock when an automobile in which they were riding, ran into a deep ditch one-half mile from Dillon. Miss Moore, daughter of John B. Moore of Latta, was rushed to Dillon in an automobile, where she was given medical attention. Mr. Fass is a well known merchant of Dillon and is a native of New York. A spoke on the steering wheel severed the jugular vein of Mr. Fass. ? Spartanburg special of December 19. to News and Courier: Magistrates of the 7th judicial circuit, comprising Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee counties, meeting today with Solicitor Albert E. Hill, adopted a resolution recommending that the legislature pass more rigid laws against carrying concealed weapons and selling cocaine. Solicitor Hill has prepared a bill which provides that the carrying of concealed weapons shall be punished with from one to five years imprisonment without the alternative of a fine. The magistrates prepared a petition to the legislature asking that a commission be organized to study and reform the laws governing youthful offenders. The magistrates also adopted a resolution endorsing the reform and industrial school for delinquent girls, as proposed by the state federation of women's clubs. The legislature is urged to establish such a school. ? Gaffney special of December 19, to the Columbia State: While returning to Gaffney from Washington yesday morning, Capt J. B. Bell, a member of the local bar, met with a serious accident while on board a southbound train of the Southern railway. The train was standing in the yards at Danville, Va., at an early hour, when Capt. Bell Btarted to cross from the sleeping car to get breakfast. He turned to say 9. word to a friend who was behind him and the cars having been cut apart, Capt Bell fell between. He sustained very painful lacerations of his legs and body, two deep cuts being made on his left leg. He succeeded in drawing himself up into the sleeping car just before the cars were recoupled, else he would have met a horrible death. Upon arrival at Gaffney he was given medical attention by Dr. J. G. Plttman and last night was said to be improving, although still confined to his home. ? Columbia special to the News and Courier: In view of the agitation now going on to build up In South Carolina a live stock Industry, the suggestion made by Asher Brown of Columbia, that a bill be passed by the general assembly providing an age limit for the slaughtering of young cnlven will he received with much in terest. Mr. Brown will very probably have such a bill introduced at the approaching: session of the legislature. It is proposed by him that the bill forbid the slaughtering of calves under a given age?say two years?and that the act provide penalty for violation that will make its enforcement practicable. It is pointed out that the passage of such an act would make for a live stock industry and relieve the scarcity of beef, and incidentally help to reduce the cost of living. The killing of very young calves causes fewer animals to be raised for beef and reduces the possible birth rate of cattle. In this locality and in other parts of the state it is said that many farmers sell their calves at the earliest moment they can dispose of them and the butchers slaughter them for veal immediately. If these calves were raised and bred by other stock later on the live stock industry would grow in South Carolina. It is very probable some legislation affecting this situation will come up at the next session of the general assembly. ? Assistant Attorney General Fred H. Dominick, for Attorney General Peeples, says a Columbia dispatch, has declined to allow the use of the name of the state in a proceeding against H. E. Fitfleld, of Cherokee, whom the state medical association wisnes to prevent from further practicing medicine. The main reason assigned in the refusal to permit the use of the state's name in an injunction proceeding was that the act charged against Fitfleld is an Indictable offence. The attorney general's office, also in passing. set its foot down on the injunction process. H. E. Fltfleld. according to a letter from W. W. Lewis, an attorney at Yorkville, came to Cherokee county from Maine about three years ago and has been practicing medicine without license. Mr. Lewis states in his letter that he is employed by the state medical association to bring proceedings against Fltfleld, who has never taken medical examination, although he has promised to do so. Col. Lewis points out that Fitfleld does not possess the literary qualifications necessary to take the medical examination and that Fltfleld is not a graduate of any accredited medical school. Col. Lewis states in his letter that the association would rather proceed against Fitfleld by injunction, the plea being that his practicing of medicine is a nuisance and detrimental to the health of the people in his community. The letter concludes by asking for the use of the name of the state in proceeding against Fitfleld, this being necessary before an injunction could be brought. Currency Bill a Miracle.?The currency bill is the political miracle of the age, because not ten of the men in congress who voted for the bill understood its fundamental principles." This is the opinion of J. Lawrence Laughlin, professor of political economy at the University of Chicago, expressed last Saturday in an address to members of the City club. The wonder of It, the professor said, is that they incorporated the correct economic principal without realizing it. "I am willing to stake my reputation," he said, "that the bill will be for good, or good for nothing, not because of the regulation or note issues and the quantity of money in circulation, but because of the organization of credit provided for. It seems to me a miracle that this thing should have been Incorporated in this bill. "No one has talked about this feature and yet It is ten times as important as the regulation of note Issues and the amount of money in circulation. It is a source of marvel to me that 286 men in the house voted for this bill when there were not ten men in the house who understood Its fundamental principles. I MERE MENTION The Federal circuit court of New York, hag declined to issue an order ||| restraining a Jeweler of that city from selling Waltham watches at less than the manufacturer's scale of prices. The dealer buys hia watches in Europe and ships them to the United States, underselling regular dealers. New York city has 166 different kinds of manufacturing industries, clothing and millinery standing first in volume and employing a quarter of a million people A plot of ground, 734x100, located at Fifth avenue and 42d street, New York, changed hands last week at $307 a square foot, a total of $2,250,000 The mother of Chas. Becker, the condemned New York police lieutenant, died Friday. W She never knew of the desperate plight of her son.... Postmaster General Burleson is asking congress for an emergency appropriation of $1,000, uuu iu me pttiuei pu..i uepuriment to June 30 J. A. Alford was found not guilty of the murder of W. S. Coulter, at Trenton, Tenn., Friday.^e?-? . In August last Alford shot W. 8. Coul-* ? ter and his son, Hardy Coulter, lavkr yers to death. The unwritten law wa\ the defense Secret service officers"J arrested a gang of Ave counUalatters In a cabin In the woods near Jollet. Quebec, Friday Two hundred wo- f men members of a Pittsburg, Pa., civic society are aiding the police in enforcing the anti-splttlng ordinance of that city H. I. Nowlan, a lawyer of Peoria, 111., committed suicide at Oalva, 111., Thursday night b" throwing himself In front of a passenger train. He had forged names on a note for $3,000 and a warrant had been Issued for his arrest... .Within four days after a new chief of police took charge In Macon, 6a., last week he has confiscated two carloads of illicit liquors... .Dr. B. C. Clarke Hyde is soon to face his fourth trial at Kan- r sas City, Mo., for the murder of Ool. Thos. H. Swope Yeg.tmen blew open a safe at Terrel, N. C., Friday morning and got away with about Q $500, part of it belonging to the Terrel ^ postofflce... .Alabama women will petition the next meeting of the legislature of that state for a law enfranchising women... .Troutdale, Ore., on Saturday, elected a woman mayor, the second woman to be elected to that office In the stae Eight thousand extra postal clerks have been put In the railway mail service during the past few days to help handle the Christmas business.. .John Alexander Gladstone Dowie, son of the founder of Zion City, has been ordained as an Episcopal minister In Chicago. ? Washlngon, December 21: Presldent Wilson intends that his vacation % at Pass Christian, Miss., shall be a m complete rest from official activity, "51 but in leisure moments he will apply himself to the task of choosing tentatively members of the Federal reserve board to be created by the new ciirTencv Inw The nresldent will see no visitors, will engage in no voluminous correspondence and will Isolate himself for three weeks of recreation and quiet thinking. He realizes that t in the selection of the Federal reserve board he will be confronted with one of the most important problems of nn administration, and that the success or failure of the new currency law will depend to some extent on the quality m of the officials of the board who will * administer It. Mr. Wilson thus far has fixed on no Individuals. He has a tentative list under consideration and is adding to it daily. Members of congress, especially Democratic senators, are not recommending anyone, as they have announced they wish to leave the president free from political pressure. The president is desirous of getting the biggest men possible, versed alike in the details of business and finance. James J. Hill, formerly head of the Great Northern railroad, is said A to be one of the most prominent in the a?a.- 1-4 fTKa la president's minu. mc picoiuckv ? hoping to leave here Tuesday. He wilt not be accompanied by Secretary Tu- ^ multy, who really will be the acting president at the White House, Inasmuch as Secretaries Bryan and Oarrlson and other cabinet officers will be away for the holiday recess. Mr. Tu multy will keep both Secretary Bryan and the president informed on de- jafSHBI velopments in Mexico and elsewhere. ? Blairsvllle, Pa., December 21: What is believed to have been a de- JhSKR liberate attempt to assaslnate Rev. R. Ah E. McClure, pastor of the Blairsvllle United Presbyterian church and president of the Indiana county antl-sa- HftBEj loon league, late last night, failed, when a bullet fired at the minister HH penetrated a Bible which he carried under his arm and made a slight abra- fin sion upon his left side. The officers flBn ' fnr turn mAn one of iBSmM whom fired two shots at the clergyman. and who dropped his hat in es- Hi caping. Dr. McClure bad made a call KjH on a sick member of his church and H||H was returning to his home. As the minister reached the street, leading to his home, he saw two men some dlsance away standing at a telephone pole. As Dr. McCiure approached them a whistle sounded and one of the men fired a revolver at him. The bullet went wild. The minister picked up a stone and hurled it at the men running toward them. As the assailants retreated, the man with the revolver fell. Before Dr. McClure could reach him the man had regained his feet and fired a second time, the bullet tearing through the minister's Bible and clothing. Both men then tied and Dr. McClure continued to his home, from where he notified the police. Dr. Mc- 7^ Clure has been pastor of the United Presbyterian church here for twenty- \ , two years. t ? Washington, December 22: The visit to Washington of a small army of boy and girl agricultural club winners has opened the eyes of experts of the department of agriculture to what can be done in the way of increasing the yield of corn per acre. The four prize winners and other records are Walker Lee Dunson, of Alabama, 232.7 bushels on an acre, ??. a cost of 19.9 cents per bushel. J. Ray Cameron, of North Carolina, i 190.4 bushels at 33.29 cents per bushel. Edward J. Wellborn of Georgia, 181.72 bushels at 30 cents. J. J. Jones Folk of Mississippi, 214.9 bushels at 21.4 cents. "Think what # it would mean if every farmer could approximate the maximum yield of corn which your boy champion, Mr. Dunson, has secured," said Secretary Houston to the corn growers. "When you consider that to the experts only about 12 per cent of the land is giving reasonably full returns, you can understand the value of the demonstrations you have made." ? Washington, December 20: The ^ seventh cotton ginning report of the census bureau for the season issued at 10 o'clock this morning, announced that 12,923,606 bales of cotton, count ing round as half bales, of the growth J of 1913, has been ginned prior to De- . m cember 13, to which date daring the past seven years the ginning averaged 89.5 per cent of the entire crop. Last year to December 13, there had been ginned 12,439,036 bales, or 92.2 per cent of the entire crop; in 1911 to that date 13,770,727 bales, or 88.5 per cent; in 1908 to that date 11,904,269 bales, or 91 per cent, and in 1906 to that date 11,112,789 bales, or 85.6 per cent. In- C eluded In the glnnings were 91,683 round bales, compared with 75,772 round bales last year, 92,790 in 1911, 106,486 In 1910, and 140,024 In 1909. The number of sea island cotton bales Included were 69,312, compared wlthMgK^Kts 60,445 bales last year, 98,035 bales 1911, 85,177 bales In 1909, and bales 1908. ^