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Straps and |acts. ? J. K. McPhearson, a well known Laurens county farmer, is in a critical condition as the result of a gunshot wound administered by W. G. Martin, a neighbor, following a quarrel, a few days ago. Martin has been arrested and placed under bond. ? Harry Kendall Thaw, who killed Stanford White nine years ago, and who has been fighting for his liberty ever since, is free again. For nearly three weeks his case had been under consideration before a jury which was being asked to say whether or not he is now sane. The jury on last Wednesday answered the question in the affirmative and Justice Peter Hendrick, after further consideration, adopted the conclusion of the jury and gave Thaw his liberty on a bond of $35,000. ? An Associated Press dispatch f iroann ofl VB that HOil. B. R. Tillman of South Carolina, reached there last Saturday on a visit of a few days to his daughter, Mrs. Henry W. Hughes. Talking with the correspondent, Senator Tillman said that during his recent trip through the Panama canal, he studied its defences carefully and found that the principal concern of those in charge was to guard against observation ships. He said that information is being guarded carefully; but at the same time, he says, there is no doubt that the British and Japanese have full information abou the defenses of the canal. ? Importation of a corps of Swiss dystuff chemists to aid in the development of the new American coal tar industry is the latest project of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce in its effort to meet the American dyestuflf famine. Dr. T. H. Norton of the bureau, made public Saturday, a statement saying that the plan, which already has been successfully tried in Russia, would be the logical development of the present scheme, under which the United States coal tar crudes are to be exported to Switzerland, manufactured into dyes and returned to this country. Two Swiss dye chemists, through the bureau, already have begun negotiations with American firms to undertake the establishment of plants in this country. ? "The Prussian system of autocracy is not confined to Europe, but is found in a splendid state of preservation in the American public school system and in the American industrial corporation," said Prof. Scott Nearing in an address at Chautauqua, N. Y., Friday. "Our modern public schools are drilling pupils into servants instead of into the competent leaders which we need to solve our social and political problems," he continued. "The rigid discipline crushes out personality. The many-sided curriculum leaves the average youth no chance to develop initiative or personal interests. Our history and civics teach the principles of freedom and personal independence and the need for thinking and action. The average public school child, however. is chucked into an industrial world which demands absolute and unquestioning obedience. This crushes out personality by its mechanical routine. That is why we lack leaders." Prof. Nearing said that the American motto, "There is plenty of room at the top," is no longer true on account of the fact that in every great industry only three out of every 1,000 employes have a chance to rise to the top. ? Simon Lake of Bridgeport, Conn., inventor and builder of submarines for the United States government, says that experiments with the new submarine G-3, had demonstrated that she could cross the Atlantic ocean and return without stopping. She has a cruising radius of 6,000 miles. The G-3 was built by the Lake Torpedo Boat company of Bridgeport. Her extensive cruising radius is due to the efficiency of a new Swiss engine, which drives the boat both on the surface and under water, replacing both the gasolene engines heretofore used to drive submarine craft on the surface and the electric motor used for undersea travel. In tests the new boat showed a speed of 14.7 knots on the surface and 10.7 knots submerged. She cost 3450,000. The G-3 is only 160 feet long, while seven new Lake submarines now being constructed for the United States navy will be 350 feet long and possess a much greater radius of activity than the G-3. They will use the new engine. "The new boats will cost $535,000 each and will be equipped with six torpedo tubes each." Mr. Lake said. The United States government holds the specifications for the new engine, which burns heavv oil. and American firms will be able to manufacture them. ? Regulations issued last Friday by the Federal reserve board prescribe conditions under which "trade acceptances" may be rediscounted ai regional banks. Rules already have been made for "bankers acceptances." In promulgating the order the board expressed the belief that it will considerably enlarge the scope of service of Federal reserve banks, and assist also in developing a class of "doublename" paper which, it says, in many countries, is a desirable form of investment and an important factor in modern commercial banking systems. The regulation defines a trade acceptance as a bill of exchange having a definite maturity and payable in dollars in the United States having the obligation to pay accepted by an acknowledgment across its face by the person or corporation on whom it is drawn. To be eligible for re-discount at a reserve bank, such trade acceptances must be endorsed by a member bank, must have a maturity at the time of discount of not more than 90 days, and must be accepted by the purchaser of goods, sold by the drawer of the bill. The bill must be drawn against indebtedness expressly incurred by the acceptor in the purchase of such goods. Evidence must be presented with the acceptance that it arises out of such a transaction. ? Leo M. Frank was the victim of a murderous attack at the hands of a fellow convict in the Georgia state prison at Milledgeville, last Saturday night. It was shortly after the convicts had gone to bed. Frank was heard to yell out with pain. The lights were immediately switched on, and it was found that the poor fellow had been attacked from behind ano his head had been severed nearly from his body. The left juguler vein had been severed; but the spinal cord and windpipe remained uninjured. Two surgeons who were doing time, one in for life for murder and another in for a shorter term for another offense, took charge of the case and helped until the prison surgeon could be sent for. After several hours the flow of blood was checked and the wound was sewed up. Frank did not lose consciousness. He is said to have asked that the fellow whc attacked him be forgiven. The attack, it appears, was made by William Creech, a white man serving a life term for murder. The deed was committed with a knife made of a file, with the convicts had used during the day in slaughtering hogs, i and which had been slipped into the prison in some unknown way. Creech confessed, saying that he had committed the crime on a sudden impulse, and said that he was dreadfully sorry. He was promptly placed in one of the dungeons of the prison. ? Apparently war has not ravaged the European wheat fields as extensively as generally was supposed, according to figures announced last Saturday by the department of agriculture. No figures are available from Germany or Russia, but in Germany the acreage probably has been increased and Russia's acreage probably still is the world's largest. In the countries of the northern hemisphere, where wheat ordinarily approximates 240,000,000 acres, eight show estimated plantings of 153,825,000 acres against 143,652,000 acres last year. The conclusion is that despite the apparent billion bushel crop in the United States, the farmers of other countries have been spurred into efforts to increase the;r own production. Russia's acreage during the last few years luis averaged 80,000,000. The United States now comes second with 54,417,000 acres, an increase of 11 per cent over last year. British India has 32,148,000 acres, against 28,464,000 last year: France, 14,142.000 acres, not including i wheat area in the region occupied by Germany, which in 1914 amounted to 860,170 acres, against 16,049,000 last ; year; Canada's acreage increased from often the case that such business i: neglected by reason of the time ant expense involved in reaching a Feder al judge. For instance, it would tak< a case of some little importance t( warrant a Greenville lawyer makinj 10,293.000 acres to 12,896,000; Italy ha 12.528,000, an increase of 6.3 per cent Spain 9,784,000, an increase of 1.1 pe cent; Hungary has 8,105,00 againt 8.623,000 last year; Roumania 4.809,00 against 5,218,000 last year; Denmar shows a slight decrease. Great Britai 10 per cent increase; Luxemburg per cent increase; Switzerland 10. per cent increase; Japan 1 per cer decrease. She ^Jorkrille (fnquitet Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvlll as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1915 A wonderful change for the bette has come over the editorial conduc of the Columbia Record in that Edl tor Banks has substituted a policy o helpful kindness for the former polic; of unbridled bitterness. It is a pleas ure to read the Kecora nowaauys. The practice of England In takini American cotton consigned to othe countries and paying for it is not dif ferent in principle from the well known expedient of the detected em bezzler in offering to make good hi stealing on condition of calling th transaction square. The Lancaster News suggests tha the proposed Sims monument shoul< take the form of a hospital to be lo cated at Lancaster. That is just an< proper and appropriate. And th people of the state could well affori to help build -that hospital. A New York dispatch says that sev eral of the Federal reserve banks am leading state banks of New York have taken up the matter of stand ardizing cotton warehouse receipts where the same have been issued un der state supervision as is the case ii South Carolina, Louisiana and Texas The effect of this movement, if canriei to its logical conclusion, will give lm mediate recognition to state wire house receipts throughout the work as the most acceptable form of liqub security into which cotton can be con verted. Various kinds of war stocks, mean *- 1? fh ing snares in uuul-chib cueugcu v.. manufacture of munitions and th like, have become the basis of specu latlve frenzy on the New York ex change. Some of these stocks hav advanced several hundred per cen within the past few weeks. The mor conservative concerns connected wit the stock exchange are advising cau tion in dealing with stocks of thi kind, and several of them have re fused to accept commitments on mar gin. Shares of the DuPont Powde company are worth five or six time as much as they were a few month ago. If the United States goveritipen would guard against possible bad feel ing in the south on account of Eng land's treatment of cotton, it woul do well to put through some*such leg islation as was proposed last wintei The thing that concerns the people o the south most in this mat'eP, is fair price for their cotton. They kno\ that cotton ought to be worth flfteei cents a pound and they know also tha the staple would bring that price I it could not be had for less. The gov ernment can easily valorize cotton a 15 cents if it will, and in our opinioi that would be much cheaper am wiser than to leave the matter opei against such complications as ar likely to arise. We are inclined to think that th principal purpose of the grand jury i trying to secure the enforcement c the law that requires county officer to file information as to their receipt by way of fees and salary, is intende to develop information as to the re ceipts of the clerk of the court. Mos of the other county officials are paii mainly by salaries, and some of then receive fees and commissions in addi tion; but it is generally understood that the aggregate amounts of thei respective receipts are smaller tha those of the clerk of the court. The act ual amount of the clerk's compensatio has never been made public, notwith V* n f Korn (u muni MtlllUlIIg IIIC lavi iiuii v <0 immvi public interest in the matter, as i natural and proper. If the law hai been observed heretofore, of cours there would not now be any reasoi for curiosity on the subject. The pub lie. of course, has a right to know ho\ much it is paying to its public serv ants. Evangelist John W. Ham, who i well known in Yorkville, is stirrinj things in Newbern, N. C. Some day ago he jumped on the local merchant for selling a kind of dope drink tha is used up that way as a substitute for liquor, and indulged in a very de cided characterization of people whi were low enough down to dispensi such stuff. One of the local mer chants replied In an article in the Newbern Journal, and stated that if th members of the church at which Mr Ham was preaching, one of whon owed him forty dollars, would pa; their debts, he could probably ge along without selling dope. Mr. Han came back with the declaration tha if the merchant would give the man' name he, the evangelist, would sei that the debtor was turned out of thi church unless he squared the account Somehow, we think that Mr. Ham i about right in his position; but tha the incident involves "strange doc trine" is evidenced by the fact tha the story is going the rounds of tlv papers. Speaking last week of the practica necessity for the new Federal westen district court of South Carolina. Judgi Johnson said that the commonly ex pressed opinion that the district is no necessary Is very much in error. Thi value of a Federal district court, hi explained, depends very much on it accessibility. There is much lltiga tion that can be disposed of in thi Federal court to better advantagi than in the state court; but it is verj ? two or three trips to Charleston; and where frequently such cases are not ,t taken up on this account, if they could 0 be dispos'ed of in Greenville they k would be quite readily undertaken. " Under circumstances where the dis1 trict judge can make the round of it Greenville, Spartanburg, Greenwood and Rock Hill, the advantages of a " district court will now be brought to ? a large number of people who have * heretofore been practically debarred e from the same. - The intricacies of this contraband proposition are indeed puzzling. For instance, arms and ammunition are contraband. We have a right to sell to any of the belligerents all the arms t and ammunition we want to sell them, """Mo wa arp able to } p.UV,u - deliver the goods. If England can overhaul such material when the same is consigned to Germany, she has an - undisputed right to take it if she can. Vice versa, as to Germany. Holland is neutral and has a right to sell to " Germany whatever she wants to sell. Likewise she has a right to buy of 2 the United States whatever she wants r to buy. There is no provision of int ternatlonal law that forbids such . trade. England, however, assumes to f hold up shipments from this neutral y country to neutral Holland, on the . ground that Germany is the ultimate destination of such shipments. Of course, it is not difficult to Understand g why England should do this; but at r the same time it will have to be ad. mltted that there is no recognized . provision of international law that . justifies such proceedings. People s who respect the law generally hold e that if the law is to apply in one particular it must apply in every particular. We are not supposed to obey t those provisions which suit our interj est and Ignore those provisions which . are not so suitable. a ? e Buy a Farm, a About the best advice we have to offer to the ambitious young man of today who is looking forward to the time when, comfortable and prosper^ ous, he will begin to cut some figure in the affairs of the world, is to buy a farm. Of course there are those who will I smile skeptically at this suggestion, and in view of the history of the re( cent past, we do not blame them; but j at the same time we beg even the most skeptical to take another look over the situation and study it with A care, for we think we know what we . are talking about, and we are not joking. The older men and women of this country who began the battle of life about forty or fifty year? ago, are better qualified by actual experience to understand what we hava In mind e than are the younger people who have been the beneficiaries of the faithful self-denying toil and frugality of the t older men and women referred to. ' Fifty years ago this county was lit^ erally poverty-stricken, and it was all it could do to produce enough pro' visions and clothing in one year to last to the beginning of the next year. Indeed, we venture that accurate flgpres. could they be obtained, would show, instances where it took two 8 years' work to make a living for a 'single year, and this state of affairs continued for a long period. But as the county began to graduallJL'Rfl H#:4i0a4-above water, conditions grew steadily better and wealth began to accumulate steadily. Now, d as everybody knows, the county is actually growing rich, and although we r* still have the poor among us, as we f always will have, there are few adults a of such small Intelligence as to be unv able to realize the remarkable inn crease that is taking place in the 1 commonwealth. f And here is the point. Only twenty years ago the average price of farm 1 land?the actual average purchasing n price, was only $7 or $8 an acre, and 3 J25 an acre for farm land anywhere n was considered a fancy figure. Withe out going into details, it is sufficient to explain that the tremendous advance in land prices since that time has been because of the tremendous increase in wealth. The wildest dreams of the most n hopeful of our farm owners forty if years ago, could not have foreseen s telephone connection with the towns, rural free delivery, improved agricul8 tural machinery and quick automobile d transit, things that have placed the country on an equality with the towns, it etc' In view of all these things anyone A ought to be able to realize now that n progress of every kind along every . line will be greater during the next ten years than it has been during the 3 past forty years, and the significance r of all this ought not to be difficult of n interpretation. It means, if it means . anything, that agriculture is going to be a greater and easier source of n wealth than it has ever been, and - that farm lands of all kinds are going to continue to increase in value at a greater rate than heretofore. s The lesson of It all Is for the young 3 man of today to study farming as e hard and as intelligently as he can, n to buy land, improve it and stay on it. He should be able to realize that * this is the best means to get the ads' vantage of not only his own labor; . but of the labor of others around him and to eventually come into wealth and comfort, and reasonable independence. s ? ? $ Church and the Liquor Traffic, s In the issue of The Enquirer for s June 25, we commented on the failt ure of Lloyd George's efforts to cone trol the liquor traffic in England, and - charged responsibility therefor to the ? nobility of England and to the Church 8 of England. Our statement was made on the e strength of newspaper dispatches: but e we did not see proper to cite such dis'. patches as authority, or any other au"> thority, for the reason that the stateV ments were so completely in line with t information that we had been gatheri ing front various sources throughout t a lifetime, and in the truth of which s we so sincerely believe, that it never e occurred to us that anybody would try e to raise a question as to the correct:. ness of what we had to say. s Among other things we said that t the "Established Church of England - has revenues amounting to millions t from various liquor sources." "That e the Church exerted its powerful influence secretly and openly to hold things as they are," and "That it is 1 very probable that if England fails it i will be on account of liquor and bee cause the Established Church holds its - revenues from the liquor business t above the continuance of the empire." e Later there came a communication, e which though not disputing any of s the statements we made; but rather . virtually admitting a foundation for g such statements, called upon us for ? proof?other-than was secured from f newspaper gossip and magazine artis cles. 1 We had no proof at hand at the - time other than the kind that had e been tabooed, and said so; but since j then we have been furnished with 5 some data that ought to prove rea I Li.. TV U sonauiy Bausiaoiory. i ma uom is contained in a book entitled. "The Anti-Alcohol Movement In Europe." written by Ernest Gordon, and published by Fleming H. Revell company, 158 Fifth avenue, New York, and il Paternoster Square, Ixjndon. We are quoting from Chapter V, page 159, after the author had reviewed the defeat of the English licensing bill of 1908, which bill would have closed thirty thousand drinking places in fourteen years: "Lord Roseberry remarked, many years ago, that 'Unless the nation masters the drink interest, the drink interest would master the nation.' He did not explain as he could easily have done, that the great difficulty in bringing the drink interest to its knees in England as elsewhere in Europe, lies in the fact of its covert alliance with other great powers of social order?the feudal aristocracy and modern capitalism. And to this triple alliance a fourth element is attached in more or less sympathetic correlation?the clericals of the state churches. Twelve hundred and fifty Anglican clergymen, for example, are themselves holders of brewery stock; and four hundred and seventy-two women in English rectories?\yives and sisters of the clergy?possess similar properties. These holdings are ot a value of eight million dollars. Of the Anglican clergy in London every tenth is a shareholder in breweries. 'Prohibition has no right to prohibit,' insists the Bishop of Chester.." In notes on chapter V, on page 195 of the same authority, we find the following: "When the Scotch Local Option bill was wrecked In the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury lined up with the brewers and distillers to extend the term before which the bill should go into operation from five to fourteen years. Of the two Archbishops and twenty-four Bishops in the House of Lords, not one either spoke or voted for this modest temperance measure. When, however, on the other hand, the Balfour Licensing bill of 1904 was before parliament? a bill designed to rivet the drink interest to the Conservative party for good and all time, a representative council of the English Church (members of the Convocations of both York and Canterbury and of both houses of Laymen) met in the Church House, Westminster, and voted to support the bill by 157 to 64. The. Bishop of Rochester, speaking in its favor, said that 'What they wanted was a system which did not put pressure on the sale of drink.' The Daily News (July 8, 1914) remarked of this meeting, 'The Conference by a majority of three to one, ratified the compact between the Church and the Brewers which, always obvious, has never before been so frankly, and we will say. so shamefully stated. It is a fatal blow at the moral status of a Church which ought to be the repository of the national conscience. The Church has sold itself to the liquor trade. It has openly declared that it is corrupt, and that it prefers the favors of a vicious industry rather tnan national righteousness.' " MERE-MENTION President Wilson has returned to Washington after a vacation of several weeks at Cornish, N. H With one exception, all sovereign officers of the Woodmen of the World, in convention in St. Louis, last week, were re-elected for a term of four years. A. S. Ferrell of Pennsylvania, was elected sovereign escort, succeeding H. F. Slmril ui I>1 ia?ia?ippi. ouvcrciKii V/Uiiiiiuuiuci W. A. Fraser of Omaha, was re-elected by acclamation. New Tork and Atlanta bid for the next biennial convention According to the manir fest of the steamship Baltic, which sailed last week for Liverpool, there were on board 197 cases containing aeroplanes and hundreds of other cases containing automobiles, ammunition and other munitions of war Several aTeg d German spies have been arrested . iVsw Britain, Conn Gen. Gal ieni, the military governor of Paris, has forbidden the sale of alcoholic liquors of any kind to soldiers in Paris. It is understood that the decree is a result of a too liberal treatment of soldiers by civilians. The Germans claim to have information that the French lost 74,800 men in killed, wounded and captured in the recent great battle of Arras..v... Dr. St. Clair McKelway, for many years editor of the Brooklyn Eagle, died Friday after a lo.ig illness The flooded Ohio river destroyed millions of dollars worth of property durin the past ten days The British court of inquiry that has been investigating the Lusitania disaster, has put the whole blame on a German submarine. Surviving Americans who think the captain of the ship was somewhat to blame, and who would had claims if such were the case, are disappointed at the verdict The Cunard liner Orduna arrived at New York Saturday, nine days out from Liverpool with 227 passengers, including 22 Americans on board, and reported shortly after leaving Liverpool, she was attacked by a German submarine which followed her for an hour until left behind by the superior speed of the larger vessel Frank Randolph, one of the organizers of the Southern Rice Growers' association, died in Beaumont, Texas, Sunday Five people died of excessive heat in Philadelphia, on Saturday Casimir Areiszewiski, who is being held in Buffalo, N. Y., has confessed to the murder of five persons at Blue Island, 111., last July, for the purpose of getting money Carl Shuford, aged 5 and Ruth Shuford, aged 3, were killed near Hickory, N. C., Sunday night, v/hen an automobile in which they were riding with their father and mother was struck by a train Three persons were killed in St. Louis, Mo., Sunday, by being struck by lightning Dr. C. A. Harper, state health officer, has caused the whole Wisconsin legislature to be quarantln ea ana vaccinaiea luuuwuig me uiacovery that Representative C. E. Ploeger of Seymour, Wis., was sick with a slight attack of smallpox A revolution is soon expected in Venezula, Cipriaho Castro, former president of that republic, who has been in exile at Trendod for some time, having left there with a view to returning to Venezula Don Herbert, 23-year old son of State Senator J. C. Herbert of Clay county, N. C., committed suicide in Asheville, N. C., early Saturday morning. No reason is given for the deed. All Pulling Together.?The Yorkville Enquirer, in its issue of Friday, says that "under the lead of Hoke Smith, Congressman Webb and other strong southern statesmen, there is to be a convention of cotton growers and shippers in Washington soon, to see whether or not there is some means of compelling Great Br'tain to agree to some means whereby American cotton can be sent to neutral countries." For the information of The Enquirer and other papers in the state that may wish at the proper time to aid this great movement in the course that it shall take, we wish to say that this movement originated in South Carolina, that Congressman Lever, Wade Stackhouse, Commissioner Watson, Governor Manning, ex-Senator McLaurin and others are working quietly upon it, and that Mr. Lever, who has accepted the onerous responsibility of enlisting the co-operation of other states, has the heartiest endorsement of Hoke Smith, Mr. Underwood and other southern leaders. If anything comes of this quiet move, the results accruing will be such that all may be happy, but the credit should none the less be given where due.? Columbia Record. ? The first regiment of South Carolina militia is now in annual encampment at the Isle of Palms, Charleston. ? R. F. Spencer, coroner of Cherokee county, died in a hospital in Gaffney Sunday, following an illness of several days, aged 68 years. There are about twelve applicants for the position made vacant by his death. ? Samuel Kemerlin, a member of the Edisto Rifle company of Eloree, was killed by being run over by a train near Cameron, Saturday night. He was returning from the encampment ' of the second regiment in Greenville. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Thomson Co.?Offers a variety of special values for this week, including dress goods, millinery, hosiery, etc. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Has closed its clearance sale, but offers a special in ladies' dresses for tomorrow. Wofford College, Spartanburg?Gives information about the next session of the college and the Fitting school, both opening September 15. First National Bank of Yorkville? Says that the progressive man deposits his money and pays by check. Standard Oil Co.?Gives more information about Perfection blue flame oil stoves. See page four. "Bobs"?The chewiest of chewing gums. Have a heart. See page 4 as to why "Bobs" is the best. Thos. W. Boyd, Supervisor?Presents his semi-annual statement of disbursements of county funds. See throp n n H four. JJdfeVf Yorkville Motor Car Co.?Announces a 10 per cent reduction In the price of Mlchelin tires. "The best in quality, as usual." Page four. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Makes announcement of special bargains in shoes for men and women. Miss Marie Smith, Clover?Will appreciate return of tan purse lost near Southern depot, Yorkville, Saturday. J. M. Stroup?-Continues his 25 per cent discount sale of shoes and straw hats until Saturday night. Geo. L. Suggs?Invites the public to an ice cream festival at Forest Hill school Friday, July 23d, benefit of Sunday school. The great and delightful watermelon season is now on. Who need* to be reminded of the Invitations they have received to "come out and see us when watermelons get ripe?" Next Thursday week is the date of the big picnic at Filbert, and unless the weather proves unpropitious on that occasion there is good reason to expect a tremendous crowd of people from all sections of the county. The public health service of the United States government at Washington has announced that a bulletin on "The Treatment and Prevention of Pellagra" will be sent free of cost to all applicants, while the supply lasts. The cotton crop seems to be about two weeks late throughout this whole section. BROAD RIVER S. S. CONVENTION Quite large was the crowd which attended the annual convention of the % r>i r, Cunrlav Sfhonl I uroaci mver iuwiumi|> convention which was held in the A. R. P. church of Hickory Grove last Friday. There are eight Sunday schools in the township. Six were represented at Hickory Grove Friday. Two sessions were held?one Friday morning, the other in the afternoon. Mr. W. S. VVilkerson of Hickory Grove, presided over the sessions in the absence of the township president, Prof. R. H. Holllday. A feature of the convention was the excellent music, the singing being led by the A. R. P. choir, which was directed by the pastor, Rev. B. G. Pressley. Four addresses were made, the speakers being Rev. H. B. Hardy, J. T. Fain, Rev. Henry Stokes and J. H. Milling. The ttrst named took as his subject, "The Ideal Teacher," pointing out those things which go to make the well informed Sunday school teacher of today. "How to Hold the Boys in the Sunday School," was the subject of an interesting and entertaining address by Mr. J. T. Fain of Rock Hill. The final address of the morning was that delivered by Rev. Henry Stokes, pastor of Trinity Methodist church of Yorkville, his subject being "Some Advantages of the Organized Adult Class." At the conclusion of Rev. Stokes' address a recess was taken for dinner, the bounteous meal being served on the church grounds. The only speaker at the afternoon session was Mr. J. H. Milling of Rock Hill, who pointed out the importance of libraries in connection with Sunday schools. The principal business at the afternoon session was the nomination and election of officers, which resulted as follows: President, R. L. Plexico, Sharon; vice president, Leon Allison, Hickory Grove;secretary and treasurer, Miss Belle Smith, Hickory Grove; superintendent of the elementary department, Miss Lula Arrowood, Sharon; superintendent home department, Rev. J. B. Talbert, Hickory Grove; superintendent adult department, J. N. Quinn, Smyrna. ABOUT PEOPLE Mrs. Janie Parish is visiting relatives near Filbert. Mrs. Emma Land of Texas, visited relatives at Tirzah this week. Mr. T. N. Thomasson is quite sick at his home on Yorkville No. 6. Mr. Robert Finley of Yorkville, visited friends in Gaffney this week. Miss Kathleen James of Union, is visiting Mrs. O. E. Grist in Yorkville. Mrs. J. H. Sherer of Sharon, is visiting Mrs. M. E. Plaxico in Rock Hill. Rev. J. A. McMurray of Bethesda, is enjoying a vacation of two weeks or more. Miss Mary Duff of Clover, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. J. E. Parker, in Rock Hill. Mrs. J. E. Thomas and children of Jefferson, are visiting friends at Tirzah. Miss Lesslie Witherspoon of Yorkville, is spending some time at Montreal N. C. Misses Eva Mitchell and Ethel Caldwell of Sharon, are teaching school at Tirzah. Miss Lena Howell of Bethany is visiting her brother, Mr. Fred Howell, in Gastonia. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Dunlap and children of Charlotte, are visiting relatives in Yorkville. Mrs. H. L. Summitt and child of Yorkville, visited relatives in Gastonia last week. Mrs. J. R. Lindsay and Miss Rose Lindsay of Yorkville, spent.Sunday in Shelby, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. William Hoyle of GafTney, are visiting the family of Mr. J. D. Gwinn in Sharon. Miss Florence Cody of Yorkville, is spending some time at Chimney Rock, N. C. Master George Lowe of Concord, N. C., is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. R. Cannon, in Yorkville. Miss James Sanders has returned to her home in Chester, after a visit to relatives in York county. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Porter of Gastonia, N. C., are visiting the family of .Mr. J. R. Porter in Yorkville. Miss Jemima Robinson has returned to Hickory Grove, after a visit to relatives and friends in Sharon Mr. Lytle Love is ill at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Love, near Sharon, with typhoid fever. Miss Dell Scoggins of Hickory Grove, is visiting Miss Aggie Lee Ashe at her home near McConnellsville. Mr. Rodney Love of Columbia, visited the family of his father, Mr. R. R. Love near Yorkville, this week. Mr. John A. Jenkins of Rock Hill, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jenkins, in Yorkville this week. Misses Jessie, Jane and Kate Smith of Chester, are visiting the family of Mr. C. H. Smith, Jr., on Yorkville 4. Miss Lois Gillespie, who has been spending some time with relatives in Gulf, N. C., has returned to her home Ill x u? rv ? mw. Mrs. M. L. Carroll and Mrs. C. W. Carroll have returned to their homes in Yorkville, after a two weeks' stay at Shelby, N. C. Miss Beulah Ferguson, who has been undergoing treatment in a sanatorium in Charlotte, has returned to her home in Yorkville. Misses Barnette Miller and Reola Youngblood of Yorkville Xo. 6, are visiting Miss Minnie Palmer in Sharon. I Mr. C. P. Lowrance and daughter, Floy, left Thursday for Albemarle, N. C., after a visit to friends in Yorkville. Mr. R..M. Sherer of Sharon, had the misfortune to have his leg broken this morning as the result of being thrown from a mule. Mrs. T. A. Covington and children, Mrs. A. Rose and Miss Thelma Beckham of Yorkville, are spending some time in Rockingham, N. C. Mr. A. M. Wallace of Clover No. 1, is undergoing treatment in a Charlotte sanatorium. His condition is regarded as serious. Miss Joe Saye Byers has returned to Spartanburg, after a visit to the family of her father, Mr. Jno. A. Byers in Sharon. Misses Emily and Onetta Turner have returned to their home at Hopkins, after a visit to the family of Mr. S. B. Pratt at Sharon. Little Miss Margaret Thomas has returned to her home near Clover, after visiting her brother, Dr. J. E Thomas, at Jefferson. Mrs. W. H. Poston of Pamlico, and Miss Violet Dobson of Yorkville, ars visiting the family of Mr. R. R. Allison at Tirzah, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Proctor, who have been spending several days at Wrightsville Beach, N. C., have returned to their home in Yorkville. Messrs. J. B. Cook of Yorkville and Will Pendleton of Clover, have returned to their respective homes after spending a few days in Columbia. Misses Eleanor Herndon, and Mary Bowers and Janette Mackorell have returned to their homes in Yorkville, after spending some time with Miss Sara Dunlap in Charlotte. Major W. B. Moore, Quartermaster Sergeant Jos. E. Hart and Sergeant Frank C. Walker of Yorkville, left this morning to join the encampment of the first regiment, N. G. S. C. Rock Hill Herald: The many friends of W. C. Blggers will learn with regret that his health was not Improved by a stay in the mountains. He is now in Charlotte for treatment. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Thomasson have returned to Yorkville after spending a few days at Hiddenite, N. C Mrs. T. F. Stevenson of Loris, S. C.( is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, D. P. Curry at Guthrtesville. Dr. J. W. Campbell of Clover, whc holds a position in the medical corps of the South Carolina National Guard left this morning for Charleston to attend the encampment of the first regiment at the Isle of Palms. Mr. M. H. Jackson, who lives about four miles northeast of Yorkville, was quite painfully injured last Wednes day morning by falling through the feed hole in Mr. R. G. Wallace's barr loft. Colonel and Mrs. Asbury Coward ol Orangeburg, arrived in lorKvme iaai Saturday to Bpend the balance of th? summer. They are boarding witli Mrs. Adlckes on North Congress street. Yorkvllle friends of Mr. O. P Heath of Charlotte, will regret tc learn that he recently sustained a slight stroke of paralysis. Mr. Heath IB the father of Mr. R. E. Heath ol Yorkvllle. A. R. Presbyterian: Dr. Robinsor has engaged Prof. M. B. Hannr. ol Mountville and Prof. R. E. Allen ol Clover, S. C., to.canvass for students for the Woman's college. Mr. Hanna is now out in this interest and is encouraged. Mr. Allen will go out a little later. Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: Marior Nelson will leave next week for a toui through the west and a visit to th? Panama exposition. Mr. Nelson goes as a delegate to the supreme lodge ol the Fraternal Aid Union, which convenes in Passadena, Cal. He will be away about three weeks, and a mosl delightful and profitable trip is anticipated. Gastonia Gazette, Friday: Misses Iva and Ola Lineberger of Clover, are visiting Miss Willie Lineberger this week. They, together with Miss Pearl Lineberger and Miss Willie Lineberger, will go to Bessemer City tomorrow to spend Sunday: with Mr. and Mr8. E. I* Froneberger. Misses Made Niell and Beulah Matthews ol Clover, S. C., were in the city shopping Wednesday. Mr. J. M. Atwood of Clover, S. C., was in the city Tuesday afternoon en route to Richmond Va., where he will spend a few days Mr. J. A. Crawford and Mrs. Lesslls Crawford of Crowdere Creek, are ir town today. Miss Edna Henry ol Bowling Green, S. C., left Wednesdaj for Wagram on a visit to friends. WITHIN THE TOWN ? Rev. J. G. Dale, an A. R. P. missionary to Mexico, preached in ths Associate Reformed Presbyterlar church Sunday evening in the absencs of the pastor, Rev. J. L. Oates. ? There were quite a number of people from Clover, Filbert and Yorkvllle to go on the excursion to Edgemont over the C. &. N.-W. Saturday However, the majority of the excursionists Joined the train after the North Carolina line was reached. The excursion, which started from this place left Yorkvllle shortly after 7 o'cloch Saturday morning. It was near midnight Saturday when it returned. ? A marriage which came as a surprise to the many friends of th? young people was that of Miss Emily Boyd and Mr. Jack Anderson, which took place at the Presbyterian manse Saturday afternoon, Rev. Dr. E. E Gillespie peforming the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are residents of the Cannon mill, where they will continue to reside. Both are well known in this section. ? An excursion running between Chester and Lenoir and patronized ex clusively by negroes, tooK on a number of passengers at this place yesterday morning, although it has been learned that most of them were dropped at Clover on account of the disorderly conduct of a number of negroes who had boarded the train between here and Chester. Several ol the local negroes returned on the southbound freight yesterday afternoon while it was late in the night before the excursion train came back. ? "Adam In Town Again," was the subject of Rev. Mr. King's sermon at the Cannon mill chapel to men only Sunday afternoon, and during the service he held the closest attention of the 150 or more men present. Basing his remarks on the third chapter of Genesis, Mr. King pointed out that while man was being constantly tempted to sin, there is but little or no excuse for men to yield to that temptation. He said that the man who professed to be a Christian and at the same time would at any and all times take advantage of his fellowman in a business deat of any kind, was not a Christian. He also paid his respects to the evils that are coming out of the picture shows that are showing pictures that tend to exemplify and glorify crime or immorality. That such pictures are having their effect in perverting the minds of young people and causing them to commit various crimes and sins that they would not do if It were not for the suggestions of the movies. The speaker also paid his respects in most unmistakably plain language to the "double standard of living"?one standard for men and another for women?and illustrated some of the evils and penalties that grow out of this practice. He said that every community needs and must have men who lived clean lives. A type of men who think, who are big, brave, and strong enough to say no when they are tempted. Men who stand for truth and right thinking in both public and private life. A feature of the service was the singing of a number of familiar hymns by the men, lead by Mr. E. L, Wolslagel, who proved himself to be a choirmaster and leader, as well as a soloist of unusual power. LOCAL LACONICS To Be in Rock Hill. The annual York County Sunday School association is to be held in Rock Hill on July 29 and 30. An extensive programme has been arranged and a large crowd is expected. Executive Committee Met. A number of members of the executive committee of the York County Prohibition league met in Yorkville yesterday morning for the purpose of discussing a number of matters con cerning the welfare of the cause In this county. Philadelphia Won. Philadelphia defeated Guthriesville in a hard fought baseball game Saturday afternoon, the score being 7 to 1. The game was played at the new Philadelphia schoolhouse. Batting was heavy on both sides. The large crowd which viewed the game was a partisan one, although the Guthriesville enthusiasts seemed to be in the mai Jority. 1 Lilly-Clark. *?- T r>1n*.b on.1 Vflco ITIak mi. u. 11UI11CI O.IIU uiioo f iw? ence Lilly were married in Yorkville Sunday afternoon, the marriage ceremony being performed by Rev. Dr. E. E. Gillespie. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lilly of Filbert, while the groom is the son of Mr. J. D. Clark of Yorkville No. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will reside at the home of i the groom's parents for the present. To lnsp?ct Roads. Supervisor Boyd, Township SuperI visor A. L. Black and County Engineer , W. W. Miller are today inspecting the strip of road between the Plnckney road and Sharon, which road Sharon citizens are advocating the im1 provement of. A number of people ; living along the road, as well as others from Sharon, are going over the route today with the experts. Homo Caught Fire. The country home of Mr. John A. Black, which is situated a short dis, tance from Rock Hill, caught Are , early Monday morning and had it not been for the fact that a number of | farm hands happened to be around and as soon as the blaze was discovered, began pouring water on the Are, ' the handsome home would very likely have been destroyed. As it was the damage was not great. Rev. Lipscomb Resigned. i Owing to the state of his health, Rev. W. Warren Lipscomb has been i forced to resign the pastorate of Cloi ver and Union Baptist churches, the resignation having been formally brought before both congregations and . accepted with regrets. Rev. Mr. Lipscomb's health has been very bad since ' a few weeks ago when he sustained a ' slight sun-stroke. He is now undergoing treatment in a hospital in Chester. i Wants People's Addresses. When a well known farmer of the Point section came into The Enquirer last PMHrv nnd naked fnr A. mnv of the directory of York county, he t was bantered with the question as to i whether he was thinking of running . for office. He replied,- "No, not that; > but I frequently have occasion to i write letters to different citizens, and I want this directory so I can always r make sure of their postofflce'addresses , without having lost time and effort , making a lot of more or less random inquiries." ) Bitten By a Snake. Rock Hill Record: Little Rebecca . Rogers, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. > A. S. Rogers, had the misfortune Frl,l day night to be bitten on the foot by a i highland moccasin She and her par' ents had been out in the country to Mr. Jno. A. Black's and had returned , home. Just as she alighted from the f buggy at the corner of East White and j Academy streets, she stepped on the i snake, which bit her. Dr. Miller atL tended her at once and she was soon . out of danger. Mr. Barber Roddey L killed the snake. Davis-Putnam. 1 Miss Aletha Davis and Mr. W. F. Putnam were married in Gastonia, N. ! C., Sunday, the ceremony being per| formed" by Rev. Mr. Jordon of that place. Only a few close relatives and ' friends witnessed the ceremony. Mr. ' and Mrs. Putnam came to Yorkville : Sunday afternoon and immediately be' gan housekeeping on East Jefferson street. Mrs. Putnam is the daughter i of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Davis, formerly > of Yorkville, but now of Gastonia. Mr. i Putnam is well known in Yorkville, I and for several yoars past has been - employed as an assistant in the local po8tofflce. ' Ministers Licensed. Three young men were licensed to ' preach at the meeting of the Rock . Hill district conference in Chester last week. They were Revs. F. C. Beach, of Rock Hill; Eugene Whisonant of ' Hickory Grove, and S. R. Williams of ; Lancaster. Rev. A. Hi Attaway, pastor of the North Rock Hill circuit, L was recommended for admission to the ; upper South Carolina conference. The following delegates were elected to the annual conference: J. R. Dye, Chester; J. M. Yoder, Van Wyck; J. M. McGarity, Richburg: T. M. Whisonant, Rock Hill; alternates, J. L. Glenn, Chester, and T. C. Leitner, Winnsboro. | New Kind of Pea. Rock Hill Herald: T. L. Johnson was in Fairfield county yesterday and he ran upon a new kind of pea he de sires to plant. He visited the farm of W. M. Estes at Rockton and Mr. Estes has Just gathered a crop of peas. They have matured and dried thor oughly and are ready to be sown for > the second crop. Mr. Johnson did not ' learn the name of the new variety, but . he intends to procure some and ini troduce them in this community. The ' pea is of an early variety and it will be no trouble to grow two crops on the same ground in one season. Occa , sionany tms can ue uunc wim mc r average cowpea, but not often. Be, sides, the new variety is splendid for , eating purposes. . Birthday Dinner. Mr. E. J. Green of the Cannon mill 1 village, celebrated his 59th birthday I anniversary on Sunday with a birthI day dinner complimentary to quite a number of his friends. The dinner i was served on a long table out in the front yard under the shade of the trees and was a dinner to fit the occasion, both in quality and quantity, i The menu included fried chicken, baked chicken with dressing, ham, rice, pickles, biscuit, pies, cakes, etc. Among the invited guests were Revs. F. D. King, Henry Stokes, E. E. Oil' lespie, and J. Hi. Machen, and Messrs. i F. D. Mullinax, J. J. McSwain, R. F. Carroll, J. C. Robinson, J. C. Comer, O. G. Jenkins, J. L. Zimmerman, A. i M. Grist. Fine Young Corn. A cornfield of Messrs. Glenn & Allison, just without the corporate limits of Yorkville, on the Rock Hill road, has for a number of years past been noted for carrying the finest crops to be seen in this section, and this year is no exception. At present the corn is about three and a half or four feet high, carries a rich dark green color and looks as if it might be good for a hundred bushels to the acre. Mr. R. T. Allison, who is cultivating this field, says he has put no stable manure on it for several years, but has been taking advantage of a volunteer growth of self-seeding vetch and wild peas, which he turns under in the spring. The patch attracts the interested attention of every passer by who is at all familiar with the making of a corn crop. Rock Hill Shipping Oats. Rock Hill Herald: For the first time in years, oats have been shipped this summer from Rock Hill. The Ware farm has sold already more than 1,000 bushels, while several other farmers have made shipments. The oats shipped were sold for 55 cents per bushel, f. o. b. Rock Hill. These were of the Appier and Hastings variety and were perfectly sound. The sales were made through C. L. Cobb, of the Peoples' National bank. In discussing the sales he states that should there be any farmers who wish to dispose of their oats, he will be glad to render such assistance as possible without charge. He said he was not advising the farmers to sell, nor did he advise holding the oats. All oats handled must be sound. It is understood that quite a number of others Vinirn /HunnooH nf unrnliiu miQ nt Itipq nf oats. The yield in the community this year is far greater than ever before, many farmers raising from two to five times as many as heretofore. There is a good demand for the oats of goodly quality and it is not believed the farmers will meet with any trouble in selling their surplus. Was Well Known in York County. Chester Reporter: Mr. James M. Saye, one of Chester county's best known residents, died at 11 o'clock this ' morning at his home at Rodman, after a long period of declining health and i will be buried tomorrow morning at i Fishing Creek Presbyterian church graveyard, services at 11 o'clock, by i Revs. F. A. Drennan and W. S. Goodwin. Mr. Say? was about 51 years of age. was a member of the Presbyterian church, and was one of those big-hearted fellows that make hosts of friends. He was a member of the county equalization board for several years, and took an active Interest in politics, but aside from his position on the equalization board and school ? trustee, was never an aspirant for public office. He was a Mason and a Woodman and was held In high esteem by his associates in these orders. The Masons will have charge of the funeral. Mr. Saye is survived by his wid- , ow and six children also by one brother, Dr. J. H. Saye of Sharon, and three sisters, Mra Buck of Sumter county, Mrs. Shaw of Horry county, and Mrs. Stuckey of Lee county. Death of Former Resident Intelligence was received In Yorkvllln PHHbv rtf fhfl rlpflth of Mr. W M Propst. which occurred at his home in Seneca early Friday morning, following a long period of ill health. Mr. Propst was about 59 years old and was born in Winnsboro, the son of the late J. H. Propst of that place. In 1874 he married Miss Floride Perry, who survives. A few years after his > marriage he moved to Yorkville, where for several years he was employed as foreman of the "York Enterprise." After the failure of that publication he engaged in the insurance business. About twelve years ago he left Yorkville, going to Heath Springs and after remaining there a short time he moved his family to Seneca, where he was bookkeeper for the Seneca Mercantile company, until the failure of that firm, when he secured a position in another store, which post he held until falling health compelled him to give it up. The deceased was prominent in Masonic circles. He was an elder in the Presbyterian church of Seneca, He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Miss Floride. A brother, Mr. Floyd Propst, and a sister, Mrs. Laindecker, both of Columbia, also survive. The Filbert Picnic. W. F. Caldwell, the Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier. m sends his paper the following about the Filbert picnic: "It will be of in- ^ terest throughout the state to know that the people of Filbert have invited United States Senator B. R. Tillman to be one of the speakers at their annual picnic on July 29. The senior senator is now attending the Panama exposition at San Francisco, but there is a general hope that he will be back in time and that he will again appear on me nump in nis oiu stamping ground. An invitation has also be?n extended to State Senator C. D. Lee of Darlington county, to be present and discuss the warehouse system. Senator Lee has been a vigorous opponent of the warehouse system from the start. Other speakers who will be present are: Former Governor Cole L. Blease, Warehouse Commissioner McLaurin, Congressman Finley and W. F. Stevenson, who is running against him. Governor Manning was also invited, but was forced to decline because of a previous engagement he had made to review the 1st regiment at Charleston on that date. The governor would have liked to have been able to mingle with the Industrious people of the Filbert section of York county and regretted very much that a previous engagement forced him to forego the pleasude. Philadelphia Picnic. Two or three hundred people at- < tended the annual picnic at Philadelphia church last Saturday, the crowd being made up practically of people living in close proximity to the picnic ground. Features of the occasion were addresses by Rev. Henry Stokes, Superintendent John E. Carroll, J. A. Marion, Esq., and J. B. Bell, Esq. All the addresses were along educational lines. Rev. Mr. Stokes congratulated the patrons of the school upon the erection of the handsome new schoolhouse. Superintendent Carroll spoke of the progress which had been made in school work during the last few years and advised the patrons that although it was well for their children to learn the new branches of study which, aro being introduced in the schools, so long as they know well the three R's, "readin', 'ritin* and 'rithmetlc," they will do well. Mr. Marion, the next speaker, recalled the time when a high school in this state was something entirely unknown. He also remembered when patrons did not even think of going to the trouble and expense for the education of their children, which they now do. Mr. Bell, the last speaker, took occasion to remark that it had been about twenty years since he had taught the school at Philadelphia He related several incidents which occurred during his preceptorehlp which left no doubt in the minds of the younger folk present that he was perfectly familiar with the Delphos community and its inhabitants. At the noon hour a bountiful picnic dinner was served, the first course being soup which was made in a huge pot on the .grounds. Alter dinner the audience amused themselves in various ways and most of them remained on the grounds to witness the baseball game between Philadelphia and Guthriesville in the afternoon. Progress of the War,?The mightiest struggle of the war, in which the Austrians and Germans are making their supreme effort, is being waged along the 1,000 mile Russian front. In Russian Poland the centre of the maelstrom is the territory around Warsaw, and from the north and the south the Au8tro-Germans, under von Hlndenburg and von Mackensen, are trying to break the Russian defense. Grand Duke Nicholas, Russian commander-in-chief, has, unofficial reports say, brought up vast numbers of troops to meet the sweep of the Austro-Germans, who, however, have forced the Russian front at several points. In Poland alone it is estimated that several million men are engaged and military critics express the opinion that should the Russians fail to withstand the pressure daily being exerted against Warsaw with great weight they are in a position to withdraw even to the extent of completely evacuating Poland. While comparative quiet prevails along the western battle front, the French report that considerable losses were indicted on the Germans when the French repulsed strong attacks on the heights of the Meuse. A violent cannonade near Souchmez, the bombardment of Arras and dghting with bombs and petards in the Argonne constitute virtually all of the dghting that took place. ? President Riggs of Clemson college, has announced that the cadets will not encamp at the state fair in Columbia this year. Special Jtotiqes. Trinity S. S. Picnic. The Sunday school of Trinity Methodist church will have a picnic at Sutton's Spring next Friday. The children and others interested, will meet at the church grounds at 9 a. m. Henry Stokes, Pastor. Evangelistic Meeting At Bethel. There will be a series of Special Evangelistic Services held in Bethel Presbyterian church, beginning on Monday night, July 26th, and continuing through Sunday, August 1st. Rev. C. T. Squires of Lenoir, N. C., a young man 01* splendid evangelistic talent, will do the preaching. Mr. Mason W. Stowe, who is well known in York county as a teacher of music and a leader of singing, will be in charge of the music. Large crowds are expected from the very beginning. 2t R. K. Timmons, Pastor. Mountain Excursion. The Southern Railway will tomorrow sell Excursion Tickets, good on all trains, to Asheville, Waynesville, Hendersonville, Brevard, Lake Toxaway, N. C., good until midnight Monday, i July 26. Fare from Rock Hill, $2.50 to $3.25; Yorkville, $2.50 to $3.25; Sharon, $2.25 to $3; Hickory Grove, $2.25 to $3, according to point visited. This is an unusual opportunity to visit the resorts of Western North Carolina and enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery. See last Friday's Enquirer for details, and for full Information see Ticket Agents, Southern Railway.