Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 13, 1895, Image 1

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911- I.- _ ? hi ^ 0 If J lewis >i. urist, proprietor.' .|i jjndcpfiidcnt 4'nniilij jtlni'spapfr: yfar the jjfroinotion of the |)olitio;il, Social, ^prkultiii'iil and (Lomincrti.il interests of the ^onth. |tebjis?$2.00 a year in adtaxte. VOL. 41. [ YOBKVILLE, 8. C., WEDNESDAY, FEliKUARY 18, 1895. NO. 7. CHICK A A SEQUEL TO < BY (IAFT. F. A. Mil Copyrighted, 1894 by American Press Ate SYNOPSIS OF CHATTANOOGA. < Private Mark Maynard is sent by General Thomas Iron, the Union camps in central Tennessee scouting toward Chattanooga and barely escapes capture by Confederates through the cunning of n native girl?Souri Slack. He gets a suit of citizen's clothes at Slack's, and Jakey Slack, a lad of 13, goes with him to helu disguise his character. Souri gives Mark a silk handkerchief as a memento. Mark and the Itoy beg supper and lodging at the house of Mrs. Fain, a Southern woman married to a Nurthern man, who ' is absent in the Union lines. Captain Fitz Hugh, C. S. A., a suitor of Laura Pain's, drops in ami suspecis uuu mc strangers may be Unioh spies; but Laura wards offinvestigation, ami the travelers resume their journey undisturbed. . Mark reaches Chattanooga, is captured and condemned as a spy. Jakey sends Souri's silk handkerchiei home by friendly Negroes and Souri takes a hint, "hastens to Chattanooga and helps Mark to escape jail. Mark reaches the Fains' house and is protected by latum. The remaining chapters show how Laura decides between Captain Fitz Hugh and Mark, compelling the Confederate to shield his Yankee rival. Mark travels toward the Union lines with Mrs. Fain and Laura, is recaptured and again spared by Captain Fitz Hugh, marries his fair protector, readies the Union camp with valuable information about the enemy and is rewarded for his exploit by appointment as an officer on the staff of General Thomas. CHAPTER IV. a guerrilla's home. "A dispatch for you, general." Au aid-de-camp entered, followed by a tall, bronzed Confederate cavalryman with very mnddy boots and a southern sombrero on his head In his hand he carried a sealed envulope, on the left hand corner of which was printed, "Official business," "Why not bring it yourself?" asked the general, evidently put out at being - interrupted at dinner. "The messenger sayB that he was instructed to deliver it to no one butyourBelf. It is from general headquarters." The man stalked in, his acoonterments rattling as he did so, and removing his hat handed the general the communication. He opened it, and seeing that it was in cipher handed it to a member of his staff who possessed the key and directed him to unravel it It read as follows: Headquarters Army of Tennessee, i June 27, 1882. I To General , Commanding Cavalry on Extreme Right: Mir rnvec lrddrx mexrr lzi krxn m nbpy mfsfhso ut tixwrax dari sm mirwc gb igjq vvim kltvq gs ljssga mikkingmfy fc lvdzvkwvgo. Egzi Jwpxy tx bagw. Braxton Bragg, Com'd'g. Scarcely had the general given the dispatch over for interpretation when another from the same source, which had come by telegraph, was handed him also, evidently an inextricable jumble of letters. This, too, was taken up by the cipher officer. In the course of half an hour he handed interpretations of both to his chief. The first read as follows: The enemy having taken the gaps, I will abandon my present line. Be ready U form rrrrrgrrmJ twtroops ^ Move south at once. Here is the second: Enemy *8 telegram in cipher received. Cannot Miss Baggs secure information of the enemy's intentions as to following this army across the Tennessee? Such information would enable us to bo prepared if ho attacks in concentrated form or cut him up in detail if ho divides. The general gave the two messages a few minutes' consideration, and then, dismissing the aid who had interpreted them, directed him to inform Miss Baggs that he would like to see her. When she entered, the general handed her the interpreted copies of the two dispatches. "Here is a more important work for yon than any you have yet attempted," he said. She read both the dispatches and then thought a few minutes. "I am ready to undertake it, general," she raid, "but without much hope of success. I must first succeed in taking off a message in which the plan of the Yankees is given or hinted at so f clearly as to be inferred, and then it must bo interpreted, for it will surely be in cipher." "If you could succeed in both, you would insure us victory in tho west, and that would be half thebattl^ to the cause." "I will undertake it." "You will bo exposed to a frightful danger." "You know, general, that I have devoted my liio to this wcrk. I consider that as already sacrificed." "We move from hero at ouce, as you seo by the order just received." "I will go with you apart of the way and watch an opportunity to slip back behind tho Union lines." With that Miss Baggs went out, and t the general began his preparations to , cover the retreat of the right of the Confederate army. No further attention was paid to Farmer Slack and his family. Evidently there was business of greatepdmportance on hand. They went ofl^on to the doorstep, where they /food wondering I what was going on abbat them. Every ' one was stirring. orderly dashed up toan officer's horse ^fljadlod'am brifuled. An aid ran out of ^Tihe hfnse, cjff mounting in hot haste jm t^yiwav. A men from an upper wincalled oy^l ttunm: * 'va secured the gaps.'' ... if ,fWbic W" / / "'Libertynnd Hoover's. All of'em." mtmm, "Well, Vhas of it?" of it? It^eeans retreat." And B^^^^before th?~is*Wor<l was spoken he was /M?f nf ciirhA Bk UU? V* n?n.. ^B\ In a few minutes a bogle was heard. tones had scarcely died away before Hniie camp-was alive with men preparing W * to move. I I The farmer determined to get his 3 childreti into the wagon as soon as posB M ^a<l l)('0n ^ven h'3 pass. M which, for tho present at least, was I B likely to be of little use, as he would J simp)?- follow the army. Tho party lost B B 'notimeiu getting to the wagon and B^f t. iipo it and drove down the road. But IV / tiley were too late. The way was choked j^B f witli horsemen and wagons, and they J were soon brought to a halt. The genW .4 eral dashed past, with his staff, and B ig who should be by his side, her striped | Fj dress cttrered with a gray riding skirt, I va a sombrero 011 her head, with a jaunty I / cock's feather encircling its crown, but I A Miss Baggs. Seeing tlie farmer's wagon 1 A waiting by the roadside, she reined in B M Bobby Lee beside Souri and took her I hand. BB "Goodby. my dear. I trust that your ^Bg innocent heart will not have to suffer ^^Br more than the rest of us during tho coni tinuauco of this fearful struggle. You B J know we are all being tried in a fiery B furnace. We'll '"0(,r attain. I know it. B I If you ever need any help or protection when our army is near, hunt up Betsy L Baggs." & " Whar's tb' chicken coop?" called |^Bm% Jakey as she rode away. "What chicken coop?" lfc"Oh, the buggy, " she said, smiling. B that for tho Yankees to pick up ^m *52! they come along." ^m ^Jpate'll in- ridin inter it, I reckon." fl^B jSf can find it, he's welcome to th* *?^with a laugh she dashed after ^^B ****> ?*Black only succeeded in getH| CHATTANOOGA, h v rt'HEL, LATE U. 8. A.; wciation. ting a few miles on the vrny before nightfall. Then, coming to a small vil1 | Jage, ho made np his mind that it would be better to sleep tber? than attempt to i go on through a countty being abandon: ed by one force to be immediately occn | pied by another. He knew well the crowded condition ofklie roads and the perils of night travel. So singling ont a house beside the iwd, which was the ( main street of the pace, and seeing a woman standing ift the door, he asked if she wonld give lim and his party a night's lodging. ? 1 "Reckon I kit'keep you uus, but hain't got no stabfin fo' the critters." "r*1, T "*? Ad a nlace fo' them . : uns," said Slackfc'and handing ont his daughter she wet* into tffe bouse with Jakey, while til farmer drove off to find shelter for the horses. Jakey wish; i ed to go wittf hta, but his father bade him stay with SouriThe woman (if the house was depressed. She was not strong, and the contin! ued successiveoccupation of the country i by Union and Confederate troops for j more than a year had completely worn her out. | And now another shifting was at hand. At first she had spoken her senJ timeuts freely- They were with the Confederacy, but lately she had come to endeavorinfto find out the sentiments of strangers Before betraying her own. j Wondering whether she was harboring Unionists or secessionists, she began to . question Jakey. ! "Reckon yon uus live nigh 'bout hyar, don't y', boy?" "Nigh outer th' Sequach." "Let ine fill that kettle for you," said Souri, seeing the woman about to take upa wooden bucket she was scarcely able *o lift. The woman suffered her I and wtffy on making inquiries of Jakey. "Tblfr mixed over thar'. Some's Uu' ion, 'nhome's secesh. Which air yer ! paw?""Waal, I ben ter skule a year, 'n paw he mougbt 'a' changed sence I went away." "Don't say'mought,' Jakey, dear," said Souri. The woman looked at Jakey inquirj ingly. "Y' couldn't 'a' l'arned much at skule ef y' reckon a man's goin ter ohange sides in this hyar fight. Th' git ! wusser 'n wusser. Still ef ye'd ben hyar | ye'd l'arned thet. Reckon y' ben no'th to 6kule?" "We have been north?in Ohio," I said Souri as she pat the kettle on the | stove. It was midnight at the little frame I house where slept the Slack family. I Farmer Slack was awakened by a poundI ing at the front door. Then he heard 1 the woman by whom they were shelter- J od get up, and going to the door let some one in. Tho partition was thin, i and every word that was said oould be | plainly heard. "Lordy, Ben, whar did y' oome from?" asked the woman. | 'Tullubomy.' ' "Whar y' goin ter?'' "Up inter the mountings." , "What tur?" "Ter lay low till the armies move on south. Then wo uns 're goin ter hang in the taileusof the Ynuks. Thur's bet- I ter feedin than thur is behind Confederates. " "Oh, Ben, I wish you'd 6top this business. Go 'u jine one o' the armies, I don't keer which. Only stop this kind o' work." "Polly, you know I've'been driv to 't. What have they left us? Nothiu but this house. Ef I didn't rake among the refuse that the Yankees leave behind 'em, whar w'd you 'u th'children be?" "But why air y' leavin now, Ben? j What noes't all mean, the men goin south? Hain't tli' goin ter light at Tullyhomy?'' "Ther gittiu outeu Tullyhomy this very minute." ! "How d'ye know?" | "I kem from thar this afternoon. I The trains were goin outen the place , loaded with supplies. What's them ' things doiu thar?" | Ho pointed to some of the belongings I ; of tho Slack family. The farmer could I hear the woman caution her husband to speak low, but by that time Slack's ear was at a crack. "TVxar'Q in familv hvar st.jwin n.11 night," sho whispered. "Any critters?" "Two, but I don't want y' ter take > 'em, Ben. It's unilateral. Thur's a 6weet young gal ez helped me git supper, 'n I wouldn't hev nothin happen to her fur tho world." "I won't take thur critters tel after y' git me soniep'n ter eat. Come, be lively, my dear. I hern't hed a squar' meal in two days. " "Whar's the gang?" "I left 'em a mile t'other sido o' th' town. We got ter git inter th' moun| tings afore th' Federals come along. Whar air the young uns?" ; "In thar." Tho farmer could see the man go into a room into which the candle from tho one adjoining cast a dim light. The father bent over the sleeping little ones, put Lis lean facedown beside the round, warm cheek of a child and groaned. "Jakey," whispered Farmer Slack. Jakey awakened, but could not mako it kflAu, because his lather had clapped fils hand over his month. "Be still, my boy, till I git yer clothes. Don't yer make no sound fo' yer life. Thur's guerrillas in th' house." Tho farmer got Jakey's clothes and his own. They put them 011, using all possible caution. Then the farmer took his sou's hand and led him on tiptoe to the open wiudow. Once there, he took him up in his arms, and passing him through it dropped him on the ground a few feet below. Then Slack got through himself aud dropped beside Jakey. 5L W ''Jitkcp" whispered Farmer Slack. "Now for the stable, my son. " Going across some vacant lots, they reached the stable and took ont both the horses. "Jake," said the father, "I'm goin to tho headquarters of the Federals. I want yer to stay '11 take keer 0' yer sister. '' "Souri don't need no 0110 ter take keer o' her.'' The farmer went back intc tho stable, leaving Jakey to hold tho horses, and brought out a saddle and bridle. "Waal, Jake," he said presently, "she's a gal 'u may need y'." "What yer goin fo'?" "T' tell 'em tho southern men air gittin outen Tullyhomy. 'T may make a Jot o' differ ter th' cause." "Why can't I go '11 do thet?" Tho farmer made no reply. Ho went i on equipping the horse for a ride, but ' ho was thinking. After all, wouldn't a 1 boy liavo a better chanco to get through ! than a man? Ho had great confidence in Jakey's abilities in this direction, J for they had been tested long before I near the beginning of the war. Then ho j disliked to leave his daughter without | protection in a lawless territory, j "Jake," ho asked at last, "do y* | think y' c'd do *t?" "Reckon." j "I kin put y' on th' road 't MancheB! ter. Thar or before y' git thar y'll find Yankees. But yer powerful little fo' sich a job." And the farmer looked at his son undecidedly. "Do y' think I'm a babby ter be rocked in a cradle?" "No, Jakey. Yer a 'inarkable little j chap. Tliur's not 'uother boy o' your age liviu I'd trust to carry this message. I reckon I'll lot y' try it." Slack took Jakey up in his arms and sat him on the horse. Then he shorten| ed the stirrups till all the holes in the j straps were exhausted, when he cut new ones, making the length a proper ouo ior .jaKey s nine legs. "Now, Jake,"said his father in a tone that bespoke a desire to put resolution into himself and tho boy at "the same time, "tell th' Federal general j that a gueriilla kem to the house whar we war sleepin and tole his wife thet ; the southern men air gittin outeu Tullyhomy. He kem from thar this afternoon. 'N, my boy, ez I often tole y' afore, remember yer a Unioner 'n hain't i afraid o' nothiu. Thar's th' road." "Tom, you git." CHAPTER V. CARRYING TIIE NEWS. Had not Jakey Slack possessed a stout heart ho would have quailed at pushing out in tho middle of a dark night on a j road of which he had 110 knowledge 1 and possessing the disadvantage of being occupied by neither Union nor Confederate troops. Between tho rain and the artillery and the wagcas, tho roads were | all cut to pieces. Water stood every! where, and often where the way passed over a depression in tho ground it was necessary to pass through small lagoons. This in the daytime, when one might keep the road by observing the fences, when thero were any, would not have j been so difficult, but overshadowed by tho great black wings of night there - v.*. I nas uu^uiuiuij uu ^utuu nu?o w,? icvuug underfoot or an occasional glimmer i ahead indicating that the way lay through an opening in the forest. Tom flounder.h1 along at a very slow pace. Jakcy found it not only difficult to keep him in the road, but impossible j to keep out of mudholes when on it. Now Tom's fore legs would sink into a i soft spot uud again would splash into a deep rut, or one' leg would be in the rut while the other was on the higher ground. Then ho would flounder, while Jakey held on to the saddlo with all his strength to keep from being thrown off by Tom's writhiugs. All the while a drizzling rain was slowly working its ! way through Jakey's jacket to get at the skin. The boy tried to guide his horse for awhile, but finally concluded that Tom was far better qualified to find his way than he was himself, and dropping the reins on the pommel of the saddle tarned his undivided attention to keeping his seat. Every now i and then Tom would stop and look about him, as much as to say, "Jakey, I don't like the looks o' tnings at all." But if Jakey understood him he made uo comment on the remark. He had placed Tom in command aud did not propose to interfere. Just before morning the darkness grow thicker. Tom had for several I miles proved himself worthy of the confidence reposed in him and kept the road, but all of a sildden he brought up against a snake fence. Jakey was discouraged. Ho knew Tom had lost the road, and as for himself he did not feel competent to find it again. Bringing the horse sideways to the fence, he slid off on to the top rail and then down on to the ground. Hold[ ing the reins aud leading Tom?for he dared not leavo him, lest ho might not find him again?the boy groped around for awhile lookiug'for the road. It was i of 110 use. Go where he would, tbero were only stumps and grass, every hollow being filled with water. He thought of lying down in a fence corner to sleep till morning. But ho did not like to do this, for fear that, ouco asleep, he would not wake up till lato the next day, and then the southern urmy might be away from Tullahoma, with all its stores, and perhaps there were a great many other advantages they would gain that caused Jakey, being a good Union boy, to wince, though he could not name thorn. But there seemed 110 alternative. It could not be | more than two hours before daylight would show him the road, and ho reluctantly concluded to go into bivouac. As hp was looking for a good, broad, flat rail to stretch himself on, Tom put his nose over his shoulder affectionately and rested it there. Never before had Jakey felt so deeply any interchange of sympathy with a dumb brute. "Tom, ole critter," he said, puttiug his arms about the horse's neck, "this air lonesome." And Tom seemed to respond as plainly as if the words were spoken: "Jakey, you bet." Maybe Tom had an object iu view more important than an offer of sympathy. Maybe he had something to communicate. At any rato as Jakey stood with his arms around the lowered neck and looking over it ho espied a light "Golly, Tom," ho exclaimed, "I reckon y' sor't." In a moment he had climbed the fence and had regained his place in the saddle. Then, pointing the horse's head directly for the light, with a "Git up, Tom," rider and horse were soon away in the direction of its appearance. Suddenly there was an ominous click, which in the stillness of the night sounded with all the distinctness of the cocking of a gun. "Who comt dare?" "Mister, can y' put mo ou ter the road?" "Who you vas?" "I'm a boy, I air." "Vat you want?" ** T ti?r rr?^ tnr ATnnMiocfi?r M ? ?-? e>" " "" "Vat fur':" Jakev thought a moment before replying. The question occurred to him, Was this surely a Union picket? No Confederate would be likely to challenge with a German accent. "I've got some information fo' .Mr. Rose?Rose?what's his name?" "Sheneral Roseerans?" "Yes." .Takey was led over a stubble field which had not been planted since the previous season and brought before a group of half a Ai/en tents, the headquarters of the colonel commanding the ?th cavalry brigade. The colonel had not yet risen. .Taker's conductor explained to tho sentinel on post that the boy had important information, whereupon the sentinel shouted, loud enough to wake the whole army, "Corporal of the guard!" The summoned soldier came, and it was explained to him that Jakey had important information. The corporal went off to fetch tho officer of the guard. "What you want, sonny?" asked that person when ho arrived, buttoning n coat he had just put on. "I don't want uothin." "Oh, you don't. I thought you did." "Reckon I got somep'u you uns want, but I'm gittin tired answerin questions 'bout it." "Well, what is it, my little man?" "I ain't no littlo man. I'm a boy." "Can't you tell me what you have for us?" asked the officer, smiling. "Can't tell nobody but somebody big." i "I don't know anybody bigger than I our chief of staff about hero. I'll call him." So tho chief of staff was called np I aiid informed that Jakey had informai tion of the enemy. Tho chief of staff < called np tho colonel commanding, who i suddenly appeared at tho tent door in a \ pair of trousers and a woolen shirt. It was evident from tho moment the colonel espied Jakey sitting on old Tom ' in front of the tent and Jakey espied the slender figuro of tho colonel, with i his bluo eyes and light hair, that they 1 had met before, not only that they had mot, but that they must havo been united by some cord of great durability. | There wero two exclamations like pistol ! 6hots. "Big brother!" from Jakey. "Little brother!" from tho colonel. <1-1 i ?i ._i. i ,i? VjOldliei iVliirK lUUyilUllI blLUMU up tu j tho boy, took bim in his arms, and i Jakoy might have as well been in tho embrace of a bear for a time, while not a word was spoken. Then there was a fusillade of questions and answers, after which tho colonel took Jakey into his tent and sat him on his own camp cot. Jakey lost no time in giving a brief i account of his trip from school, bow he had slept at tho guerrilla's house and how his fatherhad heard of the evacuation of Tullahoma. The colonel, throwing open the tent , flap and seeing his chief of staff outside, called him iu. ; "Captain," ho said, "ride over to corps headquarters aud sav that a boy has just come in who is sent by his father to say that ho slept last night at the house of a guerrilla, who told his wife, not knowing that ho was overheard, that they aro getting out of Tullahoma. Say that the information is perfectly reliable, as it has been brought by a Union boy who went with me on my most important mission when I was a scout and rendered mo on that occasion the most valuable service a human . beiug can render another. Ride at once. Never mind the division commander. There's no time to spare for army etiquette Go." The captain saluted, and without j waiting for his own horse to be saddled mounted the horse of an orderly and dashed away. I TO IIR CONTINTKD XKXT WEKK. YORK'S COONTY OFFICERS. Something About the Men Engaged In Serving the People. For some time past The Exquirkr has entertained the idea of publishing portraits and sketches of the various public officials of York county. It was our original intention that this publication should appear along about i the first week in January, when the newly elected officials were first inducted into office; hut for various causes we have been delayed until j now. We are sure, however, that notwithstanding the delay, the publication will prove none the less interesting nor meet with no less appre; ciation. Many copies of today's paper : will, no doubt, he laid away for future j reference, and in many ways it may i hereafter prove valuable. Here are ; the officers, who they are, and what I thev look like, j J). K. F1NI.KY. The above face will be quickly re| cognized as that of I). K. Finley, Slate ! senator and one of the best known public men in York county. Mr. Finley is a graduate of the South Carolina Unij versity, and since 1887 has been prac| ticinglawiu Yorkville, the greater part of the time as the senior member of the well-known firm of Finley llriee. He I first entered polities in 1S!)0 as a candidate for the general assembly, and though ou account of sickness he was unable to make a canvass of only a small portion of the county, in the Democratic primary he headed the legislative ticket by a handsome majority. Shortly after the organization of ' the legislature, he became chairman of the ways and means committee.of the house, and in that position performed distinguished service and became a prominent leader. In 1S!)l\ oii the insistence of his friends?but much against his will?he became a candidate for the senate, and was elected practi cally without opposition. Asa representative of tlie people..he is honest, upright, fearless and independent Recognizing responsibility to his eon stituents alone, he steadily refuses to at any time become I he tool of a clique or faction, and it is this well-known characteristic that has made him especially strong with the people of his own county. In the recent primary. Senator Finley was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for congress. , Though defeated iu the district, in this county, he defeated tin* present incumbent. Dr. Strait, by a majority of 878 votes, practically without a canvass. I 1 W. N. Kl.liKU. W. Norman Kldcr, who rejiresents ' York, in the lower house of the lejrisla1 tare, was lir<i sent to the general assembly in lS!M>, an<l has lieen twice reelected. Mr. Miller is a native of < 'liester county ; hut lias lieen a citizen of York since 18-Vi. Though only IS 1 years ohl at the time, lie volunteered his services to the Confederacy in June, 1 SliI, and served through the war. After the war. Mr. Kldcr ciurajtcd in 1 fa tin i n j: and school teaching, and eontinued in these vocations for several years, when he became a candidate for the olliee of school commissioner ; 1 hut was defeated. He identified hiin^ I self with the Funnels' Movement at its inception, ami was one of the organizers of the Furmers' Alliance in this section. While president of the Alliance, he offered himself as a candidate for the legislature and was elected practically without opposition. ' He has the reputation of working unremittingly for his constituents, and it is generally conceded that his influence among the mem hers of the house is as I great as that of any representative from the upper portion of the State. 1)R. T. R. CAROTHERS. I)r. T. K. Carothers?the only new man in the York delegation to the general assembly?is a native of York county, in the 39th year of his .age, and is etigaged in the practice of his ? n.. r\. [U'Ult'SSIUIl lll'ur i>C?|?uiv, l/i,vaiuiir I ers has never taken any active interest in politics until within the past two years. In 1892 he was an enthusiastic Tillman man as against Sheppard, and became a prominent leader in his neighborhood. During the recent campaign, the people of his neighborhood brought to bear a strong pressure to induce him to offer as a candidate for the legislature, lie witbatood%the j pressure until tfte fast minute, ann then reluctantly consented to enter the race. In the primary that followed he received all but 80S of the total ' vote cast, and was nominated at the j head of the Democratic legislative j ticket. Though Dr. Carothers has i never had any legislative experience, for years he has been impressed with 1 r????????-?~ I PI I ' I the necessity for and the advantages I , to be derived by better roads, and this is his hobby. He has some very j elaborate and practical ideas on the ; I subject; but as yet he has been unable to do anything in the way of carrying 4* A Hinw tlu> ! lilt/Ill Ulll. -\l IIIO pivcvuv umv members of the. legislature believe that the new county government law pro! vides an entirely adequate road working system, ami they ure reluctant to make any changes, Rut I)r. Carothers is still watching the matter care : fully, and has behind him a most intelligent constituency. If it shall develop that the problem lias not yet been solved, I he people expect of him some valuable work. COLONEL W. H. M'CORKLE. The grandfather, in point of age, of ! all the county oflieiuls, is Colonel W. H. McCorkle, the probate judge. Col- j ' onel McCorkle is a native of York | J county, was raised within a short (lis- j ; ranee of the Girl's Industrial college at i . Rock Hill, and is now about 74 years ; ! of age." He came to~Yorkvrlle in* 1840, ! and secured employment as a clerk ; j : but afterward engaged in various bus- j j iness ventures of his own up to the ; | breaking out of the war, when be rais- ! 1 ed a company of volunteers and went ; to the front. He went into the warns | a captain, saw considerable active ser- i I vice, and became lieutenant colonel of j j the Twelfth regiment of South Caroli- i | na volunteers. At the second battle of i i Manassas be was wounded in the knee by a minnie ball; but continued 1 with his regiment through the Mary| land campaign, and was at a number of battles, including Harper's Ferry, j Sharpslmrg and others. In the spring of 18G3, on account of ill health, he was forced to come home; but afterwards went into the quartermaster department and continued in service until the close of the war. After i the war he was engaged in com- i mercial pursuits up to 1888, when he became a candidate for probate judge and was elected by a large pin- J rality. Since that time, he has sever- ; al times been re-elected without oppo- j sition, and last November he was : : elected for a four years' term, which does not expire until 1898. Notwith- ' standing his three score years and ten, i the colonel's years have not yet begun > to weigh heavily upon him, and both ; mentally and physically, he seems to j be still in his prime. it. cvjinoT.r.. i 1 v11flis M. Carroll, of Blnirsvillc, was first elected to the bouse of represent!!- ; lives in 18J12. In the primary election 1 at which he was nominated there were seven candidates for Ibtir seats in the house of rcpresenatives. The total number of votes cast was and of these Mr. Carroll received 2,oils and headed the ticket by a handsome majority. In the la>l primary he received a total of 1. '> "?! out of IS7U votes cast. Mr. Carroll is a native of York county and was born near Blairsville. ! in which neighborhood he has lived all his life, lie is possessed of a fuli collegiate education, having been rradtiatcd from Krskine college. Due UC.-l. Ill I SOS. JICUISl LOOK ail llt'llVC interest in politics in 1 S7<?. wln-n lie <li<l what lie eonlil in the interest of Waile Iliiiiiptoi). Afterwards, however, lie devoted himself strictly to business, farming and merchandising, and although repeatedly urged to do so. steadily refused to become a candidate for any oilier until he finally allowed the use of his name for the legislature. Mr. Carroll is a man of strong eonvic lion, good judgment and decided ability. He has the confidence and respect of a large constituency of all shades of opinion. I. II. CORDON. York county's supervisor of regis- | tnition is Mr. I. II. Cordon, who is a native ofllelhesda township, and who i is now about 40 years of age. Mr. | Cordon was raised a farmer; but in I 187(1 lie moved to Chester and en- j gaged in commercial pursuits?clerking, bookkeeping and cotton buying. He returned to York in 1884, settled in Yorkville, and has since devoted himself principally to the management of his farming interest, located at his idd home in Uethesda township. ; Mr Cordon was appointed supervisor, of registration in the spring of 18'Jl i by Coventor Tillman, to fill out the i unexpired term of the late Frank Hapjierficld. Later he was appointed for tlie full term, commencing in 1892, and last December he was again re-appoihted by Governor Kvans. His term of office will not expire until 18911. Mr. Gordon is a man of admirable fairness and discretion, and it is generally acknowledged that it would be difficult to find a more satisfactory incumbent for the office lie holds. W. B. I.OVE. Mr. William B. Love, of McConnellsville, is now serving his second term in the house as a representative of York county. He was first elected in 181)2, and after two years of acceptable service, was re-elected last year, receiving 1,320 votes out of a total of 1,873 votes east in the Democratic. primary. Mr. Love is a farmer by occupation, and has never been engaged in any other business. He was one of the charter members of the Farmers' Alliance in this county, and has always taken a deep interest in the welfare of his fellow farmers. On the stump, he makes no pretensions to oratory. lie claims that as a rule hut little is accomplished by the talkers. Most of the good, substantial work of the legislature is done in the committee rooms, and it is here he essays to represent his constituents. Mr. Love is a man in whose integrity the people of this county have every confidence. In principle and practice he is a prohibitionist, and in all matters of public importance, he seeks to advocate only that which is right. COL*I IT HOl'Sl JollN A. SlIL'llLKY. Mr. Jolin A. Shurley, who was recently selected by the voters of York county to discharge the duties of school commissioner, is m me ,1,1111 year of his age. lit; was horn al Kbenczer, educated in the academy al that jilace, and raised on a farm. In lS'll, lie was appointed to the ollice ol trial justice for Khenezcr township. He tilled the ollice with such ability, fairness and imparlialily. that the next year the people, by a Haltering vote, recommended him for re-ap pointment. When lie became a candidate for the ollice of school commissioner lust summer, against two widely known competitors, there was a general opinion that it was impossible for him to develop any formidable strength ; but the outcome furnished some startling surprises. In the election. that followed, Mr. Shurley was second, and none of the candidates had a majority of the votes. In the next election he defeated the incumbent by a safe majority, and won the nomination, which was of course ecpiiv4 nlt-ul to an eleelit'll. l-'oi various reasons, the ullire of school cuiumissioncr is a ililliciilt one to lill without Kivin.n oU'eiise dial is calculated to lose votes; hut if |'ai,niess. just ice anil a strict devotion to duty count for anything. Mr. Shurley has a Ion" lease on the position. \v. .t. wati:us. Mr. \V. ,1. Waters, county auditor, was horn near Baton Bottle. Chester county, on Octoher ">, is 11. 11 is (at tier was a fanner, and he himself was also fiiiscd to that Vocation, lie volunteered in the Confederate service in March, ISM. and became a member of Company l>. afterwards Company K. of the Seventeenth regiment. I?\ an accident shortly afterward, his ri^ht leg was dislocated and he was forced to quit the service until April, lSlM, when l?' became a member of the First South Carolina cavalry, in which lie continued until the close of the war, when he surrendered with Johnston at Greensboro, N. and came home on parole. He was connected with the Ktiklux troubles in this State, and on account of them, in 1872, he went to Texas, where he remained for a short'time, when he returned to this State and located in Abbeville, returning to York in 1878. In 181)2, Mr. 1 Waters became a candidate for auditor against Mr. W . B. Williams, and was elected by a small majority. In the recent primary, lie was in the race with the same opponent, and was again recommended for appointment. As a bookkeeper he iseurelul and accurate, and as a public official, he is always accommodating, polite and attentive to business. II. A. 1) NKK1.V. Mr. Hyder A. I). Neely is the man who col I eels ami disburses the luxes of York county. He is a native of Catawba township, having been horn a lew miles south ol Rock Hill, ami is a little over 50 years of age. During inI'aney lie sustained k*Hetere attack of w lute swelling, ami as a result, became a cripple for life, doing his walking with the help of a long hickory Crutch. His first business vocation was that of farming. He afterwards clerked for L. M. Davis and W. L. Roddcy, of Rock Hill, and in 1880became a candidate for county treasurer. In the race for recommendation at the Democratic primary, there were three other candidates; but he received a plutalily of the votes cast and wasduly nominated. One term developed the fact that he was ju>t the man for the place, and for the two successive terms he had no opposition. He was opposed in 1S.80; but was again nominated. In 1888 he ran without opposition ; and in 1890 and 1892, he was opposed again; but in both years received large majorities. He ran without opposition again last year, and continues to discharge the duties of the office in a manner entirely satisfactory to the people and to the executive authorities ie Columbia. OAPT. K. A. CRAWFORD. Tn the picture will be recognized the familiar face of Captain E. A. Crawford, a grizzled veteran of the war, and since 1888, .sheriff of York county. Captain Crawford was born in Chester county in 1830, and is now in the 65th year of his age. After securing a good common school education, he engaged in farming. He was a sergeant in the ' 9i^3Wi???B^S^{J|^ , jjB ^7??5wf"'^^^./ * r*v vwpjj^ <>K YottK OUXTY-From u photograph by Lacy (Jtianls at the breaking out of Hie war, and upon the re-organization of the State troops, his company became "K" of the Seventeenth regiment. lie was elected captain, and although tin* yoonjicsl olliecr of llie rank in the regiment. continued in command ol the company to tile close of lilt* war. Full ol pluck and a hard lighter, lie was present at every eiiuam inent in wldeli his company participated, and took part in more t han a score of hard fought battles in \"iryrinia and the West. At the second hat tie ol Manassas his company Iost la out ol .'? "? nnn. He \\a> in coinniaiid of lotir companies ol troops in Fort Slimier dining the bomhardnieiit of l-da\s and nights, i|(also took part in the Seven Hays' li?hl around Iticiimoiid. a hot hat tie on the iiappahannock, the battles of Sont'i .Moiiiitain. ilootisboroiieh. Siiarpshitro. t'la\'s Farm, and was present at Appomattox. Me was wounded t wiee at 1'eteishnra:; bill only slightly. ]itwas hit on the leinplc by some llyin? missile at the "blow-tip," and was afterwards scratched on the lhi?h by a ballet : Init lie did not leave the field. A full story id' the adventures of his famous company throughout tlm war would make an interesting ami exciting volume. Alter the war was over lie became a candidate for slterill', but was defeated by the late Sbel'ill (ileiiu by less than -II votes. When be again oil'eled for the olliee, he was opposed by two other candidates : but defeated them both by an overwhelming uiajoriI v. 1 le was one of the high ollieials in the Iviiklux Klan, and on account of his connection with that organization, was Ibreeil to leave the Stale for three jears, during which time he resided in West Tennessee. As shenll. he is ellicient and popular, and as a citizen, litis always for the best interest of a majority of the people. W. KltOWX WVMR. The people of York county have always considered that their biggest and most important public otiice is clerk of the court, and the man who secures an election to this position, has reason to consider himself ^specially honored. The position is now held by .Mr. W. Hrown Wylie, who has heen in the ollice since 1SSS. Clerk Wylie is a native of York county, and was born within one mile of the town of Hickory (irove. His academic education was obtained in the schools of the neighborhood, and his higher education was completed in Kr.-kine college, Due West, from which institution he was graduated in IS7D. Alter graduation, Mr. Wylie taught school continuously until 1888, when lie was induced to become a candidate for clerk of the court to succeed Mr. J. I'\ Wallace, who, after a long term of service, had decided not to offer for reelection. Mr. Wylie was opposed in the primary by Messrs. .1, L. Moore nun .1. n. imiusay ; nut was eiecieo n\ a large plurality, receiving a total of 1"?;{() votes, against 8!>4 for Moore anil 8'JO for Lindsay. Two years ago he was opposed hy Mr. Joseph M. Sims; hut was again re-cleeied hy an overwhelming majoiiiy, reeeiving a total of 2,l52o votes against 727 for Mr. Sims. Though in no sense a politician, Mr. Wylie is evidently strong ly intrenched in (lie confidence of the people. His strength lies"mainly in his unblemished character, admirable business methods, accommodating dis J. It. Scliorb. position unci determined purpose to at all times hold up for what he believes to he right. SAMUEL L. PURSLEY. For many years the office of coroner had heen allowed to go a begging. The duties of the office were performed mostly by trial justices, who also received the fees. J. M. Caldwell became a candidate for the position, and was elected. He gave the affairs of the office very close attention, and his fees began to aggregate so much that the people began to grumble. Mr. S. Ij. Pursley was put forward as a l!elhrm candidate, and on making a canvass of the county. nws elected by an overwhelming majority He at once brought about a considerable change by refusing to hold inquests except where he considered them nb?e!y necessary, and the fees of his ofoce were reduced to about $50 a year, /flic trial justices, however, <1 ill W(ve a nice thing of it, and this Mr "i4irsley intends to still further regulate. Mr. Pursley is a native of York county, is 89 years of age. and is ;i successful farmer who pays what In* owes ami manages well lo make hotli ends meet. He enmmeiieed for himsell'at IS years of age ami set out to learn the blacksmith trade. After completing his apprenticeship, he ]?tit up a shop of his own and made enough to Iiiiv a farm. He was lirst a eandi dale in lSSS.and was opposed by John M. Caldwell, S. Lewis ami IL L. A. Smith. Two years ago he had one opponent?John N. OT'anell?and was re-elceted by it handsome insijority. lie is not much of a politician, Inn is in every respect a good substantial citizen who always seeks to do the square tlung. fisai" There i? hut little had luck in the world, hut there is a heap of had manllgCUICIlt. W. J. KTKl'Il KNSUN. . Mr. Wm. J. Stephenson, York county's first supervisor, was born on Turkey ('reek, on December 1, and is now in the 701 h year of his age. Mr. Stephenson was educated in the old I fielil schools of his neighborhood, and at 21 years of age he began teaching. Alter six years he invested his savings in n piece of land and went to furtning. When the war broke out, lie was a pronounced Union man ; hut, all the same, he gave his services to the Confederacy, and remained in its service from March, 18152 to 18(5"). Though always : a Democrat in politics, during the I reign of martial law in this State, he was appointed by General Canhy to he tax collector for this county. He held the position until after the adoption of the new constitution ; hut made no ellort to secure a re-appointment. In 187(5 he was nominated and elected a member of the hoard of county commissioners on a ticket with G. L. Riddle and Robert Hays. He held the office for two years, and also served ' two years as clerk of the hoard of J county commissioners. Hewasafterj wards a cundidnte for sheriff* against the lute Sheriff It. II. Glenn ; but was defeated. In his candidacy before the j Democratic primary for county superj visor, he was opposed by Mr. T. G. ! Gulp, of Fori Mill. Mr. Gulp received | 500 votes, and he received 1,246. THE APPLE TREE OF APPOMATTOX. j Ond of the war fictions that will not : down is that Lee surrendered to Grant 1 under an apple tree, says the Richj mond, Ya., Dispatch. The '"Apple ! Tree of Appomattox'' blooms perennially in newspaper literature. It can't be killed. Frost doesn't hurt it?all attempts to "freeze it out'" have failed. It is proof against wind and weather of denial and denunciation. The axe has been laid at its roots by many historians; but the tree shoots up again, inslanler. The terms of surrender were arranged at the house of Mr. McLean? a gentleman who, having been driven away by battle from bis farm at Manassas, sought refuge on another farm I of his in secluded Appomattox county, i In bis house Lee.and Grant met. ! There they happily arranged the : terms of surrender of the Army o? Northern Virginia in a correspondence : of wonderful brevity and clearness, j A deed drawn in tbe usual form conveying an acre of Appomattox, laud j worth $5 w?.uld have luul more words i in it than Lee and Grant used to dispose of the lives and fortunes of thouI sands of men. But there certainly was an apple i tree at Appomattox, and it was inci! dentally connected with the surrender, j Beneath this tree Lee lay down and ! waited to hear what Grant would say j in response to his (Lee's) proposition | to cease hostilities. Exhausted from l loss of sleep, weary from long hours in j the saddle, Lee rested his head and j stretched his limits under the fragrant I blossoms of the apple tree. We hope i that the tree still stands. When the | battlefield is parked, in accordance ; with the suggestion of the Dispatch, , every Southerner will wish to see that I tree, or, if the tree be dead and gone, the spot where it stood. Hints for Dyspeptics.?Some trust, ing soul has written to the secretary of I lie .AlUl-.^t'iit'iiiiiry nun iu miu\t nu>? to cure dyspepsia. His reply may do suffering thousands good : "Never eat a meal when you are tired. Either sit | down or lie down 10 or 15 minutes to ! rest before eating, if you have been walking or doing anything of an exi citing nature. Half the cases of dys! pepsia are due to nervous debility. Eggs, if eaten three times a day for ! any length of time, will produce hi 1I iousness and often dyspepsia. Never go to bed with cold feet. Gentle exercise before retiring is conducive to sweet slumber and a healthy digestion. Exercise a little before breakfast, and I never eat oatmeal with sour cream. i Avoid stimulants, for they only give a j false appetite and no relief. Do not I swallow hastily icewater. Better not ' use icewater at all. Never eat in a hurry. Avoid quick lunches. Exj creise moderately everyday in the open i air, and healthy digestion will drive away dyspepsia. These are the hygienic rules of the club." Potatoes as Penholders.?It is surprising, says a commercial traveler, I how general the use of potatoes as ! penholders is becoming iu hotels. 1 i have seen them in u.-e in great hostel' ries of the East, whose owners j wouldn't hesitate for a moment to spend ten dollars for a di sk ornament I to hold pens used by the guests iu j registering. The mixture of starch, ! glucose, and water in the potato seems | well adapted to take up the irapuri ! ties 01 lliK, anil 10 Keep me jiun point clear ami bright, while the alkaloid of I lie potato, known as solaninc, doubtless has something to do with it in the same line. These elements teadily , take lip the tnnnnte of iron, which is the body substance of ink. Chemically speaking, starch is the first base of a potato, and sugar or glucose it lis second base. Thus is the humble potato linding another way in w hich to serve the uses of mankind. There is rather a pleasing suggest ivencss in a big 10-inch potato when a fellow conies in tired and hungry from a long run. ? A VoiNti Financier.?A certain man, in order to impress business methods on his son early in life, told the youngster that if he would see that the gas bill was paid before a certain day each quarter, he could have the discount for himself. The hoy took very kindly to the idea, and captured the discount every i time the bill came in. To his father's i sup rise, however, the gas bill began to increase at a remarkable rate. He ! found one night that his son was burning gas all over the top of the house from ten o'clock until six o'clock the next morning. The youngster had become aXapoleon of finance, and had discovered the fact that the bigger the bill the bigger the discount. 8?* One of the funniest tilings to lie seen anywhere in this country, says The Sanitary Plumber, is a man using a gas stove in a closed room and without a chimney connection, and then, in older to "get a proper amount of i moisture into the air," putting a howl of water upon his stove. As the percentage of water thrown into a rooui by gas is very large, and usually more than enough for comfort, his use of a I bowl of water is rather laughable.