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Scraps and jfact.s. ? Lieutenant Victor Blue, of the Uuited States battleship Massachusetts, was married in New York last Tuesday evening to Miss Elleu Foote Stewart. Lieutenaut Blue is a native of South Caroliua, from which state he went to Annapolis. He is the officer who made a tour around Santiago and discovered to a certainty that Cerveru's fleet was in the harbor. Lieutenaut - - J ** T>l ?:ll 1 ana lurs. X>IUe Will sprim men uuuejrmooD in the south with relatives. ? At MuDcie, Ind., MissGoldie Cocbrau, aged 14, struck a burglar in her room, a few days ago, with a silverbacked hair brush, and the unknown man will die as the result. The man was detected carrying a valuable clock from the residence, when the girl commanded him to drop the time-piece. This he did, and, closiog the door, turned upon her, when she threw the brush, striking him in tbe temple. He fell to the floor and has remained unconscious since. ? One of the Chicago banks has in its possession a remarkable check, which it recently cashed for a deposi- ! tor. The latter, who is a stock raiser, owed a contractor $800 for the construction of some large corn cribs. When the builder demanded his money | tbe stockman felt in bis pockets for paper on which to make out a check, and finding none, he wrote the order on a shingle, using a marking pencil. It was honored, and the president of the bank bad it framed as a curiosity. ' ? Here are the somewhat Hoggish views of ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas, on the Philippine question: "It is now the duty of the United States to shoot h?1 out of the Filipinos, and bring the war to an end. We have already expanded. When the $20,000,000 which the last congress voted for that purpose was paid to Spain for 1 the Philippines the United States got all the title there was to those is- < lands, and we have expanded in defiance of the Texas Democratic platform. The Philippines, now belong to , the United States. It is for the next congress to say what we shall do with them." ? The .New York World has figured out that in bis western stumping tour President McKinley used the word ( "patriotism" 193 times, "the flag" 176 times and "Providence" 104 times. The World cleverly adds : "A careful reading of the whole series of orations 1 discloses two interesting facts : First, That in Mr. McKinley's mind the three words are synonyms, which he uses as the exigencies of oratory direct to convey a single idea. Second, That all three are masks of modestv worn bv , the pronoun of the first person singu- ' lar. Disguised as 'Providence,' Mr. McKinley bought the Philippine war from Spain. Disguised as 'The Flag,' he has been and is 'assimilating' Fili- i pinos, with the soil of their native land. Disguised as 'Patriotism,' he is shouting for the confounding of all traitors who dare to murmur against his performances as 'Providence'or his deeds as 'The Flag.' " ? The British side of the difficulty is now coming out. According to the : British version, the first clash with the Boers was occasioned by the British objection to Negro slavery. When the Boers left Cape Colony and finally established themselves in the Transvaal, they provoked a war with the Zulus aud were so hard pressed that it was Decessary for the British to come to their assistance. After much bloodshed the British conquered the Zulus, and although they could have easily assumed sovereignty of the Transvaal, they preferred to leave the government of the couutry to the Boers on condition that all white men should be guaranteed equal rights and i privileges. There was no further trouble until after the discovery of , gold, which brought thousands of emigrants into the country. From the first the Boers saw that they would be eventually outnumbered by strangers, ' and to prevent this they persisted iu a policy which discriminated agaiust all but natives. In this they constantly violated the agreement of 1884, and the real cause of the present war is not so much the desire on the part of England to acquire the rich gold mines that are located in the Transvaal terriit t/\ (rnurunthh nil Fnitliuh* IUI J j ao IV JO IV gUUI Ull VVV M?l men the rights to which they are entitled by virtue of their education, intelligence, progress aud civilization. ? This is the way Mr. Bryan talked to Kentucky bolters at Stanford last Tuesday : "I would not deserve your confidence if I stayed in Nebraska and allowed bolting Democrats to play on my name. If bolting Democrats want to vote for Republicans, or for a Democrat put up in opposition to the regular nomiuee of the party, let them do it; but let them come boldly aud slate their real object aud not claim they are doing it to save me. I know something of bolters. There were some iu 1896. [Laughter.] Only the bolters of 1896 said they bolted because of principle, aud a bolt agaiust a principle is higher than a vote agaiust a person. I regard a principle as infinitely more important than a person. What did the bolter do in 1S96? He helped to elect the president and everything that the Republican president hasdoue that bolter who helped to elect him is re 4V.V/M1 r* orAtruvimt* ci erne spuusiuie jvi . i uui w.b?? the credentials of the electors who represeut the people of this state in the electoral college, and sometimes the election is close. It was close iu 1896, if I am not mistaken. * [Laughter.] I have my suspicions that it was closer on the count than it was on the vote. [Laughter and applause.] I have heard it said that General Hardin was defeated in 1895 because a great many men who had a right to vote did not put their votes into the ballot box, and I have a suspicion that we lost Kentucky in 1896 because a great many votes were put into tbe ballot box that had no individuals entitled to vote behind them. [Applause.] I know that the contest in which we were engaged was a great contest?a contest where victory was so important to the great aggregations of wealth that they contributed to a campaign fund the most magnificent ever used in any campaign in the United States." She 3(orhviUc (fnquirrr. YORKVIIjLE, 8. C.: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1899. ? The state board of coutrol lias ordered that all XXX bottles containing X liquor be returoed to the state dispensary, re-analyzed and relabeled with an X. No provisiou is made for rebates to purchasers of X in XXX bottles, and Deither is it explaiued just how the fraudulent bottles are to be gathered up. ? jdr. J. Dudley Haselden, former chairman of the present state board of control, is out in a card in which, among other things, he accuses Ouztsof eavesdropping. Eavesdroppiug, of course, is a low down business; but after all, the question is did the eavesdropper tell the truth? Don't lose sight of the main issue. ? A Manila dispatch says that General Otis has received a dispatch purporting to be from General Pio del Pilar, offering to sell out his army and deliver AguiDaldo into the hands of the Americans for the sum of $500,000. The authenticity of the letter is not positively established ; but it is very likely a forgery. The dispatch says that, of course, General Otis would not accept the proposition, even if be were assured that it bad been made in good faitb. ? The general opinion seems to be that it would have looked much better for Ouzts, if be bad said bis say with regard to the dispensary before he lost bis job. This is true ; but at the same time there is no reason why we should allow this to divert us from the main issue. Ouzts does not count for anything. In withholding "what be knew be was as deep in the mire as the others were in the mud, and the only question now to be considered is whether his stories are true. If his stories are true, his motive in telling them has no bearing on the case whatever. There is as much reason for proceedings as if the information had been procured in any other legitimate way, and there may be as much reason for proceeding against Ouzts himself as against the others. COLUMBIA WINS. And the Queen'** Cup Will Remain In America. Sir Thomas Lipton, the owner of the Shamrock will have to return to England without the cup that be hoped to take back. In the second race last Tuesday, the Columbia won again. There was an unfortunate accident on Tuesday, however. The wind was stronger than it bad been at any time previous, and at the time the two yachts started was blowing at the rate of about 15 miles an hour. About 25 minnroc after t he start t he Shamrock's topmast gave ?vay aud her enormous club topsail, containing about 15,000 feet of canvas, came rattling to the deck. Fortunately nobody was hurt; but this settled the fate of the cup. Under ordinary circumstances, it would have been the part of generosity for the Columbia to have declined to continue ; but it appears that these contests are intended to determine superiority of construction as well as speed. Furthermore, the contestants had entered into a written agreement covering just such a contingency and both sides considered the accident as in the same nature us a beat. When the accident happened the Columbia, which had started under disadvantages, was already 300 yards or more ahead, and there was every reason to believe that she would have won the race even more easily than on the day before. She covered the 30 mile course in 3 hours and 37 minutes, against 4 hours aud 54 miuutes on Monday. There was no race, of course, on Wednesday as the Shamrock had to hnve time in whitth fo make renalrs. An attempt to sail the third race of the series was made on Thursday. The wind died down, however, before the race was completed and it was declared oil'. The Columbia was leading by about three miles. There seems to be no longer any doubt, but that the Columbia will win "three straights." MERE-MENTION. Fifty-five members of the Savannah Cotton Exchange, last Tuesday registered guesses 011 the size of the cotton crop. The average was 10,264.103 bales. The oyster shuckers of Norfolk have gone out on a strike. About 3,000.000 feet of lumber was destoyed by lire at Milton, Fla., last Wednesday. Tbe prize fight between Jeffreys and Sharkey is to take place on Friday, November 3. Admiral Dewey is to arrive in Atlanta next Tuesday uud will leave on Thursday. Tbe newpaper, Patria, edited in Manila by a Spaniard, has been suppressed for hostility to Americans. Avery Kale, a white man, was hauged at. Newton, N. C., on last Thursday for murdering George Travis last year Steel mills to cost $5,000,0*00 are to be erected at Cleve land, 0. It is reported that the yellow fever is disappearing both at New Oi leans and Tampa. The Forty-sixth regiment, on its way from Massachusetts to Manila, has been temporarily hung up at Cincinnati, O., on account of the drunkenness of a large number of its members. PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. t uuic iUUON ? nncn n *\aiciu?/ovwj;.v Iivn of the Giddy Wlilrl. Kditor of the Yorkville Enquirer. Thinking something from the city of 4 Hocks" would be of interest to your umny readers I send the following : lloek Hill -is certaiuly ou the up grade, as witness the following. Dr. Crawford is building a $2,700 house; Mi-s Sue Smith has just linished a $2 500 bouse; Miss Sullie Gibson is ttuishinga $2,100 house; Mr. Wroton is building a $2,500 house ; Mr. Whitner is building a $3,000 home ; Mr. Paul Workman is finishing a fiue three story store room. Besides, there is a number of smaller residences going up ranging from $600 to $1,200. I have lived here for 24 years, and have never 9een as much substantial improvements going on. Somebody must have money. Our farmers are prospering, our merchants grumbling, our mechanics have plenty to do. We have seven ministers who seem to live on the fat of the land, and give us about 35 minute sermons, and some of them are long enough. I am in my 73rd year. We had a 44golden wedding" at our home on the 16th of August last, and had a fine time with four children and 14 grand cbildreu and about 150 guests. Our friends rememoered us with about 57 gold presents, among them a fine gold watch and chain from my Masonic brethren. Wrbi!e ruminating in my mind about dear old Yorkville away back in the forties, I call to mind such men us fnlnnul fJpnruA Stpplp Dnnnm Witherspoon, H. F. Adickes, John E. Grist, Star Moore, James Jeffreys, Stanhope Sadler and a host of others who have crossed the river, and I wonder why I am spared so long, which almost makes me a Calvinist, and come to the conclusion that I haven't got anything to do with it; but to wait and see, trust and hope. I see France had a great Dreyfus trial; but we can beat that, for South Carolina is having a greater wet fuss trial over the changing of some letters called the One X and the Three X being changed on the South Carolina beverage commonly called "Ben Tillman's Tonic." But I reckon the changing of the letters won't change the virtue of the whisky, for I am told if you drink enough of it it will make both a dry and wet fuss. But such is life and the dispensary is all right if rightly managed. It is said no honest man will sell whisky. I can't tell? never having sold any; but I know some honest men who drink, for I have taken a little for my stomach's sake myself. We have all kinds of people for all kinds of work from the president of the United States down to a gentleman saddler. Bill Arp says that God takes care of children, drunkards and the United States government, so we need not be alarmed ; it will all come right. I suppose that those who live through next year will see a great many changes, especially in the political world. Some will step down and some will step up, and the world moves on and people will die and get married until Gabriel blows bis born, if he has one. And such is life. On last Saturday we had a football game?Cleinson against DavidsoD. There was a large crowd of people. Clemsom won by a majority of 10 to 0, so I am told. There was lots of betting on the game. Hundreds of dollars changed hands. I heard a good elder in the church say it was a game of physical strength and not of any scieuce at all. Some of our ministers were there who would kill a circus. So it goes? That the preachers in their pulpits Aud don't you hear them say, From the circus and the ballroom, You had better stay away? They will hang out their face As long as your arm And hand around the money bag, And where is the harm? And such is life, or words to that eflect. Uncle Miles. Rock Hill, S. C., October 17. A Leaf From the Past. The followiug is from a Pennsylvania paper. Colonel Simontou's visit to Due West is well remembered by many citizens of that place: "Dr. W. M. Grier, president of Erskiue college, at Due West, S. C., died suddenly of appoplexy Sunday. ur. uner pam u visit a few years siuce to his benefactor, the late Major S. C. Simouton, of the Fifty-seventh Pennsylvania regiment, Clarksville. At the battle of Williamsburg, the fortunes of war left the young Confederate, Grier, a prisoner, seriously wounded, iu the hands of Simonton's regiment. The gallant and kind-hearted Federal took compassion on the youth, for he was a mere lad in his teens, supplied special surgical attention, and when able to be moved Simouton gave him money, every dollar he possessed, to aid the boy to reach his southern home, there to die in the arms of his family, as Simouton believed, aud has often related the affecting story. For more than 20 years Grier tried iu vain to learn the address of the northern officer, and was finally rewarded for his search by reading his name in a Pittsburg newspaper. Simonton was invited to Due| West, where the whole town turned out to do him honor. The Greenville Advance Argus gave full details of this afFair when it occurred some 12 or 13 years ago." LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX T<) NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. "Employment," Care The Enquirer? Wants position in a store or an otBca. Mrs. Mary E. Shannon, AdministratrixPublishes a notice to the debtors and creditors of the estate of Thomas Lominack, deceased. Grist Cousins?Claim to be sans pareil. They print a partial list of goods that have arrived during the past few days. Mrs. Dobson?Publishes a list of useful articles and quotes prices. The Ganson Dry Goods Co.?Tells of the phenomenal growth of their establishment and why and how it supplies the people throughout such a vast territory. They also give notice of a ten per cent, dscount on their entire stock of gentle men's clothing, commencing next Monday, October 23, and continuing for one week only. Louis Roth?Enumerates a number of fresh arrivals, including maple syrup, mackerel in kits, oattiakes, mince meat, pickled tripe and sour kraut. WITHIN THE TOWN. The Yorkville Buggy company haB purchased a plant for the fitting of rubber tires to buggies. The stockholders of the York Cotton mills will meet Monday, November 13, at 3 p. m. "D. T. L.'s" communication on the subject of wheat sowing has evidently produced quite an impression among the farmers. The reporter has heard the letter spoken of several times, and about the only question to any of the propositions laid down is whether or not half a bushel to the acre would be heavy enough seeding for a largegrained wheat. A lady who arrived in Yorkville a fotu (folia acrn frnm t.hn "low COUntrV." ,un uu;u ? ? , was surprised at the handsome teams she saw at the depot. She wanted to know if that was not something unusual for a country town. The gentleman with whom she brought up the question was ungallant enough to as sure her that Yorkville is not a country town in the sense that she used the expression ; but on the contrary there is more business here in proportion to population than there is in Charleston. THE COTTON MARKET. The local cotton market continues to fluctuate around the neighborhood of 7& cents. As much as 7.30 was paid on Thursday ; but there did not seem to be quite so much encouragement for that price yesterday. The best sale of which the reporter had information up to the time The Enquireb went to press, was 7?. There has been considerable activity in the future market during the past few days, the price fluctuating up and down quite rapidly ; but the net gain has been quite small. The following from Hubbard Bros. & Co., describes the New York situation Thursday night: "Liverpool did not respond with any grace to our advance of yesterday, our cables stating that spinners were only disposed to buy from band to mouth, believing the movement sure to increase. Opening at a small improvement, the market eased under liquidation by the outside holders, who have been so successful in the operations on the bull side. The sharp advance of yesterday showed another handsome profit which they have taken. This selling brought a decline of 6@7 points from the close, which was checked by buying from the southeast on the Houston movement, which was very light. Outside of Texas the interior movement is showing a little larger than expected, and the trade has been rather surprised at the receipt of a few dispatches stating the crop was turning out better than expected. These dispatches and a report of a strike being talked of at Fall River have undoubtedly assisted iu the reaction, as the movement as a whole is very light. The liquidation continued to the close, the selling being to realize profits, while at the end yesterday's principal buyers sold heavily." THE ORIGINAL JASPERS. The recent resolution of the Jasper Light Infantry making honorary members of the veterans who left Yorkville with the company to go to the war, gives especial interest to the original roll, which we find in the files of The Enquirer. The company left Yorkville on April 13,1861, and went to Sullivan's Island. The following roll was forwarded to The En uirer on April 20, 1861, by Corporal \V. \V. East, who continued to write letters giviug the movements of his comDanv until he was fatally | wounded at the battle of Seven Pines in the spring of 1862. | Oflicers: C. A. Seabrook, captain ; I. N. Withers, 1st lieutenant; E. B. Clinton, 2nd lieutenant; S. B. Meacbam, 3rd lieutenant; James Mason, 1st sergeant ; S. C. Sadler, 2nd sergeant; W. B. Smith, 3rd sergeant; H. J. Allison, 4th sergeant; R. P. Smith, Win. Dickson, J. R. Witherspoon, J. D. McDonnell, D. C. McKinney, W. W. East, corporals. Privates: J. M. Adams, R. B. Adams, H. M. Asher, N. B. Bratton, E. G. Beatty, James Black, J. W. Beard, G. R. Burris, Robert M. Burris, J. T. Burris, J. A. Brown, J. W. Carroll, J. E. Caldwell, R. F. Clark, T. Cranford, J. J. Coward, W. J. Cornwell, P. P. Darwin, W. F. Davidson, W. Ji. iuuloe, I. Enloe, A. R. Erwin, J. M. Farley, L. D. Goore, L. H. Gwinn, 0. J. Gwinn, J. S. Gourley, F. Happerfield, \V. G. Hetherington, F. Hetherington, T. D. Harris, J. L. D. Harris, C. W. A. J. Hood, J. M. Howe, A. Hope, R. M. S. Hopper, S. A. Hoey, L. Jones, John Jackson, G. W. Jefferys, R. C. Kuykendal, E. M. Kirkpatrick, M. Leech, L. M. Elliott, Pink Logan, W. E. Love, J. W. Love, D. M. Love, S. M. Love, E. M. Lockhart, W. K. McNeill, J. H. McKinney, James McLean, R. N. McElwee, J. E. McKnight, J. T. McKnight, E. F. Meek, W. S. Moore, D. L. Morrow, F. H. Mullenax, R. F. Morris, Atrizi Mi titer, J. A. Neill, W. A. Neill, G. H. O'Farrell, H. J. Parker, J. T. Parker, R. R. Pariah, T. C. Pinckney, B. C. Presaley, Pat Palmer, R. Y. Russell, R. Rohison, VV. C. Rives, J. G. Steele, H. Sarratt, L. Smith, J. B. Smith, S. Simmons, J. J. Sutton, J. E. Strain, J. Walsh, O. L. Wallace, C. K. Williams, J. P. Wilson, M. M. Wbitesides, J. M. Whitesides. The Jasper Light Infantry was mustered into the Confederate service at Orangeburg on June 3, 1861, and on that, nneasinn there were several changes in the list as printed above. Mr. W. B. Williams, who was at college when the company left Yorkville, n joined it here, and Mr. A. F. McConnell, who was also an original member, had for a short time been detailed to the quartermaster department. We are unable at this time to give a correct list of the company as it was mustered into the Confederate service. The surviving charter members of the compauy, as far as Mr. A. F. McConnell is able to indicate, is as follows: W. B. Smith, H. J. Allisou, R. P. Smith, J. R. Witherspoon, J. D. McConnell, N. B. Bratton, J. A. Brown, J. W. Carroll, O. J. Gwinn, J. M. Whitesides, T. D. Harris, Johu Jackson, R. N. McElwee, Pat Palmer, J. G. Steele, A. F. McConnell, W. B. Williams, Wm. Dicksou. a CARE OP THE BATTLEGROUND. The members of the King's Mountain chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, with membership in different parts of the county and headquarters in Yorkville, are very much concerned about the uncared for condition of King's Mountain battleground. It seems that the title to the property was acquired along about 1880 by the King's Mountain Centennial asso ciation. They bought it from the late W. L. Goforth and the record of the transfer on page 762 of "Book D-2" in the clerk's office shows that the consideration for the 39} acres contained in the tract was $197.50. As to whether or not the King's Mountain Centennial association ever procured a charter of incorporation, we have no definite information at band ; but are of opinion that this step was neglected. Since 1881 the battleground, which bad been cleared and put in a reason ably presentable condition for the Centennial celebration, has again become covered with undergrowth, and it is now badly in need of attention. It is said also that the monument erected by the Centennial association has suffered severely at the hands of relic bunting vandals. The ladies are considering various ways and means of whereby they may secure better attention to this historic spot; but as yet have not definitely settled on a plan. As a first step in connection with the matter it might be well enough for them to try to get for their organization a title to the property. It is quite like .7 that the surviving members of the Centennial Association would gladly make the papers over to them. ABOUT PEOPLE. Rev. T. M. Lowrv, of Shelby, N. C., jis visiting in Yorkville this week. Dr. H. Quay McElwee, of Baltimore, is in Yorkville on a visit to his father's ! family, Mr. S. A. McElwee. Miss Amanda Boatwright has returned to Aiken after a month's visit to her sister, Mrs. C. P. Lowrance. Mr. J. E. Norment, of The News and Courier, was in Yorkville on Wednesday in the interest of his paper. Mrs. S. M. Grier, of Cabarrus county, N. C., is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of her uiece, Mrs. B. N. Moore. Mr. Jno. L. Carroll, of the firm of Flemming & Carroll, railroad contractors, was in Yorkville this week on business. Congressman Finley returned home on Thursday, after a short trip down the South Carolina and Georgia Exteution railroad. Mr. Job Carroll has recovered from his recent attack of fever, and returned to his railroad work at Camden on last Tuesday. Mr. W. Lee Hart, of Enterprise, Wardmalaw Island, S. C., spent a few days in Yorkville this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. S. Hart. Dr. A. Y. Cartwright returned from Baltimore on Wednesday afternoon. He thought the condition of Mr. J. H. Riddle seemed to be very much the same as when he last saw him, about about two months ago. Mr. W. O. Rawls, Yorkville's effi' ' J cient pumpman, wno nas oeen uowu with a long spell of typhoid fever, is able to he up and about again. He is not strong yet, and cannot expect to recover his normal strength for a good many days; but both he and his many friends think be is safely across the bridge and all are pleased accordingly. At McAdenville, the other day, a party of gentlemen began swappiug testimonies as to how far back their memories extended. Mr. J. B. F. Riddle carried off the honors with the assertion that he could remember the date on which his grandfather and grandmother were married?some 125 years ago?and went on to relate circumstances in connection with the occasion. The other gentlemen are no longer boasting of their memories. local laconics. Will Sow Wheat and Oate. Mr. J. 0. Walker is calculating on putting most of bis farm in wheat and oats this year. He will not plant a < great deal of cotton. Until January let, 1890. The Twice a-Week Enquirer, filled with the latest and most reliable news, will be furnished from the date .-1 r i mnn ui mis issue uuui jnuuar) jl, i.7w, iui vv. 42 cents. Wheat Sowing From Horseback. Supervisor Cuip reports having seen a gentleman in Fort Mill township sowing wheat from the back of a horse. In some sections this is quite common, and after the sower gets the proper hang of the trick, it is said to work splendidly. Colored Teachers. The following colored candidates for the right to teach in the public schools of York county, who presented themselves at the recent examination, have ^ been awarded "Second Grade B" certificates : J. C. White, Aida Hall, Mamie Hill, Pearl Beatton, John Kay, T. W. Nance, Kacbel Clinton. By a York County Author. Greenvilie Times: Ginn & Co., of Boston, is getting out an excellent supplement to the South Carolina edition of its geography. It divides the state into two sections, coastal and piedmont. It is one of the best yet written. Prof. Thompson, of Kock Hill, is the author. After Campaign Funds. The Republicans of Ohio are evidently hard up, or badly scared. They ' f .l _ a 2il - are scraping :ne couuiry wnu a uuc 1 tooth comb for campaign funds and are < even trying to assess Democrats. A certain county postmaster showed the reporter a few days ago a circular letter, he had just received from "W. F. Burdell, Treasurer of the Ohio Republican executive committee," with headquarters at Columbus. The circular represented that the party needed * help and called upon the postmaster for a contribution. It is possible that Burdell is only a private swindler, operating on bis own responsibility instead of in behalf of the party; but whether or not, he slips up in supposing that there is any hope of. getting contributions for Republican uses from Democratic postmasters in this section. Quito id Object Leuoo. An agricultural implement dealer from Lincolnton, N. C., was in Yorkville a few days ago, and in conversation be told a little story which seems to be full of significance. He said that up to some ten years back the farming interests around his section were as 1 prosperous as anybody could reasonably wish. There came upon the people a cotton planting epidemic, and it affected pretty nearly the whole coun try. MaDy farmers gave their enure attention to cotton, leaving the matter ? ' of supplies entirely out of the question. Alter a few years several had lost their farms and others were burdened with heavy mortgages. Then there was a return to wheat, oats, clover, corn and ' cattle. The effect has been as gratify' ing as the first change was disastrous* 1 Most of the mortgages have been paid, 1 and a large per cent, of the farmers are '* 1 making money now almost as rapidly 1 as they lost it before. They are all convinced that they must raise their supplies before they can hope to make money. The Widow's Chain. The story of the golden chain sent ' anonymously by a Walterboro widow to Epworth orphanage is already known to the readers of The Enquirer. The chain was mailed to Mr. Waddell with the information that it had been valued by a jeweler at $20, and asking that it be sold and the proceeds devoted to the orphanage. Mr. H. C. Strauss, of Yorkville, bought the , chain on the credit of Trinity Sunday school. The Sunday school raised the money and instructed Mr. Waddell to return the chain to the donor when he should be able to learn her identity. Others followed Mr. Strauss's example uutil the proceeds from the chain amounted to $1,310, more than threescore times its original value. In the meantime every effort was being made to discover the identity of the widow. One of the teachers at the orphanage went to Walterboro, and after a great deal of quiet detective work settled down on Mrs. Sellers and made her "own to the deed." So well had she kept her secret that her own daughter was ignorant of her connection with the matter. The chain has been restored to her. BRITISH AXD BOERS. Notes and Incidents In Connection With the South African War. As has already been intimated the news from South Africa comes in vague li.ooiiofo/itni.i, lirnlinn dnses. The QLIU U uoauoiuviut j vuvu ? ????. papers of Wednesday morning contained some dispatches that had been delayed four days. These dispatches dealt for the most part with the adventures of armored trains; but on their face they show that the correspondents were so far from the scene of actual operations that their reports canuot be considered as very reliable. There has been some heavy fighting at Mafeking in British territory on the western border of the Transvaal. One report had it that some 300 Boers had been killed in the fight; but another %