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Scraps and facts. ? Charlotte Observer: Mr. Thomas W. Alexander, who has Just returned from a trip through the New England states. Canada and Nova* Scotia, was surprised at the intensity of the feeling in New England against the so-called child labor in the southern cotton mills. "It is, in a way." said Mr. Alexander, "a repetition of the old abolition cry.(' The Anti-Child Labor League is waging as aggressive a campaign to arouse the public sentiment in favor of legislation to regulate or prohibit child labor as the old abolition league did to create sentiment against slavery. A number of newspapers of that section publish blanks for application for membership in the league and calls for funds. The purpose of the organization is to raise funds for the purpose of creating sentiment in the south against child labor and to Influence legislation In the southern states. "I know you have child labor down there." said one man to Mr. Alexander. "because I manufacture looms made especially for children." Mr. Alexander said that he was surprised to see two cotton mills in operation In Nova Scotia. All of the cotton - a? AAitron UtttfU |0 IIII)IVIICU, Ul vvuiov. ? As the result of a stringency In the New York money market last week "call" money reached a very high rate, varying from 25 to 33 per cent. This stringency was largely due to the big demand for money In the west to move the crops, and also because of the large sums of money being moved to San Francisco from New York to pay insurance losses. Recently Secretary Shaw of the United States treasury department has been depositing large sums of money in national banks, throughout the country and some of the banks have in turn been loaning this money to New York brokers and bankers at a high rate of interest. Secretary Shaw on last Friday issued an order to depository banks all over the country to the effect that If they had more money on deposit than could be used legitimately for local purposes they were to return it to the United States, treasury and the money would be placed in the banks where it could be used for local purposes. This put a stop to the loaning of call money to Wall street brokers at high rates of Interest and as the result call money had gotten down to a 4 per cent rate on Friday. Many conservative New York bankers endorse Secretary Shaw's action, as it has a tendency to steady the New York money market ? William Mattery, a Chicago aeronaut, is believed to have lost his life last Thursday as the result of his fear of ridicule. It had been widely advertised that Mattery would attempt to cress Lake Michigan on Thursday In an airship at an altitade of 2.S00 feet, starting from Oconto, Mich. A large crowd had collected to see the man take his life in his hands. As the aeronaut was preparing for the ascension he discovered that there had been a serious break in the machinery of the airship and so announced to the assembled crowd. The mob, believing that Mattery's statement was a ruse to abandon the attempt, began to guy him, charging that he was afraid, etc. In order to show the crowd that he was no coward and to escape the guying, he entered the defective airship and started on his journey across the lake, a distance of 200 miles. The ma ? a- - IJ UL LA|?k? cmne rose to a cunsiuerauie u?sui, floated out over the lake, drifted Into contrary air currents and became unmanageable. At dusk Thursday evening the airship disappeared and up to this time nothing has been seen of it It is supposed that Mattery drifted around in the air for aJkne , and then Anally dropped tnto the lake. Scores of tugs and sail boats are making a search on Lake Michigan for some -race of the missing aeronaut and his craft. ? The mining districts of northwestern Pennsylvania are being very much annoyed by an Italian organization known as the "Black Hand," which was Ui sauuru iui ure |>u> |>?sv <of blackmailing ignorant Italian laborers and others. Numerous murders and robberies are being laid at the doors of the "Black Hand" orgnlzation. Operations are carried on in this manner: A person is selected and a note reading something like this is sent to the intended ylctlm: "You have got to pay us money every pay day or we will kill you. You must pay so much (stating the amount). If you tell we will kill you and throw your body in the woods or in a mine." The note of warning is unsigned except with a black hand. If the victim comes across he is then told he must join the organization and pay an initiation fee, which varies according to nhiiitv in nav The operations of the Black Hand are not confined to the Italian population entirely; but business men frequently receive threatening communications from the organization, and there is no lack of cases where threats are carried out to the point of murder in case the demands are not complied with promptly. Last week a troop of state constabulary attempted to arrest a member of the fraternity and as a result two constables and three Italians lost their lives. The members of the Black Hand took- refuge in a house and were only dislodged by the use of fire and dynamite by the constables. ? Great stress is being laid on the hypocrisy of Frank. K. Hippie, the suicide president of the Real Estate Trust company of Philadelphia, which failed a short time ago as the result of embezzlements and other crooked dealings on the part of its president. Hippie was so very strict in his religion and morals that he It n n a n model of the true Christian gentleman. He was a great temperance advocate and under no circumstances would he permit the employment of any one who drank wine or smoked or chewed tobacco. He would not ride on a street car on Sunday, except in cases of most urgent necessity. To all outward appearances and in the eyes of many of his business associates he was without a peer in morality and religion. He stood high up in the Presbyterian church of Pennsylvania, and as treasurer of the Presbyterian general assembly of that state he had charge of more than a million dollars of the church's money. Since the death of Hippie and the failure of the bark it has come out that he was nothing but a very skillful thief hiding under a cloak of morality and religion. His thieving propensities were so highly cultivated that he not only loaned money on securities that he knew were fraudulent and and by which he would benefit, but It has been shown that he actually stole the securities after lending money on them. Hippie also made way with something like $500,000 of the money belonging to the Presbyterian church. Every day's investigation of the trust company's affairs brings to light more and more of Hippie's hypocrisy. One of his last acts before committing suicide was to leave a note charging all the wrong-doing on another man. Scores of Pennsylvania preachers have been using Hippie's hypocrisy as the subject for sermons during the past few days. <?hr \torkvillc inquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. C.t TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1906. Thbre are a good many people up this way who have been accustomed to insist that Commissioner Tatum Is an honest man, notwithstanding his connection with the whisky business. If the producers can just hold cotton off the market as they have been doing:, they are bound to get good prices. The spinners are not In near as good a position to wait as are the producers. The executive committee of the Southern Cotton association, in session at Hot Springs, Ark., has exonerated Secretary Cheatham from the charge of speculating in cotton futures. The proceedings were carried on in secret session, and there is more or less doubt as to what the exoneration means. Uncle Joe Cannon is of the opinion that after ail Mr. Roosevelt may be the next nominee of the Republican party for the presidency. He says stranger things have happened and in this he is quite right. Mr. Roosevelt is very probably honest in his intention not to be a nominee again, but he continues to All the eye of the Republican party to such an extent that as yet there has been but little room for anyone else. This condition will probably continue. The daily papers during the past few days have contained numerous communications Intended to influence votes. All of them were more or less .l..?lklA rt# AAiiran* Kilt hpCfl liqp of (Jiausiuic, vi wutov, wu? ? - ??? ? the near proximity to the election; but few of them were entitled to serious consideration. It is hardly to be denied. however, that the Columbia State succeeded In putting Commissioner Tatum into a hole that is uncomfortable to a man who values his reputation for veracity and open fair dealing. Having gotten hold of a mimeograph copy of a letter that Mr. Tatum had sent out to a dispenser, urging that dispenser to do all he could to get out the boys to vote for Manning and Ragsdale, the State sent a reporter to Mr. Tatum to interview him as to the rumors thut the dispensary officials and whisky houses were-doing all they could to Influence votes for Manning. Mr. Tatum talked freely, virtuously and Innocently. Of course, he knew of no employe who wa9 working for a candidate; but if such ** " " n.Arblnw tKon It TVQ Q cilipiuyc nnn au nuiniug, ?I1V*? ? .. In his individual rather than In his official capacity. And It was the same as to the liquor houses. He was quite sure that they were not spending money, else he would have heard of It, for the liquor people being strictly business would not spend money until after they had gotten information as to where It would do most good. Along with Mr. Tatum's interview, the State next morning published his letter to a dispenser, signed with his own name with the word "com," an abbreviation of commissioner after it. The letter and the Interview seemed to create a suspicion that Mr. Tatum was not quite as frank and open about the mutter as he appeared to be, and in a communication 10 ine omie ui jmiciday Mr. Tatum complained that he had been badly treated, in which most people will no doubt agree. He is in a pretty close place; but then he can have the consolation that nobody is very much surprised. People don't take the words of these liquor dealers very seriously anyway. Down to Business. Now, that the biennial election contest is over, let every body get down to business and try to make the most of the situation. That there has been meanness and unfairness in the action of designing parties all along the line, there is no question. There always is, and this campaign has been no exception; but the great mass of voters on both sMm should remember that both sides have been earnestly striving for that which they honestly believed to be best, and whether the Issues have been settled aright or not, the losing side should remember that both sides could not win. The belief that the state or the nation is going to the demnitlon bowwows has been common In every campaign that has come off since the Institution of our present form of government. Each side has thought that this would be the result of the success of the other side; but as yet nothing of the kind has happened, and the fact that nothing of the kind has happened heretofore, Is a pretty good guarantee that It will not happen hereafter. But there is still a better guarantee than this. Self-seeking politicians to the contrary notwithstanding, the great majority of people on both sides of any issue are earnestly seeking the general good. If the majority Is wrong, as'It sometimes is, it Is never intentionally so, and its first care upon the realization of a mistake is a complete and thorough correction of the same. 7'he politicians who deceive generally get the punishment to which they are entitled. No matter which side of any Issue the active, unselfish, honest voter may be on. he Is doing his duty?discharging his obligations of citizenship. He may be wrong: but If honestly so, that is only his misfortune. It is safe to say that he will not always be that way, and he is entitled to the respect and esteem of his fellows. Don't fall out with this kind of a man. If you want to fall out with anybody fall out with the fellow who, able to vote, takes the position that he does not care how things go, and remains away from the polls. That fellow Is not as good as I the demagogic self-seeking candidate who deliberately tries to promote his own advantage by the meanest kind of trickery. But now that the campaign Is over, let everybody get down to business. That is the next thing on the programme, and there is plenty for everybody to do, those who have won In this campaign and those who have failed. The Immigration Question. In securing the consent of the North German L.ioya steamsmp company xo | send an immigrant liner to Charleston, Commission Watson has broken the Ice in what may prove to be a matter of tremendous consequence; but the people of the state may as well understand from the beginning that if they are to derive any benefit from this enterprise it will not be without a great deal of intelligent labor on their own part. It is Indeed pleasant to think of the establishment of a Castle Garden at Charleston, receiving thousands of immigrants every year for distribution throughout the South Atlantic and Gulf states, with South Carolina selecting and appropriating the cream of the new arrivals for herself; but then those who realize the tremendous advantage that is to be gained from such a situation also appreciate the fact that the benefits implied,are not to be enjoyed by people who sit with folded hands. In the first place it must be recognized that the North German Lloyd's people are out for business. They are not going to run a line of ships to Charleston unless they can bring paying cargoes in addition to crowds of steerage passengers, and they are not going to undertake to maintain such a line unless In addition to bringing cargoes to this country they have something to take back to Germany or else wnere. Under the Immigration laws as they now obtain in this country, there is required a strict examination of every immigrant seeking admission Into America. Facilities have been established for such examinations at New York and other northern points, and while the authorities are not going to say such a thing openly still they are not going to do much to encourage the development of another port for the entry of Immigrants In the south. The stream of immigration has long been fixed In channels looking to the west and northwest, and powerful Influences will be exerted to continue It In that direction. But this Is not yet all. The people of South Carolina though badly In need of a good class of German Immigrants, are not prepared to receive them or take care of them. If as many as one thousand Immigrants should come to this state within the next few months, It would be weeks and weeks, before they were provided wjth satisfactory homes, this notwithstanding the fact that with Intelligent effort properly directed as many as fifty or one hundred thousand immigrants ought to be absorbed In this state without difficulty within a few months. Just what Is necessary to provide cargoes for the Lloyd ships we do not know, and neither do we know about Charleston's capacity to do what may be required of her. The Charleston people will no doubt be able to solve that problem. They can say now whether or not it is possible for them to meet the requirements of the situation, and if it is possible, we believe they will attend to the matter. In the meantime, however, the whole state should give this subject careful consideration, and every effort should be made to back Mr. Watson up In the undertaking that he has so auspiciously commenced. MINIMUM OF 10 CENTS. Southern Cotton Association Fixes Price of Staple. The executive committee of the Southern Cotton association in session at Hot Springs on last Friday afternoon recommended to its members and cotton growers of the south that no cotton be sold during the present season at less than ten cents per pound. In a resolution adopted by the committee, it is stated that the crop is in a state of deterioration, and for that reason no estimate of thp rrnn wns mnHp THa roanliitlnn states, however, that the committee is satisfied that the crop will not be as large as the current estimate. The placing of the minimum price at ten cents was in the nature of a victory for the conservative element of the association. The resolution adopted by the committee, which is in the shape of an address to the public, follows: "Inasmuch as we, the cotton growers of the south, know that there has been great deterioration in the cotton crop since August 15, and, "Whereas, the consensus of opinion of the members of this committee is that the deterioration is still going on. we deem it unwise to make an estimate of the crop at this time. We are auusueu me eiup win nui ue ua large as the current estimate. "We therefore suggest and urge upon all our members and producers throughout the south not to sell their cotton at a figure less than the cost of production. "We call upon all southern Interests to aid in maintaining for all time thin price as a minimum. We urge the necessity of marketing slowly and only on the advancing market, and withdrawing all cotton from the market at every decline." MERE-MENTION. The German government is building a 19,000 ton battleship Governor Folk of Missouri, Is reported quite sick..... .Secretary of State Root arrived at Lima. Peru, Sunday morning President Ijtooseyeljt will visit the Panama canat in Nqvember next The earnings Qf the United States Steel cojnpany fop the quarter ending this month, it is estimated, wljl be $40,000,000. .. ... Attorney General Wpi. H. Moody will probably be appointed associate justice of the supreme court to sqcceed Justice Brown, who will soon retire .The United States de partment of agriculture has b|ack listed ten seed firms for selling adulterated seeds Paul O. Stensland, the defaulting Chicago bank president, arrested In Tangier, Morocco, last week, will be returned to the United States on board the naval refrigerator ship Glacier, which is returning to the United States from Manila Philadelphia is flooded with counterfeit sliver dollars that are so nearly perfect as to almost defy detection Large numbers of Syrian immigrants are being smuggled across the Mexican border into the United States A Pennsylvania oil train collided with a Philadelphia street car on a Philadelphia street crossing Friday, killing five and seriously injuring six persons. An insane person at Gora Kalwaria, Russia, on last Friday killed seven fellow-inmates with an axe. A revolution of considerable proportions is in progress at Mogoar, Morocco Father Francis Xavler Wernz, a German priest, has been elected general of the Jesuit society of the Roman Catholic church The Cambridge University team defeated the Harvard University team in the boat race on the Thames river at Putney, England, Saturday, by but two lengths. The course was four and a quarter miles. LOCAL AFFAXR8. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. B. Wilson, Rock Hill?Offers a number of York county farms for sale on one to four years' time. L. R. Williams, Probate Judge?Gives notice that Catherine Miller has applied to him for letters of administration on the estate of Henrietta Traywick, deceased. C. T. Thomas, Adm'r.?Calls on the debtors and creditors of Mrs. M. E. Thomas, deceased, to make settlement with him. R. D. Alexander?Offers everything in hlo mnanil ronfllr nhon for fin In Rl. cycles S4.50 and up. York Drug Store?Tells about remedies it has for chills and fever, which are more or less prevalent ' Just now. J. C. Wilborn?Advertises two tracts of land near King's Creek, for sale. See fourth page. Dr. M. W. White?Quotes a rhymester's efruslon and applies its moral to the brokerage business. York Supply Co.?Has red rust proof seed pats, seed rye. Soda at 5c lb. 1,000 chickens and 1,000 dozen eggs wanted at once. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Wants you to call on him for school supplies. He wants your orders for tailor made clothing. Yorkvllle Buggy Co.?Has just received a large shipment of Deerlng mowers and rakes, Weber and Columbus wagons. Yorkvllle Hardware Co.?Invites you to see the Johnston mowers and rakes before you buy any haying machinery. Thomson Co.?Is showing its fall stock of shoes for ladles, gentlemen and children. It has the largest stock of shoes It has ever carried. Foushee Cash Store?Will have special sale of school supplies next week. Invites the ladles to see Its dress goods. Big line of clothing, shirts, hats, etc. c.vcry uuuy win uq gmu iu gci uvnu to business again. Messrs. Glenn & Allison are rebuilding the barn on their farm thai; was destroyed by Are last winter. Mr. W. D. Glenn is giving his personal attention to the work. There are pretty general complaints that the cotton crop promises to be at least 25 per cent short. There is no question of the fact that cotton is opening rapidly and that the top crop will be light. As the result of the report of the bureau of statistics of the agricultural department yesterday cotton went up 20 points, and the glnners report issued a short time afterward caused a decline of 10 points. The net gain of the day was 10 points. Mr. G. R. McDaniel of Filbert showed at this office last Saturday quite an interesting relic of by-gone days in i;he 8nape 01 councillor I'niup b n>uiugy uu George Washington, printed on cream colored silk. The printing was done by P. Carey, Yorkvllle, in September, 1839. Mr. McDonald found the relic among old family papers. There is a steadily growing ne:atlment throughout this country In favor of the repeal of the Hen law. Manypeople think that such repeal will appreciably affect the renting system to the advantage of the cropping system. It will make labor more easily controllable, and redound to the benefit of lands that are now being ruined by careless, short sighted treatment. As we see It there is very little ure for the Hen law now; but no proba.blllty of its early repeal. Its repeal probably would have but little effect on economic conditions. . I TODAY'8 ELECTION. The returns from today's election iri York county show a rather light vote at the various precincts. , .* *' 1 As a general thing the farmers of the county were quite busy and did not poll anything like their full vote. The mill people in Yorkviue, kock Hill, Fort Mill and Clover polled pretty nearly their full strength, which went to Manning, Ragsdale, Slaughter and Glasscock. Messrs. Ansel and Lyon carried the county over Messrs. Manning and Ragsdale, Lyon leading Ansel. Sullivan has a long lead over Wharton for railroad commissioner. Messrs. Slaughter and Glasscock are elected over Messrs. Ardrey and Massey by a decided plurality. Mr. Thos. W. Boyd is re-elected supervisor and Messrs. Lumpkin and Kirkpatrick are elected county commissioners. A detailed statement of the vote as cast at the various precincts will be round elsewhere in tnis issue. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Richard Wallace Is spending a few days In Columbia. Miss Louise Barron is visiting relatives and friends In Columbia. Mrs. Mary D. Hope of Charleston, is the guest of Mrs. Sarah Carroll. Mr. Glenn Allison has taken a position with the -York Drug store. Mr. Thos. Albertson of Seneca, S. C., visited Mr. Bep Gaines last week. Mr. John A. Jenkins has resumed his work in the Lancaster Graded school. Miss Daisy Euart of Huntersville, N. C.. is visiting her sister, Mm. D. T. Woods. Mrs. Thos. P. Moore returned home last night, after a visit of several days to Morganton, N. C. M13S Margaret Daniels arrived last Saturday from Washington, to take up her work In the Graded school. Miss Bessie McConnell returned home Saturday after spending six weeks with relatives at Linda lo, Ga. Mr. Sam R. Moore of Washington. D. C., arrived in Yorkville this morning on a visit to his mother, Mrs. S. R. Moore. Mrs. W. T. Slaughter of Hickory, and Mrs. G. W. Gomer of Greenville, were in Yorkville last Saturday on a shopping expedition. Dr. and Mrs. C. Fred Williams have returned to their home In Columbia, after spending sometime with Yorkville relatives and friends. Rev. J. E. Covington of Greenville, arrived in Yorkville last night, and Is the guest of Rev. W. E. Hurt. Mr. Covington is assisting Mr. Hurt in a protracted meeting at Union Baptist church this week, holding services in the morning and evening. Miss Crossmore of Baltimore, will have charge of the Thomson Co's millinery department this season. Mr. Knox Quinn of Smyrna, and Miss Jessie Baber of Yorkville, have been added to the sales force and Master Miller Prakeford of Yorkville, has been added to the office force of the Thomson Co. Announcement cards have been received in Yorkville, which read as follows: "Mr. A. G. Conway announces the marriage of ills daughter, Nellie Pratt and Dr. Marshall B. Neil on Thursday, September sixth, nineteen hundred and six, Charlottesville, Virginia. At home October first, Norfolk. Virginia." Mm M P! Russell of Yorkville. sua talned a fracture of the right hip last Friday afternoon as the result of a fall. She had gone across the street to visit Mrs. Roth and tripped herself on the edge of the porch. Because of her advanced age, the mishap is quite a serious matter. Her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Powell, came over on Saturday from Charlote. Mr. Brian Bell of the Gaffney Ledger, who has been spending a week or two visiting relatives and friends in York county. Including his grandfather, Mr. D. A. A. Watson of the Clay Hill neighborhood, was in Yorkvllle last Saturday. Mr. Bell has been devoting himself to newspaper work for the past two years or more, aud ai THE Tabulated Statem PRBCINCT8. Bethel, Bethany, Blaireville Bullock's Creek, Clover, Coa'?s's Tavern Ebenezer, Fort Mill, For?st Hill .-. Hickory Grove, McConnellsville, Newport, ORileu, ...... Piedmont, Rock Hill No. 1, Rock Hill No. 2, Sharon - Smyrna, Tir.tah, Yorkville No. 1, Yorkville No. 2, Total,.. though not yet a voter, is giving considerable promise of making a high mark in the profession. He represents quite a number of outside papers at Gaft'ney and is doing some excellent work on the Ledger. And along with It all, he Is a most pleasant and agreeable young man. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Yorkvllle is badly in need of a sewerage system. ? The cotton mills are said to be making money right along now. ? Messrs. Carroll Bros., are erecting a large warehouse to the rear of the store. ? The warehouse men are calculating on storing a considerable quantity of cotton this fall. ? Practical use of Yorkvllle'a electric power advantages would be of very great benefit to the community. ? The 6 o'clock closing rule has expired by limitation. The stores now keep open until they get ready to close. ? There are a number of casee of diphtheria In Yorkvllle; but the antitoxin treatment Is Invariably proving efficacious. ? Cotton receipts have not yet begun to reach a very considerable volume; but the buyers expect to be busy within a week or two. ? Work on Mr. B. N. Moore's build in|f, wnun ntta u?cn uai?jr?u uj son of unfavorable weather. Is now being pushed as rapidly as possible.' ? Mr. R. J. Herndon is making arrangements to build on the ruins of tha old Parish hotel but has not yet decided as to exactly what kind of a building he will put up. ? The stream of commercial travelers which grew noticeably less during July and August, is now picking' up again, and the outlook is that it will be greater this fall than In quite a wlille. ? There have been a number of cases of diphtheria in town within the past few days, one at Mr. J. S. Brice's, one at Mr. J. L. Sanders's and two at Mr. E. G. Sandlfer's. Other cases have been reported. Because of the diphtheria outbreak, the owning of the Graded school which was advertised for yesterday was postponed until a later date. ? Although not entirely unknown the sight of a drunken man on the streets of Torkvllle la rare. Good order prevails quite generally. It Is so on public days as well as other days. People who know say that there Is very little blind tiger liquor being sold. A well-informed Individual told the reporter a few days ago that there are only about eight tigers at work in town. He named them all, and said that if called upon to do so he could convict them all. But they are all quite scary, he said, and not one of them can be depended upon to furnish liquor when wanted. They are all negroes and most of them are heavy drinkers. They order supplies by express and sell enough to about double the first cost to replenish their stocks. In other words, most of them drink about as much as they sell. There are a number of negroes who dodge into Yorkville on Saturday night from Sharon, Tirzah, Clover and other nearby points with Jugs of liquor gotten by express, retail it out and leave; but no one of them sticks at the business long enough to establish himself. Regular drinkers of liquor get their supplies by express; but this being the hot season the express receipts are smaller than at other seasons. There is reason to believe that the consumption is less than a fourth of what it was in the days of the dispensary, and while most of the whisky that is being consumed now is of a very low grade it is perhaps as good as the average that was dealt out by the dispensary. AFTER THE ADVOCATE. Many of the local Methodists have been very much Incensed at the attitude of the Southern Christian Advocate toward the issues of the campaign just closed. The Methodist church has put Itself on record against the state dispensary as an incubator of corruption, and the state dispensary being the issue of this campaign it is quite natural that loval Methodists should be on the side of Mr. Ansel as against Mr. Manning, especially in view of the clearness of the issue between them. But when the Advocate undertakes to claim that the dispensary should be retained as it is under state control, It clearly puts itself on the side of Mr. Manning, and that is where the shoe pinches. Drs. Stokes and Weber of Yorkvllle, got after Mr. C. S. Nettles, the editor of the Advocate, through Correspondence a few days ago; but Mr. Nettles, evidently bent on running the politics of the Advocate to suit his own particular views, instead of the views of the Methodist church, according to the interpretation of Drs. Stokes and Weber, denied these gentlemen a hearing in its columns. Not to be outdone, Drs. Stokes and Weber went into the columns of the Columbia State, that paper of last Saturday publishing communications from them as follows: To the Editor of The State: An open letter to the editor of the Southern Christian Advocate: Quite recently Dr. S. A. Weber and I protested as vigorously as we knew how against certain utterances of yours in the Advocate, touching the present dispensary issue. To this protest you replied in a manner altogether unsatisfactory to us. I then addressed you another article entitled "A Fur SECOND PRIM ent of the Result Today's Election. emrMrj'Atty Oea B y. C?a. Ilouc Be m i. ? I! ?U IJ*M ? J i 5 =* I i I ; *' ?, ? i 2 5 ? ? 2P5i>-j>? ^>|rs 60 15 67 8 60 15 60 U 42 66 44 63 73 82 31 7? 36 43 37 41 71 7 33 4i 1 31 11 33 9 28 14 , 29, 15 Ill 87 117 81 124 74 94 IOC < 56- 16 66 16 68 14 46 35 22 23 36 9 36 9 39 11 71 147 81 135 105 112 ' 90 135 36 22 39 19 15 42 38 1< 126 25 112 37 123 28 109 Z 63 10 68 5 71 2 46 3? 28 22 35 15 40 6 21' 2i 9 45 3 51 45 9 7 41 15 6 17 4 17 4 16 ' 142 212 174 180 200 152 129 211 82 135, 97 118 104 114 57, 151 i 42 16 46 12 52 6 42; 1< 32 26 39 19 30 28 31 31 15 43 16 42 39 18 15 4: 157 163 172 147 264 64 146 171 139 91 154 75 175 62 125 11< 11314 1223 1443 1066 1740 792 1201133! ther Word," which you declined to publish. Tou promised, however, a fuller (and you trusted a more satisfactory) statement on your own account. This "statement," with certain other editorial notes on the same subject, appears in your issue of Sept. 6. No, sir, it is with great regret that I am obliged to say that the latter utterances are so far from being satisfactory to us here that we really consider that they even more seriously complicate the situation. But under your ruling we have no other alternative than to ask the courtesy of the State for space to record this, our final protest, that you do not stand with and for the Methodists of South Carolina In your published views. As witness the general conference, the annual conference, the district conference (notably those of Cokesbury and Rock Hill), we are against the dispensary first, last and all the time. J. Lemacks Stokes. Yorkville, & C? Sept. 6, 1906. To the Editor of The State: "Both the candidates for governor are good men. Of the eight candidates none was any better. We now desire to know how they stand on prohibition. We do not wish the Brice law repealed. We' do not wish any barrooms established In th# state. Will they declare, before the election, that if elected governor they will veto any hllla tr? rpriM) th* Rrtcfi law or to DUt the sale of liquor* In private hands?" The above is quoted from the editorial department of the Southern Christian Advocate of Sept. < That paper's next Issue will reach its subscribers the day after the election. So the candidates for governor will not be able to answer the Advocate's question in time to serve; the Advopatet purposes unless' tney. do so through a secular daily paper. And this they are not lllcely to do. Why then ask the question at all? In the meantime, let me insist (and everybody known it) that there is a distinct Issue in the pending campaign ?an issue that has been proclaimed and emphasized In the campaign meetings from the mountains to the sea, Let not our attention be diverted from this issue. On the other hand, let us stick to the {tending issue, and let us praying people vote as we pray! S. A. Wbbbr. Yorkvllle, 8. C? Sept. 6. 1906. IMPROVED FARM TOOL8. "The farmers of York county are quicker to take on to the use of Improved agricultural implements, and are making better use of them than are nmi Alkae AAimtv In fVtp IIIC iai Hici o an/ uviioi vvuifvj git state." This observation wu made to the reporter a few days ago by a local dealer In farm Implement* of various kinds, and as this particular dealer has traveled the state enough to get a very good Idea of conditions In all sections, it is fair, to assume that he ljpows what, he is talking about, "I believe," said another dealer, discussing the same subject, "that more improved plows are being sold from Yorkviiie just now than from any other town of twice or three times Its sise within a hundred miles. It is simply astonishing. It has not been a great many years since It was the height of folly for any local dealer to bring to this place more than a dozen or so two-horse plows at a time. Now some of the dealers buy these plows by the carload and it frequently happens that tney nave 10 supplement even uruen like that before the close of the season. In fact, we have reached a point where there is hardly any limit to the season. Plows continue to sell all along." It was because of the easily noticeable growing Importance of the local plow trade, that the reporter undertook a few specific inquiries into the matter and the remarks quoted above are some of the most striking that were made to him during his talks with various dealers. The propositions laid down have the assent of practically all the local dealers. The growth of the popularity of improved plows Is a matter of slow development. The first iron beam twohorse turn plow made its appearance in this section as far back as thirty or forty years ago, and while It came to stay, it did not come into popularity all at once. Its popularity was a matter of slow but steady growth, which was hardly noticeable until within the past fifteen years; but since then the demand has been steadily Increasing until now, the modern plow is all the go, and the prospect Is that within a few years more the old fashioned implements formerly used for the cultivation of all kinds of crops will have become cqrious relics of a less progressive age. Among the local people who are handling plows are the Yorkvllle Buggy company, Messrs. Glenn & Allison, the Yorkvllle Banking and Mercantile company, the York Supply company, the Yorkvllle Hardware company, and Messrs. Carroll Bros. Each firm Is selling a different make of Implement, of course, and each Arm holds its particular Implement as the best or as good as the best. All are well up on the talking points of their respective leaders. And they are selling them. Every local dealer seems to be thoroughly satisfied with what he is doing, and that of Itself is to be taken as one of the best evidences of the prosperity of the business. Messrs. Carroll Bros, have the York county agency for the Oliver plow, one of the. first of the Improved plows to be Introduced into this section, and they are selling as many as a carload a year. Mr. M. L. Carroll said last Saturday that he believed that his firm alone has sold during the last three years as many Improved plows as were sold in all of York county up to that time, since the days of their original introduction. "It Is no trouble at all to sell them now," he said. "You don't even have to talk them. People come and ask for them the same as for axes, hoes or shovels. We have some customers who have as high as two, three and four each, and who will have nothing else. When we bought out the York Implement company a few years ago they had on hand ten Oliver "middlebusters." Only two or three of these plows had been sold up to that time. Since then we have sold more ?hon 9<;n onH thp riemnnd continues to Increase steadily." The York Hardware company handles the Lynchburg plow. It has only been selling plows about a year and before the Hardware company took them up, no Lynchburgs had been sold In this section. Mr. George W. Brown said he sold about twenty last fall, and since then the demand has been grow [ARY 7 I : of the Voting In preaeatut'a Sap'rrl'r, Ca Caaalaaiaaer j j x I t 00 1 ' o I'lf J ! ' 5 ; "= : L ? ? & ? : c I -S ? !.JS S 1 2 ? 1 e- ? 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The Yorkvllle Banking and Mercantile company handles the Chattanooga turn plow, known as the "Vulcan." i ney nave nui ueeu aeuum jmutvo tut a great while; but Mr. W. 8. Nell say* that up to this time they have placed about seventy-five and the business is growing steadily. "'When we get one of them into a neighborhood," said Mr. Nell, "it always sells others, and, of course, we are willing to put the Vulcan against any turn plow made." Messrs. Olenn ft Allison are handling the Chattanooga reversible disc plow, two and three horse. They do not sell what they call walking plows any more?nothing but the reversible disc. Mr. Allison Is a good talker on the merits of the reversible disc and has but little difficulty in getting his prospective customer interested. His firm had sold a carload up to a few weeks ago. and now has a new carload Just; in- "We have several customers who are each using two of these plows," said Mr. Allison, "and one, Mr. C. C. Hughes, is using four. We have three on our own plantation." / The York Supply company Is sellliUr the Sanders disc plow. They have o? ly been In the business but a she t time and as yet have gotten but a ft w customers interested in this partlcul ,r plcw. They have sold several, hov ever, and consider that the prospec a are nrnnd This nlnw Is made in two patterns, single and double discs. Tie single discs call for two horses and t ie double discs for three. Mr. J. M. Stt T claims lightness of draught and chea >ness as tho principal advantages o\ er other disc plows. Mr. M. C. Willis of the Yorkvl le Buggy company, sells the Byraoi ie turn plow, and claims It to be one bf the best on the market. He has bedn selling it for several years and says it has; never failed to give satisfaction. He notes that whenever one goes into & neighborhood it is quickly followed by others, and he sees no reasonable limit to future sales. Speaking of the demand in this county for improved agricultural Implements, Mr- Willis said: "I used to laugh at the farmers around here for being so far behind those down in Barnwell. Then the Barnwell farmers were using four improved plows to our one; but since then we have gained upon them to such an extent that we are leading them away yonder. However, the Barnwell farmers are still ahead of us on the fertilizer question, Many of them use as much' as a thousand pounds to the acre on their entire farms, while In spots a ton to the acre is not an unusual thing. And it pays too." LOCAL. LACONICS. We Will 8end The Enquirer From this date until January 1st, 1907. for 64 cents. Meaistrete for York Township. In the second race for magistrate for York township Mr, J. C. Corner defeated Mr. R. U deLoach 291 to 380. Killed by Lightning. Mrs. M. F. Pursley of Clover was killed by a flash of lightning this afternoon at about 6.30 o'clock. The tragedy occurred at the home of Mrs. C. T. Thomas, where Mrs. Pursley was visiting. The Information is that Mrs. Pursley stepped out of the house to go home and she was struck Just as she left the door. Death was Instantaneous, Death of Mr. Moore Jones. Mr. Moore Jones, a highly esteemed citizen of the Hebron neighborhood, died last Saturday morning at 2,30 o'clock. He had been In bad neaitn ror many years, suffering principally from a disorder of the liver, which was the cause of his death. He was buried at Philadelphia on Saturday afternoon. Mr. Jones was about forty-eight years of age. He leaves a widow and Ave daughters, the eldest about eight years old. Preebyterial High 8chool. Prof. W. H. Hand of the South Carolina university, who is charged with a general supervision of the high schools of the state, went up to Bethany last Friday, in company with Su- < perlntendent of Education Jenkins to visit the Presbyterlal High school. [ He went over the situation thoroughly and expressed himself as being well | pleased with what he saw and with the prospects. The school opened with quite a satisfactory attendance; but is not yet down to the business of the session. 8tokes-Carter. Miss Grace Walters, third daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Lemacks Stokes, was married this evening to Dr. John P. Carter of Bowman, S. C. The ceremony took place at the bride's home, at 8.30 o'clock. Dr. Stokes officiated. Only a few close friends of the bride j were present among them the follow- ( Ing: Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Slfford of Gtfltonia; Misses Elizabeth Hunter, Marion Logan, Anna Span, Bessie Gilbert and Alma Walker of Yorkville. Dr. and Mrs. Carter left on the i 10 o'clock train for Bowman, their future home. i Army worm r?si. Mr. George S. Williams advised the reporter this morning that the army worm has made its appearance in large numbers In the Filbert neighborhood. He saw it on the lands of J. A. Walker, colored, and was advised that it was also to be seen on the lands of ( Messrs. D. M. Hall and Felix Quinn. The worm is about an inch long, ; marked with stripes and looks like a caterpillar. There are myralds of j them, and they are cleaning the , ground of grass until it looks as If nothing had ever grown there. Mr. , Williams doesn't think that any of the < errowinfi: croDS are in dansrer. Murdered by Hie Companions. The dead body of a white man named ' Evartus Spurlin was found on the track of the Southern railroad a short distance east of Grover. N. C., one day last week. The body had been run over , by the train and had been badly man- ; gled. Investigation developed that Spurlin. accompanied by another white man named Joe Humphries, had gone to a blockade still near King's Mountain ] battleground after liquor. On the way J back there developed a difficulty as the result of which Spurlin was killed and robbed by Humphries and two negroes. The body of Spurlin was placed on the track to cover up the crime. AH i three of the men implicated In the i crime, Humphries, John Allison and j Bill Jones are in Jail at Gaffney. The < motive of the murder seems to have j been robbery, as everything had been . taken from Spurlin's pockets. I ROCK HILL ANO VICINITY. The 8choole and the Teachere?Eng-. liah Mill Operativee?Personal Mention. i^rrcaitondeace of tb? Yorkrille Enquirer. Rock Hill, September' 10.?The city graded schools will open Thursday, the 13th and It Is expected with the largest attendance In their history. Everything has been put in readiness for the occasion and those teachers not already here will arrive Tuesday. The corps of teachers of the Central school Is composed of the following: J. C. Cork, superintendent. E. Walter Hall, principal; 1st grade, Miss E. J. Roach; 2nd grade, Miss Edna Love; 3rd grade. Miss Claude Qodfrey; 4th grade, Miss Roberta Ward law; 6 th grade. Miss Maude Chaplin: 6th grade. Miss Mar garet Anderson; 7th grade, Misa Myrtle Blankenship; 8th and 9th, Mr. E. W. Hall; music department, Miss Ella McDanlel. Miss Izabel Roddey will do supplementary work In the 1st and 2nd grades; Miss Bessie Bronson In the 3rd and 4th grades; Miss Liltle Earle Sadler In the 5th and 6th grades. Highland Park School?Mrs. Edward Bobbins with Miss Jennette Roddey as assistant. Arcade-Victoria School?Mrs. R- 8. Hanna with Miss Mary. Love as assistant. Manchester School?Miss Mattie White. In addition to these teachers In her own schools. Rock Hill sends out a goodly list to teach elsewhere. Miss Mary Thomson will teach In the Chester schools. Miss Bessie Poag has one of the grades In the Fort Mill school. Miss Mary Grey Sandlfer has taught for three years in the Gastonia, N. C., schools and has begun her fourth year. Miss Elizabeth Forney goes for her third year at Albemarle, N. C. Miss Louise Gillespie will teach in the Columbia schools this year. Miss Rose Kee returns to Dillon. Miss Sallle Gillespie will teach In the Blackshear Institute, Blackshear, Georgia. Miss Jessie Black will also teach in Georgia, at Mayesvllle. Miss Roberta Hall goes to Balnb ridge, Ga. Miss Sadie Kendrlck will teach again at Wllllston. Mr. Leon Kendrlck will teach the Fair school near Orangeburg. A group or Engllsn immigrants arrived here Monday morning and it is probable that they win be employed in one of the cotton mills of the city. They are from Bolton, England, and have been In the cotton manufacturing business All their lives. The p^rty is composed of fourteen adults and three children.. It Is rather a family party being composed of three married couples and the others relatives of these couples. They are a well dressed, intelligent looking group and came to America on their own responsibility, having learned of the scarcity of mill help. They Impress one as being sober people and when asked the question, the reply was that if "all the spirits that the whole party had ever drank were combined it would not drown a mouse." The Catawba Military academy will open Wednesday, with a bright outlook for the coming session. Rev. Dr. D. J. Brlmm is the head of the school and he will be assisted by Rev. Dr. W. W. Brimm and Professors Keith and Moore. Prof. Keith, who le a graduate of the University of Georgia, will be commandant of cadets. Mrs. Mazyck, the matron has been at her post for some time and the barracks and school are ship-shake for the opening. Captain John Boxtelle, who Is one of the veteran conductors on the Charleston*' division .of the -Southern railway will make this city his resldencs In the near future. He will build on the lot recently purchased by him, which is in ft \ Caldwell stieet. Mr. Costin Wood and family have returned to the city after spending the summer at their o!4 home In Statesvine. N. C. Mr. Wood Is manager of the Highland Park cotton ou mm anq has been since its establishment several years ago. Rev. John Knox Colt, who has had charge of the chapel work of the First Presbyterian church and who has been sick at his old home in Rowan oounty, N. C., for some time. Is much improved and is expected home this week. Mr. W. La Law, who Is a civil engineer has secured a fine position with the Pour Cs company In Charlotte. For the present his family will remain In Rock Hill. Mr. W. C. Cooper, who moved here from Klngstree last fall, has decided to make Columbia his home and has moved his charming family there. They made many friends here during thajr short sojourn, who regret to sss them leave, Elizabeth, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Law Is recovering from a case of typhoid fever. Mr. Jqhn D. Holler, who graduated at Wofford college In June and who Is In preparation for the ministry, Is in ths city. Miss Mamie Steele has returned from a visit to Charleston and Columbia. Mrs. J. W. Cantey Johnson and children of Birmingham. Ala., who diavs been visiting here, return horns this iirwli Miss Janle Massey has returned from a visit to Montreal Mr. J. S. Wilson of Lancaster, spent Friday here. Mr. Avery Williams, who has been keeping books in the Hurley Stock exchange has returned to Charlotte. Miss Rebecca Craig of Blackatock, is visiting her cousins, the Misses Hall. Rev. John M. Grier, D. D.. of Washington. N. C.. visited his brother-inlaw, Mr. W. S. Lesslle last week. Miss Mary Grier of Steele Creek, N. C., is visiting at Mr. Lesslie's. AUGUST CROP REPORT. Slight Deterioration as Compared With July. The crop reporting hoard of the bureau of statistics of the department of agriculture finds from the reports of the correspondents and agents of the bureau that the average condition of cotton on August 26 was 77.2, as compared with 82.9 on July 28, 1908 ; 72.1 fin Alio- ?R 1MR- 84.1 on All*. 26. 1904. and a 10-year average of 73.2. The following table published yeaterday shows the condition of the cotton crop by states. ? j o ' 2 ? s." * S " % States. ji i -* 3 ? ? * 5? * 4 5 3 2 ? * < l-> < ~ Virginia |71 83 71 8S~~ North Carolina .... 71 75 78 78 South Carolina 71 72 75 76 Georgia 72 74 77 76 Florida 70 72 77 78 Alabama 76 83 70 73 Mississippi 82 88 69 76 r 7i5 fifi 1^9 74 . Texas 78 86 70 68 A rkansas 84 89 72 73 Tennessee 88 88 81 79 Missouri 94 95 86 81 Oklahoma 88 92 82 78 Indian Territory ... 80 35 80 77 United States .. .. 77.3 82.9 72.1|73.2 This report is made in conformity with the act of congress requiring condition reports of the cotton crop by this bureau to be issued on the same date as the first ginner's reports by the bureau of the census in the month In which both classes of reports are Issued. A bulletin Issued yesterday by the census bureau places the cotton grinned In the United States up to Sept 1, 1906, at 403,209 bales, counting round bales as half bales. Up to same time last year 476,655 bales had been ginned. The amount ginned during the present year in the various states was as Follows: Alabama, 25,206; Arkansas, 442; Florida, 1,898; Georgia, 24,556; Indian Territory, 9; Louisiana, 13,902; Mis slssippl, 9,547; North Carolina, 41; Oklahoma, 3; South Carolina, 3,144; Tennessee, 3; Texas, 324,458. The report shows that in all the states there were 5,492 ginneries in operation this year is against 8,629 in 1905. ? The West Indian hurricane which seemed a few days ago to be *bound to strike the coast of South Carolina ibout Charleston has passed in another llrectlon. The storm warnings displayed at different points along the Atlantic for some days previous were lauled down on Saturday.