Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 08, 1908, Image 2

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?mpji and J; acts. ? Democratic county conventions held throughout Texas last Tuesday, universally instructed for Bryan for president. Although Senator Bailey's majority for delegate at large In the primaries held last Saturday is shown by approximately complete returns to be in the neighborhood of only 20,000, out of a total vote of 220,000, a very considerable majority of the county conventions adopted resolutions and appointed delegates favorable to him. In manv of them thev instruct ed for him for vice president. In a number of other counties, notably Dallas, instructions were adopted condemnatory of Senator Bailey's action and demand that the legislature shall pass laws forbidding public officers to serve or represent corporations. ? The Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad is the first road in the United States to take up seriously the recent order of the interstate commission that every railroad in the United States compile, print and make public the fare from, every station on its line to every point in the United States. Railroad men have declared that the task was Impossible and the order absurd. The officials of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie will try. however, to comply with the order. A force of five clerks has been put to work on the task. The Pittsburg and I^ake Erie is 100 miles long. It is estimated that five clerks will be able to complete the task in five years. When the work of compiling the matter is completed it will take a fortune to have it printed. How railroads like the Pennsylvania with its hundreds of miles of track will ever accomplish the task is hard to figure. ? La Porte, Ind., and the country surrounding is all agog over the murder sensation of the day. A few days ago the house of Mrs. Belle Gunness, of La Pone was destroyed by fire, and it was at first thought that Mrs. Gunness and three children Ijnd been burned. Later investigations seemed to indicate that Mrs. Gunness probably set the house on fire herself, left her children to perish and ran away. In addition to the bodies in the house other bodies were found buried in the yard, twelve or fourteen in all. Some were young girls: but most of them were men. Now it is remembered that Mrs. Gunness had for a long time conducted a matrimonial agency. She had been married several times herself. She conectea lire insurance on account or two or three of her husbands. There are several theories to account for the dead bodies; but the most common one is. that the woman put the men to death as rapidly as she was able to get hold of their possessions or make arrangements to get their life insurance. The whole horrible affair is being investigated as thoroughly as possible. ? New York. May 3: The discovery today in the reservoir in Central park of the body of John Peter Heins, a wealthy man, who had been strangely missing for six months, revealed a tragedy of deep mystery. There are evidences that Heins was held captive for ransom by a desperate band of men and that when their demands upon his wife for the payment of a large sum of money were not met the man was murdered and his body cast Into the reservoir. An almost worldwide search for Heins has been in progress since his disappearance. He had a considerable sum of money, estimated between $75,000 and $100, 000. Search has been made throughout Germany and in the cities of other foreign countries. Only after the finding of the body did a certain letter received by Mrs. Heins three weeks after the disappearance of her husband, appear in its truly sinister meaning. She had been advised to disregard the letter, but the statement that her husband was held captive for ransom, and the threat that he would be done away with unless she paid the price demanded for his release, appear to have both been made in earnest. ? Washington, May 6: At 11.20 o'clock tonight the Republican caucus of the house of representatives committed itself by a vote of 115 to *> 1 tA t nri'nnl nln a f a a * * ? in o ro i o 1 no. M i IV IIIU JJ1 VI VVIIIIIIVI ViUI [VU per as an a-sset upon which to issue extra circulation in time of emergency. This is in accordance with the Vreeland bill, but -by a separate action the resolution was so amended as to eliminate Mr. Vreeland's name from the measure. By still another vote the caucus decided to recommend the appointment of a commission to consider the currency question and report a bill at the next session of congress. Coupled with this provision was another providing for the immediate appointment of a committee of Jive members to draft a new bill in accordance with the action of the caucus and along the general lines of the second Vreeland bill. In accordance with this action the chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Vreeland, of New York: Burton, of Ohio; Weeks, of Massachusetts; McKinley, of Illinois; and Knowlnnd. of California. Under the terms of the resolution the committee will be expected to report a perfected bill to an adjourned conference to be held next Monday evening. ? Washington, May 6: The present situation regarding legislation for the Appalachian national forest can be determined distinctly hopeful. The judiciary committee in holding that "where the forests can be clearly shown to aid navigation, of a stream navigable in whole or in part." the government would exercise a constitutional right in purchasing such forests removes the "constitutional objec 11' 'II <11111 .>II"UIU IIUU aiiiiiiruiuiv action. A joint bill by Congressmen Lever and Currier conforming to the conditions imposed by the judiciary eommitfee. has been introduced (H. R. 21.357), which, in the opinion of the friends of this legislation, is a carefully drawn measure meriting the cordial endorsement and support of the entire country. This bill has been referred to the house committee on agriculture and the fate of the measure is therefore in its hands. It is believed that this committee realizes the importance of the matter and can be induced to report the bill favorably and it is also believed that if so reported promptly, both the house and senate will enact it into law at this session. It would be helpful to the forest cause if the committee on agriculture could be clearly shown that the real and aggressive sentiment of ' the south demands their prompt action on this vital matter. ? Richmond, Va., May 6: Although the South Carolina dispensary case will not be heard on its merits until some future day during the present term of the United States circuit courtj of appeals, now sitting here. Judj Pritchard. who granted the receive! ship petition, today entered two in portant orders in the matter. T1 first order stays all further proceet Ings under the original order appea ed from, so far as they relate to tl receivership created thereby, unt the final determination of the appe; upon the execution of an approve bond for $175.000.by the petitioner It Is noted at the end of the ord< that the defendant's counsel protes as to the amount of the bond requii ed. The second order modifies tl original order granting the receive: ship petition so as to permit the dii pensary commission to draw upc banks where funds of the dispensai are deposited to an amount not e: ceeding $25,000 with which to pa certain outstanding debts incurred t the commission in the administrate thoir tmct and to meet necessai expenses. When the ease comes u for formal hearing Chief Justice Fu ler, of the United States supreir court, will sit as a member of th court instead of Judge Pritchard, tl latter being disqualified on account < having passed upon it in the low? court. $hf \|otkvillr (fnquiw. Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkvil as Mail Matter of the Second Class YORKVILLE, S. C.: FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1908. Let's see some man exhibit son real courage on the road question. That road resolution adopted by tl county Democratic convention the otl er day sounded all right. Now let i see what it really means; we mean tl convention. Tiie people who have been doubtf about the wisdom of continuing M Bryan in control of the Democrat party have been denounced as coi spirators. Bet really, does not politics mal people do strange things sometime! There are men who from time to tin get on all sides of issues and principh and they never get anywhere. The! are others who stand steadfastly t fixed principles and although they ma have to take back seats temporaril they generally come again. Publishers in all parts of the cour try are very much interested in tt investigation of the wood pulp an print paper question now being pros< cuted by the house committee. Ni inerous publishers who use immens quantities of paper have been befoi the committee. Their testimony is I the effect that within the past fe years the price of print paper'has ac vanced from $1.50 to $2.50 per hundre pounds, and there appears to be abst lutely no competition in the busines except in the field of the smaller cor sumers who get their supplies throng jobbers and who pay much higln prices in proportion to quantity, qua ity, credit, standing, etc. There hi been abundant testimony to the effe< that American manufacturers sell the products abroad at much lower prict than at home, and many large newspa pers are about to go bankrupt becaut of the high price of paper and the irr possibility of their raising their sut scription prices in the face of ruinoi competition. It is the practically unar imous opinion of the publishers wh have testified that the removal of th tariff on print paper would material] reduce the present high prices with out crippling the paper makers. The Columbia State of Tuesday ha a double leaded editorial about th county convention in which it sai it was a great victory for the "pec pul." The "peepul" nothing! \V looked over the reports of the meel ings as published in the State an were struck with the familiarity c the names of those who participate in the convention and in almost ever instance they were the same fellow who have been running the politic of their respective counties for fiftee years. We don't mean that there I anything wrong in that. They are a good fellows and as somebody has t run the politics of the county the might as well do it as anybody, bi when a few hundred men get togethc and shape up things to their notion may be in accordance with the "pei pul," and it may not. You can't a ways sometimes tell. However, \v venture the assertion that there isn one man in five in this state who carc a continental whether Bryan is th nominee of the Democrats or not. Th most of them had just as soon vol for one man as another, just so he labeled a Democrat.?Gaflfney Ledge Don't sound real good maybe; bi it is nothing but the plain truth. Th people as a whole care almost nothin about the matter. Fact is, if Yor county is to be taken as an indicatioi in all of South Carolina there were nc as many people in attendance on th precinct organization meetings as wei sent as delegates to the different cour ty conventions. However, it must I conceded, the result is practically tl same as if the attendance had bee full. Price of Cotton. Cotton will bring; whatever the grow er is willing to take, and no more. It used to be that producers had HI tie idea of supply and demand. The sold cotton as rapidly as they coul get rid of it. and speculators held f< the profits that came later as the resu of the demand being greater than tl supply. This year the farmers themselvt have been doing the holding act. Because of the deliberation of tl farmers in putting cotton on the mai ket in. the fall, prices held up vet nicely. Spinners bought supplies for sevei al months ahead and then practical! withdrew from the market in the hoj that prices would go down in tl; meantime. It is frequently argued that farmei made a mistake in not taking 12 cenl when they could get it. As a matt< ot fact, if all the farmers hud tried t get 12 cents during the time that fig ute prevailed, the price would havegoti down to live or six cents. The principal inlluence that ha operated for lower prices is that farm ers have continued to sell while cot ton was going down. If the farmei would refuse absolutely now to sel prices would soar steadily until the reached the temptation point. ;e Cotton will bring 10 cents now; bi r- if everybody who has cotton should tr i- to sell, tlie price would drop steadil ip and rapidly. 1- The cause of the improvement dui l_ ing the past few days has been that tk ie spinners cannot spin contracts. The jl must have actual cotton, aj If the farmers hold out to the en< 1() they will get good prices; but so sui s as they show a disposition to sacritic >r their remaining holdings they will k ts allowed to do it. rie Truth and Honesty. r- It is a common thing to hear me 9- complain that people are not as hones m as they used to be and to express ap y prehension as to what things are coir t- ing to anyway; but really there is r iy cause for concern about such matter ?y Truth and honesty are things that r in man need worry about. They have a y ways taken care of themselves an ip there is no reason to fear that the titr 1- will ever come when they will n te longer be able to do so. le The thing is for every man to cart ie fully guard himself. He need not woi if ry about the dishonesty of others. N< >r need he fear that he will ever sufft any permanent disadvantage on at ? count of the dishonesty of others. Tht is provided he does not forsake tl ways of truth and drop into the waj of dishonesty himself. There are untruthful and dishone: le men in every department of life, n< excepting business or professional avc cations of any kind. There is not man living outside of an asylum for in . beciles who does not know the person; * danger and disadvantage of exposin | their dishonesty to the world. Th fact makes these people past mustei 7 in cunning, deceit and fraud; but tl ^ one great effect of all this is only I make such people deceive themselve Dishonesty and untruthfulness canm be hid in any cloak of bare-faced ga or simulated frankness. Some men ar women are more dishonest tha others; but every one is eventual sized up by those with whom they ha\ ie dealings at his or her exact value ar deserts. All men and women are not bot >e honest or truthful. It Is doubtful any are born that way. Honesty ar js truth are more than anything: else ma je ters of parental training:, or training:!: contact with the world. Most men ar women of good sense, soon learn aft< U1 coming in contact with the world thi r, truth and honesty are invincible. Son ic learn that the quality of invincibilil l. belongs only to the genuine articl Others drop into what seems to be tl easier and more pleasant tendency < ;e believing that a counterfeit is just i ,7 good. ie But of course it is not to be undei ?s stood that anyone is advised to 1 re truthful and honest for the suppose ,y business or social advantage to be d< Ly rived. That is next to impossible. Tl y( kind of truth and honesty that based upon that idea simulates tl counterfeit. Honest honesty does n< j_ and cannot consider consequences. ie There is as much truth and honesl 1(j in the world as there has ever beei ?. and these qualities are no less powei ful than they have always been. Thei 3e is absolutely no use to worry aboi re them, for there is nothing on eartl under the earth or above the earth tht vv is better able to sustain itself at a j. times and under all circumstances. ;d )_ Want It Understood.?At the ar s, nual meeting of the Fire Insuranc i- Agents' association of South Carolin in Columbia last Wednesday the fo lowing was unanimously adopted: ?r "Whereas, the question of fire lr 1- surance rates and the operations ( us the Southeastern Tariff associatio * in this state has been constantly b< ; fore the general assembly and a gre* ir lack of accurate information nece: ?s sary to the proper consideration ( L. this subject exists, be it "Resolved, That for the purpof ie of securing proper information o i- this subject the insurance commis ). sioner be and is requested by this a* ,s sociation to visit the headquait^s c the Southeastern Tariff association i l" order that he may be able to give ai 10 thentic and official information as t ie the operations of the Southeaster Tariff association, and its importanc J and value to the people of the stab ?- both in protection and inspection < property and the equalization c rates, thereby securing the lowest fli . loss and consequent rate in cost c insurance to the property holders c the state, ^ "Resolved, further, That the pres dent or a member of this body, to b e appointed by him, accompany th commission to Atlanta and introduc f him to the authorities of the South . eastern Tariff association. . "Resolved, further, That a copy c y these resolutions be sent to the ir %s suranoe commissioner for his officif :s records." n Is 0 Fleet at Sax Francisco.?Throug the towering rocky portals of tb A Golden Gate?heavy laden with tb romance of centuries?into the harbi jl of the city of a hundred hills; into _ New San Francisco, risen from tb ruins of two years ago, the Atlanti battleship fleet on Wednesday steame in review of a multitude unnumberei It was the same imposing pageant t immaculate white ships that sailed froi ie Hampton Roads nearly five month ie ago in the wake of the president's fia ;e but with the splendid accomplishment of a record breaking cruise of moi r* than 14.000 miles and three weeks r it wonderful target work behind it. To ie day the white anchored, four starre blue flag of the secretary of the nav Hying from the main mast of the gun k boat Yorktown, fluttered the welcom a, of the navy while the governor of Cal ,t ifornia. the mayor of San Franclsc and the people of a hundred towns an cities voiced the greeting of the en thusiastic west. The city of Sa i- Francisco and practically the who] )e Pacific coast has gone wild over th fleet, and people are talking as if the would be glad to have this country fi n once proceed to clean up the Orient. INVKSTMEXT OF IXSl'UANCE Fl'NDS.Insurance Commissioner McMaste _ gives the insurance agents of th state much practical advice, but hi best suggestion is in urging the agent ^ " c ............i.iV.I.^ .... nnmnnniau In ir '?I I nir v ?w >y vest a part of their funds in Sout 1,1 Carolina. The continual drain upo the south since the war in paying ir " surance premiums, has had a powei 11 ful effect against our developmen ic The absence of ready cash in hank and trust companies which might li loaned on gilt edge securities has pr< s vented the development of many wot thy enterprises it is only fair the ie those who patronize these companU should have the reilex benefit of sue investments. South Carolina is libei y a I to investors and certainly many ? our securities are as attractive as an _ in the world. If the heads of thes IV great investing associations could la come better acquainted with the re ,e sources and general conditions r ie this section, mutual benetit would h the result. :*s 1 Is ?(Greenville special to Charlott r Observer: The grand jury in th o general sessions court today returne <- true bills in two cases against Mr. . ic s. Richardson, Jr.. a young man wh was until several months ago South is ern express agent in this city. Mi i- Richardson is charged with u short - age in his accounts of several thous and dollars. He is now out of the citj I. but it is understood that lie will com y here and give bond. The case will 110 come up at this term. it LOCAL AFFAIRS. y y NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. G. Turner, No. 2, Sharon?Has a stray pointer dog and wants the ie owner to send for him. John E. Carroll?Has a lot of lumber for sale, which he offers at 90c a hundred round. 1, R. L. Scoggins, Chairman?Gives ne'e tice of an election on the question of special tax in school district No. 30 at Hickory Grove on May 20. Palace Theatre?Will exhibit "The Holiday" and "Il'-Rewarded Honesty" in moving pictures tonight. Luther Baber?Sells large bottle of Ess-tee-dee for $1; small bottle for ,n 50c; best hair tonic. at Star Drug Store?Points out that you will save money by painting your house with Peninsular semi-paste or i- New Era paints. 1Q Hemdon & Gordon?Give you an idea of what goods they carry in groces' ries, hardware, tobaccos, etc. 10 J. L. Williams & Co.?Have suit cases l_ ranging in price from $1.25 to $6 , each, and want to show them to you if you need one when going away. ie Yorkvilie Hardware Co.?Sells the o celebrated Steel King cultivators and has all sizes of points for same. Also has big lot of Continental cotton hoes. > M. W. White?Tells how many skillful )r men lose golden opportunities by not taking advantage of the facilities at the command of others. -- Thomson Co.?Wants you to watch its it advertisements in each issue. Mr. ie Thomson Is buying more goods. D. E. Boney?Asks if it is not worth rs your while to insure your mules and horses and protect yourself from loss st in case of death of your animals by t wind, lightning and fire. York Drug Store?Calls your atten>_ tion to toilet articles, of which it a has a large variety, including everything needful for your dressing tail ble* Loan and Savings Bank?Has more >K than a quarter of a million dollars is of resources and $80,000 of capital, ,.s undivided profits and surplus. Yorkvilie B. & M. Co.?Makes reduced le prices on white goods, bleaching, etc. to a gold ring free to purchasers of $20 worth of goods in dry goods departj ment in one day. Guano settlements J requested. 11 First National Bank?Says that every id man has a chance to accumulate n money and tells you how to make a start at saving. y J. Q. Wray?Offers special reduced 'e prices on ladies' dress goods and id men's clothing, and wants you to sse him for groceries. York Furniture "Co.?Is ready to fur " nisn you wuri me nammuuK jou are if going to put up this summer. A l(j large selection of moulding for pict. ure frames, cardboard for picture mats. etc. >y Carroll Furniture Co.?Has a big lot id of cooking stoves and wants the ^r chance to show you and quote prices before you buy. 11 Fosten-Milburn Co., Buffalo?Print a ie testimonial from a Gaffney man relty ative to Doan's Kikney pills. See e fourth page. le The Cherokee county Democratic ls convention endorsed the candidacy of the Hon. T. B. Butler for congress. r_ Mr. Allen Plaxico of Sharon, has )e sent The Enquirer a cockle-burr with the burrs matured. It is commonly held thnt this is unusual for the seaie son. It is a well known fact, however, is that the cockle always matures its ie burrs before frost: but whether this means that danger from frost is over or still pending is not definite. The weather this season, and espen cially during the past two weeks, has not been anything like what the cotton farmers would like to have had. There lt was a good season but the April and h May winds blew it out of the ground. This has been followed by another good ? season and more wind. Cotton is not nourishing- as the farmers would like. WITHIN THE TOWN. ,e ? Got a ticket to the Fiddler's con[a vention? The drug stores have them. I- ?Everybody to the Fiddler's conven4 tion in the court house tonight. There is to be a unique time of it and it will n be great. ? The annual roll call of the Yorkville Baptist church was celebrated >f last Sunday. The announcement of the roll call states that the pastor, !e Rev. I. G. Murray, and wife, will atj. tend the Southern Baptist convention 3- and that they will remain in Hot Springs a month taking the baths. (n The pastor will be aided in a meet0 ing in August by Rev. Raleigh n Wright. e g e, >f THE CONFEDERATE DEAD. Following is the roll of Confederate ,f dead buried in the Yorkville cemeter>f ies. There are included seven names that have been omitted from previous 1 lists, and two that were buried durie ing the past year. :e S. H. Barron, J. J. Snyder, l" J. T. Barron, Leroy Tomlinson, J. H. Bludworth, Jas. B. Tate, >f J. H. Barry, J. B. Williams, >- Jack Beard, W. B. Wilson, i' T. J. Bell, S. H. Williams, Col. Leroy McAfee, M. Whitt, B. F. Briggs, Jas. Wright, J. L. Clark, J. A. Witherspoon, h R. F. Clark, . J. S. Lewis, ie J. H. Clawson, J. E. Jefferies, ie Calvin Conner, W. A. Jefferies, >r J. J. Coward, L. A. Johnson, a T. J. Eccies, J. A. Ratchford, ie R. J. Foster, Richard Hare, Ic J. J. Garvin, Sr., Dr. J. F. Lindsay, d J. J. Garvin, Jr., Jas.. E. Smith, 3. R. H. Glenn, J. L. McClain, ?f W. L. Goforth, E. R. Stewart, n F. Happerfleld, W. M. Walker, is Dr. H. G. Jackson, A. Hawkins, g D. A. James, W. Stewart, :s Foster Jefferies, D. Harrison, e T. S. Jefferies, S. Robinson, >f J. C. Kuykendal, I. D. Witherspoon, t ,L? 1 Tli no oh A Had >? r>. J. ii) i\niuai) i inuoi. mivii, d J. T. Dowry, John Allen, y Sam'! C. Lowry, h. M. Grfs|t, i- Dr. John May, T. C. Dunlap, le W. R. Metis. I. T, Pariah, I- Jas. Mason, R- M. Wallace, !<> N. H. McPheeters, S. A. McElwee, d W. D. Miller, W. H. McCorkle, i- Frederick Moore, J. R. Witherspoon, n R. S. Moore, W. B. Williams, le E. M. Murphy, h. B. Sherrer, ;e N. McD. Palmer, J. A. Watson, y J. R. Parish, J. A. Barron, it R. W. Ratchford, Jas. F. Hart, Edward Rose, A. J, Hughes, G. R. Shillinglaw, A. F. McConnel), Geo. S. Sherrer, J, A. Jackson, ? William Smith. J. B. Smith. >r Thos. A. Smith, J. S. Crocket. ,e Daniel Turner, H. P. Tavepaugh, Is E. A. Crawford. Thos, Harris, ;s J. W. Howerton, Enoch Blackmore, i- John Williams. Pthomy Funk, h D. S. Russell, J. J. Alexander, n Henry Keller, J. C. Alexander, i- Win. Alexander. t * ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. James Sherer went to Rock Hill Thursday, to attend the district conferit ence of the Methodist church. The Gaffney ledger reports that ._ James Cansler has heen over in Cher* >f okee pushing Ills .candidacy for rnIIy road commissioner. The condition of Mr. Josenh F. Wal lace does not appear to be so serious >f as was at first believed and his many 1(1 friends hope to see hltn up again within a few days. Congressman Finle.v was down from *' Washington a few days ago on buslp ness. He says that It Is impossible to d say when congress will adjourn but lie ' thinks that the last of May will prob0 ably see the end of the session. ' Mr. C. I). Welsh of Llncolnton, N. C., lias located in Yorkville to take charge - of the local section of the O. & N.-W. !- railroad. He with his family will ocr, cupy the Metts house near the C. & e N.-W. old depot. t Charlotte Observer, May 7: The many Charlotte friends of Rev. Dr. | R. G. Miller, pastor of the Sardis A. R. P. church, will regret to learn that he Is quite ill at his home in the county. Dr. Miller returned from the spring session of the First Presbytery at Yorkville, S. C., feeling unwell and late yesterday afternoon was forced to take his bed. It Is sincerely hoped that he will not be troubled again as he was several months ago when he was compelled to go on to Baltimore for treatment. His numerous friends wish for him a speedy recovery. WITH THE SPECULATORS. The developments in the speculative cotton market yesterday were summarized in a New York Associated Press dispatch of last night as follows: The cotton market was very nervous today, quite a sharp early break being followed by an even sharper recovery which carried the list into pew high ground for the current bull movement. The close was firm at a net advance of 19 to 20 points. Sales were estimated at 275,000 bales. The market opened steady at a decline of 1 to 7 points and during the forenoon sold off to a net loss of 11 to 14 points in response to weak Liverpool futures, better weather prospects, realizing and increased offerings from local bears who seemed to think that the talk of private settlements yesterday reflected an end of the special strength in July. But the very large English spot sales and reports of strength in southern spot markets were accompanied by consldexable buying on a scale down, and when Wall street bulls who are credited with ha vine taken nroflts earlier in the week began to support prices, 1 tl ere was a very sharp advance. The market reached the high point late in the day when early sellers seemed to be covering in some confusion and prices were about 33 to 35 points above the low level of the morning. The close was within a point or two of the best on active months. A cable from Liverpool reported that short time was considered advisable in Manchester but a later cable said that manufacturers at the meeting next week would vote against organized curtailment. Some very bullish spot advices were received, notably from Memphis and while big spot people were scald to be selling in Liverpool such interests were buyers here at times during the day. Receipts at the ports today 11,125 bales, against 11,640 last week and 8,224 last year. For the week 55,000 against 57,595 last week and 58,832 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans, 3,434 bales, against 1,112 last year. and at Houston 1,388 against 1,120 last year. CANVASSING FOR OFFICE. Although there are a number of inexperienced men who are not aware of the fact, for the benefit of all who want office, experienced and inexperienced alike, we want to say that the best way to succeed in that direction is to go after the coveted prize with a thorough house to house canvass. It is a common thing to hear men? office holders and candidates?say: "I it ? st- iifo nuWpd n man to IliHC licin in ,,.j ...v ? ? _ vote for me, and I never expect to." ? While, of course, this is not to be dis- < credited, most individuals know just J how much Importance to attach to such a statement. If the candidate who goes around showing himself and making himself agreeable, even though he . never makes known his business by I word of mouth or otherwise, is not . asking people to vote for him, we do (not know what he is doing. , But this is just what candidates [should do. They owe it to themselves . and they owe it to the people. The . people appreciate a thorough convass . on the part of the candidates, und those candidates who fail to make such a . canvass are liable to suffer on account of such failure. There are candidates who think that the best way to secure election is by . making the rounds of the country in fulfillment of the appointments of the executive committee and who content themselves with that. People have . been elected with no more effort than is implied in this; but elections under snrh circumstances are the exception , rather than the rule. In the old days candidates for office, especially the offices that carry living: salaries, used to scour the county so closely as not to miss a house, and they had no mistaken notions about the propriety o;f such a canvass either. THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY. The undersigned have subscribed the amounts opposite their names for the use of the Farmers' Union of York county in offering premiums for the best acres of corn in a competition recently instituted by that organization. It is desired that the aggregate fund be not less than five hundred dollars, and when that sum is reached the subscription will be closed. Should that amount not be reached the committee will use for the purpose indicated* such sum as may be subscribed. All promises of subscriptions will be promptly acknowledged in The Enquirer, and be furnished to Mr. A. L. Black, secretary and treasurer of the Union for record. Payment is to be made to Mr. Black on or before September 1, 1908. Nat. Union Bank, Rock Hill*...$10 00 First National Bank, Yorkville.. 5 00 J. Frank Ashe, McConnellsville.. 5 00 L. M. Grist's Sons, Yorkville.... 10 00 Bank of Clover* 10 00 J. B. Scott, Yorkville No. 3 5 00 W. S. Wilkerson, Hickory Grove 5 00 The Thomson Co., Yorkville 10 00 W. H. Herndon, Yorkville 2 00 J. E. Lowry, Yorkville 5 00 Dr. M. J. Walker, Yorkville 2 00 H. I. McCaw, Yorkville* 1 00 J. A. Tate, Yorkville 5 00 Thos. F. McDow, Yorkville .... 2 00 H. A. D. Neely, Yorkville 5 00 . 13 UMIli,, 00 JLj. XV. *> lliuiuio x u? n * P. W. Love, Yorkville 5 00 York Furniture Co., Yorkville .. 5 00 I W. W. Lewis, Yorkville 2 00 * M. B. Jennings, Yorkville 2 00 j Y. B. & M. Co., Yorkville 10 00 D. L. Shieder, Yorkville 1 00 3 G. H. O'Leary, Yorkville 5 00 f John W. Miller. Yorkvflle 1 00 s I. W. Johnson, Yorkville 1 00 f Carroll Bros., Yorkville 5 00 J. \V. McFarlancJ, Yorkville 1 00 J Dr. YV. O. YVhite, Yorkville 1 00 [ S. M. AlcNeel, Yorkville 5 00 , Joo. R. Hart, Yorkvjlle 1 00 Glenn <fe Allison, Yorkville 5 00 % \V. R. Carroll, Yorkvjlle ........ 5 00 t Black Bros., Yorkville No. f .... 5 0Q a J. Edgar Poag, Rock Hill 5 00 ^ C. C. Hughes, Yorkville No. 7.. 5 00 Dr. A- Y- C'artwright, Yorkvilje.. 2 00 1 J. C. YVHborn, Yorkville 5 00 * J. R. Logan, Yorkvflle 5 00 r YV. I. YY'ifherspoon, Yorkville .. 5 00 , B. N. Aloore, Yorkvi|le 2 00 * YY'. B. Moore, Yorkyille ........ I 00 Yorkvilje Hdw. Co., Yorkville.... 5 00 * M. C. Willis. Yorkvflle 5 00 ? Louis Roth, Yorkvjlle 5 00 . Z. M, Neil). Clover* .?..?. J 00 D. A. Matthews, Clover* ...... 1 00 ' Campbell & Jackson, Cfover*.. 1 00 t John and G, YY'. l<n?x, Cloyer*.. I 00 J. E. Beamguard. Clover...?.... f 00 Roddey Mercantile Co., and YY'. L. Roddey, Rock Hill 10 00 v York Drug Store, Yorkville .... 5 00 " \\". N, Bigger. King's Creek* .. 1 00 n R. T. Castles, Smyrna .., 5 00 . \\". L. Hogue, Clover 1 00 11. P. Jackson, Clover 1 00 t Will. B. McCiiw, Yorkville .... 2 00 v C. A. Carroll No, 7 Yorkville .. 2 00 *?Subscriptions paid. .. All subscriptions of one dollar or |j over of which The Enquirer may be p advised will be acknowledged above, |t and the list will be placed in the hands of Mr. A. L. Black, secretary of the P Farmers' I'nion for record. tl THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ll> The county board of commissioners m ield Its regular monthly meeting In the or fflce of the supervisor last Wednesday, '?t vith all the members present, and hr rave Its consideration to a number of of natters that were brought to Its at- to ention. m There was a numerously signed pe- al ition for the opening of a public road fo 'rom the corporate, limits of Yorkville th :o Gabble's ford across Fishing creek "t hrough the lands of Messrs. Robert [jatta. W. J. Feweli, E. M. Shillinglaw T ind Robert Shillinglaw and between ai he lands of Messrs. John Carroll and U] fieniy Shillinglaw. The petition was in granted on condition that all rights of ct ,vay be secured free of cost to the m :ounty. m There was a petition from the TIr- y< :ah neighborhood asking that the n< haingang be sent as soon as practica- tt )le to work the five roads that come nl ogether at Tirzah Associate Reform- p| d church. This petition was also b< granted. b< In the case of a petition for the erec- g< don of a bridge over Guion Moore creek R >n the Rlacksburg road between the hi esidences of "NV. C. Whitesides and al r. C. Wylie, Commissioner Kirkpatrick th ,vas asked to make investigation and m -eport back at the next meeting of the tt iard. T On the demand of the board, made r( n compliance with the recommendation Y nade by the grand Jury at the April te erm of the court of general sessions, ai VIr. James Cansler refunded the sum tl ?f $39 expended by the board in the m ?rectlon of a bridge across n branch c n the old Tirzah and Philadelphia oad. This bridge was erected at the nstance of Mr. Cansler. and the rec- R immendation of the grand jury was cf nade because it had developed that the N oad in question had been discontinued ol is a public road. The bridge had been e( instructed during the administration ct if Commissioners Boyd. Rainey and ai Lumpkin. p] Mr. W. S. Wllkerson of Hickory Y Irove, appeared before the board with w i numerously signed petition from cit- ci zens of western York asking for the b< instruction of a steel bridge over tt Broad river near Howell's ferry. The \A proposition was that York and Cherokee counties each pay half the cost of b; :he main structure and that each coun- tr :y construct and maintain the ap- ai ;>roaehes on Its own side of the river, al fhe board passed a resolution approv- m ng the proposition on condition that tr :he commissioners of Cherokee county te ihall he willing to co-operate to such ti in extent as a fair divide may require if them. vl The building of the proposed bridge, le t is thought, will materially help trade tr it Hickory Grove and other nearby m joints by furnishing a nearer market e: to people who now have to go from a< twelve to fifteen miles to a railroad al itation. By crossing the river they bi :an reach a market within five or six nlles. FIRST A. R. PRESBYTERY. la tt The First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Synod of the South, which .vas in session in Yorkville when the ^ ast issue of The Enquirer went to press, got through with Its work on a< ruesday night at about 10 o'clock and idjourned to hold Its next meeting with ? 3ilead church on Tuesday before the ast Sabbath in October, with Rev. G. 5 Ft. White, D. D., as moderator. ta The meetings of presbytery were at:ended by large and interested conjregations, and practically everybody ^ vas impressed by the large amount of ' 'outine and special business that was :ransacted in so short a time. The ^ programme as previously outlined was icthered to strictly and, although a mough time was given over to two rial and four licensure sermons, by no neans the least interesting feature of ^ ;he meeting, no single one of the many ^ mportant items of business that de- w nanded attention was neglected. There was a great deal of business m )f a purely routine nature, or course, hat is of no special interest to the pub- , ic. The spectator portion 01 me conjregation, however, found much in the iroceedlngs that was interesting and ^ ;njoyable. The sermons of the young ^ ninisterial students were all of a high ^ irder and those of. the four candidates g< for licensure would not have been dis- ^ creditable to older and more experi?nced preachers. The sermons that vere delivered as specimens of prog- oj -ess were also up to a high standard. Qj There was an illuminating discussion ^ >f the tithing movement now being w engineered by an earnest and efficient ^ committee, and much serious concern was aroused over the question. The tj. criticisms of the trial sermons by j nembers of presbytery, especially by ;he ministers, was very much enjoy- r si When it came to criticism it was a loticeable fact that very few of the ^ nembers of presbytery were inclined :o offer anything. The gentle and chartable Dr. Galloway was satisfied that ill of these young men were of the dght kind of metal; he thought they e( iad acquitted themselves remarkably ^ veil under the trying circumstances, S] md he had no criticism to make. The inly real criticism that was offered was jj( iy Rev. C. E. McDonald, and it was al 0 the point. He had listened to all the sermons with note book in hand and le gave the young men a most instruc;ive talk on the value and importance js if correct pronunciation and distinct- a less of enunciation, particularly the atter. He made it clear that he was jr lighly pleased with all of the sermons ^ ind that his remarks were intended to a ie helpful. Dr. Miller advised the w roung men to use their best efforts to Cl] jet away from their manuscripts as w soon as possible. He warned them .u hat three years would tell tlie story ni ind that if they were not able to pt 1 reach off hand within that time they (j, vould be tied to their manuscripts al- vr oi'j on/1 ho u'n rnoil fhPm iidiinsf tllP K? ime when failing eyesight would bring m ibout serious embarrassment. Rev. th Ar. C. Ewart endorsed what Rev. Mr. McDonald had said, and by way of to >mphasizlng the well conceived sym- j0 lathy of Dr. Galloway's attitude, re- yc >eated the true story of a conversation vv] hat occurred between two able and jn xperienced ministers, members of this as a me body, on the occasion of the tie- tr ivtry of their licensure sermons. Some f0 Ittie time after both had been through he trying ordeal, one asked the other, th Do you remember whether I used such ju, nd such an expression it) connection th rjth such ifnd such a declaration?" sj, To tell you the truth," replied the m, ther, "it was half an hour after I sat own before I could convince my legs Sj1 hat it was all over and I do not know q, ?hat you sajd any where." . er Easily the most sti iking features of j)r he entire meeting were the business- to ke conduct of the proceedings by Dr. t. G. Miller, the moderator, his fault?ss comprehension and application of yy arliamentary law and to crown it all ] lie sound and sensible charge he de- fo, ,-ered to the young licentiates. Bven en so well trained as preachers in F derly deliberation are prone to talk it of order with "nothing: before the ?1 use." Dr. Miller would have nothing: w the kind. The member who underok to make a remark except to a L otion was promptly, but good naturly squelched. "There Is nothing: bere the house," he was told. Outside, a le ministers spoke of Dr. Miller as a he presbytery's Joe Cannon." b< In charging: the young licentiates uesday night, Dr. Miller said in part ei id in effect: "You are entering not q fion a vocation hut literally on a callig. If you are looking for a life of ^ ise and pleasure here, you will be Istaken. The average salary of a Inlster of the gospel Is only $500 a ?ar, and I warn you that if you do >t think you can be content with y lat, now Is the time to turn back, for 'tcr you have put your hand #to the ow in the Master's work, there must ? no looking backward. If you had ?en appointed minister of this great * ivernment to England or Germany or v ussia. you would feel that vou had a igh and mighty position; but you are J jout to enter upon a higher mission ' lan that. You are a minister of Al- n ilghty God to represent and promote le kingdom of Jesus Christ on earth. * here is no higher work. But your C 'ward is not here. It is over there. .... - - f our nappiness nere win ue in me wn- >mplation of your happiness fhere. 1 id I want to tell you that one hour c iere is worth all eternity over here. J (ay the love of Clod the Father, and t hrist* the Son. sustain you." H During the meeting a call from h finnsboro was placed in the hands of c ev. Oliver Johnson. D. D.. and ac- E pted. Calls from Steel Creek and eely's Creek were placed in the hands b f Rev. VV. H. Stevenson. He accept- c 1 the call from Neely's Creek. A ^ ill from C,ill's Creek, Unity and Pleas- c at Hill in Lancaster ' county, was f laced in the hands of Rev. C. S. a oung and accepted. Mr. Stevenson v ill be ordained and installed at a spe- p al meeting of presbytery on a date to j, - fixed hereafter, and the sermon of t le occasion will be preached by Rev. 1 7. C. Ewart. a Before adjournment Tuesday, pres- v rtery passed a resolution of thanks ? i the members of the congregation id to the people of Yorkville generlly, for the delightfully hospitable j tanner in which it had been enter- a lined. After declaring the presby- b >ry adjourned. Dr. Miller dismissed ^ le congregation with a benediction. ^ The members remained over in York- c ille Tuesday night and most of them J ft for their homes on the outgoing p alns Wednesday morning. A few re- c lained over until later in the day to F tchange greetings with friends and F iquaintances that they had been un- ? t>ie to see during the progress of the F usy meeting. MISS NANCE IS ENCOURAGED. J From a talk that the reporter had C st Monday with Miss Mary T. Nance, F le Winthrop graduate who has con- * ^crated herself to the work of build- 0 ig up the rural schools of South Car- n ina, it appeared that this earnest and r >emingly tireless young woman was ? emer)dously pleased with the result t her meeting with the farmers. t Miss Nance has been in every coun- ^ r in the state, into many of them sev- ' al times and has made hundreds of c .Iks to both town and country audi- s ices; but her audience last Monday icluded the largest number of repre- <mtatlve farmers assembled especial- u on her account that she has yet t id the pleasure of addressing, and lis is what gave her unusual encour- t( fement. I "I was just a little bit frightened, I ^ ally was," she said. "I did not feel l' ke I was in as good condition as I ould liked to have been. I was afraid could not deliver my message as I anted to; but I was so glad to see so ^ any people out?so many of the farers, the very people who have to do ? lis work if it is done, and they did >em to be interested, don't you think r ??" she a.sked earnestly. "I feel closer to this county than '' er," Miss Nance continued. "There c a great deal to do all over the state h id I want to work wherever I can do * lod, in one place as well as another. ? ut these York county farmers seem c - have given evidence of the deepest 1 id most earnest interest that I have P jserved yet, I mean that big audience 0 i a whole, and I am going to do some ^ iore work here. I want to put in two A eeks or even longer in the homes of 1 ie.se good, York county people this 1 ?ry summer, and I know that some- u ling can be accomplished. I feel it? o am sure of it." s Miss Nance said some things to the o porter and several other visitors that . ie did not feel warranted in saying in t< le court house. She could have said t< tern and it would have been all right, tl ' course, for they are startling, im- si rtant and true. There is a hint in r hat she did say?publicly?that the li agroes are showing more interest in w iucation than the whites, and that n ie whites must arouse themselves, a lie is convinced that whatever is done p ir the advancement of education must d ; done by the fathers and mothers, f, id that is why she wants to talk to y ie people in their homes. ^ It is worth while for the people to p ' * *i XT??a/V . loroughly understand mat uuaa naiwc D not an ordinary individual. She is not 2s freak or a crank either; but of the v ghest type of Christian womanhood, -y 1 Columbia not long ago, a young man ei eased in greasy overalls, and riding ^ bicycle, had an accidental collision rj itli a crowded trolley car. Before the t] ir could be stopped he was under the heels. Women screamed and ran ^ vay and men stood about with open . outhed indecision. Miss Nance hap ned to be on the spot and was one of ie first to the rescue. The injured ?ung man was bleeding profusely; " it without a moment's hesitation she * 'ted his head on her lap, wiped away e blood, bathed his face with her own fl lintv handkerchief and did not offer ^ leave until her services were no e< nger needed. She had never seen the tl ?ung man before and did not know ^ ho he was until afterward; but the F cident jnay very properly be taken F characteristic of the work she is F * 4 - r\OArkla i *-> ll o?? t( > lFlK l" I"? mc \i\zir\ti\; in iici virts to improve the rural schools. b Miss Nance very well understands h at she has a big undertaking on her la nds in awakening a proper interest in F e rural schools; but she has already & own that she knows no discourage- e( ?nt. and unless her health gives way n< shp does not seem to be stronger than e ought to be?the people of South tl irolina may as well bpgin to consid- tt her as a factor in the rural school w oblem. She is evidently in the tight al stay and she is going to accomplish F. mething. th in e Will Send The Enquirer th From this date to January 1st, 1909, cf r $1.30. M LOCAL LACONICS, lint Hill's New Church. Flint Hill Baptist church Ir to be m pened on the fourth Sunday In May ith exercises appropriate to the occaon. ooking Up. Some of the York county mills are 'porting a stiffer Inquiry for yarns, prominent mill man told the reporter few days ugo that he looks for much etter business from now on than for jveral months past, and he feels more ncouruged over the general situation, declines Ebenezer's Call. Rock Hill Herald: Rev. G. G. iayes, pastor of the Presbyterian hurch at Blackstock, who was calld to the Ebenezer church some time go, announced to the Ebenezer conregation Sunday morning, after serices, that he could not accept the nil 'enant House Burned. A four-room tenant house on Mr. B. "rank White's plantation, six miles ^ rest of Yorkville, was destroyed by re this morning at about 3 o'clock. 'he fire originated in the kitchen. The iss included the house, and a mowing lachine, disc harrow and other farm ^ ools in a nearby shed, totaling about 800. There was no insurance. ledication of Smyrna. The handsome new Associate Rearmed church recently completed by he Smyrna congregation Is to be dedlated on the third Sunday in July. Rev. . P. Knox, a former pastor, now of Columbia, is to preach the dedicatory ermon. The Smyrna people are lookug forward to a great time on the ocuslon of the dedication, laseball In Rock Hill. Rock Hill Record: The Rock Hill ? aseball team cleaned up the Eastern ollege aggregation without any trouble?in fact, they were not In the lass with our team at all. "Buck" i'lowers, who has quite a reputation s a pitcher, was in the box for the isitors Wednesday, but the boys here ^ unched him, too. Everybody is savng up the quarters now for the Cheser-Rock Hill games here Monday, 'uesday and Wednesday of next week, nd if the Weather is decent there t-ill be an immense crowd here. [state of Oliver Jenkins. Gaffney Ledger: Clerk of Court . A. Tate of York county, sold the ands belonging to the estate of B. O. enklns, deceased, yesterday. Tracts A nd E, containing 156} acres, was ought by Wade H. Jenkins for $16 ier acre. Tracts B and 0, containing 183 acres, was bought by J. F. Jen:ins, for $35.50 per acre. Tract D, ontaining two acres, bought by J. F. enkins for $38.25 per acre. Tract \ containing 2} acres, bought by J. \ Jenkins for $32 per acre. Tract C, ^ ontaining 219} acres, bought by J. \ Jenkins for $37.25 per acre. The iroceeds of the sale aggregated $15,71. "ifth District Republicans. '4 Rock Hill Record: The fifth dlsrict convention of South Carolina Republicans met here Tuesday afternoon t the colored Masonic Hall, with ,'ounty Chairman W. M. Goodwin as residing officer and C. T. P. White col.) as secretary. The convention tas largely attended. The sentiment f the convention was to support the ational administration, though no esolutions to that effect were pre- k ented. These delegates were elected o the national Republican convention o meet at Chicago June 16: Postmaser Thos. Hester (white), of Gaffney;' V. M. E. Boykin (col.), Camden. Alernates: I. H. Norris (white), Yorkille; J. W. Satterwhite (col.), Lan- m aster. The delegates were not intructed, though they will probably allow the leaders. That was the icket elected by the contestants from Jherokee and Fairfield counties. As sual, there was a row, the contesants electing the above ticket after be regulars had elected the following elegates: F. R. Massey, of Lancaser, and George A. Watts, of Rock lill. The regulars also elected F. R. f lassey district' chairman. The con estants favor Taft for President. MERE-MENTION. Corn reached 70J cents a bushel on he Chicago Board of Trade, Monday, s the result of an attempt to corner he market. It was the highest price eached since 1902..-..The supreme ourt of Pennsylvania has declared ivalid a will drawn by a former hlef justice of that state, in which e expressed his desire to leave his 3,000,000 estate to establish an inustrial school. The will was ae- 0*^ lared invalid on a technicality.... t is estimated that the Delaware each crop of 1908 will be the largest n record and will total 4,000,000 basets with favorable weather l criminal escaped from the famous * 'ombs prison of New York on May st and the escape was rvot discovered ntil the 3rd The annual report f the General Electric company, isued a few days ago, showed profits f $6,086,653 on the year's business. The firm of Inman & Co., coton factors of Augusta, Ga., has been orced into bankruptcy, with liabililes of $1,250,000 British conjIs declined lj points Tuesday as the esult of news of an impending revoltion in India Twenty-five men rere caught in u land slide at a coal line at Scott Haven. Pa., Monday nd sixteen men were more or less ljured. . ...Harry K. Thaw on Monay won the first round of his fight ir release from the Matteawan, N. '., asylum. He is now confined in lie Dutchess county jail The Lev. Dr. William T. Manning ha3 een elected rector of Trinity church, ' 1. n r, lew lOTK. . . . rert'J Y?auc nao tunlcted of running a "bucket shop" at Washington on Monday, and sentencd to serve thirty days in prison.... 0 . determined fight to abolish horse icing in Louisiana is to be made in ae legislature of that state when it leets next week The Union PaIttc Railroad company is preparing ^ ) issue $100,000,000 of bonds for imrovements and extensions. Half of lis amount will be issued at once. ...It is believed in Washington that [organ DeLancy Magee, president of le First National bank of Manasuan, X. J., committed suicide a few ays ago because he was to be pros:uted by the government for violaon of the banking laws John oung, former auditor, and Henry :eiber, former paying teller of the armers* Deposit National bank of ittsburg. Pa., plead guilty Tuesday S ) embezzling $118,000 from the ank Admiral Robley D. Evans ^ * as resumed command of the Atmtic fieet. The ileet arrived at San rancisco on Wednesday. .. .Two suar manufacturing companies locat1 at Kier, Russia, suspended Wed?sday with liabilities of $11,500,000. It is reported from Paris that le sultan of Turkey has purchased te famous Hope diamond, which eighs 44i carats. The price paid Is leged to have been $400,000 rom St. Petersburg comes the story lat John D. Rockefeller is negotiatg with the Russian government for le building of the Amur railway, re- w >ntly authorized by the douma.... ax Crockett. Jr., aged 16 months,