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Scraps and iacts. ? Including the work of the French, the digging on the Panama canal Is more than half finished. The dams and locks are yet to be built. It is worth while to note the difference in the scale of construction of France and the United States. The former company, after abandoning the plan of sea level, was attempting to construct a lock canal with a depth of fifteen feet. The depth of our plans Is forty feet. The locks are 1,000 feet long by 110 feet wide, with forty feet of water over the sills. The length of the three locks at Gatum will be over half a mile. ? The Georgia legislature last month began a thorough investigation of convict camps. In Georgia part of the convicts are leased to private concerns, mines, brick manufactories, and so on. As a result it is charged that, when the supply of labor runs low, negroes are convicted for petty crimes and so forced labor is secured. In denouncing the lease system one of the members of the Georgia legislature said: "Every time you convict a negro it is worth $450 to the country. When you want a $10,000 court house, all you have tr\ (to ic fr? r>nrivir>t twentv npcroes." Investigation has proven that cruelty is by no means confined to lessees's camps. There is little to choose between the treatment of the convicts in the country road camps, the state farm, where a negro was whipped to death, and the camps of private companies. ? The British Old-Age Pension Bill, afer passing the house of commons by a vote of 315 to 10, has also been passed by the house of lords. The scheme of the bill is the most liberal anywhere adopted. It provides for government pensions on a sliding scale for all persons over seventy who are not in receipt of incomes over a stated amount. It imposes no test of thrift or industry, and establishes a system 01 gratuities out of the national treasury. No one seems to have definite ideas what the pension will cost the country. The chancellor of the exchequer ventured an estimate of $32,500,000 a year; Mr. Balfour, who criticised the machinery of the bill but abstained from voting against it, put the initial cost at $57,500,000. The labor members insisted that it did not go far enough, and predicted that within fifteen years the age limit would be reduced from seventy to fifty-five. ? Washington, August 11: That he is not a Christian; that he does not believe In the divinity of Jesus Christ, and that he repudiates most of the Bible?these are the charges made against Candidate Taft by the National Negro American Independence Political league, which claims to represent a "voting strength" of more than eight hundred thousand. The charges were read at a colored mass meeting by Dr. Waldron, president of the organization. Other features of what " oo tAfmo/1 44 VtiOTAoo' I nrlint miiiitu of Taft, Roosevelt, and the Republican party," were that Taft in his Greensboro speech approved the disfranchisement of the negro, that he approved and defended President Roosevelt's order dismissing the colored troops of the Twenty-fifth Infantry: that he does not possess the manhood and courage required in a president of the United States, and that if elected he will be the tool of Theodore Roosevelt." ? Since the rigid investigation of West Point hazing customs seven years ago. war department officials have appeared confident that their vigorous dealing with the offenses then discovered had extinguished such behavior at the academy. However, a board of investigation recently appointed by the commandant of the academy has after diligent probing, succeeded in unearthing a number of ingenious schemes for the torment of new cadets which were being carried on so secretly mat it is oelleved not even the cadet officers knew of them. The code of honor accepted among the cadets has been already so positively adopted by the new appointees entering the academy this summer?the victims of course, of all the hazing?that the investigators found it next to impossible to obtain any information of the breaking of regulations. The 'plebes,' as the new entrants are called, agreed that they would report nothing of any indignity inflicted on them except as the investigators inquired directly whether they had experienced such and such humiliation. Therefore, until the examining board chanced to light upon the exact form of the hazing, it got no testimony. Little or nothing actually brutal seems to have been discovered, but a great number of petty devices to give discomfort. To compel a "plebe" to wear a capful of ants was one of the favorite tricks; to make him sit at table with toes touching: the under side of the board, another. For such pranks the investigators recommended the discharge of eight cadets?two from the highest class and six front the third class. Their discharge was approved by the president, but now he is seriously considering their reappointment on the ground that the severest penalty was not called for. ? Baltimore. August 12: The Methodist Episcopal church has begun an active crusade for the election of a speaker "who will allow congress to vote on the interstate liquor shipment bill." The church, which has over 3.0(?0,000 communicants, has created the Temperance society of the Methodist Episcopal church, with authority to represent the denomination in ail temperance matters. This society is managed by a board composed of about 615 members named by the bishop and elected by the general fllV I I IT- I??aiu "1 Iiiaiiagriii has organized and directed its chairman to take steps to begin an active campaign. An official address has been issued to all members of the denomination, asking their co-operation. The "shipment bill," which has been pending in congress for at least five years, does not seek to impose prohibition upon any locality, but provides that liquor shipped from one state to another shall immediately upon the boundary become subject to the laws of the state into which it is consigned. "The speaker of the national house of representatives." says the address, "absolutely controls its procedure. He is opposed to this legislation. He has used the power of his office to hold it in the judiciary committee appointed by him on the alleged eroiind that it is unconstitutional. Our church, by action of the recent general conference, insists that constitutional doubt as to the constitu, tionality of such legislation be resolved in the interest of the people and the public morals and that the general conference unanimously accepted the report of Gov. Hanley's special committee appointed to wait upon Speaker Cannon, which closes with the following words: 'We submit to our people and all good citizens the wisdom of electing men as members of congress who believe In its validity and who are willing to enact it. At least one member of the house judiciary committee has been defeated for the nomination on his record on this question and we believe that the time has come when our people who want to help secure this legislation must support for congress candidates who will not only vote for this measure if they get a chance but will themselves support for speaker a man who will allow it to be voted upon, and that its passage is improbable until Christian members recognize this situation and cast men- uaiuis accordingly." ?hf ^(orkuiUr inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.t Fill DAY, AUGUST 14, 1908. Register and enroll. Now, men pull for the roads. If you are not enrolled, enroll, and if you are not registered, register. It is to be presumed that Mr. Stewart did not advertise the price of his commutation tax at Ogden for the reason that he might later on find it desirable to offer it cheaper. It is for the country, the rural districts, that the Saye road law is designed. While it is not a fact that town capitation tax will go to county roads, it is a fact that the town prop ertv tax will have to go there. The organization behind the Windleship combination consists of from only one to a half dozen heelers at each precinct; but that is easily sufficient for the purpose in times like this when so many people are not taking enough interest to vote. Cast your eyes upon the roads and picture in your imagination the conditions of next winter. Do not understand us to suggest that the present law will change things a great deal next winter; but unless we commence some time there will never be a nhance. The present campaign promises to be the most profitable York county has known for years. We would not assert that the road question Is the only question involved; but the road question has certainly gotten more careful consideration than it has ever gotten before. In view of the fact that the entire county Is now on its political knees to the Windleship combination, Mr. Epps's reference to the Macedonian cry "to come over and help us," sounds like a rather grim joke. If the county really wants help at this Juncture, It will have to help Itself. Of course, the road question is only a subterfuge and the liquor issue is at the bottom of the whole business. Didn't the bunch start out two years ago in favor of the state dispensary and the repeal of the Brice law, and before they were fairly started didn't the last one of them declare for the continuance of the Brice law? And wasn't the matter finally decided by stirring up the mill vote on the ten hour law, a proposition that the mills themselves had already conceded? Road Exemptions. The Fort Mill Times states the following as its principal objections to the Saye law: "One objection is that the law provides for no exemptions. "Another is the age limit of 18 to 55 years. "Another is that we do not consider the law practicable as it stands. "Other reasons could be given for our opposition to this particular good roads law; but The Times is not in line for a lengthy controversy over the blunders and misdoings of our lawmakers." As The Enquirer sees it, the strongest and best feature of this law is the omission of exemptions. It is next to Impossible to begin this exemption business without running it into the fha r*1/l 1Qw thA AY 51UUIIU, a Iiu UHUV. ?..V emption business was certainly run into the ground. We want everybody to help. We do not like the age limit of 18 to 55. Dr. Saye agrees with The Times on that. He thinks the limit should be 21 to 55, and we think this will be better. Tax all the people from 21 to 55, $2 each for roads and they will see to it that their money is properly spent. But this road limit is to be changed. As to whether the law is "practicable," we shall not argue until we are informed as to wherein it is impracticable. We think it very practical and very practicable. The Saye Law. Ten days or two weeks ago, the clamor that was going up on account of the Saye law would have led one to believe that the people throught their property in danger of confiscation and their sons would be put on the chaingang; but in the light of general explantations that have been made dur ing the last week, there has been a noticeable subsidence of the alarm. As a matter of fact, the people were not concerned about the Saye law until tlie politicians began to get busy. People generally who had read the law had recognized it as a good measure and hailed it in the light of the greatest step in the direction of progress that the county had ever made. It was so just, equitable, and democratic in its provisions, that it did not occur to anybody that there could be any reasonable objection to it. Put when the politicians began to get busy, things began to look different. Unsuspecting people were told all kinds of unreasonable and impossible things. The three dollar capitation tax was made to appear a>< the first and only thing of the kind that had ever been devised, and people who were unaoie to reau ana analyze me ia\% for themselves were made to believe that it was so different from anything' that had ever been thought of before as to be positively dangerous to their liberty. Some of the stories that were told were simply amazing. One of the favorite games of dissension sowers during the past few weeks, has been to put in an interval of misrepresentation in some particular section and then come back at people who understand the law and think it a good tiling with: i tell you that Saye law Is the best law w have ever had, but those people o Coon branch and Chestnut level, jus don't understand it, and they are go ing to vote against Saye to a mai Subsequent investigation shows tha the man making the report was th man who sowed the alleged dissen sion. and that among the people h was reporting about, he found man who had too much knowledge and in formation to be influenced by his pea nut politics. It is to be noted that the Saye la1 is not being fought so hard from til stump now as at the beginning. It noted that the people who were tight ing it, have come pretty near gettln on top of it on all fours. The reaso is quite obvious. It turns out that th clamor of two weeks ago was not o account of the Saye law; but on ac count of the clamor that was pre voked by deliberate misrepresenta tions of the Saye law?representatior made to make votes against Say There is good reason to believe no' that if it were practicable to have a election to decide between the Say laws and the old law, the Saye la would be endorsed overwhelmingly. But the peanut politicians wh raised all this clamor on account < the Saye law, are not going to stop { that. Whipped out on this line, the will get up something else to the sam end?to influence votes, and as fast a the voters expose them in one sut terfuge they will begin striking out o HKiuuitrr. The Duty of the Citizen. In the selection of candidates for oi fiee and in the endorsement of me and principles, the people of Yor county are right now confronted wit the highest duty of citizenship, an how the county as a whole shall at quit itself will depend on the faithfv discrimination of each individual. We are very well aware of the fa< that with many good citizens, thJ matter of selecting candidates, passin upon the comparative fitness of fel low citizens to fill given offices, is distasteful duty. There can certain! be very little pleasure In it, and thei are those who would like it better the necessity should never arise. Bt long experience has proved that tfi exercise of this duty is essentii to the preservation of the civic healt of the body politic and it cannot t escaped?not without harm to the put lie welfare. That The Enquirer belongs to tt class that finds this duty distastefu it does not hesitate to confess. ] would be much better pleased if thing political were more stable, and tli political machinery of the countr once established in reasonably satis factory operation it could remain S' But realizing that this cannot b with others who seek first the bes welfare of the country as a whole, w try to do the best we can. But the people should not expe< too much of the newspaper in a mat ter of this kind. The function of til newspaper, especially of a newspaper < the kind of The Enquirer tries to b is merely to try to give its readers a full and as accurate information < the situation as it is able, and aft? that the people must do the rest. Sue matters are not to be decided by wlu newspapers say and do, but by a ma jority vote of the people, and wheth< the minority continues to think tli majority right or wrong, it is its dut too. It is sometimes the case that Indl viduals claim that they have no cholc between the candidates offering; bi this is not a good excuse for neglect ( diitv. Thprp can nlwnvs hp fnnn some good reason for preferring on candidate above another for any o| fice. and it is the duty of every citlze to find this good reason and to act ur on it. Because we have been enjoying fail ly good government for so long a tlm many people are disposed to ease the consciences in the conclusion that will always be so; but this is a serior mistake. In a government of the per pie, the people can have good govern ment only by giving it their most dls criminating attention. If all do the full duty the government will be a good as the people are capable of ad ministering, and as for those who neg lect their duty, they will in any ever get as good as they deserve. Many individuals who hold them selves up as good citizens, keep out < politics because they say they do nt like to mix with a class that they cor sider not so good as themselve With this idea, we have no patlenc As we have already remarked, it I the duty of every citizen to devote fu and conscientious attention to poll tics. And the people who do not d their full duty are not as good as th alleged bad element that show a moi active interest. ? Greenville, August 14: The Cor federate reunion came to a close tc night with the reception and ball gi\ en the sponsors. The annual parad took place this afternoon. The line c march covering half a mile. Cheste was chosen as the next place of meet ing and all of the officers were rt elected. A resolution asking for a increase in pensions was tabled. Co James Armstrong made an add res at the morning session. Spartanbur invited the next re-union, but did nc push the invitation. At a meeting c the South Carolina division of th Sons of Veterans this afternoon Cam South Carolina was formed, and of fleers were elected. Commander Get Bell Timmerman, was re-elected. Se\ era! resolutions of minor importanc were adopted. Gov. Ansel rode at th head of the parade and was given a ovation. He also received an ovatio when he delivered his address at th session yesterday morning. The vet say that this reunion has been one c the most pleasant ever held. Most c iiit-iu irii iui iiiru i ivji luuigiii, ill though a few stayed over for the re ception and ball. The reception wa held in Chicora college and the ha in Williams hall. ? Columbia special of August 13 t Charlotte Observer: Mrs. Charlott Capers, widow of the late Bisho Kllison Capers, died this afternoon a :') o'clock at her residence in this eit} Mrs. Capers had been in ill health fo some years but her condition in th last few months had been improve and it was not generally known tha she was ill. Her daughter, Mrs. \\ H. Johnson, of Charleston, and he son, Rev. W. T. Capers, dean of th Cathedral at Lexington, Ky., wer here at the time of her death. Mrs Satterlee, who makes her home ? Columbia, was at NVaynesville, X. C for the summer, but is expected her tonight. Rev. Walter B. Capers, o Columbia, Tenn., Mr. Kllison Caper* Jr.. of Summerton, and Mr. Prank F Capers, of Greenville. S. (\, will arriv this evening, having been summone< when their mother was taken ill. Th other son, Capt. John G. Capers, o Washington, D. C.. commissioner o internal revenue, is in Kurope for th summer. i ne iuuerai 01 Airs, va pers will be held same time Saturday the exact hour not yet having beei determined, awaiting the arrival o other relatives. Mrs. Capers was be fore her marriage Miss Chariotb Palmer, of St. John's, Berkeley eoun ty. She was a woman of stroni character and lovable disposition an< as the wife of the noble soldier am beloved prelate was widely loved ii this diocese. e LOCAL AFFAIRS. n ? "t NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - S. W. Inman?Has a Walter E. Wood i. mowing machine for sale at $25. lt R. H. Dobson?Will appreciate return of bunch of keys lost in court e house yard on Thursday, i- W. B. WilBon; Jr.. Chairman?Gives e official notice of the primary election for state and county officers to > be held in this county on Tuesday, l" August 25. i- M. W. Faulkner for Com.?Invites the public to the county campaign w picnic at White Diamond Lithia Springs on August 18th. ie W. B. Wilson, Jr., Chairman?Gives is an outline of the qualifications net cessary for enrollment on the Dem_ ocratic club rolls. B J. Edgar Poag, Broker?Is ready to ; n fill your real estate wants whether I le you want to buy or sen. jsuDscrme i n for Poag's Real Estate Monthly. f Jno. A. Black, Rock Hill?Offers for sale the Henry Massey homeplace, ?- seven miles from Yorkville, eight i- miles from Rock Hill. 441 acres. 1S Palace Theatre?Will show "Peck's ( Bad Boy" in moving pictures toe> night. ft' T. X. Dulin, Guardian?Gives notice i n that on September 12 he will ap- \ ,e ply to the probate court for final discharge as guardian of Annie w Webb Stanton. Loan and Savings Bank?Points out l0 the 4 per cent way as the right f highway to travel to success.?It is certain. 1 it M. W. White?Tells what method and < y economy will do for the man who | ,e wants to build a fortune. Local stocks for sale and wanted. 18 J. L. Williams & Co.?Want you to >- come and see the new line of fall ; n clothing now in stock. Good stuff at right prices. , W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Has fruit , jars, glassware, enamel ware, and other seasonable goods that he | wants you to see. , Strauss-Smith Co.?Announces an exn tra special sale of domestics, shirts, , k etc., that begins today and will con- , h tinue until August 22. Thomson Co.?Calls attention to its ( remnant sale and makes special offerings of German china, and dress , tl goods suitable for school dresses. ! National Union Bank?Directs atten- : ,t tion to its methods of safe guarding the deposits of its customers. U ~ 13 Its customers nave never m*i a uui- , g lar. |. First National Bank?Reminds you that its savings department affords a sure and safe place for the keep- . y ing of your surplus funds. It pays , e 4 per cent on savings. If Herndon & Gordon?Received this , week another shipment of fruit 1 jars and rubbers, tin cans and wax le strings. il J. C. Wilborn?Offers additional real h estate and calls especial attention to a small farm near Tlrzah church. ,e Bank of Hickory Grove?Wants to >- rent you a safety deposit box for the safe keeping of your valuable ie papers etc. J. Q. Wray?Invites attention to new- , l'? arrivals of ginghams, calicoes perlt cales, etc. See him for groceries. , rg Hams at 14c lb., bacon at 10c. Carroll Furniture Co.?Wants you to j * * ' ' ~ 1: KflHo whlrh see us dik nut- wi ii y includes all styles and prices of i- iron beds. ' a. i e, It is important that every white cit- i ?t izen should register. Failure to reg e ister is likely to cause serious embarrassment to the individual and it may ;t cause embarrassment to the county. - And still there is very little interest ie in the county political situation. At this >f writing it looks as if the vote in the 1 e? primary is going to be very small? & hardly more than two-thirds of what it could be. |n the paragraph in this column h Tuesday referring to a comparison of The Enquirer with other county pa> pers, the word "persual" was changed into "refusal." We desired our read's ers to have the opportunity to "pe>' ruse" all the other papers so they qpuld i get a beter idea of the character of i 1- service The Enquirer is giving. !e Get your name on your club roll. If it was there two years ago and your roll has not been lost it is there now. d But if your name was not on the club ' ie wilt twn vpors aeo. it is not there now - unless you have caused it to be enn rolled. By All means get your name i >- on your club roll before August 20, i OVER IN LANCASTER. e> I-ancaster county already has in 'r operation a system of working the public roads by contract, similar to ; IS that provided In the Saye law. The " following advertisement from the current Issue of the Lancaster News seems to give some hope of better ' 'r roads over that way: LS At Lancaster Saturday. August 1- 15th, at 11 o'clock a. m., and at Heath i r_ Springs same day. at 2 o'clock p. m., 't I will receive bids for the working and maintenance, for a period of one year, the following sections of the ' i- Charlotte-Canuler. road from Lancas- i ter via Heath Springs to county line, ( . to-wit: Section No. 1?From city line of ( Lancaster to 2 m. p. along T. Y. Wil- i s. Hams' property. e Section No. 2.?From m. p. No. 2 , ' to m. p. No. 4, located along Crawford ls estate lands and Jack Baskins lands. H Section No. 3?From m. p. No. 6 to ' I- m. p. No. 8, located along J. H. j i_ nuun inuii ,i Section No. 5.?From m. p. No. 8 to 'e north town line of Pleasant Hill, and 'e from south town line of Pleasant Hill to m. p. No. 12, at Hanging Rock to m. p. No. 10, located at B. J. Bennett's property. Section No. 6.?From m. p. No. 10 I J" to north town line of Heath Springs, \ ' and from south town line of Heath , e Springs to in. p. No. 12, at Hanging . _ Rock bridge. ;r Section No. 7.?From m. p. No. 12 '> to m. p. No. 14, located at L. M. Cly- < burn's property. P Section No. 8.?From m. p. No. 14 ' to county line, at Will Croxton's and ' 18 R. Magill's property. < & Plans and specifications may be j seen at the letting, or at the otlice of , the county supervisor between now e and letting. Usual rights reserved. 1 P L.. J. Perry. I County Supervisor. j e SPECULATIVE MARKET. , e There was a sensational break in the I n price of October contracts on the New 1 e York exchange on Wednesday. The :s fight is on October, especially for the purpose of depressing the price of the l_ new crop. As to whether the spin - ners are controlling botli sides, of the ! s market is a matter that can only De " surmised. But anyhow, both sides had 1 out long lines, and during the day 1 threw 5,000 bale contracts at each oth- ' ? er in a way that was exciting. Octo- I p ber went down 43 points in the trad- 1 it ing of the morning. The develop- * ' ments of yesterday were summarized p in a New York dispatch of last night J (] as follows: ( t The cotton market was much less t r. active today with the undertone nerv- i r ous and small traders inclined to go I e cautiously pending some better Infor- i c mation as to the extent and character i. of the remaining long interest or some t n decided change in the spot or crop sit- I .. uation. The close was steady at an 11 e advance of 3 points on August, but f generally unchanged to 5 points low<. ed with the late positions relatively firm. Sales were estimated at about e 175,000 bales. il The market opened steady at une changed prices to a decline of 2 points f under scattered selling promoted by a f bearish view of yesterday's sharp e break, and continued good weather in - the south. The Liverpool market, ', however, was a little better than exi pected, there was no renewal of yesf terday's sensational liquidation, and - shortly after the opening the market e did better on covering and moderate - buying by reactionists. After advancs? ing to 0.20 for October and 9.00 for 1 January, or 10 to 12 points net higher, 1 offerings increased and the market s i soon turned easier under a renewal of q bear pressure and southern selling, the t latter being supposed to reflect the i 'avorable progress of the crop, and the ipproach of the early marketing sea*on. October es^ed off to 9.03 under i this selling, but in the late trading was < dightly steadier as a result of cover- i ing and closed at 9.06. There seemed to be some selling of October against purchases of December, probably for old draggle accounts which is supposed to explain the relative steadiness of the later positions. The second day of the dry goods auction is said to have oeen less satisfactory than yesterday, tvith the prices realized lower, and the buying less animated. Southern spot markets officially reported were unchanged to l-8c lower. Receipts at the ports today 3,195 bales against 3,418 last w<ek and 675 last year. For the week 25,000 bales against lust wreR ajiu o.in lam year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 422 bales against 330 last year, and at Houston 2,108 bales against 494 a year ago. MR. STEWART'S ROAD SCHEME. In The Enquirer's report of the Ogden meeting last Friday, reference was made to the fact that Mr. W. H. Stewart read an outline of his ideas on the road question. Our reporter asked him for the paper; but he declined to give it to The Enquirer, turning it over to the representative of the Rock Hill Herald instead. The Enquirer gave a correct summary of the plan last Friday. In order, however, that there can be no reasonable ground of dispute, we reproduce the paper in full as published in the Rock Hill Herald of Wednesday. It is as follows: "I am in favor of the principle of taxing property to improve and maintain the public roads. I favor the working of roads by contract. I am In favor of having a civil or road engineer. I am not in favor of abolishing the chaingang. I am in favor of abolishing the office of county commissioners (not that of supervisor) and establishing that of township commissioner for the working of the public roads, details of duties to be made. I am in favor of each township having its commutation tax, to be applied to the road on which the person paying same is liable for the road tax or duty. If unable to pay said tax. the party to have the right lo work out the commutation tax under the person having the contract for said road and if the parly refuses to either pay or work, then make it a misdemeanor. "I am in favor of exempting citizens in incorporated towns and cities from the road tax. I am in favor of the age limit 21 to r?f? years. "I am in favor of each township having at least 75 per cent of the npnnnriv tnv tn hp pxnended in the township for its roads and the other 25 per cent to go into the county fund to be used, first, for the Improving of two public highways, using chaingang. through the county from east to west and from north to south, as near as practicable. After being so improved to be maintained by contract. Chaingang to be used afterwards in township. "Now these are my ideas for good roads and if elected to the senate, with the co-operation of the house delegation, I will endeavor to frame a bill, With proper details for getting up a practical and just road law. Am willing to submit the question to the people as to whether they want good roads and how to raise the money to improve and maintain them, either a bond issue or a two mill tax levy. If any member or citizen offers a better plan, am willing to adopt it. Am opposed to the Saye law as it stands." ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mamie McConnell left this morning for a visit to friends at Darlington. ? niUnkAtU T in/lcQi- r\f PhpntPF ..VI IMS iviltuurui L/munu; v> has been spending this week in Yorkville with Miss Rachel Wylie. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Colvin and two children of Chester were the guests over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Boney. Rev. E. E. Gillespie and family have returned to Yorkville after a visit of several weeks to relatives at Gulf. N. C., Mrs. I. H. Norris and children, returned to Yorkville yesterday, after an extended visit to friends and relatives in Princeton, Illinois. Mrs. J. W. Dobson and daughter, Miss Violet, have ben making an extended visit to relatives and friends at Stanley and King's Mountain, N. C., and at Clover. Mr. Joseph F. Wallace who has been confined to his house with serious illness toy sorpe rponthg past, was able to ride out over the town Wednesday afternoon, much to the pleasure and satisfaction of his many friends. Mr. and Mrs. James Lilly of Filbert, have sent out Invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Mabel Bryte to Mr. William David McCarter. The ceremony is to take place at the home of the bride's parents, op August 25, at 4 o'clock, T -1 T-r ?> C l/vtfor q nrl Messrs. JU|I? rvuu/. uj. Viur^f) ?r-r r. W. and J. K. Scoggins of Ogden, were among the rare visitors to Yorkville this week on account of registration certificates. Mr. Knox was here Tuesday and Messrs. Scoggins on Wednesday. Mr. J. J. J. Robinson, who iives on Broad river, says the crop outlook is not nearly so good as it was at this time last year. He says that the cotton crop of Mr. W. S. Wilkerson, which was so badly damaged by hall, is promising to make betwen a third and half is much as it would have made without the mishap. Rev. W. C. Bwart, who went to Northfield, Mass., for his summer vacation, has been compelled to return liome on account of serious illness. Be came down to Gastonia yesterday; t>ut he was unable to proceed further, because of his weak condition. Mrs. Kwart went to Gastonia yesterday afternoon, and the information this morning is that Mr. Ewart is some oetter and Mrs. Ewart will bring him lome this afternoon. A NEW PRESS. There has Deen more or less coniujion in the mechanical department of The Enquirer office during the past ( few weeks on acci>unt of the installa- , Jon of a new printing press; but it 1 s expected that the work will be completed within the next few days, and lfter that, everything will be working nnoothly again. The putting in of this press, it gives , is pleasure to say, is to meet the , jrowing demands of the Job printing i Jepartment of the office as well as of , he newspaper, and in a sense also, it , s a realization of an ambition that , las been entertained during a great , nany years. I The Enquirer, as most of our read- , ;rs are aware, has always been a ( eader in the matter of improved ma- | hinery. The late L. M. Grist was the , irst publisher in the state outside of , Columbia and Charleston to use a ma hlne printing press. He was also the < ?! ?? i.nhlisln.r in this fprritorv to at- , einpt to operate his machinery by j (team, and the lirst also to attempt \ he use of a linotype. I The first machine press brought to ' i'orkville, was what was known as i lie Princeton. This was in 1858. The | -Minceton was a rather crude affair, apable of printing only about 300 pa- j lers an hour, and but little improve- * nent over the old heel press. After 1 ?eing used a year or two, this press r ras exchanged for a better press, t mown as the Guernsey, which was ( ised for several years and sold to a r tublisher in Chester. It is still in f ervice. After the Guernsey, The Eriluirer bought the first "Country | .'ampbeir brought to South Carolina i and used it until 1888. It had a capacity of about 700 copies an hour. It was displaced by a press known as the Campbell Intermediate, a machine that cost $2,200 and which had a capacity of about 1,600 papers an hour. The Campbell Intermediate was an unusually expensive press for a coun iry onice, anu uia nne service unui 1890, when it was lost In the fire that destroyed The Enquirer office. The means of the establishment were not sufficient to replace the press referred to after the fire, and it was necessary to be content with a cheaper machine, a "Country Cranston," weighing about 9,000 pounds and having a capacity of about 1,400 sheets an hour. Although it has been in use for eighteen years, this machine continues in first-class condition; but it is unequal to the present needs of the establishment, and hence the new press. The new press Is known as the "New Whitlock," and like the old Princeton, the Guernsey and the two Campbells, is a record breaker in that it is the best of its kind in a country office in South Carolina, The new press weighs 20,000 pounds and has a capacity of 2,250 impressions an hour. The machine is, in our opinion, the best of its class yet produced. It was purcured through Messrs. J. H. Schroeter & Bro., of Atlanta, C5a. In the acquisition of this splendid new machine, the press facilities of The Enquirer office are nearly doubled, and while we have no special annnnnnaninnta nu fn Inmrnt'omonta f a be made in the immediate future, it is with no little satisfaction that we are able to say that our mechanical facilities are now equal to almost any reasonable requirements that are likely to he made on them. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Yorkvllle Baptist church during the present week has and placed in service a splendid new Estey church organ. The instrument has a rich mellow tone and a volume sufficient to more than satisfactorily fill the building in which it is doing service. Experts express the opinion that no more desirable instrument can be found in this section. The Baptists are highly pleased with their purchase. ? All Democrats who vote at Yorkvllle should see to it that their names are properly included in the club rolls. There are two club rolls at Yorkvllle?Nos. 1 and 2. People living on the west side of Congress street belong to No. 1 and people living on the east side of the street belong to No. 2. This division is for conveni ence. Mr. F. E. Quinn, in the sheriff's office has charge of roll No. 1 and Mr. T. E. McMackin, In the office of the superintendent of education has charge of roll No. 2. Both of these gentlemen stand ready to look after enrollment and to give any desired information. Club enrollment has nothing to do with registration. ? The protracted meeting at the Baptist church continues with increasing Interest. Mr. Wright has been quite unwell since reaching Yorkville and was unable to conduct services on Tuesday night or Wednesday but is now much better and was in charge on yesterday morning and last night, and on the latter occasion delivered a powerful sermon on the subject of "Wages of - Sin." The meeting is to continue Indefinitely. Last night Mr. Wright announced that on tomorrow morning at ten o'clock a "string service" would be held. He did not explain what he meant by string service, but urged every person who attended to bring a string?either a piece of rope, hemp, manilla, cotton or silk string, or a ribbon. Services at the regular hours, morning and evening on Sunday. In the afternon at 4 o'clock there Is to be a special service for women only. ? The ditching machine is going down Main street .this week, and is having a rather rough time of it, 4Y*r\ Lor trv K1 qr?Lr rnnlfQ with time tne norse was sioien an wen as for some weeks before and afterward. Accident at Lincolnton. Charlotte Observer: Incoming passengers told last night of a peculiar accident which happened to the train between Lenoir and Chester. S. C.. yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, a few hundred yards from the Lincolnton station. The forward truck of the first passenger coach left the rails for some unknown cause and bumped along over the cross-ties for two hundred and fifty feet. There was nothing wrong with the track. 1 The trouble caused an indefinite de- 1 lay and some of the southbound passengers came to Charlotte by the Seaboard and went thence over the Southern. ( Candidates For Supervisor. In his report of the Ogden meeting, ] Mr. J. K. Scoggins makes mention of ; the candidates for supervisor as fol- < lows: T. W. Boyd asked to be excus- i ?d?had nothing to say. Messrs. Dun by Rev. W. E. Hurt. The speaking was practically the same as at previous meeting's, each of the candidates covering the same lines as heretofore, and Mr. W. H. Stewart repeating his usual abuse of Senator Brice and The Yorkville Enquirer. At Clover the candidates met with the generous hospitality that the people of that place have always been accustomed to accord them. The meeting was held in the opera house, which was comfortably full, Mr. J. E, Beamguard presided, and the legislative candidates spoke In the following order: Saye, Stewart, Hurt and Johnson in the morning, and Glasscock, Wilson, Epps, Sanders and Hollis in the afternoon. Dr. Saye made about the same speech he has been making heretofore: but devoted himself principally to the attack that Mr. Stewart and his friends have ben making on the Saye road law. He called attention to the fact that Mr. Stewart was in Columbia as reading clerk of the senate at the time the law was under consideration, and was fully cognizant of all that was being done. He had ample opportunity to make any suggestions or criticisms, he might have seen proper to make, and his suggestions and criticisms would have been duly appreciated at that time. Not only did Mr. Stewart know of the Farmers' Union resolutions in which the road law had its origin: but he was a member of the Democratic convention that endorsed the resolutions and he had riot raised a word of objection at any <tage of the proceedings, me uuciur thought that if Mr. Stewart had any real objection to the law, if his purpose was to benefit the roads and the people of York county rather than his )wn personal advancement, he should tiave offered his good counsel on some jf the previous occasions when that *ood counsel could have been of such aenetit that it would have probably rendered his present objections unnecessary. The most striking feature of Mr. Stewart's talk, was the increasing mergy of his abuse and invective igainst Senator Brice and The Yorkrille Enquirer, particularly against the atter. The occasion of his ire against The Enquirer, was the following edi:orial paragraph, which appeared in ast Tuesday's issue: "Platforms are important, but they ' should not be considered above charicter and reputation. The voters of : i'ork county are invited to consider ; arefully the characters and reputa- 1 ions of the two senatorial candidates. Character and reputation count for nore in the senate than does 'gift of fab.'" Mr. Stewart seemed to construe this i )aragraf)h as directed especially at 1 lim, and as he discussed it, he work- < CLIilUUg IIIC llVftl J uiuvn *vv?w ...... which the street was paved many years ago. This paving was done between 1850 and 1860, much of it while the late General Micah Jenkins was mayor of the town. The science of road making had evidently not made a great deal of progress in this locality in those days. A strip of the surface paving, about four feet wide had to be torn up to make room for the ditcher, and the tearing up discloses that the street was originally laid with stones weighing from 200 pounds down. On top there is a six inch dressing of crushed rock and clay; but underneath this top dresing, the apertures between the stones are still wide open, not having been filled up after all these years, un otner streets, uie ditcher has been traveling at the rate of from 600 to 1,000 feet a day; but along in front of The Enquirer office, the progress was much slower, hardly more than 200 feet being made during yesterday. The trouble was due principally to the fact that the stones went on down to a very considerable depth. Just how long it will take the contractors to g;et through Main street, it is not safe to venture a guess; but the probability is that the street will be more or less closed to traffic for some days. THE COUNTY CANVASS. Following the schedule of the executive committee, after the meeting at Tirzah last Saturday, the county campaigners had an off day Monday. They went to Bethany on Tuesday, Clover on Wednesday, Forest Hill on yesterday, and today's meeting is being held at Fort Mill. Tomorrow's meeting is to be held In Rock Hill. There was a picnic in connection with the Bethany meeting on Tuesday. It was attended by two or three hundred people, and music was furnished by the YorkviUe cornet band. Mr. J. Darby Smith presided, and ?he exercises, which took place fn the school auditorium, were opened with prayer ed himself up to a considerable degree of heat. Among other things he said that he had never committed a dishonest act in his life, and if the editor of Tha ^nnnlrpr nr ? n v nnp pImp mpant to insinuate that his character is not what it ought to be, the individual making such insinuation is an infamous liar. In this connection he worked himself up to a high pitch of fury, and said that although he could do nothing now, when this campaign was over he would . He did not say what he would do; but left room for all kinds of speculation over the desperate things that might happen. Mr. W. E. Hurt made his usual speech, except that he devoted more than usual attention to a particular phase of the liquor question. Referring to the fact that others were claiming that the liquor question Is not an issue in this campaign, he took occasion to say that he was not aware of any agreement as to Issues that should and should not be discussed. He had been a party to no such agreement, and he felt at liberty to discuss anything he chose. As he saw it, the liquor question had been the uppermost issue in this state for a good many years, and there are a good many things about it that still remain unsettled. He did not want to be understood as saying, or insinuating that any one of the candidates for the general assembly has In mind the idea of re-establishing the liquor iM n ..Afn UUMIICT.1 111 I Ul *V t'UUIIljr *> IlllUUt IX ywtt of the people. What he was going to say had reference not to what would be done; but what could be done. It is true that as the law now stands, there can be no dispensary In this county except upon a petition for an election and a vote of the people; but two good lawyers had advised him that the Carey-Cothran law is a local law in that It may be amended by the delegation of any county so as to provide special conditions In that particular county. He wanted it un derstood that he did not mean that any of the candidates now running would do this; but he insisted that It was In their power to do It, and also he Insisted that It Is not a reflection on the Intelligence of the people of York county to say that a dispensary can be established In this county without a vote of the people. He went on to say that he had always been opposed to the liquor business, and if he I should be sent to the legislature he could he depended upon to continue to oppose it whether in York county or in Charleston. Mr. J. S. Olasscock was the first speaker after dinner. He made very nearly the same speech that he had made elsewhere, discussing various questions from a common sense standpoint. As to the liquor question, he said that he is opposed to the re-establishment of the liquor business in York county. He did not claim to have been able to accomplish any big things in the world; but one thing he has no cause to be ashamed of, is his reputation for integrity and people who mav desire to assure themselves as to whether or trot he is a man of his word, were referred to his neighbors and the leading business people of Rock Hill. Mr. W. B. Wilson, Jr., made the same speech that he had made at Ogden, Tirzah arid Bethany. It has already been published In The Enquirer very nearly In full. Mr. S. H. Epps made his usual speech, jokes and all. and the feature of his talk was the fun the crowd had out of his Beecham pills Joke that he tells to prove that he Is In a good humor. Mr. R. N. Plaxco wanted the Joke and made a request ror it. At the suggestion of Mr. Epp? the request was changed Into a demand, and then Mr. Epps told his story. The entire crowd enjoyed the incident, some laughing at the Joke about the choir ringing a pill advertisement as a hymn, and others laughing at the absurdity of the situation generally. Mr. O. L. Sanders, who though, of course, not showing so much polish as the lawyers. Is easily one of the plainest and most practical talkers who has b?en on the York county slump for qdlte a while. He scorns to resort to small politics; but says what he thinks plainly and unequivocally. He has no promises to make as to what he will do, except that he will try to do the best he can. He believes In an economical administration of the government; but as he sees things now. Is 'nahle to nolnt out any Item in which there can be a reduction of appropriations. As to how the lien and mortgage law can be repealed, he cannot exactly understand. The farmers are in need of some basis of credit, and he does not see how they are to be assured of such credit without being allowed to give some form of security. The lien law in some form seems to V-? rt r? /I Inr.AMn IKl/% MAAAoaUir ur an iiHiin)>c;iioiuic iiuvcooivj. Mr. John Porter Hollls, made about the same speech he has been making, and at Clover as elsewhere, seemed to make friends right along. After the speaking the candidates put in several hours getting acquainted with the people and the day generally, was a pleasant and profitable one. The meeting at Forest Hill yesterday was largely attended by voters and young people and there was a quite pleasant day. Mr. G. L. Suggs acted as chairman of the meeting, and the proceedings were about the same as elsewhere. There was plenty of good dinner as Is always the case In Bethel, and the occasion was very much enjoyed. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date to January 1st, 1909, for 74 cents. Mr. Nelson McCall. Mr. Nelson McCall died at h.s home in Clover last Tuesday, aged 87 years. Mr. McCall was a native of Bethel township and spent practically the whole of his long life in the same neighborhood. He was a brick and stone mason by trade and was a wellknown master of his craft. He leaves two sons, Messrs. Reuben and Robert. The funeral took place at Clover on Tuesday. Slow Registration. A citizen of Rock Hill who was in Yorkville yesterday to be registered, noticed that his certificate was num bered 68 and remarked: "Good gracious there are sjx or seven hundred unregistered people in Rock Hill. They are waiting until the board comes over there then they all expect to get certificates, but they will never do it. I do not believe that the board could register a hundred people in a day under any circumstances." Clover and Beatorner* The game or Dan Deiween tne clover and Bessemer City teams at Clover on Wednesday afternoon is generally conceded to have been one of the best and most interesting games played at Clover during the present season. The score was 3 to 0 in favor of Clover. Up to the eighth inning neither side had scored, and it was then that Clover put one man across the home plate. In the ninth inning two more landed. Warrant Withdrawn. Mr. Lee Smith who was recently arrested in North Carolina and committed to jail In Yorkville on the charge of having stolen a horse and buggy from Messrs. Lassiter and Huntley of Yorkville on June 3. was released on bond last Monday, and the warrant against him has been withdrawn. Mr. Smith was in the employ of the Pee Dee Power company and produced an affidavit from two time keepers, a physician and a hotel landlord showing that he was at that place at the can, Gordon and Parroit all announced their candidacy and asked people to support them. C. C. Hughes advo- m cated good roads. His plan for good ""?W roads was short?Just change supervisors. He was willing 1:0 make sacrifice to improve roads it elected. Must spend money to get good roads. G. L. Suggs believed in issuing bonds and thought this the only way to get good roads. If elected would see that people got a chance to vot.? on the issue. Accident to Little Girl. Fort Mill Times: The little 3-yearold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bennett, of Upper Fort Mill, lost one of the fingers of its right hand Wednesday in an accident at Brown's Shop, where with its parents It was ^ attending the big picnic. The little ^ Bennett child, together with several other children, was sitting In the foot of a buggy with Its right hand hanging out, when the horse attached to the vehicle began kicking. The child's hand was caught between the buggy bed and the heavy shoes of the horse and so badly mashed that the amputation of one of the fingers was necessary. Dr. J. B. Elliott attended the little one. State Clearinghouse Association. Rock Hill Record, Monday: Mr. Ira B. Dunlap, cashier of the National Union Bank, attended a meeting of bankers at Columbia on Thursday ' last, at which financiers from various parts of the state were present. The object of the meeting was to prepare plans for the organization of a state clearing house association, something which Is badly needed In South Carolina. Such an association would tend to draw the banks closer together, and it would not only facilitate the transaction of business throughout the state, but In times of financial emergency would do much toward strengthening Individual banks. Mr. Dunlap was appointed one of a committee of three to canvass all the national banks and report at a subsequent meeting. THE DUTY OF THE HOUR. 1 Men Who Stand For Right 8hould Show Thair Colors, It Is rumored that unusual interest in the approaching county elections Is being taken by the liquor and gambling element, and that large sums of money are being sent Into the state in tne interest or tne nquor Dusiness. . Just how mqh truth there is in these rumors we are not prepared to say, but these rumors have come to us so frequently and from so many different sources that there seems som? ground for believing them. No doubt such influences have been felt in previous elections, but it Is altogether probable that the determined fight being made in favor of prohibition, and in favor of enforcing the laws against gambling and the illicit traffic of liquor, has awakened the friends of these evils and we may be sure that wherever they can they will do everything possible to elect officers who either will be friendly to them, or at least Indifferent in the enforcement of the laws. The friends of law and good order should be on the alert. Enough has been said, and enough Is already seen at the campaign meetings to indicate that a desperate fight is on hand. The state never needed better men in office, and it has been said repeatedly that not since 1876 has good govern- ^ ment in South Carolina been in greater danger. In many instanoes it is more than a choice of men, for there are men making the race this year who stand for great moral issues. Where the choice is between two men, one of them a gentleman of high moral character, who has been faithful to the mnsl sacred trusts committed to him, and who stands for the suppression of the liquor traffic and lawless- ^ ness, and the other a profane swearer, lacking In moral stamina, and Is the friend of the liquor and gambling element. It does seem that the best man ' should have the general and hearty support of all right thinking people, and the unanimous support of church members. The Christian <W voters in South Carolina have It In their power to settle many of these Issues If they would only support good men for office. Can they afford to do less? If the victory Is gained by the liquor and gambling element the church members will be largely to blame, and the general demoralization that Is sure to follow will be moat seriously felt in the churches. We cannot 41 believe that the majority of the voters of this state wish to see men of doubtful morality filling the offices, but under the present primary system sometimes the results are surprising, and when it Is too late to pre- . vent It, the voters are forced to vote f for bad men In the general election, or not vote at all. It is high time for the people to wake up and get busy and make themselves felt in the interest of law ort/1 onn/1 ^ononnir TK Aon tv VlA aiiu ui uui anu ucvciiv^, A n uv believe in civic righteousness, in the highest type of citizenship, and in the good name of the state should vote, and vote-for men of good character. the very best men who are offering for the offices. When it is generally supposed that a determined fight is - Am being made in support of unworthy men and corrupting influences, it is time for the pulpit, the press, and every good citizen to speak out and act promptly and courageously. The time in which to work is short, when it Is considered that those who are J against the highest Interests of the people have been busy for many months.?Baptist Courier. MERE-MENTION. The annual encampment of tf]? Grand Army of the Repqblic will be held at Toledo, O., August 31 tq September 5. It is expected that 3<},oqo veterans will attend Jofjn. J. Holly, grand commander qf the f Knights of Malta of Pennsylvaplq. {? under arrest at Harrisburg qq q charge of robbing the mails*. . .Chqrlie Lokle, a negfo 18 years old, wqs lynched at Tifton, Ga., early Sunday morning for insulting a young whlfe jr woman ine wrigni rjrqs., ul Ohio, are giving exhibitions of thp flying machine in Paris, Frapce, ^nd are quite successful in their efforts at aerial navigation... .The secret service officials of the treasury department have sent out warnings against the acceptance of $5 notes that have been raised to resepible $30 bills by pasting clipped figures from the larger denomination oyer the figqre Ave of the smaller bill..,., ,The International TyphographicaJ Union is jn session in Boston this week..,.,,.,, Governor Hughes of New York, con- - ^ tinues to worry the Republican poll- W tiicans of that state. It is conceded M that 85 per cent of the Republican fl voters want Hqghes to succeed himself. but politicians are against him. Dr. J. Philip Bader, known as - H the "King of the Coke Fiends," was arrested in Philadelphia Tuesday on a charge of selling- cocaine. It Is said that there are more than 3,000 In DUtl.i .InlnUl.. luluiiiv \ k uiu.-* in *r 111munipi|itx. , Ten persons are dead as the result of a boiler explosion at the plant of the Susquehana Iron and Steel company at York, Pa., Monday The sultan of Turkey has ordered the preparation of plans for a new house of parliament, which he will erect from private funds The officers and ^ men of the Atlantic fleet are being elaborately entertained at Auckland, New Zealand.... Fire destroyed flfty-eight automobiles, valued at $500,000, in a Chicago garage Wednesday. The legislature of Georgia is to be called in extra session the latter part of this month to continue Its In- ^ vestigations of the convict lease system of that state The Illinois Manufacturer's Association is urging the railroads of the country to spend $100,000,000 for equipment to take \ care of the business that promises from a return of the prosperity wave. Attorney General Jackson of New York, has just rendered an opinion which will put a stop tx> all kinds of gambling and games of chance at county fairs in that state An A unsuccessful attempt was made to wreck a Southern train ten miles from Richmond Tuesday night, by tleing cross ties to the rails The fornot tleoc q ro utill ra trina t K rn 11 aR nnr cr?l 111 CO a? v mi wuftii I'vi tions of British Columbia, anil much property is being destroyed The ^ price of silver dropped to 52 cents an ounce on Monday, the lowest price reached in several years About 1,200 operatives of the Lane and