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Scraps and ^acts. ? Atlanta, Ga.. October 18: Men interested in cotton all over the south have responded to the call issued by Harvie Jordan, president of the Southern Cotton association, for a conven tlon on November 11 and 12. the purpose of which is to take steps towards getting a better price for cotton. The scope of the convention was explained by Mr. Jordan today as follows: "This action was taken on my part in response to a large number of letters addressed to me from all sections of the south, asking that a big cotton meeting be called at Memphis to stem the tide of low-priced cotton. I have found cotton factors and business men generally enthusiastic over the proposed convention and ready and willing to co-operate to make the movement a big success." Ten thousand delegates are expected to be present representing all classes of business. nutAAfV/\ Ao*aV?ai? 1 ? Votinnfil VViVWl IV. Chairman Norman E. Mack left tonight for the east. After registering at his home in Buffalo, Mr. Mack will leave for New York to look over the situation in the east. H-e said before his departure: "When I came west some two weeks ago I realized that the tide had turned toward Democracy and every indication pointed to victory for the Democrats in November. The situation is far better now than then and I return east confident in the election of Mr. Bryan. I have not received one discouraging report. Mr. Bryan will not only receive the majority of the electoral vote, but one of the greatest popular votes ever given a candidate. The fight is won. but we must keep everlastingly at it for the remaining two weeks of the campaign. It is too early to give out figures and I will not attempt to do so. but I will say now that New York. Ohio and Indiana are Democratic this year and my prediction does not take into consideration a number of other states which will swing from the Republican to the Democratic column two weeks from Tuesday." ? Lincoln, Nebraska, October 18: William J. Bryan's final swing around the country, which will carry him to the Atlantic coast, was begun today when he left at 4 o'clock over the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway for St. Louis, where early tomorrow he will make an extended speech previously to crossing the Mississippi and speaking to the employes of the stockyards at East St. Louis, 111. The Democratic candidate concluded his Nebraska and Colorado trip this morning at 10.30 o'clock and devoted his six hours' stay at Fairview to making preparations for his long eastern journey, which calls for an almost limitless number of speeches. From East St. Louis Mr. Biyan and party will travel in a special car for the rest of the trip, which will conclude at Lincoln on the night of Nov. 2. Accompanying the candidate are Mrs. Bryan. Private Secretary Rose, Mayor f w Brown of Lincoln and four correspondents. Tomorrow night Mr. Bryan is scheduled to make four addresses in Chicago. The day will be spent in the delivery of speeches from his car. which will be attached to a regular Chicago & Alton train. ? Ashevllle, X. C.. October 17: While a thwarted chaperone weeps in Italy and a furious father is rushing to New York to sail on the first ship to Italy. Miss Fayetta Morgan. 17 years old. heiress, daughter of the wealthy J. L. Morgan of Marion. North Carolina, "is on the sea with her sweetheart. W. P. Craig, of Marion, intending either to be married at sea or on arrival in America. Pursuing the father on a special train is a family friend charged to stop Morgan from sailing and thus pass nis aaugnier in nuu-u<.?u, . All the father knows is that Craig- attempted to marry his daughter in Italy, but was prevented by the chaperone. This caused the old man to start tor Italy. Craig and Miss Fayetta were schoolmates. Despite the fact that he is prematurely gray-haired and a poet, he won the girl's affections. Morgan refused his consent to her marriage and sent his daughter with a chaperone to Europe. Craig, because of lack of means, could not follow. Two weeks ago Craig's mother sold some land for $8,000 and gave her son $2,000. He sailed for Europe and met his sweetheart at Florence. The wedding was stopped by the watchful chaperone. Then the couple eloped. They went to Paris, and from there to London, where they took passage for New York. ? More than 100.000 ears of prize corn will be exhibited in Omaha, Neb,, at the corn exposition next December for the world's prizes. The highest prize to be won on corn will be $1,000 in cash for the best ten ears of corn in the world, and with this will go the champion premier trophy offered by the Mexican government for the world's best ten ears of corn. This trophy is a reproduction of a famous statue of an Aztec chief and worth $1,000. This will give some farmer? who will doubtless be an American? $250 per ear for 10 ears of corn, and as the corn will win. as it earns its admission into the sweepstakes competition, numerous prizes offered by manufacturers of farm machinery the winner will really get about $3,000, or $300 per ear for his corn. The corn will then be sold at auction for seed and. from past corn show auctions, will bring from $50 to $150 per ear. Floor space aggregating 16.000 square feet is to be devoted to the women's department. which will embrace model kitchens and domestic science rooms, where prize bread will bring $50 per loaf, corn muffins $110 per dozen and an ordinary kitchen apron $40. But in all the plans for King Corn the exposition management is not overlooking the importance of small grains and grasses. Wheats are to be given the milling test, and before prizes are awarded the wheat will have to make good bread?the best bread in fact. In this work the grain exchanges and boards of trade of the five leading primary grain markets are co-operating. and their chief inspectors will be among the judges of the grains. ? Yokohama, October IS: The American battleship fleet dropped anchor at 9.30 o'clock this (Sunday) morning. Owing to a fog that hung heavy over the bay there was some delay in the fleet's arrival. At 8.15 a. m., the guns from one of the sixteen Japanese battleships boomed a salute as the tender Yankton, which was slightly in the lead of the American fleet, appeared dimly through the fog, which soon lifted a little, enabling a full view of the fleet. It was in the gray hours before dawn this morning when the leviathans of America's great white battleship fleet were dimly discerned maneuvering off the entrance to Tokio bay, while sixteen warships, the pride of Japan, in sombre color, swung at their anchor buoys outside of the breakwater. Already Yokohama was awake and the streets were crowded with excited peonle making their way to the water front. From thousands of tlagstaffs and buildings in every point in the city lloated the Stars and Stripes and the entire lengths of streets were almost walled with intertwined American and Japanese emblems. The bay itself was fairly atlame with bunting. Incoming trains throughout the night were crowded and by morning practically every vantage point commanding a view of the approach of the ships rounding Honmou point was occupied by tens of thousands, eagerly watching the coming naval pageant. When daylight arrived, it revealed an inspiring scene afloat and ashore. The enthusiasm of the people was evidently sincere though mixed with the natural curiosity to see the big lighting ships from America. As the battleships rounded Honmou point and came through the entrance to the bay they were accompanied by the Japanese cruisers Soya. Magami and Tatsuta. commanded by Hear Admiral Murakurl. Passing up the mast on Yokosuki. the first note of the real welcome was sounded when a fireworks salute was fired by the "American Friends' association." composed entirely of Japanese who had assembled at Kruikama on the site of Perry's monument. The fleet responded by gracefully dipping colors. When it came closer in. the fleet was met by seven big ocean liners chartered by the Prefecture of Kanagawa. carrying 8,000 persons, including foreigners. The air was filled with bursting bombs sent up from various points. When the fleet rounded Honmou Point and came into full view of Yokohama the sixteen assembled Japanese warships began tiring the salute to the rear admiral in command of the American fleet. When the two fleets Anally came to anchor they presented an imposing spectacle. Thirty-two great warships occupied four long columns of eight each, the Americans taking the place of honor in the forefront, the Japanese immediately behind them and heading due south. As soon as the fleet came to anchor, a reception committee and attaches of various embassies and legations and the mayor of Yokohama put off from shore for the flagship Connecticut. American Ambassador O'Brien did not come down from Tokio, because under navy etiquette he could not be present until the American officer commanding the fleet had paid an of firWai r>aii nnrm him. Everv vernac ular newspaper in Yokohama and Tokio printed special illustrated editions this morning containing enthusiastic articles with reference to the coming of the American fleet. <Thr \|orluillr inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 190S. There can be no doubt of the fact that "money talks," and the almost Inaudible voice that Democratic money Is using just now is the most discouraging feature in connection with Democratic prospects. "Herrick" was inadvertently used in this column of our last issue as the name of the Republican governoi of Ohio, who is running for re-election. We have very properly been "called down" on the error by a citizen of Yorkville. The name of the present governor of Ohio is "Harris." There is nothing: indicative of war in the reception that the Japanese are giving the American fleet at Yokohama, On the contrary, the little brown fighters are outdoing themselves in the matter of hospitality. But, of course, that does not mean a great deal. The war talk can easily be renewed on both sides before the fleet gets out of sight of the Japanese shores. A CITIZEN of Raleigh, N. C., the other day, according to the Charlotte Observer. saw a gang of pickpockets working In a crowd and called the attention of a police officer to them. The police | tried to arrest the pickpockets, but the latter got away. Later the pockpockets crowded around the man who had informed on them, and beat him nearly to death with sticks and brass Knocks. As to whether the moral of the story is that the informant should have attended to his own business in I the first instance or that thieves may be depended upon to uphold their rights, is not quite clear. Students of the Balkan situation are of opinion that war Is imminent beween Turkey and Bulgaria, and they give a good reason. Of course, Bulgaria wants her independence; she has always wanted it; but that Is not the reason of the war. If war comes. It will only be an occasion. Turkey could give Bulgaria complete independence without much of a sacrifice. There is rea| son to suppose that the trouble with the young Turks is the meat in the cocoanut. It will be remembered that the young Turks recently forced the sultan of Turkey to grant a constitution. Nobody believes that the sultan was at all pleased with this arrangement. The young Turkish party succeeded in doing the same thing once before a little more than thirty years ago, and not long afterward the Rus| so-Turkish war broke out. There is reason to believe that except for the constitution referred to this war would not have occurred. At any rate, after the war, the constitution was never heard of again. In a war with Bulgaria. Turkey has very little to lose; but there is reason to suspect that the j sultan will be willing enough to lose that constitution that has been wrested from him during a period of napping. There is nothing like the regard for law and order in this country that there should be. Of course, there are plenty of good and true men who have the highest respect for law, and among them there are some who, if they should inadvertently violate a law, would report themselves, if there was no other way of getting their consciences straight. But that is not the rule. There are many who obey the law only through fear of consequences. The principal concern of these is the danger of getting caught, and with them, the worst feature of catching is exposure. They have little fear of the penalties because they do not calculate that the penalties will be enforced. This is anything but a healthy condition?we would say healthy "civil" conuiuon, oui me lunuiuuu ib nui t??il?and there is but one way -to correct it. Jurymen must be more keenly alive to their duty. They have been showing appreciation of this fact of late, but they must keep it up. Of course, it will never do to convict an innocent man. It is true that it is better for ten guilty men to escape than that one innocent man should be punished; but it must not be forgotten that it is a rather uncommon thing for an innocent man to be accused. And the jury that allows a guilty man to escape, knowing him to be guilty, does almost as much harm as the Jury that convicts an innocent man. There is only one sure way of establishing the supremacy of the law in this country and that is by intelligent and fearless work in the jury room. The New York World has unearthed a situation that makes things look ugly for Mr. Roosevelt, unless he can give some satisfactory explanations that do not appear to be available from any other source. It is with reference to the transaction by which the United States government became the owner of the rights of the old French company in the Panama canal. That this government pale] 54u.uuu.uuu ior me rights of the De Lesseps company is a matter of public official record. The World recently employed an able English lawyer, who is thoroughly familiar with French processes to investigate the matter. The lawyer has reported that after a most diligent search, he has been able to find but little trace of what has gone with the money. There is to be found no record of the money having gone to French stockholders. The indications are that the rights of the French stockholders were bought up by an American syndicate for a song and prominent among the members of that American syndicate were Charles P. Taft, brother of Wm. H. Taft, the candidate for the presidency, and Douglas Robinson, a brother-inlaw jf President Roosevelt. The $40,000,000 was sent abroad through the banking house of J. P. Morgan & Co., but the British lawyer is inclined to the view that it speedily came back to America, and if the men named did not get it finally, it is a sealed book as to who did. The only place the Informa| tion can be had is at the treasury de-1 I partment at Washington. Of course, the president can give information If he wants to. Some of the things that make the whole matter especially interesting is the vigorous fight that the president and others made against Senator Morgan in switching the country from the Nicaragua route to the Panama route, and the fact also that Charles P. Taft is generally accredited with having put up $600,000 to finance his brother's campaign. It may be, of course, that there has been no wrong in the matter; that everything has been square and clean: but of one thing there can be no reasonable doubt and that one thing is that the American people have a right to know every sin- < gle detail of the canal transaction down to the disposition of the last dollar? who got it and what for. Seed Selection. While seed selection is by no means uncommon among the farmers of York county, the practice is by no means as common as it should be and there are but few cases in which it is carried to , lengths that bring all the advantages that are to be reasonably expected. The rule with a great number of small farmers is to just plant seed. Too often they fail to inquire even whether the seed are thoroughly sound. The question as to whether the seed is from the healthiest plants or fruits, or whether the seeds are selected from the best specimens of a given crop, in the most perfect stage of those specimens, is considered by many; but to these 44 r\nv n Kcnlntblv n n mauers inau.v uuino attention. The value of perfect seed In the production of perfect crops Is a circumstance that is at once apparent to all ( who give the matter even casual observation. Almost every one is aware that it is unreasonable to expect good, strong, healthy plants from unhealthy ' seed, and knowing this it is strange : that anybody should be willing to take i any risk as to the quality of tHeir seeds. I Take the matter of cotton seed for I instance. There is a general belief that j the quality of cotton seed is deteriorating in this country, largely because < of the fact that such a heavy propor- ' tion of the best seeds go to the oil (] mills. It is a fact that in the long ago, t before the oil mills became so common and cotton seed was largely regarded as a waste product, there was even less attention to seed selection that there is now. Then the planter depended more than anything else on the expe dient of planting a large quantity of : seed, and making the selection as be- ; tween the sprouted plants after they were up. The same custom is follow- 1 ed now; but because such a large per cent of best seeds go to the mills, the < "* " ' -la nnf quality 01 inose icit iui i>nuiunh 10 uui so good. At least that Is a common theory and because It Is so reasonable, we have little doubt of its correctness. It Is very well understood that all the improved varieties of cotton that are in such demand in this country are the result of long, painstaking discrimination in seed selection. It is not generally appreciated that these results could be just as easily secured by ( almost any intelligent farmer; but this i is a fact. Unfortunately, however, instead of devoting attention to the mat- J ter himself, the average farmer, and in- \ deed most farmers above the average, I prefer to buy seeds from the other fellow, And the worst part of it is that . after they have bought an improved variety of seed they deliberately refrain 1 from any effort to keep the variety up j even to its original standard, when it , is so easy for them to keep the im- l provement going on indefinitely. ! Discussing the question of seed corn selection with the editor the other day, a York county farmer, who gets along very well comparatively, said that It i was his habit to select for seed, the 1 best ears in his crib after he had been i feeding from the crib all winter and spring. He admitted that it would be 1 much better to select for seed the very ( best ears to be found in the field at gathering time; but somehow he had < never done that. j If the full facts were made plain, , it would be found that the tremendous I agricultural progress that has been made in this country during the past | thirty years has been due as much to | seed selection as to better cultivation J I and fertilization; but unfortunately j most of this progress has been the ( work of a small per cent of the farmers, i who have not even had the intelligent ' co-operation of the great majority. Intelligent seed selection Is some- < v.o* n ho noonmnlished at a ' tiling ma b vuti MV , minimum of expense. There is very , little trouble attached to It either, and \ If all the farmers would give It their 1 attention there is hardly any way of s estimating the tremendous advantage i that would result to the whole country. But the prettiest part about this matter 1 is that no individual farmer has to } depend upon all the others. There is a 1 good thing in it for him whether any ' one else pursues the same lines of not. 1 , a , 1 < ? It has been looking during the past few days as if war between Turkey and Bulgaria is inevitable. Saturday afternoon it appeared as if the actual clash was a matter of only a , few hours. Word went out that Turkey had ordered the mobilization of her troops in Asia Minor, and Bulga- ' ria was getting ready to strike. The 1 ambassadors of the powers which had all along been making strenuous efforts t to preserve the status quo, became still 1 more active and succeeded in prevailing on the Turkish government to re- j voke its mobilization orders. As soon , as they learned of the mobilization orders the Bulgarians began making preparations and hurrying across ' .. . . i-?~ t?n. ' meir oounuaiy unv They were induced to stand steady for a while longer by news of the revocation of the mobilization orders which came in the shape of a denial that the orders had been issued. In spite of the vast differences in the size of the two countries, Turkey, counting a total population of about 25.000.000, and Bulgaria something under 4.000.000 population, the available armies of the two states about equalize at 375.000 combatants each. The strength of the Turkish army instantly available for service in Europe, is about 150,000 men. which within the course of a few weeks could be increased to 350,000. With its existing organization and present methods . the Turkish army has been called the weakest in Europe. The Bulgarian army is modelled to a great extent after the Russian army. The peace strength is 52.000 men, but the field army when it Is all formed, amounts to 375,000 combatants. The organization is the most modern in type, and the training of the troops, especially in rifle shooting, is said to be excellent. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. M. Ferguson?Will pay reward for return or information about a lost white bull terrier. Lost near Hickory Grove on September 12. Sherrer & Ferguson?Ask for information as to whereabouts of a horned red heifer lost on Hicko\*y ory Grove on October 12. Dobson Bros., Agents?Will deliver no laundry after Saturday 24th, except it be paid for on delivery. This order is positive. Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Prints a list of "Kantbebeat" specials, including desirable bargains. It is time to pay your acccount. National-Union Bank, Rock Hill?Advocates diversified farming and explains the advantages of having your bank account with it, whether large or small. I. W. Johnson?Tells about a tempting lot of new groceries that he has just received. It includes every K 1 cr V* o f lis caacnnohlo H. A. I). Neeiy, Co. Treasurer?Publishes the tax levies for state, county and school purposes for the year 1908. Loan & Savings Bank?Is prepared to serve you satisfactorily in every department of business. R. B. Davidson Co.?Returns thanks to the public for the interest shown in its recent organ auction sale. W. E. Ferguson?Has X. C. buckwheat flour and maple syrup. It is time for pancakes. G. H. O'Leary?Wants you to let him put you in a heating apparatus now before you need it. His lines of art squares and "quality" furniture an complete in every detail. J. C. Wilborn?Is looking for a buyer for 100 acres of land In Mecklenburg township, York road, the V. J. Erwin land. $15 per acre. First National Bank?Advises you to deposit your money in a strong bank that is able to protect your interests. It: can do this. J. L. Williams & Co.?Invite you to come wh?re goods are cheap, and invites you to compare their qualities and prices with other offerings. Ladies' long coats, $5. York Drug Store?Says, a brush, a little time and a can of Jap-a-lac will greatly Improve the appearance of old furniture and all kinds of wood work. All sizes and colors. J. J. Keller & Co.?Want you to see them for all kinds of lumber, builders' hardware, lime, cement and brick. They say their prices are the lowest. Strauss-Smith Co.?Announces the inauguration of a "Going to Quit" sale. Watch for later announcements soon to appear. The Columbia State gives York county credit for having subscribed $209. 74 to the Democratic campaign fund. Richland county heads the list with $955.01. Charleston has subscribed only $218.47. York county comes eighth in the list of subscribers to the fund that is being collected by and through The State. Most of the York county subscribers to the Democratic national campaign fund have received lithographed certificates of acknowledgment that will be of considerable satisfaction in case Bryan wins and nothing to be ashamed t>f in the event of defeat. The Democratic executive committee is badly in need of funds and will be glad to receive additional subscriptions. Any amount that may be handed to The Enquirer will be forwarded at once. BRYAN CAMPAIGN FUND. Previously acknowledged: Dr. T. N. Dulin, Clover $2 50 Ft. R. Allison, Tirzah 1 00 R. W. Whitesides, Smyrna 1 00 Louis Roth, Yorkville 1 00 P. W. Love, Yorkville 1 00 W. D. Grist, Yorkville 1 00 0. E. Wilkins, Yorkville 1 00 0. E. Grist, Yorkville 1 00 A,. M. Grist, Yorkville 1 00 Seo. W. Brown. Yorkville 1 00 L. G. Thompson, Yorkville 1 00 B. M. Johnson, Yorkville 1 00 New subscriptions: M. L. Carroll, Yorkville $ 1 00 0. W. Carroll, Yorkville 1 00 A DEAD DAY. "Well, tomorrow will be a dead day an the farms," said a well known farmer to the reporter yesterday. Asked to explain, the farmer went an to say that every negro in the country will have to go to the circus. 'They worked hard yesterday," he went an, "and some of them are working to3ay; but if there is any cotton picked mmnrrnw. if will hp hv the farmers themselves and their families." What this farmer says covers a pretty generally understood fact. There ire a few negroes who are able to withstand the call of the circus; but the vast majority of them are bound to go. At least they are bound 10 come to town. As a general rule, 75 per cent jf them, see only the parade. During the progress of the show, they stand ibout the streets and look. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. An Associated Press dispatch of last night summarized yesterday's developments in the speculative cotton market as follows: The cotton market had a sharp reaction today and closed steady at a net lecline of 7 to 12 points. Sales were ?stimated at 200,000 bales. The market opened easy at a decline jf 5 to 11 points and at the lowest evel of the day showed a net loss of 14 to 18 points on the active months un ler liquidation oy recent Duyers, tocai aear pressure, southern selling and a withdrawal of the demand for winter positions from the large trade interests who were notable buyers toward the close of last week. The close was i little up from the lowest on covering. The declining tendency was promoted ay lower cables, the failure of yesteriay's conference in Lancashire to remit in progress toward a settlement of the labor troubles, the big receipts and the good weather over the week-end. There was a little buying in the late session on fear of unsettled weather in the southwest as wires from Fort Worth suggested the approach of a "norther" but there was no aggressive t>ul! support and sentiment appeared to t>e more or less unsettled. Southern ?pot markets officially reported were jrtchanged to l-8c lower. Receipts at the ports today 70,796 sales against 57,176 last week and 55,526 last year. For the week 400.000 jales against 371,000 last week and 124,620 last year. Today's receipts at S'ew Orleans 8.729 against 10,365 last /ear, and at Houston 12,150 against 5,964 last year. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. E. M. Stanton of Yorkville, spent Sunday with his parents in Bethel. Dr. D. W. Preston of Yorkville, went :o Columbia Monday night to see "The Runaways." Mr. J. M. Stroup is moving today in,o his handsome new residence on East Liberty street. Miss Ethel Carroll of Bullock's Creek, s visiting the family of Mr. W. R. Car oll in Yorkville. Mr. J. F. Ashe of McConnellsville, iassed through Yorkville this morning >n his way to Camden. Dr. R. L. Anderson of Plant City, ^la.. has been visiting relatives and 'fiends in York county. Mr. John E. Carroll of Yorkville, las taken a position in the office of he Yorkville Monument works. Mr. Sam M. Grist of Yorkville, has 'din. nn ;i business trin to Greenville ind Anderson. He expects to return lext Saturday. Rev. E. E. Gillespie and Elder G. H. VLeary. are representing the Yorkvllle ?resbyterian church at synod, which :onvenes in Sumter tonight. Mr. John L. Stacey of Clover, has rone to Greenville to serve as a grand uror in the Federal court, which convenes there today. Mr. J. E. Lowry of iforkville and Mr. H. C. Simpson of Caawba Junction, have gone as petit juors. Charlotte Observer: Rev. Dr. G. R. i A'hite, pastor of the Ebenezer church >f this county, is the new moderator a t i he approaching meeting of the First i >resbytery of the A. R. P. church which : vill convene next Tuesday at Gilead n the upper part of the county. The | retiring moderator is Rev. Dr. R. G. Miller, pastor of the Sardis church. A Paris cable of October 17, to the American daily papers, brings the following information of a well known York county man: E. H. Fulenwider of South Carolina, the brother-in-law of Dr. John Miller Moore, has arrived here and is making arrangements through Ambassador White and the American consul general, Frank H. Mason, to have Dr. Moore, who is still suffering from hallucinations, taken home. The case of Dr. Moore has occupied the attention of Consul General Mason off and on for the past two months. Dr. Moore, who for a long time was a surgeon in the United States navy, was sent to an asylum for the insane. Later he was examined by experts, including Dr. Babcock, superintendent of the insane asylum at Columbia S. C., all of whom agreed that Dr. Moore was suffering from delusions and that it would not be safe to liberate him. MORE CORN PRIZES. The Enquirer wants the thirty best ears of corn raised in the Farmers' Union corn prize contest this year, and it is willing to pay ten dollars for them. Here is our offer: To the competitor in the contest who is able to deliver the ten best ears, we will pay $5 cash. To the competitor who is able to deliver the ten second best ears, we will pay $3 cash. To the competitor who is able to deliver the ten third best ears, we will pay $2 cash. The corn, of course is to become the property of The Enquirer. The question as to which are the ten best, second best and third best ears submitted in the contest is to be decided by a committee of three to be appointed by Mr. J. F. Ashe, president of the York County Farmers' Union. The corn will be submitted to the judges at Yorkville at the first regular meeting of the County Union at Yorkville, after the meeting at which the result of the prize acre contest shall have been decided. In making the above offers we have in view the promotion of a seed selection plan, which will eventually inure to the very practical advantage of corn production in this county. Just what the plan is, it is not desirable to make known at this time; but we feel safe in promising that it will be very well calculated to perpetuate the best seed developed in this contest, and all concerned may rest assured that our future disposition of it will be solely with that end in view. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The sewerage contractors are now working on the ditches toward Fishing creek. ? Tomorrow is show day, and the probability is that there will be a big crowd. ? Both the town and the Messrs. Rose are appealing in the sewerage right of way cases. ? Saturday continues the busiest days of the week with the merchants. The farmers are still in the midst of the work of gathering their crops, and they are not coming into town in large numbers except on Saturdays. ? It is only the distressed cotton that is being sold as a rule, and there is about as much cotton going into the local warehouses as there is going on the local market. A few farmers have borrowed money on stored cotton; but the borrowing is not at all general. Local receipts are hardly up to the figures of this date last year. ? The published call for a congregational meeting in the Associate Reformed church last Sunday gave rise to an impression that the object of it was to call a pastor. There was no such purpose, however, the object of flne meeting merely being to prepare and approve reports to presbytery and synod. The matter of calling a pastor was mentioned in the meeting; but no action was taken for the reason that prevailing belief seemed to be that the congregation is net yet fully prepared to act. A committee consisting of Elders J. S. Brice, W. D. Glenn and W. D. Grist was appointed to look after the matter of supplying the pulpit from time to time; but with no special authority or responsibility bearing upon the matter of securing a permanent Dastor. TAX BUDGET FOR 1908. There is a gain of $417,772 in the assessed valuation of the taxable property of York county this year as compared with last year. Last year the assessed value of all the taxable property of the county was $8,291,076. This year the assessed valuation amounts to $8,708,848. This Is according to Auditor Hunter's abstract of duplicate just turned over to Treasurer Neely and duly receipted for by the last named official. According to the levies made by the auditor, the treasurer will undertake to collect taxes amounting to a grand total of $159,113.519 apportioned as follows. State $47,898,663 County 39,189.817 Road tax 17,417.696 l - . . 1 ^ 2 > ?-* r> *? Ia*io A f lax levieu in (jui iiuuo ui county 9,194.573 Constitutional 3 mill school tax 26,126.544 Special and local school .... 11,485.726 Poll 5,983.000 Capitation dog tax 1,817.000 The total book this year amounts to $159,113.51. Last year it amounted to $123,887.47, a gain in the total taxes to be collected this year over last year of $35,235.04. The total assessed value of the taxable property by townships is as follows: Bethel $ 409,245 Bethesda 556,580 Broad River 396,240 Bullock's Creek 404,635 Catawba 2,146,335 Ebenezer 946,010 Fort Mill 648,455 King's Mountain 756,745 York 1,175,360 The assessed valuation of corporation property, all under the head of personalty, is as follows: Insurance $ 150,046 So. Ex. Company 9,186 W. U. Tel. Co 23,534 Pullman Pal. Car Co 2,749 Amer. Tel. & Tel. Co 9,494 So. Bell Tel. Co 2,574 Piedmont Tel. Co 6,080 Railroads 1,065,580 The taxes assessed against the various townships for road purposes under the Saye law are as follows: Bethel $ 818.49 Bethesda 1,113.16 Broad River 792.48 Bullock's Creek 809.27 Catawba 4,292.67 Ebenezer 1,892.02 Fort Mill 1,296.91 King's Mountain 1,513.49 York 2,350.72 Corporations will pay on the road tax the following amounts: Insurance $ 300.09 So. Ex. Co 18.37 W. U Tel. Co 47.06 Pullman Car. Co 5.49 Amer. Tel. & Tel. Co 18.98 So. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co 5.14 Piedmont Tel. Co 12.15 Railroads 2,131.15 The total amount of the 2 mill road tax paid by the townships and corporations will be $17,417.69. The number of polls assessed by townships is as follows: Bethel 481 Bethesda 643 Broad River 455 Rullock's Creek 472 Catawba 1,269 Ebezener 523 Fort Mill 492 King's Mountain 714 York 934 The total number of dogs returned for taxation is 3.635. divided among the townships as follows: Bethel, 400; Bethesda. 462; Broad River. 280; Bullock's Creek. 413: Catawba. 430; Ebenezer, 305; Fort Mill, 245; King's Mountain, 174: York, 628. The dog tax is 50 cents per capita and aggregate $1,817.50. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date to January 1st. 1909, for 42 cents. Campaign Subscriptions. Under date of October 17, Mr. F. P. McCain sent the following campaign ' subscriptions to the Columbia State: Cash 51.00 Harry McCaw 1.00 J. E. Lowry 1.00 J. R. Killian 1.00 C. E. Spencer (2nd contribution.. 1.00 W. T. Slaughter, Hickory 1.00 Dr. D. VV. Preston 1.00 n t Mifrvhuii ?;n L. R. Williams (2nd contribution. 1.001 I James B. Dickson 1.001 Total $9.50 Not Yet Up to the Governor. Columbia State, Saturday: Col. W. W. Lewis of Yorkvllle, and Mr. J. Porter Hollis of Rock Hill, recently elected member of the house, were in the city yesterday with a petition for a commutation of sentence in the case of Love Robinson, who has been convicted of murder. Robinson has been under death sentence, but pending an appeal his sentence was stayed. Should the appeal be withdrawn the governor will act on the petition either one way or another, but as the case is at present before the courts it will be either withdrawn from there or passed upon by that tribunal before being considered formally by Gov. Ansel. Big Cotton Fire at Rock Hill. There was a big cotton tire in Rock Hill last Sunday morning at about 1 o'clock. Mr. Edward Fewell's warehouse was destroyed with eight or nine hundred bales of cotton. The origin of the fire is unknown; but there seems to be no doubt of the fact that it was burning during several hours before it was discovered, and although the fire department responded promptly, for lack of the necessary water it was not able to do a great deal except assist in the salvage of a number of bales in a badly damaged condition. A considerable quantity of the destroyed cotton belonged to Mr. Fewell and the balance to farmers of the surrounding country, who had stored it for better prices. The total loss is somewhere in the neighborhood of $35,000, and it is understood that the Insurance is considerably less. The same warehouse met with a heavy fire loss only a few ( weeks ago; but the damage was light as compared to what occurred Sunday morning. , j HERALD'S ELECTION FORECAST. Looks Like Taft; But Still Good Chance For Bryan. After a thorough investigation of the political situation in the various states, the New York Herald, gives its conclusions as follows: Total vote in Electoral College.... 483 Necessary to elect a president .... 242 Republican, reasonably sure 204 Democratic, reasonably sure 161 Doubtful, Republican leanings 68 Doubtful, Democratic leanings 39 In the balance 11 Taft to win must get, doubtful votes 38 Bryan to win must get, doubtful votes 81 Reasonably Sure Republican. California 10 Connecticut 1 Idaho 3 Illinois 27 Iowa 13 Maine 6 Massachusetts 16 , Michigan 14 ( Minnesota 11 , Wamndhlrp ... 4 New Jersey 12 . North Dakota 4 Oregon 4 Pennsylvania 34 Rhode Island 4 Utah 3 Vermont 4 Washington 5 West Virginia 7 Wisconsin 13 Wyoming 3 Total 204 j Reasonably Sure Democratic. Alabama 11 i Arkansas 9 < Florida 5 i ? 19 ueorgia Kentucky 13 Louisiana 9 Mississippi 10 Missouri 18 Nevada 3 North Carolina 12 Oklahoma * 1 South Carolina 9 Tennessee 12 Texas 18 Virginia 12 Total 161 Doubtful Republican Leanings. Indiana 16 Kansas 10 New York 39 South Dakota 4 J Total 68 1 Doubtful Democratic Leanings. Colorado 5 , Montana 3 . s i>ieuraj<Kii ~ . Ohio 23 j Total 39 j In the Balance. ( Maryland 8 Delaware 3 ' Total 11 1 t - | ^ MERE-MENTION. H. J. Drennen, cashier of the state I bank at Bradford, Ark., has disappear- i ed. His shortage Is {10,000 Sena- i tor Culberson of Texas, alleges that the ] United States Steel company gets a t profit of $80,000,000 annually as a dl- t rect result of the high protective tariff .< for "infant" industries A Trenton, ] N. J.. man has built an automobile with l a 140-horse power engine and expects i It to make a speed of 120 to 140 miles c an hour... .Frank C. Marrin, a Brook- t lyn lawyer, was convicted Thursday on t the charge of obtaining $4,000 from a t woman client by forgery... .Seven men t were killed and twenty-three were more i or less injured by a premature dyna- I mite explosion near Fort Collins, Col., i Thursday President Roosevelt is said to feel so sure of the election of Mr. Taft, that he is preparing his annual message to the next congress | The 2,000 Hindoos of British Columbia, ' are soon to be moved to British Hon- j duras New York city philanthrop- ' ists have raised a fund of $33,000 for * the purpose of taking the international tuberculosis congress exhibits, recently 1 shown in Washington, to New York, c for the benefit of the fight against the 1 disease in the latter city Fire de- ' stroyed $1,000,000 worth of property in r Chicago, Friday, including the docks ? and offices of the International Salt r company, and fifty freight cars [ A train load of refugees from forest ? fires in northern Michigan on Friday o went through a burning trestle and 1 sixteen llvss were lost In his next P message to congress. President Roose- s velt will recommend greater economy in a government expenditures. Since the t first of October the expenditures have v exceeded receipts by $33,000,000 s The Lincoln Republican Bryan club has ii been organized in Philadelphia, with a a membership of 600 Many towns r throughout Pennsylvania are suffering o much inconvenience because of short t water supplies, but little rain having r fallen for six weeks or more The r personal property returned for taxa- v tion in the state of Pennsylvania, to- e tals $1,104,513,428.94. nearly $200,000.- a 000 more than that of New York state, r The London Times asserts that h President Roosevelt will visit France c and England arter nis Ainuan nuiiniig ? trip for the purpose of making1 lectures, s More than 6,000 gifts for the of- o fleers and sailors of the American fleet, n given by the people of Japan, will be r distributed when the fleet reaches f Amoy Shirley, Ind., was almost n wiped out by fire on Saturday, with a p loss of $100,000. Two lives were lost. 1 The receivers of the Neal Bank k of Atlanta, Ga., which failed last De- ii cember. have paid out $1,507,000 to its e 9,000 creditors and depositors The fi 18,000 striking shoe workers of Lynn, e Mass., returned to work yesterday, a agreeing to have their claims adjusted a by arbitration The Canadian Pa- e clfie railroad is preparing to operate g 700 miles of Its trackage by electric s< power Many New York brokerage s firms will remain open the night of the c election to take orders to buy or sell ti stocks as soon as the result of the elec- ci tion is known... .Dissatisfied laborers made an unsuccessful attempt to blow up a railroad bridge at Holyoke, Mass., with dynamite last Friday Henry L. Saltonstall, manager of a New York Stock Exchange firm and prominent in church work, died Thursday. After his death it was discovered that Saltonstall was $30,000 short in his accounts A petition in bankruptcy has been filed against the brokerage firm of E. H. Gay & Co., of Boston. It is believed that the liabilities of the linn will total $8,000,000... .Four persons. including two children, were killed Saturday near Oil City, Pa., by the explosion of a nitroglycerine factory... The village of Vlran-Shehr, Turkish Armenia, has been the scene of most revolting massacres of men, women and children during the past few days by Turkish troops William Loss, 17years-old, told in court at Wilkesbarre, Pa.. Saturday. that his father had forced him to marry a widow, who had six children Arnold Luetgert, a brother of the famous Chicago wife murderers of a few years ago, committed suicide in that city, Saturday The Nebraska Military school, three miles west of Lincoln, was destroyed by Are Saturday, with a loss of $100,000 The National Suffrage association will make a determined effort to secure recognition by the next session of congress. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Greenville special of October 17, to the News and Courier: Abe Dill, a well known and highly respected farmer of Saluda township, this county, was shot and almost instantly killed today by Posey Barton, according to a report received in the city tonight. Barton is said to be at large. No cause has been assigned for the killing. No particulars of the killing could be obtained tonight. ? Spartanburg, October 19: Will Burnett. a well known young man who was arrested several days ago on a charge of riot in taking part in the mob that attempted to lynch John Irby, the negro charged with making an assault upon a young lady, attempted to commit suicide Sunday at his home in the suburbs of the city by shooting. He fired a pistol ball into the right side of his head, inflicting a wound that may cause death. ? Columbia special of October 17, to the News and Courier: The supreme court today, after hearing arguments on both sides, refused the injunction in the Laurens dispensary case, sustaining the demurrer filed on behalf of the county board of election commissioners. The court in effect holds that the petitioners have adequate remedy at law, and the decision means that if the election is illegally held the petillm.nra r.r, r, afiaf tha o1or?Hr>n nnn it on the ground of illegality. ? Chester special of October 19, to Columbia State: On the plantation of Mr. J. B. Atkinson, near Lowryville, there took place yesterday quite an unusual?indeed, a rare?occurrence, the suicide of a negro. The victim was James Heatherington, about 65 years old, industrious and well-to-do, and respected by all his neighbors. The act was committed with a razor, which he had concealed in a clump of bushes near his house. The negro had been In impaired health for several months. As a consequence, he had been for some time in depressed spirits, and this condition is believed to have led him to take his life. The verdict of the coroner's jury was that the deceased came to his death from self-inflicted wounds. ? Columbia State: Two counties will vote on the dispensary on November 3, the date of the general election?Laurens and Chester. Mr. C. C. Featherstone, who was in the city yesterday, believes that Laurens will go dry by an overwhelming vote. The recent fight to prevent the issue going to a vote, he thinks, is evidence that the dispensary people are afraid and the proceedings were such that many have decided to vote againsi the county dispensary. In Chester county an active canvass has been made, but the result is in doubt. Mr. Featherstone recently received a request from the prohibitionists of Chester to make an address there, but it is doubtful if he will be able to accept. ? Much local interest centers among the Presbyterians of the state in the coming session of the synod of South Carolina, which meets In the Presbyterian church, Sumter, on Tuesday night, October 20th. The synod is composed of six presbyteries. It has 132 ministers, 275 churches, 965 elders and 905 deacons. The total number of communicants represented by the synod is 23,633 of these 1,987 were added during the past year. The total amount contributed by the church for the year 1907-08 was $2tj4,411. adoui zuu representatives will attend from all over the state. All of the sessions of the body will be open to the public. The meetings on Wednesday and Thursday nights will be of special Interest as borne and foreign missions will be presented by the assembly's ministers. ? Spartanburg Journal, Saturday: Will Foster, convicted of murder, killing John Young during November of last year, was sentenced this morning by Judge Klugh to be hanged on Friday, November 13, 1908. When asked what he had to say why the sentence sf death should not be passed upon bim, Foster never uttered a word. As be was being taken back to jail from the court room, he said to the constaale that he was innocent of the crime if which he was convicted. John Ifoung, an aged white man. was killed me night last November on the Howird Gap road while he was driving a wagon from this city to Inman. Foster was arrested on clrctimstantial evllence, and was tried and convicted. S. 1. Nicholls and H. T. Rogers, his attorneys. took an appeal and secured a lew trial. The case was tried again at he recent term of criminal court, and Foster was convicted for the second time. The prisoner was brought into he court room several days ago to be lentenced. but sentence was deferred. Mr. Nicholls asking that the prisoner ie not sentenced until today, so as to tive him an opportunity to look into :ertain evidence pointing to another larty. When Foster was brought- into he court room this morning to be sentenced, no motion was made for a new .rial: and. unless some further action s taken, the sentence of the court will ie carried out on the 13th of next nonth. ? Posted mill men say that the coton goods situation is slowly but surey improving in all departments of rade. The demand shows material ncrease and the tone of the market renerally is better. This is particuarly true in yarn circles. The*folowlng from the New York Commerlal indicates that the skies, are clearng: "There is quite a marked increase n the cotton yarn market In the denand for future supplies of yarn, tellers report that considerable busiless has been booked within the past lav or so for both nearby and future leliveries. Knitters are still the prinipal buyers, as they have been geting good orders for fall and winter roods and are in need of addition?' upplies of raw material. Weavers ire not ordering to any extent, as heir snring goods are not moving. *.*hi 1 e fall trade continues somewhat low. The amount of yarn called for s larger and some sizable Individual irders are reported as having been ecelved this week. In one quarter ffers are reported from various secions amounting to over 1,500,000 tounds, and there seems very good eason to believe that transactions vlll be put through. Buyer and sellr are nearer together as to price, nd, as the buyer is in need of supdies, considerable more business is ooked for before the current week loses. Orders have been booked for eliveries well into next year, and ome business has been turned down, wing to the fact that spinners are mt willing to accept orders on the resent price basis for deliveries so ar ahead. Knitters who were in the larket two or three weeks ago and urchased lots ranging from 75,000 to 00,000 pounds are again in the maret. and are negotiating for lots rangig from 100,000 to 200,000. Southrn yarn spinners seem to be much rmer in their price ideas and more onservative than western spinners, nd are refusing to accept consider ble business for future delivery at ; urrent prices. The situation as re- : ards raw cotton is considered as omewhat uncertain and unless the pinner happens to have considerable < otton on hand, orders for long dis- i int delivery are being taken very auti?usly." HICKORY GROVE NOTES. Death of Mra. B. A. Bridges?Personal Mention?Pink Wright's Hous? Burned. i,'i>rrenix>n<lptice ol the \ orkvtlle Knquirer. Hickory Grove, October 20.?Mrs. Harriet Ellen Bridges, wife of Mr. B. A. Bridges, section foreman on the Sharon section of the Southern railroad, died last Friday evening, the 16th instant, about 9 .>? !'x:k. after an illness of about four m albs. Mrs. Bridges was a daughter of thj '?.?i Rev. Jonas L. Hoffman, r.ad was a little over 33 years of age. She leaves a husband, a little girl nine years of age, and an aged mother, one brother and one sister, besides numerous other relatives to mourn her untimely death. She was a , most estimable lady and bore her suffering: during her long illness with true Christian patience and fortitude. The remains were laid to rest at Beersheba cemetery, where her father and her little six-year-old girl were buried. The funeral services were conducted by Revs. S. D. Bailey and J. L. Oates. Mr. J. N. McDill visited the family of his son, Mr. T. P. McDill at Greensboro, N. C., last week. He was accompanied home by Mrs. T. P. McDill, who is spending a few days here. Among those who went to Spartanburg last Saturday on the occasion of Ringling Bros., big show, were the families of Mr. W. T. Slaughter and Dr. C. C. Leech. While there, they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Martin. Quite a number also went from different sections of the country. Mrs. W. A. Hood and Miss Minnie Moss, visited the family of Mr. W. L. Plexico in Rock Hill last week. Mr. Query, who has been establishing the cattle quarantine in this section, was painfully hurt by a kick from a horse about ten days ago. After a few days' stay at his home in Wellford, Spartanburg county, he is again at his work. The Wilkerson school opened yesterday with Miss Craig of Lancaster county, as teacher. The residence of Mr. Pink Wright, who lived on the Whitesides place, about two miles above here, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon at about 5 o'clock. He lost all his household and kitchen furniture, besides a part of his cotton crop. Miss Ella Wilkie left yesterday to take charge of a school at Batesburg. Mrs. Katy Brown has been very sick at her home near Howell's ferry, for the past two weeks. THE PRESIDENTIAL TICKETS. There Are Seven of Them to be Voted For on November 3. There are seven presidential tickets i>j ut? vwieu iui uii lucautty, i^ovcmuer 3 They are as follows: Democratic?William J. Bryan, Nebraska, president; John W. Kern, Indiana, vice president. Republican?William H. Taft, Ohio, president; James S. Sherman, New York, vice president. Prohibition?Eugene W. Chafln, Illinois. president; Aaron S. Watklns, Ohio, vice president. Socialist?Eugene V. Debs, Indiana, piesident; Benjamin Hanford, New York, vice president. People's Party?Thomas E. Watson, Georgia, president; Samuel W. Williams, Indiana, vice president. Independence Party?Thomas L. Hlsgen, Massachusetts, president; John Temple Graves, Georgia, vice pi-esideit. Socialist Labor?Martin R. Preston, president; Donald Monro, Virginia, vice president. Preston was nominated by the Soplalist Tjihnp nartv I iwlnr fn hlo In. ability to make a campaign, he being confined in a jail in Nevada on a charge of murder, August Gilhaus of New York, was named as his proxy. Taft Attacks Bryan.?In a speech in Baltimore last night, Mr. Taft expressed the fullest confidence of his election on November 3. During the course of his remarks, he made several straight thrusts at Bryan. In part he said: "It was a panic in spots. You go west of the Mississippi river and talk to them about a panic and they don't know what you are talking about. The farmers are in a condition of prosperity never before enjoyed. "Mr. Bryan went around the world and his Democratic friends in this neighborhood said, to use their own expression, 'He has become safe and sane from an observation of the nations of the world.' Mr. Bryan resented that imputation, and he proceeded to dem onstrate its injustice Dy coming nome and proposing what? He, a JeffersonIan Democrat, proposed a centralization. He said that there was no solution of the railway problem except that the government should buy all the interstate railways and that the state should buy the intrastate railways, a centralization of power which makes. It seems to me, any patriot and any friend of this country tremble at the thought of what power it might put in a man down at Washington controlling such an enormous amount of power." In concluding. Mr. Taft denounced the Bryan scheme of guaranteeing national bank deposits. He also defended his labor record. Tomorrow Mr. Taft will speak in Cumberland. Md., and through West Virginia on his way to Cincinnati. AT THE CHURCHES. BAPTIST. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7.30. METHODIST. Prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7.30 o'clock. Special Notices. Card of Thanks. I wish thus publicly to express my thanks to the citizens of Hickory Grove and community and especially to the ladies of the place, for their many acts of kindness and sympathy during the long sickness of my wife. Respectfully, B. A. Bridges. Hickory Grove, Oct. 19, 1908. Tribute of Respect. Mrs. Ellen Hoffman Bridges was born May 23, 1875, and died in Hickory Grove, S. C., Oct. 16, 1908. She was married in 1897 to Mr. B. A. Bridges, and leaves one daughter by the side of the husband to be sad because of this loss. Mrs. Bridges was a member of the Baptist church, and was an exceptionally good woman. In her life time, she performed many acts of kindness towards others, and her hands never tired in such work. Her own home was a pleasant one. and during the long months of her illness, she was invariably cheerful, because her faith was in Christ, "He that liveth and believeth on Me shall never die." A Friend. HOWE'S GREAT LONDON SHOWS. Stables a Veritable Horse Fair?Kentucky Thoroughbreds to the Front. To select the kind of horses which have given Howe's Great Shows a national reputation for having the finest horses of any show on earth, much time. Intelligence, patience and perseverance were required. For the baggage and heavy work the Percheron type of draft horse was selected, and for the hippodrome races was chosen thirty cleancut Kentucky thoroughbred runners. Each year new stock is selected, always from the same breeds, and those that have been scarred, blemished or injured are culled out. The mating up of the different teams is an object lesson to the eye, uniformity of size, color and style always predominating. When to the beautiful black, dapple gray and bay horses is added the cute Shetland ponies, it is not strange - that the lengthy street parade of the Howe's Great London Shows is a most imposing and pleasing sight. When Howe's London Shows exhibit here citizens will not only find the circus and menagerie exceedingly worthy of thlr patronage, but they will find that Howe's Horse Stables compose a veritable horse fair and they should always be visited. The visitor should not ask what becomes of these horses If they become crippled, as they will be displeased with the answer, which is that they are fed to the animals. The big show comes to Yorkville, Wednesday, October 21.