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Straps and /acts. ? Washington. December 12: The initial movement to carry out a recommendation of the president was taken today when Representative Hull, chairman of the committee on military affairs, introduced a bill suggested by the president and prepared under the direction of Mr. Taft to provide for a volunteer army in time of emergency. The bill would revise the present law to provide for the raising of a volunteer army which has been described by the president as having been placed on the statute books piecemeal and hurriedly. It is claimed for the bill that it is elastic and under its provisions a force of 2.000,000 men could be raised as well as one of 50,000. ? New York, Dec. 12: The Financial Chronicle's estimate places the world's visible supply of all kinds of cotton at 4.933,808 bales, against 4.242,324 bales last year and 4,802,534 bales in 1906. The visible supply of the American staple, according to tnis aumoruy, is 4,191,808 bales, as compared with 3,370.324 bales last week and 3,910,534 bales in 1906. The Chronicle's intosight for the week is 529,477 bales, against 458,047 bales for the same peHod last year. The into-sight for the season Is estimated at 7,172,887 bales, against 5,438,093 bales at this time last year. Southern consumption up to December 11, the Chronicle places at 630,000 bales, against 724,000 bales at this time last season. Northern spinners' takings of American cotton is estimated at 1,157,235 bales, as compared with 620,438 bales last season. Spinners' takings of American cotton to date aggregate 4,081,796 bales, against 3,319,081 bales same time last year. ? Not less than fourteen persons were killed and about fifty were Injured by the premature explosion of twenty-one tons of dynamite blast at Bas Obispo, on the Panama canal work last Saturday. The holes had all been put down and loaded, and the blast was to have been fired in the afternoon, but for the accident which was caused by the dipping of a big steam shovel into one of the charges. Among the killed were three Americans. A Colon dispatch of Sunday brings the following additional information: The dead now total fourteen. That number cf bodies has been recovered, but it is believed that a score or more are still under the masses of rocks and earth that were thrown up. The death list would have been appalling had a train conveying five hundred laborers, passed a few minutes later. This train steamed through the cut and was barely out of view when the explosion occurred. For a distance of 800 feet in length and 400 feet in width the Bas Obispo cut presents a graphic picture of the terrible effects of the explosion. The whole hillside has been devastated, the dynamite rending the earth in twain and tossing huge boulders in all directions. A ninety-ton steam shovel lies a complete wreck Everyone of the crew was killed. All the tracks in this section were torn to pieces. The work of clearing away the wreckage continued throughout the night. Hundreds of men were on the scene today working heroically to find the bodies of their dead comrades. The charge consisted of fifty-one holes, sixty feet deep and spread out over a large section of territory. The last hole was being charged by John J. Reldy, an experienced powder man, when it exploded. The others Were exploded by the concussion. Reidv was blown to pieces. The officials at the Ancon hospital, where many of the injured were taken, report that they are doing very well, some of the men not being very seriously injured. ? Washington, December 13: Commissioner John G. Capers of the internal revenue bureau. In his annual report, states that for the last fiscal year there was a decrease in the receipts of $17.993,072 as compared with the previous year, and that for the first three months of the current year there has been a decrease of S1.262.23S as compared with the corresponding months of the last fiscal year. The revenues for the full current year are estimated at S250.000.000, which is $1,665,000 less than for last year. The production of distilled grain spirits for the fiscal year 1908 was 126,989,740 tax gallons, de crease of over 40,000,000 gallons as compared with last year. This Is accounted for by the commissioner by the prohibition movement, the high price of grain, and the agreement among distillers to curtail production. The total production of denatured alcohol during the year was 3,321,451 wine gallons, which is about 240,000 gallons less than for the previous year. The cost of production has not been sufficiently reduced. Mr. Capers says, to enable completely denatured alcohol successfully to compete with kerosene, gasoline or gas. Nevertheless, it is gradually growing in favor for fuel, light and power. Un der special regulations an agricultural experiment distillery recently has been established in Washington by the de-1 psrtnient of agriculture upon its own premises. The purpose is to determine the spirit-producing capacity of various materials. The cost of the collection of the internal revenues for the last fiscal year was $4,830,698 and the estimated expenses for the next fiscal year are given as $5,368,510. During the year 1,130 illicit distilleries were seized and destroyed. 328 arrests were made; 73,151 gallons of spirits and property to the value of $198,610 were reported for seizure. ? It is a common saying among those prone to criticise ministers of the gospel that they invariably feel called to accept calls which carry with them an Increase in salary and do so on the ground that they owe it to their families and that the opportunities for more effective service are naturally better in the larger field. While it is possible that some preachers may be out principally for the loaves and tishes, we are certain that the majority are not and our belief has been materially strengthened by an incident that occurred in Charlotte on Sunday and nbout which the Observer of last Saturday and yesterday tells. Dr. H. H. Hulten has been pastor of the First Baptist church of Charlotte for about three years. Ho is recognized as being one of the most able, eloquent, consecrated and successful pastors in the Southern Baptist convention. During his pastorate the Charlotte church has developed greatly along all lines and at present the congregation is engaged In erecting a magnificent new church building, rendered necessary by reason of tlie great increase in the membership. At a meeting of the deacons of the church on last Friday night. Dr. Hulten advised the board that he had received an entirely unsought and unexpected call to become the pastor of the most Important and wealthiest church within the bounds of the Southern Baptist convention and gave them to understand that he was thinking so riously of accepting the call. On Sunday morning a church conference was called, after the regular service, and the church was apprised of the situation. Several of the leading members, including Messrs. W. C. Dowd and T. S. Franklin, made short talks giving their views of the situation in view of the present undertakings of the church. After the members had concluded, Dr. Hulten stated that it was true that he had received a very flattering and unexpected invitation to become pastor of a church that was recognized as the throne of the Southern Baptist convention, and at a salary just twice as I large as he was then receiving, but in view of the situation as outlined by the various speakers at the conference, he had definitely decided to decline the call and remain with the Charlotte church. The Observer states that Dr. Hulten's announcement was followed by applause?first suppressed but later becoming hearty and full volumed. It III* IjlUfilMU Entered at the Postnfflce in Yorkvllle I as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.: TUESDAY. DECEMBER 15. I90X. Speaker Cannon has announced himself as opposed to the president's proposition to issue bonds for river and harbor improvement. He believes in improving the rivers and harbors; but He thinks that the custom that has prevailed since the inauguration of the work, the making of direct appropriations, is the best. The issuance of bonds, he declares, is calculated to encourage unnecessary extravagance, and to make easy the taking on of impractical schemes. He says he will not stand for the proposition. And as we see it, Mr. Cannon has a pretty level head in this matter. The president on yesterday sent to congress another message with regard to the shooting up of Brownsville, and along with the message sent a story that has been obtained from one of the participants, and which gives away the whole affair in pretty full detail. Boyd Conyers is the name of the soldier who tells the story, and the story sounds like it is pretty nearly true. After Conyers learned that the story had been obtained from him for the use of the president, it is stated that he threatened to commit suicide as he was sure the other negroes would kill him. Both houses of congress are pretty sore on the president, because in effect he charged in his message that a certain amendment incorporated in the secret service law last year was to prevent the investigation of congressmen themselves by the secret service. The amendment referred to was that which provides that there shall be no detail from the secret service and no transfer therefrom. The secret service is for the most part under the jurisdiction of the treasury department; but heretofore it has been used to run down criminals in other departments of the government. The amendment complained of has confined the use of the secret service to the treasury department, and the president says that so far as he is able to see, the principal effect of it is to protect a class of rich criminals, who cannot be brought to account through any other means. He called attention to the fact that congressmen and senators have been convicted of crime through the secret service department, and suggests that if this be [ the objection of the congressmen they might exempt themselves from secret service inquiries. There is a good deal of indignation in both the house and senate over what the president has had to say on the subject and the probability is that the matter will be discussed at considerable length during U'Oolf w,c *""* _ The Dark Corner. We have read Zach McGhee's book, "The Dark Corner," published by the Grafton Press, New York, at one dollar a copy, and our deliberate conclusion is that Zach has done a good work in writing it, for it is a book with a noble purpose, and well calculated to contribute something in the accomplishment of that purpose. The hero, Jim Thompson, comes of God fearing parentage, and being early inspired with the idea that his mission in life is to do that in which God could make him most useful, finds his work to be that of an educator. His family and friends had thought that he was to be a lawyer, and he thought so too. After graduating from college, he went to school teaching, principally as a means of making a little money that would enable him to study law; but it was while he was thus engaged he got the first glimpse of his real duty. At the head of the school In which he an assistant, was "Professor Jefferson Marquinius Tilson, president," a smooth charlatan, with but a smattering knowledge of the things he pretended to teach, and whose ruling object in life was the gratification of his own empty vanity. A man of Thompson's lofty ideals was naturally disgusted at his association with such a creature as Tilson, and appalled in the contemplation of the tragic consequences to the future lives of the children whom hopeful, but illiterate parents had sent to the school. Through a sense of duty to God and his fellowman, the high minded assistant was driven to take a common school in the darkest part of the dark corner, and after years of labor he not only changed the dense, misshappen lives of his pupils into the beauty and usefulfulness for which God had laid the foundation; but finally succeeded in bringing about a reform in the school system of the county that drove Professor Jefferson Marquinius Tilson, president, int<> a business for which he was more eminently fitted?that of selling a patent medicine, guaranteed to cure every ailment under the sun. at one dollar a bottle. There is a pretty love story running through the book. The heroines are two girl characters, introduced espe-j cially for the purpose of illustrating the uplifting power of education on the human mind. These girls were daughters of poor illiterates, and were left orphans in early childhood. One, Aileen, was adopted by a family of means and educated. The other, Amanda, grew up In ignorance in the home of her dark corner grandparents. Aileen, was associated with Thompson as a member of the faculty of Tilson's school. and Amanda came at 17 or 18 years as a pupil. Thompson had known Amanda as a bright little girl of 6. but they had been separated until her coming to school. The only thing he could see in her now was her dense, blank stupidity. At the time he did not suspect her identity and neither she nor Aileen had any idea of their relationship. It was not until he had fallen in love with Aileen and she had prorn! ised to be his wife, that Thompson discovered the relationship of the two I girls. It was this circumstance that led him to take charge of the country school neat* Amanda's home, his object being to educate Amanda, before making Aileen acquainted with the facts. Though misunderstood to the extent that the engagement was broken, he held to his task until Amanda was through Winthrop, and did not stop until he had done almost as much for her old lover to whom she had been made I so far superior. Later, after Amanda, had been married, the two sisters were brought together. Everything dawned upon Aileen. and the happy marriage followed. The point in all this was to show that there is little or nothing in heredity; but almost everything in environment and education. People who otherwise seem destined to grope out their lives in hopeless darkness, a burden to. themselves and an incumbrance to the earth, are by proper, patient, careful and correct education, capable of rising to the level of the best, though possessed of blood that has been refined through generations of socalled nobility. But by far the greatest drawback to the situation, as viewed by Mr. McGhee, and as other thoughtful people see it, is the curse of ignorant, incompetent, indifferent teachers, who teach merely as an occupation for the salaries they receive, and behind these the trustees who select teachers more with a view to bulwarking their own social or political position, than with a view to properly shaping the lives of the children under their care. Some of our contemporaries who have the pleasure of more intimate personal acquaintance with Mr. McGhee than we have, impart the information that the scene of his book is I laid in that section of South Carolina in the vicinity where the line between Greenville and Spartanburg counties | intersect with the North Carolina line. We recognize in the story one incident that was described by the newspapers several years ago as having occurred in this locality, but it does not occur to us that Mr. McGhee had this particular section of the state in mind. On the. contrary the "Dark Corner," described in the book is to be found in almost every county, and the application of ! the story, we are sorry to say, is quite general. But the light is coming on gradually and things are Improving MERE-MENTION. The executive committee of the National Democratic League of Clubs held a meeting in Washington Thursday night and adopted "Get together, bury ail differences," as the slogan for the 1912 campaign... .Chas. Davis, charged with the killing of Dr. Fred Rustin at Omaha, Neb., on September 2, has oeen acquitted by the trial Jury. The slate iriea 10 prove umi i^avm ?a.o hired by Rustin to kill him Abranam Reuf, charged with bribery, was convicted at San Francisco lgst Thursday, after a trial lasting 106 days, Reuf ?s liable to a maximum sentence of fourteen years The father of Mrs. Silvey Speer Thomas, the wife of Russell J. Thomas of Atlanta, has begun a suit to annul the marriage of his daughter, on the ground that it was the result of intimidation on the part of the groom. Thomas is suing the parents of his bride for $100,000 damages for the alienation of his wife's affections The wholesale price of eggs in New York is 40 cents a dozen and the supply is short at that price. The United States Steel corporation last week bought control of several of the largest pressed steel car factories in the United States. The deal Involved many millions of dollars A Uniontown. Pa., man offers a reward of $2,500 for the arrest of his wife and a man with whom she eloped. The woman's mother committed suicide when she learned of her daughter's act. A Berlin cable is authority for the statement that a woman recently collapsed on the streets of Munich as the result of the heaviness of her hat, which was three feet in diameter. She recovered after her hat was removed. John Pierpont Morgan, the New York financier, said at a Chfcago banquet Thursday night, "any man who is a 'bear' on the future of this country will go broke." With President Castro away from Venezuela, it is probable that a revolution will sweep that country that will make the return of the "dictator" at least undesirable from his point of view According to the comptroller of the currency there were on September 23, 190S, 6,853 national banks in the United states, with total paid-up capital of $921,463,173; circulating notes outstanding of $613,726,155, and individual deposits of $4,548,135,165. The aggregate resources of the banks on the above date were $9,027,260,484 A New Jersey man last week filed a petition in bankruptcy and gave his liabilities at $2,132,500, and his assets as $100 Pittsburg, Pa., politicians are charging that large sums of money gotten from the National Republican committee by Senator Penrose for use in Pennsylvania to "save" Republican congressmen, was largely used to elect members to the state legislature who could be counted on to vote for the re-election of Penrose to the United States senate Rev. G. F. Tuttle was shot to death near Washington, Oa., Friday by a young man named Bailey, in a quarrel over a negro laborer, who had left Mr. Tuttle to work for Bailey Will Latura, a character with a record of two previous murders, walked into a negro saloon at Memphis, Tenn., Friday night and without provocation shot four negroes to death and seriously wounded three others. Latura was arrested... .Reuben Barbee, a wealthy citizen of Durham, N. C., is under arrest for the murder of Engineer Fred Holt about two weeks ago. Holt was shot to death in his cab while his train was running and his death was not discovered for some time Dr. A. S. Pitts of Hazlehurst, Ala., a physician, was shot to death by Dr. Thomas Birdsong, a dentist, Thursday evening. Birdsong is a brother-in-law of Mrs. Angle Birdsong, who kilied a doctor at Monticello, Miss., about two years ago Pat Crowe, the former outlaw and especially noted as the kidnapper of the Cudahy boy a few years ago, has reformed and is now an evangelist David Kappreer and his son, Abraham F. Kappreer are in jail at Columbus, O., on charges of complicity in misappropriating funds of the defunct National bank at Dresden, O Senator H. C. Hansborough of North Dakota, is critically ill in a hospital at Minnear.'-.uo minn a .mieeial train, with fcn'Ilo, i.A... J. Pierpont Morgan as its only passenger, made the run from Chicago to New York on Friday in 17 hours and 1 minute Mrs. Ambrose E. Calhoun of Coiumbus, Ga.. on Thursday gave birth to triplets. Mr. Calhoun is 82 years of age and the father of twenty-five children Adrien Lebuef, cashier for a dry goods concern at Oakland, Cal., is under arrest and has confessed the embezzlement of $20,000 of the firm's money?another victim of bucket shops and poolrooms Otto E. Black has been pardoned by Governor Smith of Georgia, after serving three years for horse stealing, a crime of which he was not guilty The NewYork Times has published figures which shows that 7,659,688 votes were cast for Mr. Taft in the recent election, and 6,460,690 for Mr. Bryan. The Macfarland-Moran team won the six-day bicycle race pulled off at Madison Square Garden, New York last week, which ended Saturday night. They traveled 2,787 miles and one lap, which is three miles and one lap better than the record. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Trapper?Wants a new hunting ground for trapping mink. Address care The Enquirer. K. R. and M. B. Love, Exrs.?Will on January 4, 1909, salesday, sell three tracts of land of the estate of A. F. and Martha Love, deceased, at auction for cash. M. W. White?Says real estate is going up and offers a town lot at a bargain price if taken quick. Stock offerings. National Union Bank, Rock Hill? Prints a statement showing its steady growth in deposits, profits and assets, and gives six reasons for the expansion of its business. R. B. Davidson Co.?Has new lot of picture frames, flash light electric alarm clocks, Edison and Victor phonograph records, violin and guitar strings. Loan and Savings Bank?Reminds you that when your funds are deposited with it. they are always immediately available. St8r Drug Store?Jogs your memory q t nnlv o fait* rlava fiTP left for holiday buying and wants you to see Its select stock of Christmas presents. Sherer & Ferguson?Want turkeys, hens and geese delivered Thursday, 17th. First National Bank?Wants all farmers who have surplus funds to deposit them with It, either on open account, a certificate of deposit or In the savings department. York Drug Store?Says a merry Christmas without a box of Huyler's cundies would be Impossible. It sells Huyler's. Thomson Co.?Gives notice that its mill factory syndicate sale will continue until December 24, and wants you to see the holiday goods early. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Has a big line of goods suitable for presents for all sorts of people and can please In varieties and prices. J. Q. Wray?Tells you that his prices will save you money on dry goods, clothing, shoes, notions, etc. Grocery specials. York Furniture Co.?Suggests that you give Christmas presents that are are worth while and mentions a number of articles suitable for the purpose. We would like to see about 250 farmers in the corn competition next year. It would be a profitable venture for each and every one of them and it will be profitable to the county. If there is a reader of The Enquirer who can give us a detailed statement of expenses and receipts in connection with the cultivation of an acre of cotton that will show up as favorably as the statements of Messrs. W. E. Land, C. H. Smith and J. L. Wood In connection with their prize acres of corn, we would be glad to have it. That is a rather unusual advertisement In another column signed "Trapper," but we can give assurance that It is In good faith. The advertiser Is a trapper of experience, who has caught all the minks in his present neighbor-1 hood and who Is looking for new hunting grounds. The Enquirer will, of course, take pleasure In forwarding any communications that may come to him n its care. A wise old merchant of Yorkville, the late M. Strauss, used to tell his clerks: "It does not require a salesman to sell a plug of tobacco. Anybody can do that. The sale is already made in fact. The customer merely calls for the tobacco and the salesman only takes the money. The real salesman Is the man who can take up a useful article about which the customer knows nothing, point out its merits and its value and make a sale." There is lots of valuable food for thought in this observation, which can be applied with equal propriety to various other lines of endeavor. It does not take a farmer, for instance, to raise ten bushels of corn on fresh, new ground. Anybody can do that. The real farmer goes in for making from forty to sixty bushels of corn on comparatively poor land, and he does not think of stopping there. After raising the corn he goes in for saving and utilizing every penny of value that comes with the crop. The corn, fodder, shucks or stover, to hand, he does not want to sell them as raw materials, if instead he can put them through horses, mules, cows, hogs and pigs, and thus derive still greater value from them. The real farmer makes every move on the theory that he is in the business for life and along with products tnat are directly excnangeuDie for money values, he looks out for things that promise value in the future. The possibilities open to the farmer?any farmer?are limited only by his industry, perseverance and capabilities. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Christmas shopping is well on. Now is the time to do It. ? The local cotton market was erroneously quoted in our last issue at 8 cents. It should have been 8$. ? Dr. D. L. Shieder has moved with his family into his cottage on Wright avenue; Mr. J. B. Mackorell has moved into the Harrison cottage recently purchased by him, and Mr. R. L. deLoach has moved into the Dr. M. W. White residence on King's Mountain street. ? Claude Monroe, a little negro boy about 16 years of age, was fatally shot on Mr. C. M. Inman's place on the outskirts of Yorkville last Friday by Bub King, another negro boy of about the same age, and died in the Chester hospital the next day. The boys had been hunting, and after their return were handling the shotgun rather carelessly. Kin^ pointed the gun at Monroe with a Jesting remark, and the piece was fired, intentionally so far as the evidence went. As the result of an inquest held yesterday by Magistrate Comer and a Jury, Coroner Louthlan having been called to Rock Hill, there was a verdict of criminal carelessness. Bub King was taken to Jail. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. An Associated Press dispatch of last night from New York, summarized the developments in the speculative cotton market yesterday as follows: The cotton market had a sharp break during the day, but recovered most of the loss in tne lute trading and closed very steady at a net decline of 1 to 6 points. aa.es were estimated at 150,000 bales. The market opened barely steady at a decline of 2 to 6 points, but quickly sold off to a net loss of 7 to 9 points under scattering liquidation and local bear pressure, although the English market made a fairly steady showing. At this level there was enough covering to cause a slight rally during the middle of the morning but there was no sign of bull support and the market soon weakened again under the large estimate for tomorrow's leading points and a renewal of liquidation. After showing a net loss of 10 to 12 points on the active months, with January touching 8.44 and May 8.60 or within Z points or ine luwesi pncea ui mst Friday. However, the market rallied cn a rumor that the preliminary figures of the National Ginners' association showed only 720,000 bales ginned during the period from December 1st to December 13th. There was considerable covering toward the close, and last prices were at practically the best point of the day. Southern spot markets officially reported were unchanged to & net lower. New York receipts of cotton today were about 14,000 bales, of which 8,294 were consigned or on order and will probably be Inspected for delivery on December contracts. Receipts at the ports today 59,019 bales against 63.143 last week and 61.232 last year. For the week 380.000 bales against 410,667 last week and 400,713 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 22,656 bales against 13,532 last year, and at Houston 17.4&5 bales against 13.358 last year. THE CIRCUIT COURT. After a recess of a week to allow the attorneys who had business before the supreme court to appear there, the circuit court re-convened yesterday and took up the roster at the point where it left off ten days ago. The following jurors drawn for the fourth week qualified for service: A. A. Bunds, M. W. Latham, J. G. McKeown, John A. Byers. John M. Fewell, E. L. Barnes, W. W. Boyd. D. Q. Howell, \V. H. Caldwell, J. N. Russell, H. L. Morgan, R. A. Jackson, J. R. Parish, W. T> T W A Tonbcnn r. DU> Uf U Willi XV. uuit, If. uuvnwv.., J. M. Taylor, A. H. Barnett, G. M. Carroll, W. G. Brown, James Bailes, D. H. Whltner, W. N. Nell, E. M. Adams, W. H. Crook, W. V. Sturgls, W. A. Harnett. The following were excused by the court: C. D. Reid, J. H. Wltherspoon, V. Brown McFadden, Hope Westbrook. In the sheriff's return to the clerk, W. E. Patrick was reported dead, and J. J. Brandon and Samuel Huey were reported not found. E. C. Jackson and S. C. Rawllnson failed to answer on account of illness, certified to by attending physicians. Nine extra Jurors were served from the seven-mile box to fill out the venire as follows: R. E. Montgomery, John A. Latta, John R. Logan, W. C. Latimer, M. L. Thomasson, E. M. Shlllinglaw, J. N. Benfield, W. T. Cain, H. S. Love. The first case taken up was that of F. A. Nicholson vs. Arcade Mills, et al. This was an action for damages In the sum of {20,000 for Injuries alleged to have been inflicted upon plaintiff by the defendants' agents in arresting one, Lee Starnes, who was In the house of plaintiff's husband. Messrs. G. W. S. Hart, W. M. Dun lap and A. M. Deal for plaintiff, Messrs. J. S. Brice and W. J. Cherry for defendant. The trial of the case consumed all of yesterday, and the papers were not given to the jury until this morning. The jury found for the defendant. The court is now engaged on the case of A. S. Barron, et al., vs. Henry Summit, et al. This is an action for damages in the value of a horse that Is alleged to have died from the effects of over driving by the plaintiff. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Beth Green of Blacksburg, is the guest of Mrs. John G. Barnwell. Mr. and Mrs. Lowghert of Hope, Ark., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. McElwee. Miss Leon White, who spent several days In Charleston last week, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strauss and Master Strauss Smith, are spending several days this week in Spartanburg. Miss Maggie Moore of Cherokee, is spending a week with her cousins, Misses Mamie and Delia Stewart on Smyrna R. F. D. No. 2. Miss Mamie McConnell of Philadelphia, Pa., arrived in Yorkvllle on Sunday, to spend the winter with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McConnell. Mr. J. K. Scoggins, well known as a newspaper worker on The Enquirer, the Rock Hill Record and the Rock Hill Herald; but who has been farming during the past year, has returned to Rock Hill and resumed his active connection I with the Herald. Mr. Scoggins has been serving The Enquirer as Ogden correspondent since the middle of last summer. Capt. James B. Allison of the Seventh infantry U. S. army, stationed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Is In Yorkville on a visit to his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. B. Allison and other relatives and friends. He arrived yesterday and will remain until about the 28th of December, his leave expiring on January 4. Capt. Allison has been on detail as the military school instructor at Fort Leavenworth for about a year; but will probably be sent back to the Philippines next year. RESUSCITATION FROM SHOCK. Although the fact is not generally known, the method of resuscitating victims of electric shock is exactly the same as In the case of drowning. Of course, it does not always follow that victims of shock may be resuscitated, no matter how quickly after the accident attempts may be commenced. This depends upon various things? power of voltage to which the patient may have been subjected and the length of time exposed, as well as skill and persistence in applying the resuscitation method. Mr. John G. Barnwell, superintendent of the Yorkvllle Water, Light and Power department has handed to The Enquirer a description of the resuscitation method in constant practice by the Royal Humane Society, Royal Life Saving Society and Coast Guard of Great Britian. "I have seen this method tried," said Mr. Barnwell. "There was a case directly under my observation. The patient sustained a shock that to all intents and purposes put an end to his life. I am sure that had nothing been done, there would have been no resuscitation. But this method was resorted to and after fifteen or twenty minutes there were signs of returning life." The resuscitation method referred to is as follows: "1st. Place patient upon nis siumach on any level place, the face being turned to one side so as to leave the nose and mouth clear of the ground, without waiting to loosen clothing or anything else. "2nd. Have operator kneel astride of patient's hips, facing toward his head. "3rd. Operator then places both outspread hands, upon the small of the patient s back just over the shortest ribs, and pitches his body and shoulI ders forward so as to bring the whole weight heavily upon the body of the I patient. The downward pressure should take about three seconds and relax movement three seconds, making ten to twelve complete movements per minute. This should be continued for [ hours if necessary. "4th. This position allows the tongue to fall forward, and any mucus or water which may be in the lungs to escape readily through the mouth." YORK'S REGISTERED VOTERS. For the benefit of the public especially In connection with school and other elections, It Is the purpose of The Enquirer to publish a list of the voters of the county as shown by the recent registration. The publication of all the names at one time would fill an entire issue of The Enquirer, and it is therefore deemed more advisable to take up the work by installments. People interested in these lists will do well to clip them out as they appear in The Enquirer and paste them in scrap books. In the list given below will be found all the registered voters of Clover. No. Name Occupation Age 1 D. J. Laughridge, farmer 30 2 J. L. Stacy, farmer 34 3 B. G. Liliey, farmer 22 4 W. A. Jackson, farmer 35 G W. N. Woods, farmer 28 6 S. R. Robison, fanner 43 7 A. J. Parrott, farmer 40 S W. T. Ashe, farmer 24 9 W. F. Armstrong, farmer 69 10 J. A. C. Love, farmer 47 11 G. M. Stewart, farmer 31 12 A. Dale, farmer 68 13 R. T. Beamguard, fanner 34 14 W. T. Beamguard, contractor 42 13 Z. G. Walker, farmer 32 16 R. C. Howe, farmer 23 17 S. L. Brown, painter 42 18 L. G. Erwln, farmer 33 19 T. F. Jackson, farmer 34 20 W, A. Thomasson, farmer 26 21 B. W. White, merchant 2i 22 G. R. McDaniel, farmer 65 23 L. H. Castles, farmer 42 24 C. M. McKnlght, farmer 47 25 I. T. McAfee, farmer 28 26 S, B. Beamguard, farmer 32 27 R. F. Parrott, farmer 30 28 J. B. Walker, farmer 36 29 C. M, Parrott, farmer 67 30 J. J. McCarter, farmer 29 31 C. R. Caldwell, clerk 21 32 J. L. Harvey, farmer 34 33 M. C. Parrott, farmer 58 34 W. J. Beamguard, fanner 25 K N. Staev. farmer 28 36 T. H. Allen, farmer 51 37 A. J. Qulnn, horse dealer 32 38 Horace C. Thomasson, farmer 21 39 J. R. Ferguson, farmer 46 40 H. G. Parrott, farmer 30 41 D. F. Jackson 32 42 J. G. Enloe, policeman 46 43 F. A. Thomas, farmer 47 44 W. B. Moore, farmer 33 45 E. M. Moore, farmer 38 46 R. S. Parrott, farmer 58 47 J. F. Currence, farmer 52 48 J. P. FtfTord, clerk 41 49 W. B. Glass, farmer 41 50 Dr. I. J. Campbell, M. D.. 27 51 A. M. Wallace, farmer 56 52 W. J. Parrott, farmer 27 53 E. A. Horton, farmer 22 54 J. H. Neely, farmer 69 55 W. D. Moore,- farmer 68 56 J. J. Jackson, farmer 37 57 W. M. Parish, cotton mill 23 58 W. A. Barrett, farmer C2 59 Sam'l Youngblood, farmer 47 60 S. M. White, farmer !9 61 S. W. Thomas, farmv:r 32 62 J. E. Beamguard, farmer 39 63 J. R. Deas, farmer 33 64 G. D. Flanlgan, farmer 41 65 W. B. Flanlgan. farmer 39 66 J. E. Adams, farmer 48 67 J. A. Harvey, farmer 38 68 J. D. Gwin, postmaster 66 69 J. A. Deas, cotton mill 27 70 J. C. Wood, farmer 27 71 J. B. Wood, farmer 58 72 C. T. Thomas, farmer 49 73 S. J. Harvey, farmer 73 74 B. F. Lowrance, teacher 22 75 J. W. Lawrence, farmer 63 76 G. J. A. Clinton, cotton mill 44 77 W. A. Carroll. R. F. D., 34 78 J. C. Enloe, cotton mill 51 79 J. L. Carroll, farmer 52 80 J. C. Parrott, farmer 33 81 J. C. LUley, farmer 47 82 W. B. Harvey, farmer 42 83 R. S. Camp, farmer 59 84 R. C. Camp, farmer 2i 85 D. E. Jackson, farmer 55 86 J. C. Warren, farmer 47 87 J. H. Harvey, farmer 57 88 J. H. Erwin, farmer 28 89 M. L. Dickson, millwright 59 90 J. B. F. Jackson, farmer 55 91 J. P. Adams, farmer 36 92 W. B. Stroup, merchant 45 93 W. J. Parrott, farmer 38 94 A. B. Sanoing, farmer 60 95 J. B. Robinson, farmer 71 96 R. M. Robinson, farmer 33 97 A. W. Jones, farmer 57 98 W. D. Lesslle, farmer 58 99 V. C. Stroup, merchant 42 100 Oliver Wells, farmer 36 101 Rev. R. M. Stevenson, minister 47 102 D. B. Wallace, farmer 52 103 R. M. Dulln, farmer 41 104 Felix Robinson, farmer 28 105 H. P. Jackson, merchant 40 106 W. G. Oates, farmer 54 107 M. L. Ford, merchant 55 108 Z. M. Neill, merchant 52 109 A. H. Neill, clerk 24 110 D. A. Neill, clerk 25 111 John J. Smith, merchant 73 112 J. L. Jackson, 65 113 J. Meek Smith, R. R. agent 36 114 M. L. Smith, bookkeeper 39 115 W. P. Smith, bookkeeper 34 116 W. B. Smith 68 117 E. W. Pressly, M. D., 45 118 J. R. Parish, farmer 57 ' 119 D. C. Turner, cotton mill 36 120 H. J. McClain, cotton mill 36 121 W. M. Barrett, cotton mill 29 122 S. T. Enloe, cotton mill 28 1 123 H. C. McClain 30 124 John Knox, blacksmith 66 125 G. W. Knox, blacksmith 37 126 J. R. Bryan, farmer 21 127 D. M. Ford, Sr., farmer 60 128 J. M. Ford, farmer, 68 < 129 Joe A. Adams, farmer 69 130 D. J. Jackson, farmer 85 131 R. A. Jackson, farmer 52 1 132 L. A. Allen, agent 53 < 133 D. J. Cobb, farmer 56 134 R. H. Brlson, 56 135 D. M. Parrott, farmer 35 136 W. N. Ferguson, farmer 66 i 137 H. A. Falls, farmer 52 138 E. L. Ford, farmer 25 , 1 9Q T r* A/loma fa rmnr 97 140 W. H. Ford, farmer 28 141 J. W. McClain, farmer 35 ! 142 W. I. Brlson, carpenter 50 ' 143 R. H. Foster, farmer 25 144 A. C. Erwln, farmer 41 145 Sam Smith, farmer 25 146 A. M. Ford, farmer 27 147 J. F. Ford, farmer 30 148 Jno. M. Smith, R. F. D. 34 149 J. F. Pursley, farmer 37 150 W. F. Wood, merchant 53 151 Zimri Carroll, 77 152 J. L. Matthews, Ins. agent 47 153 J. E. Jackson, farmer 37 154 R. M. Slfford, farmer 30 155 S. R. Clinton, student 24 156 H. L. Wright, farmer 32 157 J. D. Smith, farmer 56 158 J. D. Duff, merchant 33 159 J. A. Page, banker 30 160 Jess C. Hardin, 21 161 R. L. Wylle, druggist 30 162 H. H. Capps, farmer 68 163 S. E. Youngblood, clerk 42 164 S, P. Pierce, merchant 41 165 T. G. Beamguard, clerk 24 166 T. T. B. Williams, C. M. Supt. 42 167 T. N. Faris, teacher 22 168 F. E. Clinton, clerk 37 169 S. J. Clinton, farmer 61 170 N. E. Dickson, mill work 27 171 E. B. Price, farmer 42 172 N. W. Holland, farmer 31 173 L. M. Christer.bury, merchant 52 174 Campbell Jenkins, mill work 24 175 B. T. Dale, mill work 27 176 G. F. Hedrick, farmer 36 177 W. H. Hagins. mill work 36 178 Jas. Faris, mill work 23 179 A. T. Barrett, farmer 33 180 J. A. Forbis, farmer 44 ' 181 W. L. Hogue, blacksmith 38 182 D. B. Parish, mill work 21 183 G. J. Reese, mill work 26 184 H. E. Moore, farmer 39 , 185 R. M. Turner, mill work 40 186 C. L. Allen, student 22 < 187 Rev. H. J. Mills, minister 32 t 188 Frank Robinscn, farmer 67 { 189 B. C. Adams, farmer 33 j 190 J. M. Adams, farmer 58 191 W. S. Dickson, mill work 30 192 D. A. Pendleton, mill work 27 193 W. F, Dickson, mill work 31 194 J. J. Gant, mill work 33 195 T. L. Christen bury, barber 22 196 C. S. Hedrick. 24 197 R. A. Stewart, mill work 23 198 S. K. Wilson, mill work 38 199 T. J. Crawford, mill work 45 200 M. M. Pendleton, mill work 35 201 J. M. Camp, mill work 33 202 G. W. Adams, mill work 33 203 R. A. Hagins, farmer 66 .'04 W. A. Queen, millworker 61 205 Levi Whitener, millworker 22 206 P. C. Manning, farmer 65 107 W. B. Camp, mi l work 41 208 C. S. Turner, mill work 35 209 O. X. Youngblood, mill work 66 210 R. G. Caveny, mill work 33 211 J. W. Campbell, M. D., 38 212 W. M. Matthews, R. F .D. 56 213 T. G. Matthews. R. F. D. 38 214 J. H. Adams, farmer 38 215 J. M. Cook, farmer 68 216 G. X. McCall, farmer 31 217 B. M. Ford, Jr., R. F. D. 35 218 M. E. Stanton, mill work 21 219 W. E. Baulch, mill work 52 220 S. A. Si If ord, 36 221 W. H. Pursley, R. F. D., 31 222 L. W. Robinson, farmer 30 I 223 H. B. Maxwell, machinist 47 224 W. F. Rich, machinist 37 ? 225 S. J. Matthews, mill work 25 "t 226 R. E. Faris, farmer 36 ? 227 W. R. Warren, farmer 25 f 228 D. J. Forbls, farmer 58 229 J. W. Smith, farmer 35 230 T. M. McCarter, farmer 36 2'1 L. C. Wells, mill work 51 "5 232 S. M. FariS, 47 c 233 E. C. Jackson, farmer 38 n 224 W. T. Jackson, Farmer 79 1 235 J. C. Grayson, 47 b 226 M. B. Xeil, M. D.. 25 n 237 J. Ross Parish, mill work 32 v 228 G. R. Howe, farmer 28 a 229 C. P. Carpenter, farmer 31 a 240 W. F. Adkins, mill work 38 s 241 J. R. Moss, mill work 69 1< 242 L. C. Armstrong, mill work 49 241 D. H. Whitener, mill work 23 244 Will Adklns, mill work 32 245 W. B. Hagins, merchant 34 246 F. R. Riddle, farmer 22 247 R. R. Capps, merchant 33 243 H, G. Michaels, carpenter 37 249 E. E. Wootan, mill work 47 250 A. W. Jackson, farmer 28 251 J. C. Jackson, farmer 41 252 Fam'l McCall, brlckinason 33 253 W. R. Whlsonant, farmer 25 254 J. J. Jones, farmer 44 255 D. A. Matthews, merchant 49 256 J. J. Nlvens, farmer 46 257 Lee Jackson, clerk 22 258 W. N. Jackson, mill work 35 "59 S. W. Lowrance, R. R. work 24 260 R. A. Matthews, salesman 55 LOCAL LACONICS. Good Old Darkey. Hester Dillingham, a faithful old negro, who has been In the service of the Moss family all her life, having been given by the late Jas. K. Robinson to his daughter, Miss Lucetta, at the nine 01 ner morna^e 10 ine laie juh. n. Moss, died last Friday, aged about 70 years. She was well known by the whites of the neighborhood and held in high esteem. Christian Workers In Session. Rock Hill Record: The executive committee of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Union of Bethel presbytery met In this city on Saturday. The members present were: Miss Margaret Anderson, president: Mrs. Herndon and Miss Lesslle Wltherspoon of Yorkvllle; Miss Delia Rhyne of Blacksburg; Mrs. J. J. Strlngfellow of Chester; Mrs. B. M. Fewell and Miss Sallie Gibson. The meeting was held at the residence of Mrs. Jas. S. White, and was for the purpose of mapping out the coming year's work. Mrs. White entertained these ladles and Rev. and Mrs. Martin at dinner. A Money Making Farmer. Speaking of making money on the farm, there is a York county citizen, who lives a few miles southwest of Rock Hill, who has made a record that Is to be proud of. He bought a farm on credit about ten years ago and had but little to go on other than a sound body, sound mind, plenty of energy and a most excellent wife. After struggling along for several years he paid for his farm and equipped It with mules, machinery, etc. During the past six years, he has banked a thousand dollars a year, over and above all expenses, and during the time mentioned one of his daughters has been graduated from Wlnthrop. New Stockade Contracted For. Rock Hill special of December 12, to Columbia State: At a meeting of the county board of commissioners held here yesterday bids were received for the construction of a new stockade for the county's convicts. Three concerns offered bids: J. J. Keller & Co., Syleecau Manufacturing company and William Wallace. The contract was awarded to the Syleecau Manufacturing company of this city. The new stockade Is to be a portable affair and will consist of eight sections, 10 by 20 feet X. J 4.1 ..111 4^1.a 4 U ~ eacn, ana mese win uin-t; uie jjiua;c ui the tent in use heretofore as movable quarters and will do away with the yearly expenditure for that article. The stockade will be ready for use about January 15. Death of Sidney Z. McMackin. Mr. Sidney Z. McMackin. formerly of York county; but for the past seventeen years a resident of Heath's Springs, Lancaster county, died at his home in that place last Saturday morning at about 7 o'clock. His death was due to dropsy of the heart from which he had been suffering for about four weeks. His brother, Mr. T. E. McMackin of Yorkville, was summoned to his bedside during the last hours; but did not arrive until after death had taken place. The deceased was in the 50th year of his age. He leaves a widow and three children, and is also survived by his father, Mr. J. T. McMackin and by five brothers and one sister. The brothers are: J. Q., T. C.t R. G., H. L. and T. E. McMackin and the sister is Mrs. N. A. Howell. All are residents of York county except Mr. Horace L. McMackin, who lives in Texas. Will Abandon His Appeal. Information from Laurens is to the effect that J. Henry Garrison recently tried for the murder of Mr. J. Louis Williamson of this county, and sentenced to the penitentiary for two years for manslaughter, is to abandon the appeal of which he gave notice at the time of the sentence, and will go to the penitentiary. The first information was that Garrison had already applied to the clerk of the court of Laur?ns county for commitment papers; out the Laurens correspondent of the Columbia State says this is an error, rhe correspondent, however, goes on to say that there seems to be no doubt af Garrison's intention to go on to the penitentiary- Those who are familiar ivith the facts developed at the trial ire of opinion that Garrison got off much lighter than he had a right to expect, and a good many are of opinion that if there is a second trial it will jo harder with him. NOTES FROM BETHANY. 3y?tert. and Chicken Supper a Success ?Lecture by Rev. J. L. Oates?Hall For the Farmers' Union. X>rre#iR)ii<leiice ot the \ orkvtlle inquirer. Bethany, December 12.?There was juite a large gathering here yesterday jn account of the- serving of oysters tnd chicken under the auspices of the , Ladies' Aid society of Bethany church, ind the occasion was not only most enloyabie socially, but quite a success .nancially, the profits amounting to 517 over expenses. The good tnings lerved by the ladies were de.ightful. But the most enjoyable feature of he day's pleasure was one, which, un'ortunately had not been very exten- ( lively advertised. This was a lecture >y Rev. J. L. Oates of Hickory Grove, .vhich took place in the reception room < pf the dormitory. Mr. Oates's subject .vas the "Elements of Success in Life." rhese he defined as three in number, he first being a fixed purpose, the lecond being perseverance and the hird the satisfaction and honors that :ome with the attainment of the obect sought. The fixed purpose, he explained, had its birth in the imaginaive waking dream that ciearly picures the great end to be accomplished, rhen comes the persistency which prooks no obstacles and hesitates at no personal sacrifice, however great. He lefcl that every man who tried, was :apableof performing an important part n the world, and while the honors that nmp tn some mav he ereater than hose that come to others; every one < s bound to enjoy as full measure of , latlsfactlon as he or she Is entitled to injoy. ' A second story* is being: added to the ? chool chapel by the Farmers' Union o be used as a meeting place by that u-ganlzatlon, the Woodmen and other raternal orders. Not a Charleston Buzzard.?A 'orkvllle buzzard, with a liking for urrent events, lit on a live wire and lever knew what happened to him. 1 ?hen a mean newspaper man said the . iuzzard was from Charleston. It was lot; no wellbred Charleston buzzard rould light on a new-fangled Idea like . , York steel post when cobble stones nd low roofs are easier to find. Beides, why should a Charleston buzzard f ?ave nome??Sumter He.nld. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? The eighty-eighth annual session of the South Carolina State BaptistV. convention convened at Union on Tuesday evening of last week and adjourned on Friday. Those who had attended many previous sessions state that this last one was the best Baptist convention they had even attended, either in this state or elsewhere. The convention was called to order after the delivery of the annual convention sermon ^ by Rev. Dr. John A. Bronson, by the retiring president, Mr. Chas. A. Smith of Tlmmonsville. Mr. Smith had been president for the past Ave years and announced that in view of the fact that he felt that the convention had honored him as it had he would decline to serve longer. The convention then elected Rev. Dr. A. J. S. Thomas, editor of the Baptist Courier as Mr. Smith's successor. The reports of the various boards, including state, home and foreign missions, the orphanage, aged ministers and education were submitted, and some of them, especially those on state missions and education, elicited lively discussion. At the -M <so<iuion at Oraneehursr last vear. a res ulution was passed wnlch instructed the 1 Currespunuing secretary and treasurer sJ of the state mission hoard, Rev. l>r. T. 1*1. Raney, ana wno nas held the posiHon tor more than twenty years, to oorrow the necessary funds, in case the onurcnes aid not send it in as needed, and pay the salaries of the missionaries employed by tne hoard montniy. Tne instructions were not complied with and tne state mission board was sharply criticised?the evident object being to reacn Dr. Bailey tnrough tne board. Dr. B^Mey gave the convention to unuerst : ' tnat if the cnurches did not j ?ee M to furn'sh mm with the neces- H sac cash tf . ;.y the missionaries' salaiiei in future as tney became due he wou.f continue to do as ne had been doing and not pay salaries umil the churches sent in the money. No man in tne state is more beloved by tne % Baptists tnan is Dr. Bailey, or has accomplished a greater work, or comes nearer having the implicit confidence of ail, and the rank and hie feel sure he is correct in his position and will stand by him. A campaign was smarted iast Decemoer for the purpose of raising $200,000 for Furman university and Greenvl.le female cohege during 1908 and 1909. The financial agents, Revs. J| Fastening and Strtngfield reported that j about $ti3,u00 had so far been raised and that in order to secure $25,000 promised by Mr. Carnegie for the erection of a J science hall at Furman university, on condition that the denomination raise a stipulated amount by January, 1909, J it would be necessary to secure $12,000 more by that time. As usual the subject of temperance received considerable attention. A resolution was adopted endorsing the request of tne AntiBaloon League that at the approaching session of the legislature a bnl be passed declaring It il.egal to sell liquor anywhere in the state, and a committee of twenty-five, composed of about an equal number of ministers and laymen was appointed to petition the legislature to pass such a bill. On mo- A tion of Rev. I. G. Murray of Yorkvllle, J a resolution was adopted, in accordance with similar resolutions adopted by the Methodist conference, condemning Sunday excursions on the railroads. During the past year the denomination contriDutea 9114.zse.8s 10 me vanous ^ benevolent objects fostered by the denomination, which is less than 11.00 per memoer, there being at present not less than 125,000 white Baptists in the A state. The next annual meeting will A convene in the First Baptist church, JA Anderson, on Tuesday after the second Sunday in December, 1909. M ? There was a conference of stock- V holders of the Seminoie Securities company in Columbia last Saturday for the A purpose of considering the company's affairs in the light of recent rumors ^ and newspaper pubilcationa Mr. J. Y. Garhngton, the president of the company was present, as were also Messrs. Uiark, Jones and Bryan, trustees of the funds and securities constituting the A considerations in the deal between the Securities company and the Southern Life. Messrs. Clark, Jones and Bryan were induced to allow their recently tendered resignation to stand in abeyance, pending an Investigation to be made preliminary to a convention of stockholders to be held in Columbia on December 29. The trustees were made members of this investigating committee, and along with them also are Messrs. E. J. Etherldge, Huger 4 Sinkler and R. T. Caston. It is under- ~ stood that the committee has employed H. J. Heily as an expert accountant to go over the books of the company. It was the purpose of some of the stock holders to Institute proceedings that ^ would put the company In the hands of the courts; but they were persuaded to desist until they could learn the developments of December 29. "One of the stockholders," according to the Columbia State of yesterday, "did allow himself to state that the stockholders would not suffer. He believed that It Is possible to 'reform* the trade between the Southern Life and the Seminole Securities company. It is understood that C. J. Hebert, who received the tremendous commission of 180,000, was paid # in large part In notes and other secur- 1 lties. He thinks these may be handled so as to become assets of the two com- V panies in case the trade Is reformed. ? However, that is all speculation. There has been a lot of talk on the streets of Columbia that before the Southern ^ Life agreed with C. J. Hebert to let him have a majority of the stock at $150 It was being "hawked around" In Raleigh at $80 per share. Finally it was sold to the Seminole Securities company at $216. Commissioner McMaster has no. Information to that effect. He has been in correspondence with Commissioner Young of North Carolina for weeks, for as soon as the Southern Life was purchased, the matter came somewhat under Mr. McMaster's jurisdiction. "Mr. Garlington was asked Saturday," the , State story continues, "about the alle- ^ gations as to the value of the stock of the Southern Life. He stated without hesitation that he had heard that some of the stockholders In Raleigh had got a little nervous at one time and had offered to take $80 per share. 'But that > Is no gauge of value,' he declared. 'The price per share at which the Seminole Securities company traded was fixed bv actuaries, one having been employed by the trustees. After calculating the assets and other conditions, they fixed the price at $216. If Mr. Hebert got the option in August for $150 It was under conditions which can be explained by the fact that the directors at Fayetteville wished to increase theircapitalization.'" ? Washington, December 12: Unscrupulous and otherwise misleading \ phrases In guarantee labels used by / manufacturers are barred under a de- fc cislon promulgated today by the pure food and drug board with the approval of Secretaries Cortelyou, Wilson and Straus. The decision conforms to the recent refusal of Commissioner of Patents Moore to register trade marks which include the phrase "Guaranteed under the food and drugs act, June 30th, 1906," on the ground that It was misleading. Effective January 1st next, new guarantee labels must be changed so as to show plainly that the guarantee Is. that of the manufacturer and ^ not of the government, but because of the large sums of money Invested in good faith In labels and plates, the old form of labels now In use representing guarantees already filed with ^ the department will be recognized for 1 term of two years. AT THE CHURCHES. BAPTIST. There will be prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. PRESBYTERIAN. There will be prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. ^ OBITUARY. Died?At his home in Clover, S. C.. _ >n December 11, 1908, JOHN C. EN- v LOE, in the 52d year of his age.