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* ISSUED SEMI-WEEKL"^ l. k grist's sons. pubiitbert. % 4auiil8 H?S|ia|lti[: 40r promotion of Hie political, Social, Agricultural and Commercial Interests of tin j TE'"^V,^..'y<p,lr''4?""CE established 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., TUESDAY, JULY 28, 1S)14~ -NO. ?>0. * ?^ ALONE IN THf By JOSEPH Copyright, 1913, by Small, Maynard % ? CHAPTER IV. No Human Voice. Carefulness regarding tire in the wuods is a most vital point. I have V the greatest admiration for the splendid forest conservation movement, which has meant such great protection to the natural world. I deplore the inexcusable carelessness of some men who build fires at * * *' J /Inotrnv ranaom in me wouus, umcu; uvdxv^ ing valuable timber. If these oflfend0 ers would only stop to consider what a tree would do for them they would be far more careful with their fires. The tree shelters man. It gives him bark and wood for utensils. It offers warmth and even food. Just as fire is 9 a blessing, so are the trees of the forest. However, the blessing of fire can be turned Into a curse very quickl> through thoughtlessness and deliberate neglect. It is a good servant, but a bad master. When I go over in my mind that V eventful life in the wilderness I suppose I could have pulled through some way without the aid of fire, but I know this .that if I had been obliged to get along without it 1 would have come back nothing but skin and bones. I * would actually have suffered. People who look at fire with fear do not realize what it really means. It is one of mankind's greatest blessings. Altogether, during the two months I had perhaps six or seven fires, which I was forced to build for protection. I would bank them and keep them go- | ^H)Mv '$'$,v*' w v.. Iff ? AS A COMFORT PRODUCER FIRE WOF IDrawn in the woods by the autho y ing for davs at a time. One fire I kept for ten days by covering it over with burnt ashes and dirt whenever I left it. Sometimes I would go away all day and stay overnight, and when I returned to the camp I would tind a few glowing coals, with which I soon built a big, healthy fire. During the last days of my first week I spent most of my time in the ? lA)st pond and Big Spencer stream country. I had made no attempt to get any skins since losing the deer, but had busied myself in many different ways. My witch grass leg shields were not 9 very durable, so 1 set about replacing them with something better. With sharp rocks 1 started the bark on some cedar trees and gathered a large supply, peeling oil strips right up the tree, some of which were as long as twenty feet. These strips 1 would take back to my lean-to in order to separate the inner bark from the outer covering. * Then I would tear the Inner bark into smaller strips. The early training whieh my mother had given me in basketry came in very handy in those days. 1 began to weave ? long leggings out of strips about a quarter of an inch wide. After a time 1 had a pair which covered my legs like trousers, fastening to a belt of the same material. I could go anywhere with this protection, which served me well for a time. It was all right while it was perfectly dry. but when it became wet it tore and wore out quickly. (Jetting more ambitious. I took widm er and heavier strips of bark and wove a pack basket large enough to carry my tire kindler and other things I might need. In the meantime, 1 had not forgotten my art work or my diary. At va f rious times I got birch bark and tuc ked it away in whic hever lean-to I happened to be nearest. Whittling down bits of c harc oal for my pencils, 1 wrote down the events of the day by the Hare of the firelight at night. I decided to go to Lost pond early in the morning and sketch a bit of the country where 1 had seen the deer that second day in the forest. 1 did this and there drew many of the birch bark pictures 1 made while living close to nature in the wilderness. That Friday night, while I was camping in my lean-to at Fig Spencer stream. I indulged in my tirst luxury -a smoke?the tirst and last while I was in the woods. I'p to this time I hadn't missed smoking so very much. I had too much else on my mind. I just didn't think of it. - Out of mere curiosity I scraped some squaw bark off a bush and, using some whitewood leaves as a wrapper, rolled a couple of cigarettes. Strange to say, so far as looks went. I noticed but little difference in these cigarettes / from those 1 had always smoked so many of in the city. With a live brand I lit one. not because I wanted to smoke particularly, but out of mere curiosity, as I had a few idle moments to spare. I wanted i WILDERNESS KNOWLES & Co. to see the smoke Hoat up. I smoked them both and that was the end of it. I never tried it again. Not that they weren't good cigarettes, but 1 had no desire to smoke, living in the great outdoors. There in the wilderness I became convinced that smoking is nothing but a luxury. It is a habit and harms rather tnan Denents man. its companionship isn't worth the smoking. How could I think of smoking while I was hunting food to keep away the pangs of hunger, or fire to keep me warm? Do you suppose the luxury of smoking came into my mind while I was running around in that spruce thicket those first two rainy nights? No, indeed! Smoking was the farthest from my thoughts. Ky entering the woods I had deprived myself of every luxury. I knew it. I just forgot about that part of it as soon as I came under the shelter of the trees. I was proud to be able to deny myself, and, as a result, feel much stronger for it. After smoking those two woodland cigarettes that Friday night. I realized what habit stood for in the world. My not having cigarettes proved no great privation. They weren't meant to be had. there in the wilderness. They didn't fit the surroundings. I had gone into the woods to see if a man could be self sustaining and get along without depending on civilization and his friends. Thus early I was satisfied that he could. ? XVX .. ~-X^ w u*. H , jS w~wx v?^v^ vju-.V.XX IS SECOND TO NOTHING IN THE ILD. r on birch bark with burnt sticks.] To the man who has smoked cigarettes incessantly for years, as I had. who is under the impression that he would f?vtif?rlt*nct? nhvsical harm by abruptly cutting otT the stimulant, let me state that, while he will perhaps be nervous and irritable for a fewdays. he will gradually begin to feel better than he has for a long time and be glad that he is rid of the habit. Leaving off the smoking didn't even make me Irritable or nervous. I simply forgot it. The morning after this cigarette dissipation was Saturday. I rose early and started along the natural game trails in the direction of Hear mountain. On the way I saw a deer, whom I talked to. She wasn't frightened, although only a little way behind me. Part of the time I didn't pay any attention to her. When I stopped she would stop, and when 1 began to move she also moved slowly on. This continued for quite a piece. Finally I arrived on the south side of Bear mountain, where J found a spring. A little higher up on the slope of the mountain was an ideal place for a camp. I decided to build a first class home without delay. The spot was about four miles from my lirst leanto which I had constructed back in the woods near host pond. The other lean-to at Big Spencer stream was only the roughest kind of a shelter. At this Bear mountain lean-to 1 hit upon a plan which would save me much bother at night. lTp to now <luring the night, when the weathei was cold, 1 had been forced to move around and replenish my tire whenever it burnt low. Now it occurred to me to build a kind of skid leading down to the tire, on which I could pile small logs of wood in such a way that when one log burnt out it would release another log on the skid. 1 made the slanting skid with sticks leaning from upright, crotched sticks, and. much to my delight, the scheme worked well. < ?ne night when I had piled the wood carelessly the whole pile took tire. But in the long run the skid was a successful device. I had spent nearly a whole week in the forest. 1 was perfectly well and fairly comfortable, though I still had no clothes of any kind. More than anything else I missed the sound of a human voice. However, my first Sunday, which would be the next day, was to bring me company. Sunday in the forest is just the same as any other day. on the first Sunday of my experiment 1 did one thing which I had not done before. When I remembered to make the day's mark on my calender stick instead of making a straight line beside the other six which marked the previous days I scratched a cross like the Roman numeral X. This cross signified that it was Sunday and tinem! of my first week. As I made my way down to the spring early that morning I knew it was Sunday morning, and the thought came to me of how little churches would be needed if every one knew and understood nature. Nature Is in truth a religion in herself. At the spring I took a long draft of water, and as I lay there drinking I caught sight of my image upon the mirrorlike surface. I certainly was wild looking. I saw a naked man with disheveled hair and a scraggy growth of beard. I wondered if my mother could have seen me just then whether she would have recognized me. Everything was very still all about me. Occasionally the cry of a bird would be heard, but that was all. While I had been a bit depressed the night before, a good rest had made my spirits rise again. I scooped up handfuls of the water and dashed it over my 'ace and body. It was deliciously cool and brought a glow to my skin. I felt strong enough to pull up a tree by the roots. I was far stronger than I was the day I entered the forest. Certainly the experiment was aiding me physically thus far. I knew this by the way I felt. If a man is all right he feels all right. When he doesn't feel just right there is some reason for it. I went back to my lean-to, stirred up the fire and sat there thinking for awhile. I wasn't particularly hungry, so I didn't eat anything just then, although I had a plentiful supply of smoked trout and dried berries on hand. I never had any regular time for meals. I just ate when I felt that I needed to eat. (To Be Continued). WILD HOG KILLED. Anderson Sportsmen Had Fine Chase Out of Wild Boar. To tell an Anderson man that there was a hunt for a wild boar in Anderson county last week, would make him feel like you were trying to tell him a fish story, but it is the truth, the wnote truth and nothing hut the truth. The hop was originally wild and was captured in the mountains of North Carolina and was brought to Pendleton some years ago. At Pendleton, this boar escaped from the farmers that had him in charge and went to the woods with a companion. The other hog was killed sometime ago with a shotgun and a sm..ll hunt was then started for the big fellow who was known to be in the woods near Tendleton, but that hunt resulted in a failure and the boar had not been seen again until this week. When it was reported in Pendleton and the Wild Hog section that the old boar had returned to the city, there was a large crowd of men and boys with more dogs and horses, got together and started on the trail of the hog. They trailed him to his stamping ground on 18-mile creek. The hog gave them a day of sport and led them up and down the creek for about 27 miles and then gave the party the slip and went off by himself for the night. After having chased the hog for a wlwilf* Hnv nnri thpn hpin? rtnrifpri .on cleverly, the party was determined to set his hogship the next day. So with some more men and more dogs, the crowd left on the second day's hunt. There is no sport in the world like hunting for a wild hog. Especially when the hog chooses to be hunted and is willing to let the hunters get close enough on him to make the thing interesting. The hog in question had a regular schedule mapped out and after dragging the entire party over the biggest part of Pendleton township and part of the Wild Hog section, he left for Seneca river. Arriving at the river on time, and with the procession in behind him. he gave them some aquatic sports. He swam the river and back a couple of times to get cooled off and then started to do some real running. The party followed as best they could and chased and raced for half a day in that part of the world. One of the party took an unfair advantage ?>f the old fellow and shot at him. It so happened that the shot hit the hog and as the hog was tired of playing with them and they were not playing fair by shooting at him. he made up his mind to he as tough as possible. The party caught the body of the hog and skinned it. He was a big fellow and of the razor-back species. He was full grown and pretty skinny and tough. There was plenty of meat for the crowd, hut the old fellow was so tough that it was impossible to eat any of him. The remarkable thing about the chase is that they ran the hog for about twenty-five miles and when captured the hog did not make a sound. He was either dumb or resigned to his fate. The hog was as wild as he was in his native state. The folks that brought him from the wilds of North Carolina had only a few days before captured him, and after escaping again he lost what of civilization he had acquired.?Peoples Advocate. Trees That Grow Meat. Meat is still going up in price, but this fact need not worry housewives much longer, for a new food product has been discovered by some agricul- I i in ?n r.\pn in. This new product, which it is claimed will help to solve the question of the increasing cost of living, is a fruit tree called the Avocado, growing in Mexico. The fruit of the tree is pear shaped, says Pearson's Weekly, hut the queer part about it is that it is composed of the substances which are to be found in meat. It contains about 20 per cent of fat and many other ingredients of great food value, and it is said that one goodsized "meat" pear is quite sufficient to make a meal for the average man. Some experts have grown quite enthusiastic about it; it is far superior to the banana, they say, and is. in fact, the most valuable fruit known." The natives of Mexico live almost entirely on the Avocado, and it is hoped that with a sufficient supply of the trees the world could do away with meat entirely. If this does happen, how vegetarians will welcome it! The reason why the fruit is so little known at present is because it is grown nowhere on a large scale, what few trees there ate grow round the huts of the natives, where they flourish with little care, and afford easy meals for the indolent owners. X ' Kxperiments with the artificial incubation of ostrich eggs in Austrailia have proved successful. FOOTSTEPS OF THE FATHERS As Traced In Early Files of The Yorkville Enquirer NEWS AND VIEWS OF YESTERDAY ? Bringing Up Records of the Past and Giving the Younger Readers of Today a Pretty Comprehensive Knowledge of the Things that Most Concerned Generations that Have Gone Before. The first installment of the notes appearing under this heading was published in our issue of November 14. 1913. The notes are being prepared by the editor as time and opportunity permit. Their purpose is to bring into review the events of the past for the pleasure and satisfaction of the i older people and for the entertainment , and instruction of the present generation. ' SIXTY-SEVENTH INSTALLMENT (Friday Morning, May 10, 1861). Editorial Correspondence. Sullivan's Island, Tuesday evening, May 7, 1861. Dear Enquirer: Notwithstanding our days of grace have expired, and we are ' henceforth to be regarded as rebels and traitors, we all here on this island 1 feel perfectly secure from any imme- ' diate harm or molestation. The New 1 York Tribune has said that Mondaywas the day when Mr. Lincoln would begin actively to pursue the policy foreshadowed by his inaugural?that is, to "hold, occupy and possess" the i torts una otner property 01 tne unit- < ed States. In any efficient pursuance 1 of this policy, we might look for a 1 strong blockading fleet off the bar very soon, with militia to land and co-operate in a combined sea and land fight for the re-possession of Sumter and Moultrie. But it will be remembered that Lincoln modiiled his warlike programme with an if?if it be the sovereign will of the American people. We opine that this little "if' will prove a mountain obstacle in his way. There is still a party at the north, if we may credit the news, opposed t o this insane and insolent war. The Boston papers are counting the cost; the New York Herald says that the enthusiasm of the wide-awake militia is already beginning to cool down; and the Day Book declares that the large majority of it's country exchanges are utterly opposed to the inhuman and astonishing proceedings at Washington. It may lie set down that tne soutn will have to fight a herd of ragamuffins picked up in the gambling saloons and by places of northern cities, and the off-scourings of the country, urged on by the Abolitionists, and a few sentimental theorists and emasculated European travellers. You may "make a note of this," as Capt. Cuttle says: The imbecility of Maryland in submitting without a struggle to the Lincoln tyranny, will countervail any idea which may have been entertained by our government of offensive operations against Washington, unless such operation become needful as a stroke of military policy. Had Maryland boldly acted with Virginia, the overthrow of the Lincoln government at Washington would have been a political necessity. It would have added immensely, we believe, to the bloodiness of the struggle. At present, the way things stand, the north have too little to fight for, and too much to contend against, to get up a wide-spread, persistent and lasting excitement, iney nave ceasea to compare the south with Mexico; the I cry of "rebels, traitors" has well-nigh i subsided: a few brilliant victories on I the Border, and they will begin to re- < spect us and our rights and the inter- I ests of all, enough to think of terms of < peace. We accordingly continue to entertain i the hope of passing the next winter ' with our friends at home. Where we < may be in the interim is still a "vext < question." No one knows. Unforeseen i events must in a great measure deter- j mine. Wherever the cause of the i PAUL BARTLETT ; vhmmMSmv >f &i HK9sI^v v 9 i s imMSkV fw" Jra s ,..:;.:|H K? Jral 4 jg ;| J I 0\:^ 'W / M M I ?'>^ :-^^r & M \ & r .' j^h ',: iv^HfflH I Haul Bartlett, the sculptor who ia making the frieza which will be placed above the entrance to the house wing of the capitoi at Washington, is here seen standing at the door of his huge -audio in the national capital, where he is completing the full-size plaste' model. south invokes their presence, he assured there you may look for the fith regiment. They have not yet been invited to go to Virginia. If ever, we will give you at once the result. The island at large is guarded during the night by the Charleston Light Dragoons, 14rt strong, under command of Capt. It. K. Rutledge. This gallant and patriotic corps is composed of wealthy and spirited young men of Charleston, who, we learn as a matter of choice, bear their own expenses in every way. If the enemy comes to our shores, we predict for them many an act of daring that will remind us of the "Game Cocks" and "Swamp Foxes" of South Carolina during the first revolution. We had rain on Sunday morning and we assure you it was a most welcome visitor: for the cisterns, on which we are mainly dependent, were nearly empty. On yesterday evening after dark, a regular thunder-storm, with incessant flashes of lightning and peals of thunder, passed over, and further replenished the cisterns. Still the water is no better than you could get in any frog-pond of the up-country. It is perfectly alive with a very busy little "baste" which "flourishes" under the happily conceived nomen of "wiggletails." These interesting but silly little things seem to have a fondness for the part of the bucket where you dip your cup in, and passively swim into it as it sinks beneath the surface: and so are gulped down in pitiable martyrdom to their love of ease and the wiggling of their tails. From this and other causes, some sickness, chiefly of a dysentery complexion, is prevailing; but no one is yet much sick in the whole regiment. We regret to learn that the 4th regiment, quartered at Columbia, has lost a noble young soldier in the death of a schoolmate of our childhood. He leaves a lovely and amiable companion only a few weeks his bride. This grievous news unfits us for writing and leaves us sadly. Our Corporal. Married?On Thursday, the 2nd instant, by Rev. W. W. Caruthers, Mr. J. A. Smith and Miss Mary Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. J. A. Hogue, all of this district. (To be Continued). "SHOESTRING BILL." One of Wall Street's Queerest Characters Has Disappeared. "Shoestring Bill," one of Wall street's quaint characters for more than twenty-five years, has disappeared. Those who know him well, say he Is dead, but none is able to tell the time and place of his last moments, and a canvass of the hospitals where he would most likely be taken in case of a fatal illness, produced no information. Known in the financial district by the soubriquet which characterized his manner of obtaining a livelihood, "Shoestring Bill's" right name was Jacob Schwartz and his last known place of residence was at 36 Frankfort street says the New York Tribune. He had been suffering from tuberculosis for several months and his friends say if he has not already succumbed to the ravages of the white plague that it can be* only a question of days, perhaps iiuui a. .Born in Lima, Peru, of Hebrew parents, the man who was so well known to Wall street, according to his own , narration, come to this country when but a lad of three years old. His early life was clouded in mystery. In Harlem he would have been known as an 'old clothes" vender, but his operations in Wall street also included lending small sums to stock exchange messenger boys at rates of interest which, if they were charged by Russell Sage, would have been termed usurious. From whatever source, "Shoe- : string Bill" accumulated a fortune, estimated anywhere between $30,000 and 150,000. "He never spent a cent," said one of i iiis acquaintances, "so every dollar he made was so much clear profit. I think his death, if he is dead, was due , "hiefly to his unwillingness to provide himself with even the bare necessities >f life. "While apparently much adverse to the use of water for bathing purposes, Shoestring Bill' was one of the smart- 1 ?st Jews 1 ever met. To my knowledge he owned two Mat houses. He < svas an active real estate speculator ind must have made most of his ' money this way, with the original cnpital accumulated from the sale of old dothes and hats and lending a dollar 1 liere and there to the Wall street mes*enger boys." With every appearance of a "hobo" 'Shoestring Kill" was a great reader specially on political subjects. He ivrote many letters to the newspapers under the name of Ward and displayed i keen intelligence on the various developments of the day. His attitude was invariably that of the critic. Hi was hostile to the policies of the late Mayor Gaynor, as well as to other municipal, state and national leaders. That "Shoestring Bill" had a pas don for classical music was evidenced ?y tlie fact that he was said to be a ' ^distant attendant at the opera, but lie ilwa.vs sat in the cheapest seat lie mild buy. Trees are a Blessing. A!en and animals have good reason ' Tor their fondness for trees. It is not oily because the trees add much to j :he beauty of our streets, or because lie attractiveness of rivers and lakes , rnd even the seashore depends large y upon the trees that we look upon as dlent friends. They help us in a more ; Tiaterial way than with their beauty, I jreat as that help may be. They add to our physical comfort and to our | lealth. The side of the street having the I nost trees is the popular side in sum- j iner. That is because it is the coolest >y about twenty degrees, Mr. Far well tells us, for "it full grown tree sends ?ut leaves into the air." Shading th< ' ground also serves to moderate the | tieat. And the air around the trees is 1 ] The tempering effect of trees on the | climate is not confined to summer. In ; winter they actually radiate heat, in ^ iddition to their benefits as wind- ( ireaks when planted in clumps and j .rroves. That it pays to have trees in the ( [own and city and on the farmstead , s shown by the fact that real estate ^ >11 shaded trees and that on which ' rees are growing sells for a better j irice. No little of the welfare and j prosperity of town, city or country de- ] tend upon its tree, "and there is a ' lirect connection between the attraciveness of the village or of the home in the farm and the love of the citi- i tens for their villages or to the cliil- ' Jren on the farm for their home.? . M.nsas City Star. \ YORK COUNTY VOTERS. Who They Are, What They Do and Where They Live. AUTHENTIC DIRECTORY FOR WHITES. These Are the People Who Will Nominate Public Officers In the Approaching Primary Elections, Beginning August 25th. To print the names of all voters enrolled on the Democratic club rolls in one issue of The Enquirer, would require nearly five pages of the paper, and require an extra sheet. This would involve expense mai wouia naraiy oe warranted; but provided there are no obstacles in the way of getting the complete list it will be published for the benefit of our readers in installments. YORKVILLE CLUB NO. 1. R. C. Allein, banker, Yorkville. W. H. Alexander, far., No. 4, Yorkville. C. W. Adickes, aud. So. Ry., Yorkville. J. A. Ashe, carpenter, Yorkville. R. T. Allison, far.-merchant, Yorkville. John A. Ashe, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. J. Jas. Ashe, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. Hugh G. Brown, sheriff, Yorkville. E. G. Brandon, electrician, Yorkville. C. A. Boney, bookkeeper, Yorkville. J. Steele Brice, lawyer, Yorkville. A. L. Black, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. J. P. Bailes, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. D. E. Boney, insurance, Yorkville. I. L. Brandon, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. G. W. Brown, merchant, Yorkville. J. R. Barnwell, salesman, Yorkville. VV. L. Brandon, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. F. C. Black, sawyer, No. 1, Yorkville. N. S. Black, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. W R Rums farmpr Nn 1 Yorkville. VV. H. Bradford, farm., No. 1, Yorkvllle. J. H. Beckham, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. J. N. Bentteld, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. R. J. Brown, farmer, No. 1, Yorkvllle. J. M. Burton, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. E. M. Burton, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. W. T. Bradford, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. R. L. Barnwell, clerk, Yorkville. B. R. T. Bowen, r. f. d. car., Yorkville. A. M. Barnett, druggist, Yorkville. VV. T. Betts, clerk, Yorkville. L. P. Bolick, farmer, No. 3, Yorkvllle. C. T. Barron, farmer, Yorkville. J. D. Clark, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. E. T. Carson, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. E.E.Carson, well drill., No. 3, Yorkville. J. C. Comer, magistrate, Yorkville. John Cameron, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. W. R. Crawford, farm.. No. 5, Yorkville. M. A. Camp, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. S. C. Camp, farmer. No. 6, Yorkville. M. L. Carroll, merchant, Yorkville. G. M. Carroll, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. J. Cameron, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. R. S. Camp, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. W. P. Camp, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. E. A. Crawford, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. B. A. Carson, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. Oliver Clifton, farm., No. ?, Yorkville. J. H. Clark, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. R. Ij. Devinney, rarm., No. 4, YorKvuie. Y. Dickson, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. J. O. Dickson, farmer, Yorkville. E. E. Dickson, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. P. W. Dickson, student, No.l, Yorkville. C. H. Dickson, farmer, Yorkville. E. M. Dickson, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. S. D Davidson, retired farm., Yorkville. J. H. Davidson, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. W. L. Devinney, farm., No. 4, Yorkville. J. W. Dobson, merchant, Yorkville. J. M. Davison, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. E. A. Dickson, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. R. H. Dobson, bookkeeper, Yorkville. P. D. Davidson, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. H. A. Elliott, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. R. (5. Elliott, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. J. M. Elliott, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. J. W. Evans, salesman, Yorkville. VV. E. Ferguson, merchant, Yorkville. Wm. Ferguson, farm., No. 5, Yorkville. H. E. Ferguson, cattle dealer, Yorkville. S. T. Ferguson, farm., No. 5, Yorkville. D E. Finley, Jr.,-lawyer, Yorkville. D. E. Finley, Sr., lawyer, Yorkville. r. fi Ecrcnson. clerk. Yorkville. C. S. Foster, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. B. B. Ferguson, farmer, No.5, Yorkville. VV. H. Fowler, manager, Yorkville. J. E. Gettys, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. J. J. Gaulden, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. W. D. Grist, publisher, Yorkville. S. \V. Garrison, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. S. M. Grist, ins. agt., Yorkville. L. G. Grist, farmer, No. 4. Yorkville. E. E. Gillespie, minister, Yorkville. J. W. Goforth, farm., No. 4, Yorkville. G. F. Grant, carpenter, Yorkville. J. F. Gardner, carpenter. Yorkville. J. R. Hart, lawyer, Yorkville. B. Hughes, electrician, Yorkville. J. H. Hudson, carpenter, Yorkville. R. E. Heath, merchant, Yorkville. T. J. Hopper, farmer, No. 6. Yorkville. VV. H. Herndon, grocer, Yorkville. J. C. Hope, farmer, Yorkville. R. J. Herndon, musician, Yorkville. P. VV. Hunter, physician, Yorkville. [?. Mc. Hudson, farm., No. 5, Yorkville. B. M. Hull, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. D. M. Hawkins, presser, Yorkville. .. ?? r e V,. 1 I . M. I 11111.111. luxauci, nu. a, a v/i iw...v. I. C. Jackson, retired farm., Yorkville. J. W. Johnson, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. A. AI. Jackson, salesman, Yorkville. \V. B. Kerr, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. VV. A. Kinp, shoe repairer, Yorkville. J. E. Lowry, farmer, Yorkville. J. S. Lindsay, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. K. B. Lowry, cotton buyer, Yorkville. H. H. Ijiws, ry. mail clerk, Yorkville. E. ta Lathan, well dipper, 4, Yorkville. J. AI. Luthan, farm., No. 4, Yorkville. S. K. Lowry, druppist, Yorkville. R. \V. Love, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. J. A. Lathan farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. J. I). Land, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. VV. \V. Love, farmer, Yorkville. VV. R. Lathan. farm., No. 4, Yorkville. VV. R. Latimer, deputy clerk, Yorkville. Renj. Levy, merchant, Yorkville. S. E. Lowry. r. f. d. carrier, Yorkville. J. T. I Jit ham, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. I. H. S. Latham, farm.. No. 1. Filbert t. R. Latham, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. If. VV. Latham, farmer, No. 1. Filbert. I. S. Ijind, student. No. 1, Yorkville. I. A. \V. Mitchell, far., No. 1, Yorkville. J. M. Mitchell, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. I. \V. Moore, farm.. No. 3. Yorkville. I. II. Miskelly, farm., No. 1, Filbert. B. N. Moore, cotton buyer, Yorkville. P. N. Moore, cotton buyer, Yorkville. VV. T. Moore salesman, Yorkville. ft. B. Montpomery, mechanic, Yorkville. 4. M. Mitchell, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. VV. It. Moore, manufacturer, Yorkville. ['. AI. Moore, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. 3. R. Moore, teacher, No. 3, Yorkville. Klzie Myers, minister, Yorkville. r n VIiuLrollt.- fnrmpr Mo l. Yorkville. A. M. Merritt. farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. , I. W. Miller, r. f. d. car., Yorkville. I. H. Machen, minister, Yorkville. I. S. Maekorell, merchant, Yorkville. i VI. I-. Mitchell, carpenter. Yorkville. ii. J. Mull, butter maker, Yorkville. T. F. McDow, lawyer, Yorkville. P. H. McAfee, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville U. I. Mct'aw, 'stenographer, Yorkville. '. \V. McKniftht. salesman, Yorkville. P. O. McCorkle, retired, No.6, Yorkville. ft. il. McFadden, physician, Yorkville P. I. McOinnis, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville W. II. McCleave, salesman, Y-rkville. , I. l\ McEllroy. farmer, No. 1, Filbert. , VV. B. McEllroy, farmer, No. 1, Filbert P. It. McCorkle, farm., No. 6, Yorkville I. D. McDowell, physician, Yorkville. ft. A. McOinnis, merchant, Yorkville. L. M. McAlister, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. ft. K. McClure, farm., No. f>. Yorkville. , ft. I,. McCorkle. farm., No. 6, Yorkville. ft. (4. McCaw. salesman, Yorkville. VI. A. McFarland, mer., No.4, Yorkville. .. u.nu-1.. f..,.,,, NT,* J VavIt , - i 1 i ,. \\ . I . .M I*' llllllin, KU III., iiu. -V, *wir?v..?v. VV. I'. Neil, carpenter, Yorkville. i. I'. Neil, farm., No. 5, Yorkville. P. II. Neil, farmer, No. f>, Yorkville. I. R. Neil, farmer. No. 5, Yorkville. J. K. Norris, plumber, Yorkville. IV. S. Nivens, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. . VI. Nivens, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. IV. J. Neil, watchman, Yorkville. IV. S. Peters, farmer, Yorkville. VI. E. Plaxico, salesman, Yorkville. VI. M. Porter, carpenter, Yorkville. R. W. Poap, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. i P. I?. Parish, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. ' hi. O. Parrott, carpenter, Yorkville. VV. F. Putnam, p. o. clerk, Yorkville. ] h\ E. Quinn, dep. sheriff., Yorkville. ' 1. \V. Quinn, merchant, Yorkville. V. L. Robinson, farmer, Yorkville. I Ray Riddle, minister, Yorkville. r. M. Ramsay, salesman, Yorkville. lard Rose, farmer. No. 1, Yorkville. S\ I). Rose, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. ] Louis Roth, merchant, Yorkville. N. F. Robinson, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. R. L. Robinson, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. J. O. Robinson, salesman, Yorkville. N. N. Roberts, farmer. No. 4. Yorkville. H. C. Robinson, farm.. No. 6, Yorkville. R. R. Robinson, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. J. F. A. Smith, farm., No. 1. Yorkville. L. L. Smith, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. F. E. Smith, farmer, Yorkville. J. W. Smith, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. E. A. Smith, farmer, No. 1, .Yorkville. C. H. Smith, farmer, No. 4. Yorkville. J. S. Sandifer, salesman, Yorkville. D. L. Shieder, druggist, Yorkville. S. C. Smith, farm., No. 1, Yorkville. J. M. Stroup, merchant, Yorkville. C. E. Spencer, lawyer, Yorkville. J. E. Sadler, hotel, Yorkville. L. L. Smith, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. J. _E. Stroup, clerk, Yorkville. J. K. siepnenson. iar.. fNo. i. xorKviiie. | C. H. Sandifer, farmer, Yorkville. J. A. Sherer, merchant, Yorkville. C. C. Stewart, farmer. Yorkville. R. E. C. Stewart, mill opr., Yorkville. O. W. Sherer, butcher, Yorkville. J. W. Stewart, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. Meek Stewart, farmer. No. 5. Yorkville. R. R. Smarr, carpenter. Yorkville. W. A. Sherer, farmer. No. 4, Yorkville. T. J. Stowe, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. W. E. Scoggins. ret'd. farm., Yorkville. C. E. Stewart, farmer, No. 5, Yorkville. J. L. Starr, retlr'd farmer. Yorkville. J. D. Stewart, carpenter, Yorkville. S. L. Thomasson, far., No. 5, Yorkville. J. A. Tate, clerk of court, Yorkville. W. B. Thomasson, clerk, Yorkville. T. D. Turner, livery, Yorkville. W. D. Thomasson, salesman, Yorkville. J. T. Thompson, farm., No. 4, Yorkville. M. C. Willis, farmer, Yorkville. J. Q. Wray. supt., elec. plant, Yorkville. S. C. Wood, merchant, Yorkville. R. L. Wilkerson, farm.. No. 1, Yorkville. W. I. WItherspoon, merch., Yorkville. O. E. Wllklns, banker. Yorkville. J. H. WItherspoon, farmer, Yorkville. L. R. Williams, prob. judge, Yorkville. W. O. White, physician. Yorkville. O. A. Wilkerson, far., No. 1. Yorkville. W. S. Willis, bookkeeper. Yorkville. J. O. Wardlaw, manufr., Yorkville. J. B. Wallace, farmer, Yorkville. M. S. Whitesides, far., No. 1, Yorkville. M. W. White, dentist, Yorkville. T W WinHpr fiirmpr Vn 4 VnrkvillP. M. J. Walker, physician, Yorkville. J. E. Warlick, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. W. L. Williams, druggist, Yorkville. H>. W. Witherspoon, far. No. 6, Y'ville. S. H. White, student, Yorkville. T. T. Walsh, minister. Yorkville. J. A. Wilkerson, barber, Yorkville. Berry Wray, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. W. A. Watson, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. C. J. Youngblood, clerk, Yorkville. YORKVILLE CLUB NO. 2. W. T. Ashe, mill opr., Yorkville. M. L. Anthony, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. J. O. Allison, r. f. d. car., Yorkville. J. S. Alexander, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. 'larvey Adkins, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. W. W. Alexander, far.. No. 2, Yorkville. J. W. Allen, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. N. J. N. Bowen, salesman, Yorkville. J. W. Bumgardner, farmer, Yorkville. J. M. Brian, merchant, Yorkville. J. E. Burns, salesman, Yorkville. L. O. Baber, barber, Yorkville. D. J. Boyd, mill operative, Yorkville. R. T. Beamguard, ins. agt., Yorkville. J. W. Bennett, mill opr., Yorkville. M. W. Beach, printer, Yorkville. C. R. Brooks, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. J. I. Barron, physician, Yorkville. W. T. Barron, student, Yorkville. S. I>. Brown, painter, Yorkville. N. B. Bratton, merchant, Yorkville. t. A. Bratton, physician, Yorkville. H. H. Brown, mill opr., Yorkville. tt r n T~> _ V? A V^^bvlllo VV . II, DI UWII, laiui., nu. 1, luintiuc, W. L. Bratton, retir'd farm., Yorkvllle. I. P. Boyd, farmer, No. 7, Yorkville. T. C. Brakefleld, mill opr., Yorkville. J. C. Burge, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. E. L. Bennett, mill worker, Yorkville. W. H. Bennett, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. VV. L. Baber, plumber, Yorkville. L. M. Boyd, mill worker, Yorkville. H. H. Barron, barber, Yorkville. J. W. Betts, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. Ft. P. Carroll, farmer, Yorkville. \. Y. Cartwright. dentist, Yorkville. J. P. Carson, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. J. E. Carroll, supt. education, Yorkville. G .P. Clark, mill worker, Yorkville. Chris. Chllders, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. las. Cansler, farmer, Tirzah. ?. R. Clinton, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. T. R. p. Clinton, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. B. R. Carroll, mill worker, Yorkville. S. C. Carson, farm.. No. 3, Yorkville. Baxter Carson, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. J. M. Camp, mill worker, Yorkville. J. VV. Clinton, mill worker, Yorkville. .T. R. Connolly farmer, Yorkville. Will Clinton, farmer, No, 3, Yorkville. C. T. Connor, farmer, No. 7. Yorkville. Roy Carroll, farmer. No. 7. Yorkville. T. H. Carroll, merchant. Yorkville. Walter Carroll, farmer, Yorkville. Austin Cobb, railroader, Yorkville. -* ^ 11 1 * 11^ ' \v. uarrun, uieruimm. iu^viuc. W. S. Dickson, merchant, Yorkville. Arch D. Dorsett, merchant. Yorkville. 7.M. Dillingham, farm., No.3, Yorkville. T. C. Dunlap, farmer, No. 3. Yorkville. ? F. Dunlap. farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. W. P. Dowdle, mill worker, Yorkville. E. R. Dillingham, m. worker. Yorkville. YV. E. Erwin, physician, Yorkville. G. O. Eaves, Jr., ry. m. clerk, Yorkville. R. C. Faulkner, clerk, Yorkville. J. M. Ferguson, merchant. Yorkville. YYr. W. Ferguson, clerk. Yorkville. YV. J. Fewell, farmer, No. 7, Yorkville. L. H. Ferguson, farmer, No. 3, Y'vllle. F. L. Feemster, carpenter. Yorkville. YV L. Graham, mill worker, Yorkville. T. C. Grant, mill worker, Yorkville. i >. E. Grist, pub.-printer, Yorkville. J. G. Gardner, mill worker. Yorkville. Harden Gordon, farm.. No. 6, Yorkville. B. H. Gordon, mill worker, Yorkville. A. M. Grist, pub.-printer, Yorkville. B. S. Graham, mill worker, Yorkville. YV. J. Gordon, Jr., far.. No. 6, Yorkville. H. R. Gordon, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. E. YV. Hollis. mill worker, Yorkville. YV. O. Harshaw, merchant. Yorkville. J. E. Hart, lawyer, Yorkville. G. \Y\ S. Hart, lawyer. Yorkville. C. H. Hart, salesman. Yorkville. R. L. Hogue, mill worker. Yorkville. C. F. Hancock, ins. agt., Yorkville. I. tliiri, uuimi.-i, iuiMuic. W. W. Hudson, mill worker, Yorkville. A. C. Hogue, mill worker, Yorkville. J. M. Hunter, carpenter, Yorkville. W. D. Hannon, mill worker. Yorkville. Brooks Inman, salesman, Yorkville. I. W. Johnson, merchant, Yorkville. J. K. Johnson, mill supt., Yorkville. I. S. Jones, r. f. d. carrier, Yorkville. R. P. Jackson, textile, Yorkville. S. N. Johnson, farmer. Yorkville. W. W. Jenkins, retired mer., Yorkville. W. W. Jenkins, Jr., teacher, Yorkville. Milton Jackson, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. T. D. Jones, mill worker. Yorkville. J. E. Jackson, farmer. No. 6. Yorkville. R. M. Johnson, broker, Yorkville. J. O. Johnson, farmer, r. f. d., Yorkville. VV. M. Kennedy, ret. merch., Yorkville. John Kelly, mill worker. Yorkville. 1. W. Kunz, tinner. Yorkville. P. W. Love, policeman, Yorkville. R. R. Love, farmer. No. 3, Yorkville. D. P. Lockridse farm., No. 6. YorKvuie. R. J. Latta. farmer, Yorkville. I. R. Logan, contractor. Yorkville. J. A. Latta. cotton buyer. Yorkville. B. M. Love, Co. auditor. Yorkville. I. If. Lovett, mill worker. Yorkville. J. Y. Lucas, carpenter, Yorkville. J. R. Lindsay, insurance, Yorkville. John Lowry, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. R. \V. Lowry, cotton buyer. Yorkville, J. W. Love, farmer. No. 2, Yorkville. E. T. Love, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. J. A. Lowry, farmer, No. 3. Yorkville. R. B. Lowry. Ex. agent, Yorkville. J. R. Lindsay, Jr., cot. buyer. Yorkville. , W. W. Lewis, lawyer, Yorkville. J. B. Love, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. R. M. Love, life ins.. No. 3. Yorkville. E. R. Love, farmer, No. 2. Yorkville. W. rt. Love, farmer. No. 2. Yorkville. I,. B. Love, farmer. No. 2, Yorkville. M. V. Lackey, farmer, No. 3. Yorkville. H. J. Love, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. J. M. Moore, farmer. Yorkville. T. L. Moss, farmer. No. 3, Yorkville. T. A. Marion, lawyer, Yorkville. J. F. Moore harness maker, Yorkville H. R. Merritt, farmer. No. 3, Yorkville. VV. C. Miller, mill worker, Yorkville. J. W. Mull, farmer, No. 2. Yorkville. ('. M. Merritt, mill worker, Yorkville. T. 1). Mullinax, mach. apt., Yorkville. D. B. Morrow, farmer, 3. Yorkville. M. Mull farmer. No. 2. Yorkville. Leonard Mull, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. R. J. Mackorell. who. pro. Yorkville. h\ L. Miskelly, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. J. T. Miskelly. farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. John Moss, retired farmer, Yorkville. B. F. Marley, farmer. No. 7, Yorkville. F. P. Morrison, merchant, Yorkville. C. M. Miller, barber, Yorkvllle. J. J. McSwain, mill worker, Yorkville. Ernest McSwain, mill worker, Y'ville. Robert McGinnis, mill worker. Y'ville. R. S. McConnell, merchant, Yorkville. J. P. McMurray. banking. Yorkville. J. F. McElwee, merchant. Yorkville. William McLoud, cotton mill, Y'ville. E. P. McSwain, cotton mill, Yorkville. R. E. McFarland, farmer, 3, Yorkville. A. W. McFarland, salesman, 3, Y'ville. E. E. McSwain, mill worker, Y'ville. P. A. H. McSwain, mill worker. Y'ville. S. M. McNeel, banking, Yorkville. NT. C. McCorkle, Mgr. tel co., Y'ville. J. L. McGarity, farmer, 3, Yorkville. W. M. McConnell. merch., Yorkvllle. J. L. McManus, mgr. p. s. Yorkville. Will McGarity, farmer, 3. Yorkville. J. W. McFarland, farmer, 3, Yorkville. W. L. Massey, office work, Yorkville. W. T. Nlvens, farmer, Yorkville. H. E. Neil, co. treas., Yorkville. S. M. Xeely, farmer, Xo. 7, Yorkville. Banks Xivens, mill worker, Y'ville. G. H. O'Leary, merchant, Yorkville. J. L. Gates, minister, Yorkvllle. L. W. Ollis, mill worker. Yorkvllle. J. B. Pegram. cotton buyer, Y'ville. Robert Propst, farmer, 6, Yorkvllle. Calvin Parish, mill worker, Yorkville. Tracy Proctor, Opr. So., Ry., Y'ville. P. W. Patrick, So. Ry. Agt., Y'ville. W. B. Pressley, mill worker, Y'ville. J. P. Pugh, mill worker, Yorkville. John Propst, mill worker, Yorkvllle. Cliff Quinn, mill worker, Yorkville. J. W. Quinn, dairyman, Yorkville. J. T. Quinn, blacksmith, Yorkville. John Rose, farmer, No. 7, Yorkville. J. R. Robinson, guard, Yorkville. O. A. Rose, fire dept. driver, Yorkville. J. M. Robinson, ret. m. work., Yorkville. Meek Robinson, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. T. H. Robinson, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. Paul Robinson, farm., No. 6, Yorkville. J. C. R. Robinson, far., No. 6, Yorkville. W. J. Ramsey, mill worker, Yorkville. A. C. Ramsey, ry. sec. fore., Yorkville. L. Rayfield, mill worker. Yorkville. Lewis Ramlin mill worker, Yorkville. R. G. Ratchford, farmer, No. 3, Y'ville. Riley Ramsey mill worker, Yorkville. E. M. Shllllnglaw, farmer, 2, Yorkville. John Smart, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. Robert Shinn, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. J. M. Simril, farmer, No. 2, Yorkville. J. M. Starr, merchant, Yorkville. Theodore Spencer, lineman, Yorkville. C. F. Sherer, butcher, Yorkville J. G. Sassi, monument work, Yorkville. S. I* Steele, grocer, Yorkville. C. T. Stroup, mill worker, Yorkville. R. A. Shillinglaw, farm., 7, Yorkville. R. G. Sandifer, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. Edw. Sandifer, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. Hugh Sanders, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. J. R. Scott, farmer, No. 3. Yorkville. J. B. Scott, farmer. No. 3, Yorkville. C. L. Sandifer, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. T. K. Scott, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. M. W. Sandifer, farm., No. 3, Yorkville. T. T. Sandifer. farm., No. 3. Yorkville. J. F. Smith, clerk, Yorkville. Collier Sigmon, carpenter, Yorkville. Charlie H. Smith, farmer, Yorkville. P. Thrift, carpenter. Yorkville. M. L. Thomasson, far., No. 2, Yorkville. P. S. Thomasson, far., No. 2, Yorkville. M. W. Thomas, ry. construe., Yorkville. J. A. Turner, farmer, No. 3, Yorkville. F. D. Underwood, contractor, Yorkville. Isaac VanTassell, far., No. 1, Yorkville. R. L. Varnadore, mill worker, Yorkville. J. W. Varnadore, far., No. 3. Yorkville. H. T. Williams, cot. buyer, Yorkville. W.J.P.Wylie, wagon repairs, Yorkville. A. M. Wallace, farm., No. 2, Yorkville. Robt. Witherspoon, farmer.. Yorkville. D. T. Woods, clerk, Yorkville. J. P. White, cotton buyer, Yorkville. J. C. Wllborn. real estate, Yorkville. G. W. Williams, law ck. & r. e. Y'ville. J. C. Wallace, salesman, Yorkville. F. C. Wood, mill worker, Yorkville. R. A. White, mill worker Yorkville. C. Y. White, mill worker, Yorkville. L. B. White, mill worker, Yorkville. C. M. Wood, mill worker, Yorkville. J. S. W(-lis, mill worker, Yorkville. L. C. Wells, mill worker. Yorkville. VV. N. Wood, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. J. B. Whitesides, farmer, 3, Yorkville, J. L. Wood, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. J. M. Williford, farmer, Yorkville. Daniel Whltener, textile, Yorkville. Miles White, textile, Yorkville. W. H. Williams, farmer, Yorkville. B. R. Williams, mill worker, Yorkville. J. J. White, clerk, Yorkville. C. G. White, mill worker. Yorkville. C. G. White, mill worker, Yorkville. W. S. Wood, mill worker, Yorkville. J. R. A. Wallace, merchant, Y'ville. R. J. Withers, clerical. Yorkville. G. R. Wallace, farmer, No. 2, YorKville. T. R. Wallace, farmer, 2, Yorkville. J. J. Wallace, insurance, Yorkville. 0. L. Wallace, farmer. No. 3. Yorkville. Thos. Wilson mill worker, Yorkville. J. F. Youngblood, salesman, Y'ville. Villa's Currency. When Villa proclaimed himself military governor of the state of Chihuahua he began the extraordinary exper iment?extraordinary because he knew nothing about it?of creating a government for 400,000 people out of his own head. It has often been said that Villa succeeded because he had educated advisers. As a matter of fact he was almost alone. What advisers he had spent most of their time answering his eager questions and doing what he told them. There was the financial question. It came, to Villa in this way. He noticed all of a sudden that there was no money in circulation. The farmers who produced meat and vegetables refused to come into the city markets any more because no one had any money to buy them. The truth was that those possessing silver or Mexican bank notes buried them in the ground. Chi huahua not being a manufacturing center and the few factories there having been closed down, there was nothing which could be exchanged for food. So, like a blight, the paralysis of the production of food began all at once and actual starvation stared at the town populations. I remember hearing vaguely of several highly elaborate plans for the relief of this condition put forward by Villa's advisers. He himself said, "Why, if all they need is money, let's print some." So they picked up the printing press in the basement of the governor's palace and ran off 2,000,000 pesos on strong paper, with Villa's name printed across the middle in large letters. The first isue of currency was guaranteed by absolutely nothing but the name of Francisco Villa. It was issued chiefly to revive the petty commerce of the state so that the poor people could get food. And yet almost immediately it was bought by the banks at El Paso at 18 and 19 cents on the dollar because Villa guaranteed it. Of course he knew nothing of the accepted ways of getting: his money into circulation. He began to pay the army with it. Then on Christmas day he called the poor people of Chihuahua together and gave them J15 apiece outright. Then he issued a short decree, ordering the acceptance of his money at par throughout the state. The succeeding Saturday the market places of Chihuahua and the other nearby towns swarmed with farmers and with buyers. Villa issued another proclamation, fixing the price of heef at seven cents a pound, milk at five cents a quart and bread at four cents a loaf. There was no famine in Chihuahua. But the big merchants who had timidly reopened their shops for the first time since his entry into Chihuahua, placarded their goods with two sets of price marks?one for Mexican silver money and bank bills and the other for "Villa money." He stopped that by another decree, ordering 60-days' imprisonment for anybody who discriminated against his currency.?Metropolitan Magazine.