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' ; _ MWOTPjMPjgnap^^ " l. m orist'S sons, Pn bin hen, ( % 4am''8 Utrospfltii: 4or 'M Iromotion of (political, Social, ^grieultural and (Tommercial Interests of the { TM,J^rV!Lt.'li!!tJ'LS)!f<'C<' ESTABLISHED 1855. " YORKVILLE, S. C., TUESDAY, ATJGIJ8T 471914. JSTO. *>2. ? 1 ALONE IN THI By JOSEPH Copyright, 1913, by Small, Maynard CHAPTER VI. j Trapping a Bear. That night it was colder than usual. + I began to realize that sooner or later ' I would be forced to break the game laws and get some sort of skins for I protection. During the day while on the move, I really didn't need anything 011 my body. In fact, through the entire trip, even up to the very last day, I went around the fcrest rain or shine absoW lutely naked. But at night 1 did need something for covering. It was also time for me to De intuiting about what 1 should wear when I came back to civilization. 1 could y scarcely return to the world naked. I thought of the deer I had obtained and then lost. In my wanderings I had seen many signs of bears. Once in the burnt lands I saw three feeding on the berries shortly after the deer episode. A bearskin would mean much to me. Then, too, I could utilize the sinew and meat to good advantage. r A man little dreams what he can accomplish until he is put to the test. I fully believe that necessity, coupled A with determination and confidence, makes failure impossible. From the first moment the idea of getting a bear came into my head I felt confident I could trap one. I carefully went over in my mind various ways I might make the attempt, and when morning came I had my plan an i mapped out. I didn't even wait that day to see if my friends, the red deer and white fawn, would come to the spring. I was all bear now and was anxious to ^ get to work constructing a trap. For over an hour I walked about searching for a suitable spot and finally found the right place. A deadfall was impractical, so my plan was to build a combination pit PHiM > [: H Hj - V m H * i I nt uccn mi [Sketch made in the woods by the authoi fir L# and deadfall, much after the plan of the Indian way of trapping grizzly bears in the west. Lugging a pit meant a lot of work. I started in by loosening the ground with sharp pointed stones and hornbeam sticks. It was slow work, but I made some progress, scooping the earth out with Mat shale from ledges. I worked for several hours that day, returning to my partially excavated hole the next day and again setting to work. I don't know how many hours I ^ worked on that pit. It might have been ten or Hfteen during the two or three days I kept at it. once during the digging I thought I should have to give up that spot, for I came across some heavy rock and 0 buried petrilied wood. It took the most arduous labor to dislodge that rock and chip my way through the T found o.irth nifnin. At last the hole was large enough to hold a bear, being about three and a half to four feet deep. 1 bedded two logs, one on each side, in the earth I had scooped from the hoie. I next made a kind of deadfall over ^ the pit with logs and sticks covering this with rocks I had taken out of the hole. Then I set a spindle trip, which resembled the figure 4, under the dead? fall. This spindle I baited with stale ^ fish. 1 arranged the bait quite high up! so that the bear would have to stand on his hind legs to get it. The trap was done at last, and I was pleased with it. The covering, loaded with rocks, titled securely just inside the bed logs. This would make it impossible to move the top front side to side when once it was down. I didn't get a bear that night, but the next night as I passed by the pit I thought I heard a rustle as if some animal was moving away from the trap. I didn't k<? any nearer because through the trees I could just make out the slant of the roof. It hadn't been sprung yet. The next night 1 "looked" the trap and found a bear in it. While 1 had been confident all along f that 1 would be able to land a bear. there was more or less surprise attached to the capture of this one. Coming up t<? the side of the pit. I saw through the roof cover a young bear making every effort to get out. 9 "This is great luck," I said to myself. "Kver.vthing is coming my way." There would be the skin and the meat, and I began to think of everything about the animal I could use. I made up my mind that he must L WILDERNESS KNOWLES I & Co. not get away from me. I can't describe * > you my feelings just then. I imagine they were something like those of a miser when there is a possibility of his losing his gold. At that time the bear was worth more to me than all the gold in the world. Considering the situation carefully, I found that I would have to break away some of the lashing in order to get at the animal. Hut I had to be careful not to break away too much, so I made an aperture just big enough for him to stick his head out. Before doing this 1 got a hornbeam r?inH whinh T helrt in readiness. Presently out came the nose of the bear. I made a vicious swing and missed him. My presence so enraged the animal that he struggled around, trying frantically to escape. Again his head came up through the torn place in the cover, and this time I landed squarely on top of it. But you can't kill a bear by hitting him over the head. You must strike him on the nose. I knew that, and just waited my chance. As I looked down at him a feeling of pity came over me at the method I was forced to use. But how else could I do it? Pretty soon he stuck out his front paws. I swung and hit them. With a cry of pain he pulled them back. Keeping my eyes on the bear every minute, I backed away to a tree and broke off a small limb covered with leaves. Returning to the trap, I tore away another lashing. With my left hand I began to dangle the leaves on the end of the branch in his face to divert his attention so that I could deliver a blow with the club. In his anger a good part of his nose came out. I swung my club, landing on the side of the bear's nose. The VD THE FAWN. r on birch bark with burnt sticks from his es.] animal toppled over in the pit and lay perfectly still. Knowing bears of old, I did not take any chances even then. I prodded him with the stick. There was no question about it. He was dead! It had been pretty strenuous work, so I decided to put off the task of skinning the creature until next day. I knew what that would mean without any knife. It would take me hours to complete the work. Catching that bear was the biggest thing I hail yet accomplished in the forest. I think every man who has accomplished something a bit bigger than the ordinary things of his daily routine has a right to feel proud. It is a part of his reward. However, there was a great deal of luek attached to my catching that bear. Anyway, I had him, and I was pleased beyond measure. The red deer and the little white fawn came up to my spring the next morning. Hy 7 o'clock I was at the trap again. On the way I picked up the sharpest edged rocks I could find, throwing away those I had as I came across better ones. These rocks are surprisingly sharp and abound everywhere in this region. I was ready for a hard day's work. l'ulling away the covering. I broke down the side of the pit and forced a couple of logs under the body of the bear, raising it slightly. I should estimate that he weighed close to 200 pounds. Hy getting a good hold and tugging and hauling 1 managed to drag him up the side of the pit I had just broken down. 1 would have given anything for a knife just then! In its place I took one of the sharp rocks and began sawing back and forth on the inside of one of his hind legs. After a seemingly endless time the hair began to curl up under the rock. It worked hard at tirst. but by putting all my muscle back of it 1 finally broke the skin. Vul until l?iti>P htiil I \V'i it'll ??il iliiWIl the hind legs, ui the stomach and then 111* and down the inside of the front legs. While it was a crude piece of work, tiie skin was now ready to he taken off. I was tired after finishing this stunt. A few moments' rest and 1 was at work again. Then for hours I tugged and pulled at that skin trying to remove it from the carcass. Alternately working and resting for short periods, I took hold of the skin with one hand while I ripped it away from the tlesh hy scraping between the two with the sharpest stones I had. Of course quantities of meat came off with the skin, but that didn't bother me, for I knew I could scrape it off later. Not until late in the afternoon? judging by the sun?did I Anally pull that skin entirely off. And I had started to work about seven that morning! As Lost pond was not very far from where I had made the trap I decided to go there, and afterward to my first lean-to, which was in that vicinity. First I sawed off with my rock a large portion of the bear meat for food, gathering the sinew. Slinging the meat and skin over my shoulder, I started for camp. I confess I was pretty much "all in" when I arrived at the pond. My hands were cramped and scratched, and ev ejy muscle in my back and arms ached. Throwing the skin and meat down on the shore. I plunged into the water. The bath was very icfreshing. It made a new man out of me. After I came out I lay down in the sun to rest. The beavers were busy over on the dam, and I watched them a long time. With visions of an early bed, I went back into the woods in the direction of my lean-to, where I built a new fire and ate a supper of dried berries and smoked trout, which I had previously stored away for just such an emergency. I slept soundly that night. (To be Continued). INTELLIGENT REST Consists Mainly in Variety of Employment. Fortunate is the man who knows how to rest. To know how to take a vacation is not the least among the gifts of the living. Herbert Spencer told us many years ago that we lived inn fnst Carlvle's man who sings at his work is the exception. The man who loves his labor works better, and, other things equal, lives longer than the man who worries with his work. Honest work is a stimulating mental and physical exercise. Men die not of overwork, but of overworry. They who live two days at a time shorten their lives. Repose is not an American gift. The quiet hour, like the calm sea, is exceptional. Nobody can doubt the physical and moral value of the stilled thunder. To be quiet sometimes is to be more efficient. The children in the kindergarten are taught to be silent for a period. Silence is as great a gift as action. Old Faithful, the geyser in the Yellowstone, spouts for three-quarters of an hour then rests. The pulse of the blood is interspersed with life-giving pauses. Rest is mental. When the mind wearies, the body relaxes. Drudgery is mental monotony. The climate of the mind loses its distinct seasons when drudtrerv steals away vivacity, and variety. Idleness is not rest, but rust. A change of air refreshes the whole man. What most people need for a vacation is a new duty, not a new climate. If you would rid yourself of an old trouble and escape from a galling condition, take up a new I task. Inaction leads to atrophy. Rust does as much harm as friction. There is no reward for the idler whether he be rich or poor. The lazy man is seldom an optimist. Rest is more than mental; it is spiritual. One cannot rest on bayonet points or coals of lire. The summer peace of the soul is the basis for the rest that gives life. Our Lord never separated physical well-being from spiritual conditions. He went away to mountain and sea to replenish his physical strength, but this involved a spiritual experience. A tired body can never find rest while in it rapes the restless lires of a spiritual hell. The peace of God within is the beginning of outward harmony. Here is the secret of repose, and what is repose but faith in things imperishable? Repose is spiritual assurance. Good health begins in the heart. The ozone of the sea may make the blood tingle with new life, but the surf never reaches the spirit except as a transient stimulant. The peaceful mind, like a ship swinging to an anchor dropped into the deeper sea, is immune from the greater dangers. When you go away on your vacation take that feverish mind with you, and the spirit that needs the divine sunshine.?Philadelphia Ledger. AN OLD TIME TRAVELER Once Brought $50,000 from Providence to Charleston on Horseback. Few Americans of his day traveled so much as did Elkanah Watson. Aft er staying at Mount Vernon ior several clays after the Revolution, he said Washington invariably waved aside all mention of his great achievements. "His servants watched his eyes constantly to detect his wishes." When Watson in the middle of the night had a lit of coughing, the Father of His Country fetched him a pot of tea. Uppermost in Washington's mind was a plan to connect the Potomac with the Great Lakes by canal. Watson spent half a dozen years in France and dined dozens of times with Franklin?"Papa Franklin," a pretty Parisian lady called the philosopher as she patted his cheek. When still under 20 Watson had carried $50,000 in money over 1,200 miles on horseback from Providence to Charleston, S. C. On his return north he visited Valley Forge, the army being still there. According to Watson, whose own uncle was a notorious Tory, the rich Tory farmers of Pennsylvania could easily have prevented the misery of Washington's army that winter. Years later he came to Philadelphia and dined with Robert .Morris, "who lived in great splendor." The Yankee traveler was greatly impressed by the floating bridge across the Schuylkill, which had been built by Howe's British army the winter it occupied Philadelphia. This same New ICnglander was shocked when he saw the Herman women working in the Pennsylvania fields. He made one good guess, towit: The population of the United States would approach 1 Oil,000,1100 by 1 #00. Put he made a bad guess when he predicted that Alexandria, Va? would become a greater city than Baltimore. Washington and thought the same thing.- Philadelphia Ledger. FOOTSTEPS OF THE FATHERS As Traced In Early Files of The Yorkvllle 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 older people and for the entertainment and instruction of the present generation. SIXTY-NINTH INSTALLMENT (Friday Morning, May 17, 1861). From Sullivan's Island, Friday, May 11, 1861. Dear Enquirer: JJot having seen a communication from any member of the "Catawba Light Infantry," it has occurred to me that it would be nothing amiss to send you a few lines in my humble way. In the first place the visits of The Enquirer are regular, and you have the thanks of the company for your kindness in sending it to us. Thp "Palnwhiia" arp statinnpfl nn the beach between Fort Moultrie and the Moultrie house. We have a comfortable situation, but very crowded? eighty-four men in five small rooms! The health of the company has not suffered from anything except diarrhoea, from which nearly all have recovered ?but few men being unfit for duty. We have a fine time of it drilling on the beach, with a fine breeze blowing nearly all the time. The company is in good spirits, and are all ready and anxious to give our enemies a warm reception if they should presume to set foot on Carolina soil. There Is a large vessel lying off the bar today. The knowing ones about head-quarters say it is the United States steamship Niagara. The boys have all been trying to get a peep at her through a glass. I must say for the honor of the "Catawba's" that there has not been one of the company in the guard-house, or under arrest since we have been in service. We fare better than we might expect. As to provisions, we get a bountiful supply, and that which is good and substantial?the bread expected. We get enough of bread, but being "baker's bread," some of us don't relish it much. Our friends at home send us large quantities of provisions, and that which is as good as the land affords. Our water is not equal to what we have been accustomed at home, but when a man turns soldier, he need not calculate to find everything as he would wish it. We have prayer in our company regularly by Mr. John Witherspoon, of Yorkville. It is rather a remarkable circum niaiiLc uiai iiicic in i;ri w rcn rirvcii auu twelve hundred men in the regiment which have been in the service about four weeks, and there has not been a death from sickness, accident or otherwise as yet?in short, "Nobody hurt." H. A. W. Married?On the 7th instant, by Rev. J. W. North, Mr. Natty R. Morgan, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and Miss Cynthia E. Smith, of York district. (Tuesday Morning, May 21, 18G1). Regimental Flag. By reference to a communication in another column, it will be seen that the ladies of Spartanburg, with the co-operation of those of Union and York, propose to present a suitable tlag to the Fifth regiment. To produce concert of action, we suggest that the ladies of our district, especially in the sections to which our companies belong, hold meetings, and appoint committees for the purpose of soliciting subscriptions. It will be observed, that in order that all may have an opportunity of contributing for this purpose, the subscriptions are limited to one dollar. Remittances may be made to J. M. Elford, Esq., at Spartanburg, C. Hi; or if preferred, we will be pleased to forward any amount that may be contributed. All amounts forwarded through this office will be duly acknowledged. An early response is desirable, as it is proposed to present the (lag as soon as possible. * * * Editorial Correspondence. Sullivan's Island, Tuesday Evening, May 14. Dear Enquirer: The British consul at the city went yesterday aboard the ' Niagara, now blockading the port of Charleston. He received every mark of international courtesy; but was assured that the blockade will be vigor- { /n.olv ,,,1 t Commodore Stringham with a fleet of 8 or 10 vessels is expected soon; and then they will string every vessel that tries to enter port. The consul says that the Niagara has a fine corps of 600 men aboard, quite a number of large and valuable Runs, and a superabundance of provisions and ammunition. When joined by the coming fleet, the whole will likely number from three to live thousand willinR servants of a cunninR and despotic power, whose venomous and malicious hate could not be better Rratilled than by layinR waste our coast and preparinR the way to overrun the soil of our state. This fleet will keep Argus-eyes wide open on our sea-border, and do its best to molest our commerce, annoy Charleston, the islands of the harbor, OeorRetown, Beaufort and Savannah. The news from XlontRomery last night was for Savannah and Charleston to keep a bright look-out. Port Royal is perhaps the only port on the Atlantic coast south of Norfolk where the Niagara can enter; but it can drive back commercial vessels here; while the other vessels cross tlie bar, land troops and attack our harlior defenses. In short, it is rumored that a simultaneous attack is to be made on Harper's Kerry and this place. Virginia and South Carolina subdued, the conquest of the south will then be easy and speedy!! Charleston is to ko to ashes; then the state overrun! This is the programme. Nothing is too mean for the enemy to do, if they think it will promote their plans. Insurrection, burning towns and villages, plunder, rapine or what not, they would do it all. Let them come. Our troops are ready; and the people of the state may rest assured that a solid wall of flesh and steel must crumble "until not one stone be left upon another," before one hair of their heads will be in danger." A new regiment is forming in this congressional district for coast defense. Oov. Pickens is wide awake to every exposed point. We hear that no more troops will leave this state now. Let the spoiler come; and South Carolina from mountain top to sea-shore will speedily girdle up her loins and rush to repel him. As her rattlesnake strikes, she will strike?with the same subtle sneed directness and fatalitv. Let the better part of valor govern our people at home. We may possibly yet -have to cut the wolfs throat in the very fold. This bare possibility should sound the note of sleepless vigilance, and bring out every resource of latent strength and preparation. Every community, especially every town, might well and easily throw up a strong "stockade fort," or place of retreat for the women and children. It cannot do any harm. In possible conditions, it might be the salvation of the state. Every woman who has nerve, and every child who has prudence, should become innured to arms at once. These two things of themselves, might have such a moral influence as to save the state from Invasion. The harvest is approaching. Every grain should be reaped and saved. Gather up every straw, so that nothing be lost. We will need It all. Cultivate the growing crop thoroughly, and be prepared as it ripens to "pick off" the marauding "Yankee" as well as the marauding "squirrel." They may come together." In short, let not a feeling of security, however remote the enemy may be now, lull any of us to sleep. Neither let a sense of strength and plenty make us wasteful. Husband every resource. Waste nothing. Trust in God, but be ready and keep your powder dry. Some unreliable rumors, we fear, have reached you in regard to our condition. We are really faring well. Our water is our bitterest pill. That serves every purpose. With ice in it, which we can procure, it drinks pleasantly. We pass it through a cloth, which puts the wiggle-tails in a quandry. we nave nut nine sicKness. nui ? soul has yet been dangerously ill. Count twelve hundred at home, and see if you can say as much. Those who are sick have a good hospital, and receive every attention. By the way, you will be glad to learn that your townsman, Dr. Bratton, is winning golden opinions both for his efficiency and his unwearied kindness. Col. Jenkins is the same affable, sociable and earnest-spirited gentleman; he is at home. He labors incessantly for our welfare, as well as that of the state. You may tell all our friends that the 5th regiment, so far has been in Clover. Our chaplain, Rev. H. H. Durrant, told us on Sunday that the Christian people of Spartanburg had organized a "Union Prayer Meeting" to pray for the country, and especialy for the 5th regiment. We are all gratitude. In brief, Our Corporal. (To Be Continued). ST. SWITHIN Brief History of Man Whose Birthday Has to do With Weather. St. Swlthin was patron of Winchestor, of which diocese he was bishop from 852 until his death July 2, 862. He is a sort of Jupiter Pluvius in the Protestant calendar of England. The common belief is that according, as it rains or shines on St. Swithin's day, which is celebrated on July 1, the anniversary of the translation of his relics, the next forty days will be either rainy or bright. This is founded on a legion that, before dying the humbleminded saint had begged to be interred in the open churchyard, and not in the chancel of the church as was usual with the bishops. Here he remained for over a century, when the monks, thinking it disgraceful that so great a saint should have so lowly a burial place, resolved to move the body into the choir. The lath of July was appointed for the purpose. But on that day a mighty rainstorm burst forth and continued without intermission for the next forty days. The monks took this as a sign of heavenly displeasure and instead of removing the body, they built a chapel over it where it lay. Unfortunately for the legend, it happens that the formal translation of the relics of St. Swithin from the grave in the church yard to a magnificent shrine within the cathedral. was in fact effected on July 15, 971, only one hundred and nine years after his death, without any meteorological interference. Linoleum's Story.?Do you know that the linoleum you walk over each day represents products from all the continents? Wo will begin witn tne corn, wnicn largely comes from North Africa. Here the bark is stripped from the trunk, and larger branches of the cork tree when they attain the age of 25 years. The cork is conveyed from the forest to the nearest boiling station to be boiled in huge vats until the rough, woody part can lie scraped off and the bark rendered pliable. It is next shipped to Spain and trimmed there into a dozen grades or more, rebaled and sent to the linoleum factories. Linseed oil, from which linoleum derives its name, is obtained from flaxseed, largely grown in Russia and the Argentine. The flax is similarly threshed to wheat when the crop is ripe. The seed is sent to an oil-crushing centre, cleaned and the oil extracted by means of crushing the seed urn> rril tui i Uhumi r?irri i tniv o. It Is filtered, tanked and sent to the linoleum factories. lturlap, which acts as a cohesive power to the other ingredients of linoleum, is derived from jute, in India. Packed in bales it is shipped to Dundee to be further treated into burlap, and then to the factories for the purpose of backing the linoleum. Australia is one of the countries which supply pigments for the coloring of linoleum.?London Answers. 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. FILBERT CLUB. C. L. Adams, farmer, Filbert. J. VV. Bracket, farmer, Filbert. C. P. Bryan, farmer, Filbert. R. W. Bryan, farmer, Filbert. Ttr T (vuot>/1 Pl/Iiror YV . U IJIUWI1, guaiu, VIUIVI. James Bryan, farmer, Filbert J. J. Bryan, farmer, Filbert. W. D. Bracket, farmer, Filbert. William Bracket, farmer, Filbert. S. G. Bankhead, farmer, Filbert. Samuel Beamguard, farmer, Filbert. J. P. Bracket, farmer. Filbert. J. H. Boyd, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. S. A. Bailes, farmer, Filbert. C. W. Bechtler, farmer. Filbert. R. W. Bailes, farmer, Filbert. J. A. Carroll, mail carrier, Filbert. W. I. Castles, merchant, Filbert. L. Hi Castles, farmer, Filbert. M. L. Castles, farmer. Filbert. T. L. Crawford, farmer, No. 1, Y'ville. A. J. Clinton, farmer, Filbert. D. C. Clark, mail carrier, Yorkville. W. M. Clark, farmer, Filbert. J. C. Dickson, farmer, Yorkville. J. R. Deas, farmer, Filbert. G. B. Dickson, farmer, Yorkville. \ S. M. Dillingham, farmer, Filberb W. N, Ferguson, farmer, Filbert. W. S. Ferguson, farmer, Filbert. W. H. Ferguson, farmer, Filbert. J. R. Ferguson, farmer, Filbert. J. W. Ferguson, farmer, Filbert. W. M. Gettys, farmer, Filbert. W. S. Gordon, farmer, Filbert. Robert Gordon, farmer, Filbert. A. R Gettys, farmer, Filbert. J. A. Harvey, farmer, Filbert. R. B. Harvey, farmer, Filbert. D. M. Hall, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. J. L. Harvey, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. J. Q. Hall, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. J. M. Hartness, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. R A. Horton, farmer, No. 1. Yorkville. M. B. Hall, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. H. J. Harvey, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. D. E. Jackson, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. H. G. Jackson, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. W. W. Jackson, farmer, 6, Yorkville. W. A. Jones, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. J. J. Jackson, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. D. F. Jackson, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. W. B. Keller, No. 1, Filbert. W. E. Land, merchant, Filbert. B. G. Lilly, merchant, Filbert. W. W. Lynn, farmer, Filbert. J. C. Lilly, farmer, Filbert. L. N. Mull, farmer, Filbert. H. R. Miller, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. J. B. Miller, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. J. J. McCarter, farmer, Filbert. G. R. McDaniel, farmer, Filbert. James McCarter, farmer, 6, Yorkville. VV. D. McCarter, farmer, 6, Yorkville. I. T. McAbee, farmer, Filbert. T. G. McCarter, farmer, 6, Yorkville. I. L. McCarter, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. W. H. McDaniel, painter, Filbert. J. B. Neil, manufacturer, Filbert. P Wt Mt?il farmer. No. 1. Filbert. A. J.-Parrott, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. W. L. Pursley, farmer, Filbert. E. G. Pursley, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. R. P. Parrott, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. S. Li. Pursley, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. F. M. Poteet, farmer, Filbert. J. C. Parrott, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. W. J. Parrott, farmer. Filbert. Calvin Pressley, farmer. No. 1, Filbert. Robert Parker, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. Nimrod Parker, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. R C. Pressley, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. J. W. Stone, farmer. Filbert. O. B. Smoak, farmer, Filbert. J. M. Stowe, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. A. W. Smoak, farmer, Filbert. W. M. Stowe, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. S. E. Sturpis, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. W. A. Smart, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. T. S. Stowe, farmer, No. 1, Yorkville. A. J. Sturpis, farmer. No. 6, Yorkville. T. E. Sturpis, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. E. V. Templeton, farmer, Filbert. W. A. Thomasson, farmer, Filbert. T. J. Thomasson, farmer, Filbert. T. N. Thomasson, farmer. 6, Yorkville. R. M. Turner, farmer, Filbert. J. L. Templeton, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. J. B. Thomasson, farmer, 6, Yorkville. S. W. Thomas, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. E. L. Wood, farmer, Filbert. D. A. White, farmer, Filbert. T. J. Wood, farmer, No. 6, Yorkville. C VT Whlto f.'irmpr F*ilhprt_ W. P. White, farmer, Filbert. B. W. White, farmer, Filbert. W. B. Whitaker, farmer, Filbert. J. E. Whitesides, farmer, 1, Filbert. J. A. Walker, blacksmith, 1, Yorkvllle. T. N. Wood, farmer, No. 6, Yorkvllle. W. W. Wallace, farmer. No. 1, Filbert. H. D. Wallace, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. M. L?. Wallace, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. F. C. Walker, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. George Wallace, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. E. M. Walker, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. P. W. Wallace, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. R. C. Wallace, farmer. No. 1, Filbert. W. M. Wallace, farmer. No. 1. Filbert. R. T. Whitesides, farmer, 1, Filbert. Berry Wray, farmer, No. 1, Yorkvllle. George Weaver, farmer, No. 1, Filbert. B. I* Youngblood, farmer, 6, Yorkvllle. H. K. Youngblood, farmer, 6, Yorkvllle. W. R. Youngblood, farmer, 6, Yorkville. T. P. Youngblood, farmer, 6, Yorkville. J. E. Youngblood, farmer, 6, Yorkville. W. L. Youngblood, farmer, 6, Yorkville. R. B. Youngblood. farmer, 6, Yorkville. Samuel Youngblood, far., 6, Yorkville. SHARON CLUB. J. H. Bigham, farmer, Sharon. William Bolin, farmer. Sharon. E. G. Byers, r. r. brakeman, Sharon. C. O. Burruss, physician, snaron. W. R. Burgess, merchant, Sharon. R. S. Burns, farmer, Sharon. J. W. Bolin, farmer. No. 1, Filbert. W. H. Burns, farmer, Sharon. J. M. Brice, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. J. A. Byers, farmer, Sharon. W. B. Arrowood, minister, Sharon. R. A. Bolin. farmer, Sharon. R. H. G. Caldwell, merchant, Sharon. R. C. Caldwell, clerk, Sharon. J. R. Cobb, clerk, Sharon. Ij. E. Bolin. farmer, 2, Hickory Grove. James Clark, blacksmith, Sharon. W. B. Caldwell, clerk, Sharon. J. G. Caldwell, clerk, Sharon. J. C. Chambers, farmer, 5, Yorkville. Brown Dover, farmer, Sharon. J. W. Darby, farmer. Sharon. S. T. Ferguson, farmer, Sharon. J. T. Feemster, farmer, 5, Yorkville. J. R. Fish, farmer. No. 5, Yorkville. J. L. Feemster, farmer, 4, Yorkville. \V. A. Farris, carpenter, Sharon. J. D. Gwinn, farmer, Sharon. S. M. Graves, clerk, Sharon. S. A. Gilllllan, farmer, Sharon. P. B. Good, clerk, Sharon. S. D. Good, carpenter, Sharon. I,. H. Good, merchant. Sharon. John Green, farmi-r, Sharon. Thomas Green, farmer, Sharon. D. L. Good, farmer. Sharon. J. C. Gourley, farmer, Sharon. VV. G. Hays, farmer, Sharon. J. C. Hope, farmer. Sharon. J. S. Hartness. banker, Sharon. J. A. Hope, farmer, Sharon. \V. I,. Hill, merchant, Sharon. R. B. Hartness, farmer, 5, Yorkville. Ebenezer Hunter, minister, Sharon. H. a. Hope, farmer. Sharon. R. M. Harper, farmer, Sharon. M. A. Helton, farmer, Sharon J. S. Hope, farmer, Sharon. H. F. Horton, farmer, Sharon. M. H. Horton, farmer, Sharon. R. D. Hope, merchant. Sharon. Hd Hudson, farmer, No. f?, Yorkville. S. M. Hope, farmer. No. 5, Yorkville. T. M. Hope, carpenter. Sharon S. A. Hope, farmer, Sharon. J. R. Hope, farmer, Sharon. J. D. Hope, merchant, Sharon. R. \V. Hope, farmer. Sharon. P. B. Kennedy, merchant, Sharon. C. I,. Kennedy, merchant, Sharon. J. S. Kennedy, farmer, Sharon. J. R. Kennedy, farmer, Sharon. M. R. Love, merchant. Sharon. \V. S. Love, farmer. Sharon. S. L. Love, farmer, Sharon. Charlie Lockridge, far., 5, Yorkville. W. It. I-atham, farmer. 4. Yorkville. J. T. Latham, farmer, 4, Yorkville. i J. M. Latham, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. J. W. Mims, clerk, Sharon. W. S. Maloney, farmer, Sharon. T. A. Morris, farmer, Sharon. J. M. Maloney, farmer, Sharon. * El R. Montgomery, farmer, Filbert. W. A. Morris, farmer, Sharon. W. J. McGill, farmer, Sharon. C. L. McKnight, farmer, Yorkville. J. G. McKnight, farmer, Yorkville. Hosea Norman, farmer, 5, Yorkville. W. G. Palmer, farmer, Sharon. R. Plexico, merchant, Sharon. J. M. Plexico, merchant, Sharon. J. J. Plexico, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. T. R. Penninger, craftsman, Sharon. V. K. Plexico, merchant, Sharon. A. F. Plexico, merchant, Sharon. J. O. Pratt, farmer, Sharon. C. S. Pratt, ck. and bkkp., Sharon. S. B. Pratt, merchant, Sharon. W. O. Plexico, farmer. No. 4, Yorkville. J. S. Rainey, farmer, Sharon. S. G. Robinson, farmer, Sharon. R. M. P. Robinson, farmer, 5, Yorkville. Kiyaa Kamsey, rarmer, snaron. J. M. Rose, farmer, Yorkville. Joseph Rose, farmer, Yorkville. W. T. Ramsey, farmer, Sharon. W. C. Robinson, farmer, 4, Yorkville. J. M. Sims, farmer, Sharon W. T. Sims, mail carrier, Sharon. J. W. Sims, druggist, Sharon. J. H. Saye, physician, Sharon. J. A. Shannon, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. S. W. Sherer, farmer, Sharon. A. R. Smarr, merchant, Sharon. E. R. Shannon, farmer, 4, Yorkville. H. W. Shannon, merchant, Sharon. R. M. Sherer, farmer, Sharon. R. G. Shillinglaw, merchant, Sharon. M. A. Shillinglaw, farmer, Sharon. J. W. Shillinglaw, farmer, Sharon. E. E. Sherer, farmer, Sharon. J. W. Sherer, farmer, No. 4, Yorkville. L. C. Street, section foreman, Sharon. R. M. Whitesides, farmer, 5, Yorkville. G. W. Whitesides, merchant, Sharon. J. L. Whitesides, farmer, Sharon. J. T. Wylie, bookkeeper, Sharon. D. A. Whisonant, farmer, Sharon. J. W. Williams, farmer, Sharon. B. M. Whitesides, farmer, Sharon. James R. White, far., 2, Hickory Grove. B. R, Williams, farmer, Sharon. W. H. Williams, farmer, Sharon. W. P. Youngblood, r. f. d., Sharon. THE LAND OF GAMES Spaniards Have Many Other Sports Besides Bull Fighting. Of the national sport of bull fighting all that is good and all that is bad has been said before, and we still merely remark that It is practiced not only by the professional toreadors, but also by amateurs at the becerradas, in which the bulls used are young and almost harmless. But the rearing of fighting bulls In the ganaderlas gives rise to operations which, while lacking the sanguinary aspect of the corridas, are full of interesting sport. Such are the enclerro, in which the bull is lead away hemmed in by cabestros or belled oxen; the acoso y derrlbo, which consists of driving the bull into a corner and throwing him down in order to brand him, a feat performed either on horseback and with the goad, as in Andalusia, or by awaiting the onset of the beast, seiz ing him by the horns and twisting his neck, as Is done by the peasants of Salamanca, who for this purpose wear a leather cuirasse round the body; and the tienta, in which the pugnacity of the bull is put to the trial by means of a mock corrida. The Andalusians are adepts at pigsticking, and the king himself has taken part In this exhllirating sport on the Donana estate at the mouth of the Guadalquivir, the best district for game in all Europe. The true national game of Spain is pelota, which originated in the Basque country, but is played in all the principal towns of the peninsula and in some places abroad. The game consists of hitting a ball against the walls of a fonton, which has one or two parallel courts and sometimes a lateral one, and Is played between two teams of two nlavers each, one stand ing in front and one behind. The ball is hit either with the cesta, a sort of elongated and curved wickerwork glove, or with the flat pala (bat), or with the hand alone. The scoring is by points, each fault committed by one side?counting to the other side. The extraordinary agility and suppleness of the players and the sustained excitement of the play make pelota a most interesting game to watch, especially in the Basque country, where It Is played in the open air, sometimes against the walls of the village church, and by children of quite tender age. In the Canary islands a favorite sport is wrestling of a kind very similar to that practiced by the montagnards of Switzerland. A curious game in the Baleares is hurling with the sling-, a weapon with which the natives, who are said to have invented it, were familiar in ancient times. The women of the Tarragona district run races with cantaros (pitchers) balanced on their heads and in La Gomera Island (Canaries) the Inhabitants display wonderful skill in communicating with each other by means of whistling, which they have made a veritable medium of speech.?London Times. Had a Corn, Too. Probably the highwayman had corns, too. He was out skirmishing for prey last night, when he met up with Joseph Kirkham, No. 1415 Pasedena avenue. Homeward bound was Mr. Kirk- i ham, and he was walking along Aliso street, near Aliso place, very sore of foot, because a peevish and snarling corn on the little toe of his right foot was putting him to great distress. The day had been warm, Mr. Kirk ham's shoes had tried to withdraw some of their surface from the heat, and the contraction set the corn into a rage. I Under his breath he was protesting emphatically when the highwayman stepped up and interrupted his prog- j ress. Then he forgot to limp. His < corn suddenly grew painless. The usual amenities of such an oc- . currence were observed. Mr. Kirkham's hands went into the air. Mr. ' Ivirkham's pockets were made to yield their treasure. It amounted to but 45 , cents. I "Is that all the money you have?" asked the unknown. "It is," quavered Mr. Kirkham. , The highwayman grunted. Then he looked coldly at Mr. Kirkham. : "Did you limp when you walked?" he ( asked. , "Yes, sir," said Mr. Kirkham, be- I lieving in the efficacy of politeness. ''Vno air T hnt'o n nnrn " , vo, .. _ I "You poor devil," the highway- j roan sympathized, "so have I. Here's a nickel so you can ride home." And as the highwayman walked off Mr. Kirkham noticed that he favored ( his left foot. "A corn probably," he ' mused, and then his own corn set up 1 Its ache, and he hurried thankfully to _ the car line. AN OFF DAY MEETING. Summaries of the Speeches at Filbert. YORK VOTERS GIVE CLOSE ATTENTION. Mr. Duncan Talk* About tho "System," Mr. Cooper About Enforcement of the Law, Mr. Clinkacales Talka Education, Mr. Browning Wanta Tax Laws Systematized. Although there were but seven of the candidates for state offices present at the Filbert picnic, last Friday, the seven candidates who were there probably got the opportunity to present their reasons as to why they should be supported more fully than at any place they have been since the campaign opened at Sumter, on June 17th. There was little or no disorder at Filbert. Each candidate was accorded a respectful' hearing, and only interrupted once in a while by some one who propounded his questions in a respectful and sincere manner. There were at least two thousand of the large number of picnickers who heard the appeals of the seven candidates. The seating capacity being inadequate, many were obliged to stand. Since most of the declarations of the speakers were more or less new to the audience, all appeared interested at all times. There were many ladies present. John T. Duncan. The first speaker introduced to the large audience was John T. Duncan of Columbia, who began his speech with the remark that he was glad to have an opportunity to speak where there was no time limit, whereas he had been used to speaking only fniirti?on mlniifpa The speaker reviewed the history of the Reform movement In Carolina politics, going back to the days when thf late Senator J. L. M. Irby was a candidate before the people, and traced political developments up to the present time. The speaker then proceeded to explain what he termed "the system" in South Carolina politics. All the "system," the head of which, he said, Is W. A. Clark of Columbia, was to get the people divided by means of a little liquor and a little rot." The speaker charged that "Old Man Clark" played to both the Blease and the anti-Blease people, and that he was a man who never put all of his eggs in one basket. Part of them were in the Blease basket; the others in the antl-Blease basket. Mr. Duncan said that although he was aware of the fact that York was a Blease county, in two years from now, it would be Impossible to find a Bleaslte in the county. Still he had looked around the audience for a Jonesite and had not seen a single one. "They are all dead," exclaimed an JU ~ ? uuuuur. The speaker then went into a discussion of his own record and that of Governor Blease as legislators, saying that if he and the governor were put in a row by themselves, he would show up the record of the governor so thoroughly that it would be impossible for any one to vote for him. By the way, asserted the speaker, do you know that twenty per cent of those who voted for Blease two years ago, were not Blease men, but anti-Jones and anti-Gonzales men. Mr. Duncan supplemented the observation with the statement that he was heartily with those who opposed Gonzales. The speaker gave as his opinion that the vote in the first primary this year would be between 115,000 and 120,000. Mr. Duncan then proceeded to flay the daily press of the state, saying that all the newspapers were prejudiced in favor of certain candidates. He said the press did not present correct reports of campaign meetings to their readers. "The Enquirer tells the truth," exclaimed several voices in the audience. "Yes, Grist and I are good friends," declared the speaker. "He says the evils of which I speak are true and are real. Still he makes the plea, 'I've got to live.' " Speaking of the "system" in South Carolina, Mr. Duncan again asserted that W. A. Clark of South Carolina, was the "boss" of that organization. Under him are thirteen Judicial bosses besides those of the counties and precincts, the speaker continued. "What are you running for anyhow?" asked another man in the audience. In reply, the speaker said he had denounced Jones as well as Blease. Mr. Duncan said he went to Washington to oppose the nominations of Chas. A. Woods for U. S. circuit judge, and W. E. Gonzales for minister to Cuba. He said Governor Blease's argument in regard to the appointment of Gonzales, "that he, (Blease), was glad to get rid of him," was the rea /-I -I I BUn WIIy uuu/Aiit-s woo af/|;v/iiucu. The candidate roundly denounced the elimination proposition, declaring that it was but another move of the "system." He referred to John G. Richards, the four-weeks-old Blease baby whom the Bleaseites had to support whether they wanted to or not, "He's going to be the next governor." said an auditor. "Yes," retorted the speaker, "you Bieaseites are like young Jay birds; you take anything they feed you." He said that while nobody had been converted to Bieaseism within the last two years, many people have changed their politics. Yet he was ready to admit that Bleasites were as honest in their convictions as he was. Again referring to W. A. Clark of Columbia, Mr. Duncan said that in the days of "good stealing," old man ^1"* '' ? q DonnKHnon Hut In v^iui n >? ao u iktpuwuvoui ?- - ? days of "better stealing" he was a Democrat, and is now having spasms because of the primary vote scattered among ten men in the first race, leaving a good chance for Duncan to be in the second race. R. A. Cooper The next speaker, Hon. R. A. Cooper of Laurens, solicitor of the eighth judicial circuit, complimented the people on the splendid highway between Yorkville and Filbert. The speaker said he was one of eleven men who were asking for the highest honor which the citizens of South Carolina could confer, because the governor has it in his power to make his people happy or miserable. He said that he had entered the race on his own initiative and intended to criticise his competitors, when he considered such criticism proper. "Good for you," said a man in the iudience. Mr. Cooper said that if elected he would go Into office unfettered and would know no boss. On the 25th of August don't vote for iny friend of yours, but vote for the ;ood of the state. In stating his conception of the rxt a i7ni-opnnr h? h?IH It was his purpose to criticise no man but to :riticise conditions. He denounced race track gambling ind the sale of blind tiger whisky in Charleston and Columbia and declar?d that if a stop were not put to the ?vil it would spread from the ocean to :he mountains. Mr. Cooper said that if he was ?lected governor, conditions in Chareston and Columbia would not exist is they do now. In discussing the educational probem, the speaker said the country boy lid not get a square deal. He eulogized State Superintendent >f Education Swearingen. referring to lim as the "blind man who is trying :o lead the people into light." The speaker favored a seven (Continued on Page Four).