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Scraps and iratts. ? Clarence Hart, a young married man of the Dry Creek section of Saluda county, died, Tuesday evening, as the result of injuries sustained when his arm caught in a cotton gin. The young man put his hand in the gin to pull out the motes. His sleeve caught in the saws and drew in his arm, cutting it into shreds. Nervous shock and loss of blood resulted in his death. ? Chairman Tillman of the senate committee on naval affairs, said, Tuesday: "It would be foolish for congress to authorize morp than two new battleships at the coming session of crtnsTPss I know a number of hys terical people In this country are clamoring for greatly increased appropriations for the navy, apparently believing that the United States is soon to be subject to attack by foreign nations. But I want to say that today the United States navy could not be beaten by any other in the world, except, perhaps. Great Britain. Much attention will be given to torpedoes and submarines this year, undoubtedly." said Senator Tillman, "in view of the valuable work done by them in the war in Europe." ? Lancaster, England, December 5: An attempt to escape made last night by 1,000 prisoners in the concentration camp here, was thwarted by the guards. who charged the mobs with fixed bayonets, wounding several. The trouble, it is claimed, arose from the indiscretion of a prisoner who boasted to the other captives that he was about to be released. This angered his comrades, who attacked him. The guards intervened, but were overpowered. The reserves were summoned and when they reached the scene they found 1,000 prisoners advancing, armed with bricks, sticks and stones. The reserves fixed bayonets, charged them double quick and soon subdued the mutineers. The ring leaders were arrested and placed in solitary confinement. Only one man was seriously injured in the melee. ?New York, December 3: The results of the comprehensive study of the effects of the European war on uusiness throughout the United States, gained from the reports deceived from more than 600 correspondents, including governors, mayors, officials of unions, industrial associations, banks and building associations, will be made at the 15th annual meeting of the National Civic federation, which begins here tomorrow. The report says that conditions are improving and predicts that a further advance toward prosperity will be witnessed during the next few months. The report was prepared by John H. Hammond, chairman of the committee who handled the investigation, and strikes a gloomy note in speaking of the unemployed. It states that the country will be confronted this winter "by a situation which will demand extraordinary philanthropic efforts." ? Provisional President Gutierrez will enter Mexico City tomorrow and be installed in the national palace there, according to official telegrams reaching the state department, yesterday. Gen. Villa is at Tacuba, a suburb of Mexico City, where it is believed he conferred with Gen. Zapata. All reports t< the state department indicate that the two military chiefs are working in harmony in support of Gutierrez. Geo. C. Carothers, American consular agent, who has been accompanying Villa, reported his arrival in Mexico City, and will care for American interests together with the Brazilian minister and John R. Silliman. The latest dispatches from Tamplco to the state department, say the Carranza forces have reoccupied Panuco, which had previously been in the hands of bandits. The reports added that the Carranza garrison was maintaining order and had given guarantees to foreigners that they would not be disturbed. ? General disarmament and unversal peace will not follow the European war, and the United States may have trouble with the winner, were the predictions made by George B. McClellan former mayor of New York, and now professor of economic history in Princeton University, in an address at Princeton, N. J., Tuesday night. "No matter who wins," said Prof. McClellan, "it is almost certain that at some not far distant date we shall be confronted with the alternative of abandoning the Monroe doctrine or fighting to maintain it. If we tight for it in our present unprepared condition, there can be but one outcome. A triumphant and victorious Germany would have little to fear from us, and while we possibly might check Japan by herself, we scarcely could hope to do so if she received help." The cause of war, according to Prof. McClellan, is the spirit of nationality which has seized all of Europe, and the present war cannot be charged against any one man or any group of men. Prof. McClellan made a strong appeal that Americans awake to their present condition of unpreparedness and that immediate steps be taken to build up a national defence. ? Dr. Henry Van Dyke, American minister to the Netherlands, back from his post on a month's leave, described to Secretary Bryan, Tuesday, the earnest desire of Queen Wilhelmina and the people of Holland for the early ending of the European war. Doctor Van Dyke denied an oft-published report that he was the bearer of a personal letter from the queen, relating to peace, but said he had reported to Mr. Bryan merely "on the state of mind" of the people of Holland and conditions generally in Europe as he had studied them. After talking with Secretary Bryan for an hour, Dr. Van Dyke indicated clearly that the present did not seem a propitious moment to put forward definite proposals for terms of peace. "The desire of the United States for peace," he said, "is well known. The decision as to the proper moment for us to act is in the hands of my chiefs. The president and the secretary of state can be trusted to determine when that moment arrives." The minister expressed the hope that when the time for the settlement of the war arrived, the United States "would play a noble part" in bringing peace. He was also sure that the heart of Holland would be with the United States in such efforts. ? Spartanburg dispatch of December 1, to the Charlotte Observer: How a monkey and an Italian with a handorgan intervened to prevent a series of personal encounters between members of the South Carolina Methodist conference on the streets of Sumter, where that body met last week, is being told by members returning to Spartanburg today. The seat of the trouble was the so-called Nettles case, which is a controversy that has arisen in that body over the removal of Kev. S. A. Nettles from the editorship of the Christian Advocate, the conference paper, published at Greenville. Stephen Nettles of Greenville, a son of Rev. S. A. Nettles, had attacked Rev. A. J. Cauthen, formerly presiding elder of this district, but now stationed at Dillon, on the street, landing a blow on his face, it is said. Mr. Cauthen responded with a blow and suddenly the street took on the fight scene. Rev. S. A. Nettles himself was on the verge of being drawn into the difficulty by a bystander who had criticised his son's action severely, and there was general confusion when the monkey ana me mimn aeveiuin-u in the very centre of the disturbance. Perfectly oblivious of the impending events, the Italian ground out his tune and the monkey bowed. The humor of the situation saved the day. ? Boston, December 1: It will doubtless be interesting news to Captain Cair von Muller, the intrepid commander of the famous German cruiser Kmden. when he learns in far-off Australia, where he was taken after his commerce raider was sunk, that the British steamship Kabinga. which he sent to the bottom, theoretically, 250 miles off Calcutta, but which he really turned over as a gift to the skipper's wife, Mrs. Gertrude Robinson, has been given back to the owners. The Kabinga. in from Colombo and with n v.'iliinhlp pii mi to which also Mrs. Robinson might make claim, was warped into a berth at Mystic today. Mrs. Robinson was at once surrounded by inquirers as to what she purposed to do with the vessel that Captain von Muller had given to her. The Herman commander had spared the Kabinga because Mrs. Robinson and her 4-year-old son were on board. He was too gallant to make a woman suffer any inconvenience. According to the cable dispatches, he said to the wife of the Kabinga's captain: "This vessel is yours. So far as the owners are concerned, she is sunk." "I accepted the gift," said Mrs. Robinson, "but of course I had no thought of keeping the steamship. My husband was the captain and he is yet, and the first thing he did after we got away from the German was to communicate with the Kabinga's owners and tell them that she was safe." The Kabinga is owned by the Bucknell line. She was still flying the British flag today. <?!te \(orhnUe (Bnquirir. Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkville I as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVIIAE, S. O.i FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1914 Northwestern lumbermen, hard hit by the business depression are trying to start a "buy a bundle of shingles" movement. ^ V If they can just remain neutral until the war is over, Italy and Spain may become the two great powers in Europe.?Anderson Mail. But can they do it? "Mexico is a civilized nation," says Carranza. In spots.?Anderson Daily Mail. And the spots are small?very small. Really, a microscope is useful there. Farmers were not superstitious * 4t" ? ? ?? An Q 1 wnen uicv wtric ocuiug wnuu ?,*. * cents a pound.?Anderson Daily Mail. Wonder if they wouldn't be were that figure offered thein now? In an interview Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany is quoted as saying: "Undoubtedly this is the most stupendous, senseless and unnecessary war of modern times." To which we can all say, amen and amen. The idea that cotton Is moving to Germany in any considerable quantity as the result of the British declaration that American cotton on German account. would not be interferred with on the high seas, is a mistake. So far three ships have been found that were willing to sail with American cotton under the protection of the American declaration. Two of them have cleared after much delay; but have not yet reached their destination, and the third is still in dock, encountering difficulty in securing insurance. One of the best possible ways for the people of this section to relieve financial stringency for themselves and for others, is to deposit every idle dollar they have, in their favorite banks, and draw checks on their accounts as they need to settle obligations of whatever nature. With all the idle cash in the banks, the banks will be able to accommodate the people who are entitled to accommodation, giving preference to such borrowers as desire to liquidate local debts, and in that manner keep money circulating and business going. There is enough idle money laying around in York county to make business hustle, and the only thing necessary to accomplish the desired end is to get it into the banks. While the New York cotton exchange is open again those of our readers who have been on the floors or in the galleries thereof, or who have watched the boards in the offices of some of the leading exchange members, will make a mistake if they rely upon their recollection of the old time scenes to get an impression of the conditions as they now exist. The noise, bustle, yelling, | bedlam, is no longer in evidence. Indeed there are no crowds there, and the trading generally is so limited as to be almost negligible. It appears iha*. most of the lambs have been shorn close to the skin and those remaining have not yet mustered up sufficient courage to take a very decided interest in the slightly fluctuating figures that are transferred from the tickers to the boards. While in New York this week the editor of The Enquirer sought explanation from several financial experts as to how the so-called Wade plan was going to operate in its relation to the man who produces the bale of cotton. The experts were perfectly willing to explain all about the thing in its relation to holders of Class A and Class B certificates; but when it came down to the fellow who was to pledge his cotton and pay the fiddler, there was very little light. That was a detail about which the experts were not concerned. The Class A people are to look to the Class B people along the line of a definite understanding; but the Class A people are not concerned as to what kind of a trade the Class B people make with the undesignated Class C people. The Wade Plan. With the increasing pressure on the resources of the farmers of this section because of the necessity of payin their debts, interest in what is known as the "Wade Plan" is growing, and The Enquirer has been called upon to make some explanation of it. That the so-called Wade plan is a most important event in the financial developments of the past few months, there is no question; but as to howmuch direct concern the people who are included among the readers of The Enquirer have, it is difficult to say. The probability, however, is that the direct concern of these people is small. There has been made available under the Wade plan the sum of $135 000,000 to be used in financing cotton. All the details of the plan have no. been worked out; but generally speaking it is like this. Northern, eastern and western bankers have agreed to subscribe $100, 000,000 with the understanding tlvit bankers in the cotton growing slates subscribe $35,000,000. All this fund is to be available for lending on cotton at an arbitrarily fixed loan value of 6 cents a pound, and loans are to b.-* granted for as long as a year. The individuals and corporations, mainly corporations who subscribe to the loan are to have their subscriptions evidenced in two classes of certificates "A" and "B." The Class A certificates are to be Issued to subscribers who have no direct conneetb r. must be a member of the syndicate to ; get any funds from It, puts up J500 himself and gets $1,500 from the syndicate. The banker agrees to pay 6 per cent Interest, quarterly, and takes the note of the borrower at 8 per cent, , the note being secured by warehouse J receipts. The money may be borrow ed for a year, and paid at discretion, and with the consent of the loan committee the time may be extended. No southern bank is expected to ' subscribe to the fund, unless it desires to borrow therefrom, and when it does subscribe it must agree to allow the committee in charge of the Class A" certificates to hold back 3 per cent of the amount borrowed as a guarantee against expenses and losses. Tne people who planned the loan, how?v.i, claim that the expense account win hardly be more than one-eighth of one per cent, and they think the chances of loss are exceedingly small. Upon the wind-up of the deal, all that portion of the fund that has been withheld, not consumed by expenses 01 losses, is to be returned to the borrowers. Financing Cotton. As the result of a trip of a week, in company with Hon. John L. McLaurin, i state warehouse commissioner, who i went to Washington and New York in i the interest of the claims of the staw i warehouse certificate to superior advantages as a banking collateral, the editor of The Enquirer has picked up a few points that may be of more or less interest to our readers. , While the general public down this way has the idea that the ordinary independent warehouse receipt should furnish as good collateral almost as gold bars, such is by no means the fact. In the first place under the conditions that have existed for so many years, there is more or less of a cloud on the title of every bale of cotton thai Is offered as security, and the value of such security can be Increased only In proportion to the extent to which this cloud can be removed. For Instance, although the local 1 banker may have satisfied himself absolutely as to the absolute merits of a warehouse certificate, when that receipt goes abroad as security, its actual value counts for very little, and It derives mure Bireugiu iium tuc iiuic iu which it is attached than it carries within itself. It is generally recognised by the banking world that the greater the extent to which a warehouse receipt carries unquestionable evidence of its absolute worth within itself, the greater its value as a collateral security, and during many years past the more intelligent and progressive bankers have given their best thought to the end ot : being able to offer a receipt that is subject to the fewest possible objections, and increasing the quality 01 i raw cotton as a liquid asset. i In theory at least, the state warehouse system has gone further in this direction than any other plan that has i yet been devised; but the great task now since the new system is getting into operation is to have the banking world to realize and accept the propo- i sition. This is the end to which the state warehouse commissioner is now devoting his efforts. The treasury officials In Washington, especially Mr. Harding, of the regional reserve board, appeared very much pleased with the guarantees of- ( fered by the state warehouse receipt. Mr. Harding, who has for years been a prominent banker of Birmingham, Alabama, knows all about the complications involving the financing of cotton under existing systems, and was in position to instantly appreciate the full significance of the new idea. When Mr. McL>aurin called, Mr. Harding was at work trying to perfect details in the Wade loan plan, and being right then up against the problem of clouded titles in connection with cotton as collateral, he gave expression to suggestions that made it clear that in his opinion the general adoption of the state warehouse system would simplify matters wonderfully. The result ot the interview was quite satisfactory on both sides. The governing officials of the Park National bank and the City National bank gave the new receipt careful consideration, and had their legal experts to pass upon it without finding anything wrong. The advantage of the guarantee of title, weights and grades was readily admitted. Another thing of importance was the view that would probably be taken b> the insurance experts. As matters now stand, there are quite a number of things that go to increase the hazzard of cotton insurance In warehouses, and not the least of these is inability, in . case of loss, to establish the grade of cotton burned, the insurance companies not infrequently paying for strict good middling when the burned cotton was really nothing but linters. The matter was submitted to some of the best ; known insurance experts in New York, and without hesitation they conceded that cotton in state warehouses would be entitled to a substantial reduction in rates. Altogether Mr. McLaurin seemed to be very well pleased with the net results of his trip, and will no doubt soon be able to give out something officially on the subject. THE WAR IN EUROPE. News. Paraqraphs Telling of Happenings at the Front. A Copenhagen correspondent has sent out a story which alleges that the German emperor has caused the confinement of Gen. von Moltke at l Hamburg-, in one of the numerous i royal palaces, because the general i interfered with the military operations conducted by the crown prince. Ger- ' man advices of Tuesday, stated that Gen. von Moltke had resumed his j place in command of the army. Germany is said to have paid to the ] Duchy of Luxemburg an indemnity of 1 $318,200, because of the invasion of the German army on August 2. Paris claims that secret war of- ' flee documents show that Austrian casualties in the Servian campaign up to November 1. were 791 officers and bllln/l. 0 010 ntflrtova anrl of.utf iiicii ivuicu, viiivvio uiiu 90,730 men wounded; 118 officers and 17,087 men missing. Since that date the casualties are estimated at over , 25,000. Russian army figures place Austria's losses at 900.000, including , 190,000 officers. The Austro-Hungary government has successfully floated a war loan of $600,000. An official decree has been 1 published, fixing the prices that may 1 be charged for wheat, rye, barley, maize, etc. . j The rulers of all the belligerent armies of Europe, are this week, visiting the forces in the field. An Austrian dispatch says that Germany has levied a war tax of $7,000,000 per month against Belgium, in addition to the tax levied against j individual cities. It is reported from Montevidio, Uruguay, that the German fleet in South Atlantic waters, is in that vlcinitv and that a powerful British Meet is also in the vicinity. A statement issued from Berlin. Tuesday, says that since November 1, the German army in eastern Europe has taken 80,000 Russian prisoners. Dutch reports say the Germans are i strongly fortifying Zeebugge and other Pelgian ports against renewal of attacks by the allied fleet. The German reichstag on Tuesday, < voted a war credit of $1250 000,000. | There was only one dissenting vote to ( the measure, that of Herr LiebKnecht, a Socialist member. It appears that the Servian troops , are being hard pressed by the A us- , trians, who have captured Belgrade, the Servian capital. A Pretoria, South Africa dispatch, announces the capture of Gen. Chris- J tian DeWet. the famous Roer leader ' in the South African war. who turned ' rebel against the Union South African ' forces, recently. with the farmers and the Class H certificates are to he issued to the hanks who subscribe for the purpose of ttinjr money with which to uccommo"date their customers. When the cotton owner applies for a| loan of say $2,000, his banker, who LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 Mrs. M. H. Metts?Offers her residence for rent after Dec. 31. Apply either to Tier or Mr. Poencer. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Tomorrow opens a clearance sale of winter merchandise and quotes prices that will interest close buyers. Lvrlc Theatre?Gives programme for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. "Terrence O'Rourke," coming. Forkville Hardware Co.?Will sell you a $5 Duplex razor outfit for $1, for a limited time. J. M. Stroup?Has received new shipments of shoes in all sizes. He wants you to see him for clothing. Cake ingredients of all kinds. Louis Roth?Can furnish "ou with plain pound cake or fruit cake at 25c and 35c a pound. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Says to watch the next issue of this paper for an unusual announcement. Postmaster General Burleson has issued an order lifting the ban on parcel post packages addressed to persons in European countries that are now at war. The Red Cross Society officials are j expecting extra large sales of Red , Cross seals this year. The profits from j these seals are used in the fight against ( tuberculosis. It is expected that this . year's sales will be larger than ever. . York county merchants and others i who sell goods upon which a war tax is i levied, have been besieging postoffices I and those whom they think should know, In regard to the purchase of J revenue stamps. The tax in York , county will net the Federal govern- l ment several thousand dollars. ' It has been demonstrated before, ; and the developments of this week I only furnish further evidence of the ' fact that when it comes to perfect en- , tertainment the Yorkvllle ladies have I nothing to learn from any town or ' city in the state. This fact has been ( conceded, not reluctantly; out mosi generously and delicately by the large number of visiting delegates. The World's Sunday School association, of which Mr. H. J. Heinz is chairman of the executive committee, Is sending out appeals to the Sunday schools all over the country for "A million nickels from a million Sunday Bchool scholars for a million Testaments for a million soldiers in the hospitals, camps, war prisons and battlefields of the great European war. Hon. John Wannamaker of Philadelphia, is to bear the administrative expense of the fund raised. "We've been having regular chickenheavy weather the past few days, remarked a farmer of Yorkville No. 2, Wednesday. "Chicken-heavy weather; why what kind of weather is that?" asked an Enquirer man. "What, you don't know what chicken-heavy weather is?" the gentleman replied. "Why when it rains a few days at a time, the earth's crust cannot even sustain a chicken's weight. Now, do you think a chicken could move today without leaving tracks? Sure, it's chicken-heavy weather!" The death of Mr. Samuel A. Glenn of Bethel, marks the passage of one who was widely esteemed and beloved for his many virtues of heart and mind. Mr. Glenn was a man of high principles, firm convictions, and splen- 1 did loyalty. He was courteous and < kind under all circumstances to all 1 who were worthy, but was extremely i t*v%rvntlAnf Ti'f + Vt fVin moon Iaw and 1 uupaviciiv n*ii> v*?v <| -i...sordid. Nothing he had was too tfood for his friends, and no man was allowed to say anything unkind of those whom he esteemed, without being compelled to make good or take the consequences. Everybody esteemed him and most people loved him. He was indeed a golden-hearted gentleman, and he will continue to live in Bethel at least until the passing of all the children of the present generation, and if some day somebody writes a worthy history of the remarkable community in which he spent hls'life, he will have important and honorable mention in its pages. COMMON PLEAS When The Enquirer went to press at noon Tuesday, the court of common pleas was engaged in hearing testimony in the suit of C. Hi Sandifer, et al., vs the Southern Ry., Co. The Jury returned the following: "We find for the defendant: Most of Tuesday afternoon and all of Wednesday was taken up in hearing the complaint of Lizzie S. Page vs. J. W. Ware. The plaintiff alleged that the defendant was and had been in unlawful possession of 66 acres of land in King's Mountain township, belonging to her and prayed for recovery of possession, actual damages in the sum of $450, and punitive damages of $1,000. The jury returned the follow- s ing: "We find for plaintiff posses- e sion of tract of land in dispute." J.' M. Givens asked for $350 dam- 1 ages against the Seaboard Air Line C railway for the loss of a shipment of t household goods in transit from Lem- i on, N. C., to Waxhaw, N. C. He was r awarded damages in the sum of e $285.44. i Since yesterday afternoon, the court I has been engaged in the case of \ Florence W. Creed against the Rock i Hill Fertilizer Co. This action is al- i most identical with the action brought against the company by B. V. Woods 1 at the last term of common pleas. That I case resulted in a mistrial. The plain- i tiff in the present case is asking for c permanent damages in the sum of r $10,000, the complaint alleging that ? her home has become an undesirable i place to live on account of obnoxious g odors, flying dust and grit from the fertilizer plant. The case will hardy go to the jury before tomorrow mornine. c ABOUT PEOPLE Dr. John R. Ashe of New York, is c visiting relatives in Yorkville. Probate Judge l.. k. yv imams is quite sick at his home in Yorkville. Mr. J. R. Kelly of Yorkville, is spending several days in Columbia, s this week. 0 Mr. Manning Stanton of Charlotte, attended the funeral of Mr. S. A. Glenn at Bethel, yesterday. t Mrs. Minnie Chandler of Mayesville, \ S. C., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. a F. R. Riddle, in Yorkville. King's Mountain Herald: Attorney E. L. Campbell attended court in t Yorkville, this week. 1 Dr. C. Fred Williams of Columbia, i is visiting his father, Mr. L. R. Wil- t liams, in Yorkville. Mrs. W. Hall Smith and children of Durham, N. C., are visting the family 1: of her brother, Mr. D. T. Woods, in r Yorkville. Mr. B. F. Caldwell of King's Mountain, N. C., is spending a few days in ' Yorkville with his sister, Mrs. Jane White. >5 Master Herbert Crosland of Ben- j. nettsville. is visiting his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist, in York- c ville. c Mr. and Mrs. J. Walker Goforth and children of Yorkvllle No. 4, returned home last night, after a visit of several * days to relatives in Cherokee county. * Gastonia Gazette, Tuesday: Mrs. a Eliza Erwin returned Friday to her e home at Yorkvllle, after visiting the families of Messrs. J. D., and J. E. Lindsay here. e Mrs. J. E. Johnson, who has been 1' jndergoing treatment at the Fennell h infirmary, Hock Hill, has returned to a tor home In Yorkvllle, much Improv>d in health. n Mr. ltobert Smarr of Yorkville, who las been ill with pneumonia at the lome of his brother. Mr. J. W. Smarr, lear Hickory Grove, is steadily imjroving. The following Winthrop college itudents were in Yorkville this week ittending the U. D. C. convention: tlisses Nell Smith, Anna Prentess, Hargarete Scarborough, Nell Carter, Marietta Carter. Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: The a ~ ~ 0 A nr| 11 nany ineuuo ui a. u. xiuitmoun mn 'egret to learn that he is still unable :o leave his room, following an attack it grip. He is able to sit up for a few lours each day and it is hoped that he vill soon be able to get up town. Mr. J. C. Wilborn of Yorkville, has >een appointed by Commissioner Wation as one of the South Carolina delerates to a convention called by EdYard R. Kane, commissioner of agri:ulture of Texas, to be held at Dallas m December 9, "for the purpose of lonsiderlng the . organization of a lolding and sales agency for the marceting of cotton." HIGH SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Prof. W. H. Hand, state High ichool inspector, spent the first four lays of this week in York county, .dslting the High schools at Clover, Bethany, Hickory Grove and Sharon. tVhen seen by a representative of The Enquirer shortly before his return to Columbia last night, the Inspector expressed himself as being favorably impressed with the work of the High ichools named, but took occasion to jay that there was adequate room for mprovement. The visit to the York county High jchools this week, was Prof. Hand's in tmn vast*. Owinar to the larire lumber of schools under his Jurlsdlc:ion, he can make the round of the jtate only once In that length of time, Asked as to whether he thought the fork schools were making much progress, he said there was no doubt of :he fact that they were in better conlition than at the time of his last injpection. "Eight years ago, when 1 Irst became High school inspector," ne said, "not a single one of the four schools visited this week had a decent building. Now they are well equipped n that respect, and the High school ittendance in the four schools hats >een multiplied by four." Speaking of High schools in general, Prof. Hand said the greatest trouble in South Carolina was the inadequate lumber of teachers. It is also hard to jet patrons to understand this. For nstance, take a school with two :eachers who undertake to instruct pupils in ten grades. It is impossible 'or the two to give the same kind of nstruction as does the teacher who has >nly one grade. Such a condition is lot only an injustice to the teacher, jut to the pupil. "Why, only today," laid Mr. Hand, "I saw a teacher who :eaches several grades, trying to give l class the same instruction in twenty ninutes, to which the teacher with >nly one grade devotes forty minutes >r more. It is no* fair." Asked as to how he would remedy :his condition, the inspector said :hat when a pupil had finished elenentary studies he should be sent to ;he nearest High school having an infractor for each grade. There should )e greater concentration of pupils in food High schools. Prof Hand spends the entire day in jach school he inspects. Here are jome of the things he notes: Physi:al conditions, spirit of teachers, spirt of pupils, organization of work, unning school machinery, strong x>ints, weak points, scholarship of pupils. Every teacher is subject to this nspection by Prof. Hand: Personality, :emperament and spirit, scholarship, act, subjects, teaching, and capacity 'or growth. 8AMUEL A. GLENN. Mr. Samuel A. Glenn, one of the nest known and most highly esteemed ;itizen8 of York, died at his home in Bethel .township, last Thursday mornng at 2.40 o'clock, after a long and :edious illness, and was buried in Bethel cemetery on Thursday afternoon by the Masons, after Christian lervlces conducted by Rev. R. K. Timnons. Mr. Glenn was born in the Point lection of York county, on December 13, 1839, and lacked Just twenty days it being 76 years of age. Practically Ill or nis active uuairiess me wag gpciu n the neighborhood in which he was jorn, and was devoted to farming and nerchandising. His public service iniluded four full years in the great ^ivil war from 1861 to 1865, and a 'ew years as deputy sheriff under his irother, the late R. H. Glenn, in the rying Ku-Klux period of the early ro's. Entering the civil war at the beglnling, he became a member of Comjany A, Fifth South Carolina, Jenkns' brigade, and afterward was transerred to Company B of the 18th South Carolina. He saw service in Missislippi, Florida and Virginia, and parIclpated in the battles of First Manaslas, around Richmond and Williams>urg, Gaines's Mill, Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, Gray's Farm, Petersburg, ind Appamattox. During the whole :ime he had but two short furloughs, md although on the filing lines of svery battle was never wounded. After giving up his work as deputy iheriff, Mr. Glenn devoted himself to arming and merchandising, at the >ld Wright place in the Clay Hill secion and - later engaged in business it Eethel in partnership with the late ?eorge L. Riddle, continuing the busness until September 1, 1909, when is surviving partner he sold out the itock and retired. Mr. Glenn was married on Decem>er 23, 1873, to Miss Margaret A. Jlenn of Gaston county, the ceremony >elng performed by the late Rev. Samlel L. Watson. Mrs. Glenn, who is emembered by her acquaintances as t most lovely character, died on Janlary 14. 1883, leaving three daughters, disses Daisy, Mary and Clara McCaw, vho continued with their father, lookng after him with most loving care intil the end. The funeral Thursday afternoon was argely attended by people of the ?ethel neighborhood and surroundng towns, and many Masons from llfferent lodges. The Masonic cere rionies were conauctea Dy iwr. ouirr tacey. worshipful master of Alpine odge, Clover, of which deceased was l member. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Only seventeen more shopping lays until Christmas. ? There has been a good deal of :otton sold in Yorkville this week, at trices ranging from 7 to 7 1-4 cents. ? It is understood that several forkville stores will dispense with the lervices of a number of their clerks in January 1. ? There are several children, bewecn the ages of 7 and 14, living vithin the bounds of Yorkville. who re suffering with pellagra. ? Dr. M. J. Walker, registrar of tirths and deaths for York township, tas appointed Dr. A. M. Barnett of forkvllle, as sub-registrar for the ownship. ? The Yorkville Graded school foottall squad went to Lancaster this norning where they will play the graded school team of that town this ifternoon. ? Despite the wind and rain, the forkville Cotton Oil Co., has had a tusy week. More than 40,000 pounds ?f cotton seed hulls were sold to local onsumers, Wednesday. ? The Church Home Orphanage tarty which left Yorkville on Monday, or Columbia, Greenville, Spartanburg ,nd Blacksburg, returned home last venlng. ? As the Christmas season approachs, whisky shipments to Yorkville are ncreasing. The number of packages eing received on every train now is lmost twice as large as It was a nonth ago. ? Since the war tax went into ef-' feet Tuesday, quite a tidy little sum tt has been received by the government m from the revenue on long distance tel- ui ephone messages, telegrams, express d packages, etc. tc ? The town authorities have been kept busy trying to keep Main street ol clean, for the ladies attending the U. a D. C. convention. Street cleaning 8? gangs have been out several times, but ^ It is an impossible task. More rain e> falls, buggies, wagons and automobiles coming in deposit quantities of dirt, v< and a few minutes of travel destroys ta Q| the work it requires the street cleaners an hour to perform. t ? Did the dry goods stores interest the U. D. C.'s? Yes, there is no ^ question of that. All the merchants a were alive to the responsibility of the (j| occasion and they met it. The evl- ft dences of appreciation on the part of ^ the visitors were sufficient to make fc the enterprising, wlde-a-wake mer- 0 chants feel that their efforts were not p] in vain. ai ? Welcome to the U. D. C. convention, is the predominating idea of all , the show window displays of local h< . business houses this week. The color D S( scheme of red and white is carried out a| in all the decorations, and most of the windows show tasteful arrangement of b< 1 Confederate flags and banners. The 0 features of the different windows, of q course, is attractive displays of the ol wares of the different houses around h 1 which the idea of welcoming the visit1 Ing daughters is woven. Many of the , windows show considerable ingenuity A . in design, and headwork in execution, ? ! and practically all of the display win- t{ , dows have come in for complimentary p; remarks from both visitors and home- C folks. 5 p THE DELEGATES d [ Following is a list of the delegates in attendance on the state convention n 1 of the United Daughters of the Con- a federacy, now being held in Yorkvuie, ? i together with the hosts by whom they j* 1 are being entertained, the same hav- a , Ing been prepared by the committee ti i on entertainment: p Mrs. N. G. Allison?Mrs. Mollle J. (\ | Perry, Lancaster; Mrs. Mary Hall, Rock Hill; Miss Minnie Moses, Sum- * 1 ter. J 1 Mrs. S. C. Ashe?Mrs. Rawls, Bates; burg; Mrs. A. C. Ancrum, Camden; q Mrs. T. B. Legare, Columbia. bl 1 Mrs. J. M. Brian?Miss Bertie | Smith, Greer. Mrs. G. W. Brown?Mrs. M. H. ,j! Smith, Mrs. G. M. Huskey, Gaffney; ' Mrs. A. P. Reld, Bishopvllle. n Misses Cartrlght?Mrs. Schumpert, e: Miss Willie Mae Wise, Prosperity; q Misses Frances Lofton and Annie gl West, Wlnthrop college. o' Mrs. G. G. Eaves?Mrs. Wm. Gra- a, ham, Mrs. Albert, Rock Hill. Mrs. W. H. Fowler?Mrs. W H. Cely, Greenville; Miss Emily Graham, Chester. oi Mrs. W. D. Glenn?Mrs. Flennlkend, c< Winnsboro. si Mrs. G. W. S. Hart?Mrs. Fow, si Clinton; Mrs. J. I. Copeland, Clinton. Mrs. Jno. R. Hart?Miss Annie Rudd. Mrs. W. H. Herndon?Mrs. L. J. Hames, Mrs. J. W. Mlxon, Union; jy Miss Frances Pemberton, Green- ^ Mrs. Jos. E. Hart?Mrs. Peter C. {J! Erunson, Orangeburg. tl Mrs. Jno. S. Jones?Mrs. H. E. w McConnell, Chester. 0< Mrs. J. W. Kirkpatrick?Mrs. W. q H. Galloway, Miss Allie Gaston, Co- dl lumbia. tt Mrs. W. F. Marshall?Mrs. Carrie y McPatrick, Mrs. J. Randerson, Mrs. ^ F. L. Zemp, Anderson; Mrs. Robert jj Earle, Columbia. * s, Mrs. J. S. Mackorell?Mrs. Herman Wright, Newberry. b< Mm S M MoNba] Mrs. John Cart, a 1 Miss Adeline Kohn, Orangeburg; ra Mrs. S. M. Rice, Union. a, Miss Annis CLeary?Mrs. T. R. n, Tremmler, Spartanburg. ei Mrs. J. B. Pegram?Mesdames E. J. k, Burch, Florence; J. B. Stepp, Spartan- tl burg. w Mrs. T. W. Speck?Mrs. Elson, t? Jonesville; Miss Jane Adams, Spartanburg. ai Mrs. D. L. Shieder?Mrs. J. R. s Owens, Mrs. Kennedy, Bamberg. A Mrs. W. G. White?Mesdames C. J. c Murphy, Georgetown; Charles R. Wil- ir son, Darlington; J. B. Mack. J. M. oi Spratt, Fort Mill; James White, F. M. Boyd, Johnston. di Mrs. J. P. White?Mrs. J. L. Mc- u Whirter, Jonesville p< Mrs. M. C. Willis?Mesdames J. A. ri Merritt, St. Matthews; W. O. Cromer, a Abbeville; William Anderson and Miss gt Eunice Singleton, Easley. R Mrs. Quinn Wallace?Misses Eva A Gary Goggans, Newberry; Cecil Royal, James Island. E Miss Fannie Wardlaw?Mrs. U. R. m Brooks. Columbia; Miss Mary Lake. r< Edgefield. ol Mrs. Claud Inman?Mrs. T. J. Har- le ris, Columbia. fc Miss Mary Williams?Miss Alice li| M. Earle, Columbia; Mrs. C. J. Milling, Darlington; Miss Armida Moses, C Sumter; Mesdames W. W. Miller, pi Rock Hill; A. B. Mulligan, Spartan- cl burg. J. Mrs. O. E. Grist?Mrs. John G. Stab- ol ler. St. Matthews. C Mrs. J. M. Stroup?Miss Carrie "1 Connor, Eutawville; Miss Adams, ol Spartanburg; Miss Lillle Cornwell. P; Carlisle. Miss Lesslie Wltherspoon?Mrs. A. si P. Johnston. Anderson; Mrs. J. W. tt Allen, Spartanburg. Si Mrs. Frank C. Riddle?Mrs. Lupo, cr Aiken. U' Mrs. W. W. Lewis?Mrs. E. W. tl< Pressly, Mrs. Linden Smith, Clover. se Mrs. O. E. Wilkins?Mrs. Doar, th Georgetown; Miss Louise Flemming, Bi Greenwood. ,d Mrs. T. F. McDow?Miss Mary ai Proppenheim, Charleston; Mrs. R. C. th Gooding, Winnsboro. ar Mrs. R. A. Bratton?Mrs. J. M. j8 Sanders, Fairfax. '8 Miss Kate Gordon?Miss Julia t0 Campbell, Chester. Mrs. J. C. Wllborn?Mrs. W. G. 8P Gambee. Batesburg; Mrs. Reld Stoney, 8(3 Columbia. ca Miss Bessie Barron?Mrs. M. S. PJ Hart, Miss Margaret Michie, Darling- 01 ton. Mrs. M. W. White?Misses Iola p-1 Green. Janie Hughes, Greer. lr Mrs. D. E. Flnley?Mrs. J. E. Ellebre, Marion: Mrs. W. H. Overman, Anderson. of state convention u. d. c. Something like seventy delegates, representatives of the various chapters, answered to their names when Miss Alice Marion Earle, president, ha called the nineteenth annual conven- Jh ML tion of the South Carolina Division, United Daughters of the Confederacy wj to order, in the Yorkville opera house, en shortly after 10 o'clock Wednesday . ini morning. co The local chapter (Winnie Davis), idi had beautifully decorated the conven- th tlon hall for the three day sessions. Nu- . merous Confederate flags, streamers of m, red, white and blue, pictures of famous Confederate generals, potted ^ plants and other flowers, together with ca the earnest, intelligent faces of the |nj visitors, gave the convention hall an in imposing appearance. ^ Delegates continued to come in on thall the trains Wednesday, and it was Bi not until yesterday that the commit- ac* tit tee on credentials were permitted to Gc present their final report. to Practically all the state officers of the organization were at their stations when the convention was formally coi opened Wednesday. In addition there were a number of local people and ]e(: others whose duty it was to assist in de; welcoming the daughters of the Con- le^ federacy to Yorkville. Mayor J. C. Wilborn, on behalf of -1 ' Yorkville and her citizens, welcomed th< le convention to the town, and re larked that it was not only a pleas re, but an honor to welcome such istinguished organization to th iwn. Miss Lesslie Witherspoon, on behai the Winnie Davis Chapter, extende cordial welcome. In olden times, sh Lid, it was the custom to hand ove te keys of a city to visitors. How rer, Yorkville had no keys. Mrs. R M. Bratton greeted the con ?ntion on behalf of tne King's Moun iln Chapter, D. A. R., and Miss Mar tokes, presented the compliments c le Asbury Coward Auxiliary Chap ;r, U. D. C. Mrs. J. M. Merritt of the Olln \ antzler Chapter, of St. Matthews, i happy little speech, on behalf of th [vision, thanked the various speaker >r their kind words of welcome, an Lid that each delegate was lookin >rward to one of the most pleasar inventions ever held. Mrs. J. W. Allen of Spartanburf resident of the South Carolina Feder Lion of Women's clubs, greeted th invention on behalf of the organlza on. A telegram from Mrs. F. Hi H. Cal oun, president of the South Caroiin '. A. R., expressed the hope that th issions would be pleasant and profit ble. Capt. W. H. Edwards of Cheste rought greetings from the South Car lina Confederate Veterans. A letter from Hon. Arthur Gaston < hester, commander of the South Car lina Division U. S. C. V., expresse Is regret at his inability to extend th reetings of that body in person, hi bsence being due to a severe cold. The report of the president, Mlf .lice M. Earl, conveyed some interest ig information to the convention. A< srding to this report four new chaj ?rs have been organized during tti ast year. They are: Micah Jenkir hapter, Walterboro; Lafayette Strai ichburg; Eutaw, Eutawvllle; and Ar rew Jackson Chapter, Clover. T1 endleton Chapter of Pendleton, hs ISUOilUCU. The president's report also state rnt 39 members of the division ha> led since the last convention, a*"4 3E ew members have been added. Thre uxiliary chapters have been orgar ;ed, and there are now 440 boys an iris active in U. D. C. work. Or undred and seventy-five crosses wei warded during the year, and the tc il number bestowed by the Sout arolina Division is 8,750. In conclud ig her report, the president made th )llowing recommendations: "First, That the president of tt Ivision appoint a state organizer < '. D. C. Chapters in South Carolina. "Second, That we recognize the U. 1 '., department in the Sunday Coluiz la State as our official organ." Fitting memorial exercises to tin [vision's departed dead were observe uring the morning session. Following reports of various com dttees, an invitation to luncheon wa Ktended by the King's Mountai hapter D. A. R., to the officers, dele ELtes, pages and speakers, and at clock the convention adjourned t ccept the invitation. Wednesday Afternoon. Reports of vice presidents and othc fflcers occupied the attention of th invention at the first afternoon see on, and adjournment was take lortly before 5 o'clock. Wednesday Evening. "Historical Evening," as the day' renlng session was termed, drew rowded house, every available sea id standing room being taken by th ^legates, and the large number c sople of Yorkville and vicinity wh id come to see and hear the doings c le daughters. "Historical Evening, as featured by the scholarly addres f Dr. Howard Lee Jones, president t oker College, Hartsvllle, whose ad re as was said by many to have bee le finest oratorical effort heard i orkvllle in many a day. For nearl i hour the brilliant president of th aptlst college held his hearers almoc lellbound. Every word was clear an stinct, his lecture including the mot >autlful of metaphores and siralllet id containing many passages of hu tor and pathos, truths of the preset id prophesies of the future, and fc early an hour after the evening's ex cises were concluded, Dr. Jones wa ept busy receiving the greetings c le numerous ladies and gentleme ho were eager to make his acquair ince. Historical evening was begun wit n lntrA/>af Inn a f?nro/l Kir D atr T-T onr It IHTUWmyil VUV1 ?u %J J v . iiViil tokes. Mrs. Carrie McC. Patrick c nderson, state historian of the Sout arolina Divison, In a pleasing manne itroduced the several speakers of th zcaslon. Mrs. William H. Overman, ex-presl ent of the North Carolina Divisioi . D. C., read an interesting paper pa er, taking as her subject, "Our Birth ght?The Rebuilding of the South n interesting historical paper in r? ard to the Civil war heroes of Poi oyal and vicinity was read by Mri . B. Stoney of Columbia, Vocal solos rendered by Mrs. Robei arle and Miss Louise Slddall, wer luch enjoyed, both the singers beln tpeatedly encored; and the recitatio t Miss Nell Smith, of Winthrop col ge, entitled "Kentucky Bell," brougli irth a storm of applause from a de ghted audience. Dr. Howard Lee Jones, president c oker college, Hartsvllle, formerl istor of the Citadel Square Baptit lurch of Charleston, and son of Rei William Jones of Virginia, chaplai Stonewall Jackson's brigade in th ivil War, and who was known as th fighting Parson," took as the subjec ' his masterly effort, "A Plea for th riceless." It is fitting, said the orator, that lould speak of some of the thing tat Justify such a gathering as thii uch occasions invite two classes o 1tics?those who boast of being prac cal; and those who claim to be apos es of peace. The most priceless pos ission that the south has given t le nation is her idealism. In Ante ellum days southerners had thei eals of what they considered, righ id Just and proper. Their loyalty b leir ideals never changed one lota id they even made civil war as ideal tic as it can be made. That idealisn the dominant feature of the soutl day. Uncle Tom's cabin, declared th< >eaker, is a travesty upon the facts o uthern history. Not for a momen in this book, which wielded such i iwerful influence, be considered idea conditions that existed in ou uthland at the outbreak of the war [though it invaded the enemy's coun y, the Army of Gray never commit d an act of vandalism or murder tha ought a blush of shame to southeri leek and I defy all history to prov< at any other than honorable method) warfare were ever used by tha my. They left no burning homes ii eir wake. It is up to us to promote this southn idealism. Now is the time to show ir faith, our loyalty, our southeri ealism?in this period of so-callet ird times, brought about largely b) e clash of European nations. I woult ;e to place one of the heroes of '6< fore every southern business mai io has "laid down" before the prest financial stringency. I would propose tnat we cease caw g the Civil War "the Lost Cause,' ntinued Dr. Jones. It is not lost. Oui ?alism lives. I believe that in time e section that suffered most shal cover?the section that suffered mosi all in God's own time be honorec Mt It is a good thing we are seeing hare nes Just now. We are on the verge the greatest prosperity that evej me to a people. I believe the opens' of the Panama canal and the strife Europe is going to mean that the eatest markets of the world will ir ture be gathered about the ports o! e Gulf and the Atlantic seaboard it this is largely dependent on oui herence to the idealism of our secin, and wholly upon our faith in the id whom I believe will bring it all pass. Yesterday's Proceedings. The session yesterday morning, was niined to consideration of the presint's two recommendations, which ire adopted; a historic conference 1 by Mrs. Carrie McPatrick of Anrson; a conference on chapter work, I by the president of the division; ports of standing committees, and ler routine matters, ifesterday afternoon was devoted to i auxiliary chapters of the division, - and an interesting entertainment was . presented by the Asbury Coward chapter of Yorkville. Last evening a reception was ten- ^ e dered the visitors by the Winnie Davis fl chapter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B f S. M. McNeel. 1 d The Close. 9 e Intense interest prevailed in the convention hall this morning, on ac- # r count of the election of officers for next - year, and the selection of the next meeting place of the district convention. Not a single chapter in the state ex " tended an invitation for the twentieth y annual convention to meet in their re spective towns. The principal business at the clos" ing session this morning was the hearing of chapter reports, consideration* I. of new bus'.iess matters, and the elecn tion of officers. Miss Alice Marion Earle of Colume bia, was re-elected president of the s South Carolina Division and Mrs. J. L. d McWhlrter, Mrs. J. D. Holstein, Miss Mary Williams and Mrs. A G Sinclair, first, second, third and fourth vice 11 presidents, respectively. Mrs. J. W. Mixson of Union was elected recording }' secretary, succeeding Mra Chapman G. " Milling who declined re-election. The A e election of the other state officers is now in progress. a LOCAL LACONICS Ginning at Clover. Up to yesterday afternoon the Clor, ver Cotton Oil and Ginning company had ginned 2,833 bales of cotton, and although the season is drawing to a )f close, Mr. J. Meek Smith, the man - ager, said that the total would probad bly reach 2,900 by Saturday night York Postmasters. The following fourth class pbstis masters in York county, have been reL appointed: Filbert, Mrs. Ollie S. Lynn; Guthriesville, Jas. C. Bell; Hicki ory Grove, J. Meek McGIll; Lesslle, J. ie Dixon Lesslie. The following new apis pointments have been announced: t, Bullock's Creek, John D. Good; Clover, i- Jamee A. Bamett; Sharon, William B. ie Caldwell: Smyrna, Robert B. Whiteis sides. Boy Kicked By Horse. re John, the seven-year-old son of Mr. 14 and Mrs. John R. Poag, who resides ,e near Newport, was seriously injured, Wednesday afternoon, when he was l(j kicked by a horse. The boy's skull Ie was fractured and he is now in a -e critical condition. The youngster had thA hnrn lot amta at hit fath. h er"s command, and as the horse walked in he kicked the boy, who has only ie a slight chance for recovery. Masonic Election at Ciover. Alpine lodge, No. 208, A. P. M., of Clover, last Friday night at its regular -v monthly meeting, elected the follow ing officers for the next ensuing Masonic year: S. J. Matthews, W. M.; R. E. Love, S. W.; J. Edw. Brlson, J. W.; ,d J. Walter Smith, treasurer; Thos. T. B. Williams, secretary. The other officers are appointive, but have not yet been ' announced, except the tiler, Mr. W. J. n Mulllnax. Filbert Had a Show. 1 Filbert is becoming a real town, a 0 stopping place for shows, traveling men and the like. To prove that the little town is growing, a traveling show saw fit to spend the first three e days of this week in the little city and according to some of those who were n present, the attendance on the performances was about as large as it would have been at Yorkville, Clover or some of the other towns that boast 's of a larger population than Filbert. * Filbert Gins Much Cotton, e Up to last Monday night 1,811 bales >f of cotton had been ginned at Filbert c this season?the largest amount on >f record there. Last season only 1,460 bales were ginned. The ginnery has is been drawing from new territory . >f somewhat this year; but most of the 1- increase is due to the extra large crop n raised in that section. The work of n the gins there is of course becoming y slack now, and it is not believed th*re e are more than 200 bales yet to be it ginned. L ? Rev. Timmons Installed. B Rev. R. K. Timmons, who came to !? York county from Oklahoma, was on it last Sunday formally Installed as pas,r tor of Bethel and Bethel Chapel Pres_ byterian churches. A large crowd at3 tended the installation services. Rev. >f F. Ray Riddle preached the sermon, n Rev. W. B. Arrowood charged the peopie and Rev. A. A. McLean addressed the pastor. Rev. Mr Timmons and his h family have already been in their new y field several weeks, and have secured )f a warm place in the affections of the h two congregationa !r Mrs. J. F. Wingate Dead. lt Mrs. Lucy Allen Wingate, wife of Magistrate J. F. Wingate of Catawba . township, died at her home in Rock "J Hill. Wednesday night, following a long illness. Mrs. Wingate was a na? tive of York county, having been born [. in the eastern section about flfty-three -t years ago. She was for many years s. a member of the Baptist church. The deceased is survived by her mother, t Mrs. F. J. Allen, husband, one son and >e three daughters. The funeral was g held from her late residence this n morning, and the interment was in [, Laurelwood cemetery, Rock Hill. ^ The Sharon Poetoffice. News of the appointment of Mr. W. ,( B. Caldwell as postmaster at Sharon, , y will be received with interest by the lt people of that town and vicinity, as , the appointment of a postmaster has n' been a matter of much speculation e since August 22, when Messrs. A. R. e Smarr, C. S. Pratt, R. H. Q. Caldwell, ;t W. B. Caldwell, P. B. Kennedy, C. L. e Kennedy, J. C. Caldwell, V. K. Plaxco, J. M. Plaxco, G. W. Whltesides, R. L. j Plexico, and J. T. Wylie took the civil s service examination for the post. The j_ new appointee, Mr. W. B. Caldwell, is if a son of the present postmaster, Mr. . R. H. G. Caldwell, who has had the ap. pointment since July, 1904. " Flint Hill Church. ? Dr. Z. T. Cody, editor of the Baptist ~ Courier, has this to say about Flint t Hill church, in this week's issue: 0 "Flint Hill church, in the York assoL elation, is exactly the thing our con_ vention speakers have in mind when 1 in reverence and admiration thev h speak of the country Baptist church. Almost all the glories of that ideal can e be found at Flint Hill. It has the hisf tory, the achievements, the intelli, gence, the substantial character, the j good old ways, the unaffected piety, j the deep religious life, the old, old r graveyard, the church house that is the best building in the community and a people who find their social and . religious center in the church. The t church has had a worthy history, but j it perhaps never in all of its great cai reer did better work than it is now 3 doing under the leadership of Brother t S. P. Hair. Its gifts to all objects durj lng its fiscal year, that recently closed, were $2,280.14, and these were propor. tionately distributed to all the objects , which Baptists in South Carolina are i supporting. The present membership 1 is 275, and the increase by letter and f baptism last year were thirteen. The j church was organized in 1792 and has I had four houses of worship. The pres1 ent house is a brick building, erected . during the pastorate of Brother E. S. Reaves, and is most admirably adapt . ed to the work of a country church and Sunday school." \ SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS t ? The city council of Columbia, yesl terday dismissed all cases against business establishments, in the police I court, for violation of the Sunday laws growing out of the reform wave two " or three weeks ago. The council made it plain, however, that existing Sunday laws will be rigidly enforced in the future. i f ? Charlie Crosby and Evans Rad, cliffe, young white men of Columbia. pleaded guilty Tuesday in the Federal . district court at Charleston, to the > charge of robbing an express and mall I car on a Seaboard train leaving Columbia one night last July. They were eacn sentenced iu u. year a.uu a day In the Federal prison, Atlanta. ? The managers of the Wade cotton i loan fund have appointed committees > to look after and pass on applications for loans from the various states. The ( , South Carolina committee is as follows: R. G. Rhett, chairman; Henry I Schachte and E. H. Pringie, Jr., Charleston; E. W. Robertson, Columbia; C. i O. Rowland, Sumter; Jno. M. Kinard, , Newberry.