Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tumorous department A Modest Wish.?-Montague Glass, the creator of Potash and Perlmutter, says an acquaintance of his, a clothing manufacturer on the East Side of New York, received a call from a city salesman representing a notions, trimming and button house. The visitor began to spread out his samples. "Put 'em up! Put 'em up!" said the manufacturer in a tired-business-man tone. "I wouldn't care to look at nothing what you got." "But, Mr. Cohen?'' "S 'nough! I won't look. Please go away!'* The salesman gazed at him admiringly. "Mr. Cohen," he said, "I only wish one thing?I wish I had only fifty customers like you." "I told you 1 didn't wish to see nothing what you got." "Sure, you did; and that's why I says I wish I had only fifty customers like you. Instead, I got two hundred." First Inning Bulletins.?Over the high board fence of the park where the champion team of the home town was playing a match game with the champion team of the next town, to decide the season's championship of Rural Route No. Two, floated cries of mingled hate and exultation. A traveling man, passing along the road that bordered on the grounds, halted his team a moment to listen. A homerun hit sailed over the fence, and through a gap crawled a perspiring rightflelder to recover the ball. "Great game," said the fielder, wiping his sweaty brow on his shirtsleeves. "Greatest game we ever had. Looks like we're going to win out. sure!" "What's the score?" "Eleven to nothin' against us." "Isn't that a pretty big handicap to overcome?'' "Handicap nothing! Our boys ain't been to bat yet." The Light That Failed.?The audience held their breath and simply thr-r-illed as Jack Braveboy, the hero, killed the last of the Indians. He staggered about; he almost fainted with loss of blood. Then he gazed about him, and suddenly his voice rang out with hope: "See!" he cried. "The dawn breaks bright upon yon topmost heights!" The stage remained in darkness. "See!" he yelled again. "The dawn breaks bright upon you topmost heights!" Still darkness reigned. "The dawn! The dawn!" he screamed, raging about the stage. "It breaks! The dawn!" A head popped over the mountain top. "Old 'ard, guv'nor," said the head. "Don't be in sich a bloomin' 'urry! Someone's bin an' turned the gas off!" -Tit-Bits. Was It Threat??The following conversation :a recorded in the Pitts burgh Dispatch: "That Patrick Mulligan is a funny fellow. I can't quite understand him." "Why? What's he been up to now?" "Well, you see, he and I were having a little argument at his house the other evening and then I offered to prove that he was a fool in black and white." "Yes; what about it?" "Well, up to then we had confined ourselves to slightly raised voices, but when I said that he flared up immediately. " 'Prove Oi'm a fool in black and white will ye?' he yelled. 'Well, if ye don't clear out of this house at once Oi'll prove in black, blue and red it's a falsehood ye're telling!" Fodder For Lions.?A menagerie stopped in a little country village, says the Washington Star. One urchin, wltlf more cheek than cash, thought he would like to see the animals, so he quietly pushed his head through a gap in the canvas and had a look. But the manager saw him and hauled him out. "Here, Agrippa," he yelled to a help er, "throw this lad into the lion's cage." If he thought he had alarmed the youngster he was mistaken. The boy said calmly: "Wait, mister! If you'll let me see the show for nothing I'll get all the fattest boys in the village to crawl under the canvas tomorrow night!" Getting Even.?Mr. Bryan, America's ex-secretary of state, has told a story of how one of his political enemies got even with him. There was a mass meeting out in Nebraska at which Mr. Bryan was to speak, and which was presided over by a man with whom he had crossed swords several times. There was a real feud on between the two, and when Bryan ascended the platform the presiding officer, exGovernor Thayer of Nebraska, paid no attention to him. At last it came time to introduce Bryan, and the chairman walked over to him and inquired: "What is your name, please?" "William Jennings Bryan." "Bryan! Ah, yes," said the chairman. "And what do you. do. Mr. Bryan. sing or speak?"?London Tit-Bits. Not So Easy.?A Scottish prison chaplain recently appointed entered one of the cells on his first round of inspection and thus addressed the prisoner who occupied it, says Tit-Bits, "Well, my man, do you know who I am?" "No, nor I dinna care," was the noni chalant reply. "Well, I'm your new chaplain." "Oh, ye are? Then I have heard o* ye before." "And what did you hear?" returned the chaplain, his curiosity getting the better of his dignity. "Well, I heard that the last two kirks ye were in ye preached them baith empty; but I can say ye willna HnH it u/1 oq cv t a Ha thn oatnn nM* thic place." A Testimonial?Judge Perry, in a recent article on "Rufus Choate, Advocate,'' says on occasion Choate would meet with his Sam Weller. Defending a prisoner for the theft of money from a ship, a witness was called who had turned state's evidence and whose testimony went to prove that Choate's client had instigated the theft. "Well," asked Choate, "what did he say? Tell us how and what he spoke to you?" "Why," said the witness, "he told us there was a man in Bostt>n named Choate and he'd get us off if they caught us with the money in our boots."?Tit-Bits. EDITORIAL VIEWPOINT What Various South Carolina NewsPaper* Think of Various Things. One pint of mean corn liquor often gets a man into a peck of trouble.? Port Mill Times. * Carrying Water. J. Leonard Replogie of New York, who began his business career carrying water to mill hands, has recently paid $15,000,000 for 300,000 shares of stock in the Cambriar Steel mills. He inust nave carried water on oom shoulders. This is a (food story to tell your boy when he gets tired carrying water.?Chesterfield Advertiser. * * Boll Weevil Not Here Yet. We are sincerely glad that the boll weevil hasn't reached Chester county yet as was feared last week from the reports from the Peden's Bridge section, but at the same time no great length of time is going to elapse before this enemy of the cotton farmei will be on the scene, for which reason nobody should fail to be getting ready for the diversification of crops that will then become an absolute necessity.? Chester Reporter. Jurors Don't Do Duty. Two killings at Charleston, two killings at Wllliston, two killings at Bennettsville, one at Greenville, all constitute the records of the press reports for two days. The carnival of crime continues despite the efforts of governor and judges. It might be well to heed the remarks of Judge Mendel Smith, at Walterboro last week, when he said the remedy lies in the kind of men we select on grand and petit Jurors.?Camden Chronicle. Rural Fairs. The fall has seen an unusually large number of rural fairs. There UttVC umi ^UUIIl) lailB CtllU LUilUU U >11 ~ ty fairs. At these gatherings there have been exhibits of farm products, whether live stock or crops of the soil which represents the best efforts of the section in which the fair is held. These gatherings are helpful. Good comes of them. One man sees what his neighbor has done, and learns how it was done. There is an exchange of ideas. There is an augmented ambition. As a result of the various fairs there will be more Intensive efforts along agricultural lines: there will be more raising of live stock, of vegetables and of other food products. The good work should go on. The facts are far more than just passively worth while. ?Greenville News. 9 Look in the Glass. If you feel grouchy and out of sorts and the world seems warped and twisted from all viewpoints, look in the glass. Your own reflection will set you thinking and wondering if perhaps it is not you Instead of the world that is warped. When something goes wrong and you feel like cussing or kicking the cat, there is nothing quite ?u t? muiciuu? cvo luumiig 111 u 51 ooti. You see yourself as you are and not aa perhaps you think you are. All of your hard lines and your ill humor are reflected by the faithful glass, and the moment a fleeting smile begins to creep over your face the glass will magnify it and glorify it until in but a short time you will be forgetting entirely your ill humor and will be smiling for pure joy of living. Look in the glass.?Barnwell Sentinel. Moonlight School*. We wish to add our word of commendation to the action of the promotors of the night school in the Midway community. So far as we know, this is the first school of the kind to be operated in a rural section of Lancaster county, and the people of this section are going to be the gainers thereby. It now remains for those who need the assistance of such an agency to take immediate advantage of the help offered to advance their personal interest. They will be proud in the days to come that they did so; and they need not feel ashamed to make the effort to overcome past lost opportunities and difficulties. And those who are offering them the opportunity are rendering their fellow men a real service that deserves the very highest praise. ?Kershaw Era. Action of University Students. The magnanimous and generous spirit that animated the student body of the University of South Carolina in accepting the report of their special investigation committee on Wednesday night will go far toward clearing up a vexacious controversy. Discussions of the athletic situation at the university have been current through the state since early fall. In the minds of the public fact and fable were hopelessly mixed. The report of the committee unravels the tangle of rumor, falsehood and truth, of the situation with admirable clearness. False charges based on rumor were disproved. Candid admission of, shortcomings were declared and just restitution made. Except for delay and negligence in not making proper investigation earlier the university students make no admission of guilt although in a very large-minded spiMt they assume responsibility for offenses done their rival colleges by outsiders over which they have no control. While the report is nothing but what could have been expected from the students of the University of South Carolina, the friends of the institution have a right to rejoice greatly in the manliness and fairness of their action.? Colum' i Record. ly a British Blockade. The British government declares that it has never instituted a blockade of Greek ports nor laid an embargo on Greek shipping. That may very well be believed, especially by the United States, from observation and experience of British dealings. There has never been a blockade declared of German ports nor an embargo laid against neutral shipping, in the sense prescribed by international law as formerly and formally recognized. But no commerce is permitted to go to German ports and cargoes consigned to them?or, for that matter, to neutral ports accessible overland to Germany?are detained, referred to prize courts and ultimately confiscated under British orders in council. A blockade. as defined by international law, has not been instituted during the war. Instead we have a British blockade, which is nominally quite another matter. but actually the same thing. All it lacks is regularity. Doubtless it was a British blockade that brought Greece around to do the bidding of the Allies as far as giving of assurances that their armies should have free passageway across the country, In retreat as well as on advance?a demand which, when made upon Belgium by Germany, was made the Immediate cause of war by Great Britain.? Charleston Post. GERMAN PAPERS DISCUSS PEACE Press Gives Much Space to the Question?Weariness of War Shown. A dispatch to the New York Sun from Berlin via Amsterdam says: Peace talk has been suddenly revived in the German press. Vorwaerts, which resumed publication a week ago, after having been suspended by the government for the frank peace plea which it published, renews its demand Is- l I Ill strung language. nvuvii uu v.?v part of the authorities seems improbable in view of the fact that several other well known newspapers are permitted to discuss the same subject. Vorwaerts flatly demands an end of the war, saying: "The real cause of the high cost of living is the long duration of the war. Every successive week of the war renders the economic situation of the poorer classes more intolerable. The best safeguard in the future against the increase in prices would be - the speedy termination of the war. "We rely on the leaders of our party to multiply their efforts and to see that everything in their power is done to end the conflict. The great manufacturing interests, the popular press and even the imperial chancellor declare that there is no reason for terminating the struggle, seeing that Germany holds Belgium, part of France and part of Russia, and has the road to Egypt and India free. Annexation Opposed. "What does all this prove? That we are not fighting to protect our frontier, but to add to our terriory. We appeal to the party leaders to undertake an open and frank campaign against all sorts of annexation plans, In order that the constantly growing desire of the proletariat for peace may be finally satisfied. If the party enters resolutely upon this road it will attach to itself not only the great masses of the people, but also all sections of middle class society, who are equally sick of war." The Vossische Zeitung says: "Every serious plan for early peace will find us ready and eager to give it our instant consideration. Germany Is prepared at a moment's notice to ac cept a peace which shall correspond, to some extent at least, with the enormous sacrifices which the war has imposed on her and which, at the same time, shall be commensurate in a certain degree with the results obtained. "It is impossible, however, to entertain ideas of peace unless our enemies do their part and are also ready for sacrifice. Let us assure them in a friendly manner that it is high time for them to abandon their threats of the destruction of the German nation, threats which are nothing but verbiage. Let them once listen to the voice of reason, as we are ready to do." What Are We Fighting For? The same paper repeats the question often asked in the German press: What are we fighting for? "We are still of the opinion that the government has done wisely in prohibiting discussions in the press of what we shall exact as the price of victory, which is not yet at all certain. Such programmes are all more or less fantastic and they have already been too much exploited abroad contrary to German interests. "Nevertheless, it is quite legitimate to put the question whether or not it would be practicable, meanwhile, to permit discussions of such problems as need immediate solution, such as the nature of the objects which the government thinks will be gained by the war. We may, perhaps, be allowed to remind the authorities of the danger that lies in permitting only one bell to sound from the belfry, because in such a case every word that is uttered passes as inspired. Every effort of the people to arrive at a clear understanding regarding what the government hopes to achieve against our adversaries is rendered fruitless beforehand." Peace With Victory. The Montag says: "The press organs of our enemies are perfectly correct when they assure their readers that in Germany there exists an ardent longing for peace, and the desire is even more evident than those journals appear to know. The question arises, however: Do our enemies beyond the Alps and the Rhine and the others across the channel, compatriots who seek comfort in this way, regard our longing for peace as the daughter of our glorious victories or of our distress? "It is hard to say. but we really think they have sufficient judgment left to enable them to see that the German longing for peace surely cannot have two mothers if it have but one parent. Mother Victoria must be that one." The Volkeszeitung sounds a remarkable warning. It says: "It goes without saying of course, that all nations have an ardent desire for peace, the German nation included. If Germany had to deal only with France and England it would not be impossible to arrive at means of mutual concessions and compensations, and to conclude peace without the fear of future complications. . However, we still have to reckon with Russia, who notwithstanding the tremendous losses that she has suffered, is recovering with stupefying rapidity. All the same it is to Germany's advantage of a favorable situation to start pourparlers for an early peace. If she allows the present opportunity to pass it will be too late." Freedom of Seas. The Hamburger Echo joins in the peace plans and discusses the basis for negotiations, saying: "We deem it our duty, however, to oppose certain arguments for peace terms which have been mentioned by W. L*. Courtney. He considers the immediate evacuation of Belgium and northern France an indispensible basis for peace negotiations. To this wo can only reply that these are impossible conditions, for whatever be the ultimate fate of these territories, surely it cannot be expected that those at present in possession of them will evacuate forthwith. The freedom of the seas also appears to Mr. Courtney a proper subject for peace pourparlers. The same thing has already been said by the German chancellor, who in common with the German people, attached great importance to this question. It is a freedom which we do not regard in the light of a concession or privilege, but as a natural right. It is, therefore, solely as a right that we are ready to accept it and not by way of any compensation." piscrllanrous Sratlinf). BATTLE AROUND LOOS Unscientific and Moet Horribly Bloody. Berlin, November 10?(Correepondence of the Associated Press.)?The fighting around Loos, where the British succeeded in capturing a part of the foremost positions of the German lines in September, is still the subject of descriptive reports in the press. One ? * ?- n?lr?r?fA/1 nf nnnK rl n On??l rv _ I 111 llll" I1IUSI cii.Jliiaivu VI uuvu ucovii|/ | tions is from the pen of Bcrnhard Kellermann, known in America as the author of "The Tunnell." He says that after four days of inconceivable heavy artillery Are the British began a gas attack cn the morning of September 25. Four separate wave3 of gas, alternately white and dark gray, were blown forward toward the German lines; and at the same time the British artillery was hurling gas bombs upon the Germans. The latter coughed and held their ground as long as they could, but many fell, unable to resist the fumes. In the midst of all this the Germans were preparing for the expected infantry attack. Finally the British appeared, emerging suddenly as if from nowhere, behind a cloud of gas, and wearing masks. They came on in thi?k lines and storming columns. The first line of the attackers was quickly shot down by the hail of rifle and machine gun bullets that rained upon them from the shattered German trenches; the hand grenades especially wrought terrible havoc, some of them cutting down six or eight men. The dead and wounded soon lay like a wall before the German position. The second and third lines of English suffered the same fute. It was estimated that the number of British killed before this German division alone reached 8,000 to 10,000. Fourth Line Succeeded. The fourth line of attackers, however finally succeeded in over-running the riooimnttvl front line of Germans. who stood by their guns to the very last; those of them who had not fallen were made prisoners. Not one of them returned to tell what happened in this terrific fighting. On the neighboring front, too, the British succeeded in breaking the German first position; and gained here from f>00 to 2,000 yards of ground. At the second German position, where their reserves were in waiting, the attack was completely checked. The fighting lost something of its fierceness as the afternoon waned; and September 25 ended with hand-to-hand encounters and hand grenade attacks at various points along the front. The Germans made an attack during the night and regained a part of the lost ground. The British renewed the next morning their attempts to break through the German lines. "They tried with quite new tactics?or, rather, with very old tactics that are not of date in this war. It was a thing wholly unexpected; and the staff officers looked on with open-mouthed wonder. Shortly before noon it was observed that the British thickly massed and in echelon formation of eight ranks were advancing from Loos to attack us. Their artillery was sending down a hall of shells to heat onen a nath for these storming masses. At the same time the enemy mounted artillery, In broad day light rode up to take up a position upon Hill 70, to the east of Loos, which is nothing more than a slight elevation in the landscape hardly noticed in riding across the fields. The batteries were 'carrying bridge material with them to enable them to make crossings over trenches and natural obstructions. Still more?one or two mounted cavalry regiments were observed on the plain far to the rear. , Old-time Battle Plan. "Eight ranks of infantry, mounted artillery, cavalry in the background? that was too much! A veritable battle plan of a past age, the product of a mind in its dotage and a half-century behind the times! Commanders of armies get out of date in our times as rapidly as inventions and sciences, whereas the lesson taught by this war is that the lives of soldiers should be entrusted only to the most modern, the most elastic, and most highly endowed minds?the very pick of a nation's best talent. The English should have sent back their old celebrities to take charge of the communications. "Splendidly, with admirable courage, the English troops came forward to trAiinm me auativ. i ucjf r'u?h' no decorations, they carried out with blind courage what their senile commanders ordered?and this in a period of mortars, machine guns and the telephone. Their behavior was splendid, but all the more pitiable was the break down of their attack. "The eight-ranks columns, before they had advanced ten paces, got into our mixed fire of rifles, machine guns and artillery?all at the call of the telephone. Our batteries were only awaiting the signal. His English excellency was not prepared for this. Fresh reserves were put into action, only to be mowed down by the crossfire from our machine guns. The English mounted artillery had a wretched end; it not only got into the range of our machine guns but at the same time our heavy motars (called by telephone!) raked it so rapidly and thoroughly that the men did not even have time to limber their guns. The cavalry regiments waiting in the background for the order to attack were greeted with some salvos of heavy sabres from their scabbards. That ended the battle. The attack broke down in front of our wire entanglements. "An enormous number of dead lay before our trenches. ? ? The enemy's losses for the two days before this Oerman division alone amounted, at a low estimate, to 20,000 men." The lesson that Kellermann thinks should be learned from the fighting here is that "war is not a sport in the hands of a dozen privileged diltetantes." PROPOSED LEGISLATION Representative from Anderson County Would Make Some Changes. Representative Samuel M. Wolfe has drafted several resolutions and bills he intends to introduce during the approaching session of the general* assembly, says the Anderson Mail. In fact he has quite a number of them. Some of the more important pertaining to the following subjects: Among the resolutions is one proposing a constitutional amendment providing: for divorce by a court of competent jurisdiction in this state on the adjudged grounds of incurable impotency at the date of marriage, adultery, abandonment for a period of two years or longer, buggery, habitual drunkenness, inexcusable non-support on part of husband, pregnancy at time of marriage without knowledge or agency of husband, actual violence on part of husband on person of wife, attended with danger to life and health. One of the bills provides a tax of $3 on each male dog and a tax of $5 on each open or fertile bitch in Anderson county. Another bill provides that the annual salary of a circuit judge will be fixed at (3,500. Mr. Wolfe proposes a bill to provide for the legitimating of children born or begotten out of wedlock by subsequent marriage of parents. I A Joint resolution drafted by Mr. Wolfe provides for a state constitutional amendment for the abolishment of the death penalty except in cases of rape only. Another proposed bill reads: "When any corporation carrying on any business in this state in which laborers are employed, whose wages, under the business rule or custom of such corporation, are paid monthly or weekly on a fixed day beyond the end of the month or week in which the labor Is performed, shall discharge any such laborer, the wages which have been earned by such discharged laborers, shall become immediately due and payable. And if not so paid, then such laborer shall recover In addition thereto a penalty of as much per day, for the time such wages shall remain unpaid, not exceeding 30 days, as he was receiving at the time." Another bill reads: "That after the passage and approval of this act it shall be the duty of any county In the state in which a convict has been sentenced to serve a term on the public works of said county, in the alternative, and said sentence and afterward pays his or her fine, under said sentence, to allow said convict twentyfive cents per diem for the time actually served on the public works as aforesaid, said twenty-five cents per diem to be credited on said fine and deducted accordingly." A proposed bill provides regulation around the polls on election days. The text of this bill follows: "Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina: "Section 1. That on and after the passage of this act It shajl be unlawful for any person other than the voter or managers of election, to be within a radius of 10 feet of the polls at any voting precinct, during the time said poll is open for voting in any primary or general election. And any one found guilty of violating this law shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than $100 or imprisoned not more than 30 days, in the discretion of the court. And it shall be the duty of the managers of election at the respective polls to see that this law is enforced and to prosecute all violators of this provision. THE ISLAND OF CYPRUS One of the Most Important in the Mediterranean Sea. "Cyprus is one of the most important islands in the Mediterranean," says a bulletin given out recently by the National Geographic society, which describes England's reported offer to the Greeks for their aid in the world-war. "There are Just two islands in the broad inland sea larger than Cyprus, and these are Sicily and Sardinia. There are few islands in the world more rich in historical associations, and none, probably, more coveted by a powerful neighbor. "The island lies in the mouth of a pocket formed by Asia Minor and oyria ai me normeasiern ena 01 me Mediterranean, being about equally distant from the mainland to the north and to the east. It has an area of 3,584 square miles, or is as large as the states of Delaware and Rhode Island combined. Its greater length is 141 miles and it's greater width is 60 miles, while its average width is more than 35 miles. A great part of the island is taken up by two mountain ranges, one of which fills much of the southern and central part, and the other of which stretches along the northern coast. "The coast of Asia Minor lies 46 miles to the north, and that of Syria between 50 and 55 miles to the east. Although nominally a possession of the Ottoman empire up until the outbreak of hostilities between the Turks and the Allies, Cyprus has been administered by Great Britain since 1878, and now forms an integral part of the British empire. England occupation has done much to improve the conditions of health on the island, as it has been a stimulus to the com fiifruiui ucvciupiiitiu. "The mountains of the Island are wild and beautiful and upon their sides the forests are still growing that were famed and prized in early Egyptian times. They also contain the mines of copper, celebrated among the ancients and still richly productive. The highest altitude is attained by Mount Troodes, with a summit 6.406 feet above sea level. "A wide valley runs, east and west, through the central part of the island. This valley is about 60 miles long, with a breadth varying from 10 to 20 miles. The mountain ranges on either side send their waters to the valley through intermittent torrents. Much of this lowland is uncultivated, though in the northern parts grain is gro?vn. The soil of the whole valley is good, and there is no reason why the uncertain water supply might not be supplemented, bringing all of the land under cultivation. In the days when western civilization was in its swaddling clothes, Cyprus was widely known for its impassable forests, which not only clothed the sides ind summits of its mountains with thick, dark masses of green, but which overgrew the whole floor of the valley between with such an interlacing sturdy tangle of trees and underbush, that it was difficult to clear the land for cultivation. "The wonderful forests of the land, U ^ tn mnrA fhon 9 AAA VPflrtl fit exploitation, that have passed over I hem have been almost entirely cue away. These forests built the ships of Egypt, of Greek Syrian rules, of Asia Minor cities, and of Turks, and all that remains of their once muchheralded glory are the pine growths on the mountains. Today the whole central plain is bare and treeless, and with the extinction of the forests many disadvantages of climate have come upon the land, so that Cyprus of the present is not the bright home for men so bravely praised by the Greeks of classic times. It is, nevertheless, a valuable land, and much of its former splendor could be brought back to it by the proper administration and development. The English have already begun this work of rehabilitation. "The population of the island is estimated at 240,000, Greeks and Turks. The chief towns are Nicosia, the capital, with 15,000 inhabitants, the largest city, Llmasol and Larnaca. Most of the people gain their livelihoods by agriculture. The methods employed are almost as ancient as are the traditions of the Island, and the Inhabitants are sturdily opposed to innovation. The olive, mulberry, grains, grapes and other fruits, oil seeds, cotton and all sorts of vegeteheve been undertaken for the reclamation of the soil, so fruitful of old, and manv acres have been brought | back under cultivation. In passing, I it may be stated, that the miles of Cyprus have found favor In all of t Britains wais since that waged against Russia in the Crimea. "Cyprus does an annual trade of about $1,500,000. It is handicapped lr. the development of its commerce owing to a want of natural harbors and to an eastern fatalism too thorough- _ ly learned to permit of much initia- ^ tive. Since the British oc:upatioln some energy has been brought into ? the little land, but there still remains | a great deal to be accomplished before ) a west Europe commerce and business ] management can become, indigenous. > Great Britain administers Cyprus t through a high commissioner, with J the powers of a colonial governor." ) ? j GENERAL NEWS NOTES ) 1 Items of Interest Gathered from All ( Around the World. A bill is to be presented In the next congress providing for the admission of Alaska to statehood. The Georgia legislature has * adjourned its extra session without ( adopting a state warehouse law. The people of Canada are raising a popular loan of $65,000,000 for Great ( Britain. W. Atlee Burpee, the well known Philadelphia seedsman, died at his i home near Dovlestown. Pa.. Friday. Colonel Goethals, governor of the ^ Panama Canal zone, has a sign In his office, that reads as follows: "Life is one dam slide after another." Wilkes-Barre, Pa., has quite a serl- . ous strike of street car men on its hands. There has been considerable violence up to this time. Eighty persons are reported to have been killed when a train was dynamited on the National railway near Tampico, Mexico, on November 23. Dr. and Mrs. J. P. Stanton, proml- nent people of Scranton, Pa., were _ killed In ^n automobile accident near that city Thanksgiving day. Twelve persons were killed and 30 injured and great property damage, was the result of a terrific tornado that swept over a rich farming section near Little Rock, Ark., Thursday. The Morning Eagle and Evening Star, leading newspapers of Newark, N. J., largely owned by ex-U. S. Senator Smith, have been placed in the hands of a receiver. Andrew Carnegie celebrated his 80th birthday in New York last Thursday. Mr. Carnegie predicted an early world peace and said he felt like he would like to be a hundred. The duPont Powder Co., of Wilmington, Del., has pending contracts for $100,000,000 worth of explosives, in addition to the $65,000,000 contract signed a month ago. Thos. A. Edison has declined to go on Henry Ford's peace excursion to Europe, which is due to leave New York, December 4, on board the Oscar II. a Scandanavian liner. The Baltimore and Ohio railroad last week disposed of $60,000,000 of r K nor rant refundinfiT hnndfL the first allotment of $600,000,000 to be dls posed of by the railroad. I The copper roof of the imperial castle at Domaueschingen, Germany, has been stripped to supply copper I for the manufacture of war munitions. The roof weighed many tons. Victor Carlstrom, a Swedish aviator, n on Friday completed a 600 mile flight from Toronto, Canada, to New York 5 city, in 6 hours and 40 minutes actual ^ flying time, covering the distance at a 0 speed of 90 miles an hour. r The Liberty bell reached Philadel- n phia Thursday night, after its 10,000 s mile trip to and from the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco. Dur- g ing the trip it was viewed by fully 20,- h 000,000 people. 0 Reports or committees of the Na- o tional Security league conference, in session in Chicago, on Saturday ap- 0 proved the preparedness programme ^ of President Wilson, but said the presl- r dent's plans did not go for enough. j, A farmer, his, wife, daughter and e son-in-law and two farm hands, were u found dead in the farmer's home near F New Brunswick, N. J., Saturday morn- a ing. The police theory is that one of the dead men murdered the others a and then committed suicide. e The Atlantic City, N. J., trolley car a system has been placed in the hands e of a receiver, having been financially wrecked by the jitneys of that city. / Five vears aeo the Atlantic City \ Jfffl ^ mm "' "" c? . W^^sS, *?dSt, if M U ?*^!en.['flc Prtndnl, I J ~?Wte ^BARLEST traction lines were considered the best paying in New Jersey. Hernie Schultz, a deserter from the German army, arrived in New York last Thursday, a stowaway on a Dutch steamer. Schultz said he had lost his 1 father and a brother, was tired of f< fighting and deserted. He will be held g at Ellis Island until the close of the war. * " Several thousand persons witnessed the hanging of Frank Grano at SnowHill. Md., Friday, in a woods near that town. Grano killed L. B. Roblnsoh, Mrs. Robinson and a farm hand in September last on account of Mrs. Robinson, with whom he was lnfatu- I ated. The coroner's Jury investigating the rear-end collision of Southern railway passenger trains at Salisbury, N. C., last Wednesday night, in which two persons were killed and several injured, returned a verdict Saturday to the effect that the collision was due to the carelessness and negligence of the engineer and fireman of No. 38 and the flagman of the special. TAX NOTICE?1015 Office of the County Treaturer of York County. York, S. C.. Sept. IB, 1915. NOTICE is hereby given that the TAX BOOKS for York county will be opened on FRIDAY, the 15TH DAY OF OCTOBER. 1915, and remain open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEMBER. 1915, for the collection of STATE, COUNTY, SCHOOL ana butAb TAXES, for the fiscal year 1915. without penalty; after which day ONE PER L ENT penalty will be added to all payments made in the month of JANU- j ARY. 1916. and TWO PER CENT pen- ' alty for all payments made In the month of FEBRUARY. 1916, and SEVEN PER CENT penalty will be udded to all payments made from the ST PAY OF MARCH. 1916, to the 15TH DAY OF MARCH, 1916, and af-, lor this date all unpaid taxes will go J into executions and all unpaid single Polls will be turned over to the several Magistrates for prosecution in accordance with law. For the convenience of taxpayers, 1 will attend the following places on the lays named: And at Yorkville, from Monday, November 22d, until Friday, the 31st day of December, 1915, after which date the penalties will attach as stated above. Note.?The Tax Books are made up by Townships, and parties writing about Taxes will always expedite matters if they will mention the Township or Townships in which their property or properties are located. HARRY E. NEIL, *' You will find All kinds of Typewriter Ribbons, Carbon Paper, Typewriter Papers at The Enquirer Office. Mail Orders filled promptly. j HANDLE YOUR BU BY THE BEST THE BAN KIN You make no mistake in following NO business can meet its Maximui best and most up-to-date Mel NO business should be handled bj around and paying with Cash, Bank brings Your business "I FREE your Financial Dealings fi may arise by handling Your b WE recommend Our SAVINGS DE A1 METHODS of building up ties. We pay a liberal interest FIRST NATIC YORK. It. C. 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Begl: I THE REILY-TAY NEW ORLE. fcEAL ESTATE /OOK! Now Isn't Thin a Nice Selection? 1, The J. K. Hope I'laee: 70 acres. 4 ear Tirzah, on Rock Hill and Clay 1 lilt and Yorkvllle nnd Fort Mill roads, c -room dwelling; large barn; 2 tenant ? muses and other buildings; 2 wells? g ne at house and other at barn. AdDins T. M. Oates. F. E. Smith and & Irs. Glenn. This Is something nice. p ee ME QUICK g The E. T. Carson Place: 186 acres; 8 -room dwelling; 3-room tenant 8 muse; large barn; crib, etc. Plenty 1< f wood. Adjoins W. R. Carroll and I thers. Now is your time to see me. t Two Tract*?One 63 acres and the ther 60 acres?about 6 miles from * 'orkvllle on McConnellsville-Chester b oad. First tract has 4-room dwell- * ig; barn, crib and cotton house. Othr tract has one tenant house. Each r< ract watered by spring and branch. r Tenty of timber. Good, strong land, v nd the price is right. Better see me. e Town Property: My offerings here e re very attractive. Can suit you eith- w r in a dwelling or a beautiful lot In lmost any part of Town on which to rect one. Let me show you. p 5eo. W. Williams; S REAL ESTATE BROKER. fl o R ei W Send The Enquirer your orders 0] ?- U! ?U rammareifll Rfatinnupv. #r illy n yi?u? vwiumwi ? ?. w?.,w..w.#r ooklets, Law Cases, etc. ^TIm arrestee ItfKs/ yOT is MOLASSES down the feed bill and b llif RED S: Horse and Mule B )||g$[P It's something the horses and i appetite?starts the saliva ru Far superior to an all grain ft B mules a treat, and at the same tii Mm Our RED SHIRT (first grade) Hi |Mf contains Corn, Oats, Ground Alfal and pure cane molasses, and analyi 4sx Protein lor't ; Fat 3%; Fibre 1 I PIEDMONT HORSE & MULE MOUSSES 1 <X 12%; Carbohydrates 55%. IsWAMP FOX HORSE A MOLE MOLASSES FEED IPEKFECTION HORSE & MULE FEED iP.V.'S; $ Protein 12%; Fat 3%: Fibre 12%; Carbohydj i (rain and (round Alfalfa Meal. | RED SHIRT D | First Grade: A balanced ration containlni < keeps them in rood condition. 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Dorsett's Cafe AND LUNCH COUNTER IS NOW 4 OPEN AND READY TO SERVE M ALL KINDS OF GOOD THINGS ^ TO EAT AT ALL HOURS We wish to announce that we have ecured the services of Mr. Gaines ^ dahalTey, a restaurant man formerly vlth the famous "Gem Restaurant" in * Charlotte, who will have charge of mr cafe ana lunch cuuntek. rVe can serve anything that is good o eat. ROYAL PRESSING CLUB. We invite you to Join our PRESSXG CLUB. Five Suits Cleaned and 'ressed Each Month for $1.00. When o'i want your Clothes Cleaned and 'ressed RIGHT, send them to the IOYAL PRESSING CLUB. R. D. DORSETT, Prop. R the SOUTH I S ONE I Shelbyville. Tenn., 1 November 7th, 1915. I i cent stamp for which you will gs for Premiums. nne Coffee and can say 'tis the enough. Will take it to all tny friends. very truly, ^ Mrs. W. 8. McCONNELL. P. D. No. 9, Shelbyville, Tenn. LUZIANNE Cans, and get these n saving them TODAY. LOR COMPANY . I %NS, LA. E REAL ESTATE AGENCY FOR SALE Store House and Lot?In Sharon; ot 90x200 feet; double store room, 5x80 feet, fully equipped with shelv> ng and counters, ready for occupany, and in good condition. Known as shannon & Hope store. A real bar;ain for quick buyer. 119 Acre Farm?11-2 miles from iharon, known as the Stanhope Love dace. There Is a good 7-room house, ;ood well of water, 2 tenant houses, 2 rood barns for horses and cattle, 2 ood pastures for hogs and cattle. Fine and with lot of good forest timber. f luildings alone worth price asked for ^ he place. King's Mountain Street Lot?60 eet front and about 250 feet back, etween lota of J. A. Tate and H. E. 'erguson. Bargain for quick sale. 1 Farm of 185 Acres?With good six Jr oom dwelling house and three four w . oom Tenant houses, well of water, and rell watered with springs and branchs; good orchard and pasture. Locatd on Howell's Ferry road, 4 miles -est- of Yorkville, adjoining lands of J. ' Kpemster and E. N. Stevenson. Will ell all or part. 11. E. Montgomery's?Congress St tesidence and Store Building. Lot is 6 feet front and 340 feet deep. Twotory residence, containing 11 rooms, rith electric lights and water. Good tore building of convenient size and ne location, only one door south of ourthouse. Also a Blacksmith and :epair shop in rear of lot. The proprty is now paying 9 per" cent interest n the purchase price asked. C. F. SHEF.ER' Real Estate. e ^ + S ilSis .? (. It C.ta ailda np the stock. rT -?5?5tw?^^? 5 HIRT ? IolassesFkd^B mules like?gives them an nning and aids digestion. ?d. Give your horses and me save money. uj|f| >rse and Mule Molasses Feeu \w|l fa, made appetizing with salt f|| :es as follows: == 12%; Csrbohydrmtes 67% =Sr nrn Second Grade ? Analyses: P*** [??? tein ?%%; Fat 2*%: Fibre |i? ^ (3rd Grade) This analyses: Protein 3%: a Fat 2%; Fibre 12%; Carbohydrates 65%. ^ red! We mans factor* also a dry seized (no \ * i) Horse and Mole Feed, which analyses: e rates 67%. This is composed of stralaht } AIRY FEED j r Molasses. Cattle are eery fond of It ? } Bow and enriches the quality of the milk j and Corn, C. S. Meal. Wheat Middling, ; ilt. Analyses: Protein 15%: Fat 3%: i ialvM*t Protein 12%: Fat 2%%: Fibre J tee 65%. ? Digestive Tankage, Ground Corn. Rico | tuning. Keepi the hoga in good condition. An ^ 'eed and RED SHIRT Baby Chide Food. M poaed of Gronnd, Corn, Ground ffljll a, Gronnd Whoat, Barley, Maize, >SNl Meal and Liiuieed Meal. Analyaia: ~Sl bohydratea 46%. II of our feed la made from Caroling We are, therefore, in the market jwjg , .y and any other kind of Hay I ck of GRAIN, HAY ^ above are mixed ^ n to fumlah the // VK it at the loweat // VR m yon how to // VSUBO^M^k |?