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MERE.

Charles Fehman, circuit clerk at Vicks-
burg, Miss, has been indicted in a dozen
cases, charged with forging county war
rants. '''''''''During a firemen's parade in
Augusta, Ga, last week, horse blind in
one eye took fright, and disregarding the
injunction to keep in the middle of the road,
dashed into large show window and put
out his other eye. .'.'."'In Wilkinson coun-
ty, Ga, on Friday last negro woman con-
fessed that she murdered her husband on
the 9Th of last month, and pointed out his
body to number of white people. She is
in jail. .''...'The Act passed by the Tennes-
went into operation last Thursday. All the
gambling houses in Memphis closed their
doors on that day. .'.'''.''By reason of rail
road competition the fare from Louisville,
KY, to Chicago is only two dollars. ''."Col.
Frank H. Pierce, a Well-known lawyer of
Hillsboro'. n. H., the nephew and heir of
eX-President Pierce, has been committed to
an asylum for the insane. ......."At Newcas-
tie, Delaware, last Saturday, the sheriff
whipped nine prisoners, seven of whom had
been convicted of larceny and two of receiv-
ing stolen goods. Two were whites and
seven colored. ''''''''' Intelligence comes from
different sections of Virginia, to the effect
that great damage is being done to the
JouilSo lOU1SSo plclllo ny lODdCCO Ily, anu
in many instances the farmers have had all
their plants destroyed. The planters are
much discouraged. .''''''''Ex-G Governor Israel
Washburn, of Maine, died at Philadelphia,
last Saturday. .''''''"The first indictment was
brought at Nashville last Saturday under
the new law of Tennessee making wife beat
ing punishable by whipping. '''::. Mrs. Jes-
Sc R. Grant, mother Of Gen. U. S. Grant,
died at her home in Jersey City last Fri
day. There is a possibility that the
wonderful comet Of 1912 may make its reap
pearance before the year closes. Encke COM
puted for this comet a period of seven
teen years. .''.'''''High license is making
headway in Iowa. Des Moines, the capital
of the State, has fixed 81 900 as the price of
a license, while Burlington has refused to
reduce the saloon license from $4OO to
5000. '''''''''Seven coaches left Waco with
delegates of the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, on an excursion to Mexico The ex-
cursiOnists will go to Laredo, thence to Mon
terey. Of the eXcursionists forty are from
South Carolina. .'''''''''H. Clay England, a
lawyer who has been attending the Star
Route trials in Washington, has lost his
mind. .'''.'''"The Democratic State Conven-
tion of Kentucky met in Louisville yester-
day. The nomination for Governor will
probably fall upon j. Proctor Knott.
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PERSONAL NOTICE.

Love-Murphy-Sterling -Mills--Hor-
ner. The descendants of John Murphy,
Charles Mills, John Sterling, James Sterling
and David Horner, who married daughters
of Alexander Love, will be interested by
writing to Box 1S1, Pottsville, Pa. EX-
changes please cODy
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Sgetial Notitss.

The May Queen.
Who shall she be?
When flowers are blooming
And hearts rejoicing,
And Nature assuming
Her richest adorning.
The Queen remedy shall be,
Norman's Neutralizing Cez:aFs:sG'
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CHURCH NOTICES.

Associate Reformed Presbyterian-Rev.
r. Latham, Pastor. Services at 1890 A. NJ,
next Sunday.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev R. P. Franks,
Pastor. Services at Kings Mountain Chap
ell in the forenoon in the church at York
vile at night.
Presbyterian-Rev. II. r. English, Pas
tor Services at 1920 A. NJ. and p. NJ.
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NEW POTATOES.

Mr.. Joseph Rose has our thanks for a bas-
ket Of fine Irish potatoes of this seasons
growth, sent to this Office on Wednesday
afternoon of last week.
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PREACHING AT BETHEL.

The Rev. J. L. Girardeau, D. d., of the
Theological Seminary of Columbia, S. c.,
will preach at Bethel Church on next Sum
day the 10Th instant.
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PROSPECTS OF THE WHEAT CRoP.-The
May returns of wheat to the Department OF
Agriculture ut Washington make the condi-
tion compared with the April averages ma
terially lower in New York and Michigan,
and in Ohio and Illinois further injury was
wrought by frostS early i'll April, and in
more northern districts the real damage by
the March freezing was more fully disclosed
when the covering of snow and ice disap-
peared. The average for New York is H.,
for Michigan 80, for Ohio g., for Illinois &C..
Further loss was suffered by plOughing up
large areas in Ohio and Hi nois. A reduc-
ton in Missouri from SO to 80 is reported.
In Indiana the condition averages Is and
New Jersey reports 101, both the same as in
April. All the remaining Northern States
show an improvement since the April re-
port as we'll as the Pacific coast and nearly
all of the Southern States. The averages
are Connecticut 96, Penn sylvania 50, Della
ware S5, Maryland, 80, Virginia 81, North
Alabama 9S, Mississippi 80, Texas 81, Ar
kansas Sc, Tennessee SO, West Virginia 80,
Kentucky 81, Kansas 81, California II.
THE KNIGHTS OF HoNoR.-The Supreme
Lodge Of the Knights of Honor met in its
tenth annual session in the City Of Calves
ton, Texas, on the Sth instant. Represen-
tatives were present from thirty-siX States
or grand Jurisdictions. Supreme Dictator
r. H. Cochran, Esq, of Toledo, Ohio, pre-
sented very able and instructive report,
containing many important decisions and
recommendations. From footings in this re-
port the membership of the order is found
to be $4,000. The amount of money paid
to benefciaries during the year was s2,737,-
600. The number of lodges at this date is
2,6O7.
Col. Frank Coke, of Charlotte, has just
received from New York team of four
spirited bay horses to beused in his summer
overland drives among the mountains, and
palace car for his private use.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1883-05-17
AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR.

A council of the American Legion of
Honor was instituted in Yorkville last
Tuesday evening by Deputy Supreme Com
mander Jacob Sulzbacher, of Columbia,
with fifty-six charter members. The fol-
lowing were elected officers: E. M. Law,
Commander; J. R. Lindsay, Vice Com
mander; John E. Mason, Orator; II. w.
Hope, Past Commander; A. w. Ingoh,
Secretary H. G. Strauss, Collector; j. &.
Wardlaw, Treasurer; Rev. R. Latham,
Chaplain Withers Adickes, Guide; w.
John Hyndman, Warden; A. F. McCon-
nell, Sentry. Trustees-A. Coward, l. d.
Witherspoon, James F. Hart.
The American Legion of Honor is a Sc
cret benevolent society with supreme, grand
and subordinate councils. Its chief object,
and one that recommends itself to every
careful, prudent man, is its provision for
the families of the deceased members, ena-
bling any man, no matter how small his in
come may be, to make provision for those
who are dependent on him. The benefits
are rated in six degrees, from $500 to $4,000.
The payments, are on the assessment plan.
The present membership of the orderisover
10000, and each assessment brings over $780,
900 into the treasury. The order was organ
lied December II, 1873, and since that time
it has grown to nearly 200 councils in the
United States. In the entire order since its
organization there have been 617 deaths and
&c assessments to pay the losses, which
proves this order to be as cheap insurance as
any plan in the United States, while it is
reliable as well. The ORDERS recommended
by prominent members Of the knights Of
Honor to members of that fraternity who
desire increased insurance. Many of the
members of Yorkville Council are members
of the knights of Honor. Yorkville Coun-
ell is the fifteenth that has been instituted
in this State.
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THE COTTON EXCHANGE.

The cotton exchange instituted byplanters
of York and Chester counties, and which
the two last years was held in Yorkville,
was held this year in Chester, on Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week. This plan
is something similar to that by which to-
bacco raisers sell their product, viz: bring
ing the buyers to the cotton instead of TAX
ing the cotton to the buyers. Only SAM
Piles are exhibited, however, the planter
naming the number of bales he can furnish
of each grade. AT the recent sale about
400 bales were represented, about half of
which was from Chester and the other
from York. Buyers were present from
Norfolk, Charlotte, Columbia and Spartan
burg, besides the local buyers, of Yorkville
and Chester. The larger portion of the
cotton offered was sold, though a number
of the planters decided to hold on to their
stocks, rather than take the prices offered.
Two York planters, one having SS bales
and the other 56, and probably others whose
names we did not learn, declined to sell.
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erm convicts. to each county that would

term convicts, to each county that would
provide to work them, and in few years
|: the semi annual gathering of citizens to
pile brush in the gullies and dig trenches
across the road beds would cease; and the
only implements of road working would
be mule, cart and driver to place few
loads of stone on places where from increas-
ed traffic the structure had become i'm
paired.
These are questions for the people to de-
termine. Intelligent discussion of them
will develop new. phases of thought and
possibly better and cheaper remedies than
to take the matter of Improvement in hand,
the best method should be digested and
ready for application.
We are accustomed to consider the civili-
zation of the present age so far in advance
of that of the ancients, that we rarely
resort to history for lessons of practical
progress. Perhaps in many things their
example would teach us valuable practical
truths. The Romans, before they emerged
from barbarism, constructed the best stone
paved roads anywhere found. The Appian
way, 800 miles in length, built $50 years
before the Christian era, stood 700 years
without repair, and is still as solid as
granite. Throughout Spain an Britain,
the Roman armies built military roads
with stone pavement, many of which are
yet extant, although twenty centuries have
elapsed since they were constructed.
Modern experiment gives the following
result of resistance to traction on common
and paved roads. Say that one horse will
draw 200 on common dirt road, he will
on the same inclination;
Paved with gravel, draw. "..2, 100 lbs
Paved with broken stone draw ...4, POO lbs
On well made pavement draw........9,0 900 lbs
Surely such facts ought to awaken us to-
the necessity of some action on this subject.
JAS. T.. HART
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THE GALLows.-Jerry Blalock, aged "a
years, was hanged at Newport, Arkansas,
last Friday for numbering Thomas Braden-
burg, in a cotton field, in 1880. Blalocll
confessed the crime. He made a long speech
from the gallows to a crowd of over 1900
persons, warning young men against whis-
key, gambling, bad men and bad women,
to whose influence he traced his ruin.
On the same day Henry Revels colored,
was hanged at Lake Providence, La, for
the murder of Henry Hyams, white man,
in the fall of 1878. A great crowd was pres
ent, in which colored people predominated.
The culprit made short speech, saying
''The Lord has forgiven me. Let what you
see be a warning. There is hereafter, and
J. am willing to CO."
Sylvester K. Mackinson was hanged on
Friday at Cambridge, ILL.,, for the murder
Of Miss Maggie Copeland, near Kewanee,
August 26th, 1882.
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THE DYNAMITE CONsPIRATORs.-1nt the
Bow street Police Court, London, last Fri
day, all the Dynamite conspiracy prisoners
except O'Connor alias Dalton, whom the
Crown was unable to connect with the 9TH
ers, were committed for trial on charge of
treason-felony. Lynch alias Norman, the
informer, was committed on charge of mis-
demeanor. O'Connor on leaving the dock
was rearrested by detectives from Liverpool,
to which city he has been taken.
The charges on which the prisoners were
committed are treason-felony, conspiracy to
damage public buildings and unlawful pos
session of nitro-glycerine. Counsel Smyth
protested that the evidence failed to convict
Ahnsbury with the crimes charged against
the prisoners. In Liverpool on the same
day, Oberlihy and Kennedy alias Feather
stone, charged with dynamite conspiracy,
have been remanded for another week.
Counsel for the Crown in asking for their re-
mandment stated that another arrest had
been made in connection with the case and
more time was required for the develop
ment of the evidence.
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It will likely be answered that this latter
system is too expensive for the present
growth Of the country. We answer to this
objection, let us take single county and
illustrate the cost. York county has about
$50 miles of the most eXecrable market
roads in the State. Its property is assessed
at about $5,OOO,OOO. 1t levies an annual
income from railroad dividends of $1,000.
A tax of mill, or fifty cents per thousand
on property would raise $500 more. The
sum Of $1,000 annually employed on 100
miles of its worst sections of road would in
a few years transform them into thorough
fares, passable at all seasons of the year
and repaying to the farmer ten fold the
cost expended. This system has been sue
cesstully tried ins Canada, and is even now
the established system among the sparse
populations of it's western settlements. 1t
has worked satisfactorily much so that
in all the older settlements these embryo
roads have grown into free turnpikes of full
width and construction
I may say here that in my judgment the
system of hiring out the convict labor of the
State is inhumane in it's workings, subver-
sive of prison discipline, and Of the true
objects of punishment. All convicts ought
to be employed within the walls Of the Pen
itentiary during their term of imprison-
ment. Rather than see the present perni-
cious system longer continued 1 would
prefer that each county might retain, ifit
so desired, so many of its short term con-
victs as it would provide for, to be employ
ed under proper regulations on its public
roads. 1t is eminently proper that the
county, which under our present system
pays for the arrest, detention, trial and de-
portation of the criminal should enjoy the
value of his services rather than the State
which pays none of this expense.
Grant then the services of its own short
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-10-20
A FAMILY BLESSING.

Under date Of Msy TO- 1854 We have received the fol-
lowing information from Mr. Lorenzo Lombard. Of is
Charles street, Portland. Me. Mr.. Lombard says:
..For several years past / have been troubled with
severe baekache and pains In the side, and when
would lie down could not rest well. as 1t seemed Inn
possible for me to get into easy positions and my
aches and pains increased constantly to such extent
that became convinced that hss disease 81 the Kid
neys fastened to me, and after having Used doctofs
prescriptions and many of the so-caed cures without
getting any benefit. persuaded BY near neigh
Dor. Mr. Jones; TO try Hunts Remedy. a. himself and
wife had been greatly benefited by It's uses and many
others OF our achansnces spoke Of rs merits tn the
highest terms. 1 decided to try III and purchased
bottle at Nichols drug and soon as had taken
few doses Of 1t the pains in my back were relieved
and aftet taking three bottles my edeache and lame
back are cured, and can truly testify that Hunts
Remedy article of great merit and VIII 40 all that
s claimed for It, and know OF many other people IN
Portland who have found cure In Hunts Remedy
after all others failed 10 do any good and recon-
mend IL To all who have kidney or liver disease, hoping
that this may be the of relieving some sufferer
who does not know Of tire merits Of Hunts Kennedy
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vital Questionsll
ASK the most eminent physician

Ask the most eminent physician
OF any school, what is tho best thing b
the world for quieting and allaying AL I'M
tation of the nerves and curing all forms q
nervous complaints, giving natural, child
IKE refreshing sleep always?
And they will tell you unhesitatingiy
Some form of Hopsl'
CHAPTER L
Ask any or all of the most eminent ply
sicians:
"What is the best and only remedy that
can be relied on to cure all diseases Of the kid
news and urinary organs; such - Bright'a
disease, diabetes, retention or inability to
retain urine and all the diseases and all
ments peculiar to Women
"And they viii tell you explicitly and
emphaticalIy Buchu"
Ask the same physicians
"What Is the most reliable and sufeS(
cure for all liver disease on dyspepsia, con-
stipation. indigestion, biliousness, malarial
fever, ague, &C. y and they viii tell you:
/" MaEdrakel or Dandelionp
Hence, when these remedies are combined
with others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bitten, such
a wonderful and mysterious curative power
Is developed which Is so varied In its opera
IlO1S tIdt ITO ufctdSc vi III ilCditN C0AA RJcns
bly, exist or resist its power, and yet 1t Is
Harmless for the most frail woman, weak
est invalid or smallest child to use.
CHAPTER II.
Patients
almost dead or nearly dying"
For years, and given up by physicians Of
Brights and other kidney diseases, liver
complaints, severe coughs called consumr
ton, have been cured.
Women gone nearly crazyI
From agony Of neuralgia, nervousness.
wakefulness and various diseases peculiar =
women.
People drawn out Of shape from excru-
ciating pangs of rheumatism,
1nfammatory and chronic, or suffering
from scrofuiai
Eryspeiasi
Salt rheum blood poisoning, dyspepsia ndieeott0o,
and in fact almost all diseases frail
Nature is heir to-
be found In efsfy neighborhood in the known word
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-10-20

MIS- n a. SMALL. the wife Of the popular Deputy
Sheriff and Assessor Of Topsham. Me-. writes us on
May IS 1888: THAT she had been severely AFFLICTED
during several years with kidney and liver disease.
accompanied with severe pains and backschs.
Herring tried many called cufes and medcines and
doctors presentations without receiving any benefit.
and while seeking for cure she noticed the acver'
tisement Of Hunts Remedy and decided to Hzv-
ing bought bottle Mr.. Johnsons drug store com
nenced using II with such fatterng results that she
continued It's se and after using only five bottles the
Improvement IN her health is 30 marked that she
wishes al who are aicted in like to know Of
this most valuable and reliable medicine; and she most
cheerfuIly recommends Hunts Kennedy 10 an. and
especially to females who are troubled with the com
plants peculiar to the sex. I"
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."And 30 Il was until last winter. I went
down into Florida in the fall to see what
kind Of Ash they had in that State and
study their habits, and was attacked with
malaria In its severest form, and when l
came home realized for the first time In
my life that was sick. My symptoms
were terrible. had dull aching pains in
my head, limbs and around my back. My
appetite was wholly gone; and ! felt a lack
OF energy such as l had oftcn heard de-
scribed but had never experienced. Any
one who has ever had d severe attack Of
went to bed and remained there all the
spring; and Il there ever was sick man
was the one."
ut seems hardly possible. How did you
come to recover so completelyT
"My brother, who had been afflicted by q
severe kidney trouble and threatened with
Bfigh5s disease, was completely cared by
remedy in which had great confidence.
/ therefore tried the Same remedy for MY
malaria and am happy to say am well
man to-day and through the instrumer-
tality of Warmers Safe Cure, which be-
lieve 10 be one of the most valuable of med
jcinss. Indeed, see it ID endorsed by the
United State, Medical College of New
York, and that DR.. Gum, dean of that in
stitution, has written . long article con-
corning its value"
And are you now as well as former
q Apparently 50. keep the remedy on
hand all the while. though, and do not hest
tate to recommend it to others"
"One question more! How many ponds
of fish have you here and how are they di-
yidedY,
"Well, we have 40 ponds, which are d.
vided up as follows: Twenty-Five ponds
of brook trout, ponds of salmon trout; 4
OF McCloud river or rainbow trout, 2
ponds OF German trout, OF California
mountain trout, ponds of hybrids, Of
one quarter salmon aud .three-quarters
brook trout, ponds of gold fish, and !
pond of Carp. Then we have what we call
the Centennial pond or happy family,
consisting of crosses of different fish, in
Guiding Kennebec salmon, Land Locked
salmon, California salmon. brook trout,
salmon trout and hybrids. These fish
range in size from minnows to 1S-pound.
ers, and in age from one-and.one-half
months to eleven years. / forgot to say.
also, that we have hospital pond, which
is entirely empty, which speaks pretty
well for a community OF many millions.
Indeed the whole secret of the fish culture
can be summed up in four things. I'm.
pregnation--using no water. Plenty OF
food. Plenty of pure water and cleanli-
ness.O H
The numerous fish exhibitions which are
taking place in all parts Of Europe and the
unusual interest which is being manifesto
ed in this subject throughout the world,
all owe their origin to the process above
described as originated and conducted by
Seth Green. It is certainly cause for con-
graduation to every American that this
country produces so many men whose
genius brings value to the world, and it is
proof positive of the greatest merit that d
remedy even with such high standing as
Warmers Sale Cure is known to have
should be so strongly endorsed and recon.
mended by one so reputable and reliable
As Seth Green.
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Rescued From Aaoni,Ins t,eatb,

New YoRK.--Mr. James White, 1864
Broadway, formerly chief Instructor in
Dickel's Riding School, in this city, said to
newspaper reporter. 81 broke my shouls
der, arm and elbow, splitting the socket In
four parts. Rheumatism set in and EN-.
p)oyed the best physician. He tried every.
thing, but grew worse, and at last he said !,
Il have one more thing to try and if that
fails nothing can give You relief, and that
is st. Jacobs Ol.' l used this great pain
reliever, and am able to use my arm, free
from all rheumatic trouble. l have also
recommended the remedy to number of
people, and in every case they have been
speedily and effectually cured"
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A Miraculous Plant.

The discovery Of a plant of great
therapeutic virtue is said TO have been
made at Tonquin. The bark of this
plant, ii appears, is even "more medici-
nal than that molly that Hermes once to
wise Ulysses gave, as it not only cures
hydrophobia, but leprosy and the bite
OF reptiles. Wherever it has been ap.
piled in cases Of the above mentioned
diseases, the cure has been almost i'm
mediate, but, on the other hand, 1t has
proved violent poison in cases where
1t was not applicable. The healing vir
tues of the Monaghan, as the plant il
called in the Anamite language, were
until short time ago only known TO 9
single native family. But after they
we're converted to Christianity the secret
was communicated to the French. The
plant and its miraculous qualities are
described at length in work by N
Lesserteurs formerly missionary IN
Tonquin, and now Director Of Foreign
Missions at Paris. Pail Mall Gazette.