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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-25
INFLAMMABLE GooDs.-"My bu

INFLAMMABLE GooDs.-"My busi-
ness here is 10 sell things" remarked
middle-aged salesman to his friend,
as he made memorandum of cash
sale in his book; "and, Of course, /
expect to sell whatever goods people
ask for, if have them in, stock. But
do wish they wouldn't come here and
buy Canton flannel for curtains and
draperies. There is nothing that /
sell that makes me 80 uncomfortable
as this. I have had some frightful ex-
periences with these goods, which I
suppose have made me unusually ner-
vous about them. There is nothing in
the whole range Of dry-goods so in
hammable as the fiue grades of Canton
flannel. have had the house set on
fire repeatedly because someone light
ed lamp in the vicinity of the Canton
flannel drapery. used to be very
fond of this sort of goods, but there is
nothing that would induce me to put
q yard of it in my house. If you want
to understand the occasion of my fears,
Just take bit of the stuff and hold it
near the flame of lamp. The blaze
will travel over it faster than prairie
fire. I have sometimes thought that 1
would positively refuse to sell the
goods, but people want them; and I
suppose no one would thank me. for
advice on the subject" New York
Ledger.
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FARO AND THE PARsoN.-1n the
early days of Great Bend, Kansas, now
US moral and prosperous a community
as could be we'll wished for, there was
an abundance of saloons and dance
houses, but no churches. There were,
however, few Christian people, and
they secured a minister.
They wanted to hold revival, and
the only room that could be obtained
was one used for a faro layout, the
proprietor of which announced that he
was in for anything of a public nature,
and if they wanted to dispense relig-
ion they could use his room as an
outfit two evenings week.
Hence two evenings a week the
revival meetings were held, and a
number of converts testified to the
good work. One night the services
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-25

THE SIN OF LUxURY.-If man,
passing down the business street of
any city, will glance in the show win
dows of any store he will have rev.
elation of the luxurious life of our day.
In the vast heaps of merchandise,
necessities-rational necessities-make
small claims. The most unnecessary
tastes have grown up among US, and
our energies are exhausted to supply
their vicious calls. Women wearing
dimond rings and bangled bracelets,
and wrapped in cumbrous luxury, haul
poodle dogs from one end of the land
to the other. Fashion books call for
morning dresses, evening dresses, walk
ing dresses; reception dresses, ball
room dresses, bicycle pants and bath
ing suits. The other fixtures that 90
along with these. are more extrava-
CANT. The luxurious folly of a wo-
mans wardrobe at summer water
ing place is the height of economic
vulgarity. A glance at an ordinary
congregation assembled to worship
God reveals mass of luxurious pride.
A hundred thousand dollars to say
nothing of millions of dollars-spent
in residence where abide only ordi-
nary flesh and blood thousands for
fancy horses, ten thousand dollars
spent for a sealskin cloak; fortunes
paid for unnecessary servants, who
pander to Incidence and sensuality are
the luxurious crimes toward which
the spirit of the world tends.-Presi-
dent Kilgo, in Southern Christian Ad-
vocate.
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A GAME OF HEARTS.
Pretty Entertainment Under the Auspices
Of McConnellsville Ladies'.

Pretty Entertainment Under the Auspices
Of McConnellsville Ladies'.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
McCoNNELLsv1LLE, March 23.-Our
proverbial tranquility is still reigning.
If there is a disturbance of any kind, it
is purely atmospheric, as March is sus-
tanning her old time reputation of blowing
things around promiscuously.
The silver reception, given by the west
ern branch of the Bethesda Aid society,
last Friday evening, was very much OF
success. A novel feature of the pro-
gramme was the distribution of "hearts"
at the door. They were artistically gotten
up, each bearing quotation, two of
which were alike. Upon finding the
heart having the same quotation, it WAS
then incumbent on the lady to escort
to the Tablet being Leap Year-the
gentleman, and then bestow on him the
attention usually received by the fair sex.
It cannot be said that the young men
showed any resentment whatever at this
encroachment of the time honored pre-
rogative of theirs.
In the center of the dining room was
large table, beautifully decorated with
choice flowers, ornamental pieces Of silver
ware, china, etc. AS the table overfiowed
with its tempting array of edibles, it was
indeed "a thing of beauty" but alas not
"a 10Y forever" The sum realized,
though not sufficient to tempt profess
sional burglar to deeds of great daring,
was quite ample for the ladies to feel well
repaid. and the exchequer of the society
considerably increased. X.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-03-25

A CLEVER PLEA.-A gentleman dy-
ing left all his estates to monastery
on condition that, on the return of his
only son, who was then abroad, the
worthy fathers should give him what
ever "they should choose"
When the son came home, he went
to the monastery, and received but q
small share, the wise monks choosing
to keep the greater part for them
selves. The young man consulted his
friends, and all agreed that there was
no remedy.
At last barrister, to. whom he hap
pened to mention the case, advised
him to sue the monastery, and prom
ised to gain his case. The gentleman
followed this advice, and the suit
in his favor through the
management of the advocate, who
grounded his plea upon this reason
ing:
"The testator," said the ingenious
barrister, "has left his son that share
of the estate which the monks should
choose These are the express words
of the will. Now it is plain what part
they have chosen by what part they
kept for themselves. My client, then,
stands upon the words of the will,
Let me have,' says he, the part they
have chosen and 1 am satisfied"
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nolitiqa sutal, agriqultura and commercial Sneress


vention. He says it has been the
custom of the South Carolina Demo
Gratis to send it's delegates to the ma
tional convention unpledged, and they
will probably follow that custom again
this year. He predicts that Senator
Tillman will head the State delegation
to Chicago, and that he will have a
commanding influence in the May
convention and in shaping the policy
of the delegation at the national con-
vention.
Mr.. Latimer says he does not believe
Senator Tlllman intends to bolt the
national convention, providing the
goldbugs are disposed to deal fairly
with the silver men, and put up a
ticket that will represent both factions
in the party. He suggested that a
ticket made up of Stevenson and Tell
er will command the support of the
South Carolina Democrats.-Washing-
ton correspondence of The News and
Courier.
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aeliseellaneous geading.
STICK TO THE PARTY.
An Ohio Democrat Gives Some Sound
Advice.

An Ohio Democrat Gives Some Sound
Advice.
Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, who
has been in Washington for several
days, is fearful that there will be a
split at the Chicago convention unless
the present temper of the Democrats
is changed; and should it come, he
believes that the doom of the Democ-
racy will have been sealed. Speaking
on the subject, he said:
every true Democrat should, how
ever, rally at this crisis about the
standard of the party. This talk of a
possible split should cease. These
be trying times for the Democracy.
The party has met three bitter defeats
since the victories of 1892. 1t avails
not to ask why, or blow in the ashes
of the past for reasons now. Those
defeats have torn and strained and
weakened us. If they are to be
followed by split in the convention
and desertions at the polls, then are
the days of Democracy numbered and
the end is at hand. I say it with
firmness, for it is my unqualified belief
that should the party be split al the
Chicago convention, the party has met
its death.
Every man who goes as delegate
to the next convention should 20 there
pledged to support the candidate and
accept the platform of that convention.
No matter who may be named to make
the canvass, no matter what the plat
form may contain, they should be ac-
cepted, and the only hope of the party
continuation lies in their acceptance.
A delegate who goes to Chicago with
the intention to stay if the majority
agree with him and accept his candi-
date or make his platform, whether on
finance, tariff or what else, who means
to bolt if his notion of men and meas
ures is voted down, is a traitor in ad-
vance. He has no business in the
convention. He should stay at home.
81 prescribe no medicine l will not
take. For myself will say that
whatever the Chicago platform and
whoever the candidates, will support
both with heart and strength and vote
the ticket without a mark. l have
my views on finance as full and clear
as any man. Yet I say to you that il
next summers Democratic convention
declares for gold monometallism and
against silver in any form for all time,
and then names an utter goldbug as
the candidate for the presidency, l
will give my full and faithful support
to the ticket and do my best to put ii
through.
eff, on the other hand, the platform
declares for independent free silver
coinage, 16 to 1-silver monometal'
lism, if you please the utter
death of gold as a money metal, and
selects candidates to correspond, yet
will 1 give my heartiest support to the
ticket, and work with zeal and ardol
to secure victory.
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BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Sleet and Showdown Election Last Mon
day-Personal.

day-Personal.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLAcKsBURa, March 24.-Beginning
with a fine sleet during the night, we
have been treated to light fall of snow
this morning; but there is not much
probability of a continuance OF such
weather, and we look for an early change.
Such a freak in natural events is enough
to demoralize the so-called weather
prophets, and have them look to their
laurels. How will they explain it q?
Our municipal election resulted yester-
day in the choice Of DR.. d. S. Ramseur as
intendant, and #. L. Black, J. NJ. Guyton,
DR.. J. r. Darwin and G. S. Whisonant as
wardens. Our citizens, as usual, upon
such occasions, were quiet and orderly,
and there were no disturbances of the
peace. There were about 20 votes polled,
which is not quite the full register of our
voting population.
The retiring officers Of the town have
made good record for themselves in the
faithful discharge of their respective du-
ties, and our people feel that they have
safe and worthy successors in the new
council.
Mr.. Joe Atkinson, the attentive and
skillful operator at the Southern depot is
on a visit to relatives and friends at Sene-
ca City. His place is temporarily filled
by Mr.. Tom L. Mister, of Spartanburg,
who is well known here. w. A.
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LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY.

Carrying the Mail-waiting For the Boat
Sunday School Notwithstanding at
Salem-Other Notes.
ETA JANE, March 23.-I learn that the
mail route from Hickory Grove to this
place has been sublet to w. H. White for
$s2 per annum. "Let not him who put
teth on his armor boast as he who putteth
it off," is the experience of many who
have been engaged in this work.
In a short time we hope to see the boat
running from the Darwin place to Lock-
hart Shoals regularly. This will be a great
advantage to those of our people who
have butter, chickens, eggs, etc., for mar
ket. The road from Hickory Grove to
the Darwin place has been staked of
ready for the grading necessary TO mako
it first-class turnpike.
The young met at Mr.. J. T. Howe's one
night last week and had en- enjoyable
time.
The North Pacolet Interdenominational
Sunday School convention met at Will
sons chapel yesterday. A large atten-
dance was present and much interest was
manifested. York county was we'll rep
resented.
Rev. j. P. Knox, of Hickory Grove,
will preach at Salem next Sabbath, the
18th instant at II o'clock, a. m. We hope
the readers of The ENQUIRER who feel
all interest will extend this notice, and
give him large and attentive audience.
Mr.. Knox is great favorite among our
people, and those who attend will be
amply rewarded for their trouble.
The measles, which have been distress
ing some families in this community, are
getting pretty well out of the country.
Mr.. Clough Inman has few cases among
the hands on his place.
Mr.. w. 8. Wilkerson, Of Hickory
Grove, was in our neighborhood last week.
Mr.. James G. Love, member Of Cora-
pany A. Twelfth s. G. regiment, has con-
sented to turn over to the Confederate
museum the litter upon which he was
brought home wounded from the army
Just after the surrender Of General Lee.
He was wounded in the fight Capt. Smith
spoke of, published in The ENQUIRER a
few days ago. SIGMA.
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WHAT SHALL WE EAT ?-Mr

WHAT SHALL We EAT?-Mrs.
Jeanette M. Hill spoke before the
Massachusetts Household Economic
association in the Grundmann studio
recently. Her subject was, "What
shall we eat, and how shall we prepare
it?" She told of the three great food
principles, flesh formers, heat givers,
and force producers. The quality of
the homemade loaf bread has much
to do with the comfort and happiness
of the family. Only bread made of
whole wheat flour has any right to be
called the staff Of life. A child brought
up on whole wheat bread will have
stronger teeth than if fed upon the
ordinary bread. Mrs. Hill laid stress
upon the abuse of eating hot bread.
All athletes in training are compelled,
she said, to eat the stalest of bread.
Olive oil was suggested as food for the
delicate who cannot digest cod liver
oil. If we want to dispense with
anything in our meals, sold the speak
er, it should be the confections or
sweet things that come in under the
head of dessert. ~
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arrest you in the name Of the law" Say
ing which the detective put his hand
upon Mr.. Thauret's arm. The other
guests jumped up, excited and expect
ing a scene. To the astonishment Of all,
Thauret remained quiet for few mo.
ments, and then, speaking slowly and
distinctly, said:
"Gentlemen, we have heard several
stories here tonight. Will you listen to
mine and suspend judgment for few
moments?"
"We will hear you," said Mr.. Mitch
ell, marveling at the mans nerve. The
others resumed their seats, all except
the detective, who stood just back of
his prisoner.
81 will trouble you to fill my glass,
said Thauret to the waiter, and after
being served he coolly slipped mouth
full.
81 shall not bore you with lengthy
recital" he began. II shall simply
make statement. Society, the civilized
society of today, frowns upon and pun
ishes what it terms the criminal class.
Yet how many have ever examined
into the existing state Of things and
analyzed the causes which make the
criminal possibility? The life Of such
q man is not sc inviting that one would
adopt it from choice, one I mean who
had moral instincts. With the naturally
immoral it would be otherwise, Of
course. But if one be born immoral,
who is to blame? The individual him
self or the antecedents, including both
parentage and circumstances? We pity
the man who is congenitally tainted
with disease, and we condemn that 9th
or man who is tainted in morals, though
his condition is analogous and traceable
to similar causes. Such man am. /
confess that I am and always have
been criminal, at least in the sense of
acquiring money by what are termed
illegitimate methods. But you will say,
Mr.. Barnes" turning for moment to
the detective, and thus while speaking
to him attracting his attention, so that
unnoticed he dropped small white pei
let into his glass of wine, "that work.
ed for the jewelry house. Well, what
ever I am I have aimed to be artistic,
as Mr.. Mitchell admitted Of me few
moments ago. By seeming to earn an
honest living I blinded the keen eyes Of
the Paris police, so that, though many
suspicious have been cast in my direc-
tion, conviction has always been impos-
sible. So now. while pretending to ex-
plain to you all, Ihave explained moth
ing. I simply designed to prevent con-
viction of the crimes charged against
me, as do, thus.
With a swift movement he drained
his wineglass, though Mr.. Barnes at
tempted to prevent him. In ten min
utes he was dead.
THE END.
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SSsNSSSSNSos
button to friend. This friend I found
after some delay, and he admitted that
he had once had the button, but that he
had given it to woman. More time
was lost in discovering this woman. but
when did she, too. recognized the
button and said that it had been stolen
from her by another woman, whom she
described as a creole. Thus at last got
on the track Of the Montalbon, for that
was the name which she used in France.
Under this name it was easier to follow
her. soon learned that she had COM
panion, of the name Of Jean Molitaire.
I then easily found that Molitaire had
been in the employ Of the Paris jewel
ers as shipping clerk. 1t was he who
bad written the two descriptions Of the
Jewels, one of which found among the
woman g effects and the other in Mr..
Mitchel's possession. This was suspi-
cious circumstance, but we know now
how it was that the handwriting match
ed, fact which had puzzled me great
ly. 1t seems that MIR. Mitchell at one
time had bought some valuable papers
from the Montalbon woman, paying her
with diamonds and recommending her
to his Paris jewellers to dispose of
them"
"That," said Mr.. Mitchell, "was
partly to get her out of this country
and partly to recover the diamonds,
which did, through the dealer
$50 he told me- 1t was when she re-
ceived the money from them that she
noticed Molitaire. Itwas not long after
that the second sst of jewels were sold
to Mr.. Mitchell This clerk, of course,
knew Of the transaction, because he
packed them for shipment. Then he
must have persuaded the woman to ac-
company him across the Atlantic, with
the design of stealing the gems from Mr..
Mitchell as soon as he should take them
from the custom house. This is seen
from the fact that three days after the
shipment this man resigned his posi-
tion, and from that time all trace of
both the man and the woman in Paris
is lost
'From which you deduce that they
followed the jewels?" said Mr.. Mitchell.
"Of course. The man and woman
separated here to avoid suspicion. By q
trick the woman obtained possession of
apartments in the very house where
your intended lived, while Molitaire
stopped at the Hoffman, which, of
course, is very near your own hotel. As
soon as you went to Boston they follow
ed and registered at the same hotel.
You obtained the jewels from the GUS
tom house, and they entered your room
and robbed you during your absence,
Your theory of the murderer's actions
after the jewels were recovered by you
is probably correct. He went back to
hunt for them, hoping that she had not
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Copyright, 1895, by g. P. Putnam's Sons.
CHAPTER XVIII.
MR. BARNES NARRATIVE.

"Gentlemen," began Mr.. Barnes,
rising, II am only an ordinary man,
following a profession at which some
are disposed to sneer, but which to me
seems but the plain duty Of one who is
endowed with the peculiar qualities
that are essential to the calling. Our
host would make magnificent detect
i've, but I suppose be feels that he has
q higher duty to perform. Begging you,
then, to forgive my manner of address
ing you, being by no means speaker,
will tell you the little that I have
done, prefacing my remarks by saying
that without the valuable assistance Of
Mr.. Mitchell I should have been power
less:
"There was q curious button which ]
found in the room where the murder
was committed, and which matched a
set owned by Mr.. Mitchell so closely
that it seemed to me to point to him as
one who had a guilty knowledge. l
spent much time following the clews
that turned up in that connection, all
Of which, however, was not entirely
misspent, for I discovered the true name
of the dead woman to be Rose Montal-
bon, and that aided me greatly in my
later work. At last, then, abandoned
the idea that Mr.. Mitchell was guilty
and frankly admitted this He then told
me the name Of the jeweler from which
the buttons had been ordered, and I
went across the Atlantic.
'The button which I had was imper-
feet. This was my starting point.
Through letters Of introduction which
Mr.. Mitchell gave me I succeeded in OBJ
tanning the assistance of the jewellers.
They gave me the name of the man who
had carved the canoes for them, but
they knew nothing of the imperfect but
ton. They had also lost track of the
cameo cutter. 1t took me over month
to trace that man, even with the aid Of
the Paris police. Finally I found him,
and he told me that he had sold the
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"Yet I believe both of these pro

"Yet I believe both of these pro-
posals of finance would be wrong. I
do not agree with either. But if the
party is to live, if it is ever to see a
national success again, men must learn
that minorities must yield to MAORI
ties, and that the treason of bolt and
split must be done away"
Governor Campbell states that he is
not and will not be a candidate for the
Democratic. nomination.
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asted longer chan usual. when

lasted longer than usual, when
gambler entered with some friends.
"Parson," said he, II see you aim
through with your game. Just go
right ahead; don't let US disturb you
except to get that table, and we'll
camp out here in the outskirts"
This they did, and soon in the back
of the room a game of faro was in
progress, while in the front the preach
er exhorted.
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SAYS TILLMAN WoN'T BoLT.-Rep-
resentative Latimer after Il long con-
versation with Senator Tillman, says
there is not the slightest possibility
that Senator Irby or the latter's friends
will contest the meeting Of the State
executive committee or the May con-
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INN ARTIST }N CRIME
BY RoDRIGUES oTTOLENGUI.

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