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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24
AFTER FORTY YEARS.

Mr.. VIM. M. Smith. former citizen OF
this county; but for the past 40 years a
resident Of the vicinity of Pendergrass,
Ga, is on visit to Mr.. VIM. Robertson
and other relatives in the neighborhood
of Sharon. He is accompanied by his
son, Mr.. j. M. Smith, who is also a
native of York.
Mr.. Smith, Sr., is known in the neigh
borhood of Pendergrass as Cotton Billy,
and the manner in which he came by the
appellation is somewhat interesting. Mr..
F. A. Braselton, from the same neighbor-
hood, who is in this county on visit to
his cousin Mr.. w. s. Wilkerson, tells the
story. 1t seems that when Mr.. Smith
first went to Pendergrass the people in
that section knew but little Of cotton rails
ing. Some of them had plenty Of land
and many Negroes; but their cotton crops
were insignificant, Mr.. Smith had learned
how to raise cotton back in old York
were the people knew all about it, and OF
course made big crops with comparative
ease. It was not long until the neighbors
began to initiate his methods and as the
result there soon followed a tremendous
and continuous increase in the cotton pro-
duction of the country. "Cotton" Billy the
people named their progressive neighbor,
and the name has stuck until this day.
Mr.. Smith is now "a years of age. He
has raised large family Of sons and
daughters, accumulated creditable hold
ing of this worlds goods, and is sur
rounded by all that can make comforta-
BILE his declining years. He is delighted
with his first visit to the scenes Of his
early life and will probably make pro-
longed stay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Transportation Contract Closed-sunday
School Reorganized-Personala and 9th

Transportation Contract Closeo-ounoSy
School Reorganizsd-Personal and 9th
or Notes.
Correspondents Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE April 2S.-Your cor
respondent is reliably informed that the
contract with the Lockhart Mills for the
transportation of their goods has been
closed with the River company, and that
Messrs. Lumpkin and Wilkerson will
leave this week for Wilmington, MIC,
to purchase the boat.
Master Willie Wilkerson is the cham
pion ''crow killer Of this section. A
few days ago he killed his first one on
the "wing," and now he says tits death
to those who try to fly by him.
The many friends of Mr.. j. Ed Leech
will regret to hear that he is suffering
from severe case of neuralgia and Is con-
fined to his home.
Several of our young men made a flying
trip to Shady Grove Sunday, some say to
preaching; but will feel safe in assert
ing that it was to see friends"
Mrs. Frank Watson, who has been quite
sick, is improving, much to the delight Of
her host of friends. Mrs. Watson is from
the Lone Star State, and came smiling
bride, and in the short time she has been
here, made many lasting friends.
The young folks Of Wilkerson's school
went on the river fishing last Friday, and
had an enjoyable time. Mr.. John Wilk-
erson is the champion fisher. He sue
ceeded in landing magnificent "cat."
Mrs. j. M..Peek is visiting Mrs. is.
Wilkerson.
Your correspondent has met with so
much success in predicting weddings, that
everyone is asking him about the next to
come. For their benefit will say have
had a bad cold for some time, and could
not do much smelling, but now since that
has broken shall do some nosing and let.
the folks know what can be found out.
Your correspondent had the pleasure Of
visiting Salem Sunday school last Sunday
and there I had the pleasure Of meeting
many friends. The school was reorgan-.
lied and resulted as follows: T. j. Estes,
superintendent, Robert Foster, assistant
superintendent, and Sam Strain secretary
and treasurer. This is certainly strong
and competent set Of officers and will do
much good for the cause. v
Mr.. Joseph Jackson who has been quite
i'll is slowly improving.
The farmers are all very busy now, but
some are holding back, waiting for rain,.
which it seems will never come.
Constables Newbold and Thomasson
have been making this their headquarters
lately, but have not yet succeeded In
sticking their noses in anyone's butter
milk.
Master Tom Worth was seriously in
jured Tuesday while playing with hatch
ct. 1t seems that he struck at piece Of
wood and struck a glancing lick which
struck him in the forehead cuttiug to the
bone. The wound is quite painful; but
let us be glad to say not fatal.
"Speak gently, tits little thing
Dropped in the hearts deep well;
The good, the Joy, which 1t may bring,
Eternity shall tell" T.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

The Gonson Dry Goods Co.-Enumerate
great list of bargains they propose to
put on the market after today.
tell them that their Sour Kraut is the
best they ever tasted, and they also say
that the fame of Riddles patent flour
is spreading.
T. W. Speck-Is prepared to. do your
watch repairing promptly and guaran-
aptee his work. He will also order
jewelry on short notice.
Hobbs & Plexico-Announce that ''Till-
mans Pitchfork," ect., is now ready.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24
Veterans In Charleston.


A Charleston dispatch ofWednesday
night says: 1t is estimated that there
are between 5000 and 1000 visiting
veterans in the city tonight, attending
the annual reunion of the South Caro-.
lima division, United Confederate Vet
erans, now in progress here. The Wis
itors were given lunch at the Ger
man Artillery hall this morning, and
this afternoon they were taken for a
trip around the harbor in fleet of eX.
cursion steamers. Tonight the annual
convention was formally opened. Wei
coming addresses were delivered by
Mayor Smyth and Mr.. w. H. Welch,
of the Young Mems Business league,
and the response was made by General
c. I. Walker, commanding the South
Carolina division.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24

the matter was explained to him as
above. From any point Of view, how
ever, the far reaching effects of the
original paragraphs are interesting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24
Until January 1897.

The TwICE-A-wEEK ENQUIRER, or
THE WEEKLY ENQUIRERiwill be furnish
ed from this date to January, lst, 1897,
for S1.30.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-04-24

reacneQ tnlS country, Ine DapllSCs
went to work to raise a big row
Resolutions were adopted by hundreds
of churches calling on the secretary O.
state to look into the matter instanter
and the cyclone has been worked W
to such an alarming extent that the
Spaniards have decided to run to COW
er. On last Wednesday, Captain
General Weyler signed an order fol
the immediate release of Diaz and his
brother, and providing that they must
leave the country within six days OF
take the consequences. The circum'
stance involves the most notable back.
down of the Spaniards before public
opinion in this country that has yet
occurred. 1t is a parallel to the case
of the man who caught the wild ca,
and was glad to get somebody to help
him turn it loose.
The old maid limit has at last been
fixed. For many years there was moth
ing settled or definite about the thing
But now comes final decision upon
the subject from no less an authority
than the French courts, fixing the linn
it at 80 years. So far, at least, as the
Mile Crapeau is concerned it is not
only definite, but final. At 80 years
II months and 80 days she is still a
young maid; 4S or "a hours later and
she is an old one. The way that the
thing happened to go to court at all
and SC became fixture, is as follows
A certain "Old Maids Home" in France
found itself overrun with applicants OF
all ages, sizes and necessity; the term
"old maid" seeming to have no terrors
for them when it comprehended SC
, 1896-12-17
IRAN ON THE FIELD.
Cool and Deliberate, but Painfully AT,
feoted by the Sight Of Blood.

Gen. Horace Porter: While the most
were taking place, Gen. Grant mani
tested no perceptible n iety. but gave
his orders and sent and received com.
munications with a GOODNESS and DELHI
GRAFTON which made a marked impress
sion upon those who had been brought
into contact with him for the first time
on the field of battle His speech was
never hurried, and his manner betray-
ed no trace of excitability or ever i'm,
patience. He never exhibited to better
advantage his peculiar ability in NOV
ing troops with unparalleled speed to
the critical points OF the line of battle
where they were most needed, or, as H.
was sometimes called, feeding a
fight" There was a spur on the heel
dinates were made to realize that in
battle it is the minutes which control
events. He said, while waiting for
Burnside to get into position and at
tack: THE only time l ever feel i'm
patient is when I give an order for an
important movement Of troops in the
presence of the enemy. and am waiting
for them to reach their destination.
Then the minutes seem Ike hours"
He rode out to important points OF
the line twice during the day. in COM
pany with Gen. Meade and two officers
of the staff. 1t was noticed that he was
visibly affected by his proximity to the
wounded. and especially by the sight
Of blood. He would turn his face away
preston of his co%untenance. and some
times by a pause in his conversation,
<ha. he felt most keenly the painful
spectacle presented by the field OF bat,
tie. Some reference was made to the
subject in camp that evening. and the
genral said: Il a not bear the sight
Of suffering. The night after the first
days fight at Shiloh l was sitting on
the ground, leaning against a tree. try.
ing to get some sleep. 1t soon began
% rain so hard that l went into a los
house near by to seek shelter; but l /
found the surgeons had taken posses.
sion Of 1t and we're amputating the
arms and legs OF the wounded, and
blood was flowing in streams. l could
not endure such a scene, and was glad
to return to the tree outside, and sA
there till morning in the storm" l
his bedside Fl years afterward. when
he. in the last days Of his fatal rlness.
was himself undergoing supreme ply
steal torture.
, 1896-12-17
SOMETHING ABOUT PARTR1DGEs

Among tho habits OF the partridge
n is that whca u covey is roosting Oh
the ground, with their tails punched to
gether in II circle, the bunch is sur,
mounted by u line Of watchful heads,
like sentineis on dnty. Another is thai
they run the instant the ground is
touched after = "1ush," the dogs Otter
trailing them in rabbit hunting fashion.
Their sense Of smell is evidently very
acute, for during the nesting season, il
the eggs, which number from 10 to 90,
are disturbed in any way or u hand even
inserted in the nest, it will be immedi
ately deserted and . new one built. A
short time previous to the nesting the
males are often involved in desperate
oombats for the choice Of mates, who
stand by and quietly watch the encoun.
ter. seeming not to care which one be-
comes the victor. The incubation il
performed entirely BY the female, the
male. when not feeding, often being
perched on some slight elevation, en-
oouraging her By his mellow toned call
Of "bobwhite." Two and sometimes
three broods Of young are reared during
. season, the nesting beginning - early
~ Nay /. Later in the fall the brooda
Of young occasionally join forces, bat
whether from a want Of company or for
protection Is not known.
When feeding, tho birds are some
times scattered several yards apart. but
at the first sign Of danger an alarm Il
given, and they Immediately "bunch,"
with their heads placed close together.
~ II In consultation. The first shot into
. covey will oftcn cause them to break
and fly in all directions and II not dis
turbed again for several minutes "aat-
tar calls" will be heard on every side.
These are made to collect the remaining
birds. who again bunch. Many Of the
market 1unners to have n oqualms
Of conscience and very often kill with
ont h~eeitation an entire covey, when At
least . or two pairs a birds should
b LIT for Observation-Disclosures Sun.
, 1896-12-17

One year ago but little, if anything,
ment Of the immense mineral
lying around and adjacent to our city.
Outside of a small amount of labor per
formed on the Albany and Spring creek
piacers, 1t can truthfully be said that
our mining industry was an unknown
quantity so far as its development was
concerned and its existence known to
the mining world.
While Dakota on the east. Montana
on the north. Idaho and Utah on the
west and Colorado on the south had
been for a quarter of a century push
ing this industry to the front and ac-
quiring their greatest wealth from the
output Of their gold and silver.
amounting in the meantime to over ST.
200, 0OO. 900. we OF Albany and Carbon
counties, through which the main and
VIII. is conceded by those best in
formed. the richest portion of this
great mineral belt passes on its course
ron the northwest to the southeast,
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, 1896-12-17

At a political meeting in Louisa
county, O.. during the late campaign,
one of the imported orators. a Mr..
Hoyt. %enlivened the proceedings, says
the Times Herald, by coupling the
name OF Mckinley with that Of one
Jones, a local candidate for constable.
What is the matter with Jones?" ex-
claimed somebody in the crowd. Moth
ing at all, my friend" replied Mr.. Hoyt,
Il propose three cheers for Jones'"
There was an enthusiastic response.
and Mr.. Hoyt at intervals during the
remainder of his speech enlivened the
entertainment by requesting another
cheer for Jones, always to the great de-
light Of the audience. The next day a
prominent citizen called upon the ora
tor. Colonel" said he, 1.-The people of
this county, sab, are as refined, patri-
o.ic, and intelligent as any in the land.
but don't give a damn for arguments.
What they want, sab, is a chance to
boiler. and you not only give 'em a
chance, but led the h~ollering yourself.
Whenever you run for governor OF
Ohio, colonel, just draw on Louisa
county, and we will come over and
loot for you"
, 1896-12-17
nine. Arrangements have been made

mine. Arrangements have been made
o continue work during the winter.
Property in the La Plata district thai
has been lying idle for years has been
reopened n considerable development
work is being done. The ore bodies
are showing up well and the mill tests
made are highly satisfactory.
COOPER HILL.
The greatest progress. however. has
been in the Cooper Hill district; some
half dozen companies have been Or
ganized and 2.9i6 feet of development
work has been done. to say nothing of
the many prospect holes that have
been sunk on the different properties.
A 10-stamp mill has beer purchased
and the necessary buildings for the
plant are now being erected. Build
ings for the protection of the men from
the cold and snow have been built and
the several companies are well prepar-
ed for a winters siege.
In the vicinity of Rock Creek several
properties have been opened up, capt.
tal secured for development and active
operations are being continued regard
less of the wintry blasts.
DOUGLAS CREEK.
a great deal of permanent work has
also been done in the Dauglas district.
both in lode and placer properties. in
he way of running tunnels. drifts and
t~nclines on the lode mines and the
building of ditches. fumes. bed rock
iiumes and the purchasing and putting
in place of iron pipe for hydraulic pur-
poses. Several buildings have also been
erected by the different companies OPP
Grating there, including boarding
houses, bunk and store houses. Work
in the district is still being prosecuted
and will continue during the winter
months. Arrangements have also been
made whereby the roads will be kept
open for travel and freight from the
camps in the district.
OTHER DISTRICTS.
There are several other districts that
might be referred to did space permit,
but enough has been written to salts
fly the reader that she year 1896 has
been a yea of progress in the mineral
industry in and around Laramie.
1t is estimated by conservative busi-
ness men that Laramie has received
through this industry the past veal ov-
er $S5, 900 and if one is to judge from
the present indications the amount
that will be expended here another
year will be enormous.
DESERVE PROPER CREDIT.
In the immense amount of advertis.
ing and development work done in the
vicinity of Laramie during the past
year. proper credit should be given the
Laramie Mining and Stock Exchange
for the share it performed. President
Grant and Secretary Snow have spared
no resource at their command to at all
times press forward the interests OF
this community and the state at large.
Hundreds OF letters of inquiry have
been received and answered, and thou,
sands of volumes of advertising matter
have been sent over the entire country,
reaching 50 far as possible those peo-
pie likely to be most interested in
mines and mining. Mr.. Grant, in the
performance Of his duties as president
of the exchange, has sacrificed much
time and has spent a large amount
from his private purse for the benefit
of the community at large.
, 1896-12-17

Absolutely pure. perfectly harmless,
ind invariably reliable. r the quail
ties Of One Minute Cough Cure. It new
or fails IN colds, Group and lung trou-
hles. Children like It because II h
pleasant % take and It helps them.
Chas. N. Settsle.
, 1896-12-17

On one occasion the Empress Eu.
genie gave to Mrs. John Bigelow, whose
husband was then our minister to
Paris, the use of the imperial loge at
he opera. The great world was pug.
zled to guess who occupied it that
night. did you enjoy the opera?"
asked the empress. next day. Couldn't
go, your majesty" cheerily responded
the American, but the children en-
joyed 1t hugely" She had sent the little
and their nurses!
, 1896-12-17

n CUaE 4 Co.'s IN oNR DAN
Take LA1ativs BrusnD Qulnine TAbosfa.
Al drussists rs4nse ~ 0eosv n +
fnis % oaSO. -
, 1896-12-17
HINES ON ALL. SIDES.
Brief REVIEW OF RECENT MIN
ERAL DEVELOPMENT IN THIS
LOCALITY.

beginning at Sherman There is Almost
One Continuous Mineral Belt
Around the Gem Ciiy-Douglas
Creek. Cooper Hill. Centennial. La
Plata, Grand Encampment. indie
pendence Mountain and Other
Camps Mentioned.
, 1896-12-17

Daily Republican soc pr .oasa.
, 1896-12-17
THE CENTENNIAL.

Work in the Centennial district has
been resumed. One company is driving
a 500-foot tunnel through the hill while
another company is engaged in devel-
oping a spur Of the old BILLY Waters"
, 1896-12-17

UP TIE RIVER.
The Cummins district has shown re-
newed activity during the past year.
A great deal OF prospect work has been
done, several mineral bearing lodes
have been discovered and shafts sunk
to a depth Of 80 and 40 feet on them.
Eastern syndicates have become inter-
ested in the district and are f~urnishina
the necessary means to properly de-
velop it. The ores OF the district ap-
pear to be sufficiently rich to warrant
the Investment, and they only need to
be examined by practical mining men
to be appreciated.
Some valuable discoveries have re-
Gently been made in the vicinity of
Mountain Home, a station on the
North park stage line, which runs be-
tween Laramie and Walden in the
North park. A shaft has been sunk on
the America to a depth Of 45 feet, ex-
posing an ore body nine feet wide, the
assays Of which show well in gold, sill
yer and copper. The walls are lime and
granite.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-21

bvery Sunday but he sits in one of the
back pews alone. Others will stand dur
ing the services rather than sit near him.
Little children run from him as if he
wsre the devil come to earth. If he were
walking god of pestilence he could not
be Stunned more completely.
Jettatore means "ros :essed of the evil
eye" The potency of this possession is
beloved in by many Italians i'm plicitly.
1t seems a silly belief to practical,
clear headed American s, but Italians of
education and culture, as we'll as the
ignorant ones, dread il.
Signor Crispi, the leading Italian of the
aaes and accounted one of the most able
statesmen of Europe, fears the jettatore.
He wears a coral ornament in the shape
of horn on his watch chain as a charm
against the evil eye. When he was Prime
Minister of Italy he never made speech
In the Chamber of Deputies without
first rub bling this charm. Crispi's fore
fathers were Sicilians, and the Italians
of Sicily are the most superstitious people
on earth. But belief in the evil eye is
not confined to the people of Sicily.
Fully one-half of the grandees of Roman
society fear it. and many people have
been driven out of the exclusive circle by
the rumor that they were possessed OF
the dreaded power.
In view of this, it liz not strange that
the ignorant folk, who make up the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-21
Anglophobia,

Lawrence Hutton says that he and the
late 81. G. Bunner had a delightful time
together in London on the first visit of
Bunner and his wife to the old world
Hutton had much pleasure in taking them
about the town he loved 80 we'll, althou Oh
his own pleasure, he fears, was greater
than Burners He had developed symp-
toms Of rabid anglophobic nature, and
the present day Englishlnan seemed to be
stepping upon every sensitive nerve in his
system.
He had succeeded il fretting all the skin
off his mental body, and he was never SO
happy as when he could taunt some Eng
lishman into rubbing salt into his wounds
He left St. Paul's cathedral in disgust be-
cause upon the monument to Cornwallis
there was every allusion to that person q
worth, his valor and his victories and no
reference whatever to the important fact
that he had surrendered his sword to
Washington at Yorktown
At Westminster Bunner rebelled against
the great crowd of men in the abbey who
were nobodies but princes or royal dukes
He was impressed, however, at standing
30 close to the mortal parts of so many i'm
mortal men, and he was subdued and re-
spectful as we sat in the poets corner.
There are some good and great English
men, after all, Harry said.
Yes" he replied, "there are three
classes Of Englishmen whom can endure
the Irish, the Scotch and the deadp'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-21

Unless one has visited great bicycle
factory it is not easy to appreciate the
many delicate operations that the parts of
bicycle are subjected to, the many tests
that must be passed and the hundreds Of
careful inspections that the many parts
must pass before they are considered
worthy or good enough to be assembled
into bicycle of standard worth. Visitors
to big mandatory are surprised at the
extent Of the plant, the perfect appoint-
ments and air of discipline that prevails
throughout. 1t does not take the most in
experienced long to see why it costs so
much to build good bicycle. The most
exacting care is required, the very best ma
terials are necessary in every part skilled
labor of the highest order is essential to
obtain the desired results, and if anv mart
gets through the inspection room and ia
afterward found imperfect it is nothing
short of marvellous. Exchange.