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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28
FLOWERS FROM CANDLES.


You have all heard of wax flowers
and paper flowers and plaster of paris
flowers, but have any of you ever
heard of flowers made from candle F?
And yet any girl-or boy, either
can make very beautiful bouquet OF
artificial flowers with nothing but q
few stearine candles of different colors
and some fine iron wire. The candles
can be had for few cents at almost
any store.
Light one of the candles and when
it has burned for few minutes, hold
it horizontally over bowl of cold
water. When the drops of melted
stearine strike the water they will be
formed into beautifully perfect little
cups, which will float like fairy boats
on the surface. These cups have the
appearance of the common Maybell
flower and can be made larger or
smaller by dropping the melted stearine
from a greater or less height.
When twenty or thirty such little
bell flowers have been made, cut your
wire into short pieces; curve one end
of each and heat the other end over
gas or lamp blaze. Then thrust the
hot wire through one of the bells-it
will easily melt its own way-and
leave the bell hanging at the curved
end, where it will remain fixed when
cool. When the wire is held curved
end upward, it will look strikingly
like a Maybell flower on its stem.
Each bell is treated in the same man.
ner and then the single flowers are
combined in bouquet and arrayed in
a vase. Various colored flowers are
made with the candles of different
colors.
With little practice these candle
bouquets can be made very beautiful.
WORK AND PLAY FOR ANT CHILDREN.
Young ants are trained almost as
thoroughly as human children. They
are taught to work at very early age,
but they also have their holidays and
''The education of the young ants, !"
SAYS DIR. James Weir, Jr., in the Sci
entific American, ''takes place in the
darkness of the nest, and they are put
to work early in life. In point of fact,
1 have seen the young of rufous ants,
only six hours old, busily engaged in
caring for pupe which were about to
| emerge from their cocoons.
cit was my fortunate privilege very
recently to witness a sight not vouch-
safed to many observers. was OBJ
serving q colony of yellow ants when
q dozen or two large-headed indi-
viduals came out of the nest and care
fully quartered the ground to and fro
in its vicinity. They seemed to be a
scouting party sent out for the pur-
pose of seeing If there were any enc
mics in the neighborhood. After they
had examined the ground for several
feet on ell sides of the nest, they came
back and stationed themselves about
the entrance. In . few moments Z
large number of young ants came
oat accompanied by number of or.
binary workers. The large-headed
ants formed circle about the entrances
al the nest and kept the young ones
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28


ened to impart the news to Edith and
her mother, by shouting 1t through
the closed door of their state room.
Morning came again. The storm
had abated considerably, and the seas
were rapidly falling. But the ship
had been SO battered by the elements
that the captain thought best to con-
tinue on the course toward the near
est port, where needed repairs could
be made to the bent propeller. A rocky
coast line was already dimly deserted
in the distance.
Eight bells had struck. Wan pass
engers had appeared on deck. Sud-
denly there was crash that made the
steamer SILVER, and sound of splin-
tered wood and of iron plates torn
asunder. Then the startled cries Of
men came family from the engine
room. The steady whirIing of the
screws ceased. The vessel listed to
port. The Storage was full Of groans
and shrieks and appeals for divine aid.
| Officers rushed below.
Roger Thomson was among the few
cabin passengers on deck. In the con-
fusion consequent upon an accident nj
sea, he ascertained that the steamer
had broken shaft, and that the hull
had been badly damaged by the mighty
piece of mechanism when It snapped
Then the voice OF The first officer wal
heard.
"The captain requests that all gather
together their valuables and prepare
to leave the steamer. There Is no Inn
mediate danger. but the boats will b
launched and the passengers taken u
the shore, which a only few mile
distant. Please carry only necessar,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-10-28

and been in the receipt of regular
pay, intrusted with the responsible
duty of guarding all the vast maya
zines of stored-up war material from
the ever-invading mouse and rat. The
pay of the cat cannot be described as
having been excessive, the amount
having been exactly 81 a year, be-
sides a few additional expenses in con-
nection with the purchase Of medi-
cines and military badges. 1t seems
that a savant has discovered how to
slay all German mice by means OF a
bacillus, which he has named after
himself, "Lofier's patent mouse typhus
bacillus" and which is supposed to be
more fatal than the cat to the rodent.
So puss now retires. vice the scientific
microbe promoted by Emperor Will
lam to service in his army.
Four years ago the President Of the
Illinois Central railroad recommended
that an opportunity be given its en-
ployes to subscribe to its stock, one
share at a time, payment to be made
in installments. The directors ap-
proved of the Presidents plan, believ-
ing II to be sound policy to have its
employees interested In its business.
The recent annual report of the Presi-
dent shows that at the end of the last
fiscal year 800 officers and employees,
exclusive of the directors. had become
owners of about 1000 shares of stock
representing par value of $500. 900.
OF the number of shares, 1924 are par
TALLY paid for. according to the plan
outlined by the company. The
amount paid on these shares is $54. 704
an average of 1924 per share. The
ofIscials of the road say that this policy
has already resulted IN much good q
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
TO SAVE HIS HAT,

Jeptha Hemphill, young Negro man,
was instantly killed on Mr.. WIN. Big
gers place, in the Clark's Fork neighbor-
hood, last Wednesday, by falling tree.
The Negro, it seems, sacrificed his life
to save from injury a worthless old hat.
He and number of others were at work
clearing a piece of new ground. While a
tree was falling, Jeptha saw his hat on
the ground in the way, and said he would
get it. Paying no attention to warning
from his companions, he jumped for the
hat Just as the tree was almost half down.
The tree-a long, slim pine-struck him
down and burst his head open against
the ground. Death followed instantly.
Hemphill had the reputation Of being
an unusually venturesome Negro, always
trying to show off in the presence OF
crowds, and it was this characteristic
which resulted in his death. There were
quite number of witnesses to the TRACE
dy, and the holding Of an inquest was
considered unnecessary.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
THREE ON ONE.

Candidate Mayfield told story in York
vile, Just after bis withdrawal from the
senatorial race, which has moral. The
story was not told for publication but that
it was told and by Mr.. Mayfield, the re-
porter is in position to state positively.
"And there is another thing" said Mr..
Mayfield to the gentleman to whom he
WAS talking, II have little son just
about eight years of age, and who has just
begun to read the papers, especially the
account of the campaign.
"Well, got a letter from my wife the
other day." he continued, "and in it, she
said that our little boy, after reading the
account of one OF the meetings came to her
with the paper and said: Mother, it
amt true that father is helping two other
men-all three on one, is it?"
"Now this" concluded Mr.. Mayheld,
was calculated to make me think. II
there is any com mbination, I do not know
anything about it, certainly had no part
in it hut if the thing should worry my
little boy that way, then I can certainly
have no reason to complain at the opin-
ion of the general public. So, now l am
out of it, and under all the circumstances,
I tell you frankly that I am glad"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

the past few days, he has had occasion to
do good deal Of hauling; moving GIN
ming outfit that he had just purchased
from Captain w. B. Smith, from Glover
to Tirzah. The hauling had been done
over three roads between the two places,
and with the exception of one little cot
ton patch that had suffered serious mis-
take in the working, the crops are all as
fine as he ever saw-both as to cotton and
corn.
Sand there is another thing that will
surprise you," he concluded. "You re-
member that big cotton patch Of the
Campbell boys that was destroyed by
hail in June. Well, it. is going to make
more cotton than if the hail had not
struck it. The cotton was thinned out
terribly, and it don't look like the stalks
will average more than one to every six
or eight feet; but they look like great
bushes. The limbs interlock, and they
are literally loaded with bolls. Yes, sir,
there will he bigger crop than if the
hailstorm had not come along.
"There is some grumbling, of course,
said Mr.. Carroll" before he left; "but
there are some people who don't know a
good thing when they see it. AS for my
self, am perfectly satisfied with the sit
uatiOn,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
RELEASED.

O. n. Hackett, the unfortunate con-
tractor who was convicted last Monday OF
"unlawfully disposing of money received
on a contract W ithout first paying his Ia
borers," and sentenced to pay fine o
S25 or go to the chaingang for ~ days
was released on Wednesday.
1t seems that the prosecutor in the case
on realizing that he could get his 81 cents
in no other way, agreed to withdraw the
prosecution on condition that Hackett
would waive whatever interest he Nigh,
have in the remaining SIS of the $50 con-
tract, still held down under the attach
ment already referred to, and with this
arranged, Hackett was granted new
trial on the ground of after discovered
evidence.
The prosecuting witnesses failed to re-
appear in the case, Magistrate Sandliel
took into consideration the ex-parte
showing made by defendants counsel
found Hackett not guilty, and released
him from custody, whereupon the man
and his wife took the first train out OF
town, and the two went OH their way re-
joicing.
Hackett, it seems, has had several con-
tracts to get out stone about in this vicin.
ity, and each time succeeded in making
quite number of debts which he failed
to pay. Most of those with whom he has
had dealings are inclined to think he is
rascal. Whether or not this is true, there
is no doubt of the fact that as business
man he is failure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
CAMP MICAH JENKINS.

Commander Hart and others of Camp
Micah Jenkins, are in hopes that the
meeting called for next Monday will be
well attended, on account of important
matters to come up. :.
The principal object of the meeting il
to make arrangements looking to attend
ance on the reunion at Greenville on the
18th. In addition to other items on the
programme, there is to be big barbecue
and the round trip over the railroads is
only sl.S5.
Then there is another matter of no little
interest. 1t has been decided that Camp
Micah Jenkins must have sponsor, ano
there will be an election to select one
Miss Mary 10 Witherspoon, Of Yorkville,
has been put in nomination, and, if cleo
ted, will be the prettiest sponsor at the re-
union.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
MAGNIFICENT CROPS.

"We have the finest crops up in ouI
section that 1 have ever seen in my life, "
said Mr.. G. A. Carroll, of the Beth-Shiloh
neighborhood, to THE ENQUIRER yester-
day. 81 recognize that is an extensive
statement" Mr.. Carroll went on "but
mean just what say-the best crops l
have ever seen in my life"
"Now, for instance, let me call your at
tention to something" continued Mr.
Carroll. "Whether you know it or not,
we have not made any August cotton in
our neighborhood for the past 10 years
Well, this year we have made good July
crop, and the August crop is as fine as
have ever seen. In fact, the weed is just
putting on all it can hold, and it is going
to stay there, too, barring hailstornls OF
cyclones, for with such seasons as we have
been having up to this time, after the little
boil gets say five days old, it is as good as
picked"
Continuing, Mr.. Carroll said that during
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

The financial depression of the past
half dozen years was commenced with a
slump of Wall street securities to the ex-
tent Of many hundreds of millions OF
dollars. During the past few weeks, the
Wall street sharpers have been pulling
these securities upward again, and thus
prosperity and adversely are manufac-
tured to order by people who never assist
in the production of single dollars
worth Of the real wealth of the country.
And there appears to be but one hope for
change in this condition, and that is the
accession to power of pure Democracy as
reorganized and rejuvenated under the
leadership Of VIM. j. Bryan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

Senator Stewart telegraphs the Allan
ia Constitution that the published state
ment to the effect that he has advised his
friends TO drop silver in view of the re-
turn of prosperity or on any other ground
is absolutely false. He says that the gold
press is taking advantage of the tempo
rary relief afforded by the abundant crops
in this country, at time when famine
prevails elsewhere, and when the goldites
point to the low price of silver as the re-
suit of their conspiracy, he will point to
the high price of gold a. the result of their
rascality. In conclusion, be says the i'm
portance of the silver question is growing
every day, and the people are not going
to be deceived by expedients and circum-
stances which can yield only temporary
prosperity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
LETTER FROM HOODTOWN.
The Shady Grove Meeting-Not Excited OV-
er Politics-Cotton Opening Rapidly.
,.l.... - tba vorkviIJe Enouirer

The Shady Grove Meeting-Not Excited Ov-
er Polltlcs-Cotton Opening Rapidly.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HooDTowN, August 19.-The protract-
ed meeting at Shady Grove closed last
Sunday. There was only one accession
to the church but it is to be hoped that
the heartsearching sermons will be like
bread cast upon the waters, which shall
in the future return with an abundant in
crease.
Owing to the meeting in progress here
or from lack of sufficient interest among
our people-but few went to the cam
paign meeting in Yorkville. would
suppose that most people had their minds
made up previously, anyway; but verify
the politicians must have say Ill the
matter before it is settled.
Quite number of our citizens attended
the Alliance campmeeting at Tlrzah.
Most of them went over on Friday 10
hear Tillman give an accou Mt Of his stew
ardship.
The showers which have fallen recently
have given and excellent opportunity Tor
turnip sowing, and quite number nave
already sown.
Cotton is fruiting as we'll as could be
desired. From present prospects the ylelo
will be the best in several years. Upland
corn is generally as good as the ground is
capable of producing, where 1t has been
we'll cultivated. Cotton is beginning to
open quite rapidly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pink Garrison, Of the
Gutbriesyille section, spent few days
with relatives near here last week.
Mr.. R. J. Mickle and family returned
home from Tennessee last Sunday even
ing. They made the long trip without an
incident to mar their pleasure, with the
exception of break down of their vehi-
Gle lust after starting home. They were
accompanied on their return trip by Mr..
and Mrs. F. X. Kicker and four children,
who will spend several days visiting rel
atives in this section. VocE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
L0CAI. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. B. McCaw, Plaintiffs Attorney-Pub-
fishes a summons to absent defendan Is
in the case of Belle NJ. McCaw, plaint-
iff, against York Steel and Iron compa-
ny and others.
Mrs. Dobson-Will visit the northern
markets in & short time. While there
she will be Joined by Miss Bessie Rea;
who has been the milliner connected
with the Racket Store" for several
seasons, and they will replenish the
Racket's stock of fall and winter mil
linery, dress goods and notions. in the
meantime, the stock of ladies' trimmed
hats is offered at great sacrifice. The
list of useful articles offered in the adj
vertisement Is worthy of examination.
Louis Roth-Is prepared to supply you
with Saratoga chips' at 25 cents per
pound.
Oliver E. Griet-Is preparing to repair
and clean sewing machines and bicy'
cles.
T. B. McClain-Claims that the Masury
railroad paint, for the sale of which ne
is the agent, is equal to any paint on the
American market which is sold at twice
the price. The price is Sl.25 per gallon.
Oil at 45 cents per gallon.
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persecutinp the Mormons In Fairfield.

Ridgeway special to the Columbia
State: Tuesday afternoon 100 men
disguised and fully armed raided the
Centerville neighborhood in search Of
Mormon elders. They visited dozer
houses occupied by Mormons, but failed
to find them. The mob forced open pri'
vate apartments and intimidated the
Mormon's wives who made determin'
ed resistance. Masks were torn off foul
of the whitecappers and among them
Lewis Sharp was recognised. A respec
table citizen, not Mormon, was Gov
cred with rifle and was forced to
lower his weapon in his own house.
His wife resisted a lamp was thrown
down and the dwelling endangered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
An Oath Which Was Not Administered.

Columbia Register: Ex-Governor
Sheppard, who is one Of the counsel
for Congressman Talbert, whose place
is being contested for by Republican
Candidate Chatfield, has written a let
ter to Commissioner Vance asking for
information as to the action of the
constitutional convention in reference
to the oath taken by the members,
or more properly not taken by them.
Commissioner Vance was at that time
secretary of the convention but there
is nothing in the journal to show what
was done by the convention in refer.
ence to the oath. Chatfeld and all
other contesting Republicans from this
state are holding, among other things,
that the election laws of the state are
not constitutional inasmuch as they
were devised and adopted by a con-
yention the members of which had not
taken any oath. AS a matter OF fact
the oath was not administered to any
of the members of the convention.
There was much discussion as to
whether it was necessary after the
delegates from Abbeville had been
sworn in. Major Barker, of Charles
ton, made strong argument to show
that it was not necessary for members
to take the oath, and there was more
debate on the opposite side, and the
convention held that the oath must be
administered. This was about to be
done when Senator Till llman urged n
reconsideration of the action OF the
convention, holding that as the mem
bers were really the direct representa-
tives of the people there was no neces-
sity for an oath. He held that the
convention was the people themselves,
as a matter of fact. At last COM
mittee was appointed to consider the
question and recess was taken. The
committee was composed of lawyers,
and through their chairman, Congress-
man Wilson, they reported that there
was no necessity for any oath to be
administered to members, and the re-
port of the committee was adopted
1t was decided, however, that the mat
ter was one which it was not necessa-
ry to have appear in the journal, and
hence Governor Sheppard could not
find it among the official proceedings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.

Progress of the Railroad Work-Religious
Meeting-New Building-Person and
Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLACKsBURa, August N.-The big
cut' over the o. r. Il G. branch road from
this place to Gaffney, was finished through
on Tuesday last. 1t is just this side OF
Broad river, and, with nearly all OF the
piers finished in the river, the way is clear
now for the track-layers to cross the
stream. The rest of the grading, on the
Gaffney side of the river, is being pusheo
with the utmost energy and speed, and 1t
will not be long before we will be able to
visit our county seat by another road than
the Southern.
A meeting is in progress at Mount "a
ran Baptist church. 1t began on SUNDAY
last, and much interest is being mani
tested in it, and it is hoped that much
good will be done. 1t is being conducted
by Rev. G. p. Hamric, pastor OF the
church, assisted by Messrs. Washburne
and Gold, theological students.
Mr.. Allen Osborne is beginning the
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At Camden, the other day, Governor
Evans said he had in his pocket letter
from Senator Tillman in which the sena-
tor said: "I will welcome you to the
senate with open arms" At Bennetts-
vile, Irby had something to say about
the matter, and Evans explained that he
had said that "Tillman was hands off
but would welcome him to the senate in
the event of his election" At other
places, it will be remembered, Evans has
been trying to make it appear that it is
McLaurin who is clinging to the coat tails
of Tillman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21

Larry CAN'T is telling his readers,
through The Piedmont Headlight, that
the primary election is to be held on Mon
day, and that day was selected because
"our farmers are usually so busy on
Mondays planning their work for the
balance of the week, that few of them
will take the trouble to 60 out and VOTE"
In view of the fact that the election is to
be on Tuesday, instead on Monday, and
there is every reason to believe that
Larry is aware of this, one would be at a
loss to conclude whether he is lying just
to keep up his reputation, or whether he
is only trying to make more prejudice
against that mythical bugaboo who is al
ways trying to slip up on the blind side of
"our farmers" In either view of the
case, the inimitable Larry stands alone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-21
CAMPAIGN FUN.

The following amusing incident, the
parties to which are well well-known In
this county, appeared in the Columbus
Record of last Thursday, as special from
York vile:
On The afternoon of the day of the SEN
atorial campaign meeting here, DR.. VIM.
Walker, q we'll known citizen OF TINS
place, took the cue from number OF poll
ticians who were processing conversion as
the result of the speaking, and, in q wag-
pish turn of mind, went out among the
Voters in search of argument. Approach
ing Mr.. Joe A. Smith, a prominent METH
odist brother, noted for his unusually
large fund of common sense and rugged
honesty, DR.. Walker commenced:
"WeIl, Joe, suppose I should tell you
that I have all along been intending 10
vote for McLaurin; but upon listening, to
Mr.. Evans today, hearing that splendid
speech of his, his complete vindication OF
his honesty and integrity, and his convin-
cling proof that McLaurin is all unscru,
pulous villain Of the blackest shade, ~
have to vote for Evans-suppose should
tell you that, Joe, what would you say
about it ?"
Long before DR.. Walker concluded
there began to appear in the Bishops"
eye-Mr' Smith Is familiarly known as
the "Bishop''-a merry twinkle, and as
soon as the doctor paused, he said: :,
"Well, doctor, if you should tell me
that, I would say to you what | felt like
saying to another good Methodist broth
er who told me the same thing down the
street while ago." WI
"And what was that ?" asked DR.. walk
er.
III felt like telling that good Methodist
brother" replied Mr.. Smith, solemnly,
"that hereafter I would be ashamed to
call him good Methodist brotherr
At this sally, there was hearty laugh,
the result of which developed that there
was no Immediate probability Of division
among the good Methodist brethren.