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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
NEGRO LABOR A FAILURE.-Captain

NEGRO LABOR A FAILURE.-Captain
Graham, who is the representative of
those interested in the new hosiery
mill recently established at Hopkins,
now to be brought to Columbia, yes
terday talked interestingly Of the re.
moval. He said that the mill was
located at Hopkins in order to utilize
the Negro labor which was so abun-
dant in that vicinity. He went on to
say that they had given the Negro
labor a thorough test and found that
it was absolutely untitled for the oper-
alton of the mill. In fact the Negroes
proved lazy and slow, and did not
seem to "catch on" no matter how
much instruction was given. With a
full force he found that the mill was
steadily losing money. Then he cut
the force to see if by operating only a
portion of it, giving close attention to
those employed, the mill could not BIZ
made to earn expenses. This expert
ment also failed to make expenses, and
a short time ago he shut the mill down
altogether. He will now move the
mill to Columbia and use only white
labor. Captain Graham has had plen-
ty of experience with labor in Colum-
bia, being manager of the Columbia
Hosiery mill, and is satisfied that with
white labor the new mill will pay
we'll. Columbia State, Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

and by the Negroes in almost all parts
of Africa. The Hottentots eat them
raw, while in Southern Africa they are
eaten fried, and in many places they
are made into cakes. The Indians in
South America take them roasted and
salted. Locusts are eaten in Arabia,
Africa, the Crimea, Greece, India,
Madagascar and Persia. The Abort
gines of Australia make cake of the
pounded bodies of night-fying moth.
The Cingalese cat not only honey and
wax, but the bees which yield them.
The Chinese eat the chrysalis of the
silkworm, and are found of the Larvae
of species of hawk moth. Locusts
occur in many parts of Africa and
Asia, and are eaten by the natives of
those countries through which they
swarm. The poorer tribes on the
western slopes of the Rocky noun
tains add to their scanty food by kill
ing grasshoppers and eating them.
More than one kind of beetle is eaten
in Brazil, Peru, and other countries of
South America. Flies made into
cakes are eaten by many of the North
American indians. The natives enjoy
caterpillars as delicacy. Lastly, the
minute insects which accumulate upon
dry cheese are eaten by most cheese
eaters in all European countries, as in
other parts of the world. In fact,
therefore, there cannot be said to be
single country in the world where in
sects of one kind or another are not
eaten as food.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

BE THoROUGH.-"I never do thing
thoroughly" Mary said to me the 9th
er day. She had just been competing
for prize in composition. only read
my composition once after wrote it.
and I never practiced it in the chapel
at all.
She was naturally far more gifted
than Alice, who was her principal com
petitor. Alice wrote and rewrote her
article, and practiced it again and
again.
The day came. Alice read her com.
position in a clear, distinct voice,
without hesitation or lack of express
sion. 1t was condensed and well writ
ten. Mary's could not be heard be-
yond the fifth row OF seats, and was
long and uninteresting. Alice won
the prize. One remembered and the
other forgot the truth so trite, but so
aptly put by Carlyle: "Genius is an
immense capacity for taking trouble" J."
One, by patient, persistent effort, OBJ
tanned what the other relied upon her
natural talent to win for her.
Whatever you do-whether you
sweep a room, or make cake, or write
an essay, or trim hat, or read a book
do it thoroughly. Have high STAN
dard for everything not alone because
only thus can you win honor and dis
tinctiop but because this is the only
honest, right, Christian way to use
the gifts that God has bestowed upon
you. To be honest before him we must
be thorough.-Christian Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

consecrated soul, upon his second and
last pastorate in the fall of 1894. But
the end was near. Only few months
of work yet remained but these were
enough to endear him to the people
They realized that they had in DR..
Latham a godly man, and an able ex-
FOUNDER of the gospel Of the Son OF
God. But the work is done, the last
sermon preached, and God says to bis
tired servant, to the faithful soldier,
lay down your armor, "you have borne
the burden and the heat of the day"
it is evening; come home. "Well
done thou good and faithful servant,
enter thou into the joy of thy Lord" "
So may it be said Of US, dear brethren,
when we shall be called to lay down
the work.
The immediate family of the de-
ceased is sorely bereaved, yet the
church sympathizes with them, for
she, too, has been bereaved. Yet may
we all have grace to say, "not my will
but thine be done.-C. B. Belts in A.
r. Presbyterian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

p6r Conan Doyle tells story of q
friend of his who had often been told
that there is a skeleton in the cup
board of every household, no matter
how respectable that household may
be; and he determined to put this
opinion to a practical test. Selecting
for the subject of his experiment a
venerable archdeacon of the church,
against whom the most censorious
critic had never breathed a word, he
went to the nearest postoffice and de-
spatched this telegram to the reverend
gentleman Gall is discovered Fly at
once" The archdeacon disappeared,
and has never been heard of since.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

p6- The county in which Milan,
Tenn, is located contains three very
old families, believed to be the tallest
and heaviest and "lightest" families
in that state. The first is composed
of four persons-father, mother, son
and daughter, the range of height
being from 6 feet 2 inches to Z feet 8
inches. The heavy family is composed
of father, mother and daughter, and
their united weight is 900 pounds.
The feather-weight family is composed
of 10 persons, father, mother and eig ht
children, the combined weight of the
10 being 513 pounds, an average of a
fraction over so pounds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

SAD TRAGEDY In GREENvILLE.-
Mrs. Ella Williams, young wife of
IT. G. Williams, was killed Friday
morning, near Travellers Rest, by the
accidental discharge Of pistol. Mrs.
Williams and her husband were spend
ing the night at a neighbours house in
the absence of the family. Unknown
to them, pistol had been secreted be-
tween the footboard and the mattress
of the bed in order that children might
not get hold of it. When Mrs. Will
liams arose yesterday morning the pis.
tol was dislodged in some manner, fell
to the floor and discharged. The ball
entered near the clavicle bone, ranged
downward and lodged under the
shoulder blade. She died in Is min
utes. The tragedy is rendered doubly
sad by reason of the fact that she had
been married only two weeks.-Colum-
bia State.
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ToBE CONTINUED.

a6n A Kansas City minister has made
a hit by establishing a baby-checking
department in connection with his
church. Old maid "sisters" have the
department in charge, while the moth
ers get some sort of relief by attend,
ing services with the checks for their
babies safely tied in corner of their
pocke et handkerchiefs. The plan Z ives
the old maids a chance to try theil
theories as to how children should
be brought up, and seems to be salts
factory all around.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

house with Squire Olney OH business
with your uncle. In the parlor we dis
covered''-
my uncle's dead body"
"Then you know
"I found him two hours ago as you
have seen him. I was naturally shocked
and unnervcd and have been in here
ever since trying to collect my
thoughts. "
"Miss Lewis, we are detectives, !"
said Mr.. Barnes, and making a brief
pause in order to watch the effect Of
his words he noticed slight tremor
pass over her form, but it was barely
perceptible, and he concluded that she
was a woman of great self control. New
ertheless he detected an involuntary,
instantaneous glance in the direction Of
the writing cabinet. Having gained
this point, he continued:
"We came here with the squire at the
request of your uncle to discover if pos
sible the whereabouts of his assailant,
young Marvel" This time she showed
no emotion. LAS your uncle is dead the
squire has asked us to investigate. 1t
was while making all examination of
the premises that we came in here, and
I again ask your pardon for our intru-
sion."
Virginia bowed, and silently awaited
his next words. Mr.. Barnes felt that
he must retire, but was determined to
venture once more an attempt to learn
something from her. He would have
liked nothing better than to hold her
in conversation, that he might study
her manner as much as her words, but
be saw clearly that he could not force
her m talk long
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Miss IetDaS has destroyed or TCml0OeQ
another clClU."
"Miss Lewis, l am aware that this
interview must be painful to you, and
if you will allow me to ask one or two
simple questions we will withdraw. !"
Receiving a sign that he might con-
tinue, he asked: "Can you tell me
whether your uncle owned weapon or
whether he had any cause to commit
suicide? Some disease, for example,
which be may have thought iacurable?'
my uncle did not own weapon, to
my knowledge, nor do I know Of any
thing that would have induced him to
take his own life"
"Did you hear pistol shot during the
night?"
81 did moi"
Mr.. Barnes left the room, followed
by Burrows. Once more in the parlor,
where lay the corpse, he said:
"Tom, did we discover anything in
there?"
eyes, I think so"
"Well, as you are the younger at this
business, I am anxious to give you the
chance to think for yourself. suggest
that you give me your views and deduc-
tions from the different points that turn
up before you hear mine"
every we'll. Let me specify what !
think we gained by going into the next
room. We learned that we were not the
first to find the body. Miss Lewis ad-
mits having been in this room, SO she
must have raised the window, which is
especially probable since, as no other
window is open, the room would have
been full of the odor of the burned body
when she entered"
Mr.. Barnes nodded acquiescence.
"She hid a letter when we went in.
I think she wishes the name of her cor
respondent kept secret. By the way, she
must be q woman of singular tempera'
ment to find the dead body of her uncle
and then 60 into the next room and
write letter"
Exactly, and it may be of the ut
most Importance for us to learn the ad.
dress of that letter and Its contents il
possible. Anything more, Tom?"
Eyes, but first tell me what it was
that you picked up from the floor. She
dropped it from her lap as she stood up.
Why did you keep it?"
II thought it was a thimble till
held it in my hand, and then l found il
to be-rhe empty shell of a cartridge. "
"No wonder that you kept it. Now,
see this" He handed Mr.. Barnes 9
small round brush, attached to twisted
wire handle. 81 took it from the wash
stand"
"This fits my theory exactly" said
Mr.. Barnes. "This brush is still damp
and slightly blackened. 1t has recently
been used to clean the pistol from which
this empty shell was taken. That pis.
tol is in her cabinet. I am satisfied Of
that by her glancing in that direction
when she heard me declare that we are
detectives. Follow out the trail Of ac-
tion and you will see why, with al
her self possession-and she has sc
much that I fear we shall not again
surprise her into betraying herself-she
could not resist hasty glance at the
drawer which she had just quickly
closed on seeing us. By her own admis'
sion she knew of this murder before any
one, as far as we now know, except
the murderer. Sho retires to her OWL
room and at once proceeds to destroy
an important clew-a recently dis
charged weapon. Remember that thi:
man was more than her uncle in the or
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

s@ Be slow in expressing an opinion
when you have heard only one side of
case. Your informant may be truth
full, but if he is personally interested
in the matter it is hardly possible for
him to give information that will do
full Justice to the other side. He has
viewed the matter from his side and
cannot see the other side as he does
his own. And if you are interested
in the case there is the greatest reason
for your being slow in expressing your
opinion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.


Returned From a Pleasant Visit to
PennsylvanIa-The Late Mrs. McGil.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLACKsBURG, October 22.-Mr. Jas.
Duff and Mr.. Allie Osborne have each
recently moved into their new and
handsome residences, the one on Shell.
by and the other on York street.
George Oates, an industrious and
well-to.do colored man, had the mis-
fortune, on Monday afternoon, to lose
small dwelling on his farm, near
town, and about three bales of cotton
in the seed. The building was occupied
by his mother, and was also used for
storing the cotton that was picked on
the place. 1t is thought that the cot
ton was ignited by spark of fire from
the fireplace popping out and falling
in it. The loss is almost 5000.
Mrs. L. Deal, Mrs. VIM. Anderson,
Master w. D. and Miss Mary L. An.
derson, returned home on Wednesday,
after visit of six weeks to relatives
and friends in Hollidaysburg and AL
toona, Pennsylvania. They were &C.
companied by "W. A." who had a
most delightful visit Of two weeks
among the mountains and the hospit.
able people of Central Pennsylvania.
During my brief stay there were so
many and constant social duties pre-
senting themselves every day and so
many places of interest to visit, that
my time was completely taken up,
and while I saw and learned much
that would no doubt be of interest to
the readers of THE ENQUIRER, was
unable to put it in shape for news.
paper. 1 hope to have it ready, though,
for my next letter.
After visit of several months here,
Miss Mildred Tillinghast leaves this
morning for her home at Eastover, S. G..
I feel it a privilege to add a few
words to the brief obituary notice pub
lished in THE ENQUIRER of the 18th
instant of the death of Mrs. NJ. Naomi
McGill, the wife of Mr.. w. ]. McGill,
which occurred at her home near
Kings Creek, on Thursday, the. 18th
of October. She was the eldest child
of the late DR.. R. A. and Mrs. N.
Kennedy Ross, and was, at the time of
her death, 49 years, II months and IL
days old. She had been a sufferer
for several months from a cancerous
growth of the bones and cartilage of
the breast, which gradually encroach-
ed upon the lungs and air passages,
consuming the tissues of the body and
cutting off the supply of air, causing
death as tie loss from heart and air
failure. At times her suffering was
intense, but she bore it with remark
able degree of patience and fortitude.
The daughter of a distinguished di-
vine of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church, she was raised under
strict moral and religious influence,
and surrounded by pious and refined
atmosphere of religious thought and
culture that 80 impressed and in
fluenced her afterlife as to make of
her the type of noble Christian wo-
man, true and faithful in the discharge
of all life's duties. She was devoted
and consistent member of her church,
a loving and faithful wife, kind and
sympathetic neighbor, and her loss
will be sorely felt, not only by her i'm.
mediate family, but by all who had
the privilege of knowing her. WA.
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s6e 1t was in a negligence case, re-
Gently, and a good humored 1rishman
was a witness. The judge, lawyers,
and everybody else were trying their
best to extract from the Irishman
something about the speed of train.
"Was it going fast ?" asked the judge.
saw, yis, it were," answered the wit
ness. "How fast?" "Oh, purity fasht,
your honor" "Well, how fast"
saw, purity fasht." "Was it as fast as
a man can run ?" "Aw, yis," glad
that the basis for an analogy was sup
piled. GAS fasht as two min kin rum"
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n4~ A man in South Africa left bis
property to be equally divided between
two sons. Not being able to agree,
thew decided to let President Kruger
arbitrate. He said to the elder, "You
are the elder, are you not?" Eyes" "
was the answer. $50 you shall divide
the property" This pleased the elder
immensely. "You are the younger,
continued Kruger to the other, $50
YOU shall have the first choice"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

INSECTS USED For FooD.-Insect-
eaters are found in some European
and in all or nearly all Asiatic coun-
tries, as also in Africa, North and
South America, Australasia, Madagas-
car and other islands. Ants are much
prized as food in Arabia and India,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

p8- The very best disinfectant and
deodorizer known is copperas. A
double handful dissolved in u bucket
of water and used in wash drain pipes
and receptacles of waste material, wi will
keep such places above suspicion. The
water in pitchers and tlower-holders
should be changed every day. Or
attention to such seemingly trivails de-
tails may hang a human life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27

a1 Every man is our neig hbor who
needs our compassion and help.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-27
A CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE.
BY RODRIGUES OTTOLENGUI.
Autbor of" Arts II Crime"

Copyright. 1897, by G. P. Putnnam's Sons.
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-23

For the past week case after case of New
Goods have been opened up We can now
shoW you the most elegant and varied stock
of Dress Goods, Silks and Trimmings ever
shown in GreenviIle store
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-23

discovered that il IL man keeps hi,uself
IN touch with humanity he will always
nave friends. There is nothing like
Ihc power o. love to weld hearts
together, or as the old saying has il,
ono touch OF nature makes the whole
wor Id akin. could for instance, have
buried myself undor tho weight OF
tnat oo years under that date, OF which
This Is the anniversary, when | won
my spurs on tho field Of Molina ucl
Key, but | chose To take to myself Il
bride from among the fair daughters
OF Georgia, and 10 u nation Joins in
its congratulations to me a great
ana prosperous nation it is, whose
noblc l'rc"idcnt so we'll illustrates the
perfect type Of American murhCod.
we have had conflicts. but they arc
over, aud, us | looked upon the huppy
chrong gathered about mc to-day, q
Shrong, the music Of whose voices was
DuoyaHt with hope for the future,
'clv mat us long rs there is marrying
ana giving IN marriage, the mirage OF
olV!Sl0n and disaster will &c left in the
rear, ana We young men who arc in
inc procession will move onward to
the tune OF progress and development
cannot close this ncknowlcdg.
mcnt of the Worlds kind wishes with
out paying tribut. to the gallant
young Governor Of Georgia and his
charming wife, who 50 generously
made the Executive man>iOi tho re-
luSc 0l my now wife when she soupl.t
It's shelter in that hour SD important in
woman's life. Though OF excellent
iamlly and surroundings, Mrs. Long
street was compelled to provide for
nerseli during the days of girlhood.
1t Is Il tribute to the manhood OF Gcor-
ga that this girl found such stanch
friends and that they recognized bcr
capabilities for official prefcrmCnt
Governor Atk inson was her friend in
those days, and for that reason | must
be his hereafter.
JAMES LONGSTREET.
Atlanta, Ga, September 5, 1897"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-23
TIE WEATHER. AND CROPS.
Valuable Information to Those Inter
cstcd in Farming Oncrniions.


cstcd in Farming Operations.
The following is the weekly bulletin
issued by the weather bureau in Co
lnmbia as to the condition Of the crOD:
in This State:
COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. If, 1897.
The temperature, during tho past
week, ranged slightly above the nor
NAL, due to comparatively high day
temperatures and scasOnably cool
nights. The former ranged in the
eighties and the latter in the sixties
| with daily range from 20 to 20 degrees.
I,bc highest reported, % on the 10th at
Hodges, and the lowest, 50 on the 9Th
was rs, and the normal for tho same
period is approximately rs.
over nearly tho whole OF tho State
the week was rainless one. Six
places rcp0rtcd'light showers on vari.
ous' dates, with Il maximum measure
mcnt OF l5 OF Allcndalc. The show
crs were confined to portions of Bcrkc-
ley, Collcton, Hampton, Charleston,
beaufort and Marion counties. Over
the remainder Of the State the ground
Is very dry with severe drough.y con-
ditions in places. Correspondents all
note the need Of rain for the growing
crops. The normal for the week is
about ~. The week, OF correspond
ing dates In 1896, was also without
rain.
Ihc winds were generally light cas-.
tcrly. The sunshine was in excess
with an estimated percentage OF 81 OF
the possible TO" The State ranging
from 81 to 100.
Favorable weather prevailed for har-
Vcsting and gathering the ripcncd
crops, such as haying, rice harvest,
picking cotton, making syrup and
housing corn and fodder, but pas
lures, gardens, late corn, turnips, and
generally all crops not fully maturcd
stand In urgent need OF rain, over tho
State.
The reports on cotton would Indicate
Il further decline in condition duo to
the dry weather which caused young
bollS to shed freely over the western
counties, where, until recently, the
plant had continued to fruit, and
where it Is yet in places putting on
fruit sparingly, but not generally.
There arc reports Of a small "tOD-
crop" over the extreme northwestern
counties, but over the larger portion of
the State those bolls and squares that
usually form the top-crop" all shed
on during and following the August
rain.
Ovcr the eastern countiis generally
and over q large portion of the wes-
tern counties cotton Is opening rap
idly, in places prematuroly, and in
Berkeley, Marion, Orangoburg, Bam-
berg, and contiguous counties from
hhlf to three fourths, or moro Of the
bolls are open.
In one locality in Berkeley 70 per
cont. Is already gathered.
! In the eastern counties the plant Is
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-09-23

where the telephone was placed could
hear the conversation. The prosecution
relied upon the telephone message to
convict Ward, and when an appeal
was taken after Wards sentence to ten
year imprisonment Justice Barrctt's
decision admitting the telephone mes
sage was sustained.
Another striking example of the
novel uses to which the telephone NAV
DC put, but In an entirely different line
from those mentioned, was afforded by
a remarkable session of Sunday
school at Wichita, Kas., where the
superintendent, who was confined to
his bed, conducted the services with
out the slightest hitch by means of an
unusually sensitive telephone. The
church and residence were connected
by telephone, and three megaphones
we're employed one at the head OF the
uperintendent's bed, one suspended
from the centre Of tho church and one
in front Of the pulpit. The superinte
dents voice was distinctly heard by
the congregation as he said Good
morning" and announced. the routine
work OF the school. He called for his
iavorite songs, and they were borne to
his ear with all their melody and
volume. He joined in them heartily,
and at tho close Of tho service he told
the scholars that if they had enjoyed
the hour as much as he had it was the
grandest Sunday school session they
ever had.
Many other incidents might be re-
lated in a similar vein, all going to
show that this wonderful inventor is
not restricted in its usefulness to or
dering groceries or breaking engage
ments, but that it's influence extends
into every part Of the domestic, pro-
fessional and social organization.