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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-09-18

THE CoNQUEsTs OF SILENCE
Washington never made a speech. In
the zenith of his fame be once at
tempted it, failed and gave it up, con-
fused and abashed. In framing the
constitution Of the United States the
labor was almost wholly performed in
committee of the whole, of which
George Washington was, day after day,
chairman, and he made but two
speeches during the convention, of
very few words each, something like
one of Grants speeches. The conven-
ton, however, acknowledged the mas
ter spirit, and historians affirm that
had it not been for his personal popu-
larity and the 80 words of his first
speech, pronouncing it the best that
could be united upon, the constitution
would have been rejected by the peo-
pie.
Thomas Jefferson never made a
speech. He couldn't do it.
Napoleon, whose executive ability is
almost without a parallel, said that his
difficulty was in finding men Of deeds
rather than words. When asked how
he maintained his influence over his
superiors in age and experience when
commander -in-chief of an army in
Italy, be said, "By reserve" The
greatness of man is not measured by
the length of his speeches and their
number.-Chicago Times-Herald.
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EXILED TO SIBERIA.
Ry WILLIAM MURRAY GRAYDON.
Copyright, 1897, by the Woolfall Publishing co.


SYNOPSIS OF PEvIoUS 1NsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers of THE En-
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand it
lust the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion of it. which has
already been published:
CHAPTERI Saradoff, Rus
sian being heir to the fortune OF his neph-
ew, Maurice Hammond, an American, in
case of his nephew's death, conspires TO
have him sent to Russia in order to get
him in his power. II.-Hammond ana
his friend Philip Danvers arrive at st.
Petersburg, and Saradoff lays plans to
have them arrested as conspirators against
the government. III and IV.-Ham-
mond at q review saves the life OF Colo
mel Jaroslav. Proceeding to Moscow,
they are arrested and sent to Siberia. On
the way the boat on which they travel
catches fire, and they, with two other con-
victs, escape in skiff. V, vi and VH.-
Hammond and Danvers pursue thelr way
with the two other prisoners, who attack
an approaching wagon. Hammond and
Danvers defend an officer in the wagon.
A troop of Cossacks appears and recapt-
ures all the prisoners. The officer tells
the Americans that they will probably be
shot, but in view of their services to him
he will do all he can for them. VIII, TX
and X.-They are sentenced to be shot.
The sentence is commuted to imprison-
ment at Kara, but a riot in which they
are involved results in their being put to
work in the mines of Kara. XI, XII,
XIII and XIV.-At the mines Captain
Daroman attempts to kiss Lora Melikoff
and Hammond knocks him down. Daro-
man orders him to be shot. Lora saves
him and Daroman discovers that she is
the daughter of Colonel Melikotf. Lora
furnishes Hammond with tools and plan
of escape. XIV, XVI, XVII and XV1I1.-
Hammond, Danvers and Platoff escape
and work their way up the river Kara,
reaching a cave to which Lora has direct
ed them. XIX.-They start on their
Journey TO the Pacific coast. XN, MI
and NNII.-Platoff saves Nicholas Pous-
sin from drowning, and he agrees to take
them in his sledge part way to Vladivo-
stok, furnishing two of them with passes
of two of his friends who had become
separated from him. Reaching village
while making a new start, they are de-
tanned, and, Platof seizing the reins and
whipping the horses, they escape.
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STANDARD TINE.
The Four Sections Which the Country Is
Divided.

Divided.
Primarily, for the convenience of
the railroads, a standard Of time was
established by mutual agreement in
1888, by which trains are run and To-
cal time regulated. According to this
system, the United States, extending
from IS to 125 degrees west longitude,
is divided into four time sections, each
of Is degrees of longitude, exactly
equivalent to one hour. The first
(eastern) section includes all territory
between the Atlantic coast and an ir-
regular line drawn from Detroit to
Charleston, the latter being its most
southern point. The second (centraD
section includes all the territory be-
tween the last named line and an ir-
regular line from Bismarck to the
mouth of the Rio Grande.
The third (mountain) section in
cludes all territory between the last
named line and nearly the western
borders of Idaho, Utah and Arizona.
The fourth (Paci6c) section covers the
rest of the country to the Pacific coast:
Standard time is uniform inside each
of these sections, and the time of each
section iffers from that next to it by
exactly one hour. Thus at ~ noon in
New York city eastern time) the time
at Chicago Central time) is II a. M;
at Denver mountain timeD 10 a. M,
and SAL Francisco Pacific time9 9
o'clock a. N.
Standard time is 16 minutes slower
at Boston than true local time, 4 min
utes slower at New York, 8 minutes
faster at Washington, 10 minutes fas-
ter at Charleston, % minutes slower at
Detroit, 1S minutes faster at Kansas
City, 10 minutes slower at Chicago, l
minute faster at St. Louis, % minutes
faster at Salt Lake City and 10 min.
utes faster at San Francisco.-Atlanta
Constitution.
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TO BE CONTINUED.
How to Relieve Prickly Heat.

If the baby is broken out with heat
and is very restless, put teaspoonful
Of baking soda in a pint of water as hot
as you can bear your hand i'll and wiring
soft cloth out Of it and rub the child
all over with it. 1t may take second
and even a third application, but it
nearly always allays the itching. Be
sure the water is quite hot. Just hot
water applied in al almost scalding
temperature will sometimes answer.
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CHAPTER XIII.
Pursuit AND ESCAPE.

Platoff's brave deed would probably
have resulted disastrously had it not
been for the presence of mind which
prompted him to drag his companions
to the bottom of the sledge. This, no
doubt, saved their lives. for although
the bullets whistled by on all sides no
one was struck.
When the firing ceased, Platoff rose
to his feet and looked back. The lights
of the military post had vanished be-
hind slight crest. In the village be-
yond, which was on somewhat higher
ground, q few scattered lights could be
seen.
care they coming?'' asked Poussin
as be rose and climbed on the seat.
"No," said Platoff; II can't hear
any sounds Of pursuit. They have no
horses, you know"
"All seems quiet behind us, ;" said
Maurice, who was leaning over the
back seat.
"What's the matter? Who was shoot
ing?" demanded smothered voice, and
Phil poked his head and shoulders from
under the rugs.
Platoff briefly explained what had
Just taken place and then turned his
attention to the horses, which had stuck
to the road in spite of the lack of guild
ance, and were dashing forward at a
tremendous pace.
"Hand me the lines" said Poussin.
81 will drive now And with touch
of the whip he spurred the horses to
still greater efforts.
"Stop!" said Platoff. For your own
safety you must put US off by the road.
Your peril is too great already. 1t will
be increased if you are caught in our
company Put US off right here, and
we can easily escape to the hills.
"No," replied Poussin; II will do
nothing of the kind. At present there
is no danger. The military outpost is
nearly half mile from the post station
in the village To give the alarm it is
necessary for one of the soldiers to go
there OH foot. Of course the Cossacks
will at once start in pursuit, but their
uOlscS arc plSlGy WS1l WILL OueJ "hi4O
ours are fresh The neat station is 80
miles distant. l can keep in advance of
our pursuers at least that far. When
daylight comes, will let you out and
you can seeh safety in the hills. Your
absence will not be discovered until |
reach the station, where, of coarse, l
shall be arrested at once
"Ah, my friend, escape with us,
implored Platoff. "Together we will
reach the coast and sail Oh some friend
ly vessel to better country than this.
Don't trust yourself to the mercies of
these tyrants. They will infict some
terrible punishment
Il do not fear," interrupted Pous-
sin. II can make an explanation which
/ think will save me. have not time
to explain now. What have done for
you was only debt. You saved my
life. hope have saved yours. Re-
member your identity is unknown to
me. 1t is even possible that the authori-
ties will not discover for some time who
my strange passengers were. Your dis
guise is effective, and the fact that
third man was concealed in the sledge
vill never be known" "
In spite of Platoff's continued en-
featies, Poussin remained firm.
Holding the horses with a skilled
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hand, he urged them on unsparingly,
and the sledge SKINNED over the frozen
ground at speed which made the land
scape on each side one dizzy blend.
Hour after hour passed on. The dark
sky paled gradually, and a gray light
stole over the frozen plain until the dis
tant hills were dimly seen. Morning
was close ut hand, and yet no trace Of
The sun., 1897-06-06
To tho Citizens of New York.

You have an engagement. Keep your
eyes open for the advertisements and your
ears open for the trumpetinRs thereof. The
date is not important. The fact is all. The
I" first of a series of meetings directed by
the Campaign Committee of the Citizens
Union Of the Tenth Assembly district to
expound the objects for which the Union
has been formed" has been held and has
expounded; and the man Is unworthy of
the name Of citizen who has not heard that
expounding and Is not ready to assemble
himself in mass meeting, according to the
call hereby gratefully annexed:
Resolved That we request the Executive Commit.
too OF the Citizens Union to call meeting of
the citizens of New York city to emphasize the prin.
cples OF our PLATFORM and to give voice TO the Just
indignation of our people so that the wrong done
by the Board Of Aldermen shall bo corrected"
The wrong done by the Board of Aldermen
Is Of no special Importance. Boards of AL
dermen will always be doing wrong as long
as base political considerations are allowed
to prevail in municipal elections. What is
OF Importance is that the Executive Com
mittee Of the Citizens Union has been re-
quested by the Campaign Committee of the
Citizens Union Of the Tenth Assembly dis
tFlCU 10 cali u mass meeting OF the CltlZenS
of this town. 1t is not too much to say that
the Citizens Union would have called such
a meeting even If the Campaign Committee
of the Citizens Union of the Tenth Assem-
bly, district had not given the word. In.
deed, the citizens would have called them
selves together in mass meeting, even II the
alarum had not been sounded by the con-
stables Of civic virtue.
Where shall the mass meeting be held
What Field of MARS is big enough to hold
the rallying soldiers, the chevaliers of civic
virtuef What verge and space are ample
enough to contain these illimitable armies
of the champions Of non -partisanship1
With bowed heads do we approach these
high matters. Yet holy conviction must
not be betrayed. Even to the unregenerate,
worthy cogitations may occur. The mass
meeting of the citizens of New York,
anxious to emphasize the principles of the
Citizens Union, must meet in room 22,
| Cooper Union, and be reviewed by the Ii.
centiate Don HALLELUJAH RAINsFoRD, in
the absence Of Don QUIxoTEs niece.
The sun., 1897-06-06

The court Of inquiry at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard in tho case OF Ensign STONE has com.
pleted its duties, and, though tho conclusion has
not yet boon announced we arc sure 1t cannot
DO othor than favorable TO Mr.. STONE. He Is a
young man of talent and character, and OF a dis
tinguished record in the Naval Academy. His
misfortune appears TO be falling in love with
the daughter OF family whose older members
have not rightly appreciated his intellectual and
personal value. We can we'll understand the
jealous caro- with which tho social and official
reputation Of tho navy is guarded by its superior
authorities, and when the decision Of the court
Of inquiry in this case is made public We are surc
that the accusers Of Mr.. STONE will bc unable to
attribute their disappointment to anything but
the intrinsic weakness of their case. They would
have been wiser had they not forced 1t upon the
public attention.
The sun., 1897-06-06

assaant Destroy the prison. slay rs oocupants and
the vine and ng tree wither. the home is enaced.
and It's occupants return 10 barbarfsm.
Much complaint 10 made that the criminal laws
and their naturalization are perfect; that
derers and other criminals in due process OF law =
go free No human institution IL perfect be.
Tho frailtes and imperfeotions OF man enter into
everything no does establishes, and this s
notable in the Of Legislatures and courts than IL
s in the cases Of jurot II We have had miro arragos
OF justice in this county and have gone quit
lightly punished II upon the recorded vesdicts.
in each case, OF twelve men, good and true drawn
from the body OF the county rendered after charge
under which they authorized 70 convict. Who a.
sumes TO DO better Judge OF the testimony and Its
credibity than the juror who hears II all II
him relieved OF the noxious and deadly element Of
the common rumor. suDlimated by the antecedent
oath the witness will the truth the whole
TRUTH and nothing but the truth. not he hears It,
but As ho knows 1t. and by the pains and penalties Of
perjury7
"If justice has failed in Smith county through the
administration OF law, the fault lies with the jury; II
the mob administered Justice in Smith county Il
is because II composed of the mass OF men from
whom the Juries selected. by which mode. then,
is Justice more likely to be administered II by the
mob. let abolish the law; II by the law. let us
abolish the mob"
"If Justice Is to be administered by the
mob let us abolish the law; IL by the law,
let us abolish the mob!" That Is n striking
sentence. At time when in addition to
lynchings we have men like DEBs, ALT
GELD, and the leading spirits of Homestead
high influences in one great division OF ma
tional politics, the effort for prosperity be-
comes difficult indeed.
The sun., 1897-06-06
Views OF an Engineer Upon the Mis-
sissippi Problem.

Gen. HERMAN HAUPT's communication to
THE SUN this morning points with singular
clearncss to the fundamental lines upon
which alone the encroachments Of the Mis-
sissippi can be controlled. Diffusion Of the
volume of water and increase of channel
area and consequent outlet he proves to be
the essential remedial principles.
Most of the engineering skill that has
been expended upon the Mississippi has re-
suited in the gradual building up Of Its
banks above the level of the surrounding
country. The river itself has followed suit
by filling up its channel until It's bottom is
also, in many places, above the level Of the
country around about. The condition thus
established is contrary to nature and in
vites disaster, while enhancing the degree
and the extent of the resulting damage.
Except as to lands actually created or
reclaimed, the foods which now occur
would do little or no damage IL there were
no levees. They would be reduced to
primitive conditions save only as to that
velocity and volume which have been
created by the reduction Of forest areas.
What is required, therefore, is a minimiza-
tion of the levee and a careful expansion
of the principle Of outlets as applied to
canals all over the world. This is really Q
return, SO far as is practicable, to natural
conditions, and is the only plan consistent
with common sense and the teachings Of
fact in many countries.
A Dutchman may maintain his canals in
the air, because his system is artificial and
scientifically adapted to special conditions.
Wehave sought in piecemeal way to apply
the same idea to the Father Of Waters, and
the result is failure. One district may sue
ceed with it's levee and protect its planta-
tions, but it is almost invariably at the
expense Of its neighbors; and it is always
at the expense of nature, and she, sooner
or later, Is sure to retaliate.
The sun., 1897-06-06
How Children Should Be Taught to
Smell.

We have had occasion from time to time
to direct attention TO the proposed solutions
of certain American educational problems
published in the Forum by DIR. j. NJ. RICE
In the June number of that review he sets
forth in an article called "The Futility of
the Spelling Grind" the results Of SO, 900
spelling tests, to which as many school
children have been subjected for the pur-
pose Of showing what teachers are now able
to accomplish, and how the methods of
teaching might be improved.
The first questions as to which light was
sought from the data secured, have to do
with the influence of age, nationality,
heredity, and environment upon the ability
of children to spell. The conclusions which
seem fairly deducible from the spelling
tests are certainly paradoxical; for exam
pie, of the figures shown in q majority of
instances the results were in favor of the
younger pupils. In the authors opinion
this may be accounted for by the fact that
the younger children in class are fire.
quently tho brighter and the more mature
intellectually, having overtaken the older
pupils by virtue of these very characteris.
tics. A comparison of the results obtained
from the children of the foreign element of
our population with those secured from the
American element, proves that the influ-
ence OF nationality on spelling is nil. The
percentages Of merit, where not identical,
are slightly In favor Of the foreign element.
AS the excellent spelling 80 frequently
exhibited on the part Of the children
OF foreigners evidently cannot be re-
garded as the perpetuation of a family
trait, the influence of heredlty on SPELL
Ing Is also put down as immaterial. In
another table the effect of environ
ment is shown. the results secured from
children Of unskilled laborers, whose
home surroundings are presumably unfa-
vorable, being compared with the results
obtained from all the classes of children
examined. Here, again, strange as it may
seem. the percentages were practically
equal, thus Indicating that home environ
ment exerts apparently as little influence
on spelling as do the other factors
above mentioned. If, then, from $4,000
tests we find that the results of in
struction In spelling are not sensibly
modified by conditions over which the
teacher has no control, DIR. RICE submits
that 1t must follow that the causes of sue
Se0S ohu ioHuio aio 10 pe souBht among the
elements brought into play by the teacher.
The most important of these are said to be,
first, the amount Of time devoted to spell
ing; secondly, the methods of teaching the
subject, and thirdly, the selection of words.
After careful analysis of the data col.
lected by him. DIR. RICE arrives at the fol-
lowing conclusions with regard to the part
which the teacher should play in promoting
the ability OF pupils to spell: Among the
questions bearing on this subject which
have given rise to endless discussion, may
be mentioned the value of oral as compared
with written spsllinG, and. again. the query
The sun., 1897-06-06

cratic party from these revolutionists bent
on Its destruction, with view to building
on it's ruins revolutionary party fatal to
property and hostile to civilization itself.
The contest will extend all along the limo,
reaching from the municipal campaign in
the Greater New York to the Pacific and
the Gulf of Mexico, and extending to every
election, State or municipal, which occurs
next autumn. 1t cannot be prevented. 1t
Ia inevitable.
Tho existence OF the Democratic party Is
in peril. 1t is suffering from deadly
poison, and cannot be cured by any emol-
lients Of compromise. The poison must be
expelled by heroic measures.
That Is why we are glad to see the Bryan
lied Democracy making their real purpose
80 clear and precise that no Democrat can
shut his eyes to 1t. Such a presentation of
1t Is for them necessity of self-preserva-
ton; but for true Democrats 1t Is equally
desirable, for thereby they are aroused to
the necessity of the more vigorous re-
sistance to the revolutionary enterprise
whose success means the permanent destruc-
tion Of the Democratic party.
1t is crcditable to the discernment Of
Col. HENRY WATTERsoN, the uncompromis-
ing Democrat who Is editor Of the Louis
vile Courier-Jour,tdl, that he sees this
situation with wide open eyes, and his
long.proved courage is manifested anew in
the splendid boldness with which he is
fighting against the enemies of the Demo-
cratic party who are so arrogant and so de-
termined in the State of Kentucky. His
cry of No surrender No compromise
must extend all along the line.
The sun., 1897-06-06
THE HEROIC COL. SHAW.
Asserted That HIS Body was Sent Eorth and
Not Hurled "WIth His NIrEers.n

hot burte0 win His hlCEern.V
To THE EDIroR OF THE suS-Sir: According 70
statements made by Mr. william Bridge, Q member
Of tho Capital City Club Atlanta Ca the body Of Col
Robert Gould Shaw recovered and shipped
North. This gentleman informed me that he jumped
into the sand pit where Col Shaw fell dead. recov-
cred tho remains and conveyed tho corpse to
Charleston.
My Informant. who Is a native OF Maine. and who
knew Shaw, was an oficer in the Confederate army,
and, for the reason that he a New Engander.
Gen Beanregard commissioned him TO caro- for the
body Of Col. shaw. who was well known by several
Confederate Officers, who had known him q mem
Der Of the seventh Regiment.
As every ante-bellum Northern Southern militia
man knows, the famous New York seventh was
always popular In the South. especially after IL
escorted the remains Of President Monroe TO Rich.
mcnt which every New Yorker loves was not i'm
plred by the war The "Johnnles" were always
any Seventh man who fell into their hands. and SO
when death struck down Col. shaw his remains were
cared for because he was Seventh" man.
The ReN. John johnson, rector OF 81 Philips
Church Charleston says in account Of the battles
around Charleston where ne Chief OF Engineers.
G. S. A. that the remains OF Col. Shaw were sent
North, The report that Confederate officer said
"We buried him with his nisgers. is probably
vention OF soinc Massachusetts, soldier.
NEW YORK May 80. G. wnrRED PEAncE.
Mr. Pcarce' informant was wholly incorrect.
Col. Shaw's body was buried in the trenches at
Fort Wagner. and has since been washed away
by the sea, together with the bodies OF the other
soldiers buried there. As for the regard Of the
Southerners for Col. Shaw as a Seventh Regi-
ment man. it is enough to say that any good
feeling that may have existed toward him as q
Seventh man was moro than ncounterbalanced by
the i'll feeling existing toward all officers and
men Of negro regiments.