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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

"pu ktu you f,lrst," Magnolia cried.
mad," Magnolia drawled. "She is or
witch shoa. She er knowed me an my
forohun same as dorne myself"
."She knowed the Pickins favor, that's
ALL" Mrs. Annis said sharply.
Mr.. Topmark stood still, upright, his
face beaded with clammy sweat, as IN
lightning fash he understood. 1t all
came baok-the black woInan's inter-
ruption upon that first night, his wlfe's
strange and sudden end, the black boys
chatter of the "daid man conjure. " No
doubt the witch woman knew his plan
and if she lived would balk 1t. That
was saving if meantime he must paol'
fy Mrs. Annis, who was half shouting;
"Ben Topmark, we've done come ter
the end er feelin. You got ter do one
thing er another-either pay us, an pay
US we'll, ter lay low an keep dark er else
pay somebody else ter stand up an 'fend
fer my gal an her rights. Eff you don't
well, it amt er nice story I can set
gwine erbout them last horses that was
stole at McGregor's All what was done
with 'em."
"No, no, you shan't. I'll kill you
furstl' Magnolia cried, clutching the
old woman by the throat. AS they sway
ed back and forth over the rough floor
the visitor snatched his hat and rushed
away. As he galloped up hill, down dell,
his thought ran: "Cuss the old witch!
Yes, she knows It's kill er be killed.
I'm or meroiful man an just, but-but
any man has got ter stand up fer his
own SELF"
Thursday afterward Mrs. Winfold
gave a quilting, which it was under
stood would lead up to mild evening
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

fits, expenditures or any particular
thereof set forth or disclosed in any
income return by any person or cor
poration or to permit any income re-
turn or copy thereof or any book con-
tanning any abstract or particulars
thereof, to be seen or examined by any
person except as provided by law and
it shall be unlawful for any person to
print or publish in any manner what
ever not provided by law any income
return or any part thereof or the
amount or source of income, profits or
expenditures appearing in any income
return, and any offence against the
foregoing provisions shall be misde-
meanor and be punished by a fine not
exceeding $500 or imprisonment not ex-
ceeding six months; and if the often.
der be an officer of the state or any
county thereof or deputy or employee,
he shall on conviction be renewed
from Office by the governor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

EXIT THE CRADLE.-The social phil
osopher cannot help being struck with
the fact that the cradle, associated with
so many memories Of grooming tender
ness, Is threatened with extinction.
Though it does not yet resemble the
"dodo," it is fast going out of fashion,
its place being taken by the crib.
A lady who recently desired to pur-
chase a cradle asked for one in vain at
a large shop. She was told that there
was little or no call for such articles.
Furthermore, she learned, to her sur
prise, that only the very cheapest we're
made with rockers in the old-fashioned
style. The new ones are attached to
uprights on which they swing.
The reason for the change was ex-
planned in that it obviated the necessity
of the mother or attendant STOPPING 80
much in order to place the infant in or
remove it from its bed.
A new design which, however, is not
being much used at present, is cradle
placed on a rocker, like the latest
rocking chairs. In spite of this inno-
walton, there seems to be little doubt
but that the day of the cradle is doom.
ed, and the rule of the crib is develop
ing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10
L. NJ. GRIST & SONS, Publishers.
Copyright, 1896, by the Author.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS 1NsTALLMENTs,
In order that new readers of The En-
oU1RER may begin with the following in,
stallment of this story, and understand i
inst the same as though they had read II
all from the beginning, we here give
synopsis of that portion of it which has
already been published:
CHAPTER Life in Walnut Creek, in
Tennessee, centers around Topmark's
store. Magnolia Tubbs, mysterious
newcomer in the neighborhood, not with
out attractions of coarse type, IS noe
turnal caller on Topmark.
CHAPTER II.-Mrs. Topmark dies from
the poison of herbs brought to the store
by charm working Negress, ostensibly
to kill mice. Gossips and a managing
mamma are trying to bring about match
between Topmark's niece, Alice Wlnfold'
But spirited Rob McGregor, heiress OF
Roscoe, has been before Jacks eyes from
childhood.
CHAPTER III.-Topmark k covets the
Roscoe acres, which are heavily mort
gagged and adjoin bis own. Rob is the
mainstay and comfort Of her widowed
and blind father.
CHAPTER IV.-Jack Talbot is frequent
calleI at Roscoe. So is the newly made
widower Topmark. Jack proposes to
Rob and meets with good humored re-
pulse.
CHAPTER V.-Magnolia Tubbs holds a
mysterious land claim of value, and Top
mark seeks to control it.
CHAPTER VI.-Alice Winfold places
stumbling block in the path of true love
by telling Rob that Jack has proposed 10
her.
CHAPTER VII.-Mrs. Talbot prevails
upon Jack to act as the escort OF Alice
Winfold. He does so reluctantly, but
ends in trifling with her while his heart is
set upon Rob McGregor. =
CHAPTER VILLA series OF mysterl-
GUS prosecutions Of the people of Roscoe
iuaugurated by the theft of Rob's favor
ite saddle horse, Lightlady.
CHAPTER IX.-Jack drives Alice WIN
fold to the great annual church meeting.
Rob is there in the company of Topmark,
having arranged it to spite Jack Talbot
for his supposed double dealing. She be-
lieves Alice Winfold's story. :,
CHAPTER Kali the gossips have 1t
that Jack Talbot and Alice Winfield are
engaged, but Jack again proposes to Rob.
She cleverly evades the question.
CHAPTER XI.-Jack Talbot and his
mother, ride horseback to church at
night. Mrs. Talbot tells Jack of her de-
sire to see him happily married. They
are Joined by Miss Winfield and Nina
and later by Rob and Topmark. Jack
overhears an interesting conversation be-
tween Rob and the widower.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

IT WAS Observation-Disclosures Sem
ator Harris was last at Nashville,
Tenn, says the Washington Post, he
fell into the company of one of the
state legislators, with whom he was
walking down the street. The local
lawmaker felt it incumbent upon him
self to entertain the veteran senator of
two decades, and chirped merrily as
they two passed along until the con-
versation reached Shis point, when he
asked, "Is Senator Brice very smart
man?" The senator, bent with his
many years, plodded along, seemingly
unmindful of the remark. His cane
stubbed monotonously on the sidewalk
for a block or two. But he reused
himself, and, with stern eye, answer
ed, "Young man, 10 years ago Sena-
tor Brice was a country schoolteacher
in small Ohio town; today he is
multi ti-millionaire. I consider you a
blank, blanked fool"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10
SCHOOL, BOOKS AT COST.

The following Is the text of the act
passed at the recent session of the
legislature, authorizing the county
superintendent of education to sell
school text books al actual cost:
Section 1. That the county boards
of education of the several counties
of this state be, and they are hereby,
authorized and empowered to set aside
from the public school funds of their
respective counties an amount not ex-
ceeding $500 for the purpose of pro-
viding the pupils attending the free
public schools of their counties with
school text books at actual cost or
exchange prices.
Sec. 2. That the amount 80 set aside
from the school funds shall be paid to
the county superintendent of educa-
tion by the county treasurer, out Of
the unappropriated general school
funds in bis hands, on the warrant of
the county board Of education.
Sec. 8. That the amount so set
aside by the county board of educa-
tion shall be aud remain a permanent
fund in the hands of the county super
intentent of education, to be used in
purchasing and keeping on hand
school text books for sale to pupils at
tending the free public schools of his
county, for cash, at actual cost or ex-
change prices, and to be used for no
other manner
Sec. 4. That for the full and just
accounting for said money and books,
and all his acts and dealings relating
thereto, the county superintendent of
education shall be responsible on his
official bond.
Sec. 5. That no tax or license,
either state, county or municipal, shall
be imposed on or required of the coun-
ty superintendent of education on ac-
count of the purchasing and furnish
ing of said books to the pupils as
aforesaid. ~,
Sec. 6. That this act shall be q
general act and apply to all the coun-
ties Of the state from and after its ap-
proval.
Sec. Z. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent herewith be, and the
same are hereby repealed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

p@ Soon after the discovery of Ro-
entgen's rays it was noticed in Germany
that by their aid the contents of letters
inclosed in ordinary envelopes easily
could be deciphered. Now a shrewd
Berlin manufacturer has found way
to Illustrate this. He makes and sells,
in large quantities, an envelope the
inside of which is densely covered
with meaningless letters printed in
every direction. When the Roentgen
rays are applied to this, the contents
of the letters are irretrievably jumbled
up with these letters, and no sense can
be obtained.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10
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GAS if it mattered what you put on"
Miss Winfold murmured. Her mother
tried to mask sniff as playful smile
and succeeded very i'll, and Rob, wicked
Rob, turned and ran away, singing
clear and gay, as though ahe had not a
care in life:
"Father an mither an a. may gae mad,
But whistle an I'll come to ye, my lad"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

pdF In view of the prospect of
statue of Brigham Young being sent
down from Utah to adorn the national
Capitol, the proposition to provide by
law that no statue shall be placed in
the Capitol until it has been accepted
by a joint resolution of congress, will
be recognized as wise and timely.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-10

the good God that has fest been shown
me his love fling me back furder an
wusser'n ever inter the dark I've lef'
behind"
Rob McGregor had firm nerves She
turned from the pair with the first
choke in her throat she had known in
all that wonderful night.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05
The Wheat and Silver Argument.
Baltimore sun, Dem.l

Baltimore Sun, DEM.
Voters have before them just now the
phenomenon of wheat rising in price while
silver is falling. Grain, they perceive, rises
and falls independently Of the movement
ofsilver, so that silver cannot be considered
stable measure of value Silver is not
faithful to the farmer," since if he were
getting silver prices for his wheat they
would be lower prices whereas he is now,
in fact, getting in gold 20 cents more a
bushel than he got year ago. Yesterday
silver was lower than ever before, selling
at 263 pence per ounce in London and
breaking the record Of MAJ ch lG, 1894,
when it sold for 81 pence per ounce. In
New York it sold at ISL cents per ounce,
whereas the ratio 1G to l means
valuation of $1.29 per ounce to be enforced
by law. This year the good crop and rise
Of wheat will put, it is estimated, into the
farmers pockets some $92, 100000 more
money than they got for wheat last year.
In view of these facts it is not surprising
to learn that Nebraska farmers are 'going
back on" the silver politicians and refuse
to attend conventions. Having increased
prosperity with the gold standard, they will
see that it is not gold that made the hard
times Of the last few years.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05
A Bad Day For PesSimiSm.
New York "Times" Qnd. Dem.

In vain the spyglass of the shallow pes
simist sweeps the financial horizon in quest
of q portent of disaster. Everywhere good
augurics swim into his ken. There are no
bad signs The sunburst from the distant
Klondike radiates golden glory that
deepens as it traverses our immense fields
Of yellowing wheat. The rolling wheels
and the laden car give pleasing and UNI
wonted aspect to returns of railroad earn
ings. Money is flowing into the pockets
of the people, who put it out to pay off
debts and make purchases long deferred
by hard times. There is new courage and
plenty Of cash. A promoter might so into
a Wall street business office with a pros
pectus without being guyed. The being
nant planets of the business heavens are in
conjunction and foretell prosperity. BY q
unanimous vote want of confidence has
been exiled from the country. In their
rejoicing that the tariff bill is settled and
out Of the way the people ignore the faults
OF the measure. The President has pro-
posed plan for taking up the problem Of
the currency. Our burden of sorrows has
been lifted, the gloom that possessed our
minds is dispelled. There is nothing in
sight but good times and plenty ofbusness.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05
REPUBLICAN EFFICIENCY.
The Striking Comparison 1t Presents to
Democratic and MugWmp.
Inefflciency,
Washington Post, Ind.

Washington Post, lnd
There is contrast involved in the tariff
legislation just completed bv the Repub-
Iican party and that which the Democratic
party gave us three years ago. The cam
paign of 1892, like that of 1888, was fought
out upon the tariff issues pure and simple.
Mr.. Cleveland had spent the four year OF
his retilem in declaiming against the
infamous republican idea Of protection, the
robbery Of the toiling masses for the ben
eft Of the powerful and wealthy, the blight
upon our commerce, the general wicked
ness Of the whole thing:
The tariff was taken up by Congress at
its regular session, some months later, and
in August, seventeen months after his inau-
guration, the Wison-Gorman bill was pas
sed-a futile and inadequate abortion, the
only meritorious features of which were
the Senate amendments, forced through
against the most obstinate opposition Of
Mr. Cleveland and his satellites. If there
were any improvements on the Mckinley
act, they appeared only where Mr.. Ceve-
land failed to have his way and where
Messrs. German, Smith, Brice, Murphy
and Gibson won the victory of reason and
common sense. With these exceptions,
the bill was miserable failure, an utter
default upon the promises which had
brought Mr. Cleveland back to power.
The contrast presented by Mr.. McKin-
ley and the Republican party needs very
little comment. Mr.. Mckinley has been
President only little over four months,
and at his inshgation and through Lis exer-
else of the authority confded to him,a new
tariffmeasure has already been formulated,
discussed, amended, and, practically, en-
acted into law. 1t may not be the sort of
measure the Democrats want, but it is Just
what was expected ofthe Republican party,
framed on the lines that Republican leaders
have always advocated, and in absolute
accord with their invariable pledges and
professions. Mr.. Mckinley has dis
appointed no one. lie has done exactly
what the people who elected him looked
for. lie has kept faith with himself anG
his followers, and he has done it with
courage expedition and sincerity.
Here Is the contrast. Can any one I'M
peach the justice offs presentation or con-
fuse the smallest of its outlines? We are
not discussing Mr.. Mckinlcys statesman
ship. We are not accepting the Dingley'
Aldrich tariifas panacea for all our ills
Wesay, simply, that Mr.. Mckinley has
done What he said he would do-done it
promptly and completcly-and convinced
us of his good faith and his absolute con-
sistency
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05
of the Populists has the following as one of

of the Populists has the following as one of
its planks:
ave favor the Immediate enactment OF
q non partisan election law, so that no adj
vantages shall accrue to the party in power
by reason of its control of the election ma
chinery. All other questions in State pol
itics must continue to be of secondary I'M
portance until the right of suffrage is safely
shielded by an aroused and determined
public conscience.
How ridiculous is the attitude which the
Populists occupy. Proposing to fuse with
the Democrats and in their platform charg-
ing, by intimation, that a partisan election
law is now in force, created and used by
the party in control, with which it is try
ing to fuse.
can other questions in State politics
must continue to be of secondary impor-
lance until the right of suffrage is safely
shielded by an aroused and determined
public conscience" This is a truth, q
powerful and solemn truth, enunciated by
the Populist platform. Will not Capt
Cooke, Haskins Hobson and the Virginia
Populists cause their sincerity to be ques-
TONED if they fuse with the Democratic
machine, which is the brazen enemy Of an
honest ballot -Four years ago Capt.
Cooke, as candidate of the Peoples party
for governor and Haskins HobSon, who
was then q canvasser and is now State
chairman Of his party, were traverslng the
State and from every hustings denouncing
the fraudulent methods of the Democratic
party. Those methods have not been
made any better. Has Capt. Cooke be-
come a friend to fraudulent elections? If
he and his party follow the Democracy his
and its views must have changed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05
THE SUGAR PROBLEM.

There is nothing that is more important
to the general consumer as a food than
sugar, without it be bread. 1t may have
once been q luxury, but it is now an abso-
lutte necessity in every civilized household.
Every person wants cheap sugar andplenty
of it. The only way to have plenty of it
and get it cheap is to produce it at home.
The United States does not produce more
than one-eighth of the sugar it consumes.
1t is paying annually to foreign countries
about $4,000, 900 for sugar that ought TO
he made in our own country.
A little less than fifty years ago the
whole of Europe produced about 100000
tons Of beet sugar. We see from recent
statements that it is estimated that the
sugar crop of Germany for this year will be
$50 900 tons;of Austria, ,00O, 900 tons; of
France, $50 900 tons;of Russia, zoo, 000tons;
of Belgium, 800 600 tons;of Holland, 10000
tons: or in the aggregate 100000 tons.
In less than half century the sugar plo-
duction of Europe has been increased
nearly one thousand per cent. This in
crease has been largely due 10 the wise
protection that has been given to the in
dustry in the shape, principally, Of boun-
ties.
Under President Harrison's adminstra-
ton bounty was placed upon sugar made
in this country, and the law giving the
bounty was in force only few years. In
that brief time the yield of sugar was in
creased in the United States enormously,
and fthe bounty system had been con-
tinued a few years the United States would
soon be producing all the sugar it would
consume. Democratic hostility to the
bounty policy caused repeal Of the law.
The cry that the sugar planters were en-
joying special privileges as class was used
for all it was worth, and men, without look
ing into the question, became thoroughly
prejudiced against the payment ola bounty
to the sugar growers.
May We not be acting very unwisely in
rejecting a policy that has been adopted
by European countries, and that has not
only resulted in them making all the SUI
gar they consume, but IN raising surplus
which they ship to our country? Our large
variety of climate and soil makes condi-
tons much more favorable to us than to
any part of Europe for sugar production.
We can make it from cane, from beets,
from trees and from corn. Why should
we hesitate to do as Europe has done, ex-
tend special privilege to one class that all
classes may be benefited?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05
HOLD UP The FLAG!

With proper leadership and elections
honestly administered in Virginia there is
no doubt in our mind that the state will be
Republican. The party has been con-
stantly growing in strength in the white
sections, and the Democrats have been
compelled to repair their hold by with
drawing the black counties from the Re
publican column. How this has been ac-
complished is puzzle to the unenlight-
ened. The Democrats claim that the ne
groes are voting with them in such coun-
ties as Halifax, Charlotte, Prince Edward,
Brunswick, and in fact, in all the counties
where the negro vote is very large. 1t is
claimed and believed that the negro vote
is stolen by dishonest election officers.
If the Republicans are ever to be tri-
umphant in Virginia they will have to so
increase their strength in the white coun-
ties as to overcome the loss of the negro
vote, or by constant assault upon the dis
honest election methods of the Democratic
party secure new election laws and their
honest administration. Neither Of these
two results can be accomplished by pol
icy of inaction. Malone lowered the flag
two years ago and advised the Republi-
cans to vote for Cooke, the Populist. That
course only served to disintegrate the party,
and was of no benefit to the Populists, who
claimed to favor honest elections.
If the Republicans of Virginia Will stand
firmly together and continue to make war
upon frauds practiced by the Democrats,
good results are certain to follow. Fraud
cannot always prevail when opposed by
principle and right. The Republican flag
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05
THE POPULIsTS' CONVENTION.

The State convention of the Populists
was held in Roanoke on the 2Sth and Goth
ult. There were good many delegates
present. A platform was adopted ithe
Pops are great on platforms), and candi-
date for lieutenant governor nominated.
The convention decided to nominate no
candidate for governor nor attorney-gen-
eral. The evident object of the conven-
ton is to force the Democrats, when they
meet in convention at Roanoke on the 18th
inst, to accept the Populist candidate for
lieutenant governor, and place him on the
Democratic ticket as the candidate of the
Democratic party. The man whom the
Populists selected as their candidate tor
lieutenant governor is Capt. Edmund r.
Cooke, of Cumberland county. This gen
tleman was the candidate of the Peoples
party for governor four years ago, and
abused the Democrats as soundly as they
abused him.
How will the Democrats respond to the
bid or demand of the Populists for place
on their State ticket? If they grant the
demand it is an acknowledgement of the
truth of the charge that the Democracy is
being absorbed by Populsm. If they re-
fuse the demand they will drive away more
than ten thousand votes that voted for
Bryan last Fall. Our prediction is that
the Democrats will give no heed to the
Populist threats or demands but will rely
upon the election law and manipulation of
the ballot boxes to carry them safely
through.
The platform adopted by the convention
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-05

should be seen floating in every battle.
The politician who advises policy of in
activity is either unwise or selfish. We
may have both classes among the so-caled
leadership, but we suspect there are more
of the latter. The people are in favor of
holding up the flag. There must, there
will be convention!