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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

consider that there is anybody else in
the race, so far as York county is
concerned. THE ENQUIRER has heard
of few individuals in different quar-
tiers who have expressed themselves
as intending to vote for Barber, Hen
ry, Strait and Pollock; but so far as
we have information, there has been
no special activity in behalf of any of
these candidates.
The legislative ticket affords but a
limited range of choice. Some of the
Prohibitionists have expressed them
selves as disappointed that they have
no standard bearer; but generally rec
ognize that they will have to accept
the situation and vote as they see fit
from other considerations. There are
only two candidates to be left at home,
and only four to be elected. The res
pective merits of the different candi-
dates is matter entirely within the
opinion of the individual voter with
out regard to politics. Which two
will be left at home we have not the
slightest idea, and we will say that
these two will find it as difficult to ex-
plain their misfortune after the elec-
ton, even as it would be for US to pre-
dict the outcome at this time.
In the case of the other county Of
fcers, the situation appears to be clear
er. We believe we can correctly pre-
dict the outcome from the top to the
bottom of the county ticket. But there
is no reason why we should make the
attempt. 1t is better to leave the mat
ter over until next Tuesday, and on
Wednesday morning we will see what
we will see.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
ABOUT CIRCULATION.

Along about now, while there is
dearth of interesting news and there
is not much else to talk about, we
desire to take up a little space in
a short business talk. 1t is intended
especially for local business men and
others who may need it. Some will
be inclined to think it is altogether
for our own personal interests. We
say here that it is nothing of the
kind. What we have to say is fact,
and it may be accepted as such or
let alone just as may seem most ac-
ceptable. 1t will be all the same
with us either way.
Although THE ENQUIRER has re-
ferred to the matter from time to time,
it has never done much Dragging about
circulation. We have been aware OF
the fact that interested persons have
done much to make it appear that the
circulation of The ENQUIRER is an
insignificant quantity. Efforts in this
direction have never worried us much,
for two sufficient reasons. In the first
place, our subscription books are a
constant reminder of the exact facts,
and in the second place, if it were
really true that The ENQUIRER's cir
culation was Insignificant, then it
would not be worth anybody's while
to try to convince the public of that
fact. The fact would prove itself.
There are a great many people in this
country whose inclinations and taste
are not sufficiently developed to desire
a newspaper. There are some few
who desire a newspaper; but who con-
slider that they are not really able to
afford themselves that luxury. No
man who can read can afford to be
without a newspaper; but there are
some who have not quite intelligence
enough to enable them to realize that
fact. A vast majority of the intelli-
gent people Of this county are able to
take newspapers, and they do take
them. Most of them take THE En-
QUIRER.
Now, as to exactly what the circula-
tion of THE ENQUIRER is, we do not
care to say except that it is more than
l 900 and less than 1000. By circu-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
THE GUESSING CONTEST.

Not long ago THE ENQUIRER offer
ed years subscription TO the individ-
ual who shall guess nearest to the
result of the approaching election.
Guessers must comply with the follow
ing conditions:
1. Each competitor must make an
estimate of the total number of votes
that will be cast in the county.
2. Each guess must include the can
didates who will get majority of the
votes in next Tuesdays primary, and
in cases where the guesser does not
think any candidate will get majori-
ty, he must give the names of the two
highest who will be in the second
race.
8. The guessing contest only applies
to the result in York county but each
guess must include all Offices to be
voted for from governor and congress-
man on down to auditor.
4. In the event of a tie between two
guessers on the proposition as to which
of the candidates will receive the high
est number of votes, etc., the tie will
be settled by the closest guess at the
total number of votes cast.
5. All guesses must be sent in, or
handed in, in a sealed envelope, and
must reach US by next Monday night
at 9 o'clock. No guess received after
that time will be counted.
Any individual who desires to do so
will be permitted to make a guess and
have the same considered under the
conditions named above.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
DEATH OF w. j. DAVIS.

A phone message from Clover, yes
terday, announced the death of MIR.
William J. Davis, whose serious ILL
ness with typhoid fever was mentioned
in THE ENQUIRER of last Saturday.
MIR. Davis died Thursday night at
12 o'clock. He had been i'll about
two weeks.
We have not at hand great deal
of data with which to write sketch
of Mr.. Davis. He was son OF MIR.
1. N. Davis, of Gastonia, and would
have been 81 years of age next Sun
day. He was well-known throughout
Kings Mountain township as a high
toned, whole-souled gentleman of fine
character and splendid ability. He
had been interested in politics for sew
eral years, principally as a representa-
tive of his township in committee and
convention work, and thus became
well-known to other representative
citizens from all parts of the county.
He was held in high esteem by all
who knew him.
At home Mr.. Davis was a man OF
affairs. He was a good manager, en-
ergetic and progressive, and was rap
idly making his way in the world. BY
his neighbors and acquaintance he
was looked upon as a man who had
their welfare at heart, and all confded
in him to the utmost. In his sudden
taking away, wide circle of friends
will mingle their deepest sympathies
with the bereaved widow and children
who have thus sustained such a Sc
we're blow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
The COTTON OUTLOOK.


Organization In the Interest of Better
Prices Being Discussed Again.
From the spartanburg Herald.
Henry Neill, the noted expert, has
figured out that the present cotton crop
will reach between ten and a half and
twelve million bales. Prominent cot
tom growers, at the recent meeting OF
the Cotton Growers Union in session
at Memphis, Tenn, decided that this
estimate is probably correct.
At this date last year cotton was
quoted in New York at 81 cents before
the 1st of November. Without any
suspicion that the crop would approx
innate any such astonishing figures as
eleven million bales, cotton declined
over two cents per pound. Cotton is
now quoted in New York at 81 cents,
with an estimated surplus on hand of
one and one half million bales greater
than this time last year to be supple
mented by crop equal, if not exceed
ing last years crop. Should this enor-
nous volume of cotton be hurriedly
thrown upon the market, already glut-
ted with an over supply, it would be
hard to predict how low prices would
be forced it is not at all improbable
that cotton would touch four cents.
The Cotton Growers Union have
evolved a plan for marketing cotton
with system and judgment rather than
by throwing large quantities on the
market at once. They propose to offer
the farmers practical plan which will
accomplish this result and the farmers
of South Carolina 81. o"ld lose no time
in getting in shape to adopt it. Full
details of the plan have not yet been
given out; but the state organization,
of which Hon. J. c. Wilborn, of Old
Point, S. c., is president, should call a
convention and inaugurate the organi-
cations in counties and townships so
that the plan can be made effective
promptly. .
If the plan of the Cotton Growers
Union could be put in operation it
would insure 6 cents net for every
pound of cotton regulated by it. The
difference between 4 cents and 6 cents
on ten million bales would be $780,
100000; a stake, sufficient it seems
to us, to interest the entire south.
With almost every southern interest,
more or less interviewer with the inter-
est of the cotton growers, it does seem
that they might combine with the COT
ton growers in their effort to consum-
mate a policy which promises such
benefit TO our section.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

mental and physical degradation as
the lowest groggery of the slums.
Calisaya, widely used by people who
think it non alcoholic, or safe tonic,
is in fact intoxicant and poisonous.
1t causes, says the spokesmen of the
Druggists League, paresis, cirrhosls OF
the liver and diabetes. The uncounted
preparations of coca sold by the "rep-
utable" drugstores are more deadly
than South street whisky. They affect
more Immediately the mind and break
down more completely the nervous
system than even an American cock
tail of the kind sold in London - more
could not be said. This is real evil.
One that menaces no single class, no
single sex, no single age but all. she
drinker at a bar knows the danger he
braves, knows that the utmost caution
and self-restraint are essential to pro-
tect himself against the effects of an
Indulgence which may become habit.
The drugstore tippler usually imagines
that he is doing virtuous thing. He
is eschewing alcohol and adhering to
temperance. He is ts';ing nerve
tonic which will "stimulate without
any reaction"-a lovely and lying
phrase. He is repairing the physical
ravages of overwork with liquid
health food-usually fabricated of ma
terials which bear the same relation
to health that poison does. And so,
in one way or another, the drugstore
tippler is lured into habit which the
hardened dipsomaniac might observe
with horror.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
THE SOLDIER VOTE.

Among the precincts that are giving
all the county candidates concern just
now, none is more prominent than the
one that is temporarily located down
near Jacksonville, Fla.
Just how many votes can be cast by
Company G, we have no definite infor'
nation. There are, or ought to be, a
few more than 100 men in the com
pany. OF these, few are from other
counties and quite a number are toe
young to vote. The voters probably
number between so and rs.
In some respects the approaching
primary election promises to be very
close one. We calculate, for instance,
that so or rs votes may determine
who will be in the second race for
auditor and superintendent of educa,
ton. 1t is possible that this number
may determine whether or not there
will be second races for treasurer ana
county supervisor. So the boys down
at Jacksonville will prove right con-
siderable factor next Tuesday.
Many of the candidates have all
along appreciated the Importance Of
the soldier vote, and several have
written to friends asking that they be
especially remembered next Tuesday
The soldier boys, of course, have their
own notions as to the merits of the
different candidates but all the same
letters are not amiss. Those who
have not written will do we'll to do SO
vet. The correct address is: "Com'
pany G., First Regiment South Caro-
lima Volunteers, Camp Cuba Libre,
Panama Park, Fla"
Under the rules of the Democratic
party, the result of the vote by Com
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
ADMIRE AMERICANS.
But Filipinos Do Not Understand Why We
Do Not Rob.

Do Not Rob.
Baltimore Sun.
The American army, as / write, be-
gins to draw its deadly arms about
Manila. 1t is true that our good
friends, the insurgents, have no hest
fancy in saying that they would take
the city, if they could, before we en-
tered the rates of the old walled town.
The loot of centuries lie there, in the
churches, the rich warehouses, the
splendid dwellings of the aristocracy.
1t is the loot of the forefathers of these
same men who are in insurrection now
against the power of Spain.
Perhaps it would be but simple JUS
tice to let the Tagalles take their own.
But, unfortunately, the Tagalles have
fashion Of taking more than their
own. They have the modern fashion,
indeed, of taking everything in sight.
There were others looted by the Span
iards long ago, and that loot is in
Manila to this day. Also, there is the
law of modern warfare, perfectly in
comprehensive to the savage, which
forbids looting altogether.
Now, the Filipino, otherwise the
Tagalle, has never seen anybody he
admires so much rs he does the Amer
ican. 1t is a demonstration of the
power of brute force upon the crude
intellect. He does not comprehend
why monster in warfare, as he knows
the American to be, should restrain his
passions, should abstain from looting
and ravishing. should be merciful to a
fallen foe. But he comprehends the
fact perfectly and he knows that if the
American enters Manila first there is
an end of all hope of loot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

- From time to time efforts are made
by certain newspaper publishers to
make it appear that delinquent sub
scribers can be dealt with under the
laws of the United States. That is,
that the government has the same
kind of grievance against delinquent
newspaper subscribers that it has
against violators of the internal reve-
rue laws, for instance. The idea is
only an empty bluff, and the news
papers that resort to it are generally
those which send out papers without
any authority from the people to whom
they are sent. The July number OF
the official United States Postal Guide
makes this positive statement: "There
is no United States statute that has
anything to do with the liability OF a
subscriber for the subscription price OF
a newspaper; his liability is a matter
to be determined by the courts of the
state in which he resides" If a sub
scriber orders newspaper, he is NOR
ally bound to pay for it; but, in our
opinion, the publisher who sends a
newspaper to an individual without
authority and then tries to enforce the
collection of the subscription price,
is guilty of a species of blackmail in
which he would not be sustained by a
court of justice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN.

With the meeting at Yorkville TO-
day, the county campaign comes to
a close, and the different candidates
will continue active on up to and
including next Tuesday.
Taken altogether, the campaign has
been one of the most quiet and order
" that has taken place in York county
since 1890. There have been prac-
tically no issues, and less latitude for
the operations of the politicians than
for a great many years.
As to what the result with regard
to state offices next Tuesday will
be, we confess that we have but a
very unsatisfactory idea. There has
been very little interest in the guber'
material race, for instance. The best
known candidate for governor is Gov
ernor Ellerbe. He will get a strong
vote but his support is not backed by
much enthusiasm. There are great
MANY Prohibitionists who calculate on
voting for Featherstone. They, how
ever, have also been very quiet-as
quiet as those who will support Gov
ernor Ellerbe. Each of the other
guberatorial candidates will receive
some votes; but the two named will
be the leaders.
There has also been very general
apathy with regard to the congression'
al race. This has for the most part
been construed as meaning that very
large majority of the people are going
to vote for Finley, and that but few
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. G. Brown, Hopewell, S. C.-Has lost
bay horse mule which he wants to re-
cover.
w. B. Moore & Co.-Inform the public
that they have sold their stock of mer-
chandise at Sharon to Mr.. r. H. q.
Caldwell, who will continue the bust
ness there, and they commend their
successor to the patronage of their
friends.
Mrs. IT. NJ. Observation-Disclosures that in a
few days she will visit the northern
markets to look up the new styles in
her millinery department, and says that
her milliner, Miss Rea, is already there
attending the openings and looking
after Mrs. DIS. interests. She also says
that she sells matches, soaps, backing,
and many other small wares cheaper
than others.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr.. w. NJ. Allison leaves for Balti-
more next Monday.
Miss Hattie Banks, of Rock Hill, is
visiting Miss Eula Lowry.
Miss Hester Titman, of Lowrysville,
visited Miss Eula Lowry this week.
Mrs. Lula Rowell, of Lancaster, is
visiting Mr.. M. F. Jones's family.
Miss Bessie Mcconnell, is visiting
relatives and friends at McConnells-
vile.
Mrs. Jane C. Mckenzie, of York
Vile, is quite ill. She is threatened
with fever.
Miss Lille Glass, of Spartanburg, is
visiting in Yorkville, the guest of Mrs.
R. L. Ferguson.
Mrs. Paul G. McCorkle, of Lancas-
ter, is visiting in Yorkville, the guest
of Mrs. B. N. Moore.
Miss Minnie Cody left yesterday
afternoon on a visit to Mrs. j. B.
Bell, at Gaffney.
Mr.. P. A. Alternately has sold out his
stock of tinware, etc. and will remove
with his family to Kings Mountain,
NC.
Mr.. Thos. H. Bludworth has been
confined to his bed for the past two
weeks with fever, but is now conva-
lescent.
Rev. W. J. Langston, formerly of
Yorkville, has received and accepted
call to Pendleton Street Baptist
church, Greenville.
Miss Lois Boyd, of Barium Springs,
N. c., is visiting relatives in Yorkville,
the guest of Mr.. w. ]. Waters and
family.
Captain Frel Mobley, of Company
G., First South Carolina volunteers,
left last Monday to rejoin his COM
pany at Jacksonville.
Mr.. D. M. Castles, of Kershaw, made
a flying visit to relatives and friends in
this section on Tuesday and returned
to his home on Thursday.
Mr.. J. M. M. Cain, of the Beersheba
neighborhood, is critically i'll. At times
those at his bedside think that his
death is only matter of a few days.
DR.. R. A. Bratton left on Wednes-
day night for Tybee Island, near Sa-
vannah, to 60 to the bedside of his
brother, DR.. T. S. Bratton, who is sick.
The condition of Mrs. ]. NJ. McClain
is not at all encouraging. Her physi'
clan and the member of her family are
are hopeful but very anxious.
County Chairman Brice has been
having lots of fun over the develop
ments at the Hickory Grove meeting.
Mr.. Brice is one of those fellows who
takes delight in seeing the poor poll
ticians squirm.
A letter from Rev. A. n. Brunson,
on Thursday, announced that he would
be home on Friday. Mr.. Brunson
and family have been spending pleas
ant vacation in Athens, Ga.
Miss Essie Stewart, who has been
down with typhoid fever at the home
of her sister, Mrs. H. II. Beard, left
for Blowing Rock, N. c., last Thurs.
day morning. She was accompanied
by Mrs. Beard.
Mr.. H. C. Strauss will leave on Sep
tember 5, or thereabouts, for the north
ern markets. He says that although
the outlook is that cotton will be cheap
this fall, there will be big demand
for goods in his line and he will govern
himself accordingly.
Captain and Mrs. Crawford returned
yesterday from visit to Smyrna and
Hickory Grove. The captain says that
crops up in that section are unusually
fine. They have had all along just
enough and not too much rain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

- The correspondents writing from
the First South Carolina regiment at
Jacksonville, Fla, report that the boys
are tired of soldering and that they
a>e anxious to be mustered out Of the
army. OF the 1921 enlistered men in
the regiment, over 700 have signed a
petition asking to be mustered out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

lation here, we mean actual bona fide
paid subscribers-men and women who
subscribe for the paper because they
want to read, and who read every
number. In another sense the circula-
ton is close to 5000 or 5000, for there
are few copies of THE ENQUIRER that
are not read by from 8 to persons.
With the exception of probably some
of the religious papers, we believe that
The ENQUIRER is read by more people
than is any other weekly or semi
weekly paper in South Carolina.
Notwithstanding these facts, we
have had experiences with local busi-
ness men with whom business seems
to be really secondary consideration,
and who insist upon looking upon
newspaper advertising as matter of
patronage. We look upon it alto
gether as a matter of business, and as
the result of this difference of opinion,
there has been more than one attempt
to teach US better, with but one result
that is not generally satisfactory to
either party. AS for our part, how
ever, we have been convinced more
thoroughly than ever that advertising
is a business proposition. The efforts
to learn US differently do, to certain
extent, hamper US in our ambition to
make a still better and more progress
sive newspaper; but on the other
hand our would-be tutors usually learn
that with the turning of their backs
to the customers they are able to reach
through The ENQUIRER, there is a
steady but inevitable loss of trade to
themselves and to the town.
Facts sometimes are not pleasant to
contemplate; but facts are always in
exorable, and until we are convinced
by facts that this thing of advertising
is a matter of sentiment and charity
rather than broadminded business, we
shall continue to hold to our pretty
we'll established ideas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

THE ENQUIRER had overlooked
the fact previously; but in the Edge
field papers we note thai Ex-Governor
John C. Sheppard is candidate for
the state senate from Edgefeld.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27
The atorkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1898.
with horror.

- The Columbia State has come out
openly for Governor Ellerbe and the
other papers are saying, II told you
so."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

pany G. must be telegraphed to Coun-
ty Chairman Brice as soon as possible
after the votes are counted, and it is
our expectation that it will be included
in the tabulated statement which we
intend to publish next Wednesday
morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

Until January 1st, 1899, For GS Cents.
THE TwICBA-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to date
news, will be furnished from the date of
this issue until January, 1899, for 6S cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-27

Organization In the Interest OF Better
Prices Being Discussed Again.
From, tho Snorta nburp Herald.
The Lamar register., 1898-05-07

Go out and get back with a
Crescent
The most durable shoes are fOund
ht Irwin's.
just received new invoice of
shoes at cross's.
The prettiest the mos, durable
the best Crescents.
Call and see our line Of Harness
q O. HUDDLESToN.
Best family sewing machine only
5000 on easy terms at Irsin's"
100000 in Gents stylish Cloth
ing has been added TO +, T. Irwin's
store this week
DrAR PUBuo:-
You need clothes. / sell them.
Come and see me J. NJ. JoHSsTox.
Garden hose and garden tools.
Lawn hose and sprinklers- The place
TO get them is at D. G. Marker < Cos.
can elegant new line OF stationery,
box paper, invitation and visiting
cards, just received at y. y McLsAn's.
Bottomley has opened news stand
in millinery store, II you want any
periodicals or papers give him call.
n y. Mclean has Just received
the finest line Of mems negligee and
fancy shirts ever brought TO Lamar.
II will pay yon to see them.
'9S Crescents have the most costly
equipment of any wheel made in
America Let Us show you.
DowSrR, Agent.
Chairs, Tables, Cupbosrds, Cham
Der Suits, Iron Beds and all kinds Of
of Household Goods will be sold to
the highest bidders at the Second
Hand Store on Saturday, May Il.