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for South Carolina. The editor of The
Record has disagreed with him at
times; but always did honor to his
sincerity, honesty and fidelity. He did
that which seemed to him right.
Moreover, there could never be mo-
ment's doubt as to where Finley stood.
Extre nists denounced him as "mug-
wump," but they always knew where
to find him. He never lodged, he
fought fair and his critics knew it.
Finley voted for Hampton's re-elec-
ton, he voted against the dispensary,
be voted against the metropolitan po-
lice and he was an organizer of the
Forty movement. These and many
other things which might be mentioned
demonstrate his independence. They
were acts which should have secured
him the hearty support of the Conser-
vatives of his district as against an
extreme Reformer, and yet in both OF
his former races for congress he was
defeated because of their apathy, their
failure to take the trouble to vote for
him. Somehow or other, they seemed
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photograph
mills
obtained
aound mill
light OF
welto-do but
young stroke of lightning along
almost
mills Elcott About
the
family escaped with their lives Next position was
in Baltimore Begin
mills worked Hooper for ~
possible capacity about the mill until 1877
Hoopes
second hand the Meadow MILL and then he
supentendncy mill Grovev Next he SOUTH first
Yorkvle The manner in which Mr. Grimes
Cotton poby
mill superintendent Several
years ago. gentlemen investigated mill adjoining
the requisites
applied we-known mill
finding kind OF Ihe mill
of Mr. Grimes
fell through
Cotton Mills
position
interested the
high degree the confidence and esteem
his mill pursued the policy
intelligent efficient OF
and OF
with
fairly
Mills
community generally
Yorkv and prominent leader in church work.
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worthy successor, Mr.. Bellinger.
Whether 1 shall ever serve in any
other official capacity rests entirely
with the people,"
Sumter Herald.
D. E. Finley has beaten Attorney
General Barber for congress. Finley
is an able, level-headed man, and the
people of the Fifth district made no
mistake when they elected him. He
is we'll worthy of the honor.
Camden Chronicle.
In electiug Mr.. Finley, of Yorkville,
to congress from the Fifth district, we
do not believe the people made any
mistake. Mr.. Finley is a man of ster-
ling qualities and in him the Fifth
congressional district will have an
able representative. For those who
did not favor his election we do not
believe Mr.. Finley entertains any ill
will or hard feeling. Their interests
will be protected as carefully as those
who worked for him, and so well will
his work have been performed that in
the next congressional race we believe
there will be none to oppose him.
In retiring from congress, DR.. Strait
can do SO with clear conscience. He
has done his work we'll and faithfully,
and his not being returned to congress
is regretted by many strong friends
and supporters.
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SEPTEMBER 21, 1898.

ord predicts, will win fame in Wash
ington and be such a satisfactory rep.
resentative of the Fifth district that
he will continue to receive its suffrages
for many years to come. Finley's vote
in his home county is especially fiat
tering. In York he polled 2,675 out
of 3,O26, or nearly nine'tenths. A man
in active public life must make some
enemies, but Finley's appear to be
scarce in York.
Chester Lantern.
Each of the candidates for congress
in the second primary has good rea'
sons to feel complimented by the vote
received in his own county. When
man, as in the case of General Barber
gets the support of 1,4lO out of 1, 7la
votes of his own county, and thai
against man Of an adjoining county
of good executive ability and ire
proachable character, who had many
warm personal friends in the county
who during two previous campaigns
had gathered around him good mum
Der of staunch supporters, and who
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-21
FINLEY AND BARBER.

What the Papers Are Saying About the
Result of the Race In the Fifth.
Greenwood Index.
Attorney General VIM. A. Barber
was defeated in his district for con.
gress. We are quite sure that he
would have made an able rcpresen'
tative and would have been al orna'
ment to the national assembly. But
the voters of his district have seen
fiji to elect Mr.. Finley, and we hope
at least he will be an improvement
on some of our congressman. He is
a good man and will serve his people
we'll. Mr.. Barber is yet young. There
is no more promising man in these
neighboring states than VIM. A. Bar
ber. He has made an enviable repu.
tation and will yet be called upon to
reflect honor upon a state he has al
ready served so faithfully and well.
Columbia Record.
D. E. Finley's ambition has at last
been gratified. He has won the seat
in congress to fill which he has for
years aspired. His last and winning
fight was his greatest, for in w. A.
Barber he had foeman worthy of his
steel. Twice before Finley attempted
to 90 to congress, and each time he
was defeated because of the apathy OF
those who should have supported him.
Finley has been a Reformer in state
politics; but he has always been his
own man. Looking back now over
the days of strife and bitterness since
the March convention of 1890, The
Record unhesitatingly affirms that no
public man in the Palmetto state kept
his poise better and was less swayed
by partisan prejudice than d. E. Fin:
ley. The factiopal whip never lashed
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placed their figures low. 1t was only
after strenuous effort that taey were
enabled to secure subscriptions to the
amount of $4,000, and at the same
time induce all of the subscribers
to undertake the enterprise with such
a limited sum. But finally this was
arranged, and as the result of extraor-
dinary business management, not un-
hampered by frequent outside predlc-
tions of failure, in May, 1897, the
plant was put in operation.
The original plans contemplated a
plant to cost not less than $3.50, 900,
and when the impracticability of at
once raising this amount in home
capital developed, the management,
instead of building smaller mill,
changed their plans only in so far as
to provide for the ultimate carrying
out of what was at first proposed.
The means at hand were only suffi-
cient for few more than 5000 spin.
dies. Power was provided sufficient
to drive at least 10000 spindes, and
the main building was constructed so
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mium. 1t was this splendid record
which induced the stockholders to
take the action mentioned at the be-
ginning of this article. AS to whelh
er it is their purpose to really in
crease the capital of the company to
the amount stated, just at this time, has
not yet fully developed; but it is set
tied that they themselves will at once
subscribe for enough additional stock
to increase the number of spindles
now in operation to 5000, filling up the
main building. The business logic of
this proposition lies in the fact that at
present the average cost per spindle is
$23, while with every additional spin
die this average is reduced, the earn
Ing capacity remaining unchanged.
1t is calculated that when the mill is
filled up in accordance with the origl-
nal plans, the average cost per spindle
will be only SIS.
So much for the organization of the
York Cotton Mills company and the
earning of dividends for the stock
holders but there is another feature
of the enterprise that is even of greater
interest to the community as whole.
Running, as it does, night and day, the
mill gives employment, all told, to SO
people, and pays out to them in cash
about 1925 every two weeks. Inclu-
ding labor, fuel and other articles pur-
chased here, exclusive of cotton, it
turns loose in the community in round
figures, about $4,000 a year, every
dollar of which, of course, comes from
abroad, and to that extent adds TO the
local wealth.
Another significant fact that will be
somewhat surprising to those who have
not investigated the matter, is that of
the SO people on last Saturdays pay.
roll, two-thirds were born and reared
in York county. The same is true in
pretty much the same proportion with
all the other mills in this section. Still
another matter in this same connection.
Factory operatives used to have the
reputation of being very inferior
class morally and mentally. AS to
whether that reputation was ever de-
served, the writer cannot state but it
is an unquestionable fact that the little
village out at the York Cotton mills is
composed of intelligent, respectable
folk, who know how to treat people
civilly, who demand that kind OF
treatment for themselves, and who at
tend to their own business much more
closely than do many who may be in
clined to look upon them with suspi.
cion.
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thori,y to conduct, in connection with
the cotton manufacturing business, a
general merchandise business.
This resolution is merely an initial
step looking to the still further devel-
opment of the most important bu-l-
ness enterprise that has been estab
lished in Yorkville during the present
generation, and its full significance
can be best appreciated by those who
are more or less familiar with the
record of York Cotton mills up 10 the
present.
Although, during the past Is or Is
years, there has probably been enough
Yorkville capital invested in cotton
mills elsewhere to build at least one
big mill, until within the past few
wears Yorkville has not been in the
list of cotton mill towns. Various
efforts have been made from time to
time to organize companies and build
mills at this place but for various
reasons not necessary to explain, these
efforts failed, one after another, until
the matter was taken up by the enter
prising capitalists who compose the
present company. Indeed, several OF
these had given attention to the matter
before, and with some Of them success
at last was only with the third or
fourth attempt.
The circumstances under which the
York Cotton Mills company was Or
ganized, amply prove the determina-
lion of the projectors. The latter part
of 1895 and the early part of 1896
were not especially favorable to the
promotion of big industrial enterprises,
especially those connected with the
manufacture of cotton. 1t will be re-
membered that this was the fag end Of
the panic period. So far as most peo-
pie were able to see at the time, it was
the very midst of the panic. Several
large mills-weavers and spinners-
unable to pull through the squeeze,
had fallen into the hands of receivers,
and the outlook was anything but ell
couraging. TO put money into a cot
ton mill under circumstances like these
required faith, and this, maybe, in a
measure, accounts for the subsequent
success of the venture.
The York Cotton Mills company was
organized in March, 1896, and in Jan
uary, 1897, secured Il charter author
izlng capital stock of $4,000.
Although the projectors were at the
time deslrous of raising considerably
larger amount of capital, they real
.zed the difficulty of their task and
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and with the
Yorkve From his
he welknown
build mill Several times
deal exploiting
wisdom this action
developments The building of mill
hand difficult task
as was earning result
readily his
all his kind
of MILL Mr. Ashe his office One
Mills has Mr. Ashe From his original
Before the mill commenced
a his
increase
this
imi enter
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could point to record in the state
legislature which was not only clean
but which required man of strength
to maintain it during period of fac
tional striie-in such a case General
Barber cannot be considered vain il he
feels that he is popular man in Ches,
ter county. Mr.. Finley has even more
to fatter him. His county stood up
to him even more closely in proper
ti"n, he had as an opponent one of the
brightest public men in the state, who
has character above suspicion, q
record equal to the best, and reputa-
ton much wider than this state, and
who can pack his thoughts into the
smallest space and present them to
the greatest advantage.
Chester Correspondence Columbia State.
The primary election is over now,
and York county has triumphed over
Chester county in the Fifth congress
sional district after one of the most
exciting aud hard fought political bat
ties ever known in this section. The
States correspondent had u conversa'
ton today with Attorney General
Barber about the recent primary.
When asked what he had TO say about
the congressional race, Mr.. Barber re-
piled: "Well, Mr.. Finley has the nomi.
nation by good majority and after a
HARD fight. l tried to conduct all alb
solutely clean and fair campaign and
believe the people of the district know
it. 1 greatly appreciate the support
given me and am under obligations to
my friends throughout the district. "
"Have you anything to say about your
future plans ?" was asked. He replied ::
IL shall serve out my time as attorney
general, and then devote my attention
to professional work. During my term
of office l have tried to do my whole
duty to the people of the state, who
honored me with such responsible
position so early in life, and 1 should
regret to feel that my defeat for con.
gress could be attributed to any dis
satisfaction with my public service. I
have spent four years in unusually
hard work as attorney general, and |
shall gladly transfer the work to my
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-21

DEAD SHOT For BED BUGs.-For
bed bugs make d strong solution of
hot alum water, putting in as much
alum as the water will dissolve, and
wash the bedsteads. Ifone application
is not enough repeat the process. Ben
zine sprayed with an atomizer into
every crack and crevice is also effect
i've; but the alum is more agreeable in
the house, and quite as disagreeable to
the bugs.
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as to accommodate 5000, and so loca-
ted with reference to the power that
another wing of equal size may be
added, when desirable, at comparative
ly small expense.
On the 30lh of June last, the mill
completed its first years operations,
with results that have been surprising
not only to the stockholders, but to
mill men throughout the country.
During the year it ran night and day
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except Sundays. consumed 1892 bales
of cotton and produced 44O, 600 pounds
of yarn. At the annual meeting of
the stockholders, it was found that the
profits On the work Of the year war
ranted a dividend of 95 per cent, and
this dividend was declared-5per cent.
in cash and 80 per cent. in Stock
with the stock at considerable pre-
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led with the fact that Finley split the
Reform vote at least even y with Bar
Der, brought about his election. Mr..
Barber's defeat is no disgrace. He is
not made back number by it. If he
desires further public life, he will win
office yet, under more favoring circum-
stances than attended his race this
year. Congressman Finley, The Rec
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him into line. If q man or measure
received his approval, he voted for him
or it ; but never cast his ballot simply
because the man or measure was label
ed with the name of his faction. He
was a South Carolinian first and
Reformer second, and throughout his
legislative career he voted and worked
on the high plane of what was best
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would never surrender to any man un-
less he made me?"
"Yes, remember. "
well, dear" continued Catherine,
sobbing and laughing together, "I've
come back to tell you that you were the
strongest, and that, if you don't mind
and promise to get we'll quickly, I'm
going to marry you after all"
THE END
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to wake up this summer to the inJus.
tice of their treatment of Finley and
desired TO make amends. This, coup
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Miseellaneol1s &eaaiag.
YORK COTTON MILLS.

Some Interesting Facts About an Impor-
tant Enterprise.
At meeting of the stockholders OF
the York Cotton mills, held in the
Office of Mr.. John R. Ashe, secretary
and treasurer, last Friday afternoon,
there was unanimously adopted reso-
luton asking for authority to increase
the capital stock of the company from
SIS, 900 to $15O,O0O, and also for au.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-21

s6 The greatest river in the world is
the Mississippi-4, 100 miles long.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-09-21

What the Papers Are Saying About the
Result of the Race In the Fifth.
I.roanwpOd Index
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
No stage Cars

As for RuhinStciu'S Ivan the Terri
BILE ! am sure that the real trouble lay
in the Introduction of Ivan on the stage
| was never told. hut | am sure that |
am right in stating that an Unwritten law
tradition. or whatever one may call it,
furbds the presentation of Il Russian soy
creign on the stage. Glinka'S famous on
era. Life for the Gar" which is given
on all imperial birthdays and national
festivities. ends with superb tabloau of
tn" entrance into the Kromin of Moscow
Of the young Nikhail Foodor0vitch. newly
elected To- the throne. the first Of the Ro-
nannff SuvereIguS. The whole Oncra Is
filled with the Czar-in worIS-and the
curtain dcScendS ut the exact moment
when he should come in view of the an
dIcnce and account for the enthusiastic
cheers Of his faithful subjects who are in
toNiCated by his presence in the wings
1t would have cost only an extra horse
and a suit Of clothes to CRAFTY the an
dience, but the Gar does not appear.
Naturally this objection to an actor i'm
perSonatin- 50 sacred an individual as the
Gar would apply with peculiar force to
50 dramatic q figure as Ivan the Ter
rible. Any spectator who could read ana
was blessed with the fainteSt shark Of
memory would know that when the NuS-
coylre Gar walked off into the wings
in the cuise of a pious monk. chanting
an anthem. he was going. according to his
custom Hf We are 10 believe the authority
Of history and the lists Of his yictin,s
for whose soul and himself he ordered
prayers TO be said in perpetuityI. to he .
witness and possibly an assistant at tho
fortunes of those who had diSpleased him
and thus take hand in proving 10 them
me existence ot-the opposite of heaven
LippiIcottS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
Spanish Colonial Policy.

Prof. Moses Colt Tyler, who occupies
the chair of American History at Cornell.
ut recent lecture on pre-Revolutionary
colonial systems. speaking of that of
Spain said: 'As Il student of American
history | find that the Spanish colonial
system has been and is one of unmltlgated
horrors that in all the record of American
colonial history, although the policies of
England. France and Holland were cruel
and oppressive in many ways, yet IN that
of Spain not one instance of a benefit or
kindness on the part of the mother coun-
try toward here colonies can be found. A
recital of the barbarities practiced by her
upon her colonies would drive you from
the room in horror. | do not intend 10
make a war speech. In fact | deprecate
the policy of those hot-headed. talking pa
triots who are always ready 10 plunge us
into war ard To join the home guards.
Yet when the efforts of our noble FreSl-
dent and of our wise statesmen toward
an honorable peace and 4 just settlement
of the Cuban question are exhausted and
war carot be averted. | do not see why
a swift and awful blow of retributlon
should not be dealt this harsh. this cruel.
this unrelenting nation. and why the last
vestige of her foothold should not be
blOtted out of this hemisphere
The students i'll attendance applauded at
the reference to our noble President
and at the concluding words.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
The Duke Of Fife.

That fuS>y little party the Duke of
Fife. whose head has been swellcd II
enormous proportions since H. SmugCled
into the royal family. has been giving an
other exhibition Of his smallneSS. Re
cause there were some dissenting votes
u the motion Ia vote 900 as expenses
for himself and the duchess 10 omen the
rev town hall at Hackney. he took huff
AMI refused to perform the ceremonies.
AprapoS If this parsonage the following
from the Frecmdn'> Journal is rather
good:
4 remember 4 few years ago when the
Chartered company was at the height Of
its boom hearing an amusing illustration
Of this He attended one Of the meetings
II the company IN the city. Al which Mr..
Rhodes was 10 speak. Apprshen>ive lest
he should ho squeezed out Of the reports
owing to the presence Of the colossus. he
>rnt round a note 10 the reporters saying.
The Duke Of Fife requests that his
speech shall be carefully and fully re-
ported.
The reporters did not like this per
cmptory order, and the note was tossed
contemptuouSly along their table from one
10 the other. Finally, one of the journal
ISIS added on the words nj the end and
grammar corrected The duke noticed
that the pre<Smen were laughing over his
mi>Sive and he sent down his servant TO
regain possession of it. When he saw the
adlendum h. got extremely indignant and
demanded the name Of the journalist who
had dared 10 tamper With his letter. The
Journalist, nothing 10th. gave his name
ina mentioned the paper he represented.
IN learning which fact the duke decided
= aa1 better swallow his anger and let
he -.4tter drop
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
Some Curious Publications.

Here are few items about newspapers
and magazines which may prove interess-
ing: There is paper in Turin which Is
printed in luminous ink. The smallest
newspaper known is published III Mex
co. 1t is called Ell Telegrama. and Is
only four inches square: The japanese
newspaper Shi Clio SShue Dan kwai
Zasshi is printed on sheets of different
colors. The first number of the Illus
trated Quadruple Constellation was
printed in 1853. The second number is
not due until 1853, as the promoters in
tend to issue but once every century
The first sheet measured s by & feet.
The Austrian Fortnightly Review prints
every article published in the native
language of the author. The Hora 70
cunda is a monthly periodical published
AT Edinburgh for the blind. All engaged
in its production are blind. The Imperial
Gazette of Berlin has the smallest clrcu-
lation of any daily in the world Only
two copies are printed. intended for the
exclusive use of the Emperor.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-05-14
Modern Wars Are Short.

Modern wars are quick, sharp and de
cisive. For proof, read the history of the
japanese and the Chinese war or the
Franco-Prussian war or the Prussian war
against Austria. The time of the Japan
csc war against China is reckoned by
weeks. France declared war on Prussia
July 10, 1870. The end practically came
September |. June Il. 1866. Prussia
asked Hanover. SaXony and HcsSc-C aSSel
to withdraw from their support of Aus
tria. They refused. The next day the
Prussian army occupied their territory.
Eleven days later the Saxon army was
whipped at LangenSalZa. July ) the bat
tie of Sadowa was fought and the war
was over. Modern equipments make such
wars as Spain fought with the Neither
lands or such wars as Carthage carried
on with Rome impossible. Th" time of
those wars was rcckoncd by generations
The time of the war between the United
States and Spain, if war comes, will prob
ably be rrckoncd by days.