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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
SUMMER SCHOOLS.

The state superintendent of educa-
ton is sending out circular letters set
ting forth the intentions of the
state board with regard to summer
schools for the benefit of school teach
ers.
The plan, as announced, is to hold
at Winthrop college summer school,
to instruct teachers who will, in turn,
instruct the public teachers of each
county in county summer schools.
The terms of those county schools are
to be about four weeks each, and each
set of instructors will serve in two
counties-one month in one county
and the next month in another.
The reporter has heard some talk
from teachers on the subject of these
summer schools, and that talk is not
at all favorable. The teachers who
have talked in the presence of the
reporter seem to think that the schools
are most too much of good thing.
For instance, one of them puts it this
way:
1.-THE teacher who is able to pass the
examination required by the county
board, is supposed to be competent to
teach school. At any rate he or she
is supposed to be worth as much as
she is likely to receive in the way of
salary. Graded schools and some of
the public schools run 10 months in
the year, giving two months of recrea-
ton, during which the teacher, of
course, gets no pay. Now this sum-
mer school plan seems to contemplate
extra expense for board during. the
month, extra work on the part of the
teacher, and possibly no practical ben
eft. If the public school teacher
should happen to be already as we'll
qualified as the normal school teacher
and this is not violent supposition
then the expense for board, etc., is
useless from any standpoint; but even
if there is benefit, the teacher cannot
hope to get any increase in salary in
proportion to the supposed increase in
the value of his or her services; and
where the good is to come in is diff
cult to see. In any event, I do not
think it would be right to require
teachers of public schools to attend
these summer normal schools unless
their respective school districts are
willing to bear the expense" -.
There is no doubt another side to
the question; but the practical busi-
ness advantage of it was not made to
appear by the teacher quoted-that is,
not from his standpoint.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

- Anderson Intelligencer: "The
grand jury of York county, in its re-
port to a recent term of court, puts it.
self on record as favoring "permanent
macadamized roads" throughout the
county. 1t says that the great ex'
pense of constructing such roads is in
significant in comparison with the
benefits to be derived, and suggests
that the money needed for macada'
mizing be raised by the issuance in
each township of long time bonds in
sums varying from s25, 1000 to 100000
according to the needs and abilities o
the respective townships. This grand
jury is on the right line, and if the
recommendation are carried out York
county may expect to have good
roads,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

- The question might be asked as te
whether or not there is as much liquor
sold and consumed in the vicinity o.
Tirzah as there was during the exist
ence of the dispensary there. THE
ENQUIRER has no statistical informa
ton on the subject; but feels justified
in saying that the sale and consump
ton of Intoxicating liquors in the Tir
zah neighborhood have considerably
decreased. Both Yorkville and Rock
Hill are opposed to the dispensary
but in both towns the laws are viola
ted to a greater or less extent. From
the best information Of THE ENQUIR
Err, the sentiment against indiscriml
nate violation Of the dispensary law
is stronger in Rock Hill than in York
Vile. Over there an offender charged
with violation of the law finds it ex
tremely difficult to get bond, and Mag
istrate Beckham does not hesitate tt
send such offenders to the chaingans
to the fullest limit of the law. In the
opinion of THE ENQUIRER, conditions
in Yorkville are not nearly as bad a:
they might be; but at the same time
there is yet room for more or less i'm
provement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

- Referring again to that Georgia
lynching, and the fact that members
of the mob cut off the Negroes ears,
fingers, etc., and carried them away to-
gether with pieces of burned liver as
souvenirs, we want to ask a question.
Does any one believe that man who
is capable of such things as this has in
his soul the instincts that would make
him feel especially concerned about
the crimes that were committed against
Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford ? We do not
believe anything of the kind. The
instincts which carried that mob be-
yond the act of killing the Negro came
only from thoroughly developed brute
ferocity. They were no higher than
the instincts which made the Negro
commit his crimes. We have seen
lynchings that We could approve, and
as we have said before, we think the
Negro, Hose, should have been killed
by the mob. There were, no doubt,
in that crowd good honest men but
there We're also in it thoroughly de-
praved and ferocious brutes who
would stop at no crime which they
feel they can commit without danger
of punishment to themselves. Herein
lies the menace-the fearful danger Of
leaving such things to mobs. The
Georgia incident seems to indicate
that there is still in human nature
enough brutality to, if uncurbed, to
destroy all that civilization has accom-.
plished.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
The Mecca of the Seceders.

The Associate Reformed Presbyter-
ian prints in its last issue the following
characteristic letter from Mr.. A. B.
Williams, editor of the Greenville
News. The occasion of the letter was
an invitation extended by DR.. Grier to
Mr.. Williams to be present at the ora
torical contest at Erskine college last
Friday night. The letter is dated at
Greenville April 90: "MY DEAR SIR !:
1 thank you very much for your kind
note of yesterdays date. / can think
of nothing 1 would enjoy more than a
visit to Due West. While 1 was in
New York and in the thick of the
heated, hurried, intoxicating life there,
l frequently thought and spoke of Due
West as the finest place on earth to
find moral tonic. You may be inter-
ested to know that I several times de-
scribed it as 1 knew it from away back
in 1878 to groups of newspaper men
intellectually active and eager, hungry
and never resting, morally attenuated
and debilitated and worn because they
have known 80 much of life and its
seamy side. In the old Press club,
Just out of Park Row, a place where
lights burn always and the air is thick
with tobacco smoke and men are more
or less drunk every hour of every day
of the year, I have talked of Due
West as knew it, and all who heard
sighed to be there for rest and bracing.
But cannot give myself the pleasure
I really long for, because I am arrang-
ing to leave again for New York about
May l. My visit will be only tempor-
ary this time-just for three or four
months. My old paper, The Times,
has offered me work, and there are
several unfinished manuscripts for
which l have hopes which can CON-
plete there and not here, so | am going
there and will run the Greenville News
from there with daily editorial letters.
1t may be that when 1 get back l will
be able to do myself the honor and
give myself the real pleasure of visit
TO you.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
aROUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Burrett w. Metts returned home
Thursday from Columbia.
DR.. J. P. Crawford, of Baltimore, is
in Yorkvile on a visit to his father,
Captain E. A. Crawford.
Mr.. P. B. Love, Of the Hickory
Grove Sun, has been in Yorkville this
week in the interest of his paper.
Mr.. Frank Withers, Of The State,
was in Yorkville on Wednesday and
Thursday in the interest of his paper.
Miss Belle Mendenhall, of Guthries-
Vile, spent several days in Yorkville
this week with friends and relatives.
Mr.. J. B. Mendenhall has rented
and will occupy the Wells cottage on
East Jefferson street, opposite the
graded school building.
Messrs. Jas. F. Hart, G. E. Spencer,
G. w. S. Hart and w. B. McCaw went
down to Columbia this week on bust
ness before the supreme court.
Mrs. w. B. deLoach and children,
returned home Thursday afternoon
from a two weeks visit to relatives
and friends in Camden.
DR.. T. S. Bratton, of the United
States army, arrived in Yorkville last
Thursday from Savannah, on a two
weeks visit to his family. AS a result
of a recent examination, DR.. Bratton
has had another bar added to his
shoulder straps. He now holds COM
mission as captain.
President Hartzog, of Clemson COL
lege, has accepted an invitation to de-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
CHE Alorkrille enquirer.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1899.

- The American government is get
ting taste in the Philippines of the
same kind of trouble the people Of this
country gave Spain in Cuba. The
Philippine islands furnish rich mar
ket for arms and ammunition, the ma
tives being willing to pay fabulous
prices for the same. 1t would be i'm
possible to effectually guard the coast
line even with twice the feet now
available, and consequently the dealers
in contraband of war are having a
picnic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
CHARTER AMENDMENTS.

Among the important acts passed
at the recent session of the general
assembly was the following, which
ought to at least be calculated to make
every citizen of every incorporated
town take a lively interest in the
personnel of future municipal govern
ments:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the state of South
Carolina, That on and after the ap-
proval of this act the charter or arti-
cles of incorporation of any city or
town in this state, whether such city
or town was originally Incorporated by
act of the general assembly or under
the general law by the secretary of
state, may be amended in any particu-
lar, not inconsistent with the constitu-
ton and laws of the state in the fol-
lowing manner: A petition shall first
be submitted to the town or city coun-
Gil by a majority of the freeholders of
such town or city, praying that an
election be ordered to ascertain wheth-
err such amendment or amendments
ought to be made or not; whereupon
the said council shall order an election,
after not less than 10 days public adver-
tisement. At such election each amend
ment shall be voted upon separately,
and the tickets or ballots shall be pre-
scribed by the said council in such
way as to plainly express the will of
the voter as TO each question submitted.
At such election the qualified electors
of the municipality shall be allowed
to vote on the question or questions OF
the proposed amendment or amend
ments, at the usual voting places, in a
box provided for the purpose at each
voting place. If a majority of the
votes cast be ascertained and declared
to be in favor of any or all of the pro-
posed amendments, then the said coun-
Gil shall publish the result of said
election, and declare the adopted
amendment or amendments to be
part of the charter of incorporation of
such city or town, plainly showing the
reading of the parts involved as amend
ed, and shall forthwith file with the Sec
retary of state copy of such declara-
ton; whereupon such adopted and
declared amendment or amendments
shall stand as a part of the charter of
incorporation of such city or town.
Sec. 9. That all acts and parts of
acts inconsistent with this act be, and
are hereby, repealed.
Approved the End day of March, A.
D., 1899.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

Progress of Farm Work-Diphtheria In the
Family of MIR. John Campbell-Notes
About People.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
WARREN, April 26.-Farm work has
been rushed the past two weeks and
considerable progress has been made.
Most of the cotton land has been pre-
pared and considerable part of it
planted. Very little corn has been
planted yet. A good rain fell yester-
day which was much needed to soften
the unstirred land, which had gotten
very hard. Small grain is looking
very promising; but it will be remem-
bered that very little was sown in this
section owing to the continuous wet
weather.
Mr.. John Campbell has two very
severe cases of diphtheria in his family ;
but we learn that both are recovering.
Mr.. P. A. Workman has a genuine
case of the mumps which are using
him up right rough. He claims to
have had the mumps when quite
small; but his physician says he has a
good case now, however.
We are glad to report that our Sun
pay school at Antioch, which had a
hard struggle for existence through
the unusually rough weather last win
ter, is now in fourishing condition.
The prayermeeting has reorganized
and we now have prayermeeting every
Saturday night. Both these works
are essential to keeping church alive
and growing spiritually. S. j. K.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADyERTIsEMENTs


L. George Grist-Lets you know that he
is prepared to furnish fire insurance in
some of the most reliable companies in
the world. He mentions the surround
ing towns in which he is ready to write
insurance.
w. H. McCoIkle, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that w. Meek Faulkner has ap-
piled to him for letters of administra-
ton on the estate of Mrs. Sallie F.
Faulkner, deceased.
Sam NJ. Grist-Announces that he no
longer has any connection with the firm
of Grist Cousins but retains the agency
for the sale of agricultural machinery
and the Monarch and Defiance bicycles,
and has bargains to offer in 1898 Mon
arch's.
The Ganson Dry Goods Company-Tell
about the large crowds that are throng-
ing their store and offer additional in
ducements for next week in the way OF
discounts on sundry lines of goods, be-
sides giving Lester piano coupon on
each so cents cash purchase.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
: General Joseph Wheeler is impoI

- General Joseph Wheeler is impor
tuning the president for an assignment
to the Philippines. In the Santiago
campaign Wheeler was a major gener'
al of cavalry but upon the mastering
out of the volunteers his grade was re-
duced to that of brigadier. But he
is still anxious to fight, and the presi'
dent is said to he desirous of granting
his wishes, being deferred only by the
fear that a campaign in the tropics
during the rainy season might prove
too much for the old mans constitu'
ton. General Wheeler is now 63 years
of age.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

CENSUS DIsTRICTs.-South Carolina
has been divided into census districts
as follows:
First District Beaufort, Berkeley,
Charleston, Colleton, Dorchester and
Hampton.
Second-Bamberg, Barnwell, Lex.
ington, Orangeburg, Richland and
Sumter.
Third-Abbeville, Aiken, Anderson
Edgefield, Greenwood, Newberry and
Saluda.
Fourth Cherokee, Greenville, Lau.
rens, Oconee, Pickens and Spartan
burg.
Fihh-Chester, Chesterfield, Fair.
field, KeIshaw, Lancaster, Union and
York.
Sixth-Clarendon, Darlington, Flor
ence, Georgetown, Horny, Marion,
Williamsburg and Marlboro.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

- Ex-Governor w. Y. Atkinson, of
Georgia, now has chance to show of
what stuff he is made. Before Sam
Hose was lynched, it is stated that Mr..
Atkinson argued with the mob, saying
he knew some Of the crowd and would
testify against them if they lynched
the Negro. He holds the key to the
situation and can promote, if not COM
pei, punishment of the guilty if he will.
Has he the grit to do it? If he does
he will make enemies among his neigh
hors, and if be does not it's back
down which ought not to he forgotten.
The ex-governor is supposed to have
senatorial aspirations, and he is not on
the best of political terms with his sue
cessor, Governor Gambler, who seems
to be an apologist for the lynchers.
Atkinson is in a position to rid his
state of stain by bringing the lynch
ers to trial and it is to be hoped that
he is man enough to do his duty, after
the threat he made.-Columbia State.
In our opinion Ex-Governor Atkinson
showed that he was made of pretty
good stuff when he defed that mob of
depraved anarchists as he did last Sun
day. We are unable to see, however,
that he is to gain anything by trying
to convict whole community of such
a crime as was committed. Those
lynchers would merely laugh at him,
or, maybe, 60 further and cut his ears
and fingers off. In Georgia, or at least
in that part of the state, the 'majesty
of the law" is hollow mockery, and
Atkinson, or any other man who would
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
TICKETS FOR THE VETERANS.

Here are the prospects for another
big batch of veterans to get compli
mentsry tickets to the Charleston re-
union. Intendant Carroll started out
Yesterday morning after the arrival OF
the Carolina and North Western train
to get up a list of citizens who desire
to compliment veterans with tickets
He was not feeling we'll and did not
make a complete canvass. He failed
to see a number of people he desired
to see; but all the same he got up
quite respectable list. At IL o'clock
Yesterday the list stood as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

The last coupon of the series will be
printed in the issue of The ENQUIRER
for next Wednesday, and no votes re-
ported to US later than the following
Thursday night at o'clock will be
counted. We hope none will be re,
ported to us. In the very nature OF
the case we are called upon to exercise
strict impartiality. AS to which of the
above veterans win the complimentary
tickets offered by The ENQUIRER, we
do not feel the slightest concern, ex-
cept that we would be glad to see them
all get tickets without any cost to
themselves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

show him as much consideration as
is consistent with naval discipline.
According to arrangements made some
days ago for the presidents visit to
Philadelphia, be will 60 aboard the
Raleigh next Friday morning as a
special compliment to Captain Coghlan'
Whether, under the circumstances, this
part of the programme will be changed
cannot now be stated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

liver an address, during the closing
exercises of the Yorkville graded
school, on the evening Of May Is.
President Hartzog is said to be an ex-
cellent speaker, and his address will, l.,
no doubt, be treat to those who may
have the good fortune to hear it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
PROGRESS OF THE VOTING.

Up to yesterday at noon, the voting
for Confederate veterans to 60 to the
Charleston reunion from the respec-
tive townships on the complimentary
tickets offered by THE ENQUIRER,
stood as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

The list is still open and other citi-
zens who desire to add their names,
should see Mr.. Carroll. He will take
pleasure in receiving new subscriptions
and adding their names to the list as
fast as they come in.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29

try to uphold it against such coward
ly set of beasts, would only lay him.
self liable to assassination.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-29
WAITS FROM WARREN.

Progress of Farm WOrk-Diphtheria In the
Family of Mr.. John Campbell-Notes
About People.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-16
Tons of Broom Corn.

Charleston, ILL.,, claims to own the
largest broom corn warehouse and
storage-room in the world Its capac-
ity is nearly 1000 tons, or about TO-
600 bales OF brush. - This is about
one-quarter of the total tonnage OF this
entire district, which produces prob
ably two-thirds of the worlds supply.
About 5000 acres OF ground are re-
quired to grow the supply for this big
warehouse, and it represents the pro-
duct of over 100 farmers. From $500
to 5000 hands are required in its
planting and harvesting. This man
moth warehouse is a wooden structure,
covered and sided with corrugated rim.
Last years crop taxed its capacity
to the utmost. No matter what the
rest of the world has or needs in this
line, there is always "brush" to spare
in this big warehouse. Chicago Tri-
bune
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-16

Estcourt, Natal, Thursday evening
An armored train, with a company OF
the Royal Dublin fusiliers, started at
1870 this afternoon and reached the
break OF the railway line about half
mile from Colenso without accident.
Captain Hensley, with several men,
reconnoitered and met u native, who
said the Beers were occupying the
town. While the conversation was in
progress the Beers opened fire from
Fort Wylie, but did no injury. Cap
tain Hensley thereupon retired to the
train, after which the fusiliers volleyed
on the fort. AS there was no response,
the presumption was that the Beers had
retreated. The armored train returned
here safely at O'Clock. Captain
Hensley learned from the native that
the Beers were numerous on the Lady
smith side of Colenso.
During the afternoon there was a
cessation of the bombardment OF Lady
smith. A heilograph was working
from Fort Wylie.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-11-16
REPORTS OF BATTLES.
Sharp Work Done in the Vicinity OF
Kimberley.

hllnDcriey.
London, Nov. l4.-This mornings
news from the seat of war in South
Africa continues fairly satisfactory.
The official cables are not very detailed
with regard to the Belmont incident,
which, except for the loss of Colonel
h-Falcon T, was not very serious
affair.
There are signs OF greatly increased
Boer activity in Natal and along the
western frontier. All the dispatches
tend to show that the British are hold.
ing out ably. Colonel Baden Powell
reports that all was we'll at Mafeking
on November 8. Ladysmith's latest
date is November 4, while nothing ad.
verse is heard from the latter point,
and confidence is felt in General
Whites ability, previous experience
having shown that the Boer artillery is
not very effective.
1t is believed that the Boer retreat
will be made over the Drakensburg
range into the Zoutpansberg district,
where preparations for provisioning and
maintaining the Beers is said to have
been made for the last stand, and
where it will be difficult to dislodge
them. Already it is rumored that they
are in straits for food around Lady.
smith, and may, therefore, be obliged
to abandon the siege.
Dispatches from Estcourt say it has
been ascertained that the British have
laid concrete beds for firing the lyddite
naval guns, showing that there is no
foundation for the fear that the lyddite
ammunition at Ladysmith has been ex-
hausted. 1t is also reported from the
same quarter that some fires have been
seen i'll Ladysmith, indicating that the
Boer bombardment has been, to some
extent, effective.