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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
A WONDERFUL BLIND STUDENT.
Took the Highest Honors In the History oi
South Carolina College.


John F. E.Swearingen of Edgefeld, who
was made totally blind by an accident
when years old, has just been grad
uated from the South Carolina college
at the age of 20, after having made the
highest record during the entire four
years of any man since the founding
of the college in the first part of this
century, says a Columbia dispatch to
The New York Sun. He was first
honor man, delivering an oration en-
titled "Our Heritage"
The faculty regard MIR. Swearingen
as a wonder. DR.. J. w. Finn, D. D.,
said he had been professor only ten
years; but had spent years in a
half dozen colleges of high standing,
including Heidelberg, "and," said he,
II have never met a man to compare
with Swearingen. l sincerely regret
the alumni has not fund to send him
to the best places in the world to
thoroughly develop his powers. His
family have not the means to do this.
"In whatever he undertakes he must
stand at the top. He Is uncertain
whether to study for the ministry or
the law. As a lawyer he would make
a great success even before jury, and
he would make mark as an author.
His imaginative powers of mind and
fine logical reasoning are astonishing.
His memory is such as few other men
have had; for instance, he can deliver
lecture complete that he has heard
once, but not in the same language.
If vital points have only been touched
upon by the professor he will bring
them out and elaborate them.
"In such branches as mathematics,
astronomy, psychology, as now taught,
where the sense of sight would be con-
sidered so important, Swearingen never
faltered. He answered with less than
two minutes thought, complex
mathematical proposition that l have
never had answered by another stu
dent. He has a perfect conception OF
relative positions and distances OF
heavenly bodies, and experienced no
difficulty in drawing correctly geome-
trical figures"
Iu further exempliication of the
mans extraordinary faculties, DR..
Finn said he had tested him in various
ways, even to his own astonishment,
when one day he handed Swearingen
wooden nutcracker. The cracking
portion was a finely carved head Of
Bismarck, giving a capital likeness.
The young man passed his finger over
the face and unhesitatingly said
"Why that is Bismarck"
A class and room mate read aloud
his studies in Swearingen's hearing.
That is how he studied in college.
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too, for the people who wanted liquor
and had the rocks to get it with. One
of the darkies had the rocks all right
enough, it seems, while the other had
pistol. The rock in the case weigh.
ed about FIVE pounds. Grayson had
unlocked one door and was proceed
ing to unlock the door to another
apartment, when he was stunned by a
terrible blow from q rock. He fell
upon his hands, but arose and went to
shooting at the rock-thrower, who fled
with considerable enthusiasm. The
darkey fell, but rose again and es'
capped, leaving his jug and his hat.
Meanwhile darkey number two was
totally lacking in those natural en-
dowments which enables a man to
stand by like stump when there's
any fun on hand. So as soon as Gray
son began shooting at darkey number
one, big man number two whips out
his gun and turns it loose on Grayson'
One ball grazed the white mans thigh,
but didn't hurt him, so he sent ball
or two at the colored shootist. Hav'
ing been thus supplied with some fun
of warmer quality than his fondest
hopes had pictured upon fancy's walls,
the darkey turned and buried away
through the darkness in pursuit of his
hatless and jugless companion. What
the darkies wanted or intended to do
constitutes a chapter which was
knocked out of this narrative by Gray
sons rock ribbed anatomy and hefti-
ness in operating live gun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

between Hendrix VS.. Seaborn supra
and the case at bar, in this particular
in the former case Hendrix, the own
er, never had homestead assigned to
him and under the statute, after his
death the right existed in his Wldo"
to have a homestead assigned to her.
Such being the case, it was not in the
power of Mr.. Hendrix to deprive his
widow of her right of homestead in
his property after his death. In the
latter case, the right of homestead was
claimed and accorded to the husband,
Mr.. Bostick, in his life time. There
can only be claim of homestead in the
same property, which single right must
be claimed under the statute, by the
husband, or the wife, or the children
in the order named, therefore, when
Mr.. Bostick had the homestead set
apart to himself, no claim of home
stead in the property could be set by
his widow or his children. That being
so and the title to these lands having
always been in William NJ. Bostick as
long as he lived, Notwithstanding the
homestead proceedings, if he saw prop
er to dispose of the lands by will, the
title vested in his devise at his death /;
if he made no will, but died intestate,
then the title would vest in his heirs at
law.
"The writer of this opinion is reluc-
tant to deprive the defendant of a
home upon her fathers lands which
the law has wisely set apart to him
freed from all claims by his creditors !;
but it seems this must be done. 1t is
the judgment of this court that the
Judgment of the circuit court be re-
versed and that the action be remand
ed to the circuit court for such further
proceedings as may be necessary"
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Humorous department.

A BORN KICKER.-Fate, with wont.
ed levity, had thrown the sour and
taciturn man into the company of the
talkative citizen in the railway car.
"That was quite an interesting game
of football, wasn't it ?" said the latter,
as he showed newspaper into the in
side pocket of his fur-trimmed over
coat.
"I never read about football" " was
the solemn reply. "How true it is, y
he added almost tearfully, "that this
world is but a feeting show"
"Of course. That's one way OF
looking at it. I've felt that way about
it myself. But let me ask you some
thing. Are you putting in your money
and hustling around to make this
world any better?"
"What's the use?"
"Well, you'll excuse me for ques'
tioning you. But you referred to the
world as feeting show. I'm a the
atrical manager, and I'm interested in
ANYTHING in the show line. Now, l
notice that you amt in any hurry to
get out of this world, are you ?"
"No, l can't truly say that l am.
The instinct of self:destruction-"
"That's all right. You didn't pay
anything to get into this feeting show,
did you?"
"Certainly not"
"There you are. There's the old,
old story right in nutshell. l never
in my life saw deadhead who wasn't
q kicker.-The Columbian.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

A Boys ESSAY ON HORNETS
hornet is the smartest bug that flies
anywhere. He comes when he pleases
and goes when he gets ready. One
way a hornet shows his smartness is
BY attending to his own business, and
making everybody who interferes with
him wish they had done the same
thing.
When a hornet stings a fellow he
knows it, and never stops talking
about it as long as his friends will lis
ten to him. One day hornet stune
my pa (my pa is a preacher) on the
nose, and he did not do any pastoral
visiting for month without talking
about that hornet.
Another way hornet shows his
smartness is by not procrastinatlng
If he has any business with you he
will attend to it at once, and then
leave YOU to think it over to yourself
He don't do like the mosquito, who
comes fooling around for half an hour
singing, "Cousin, cousin" and then
when be has bled you all he can, dash
away yelling: "No kin" A hornet
never bleeds you; but if he sticks you,
you will 60 off on swell.
dont't know anything more about
hornets, only that Josh Billings says
IA hornet, is an inhammible Josh was
a poor speller) buzzer, sudden in his
impresshuns, and rather hasty in his
conclusions, or end"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

KEEP BLOWING AwAY.-A young
lady organist in church in Colorado
was somewhat captivated with the
young pastor of a church in the next
street, and was delighted to hear one
week that by an exchange he was to
preach the next Sunday in her own
church, says an exchange. The or
gan was pumped by an obstreperous
old sexton, who would often stop
when he thought the organ voluntary
had lasted long enough. This day the
organist was anxious that all should
20 well, and as the service was about
to begin she wrote note intended
solely for the sexton's eyes. He took
it, and in spite of her agonized beck
onings, carried it straight to the
preacher. What was that gentleman's
astonishment when he read: "Oblige
me this morning by blowing away till
I give you signal TO stop. Miss AL
len. ."-Savannah News.
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REAssURED.-They had been mar
ried seven years. The doctor had
been called in and pronounced him a
very sick man. As his wife enter
ed the room after the doctors last visit
he called her to his bedside, and in a
tremulous voice he remarked:
"Darling, am going"
Leaning over him, she stroked his
head gently and reminiscently replied
"Cheer up, Clarence! That remark
assures me that you will live. Don't
you remember how often you said
that during our counting days and how
persistently you didn't 60 ?"-Boston
Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

TESTIMONY OF EYE WITNESSES
"While I was out west," said the man
in the macintosh, 81 saw snowdrifts
more than 600 feet high"
~ don't doubt it," replied the man
with the cinnaw on heard. "When
was out there, I saw drifts that could
not have been less than 900 deep"
"If you hadn't been in such hurry
to tell bigger lie than you thought
could tell" rejoined the man, the drifts
I saw were 600 feet up on the side of q
mountain"
That's all right" said the other.
"The drifts I saw were at the bottom
of 900 foot rge."-Chicago Trib-
une.'
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PHOTOGRAPHY
TS AM AIT

A ND it takes an artist to be a photo
n grapher. One who is not an artist
doesn't stand much of chance of max
ing success at photography. l have
given years of study to this especial line
and I can say with pride that my work
will compare favorab ly with that OF any
photographer in this section.
The best and most perfect photographs
are the results Of experience and not ex-
periments. I do all Of my developing,
retouching and finishing, thereby obtain
ing the best possible results.
AS Far As Prices
Are concerned, you need not worry your
self along that score. know that my
prices are reasonable and you will agree
with me when I tell you what they are.
1 am also prepared to develop and print
pictures taken with pocket cameras. II
you have a Kodak or Vive or any other
camera, and for any reason you can't de-
velop and print your pictures, bring them
to me at my gallery on West Liberty
street. J. r. SCHORB.
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THE COURAGE Of PRIDE.
1t Il Seen In Only the Finest Types of
Manhood.


Dan Beard, the artist, in discussing
the various phrases Of courage the
other day, remarked: every few peo-
pie take account of the courage Of
pride. Some men are thoroughly
fearless; others are brave under GER
tain conditions, but are found wanting
when circumstances OF an unusual
character demand the exercises of
heroic qualities. A New York fire.
man, whom nothing under heaven in
the shape of fire could daunt, might
become demoralized with terror in a
gale at sea. On the other hand, q
sailor who would think nothing of
climbing to the highest point of mast
to take in sail during raging typhoon
could not be induced to sleep alone in
house. Many man is forced into
battle and comes out with flying colors
"The courage of pride, however, is
one of the finest qualities Of manhood.
1t is O sort of negative courage. In
other words, it is the quality which
makes man afraid to be a coward
afraid of his own conscience. AS an
illustration of this quality, I remem-
ber an instance that occurred in Ohio
when l was a boy.
"It was in the early winter, and one
of the big ponds in our neighborhood
was frozen over, and quite number of
girls and boys were skating on it..
Presently a tall, lean Kentuckian,
wearing a large slouch hat with the
crown dented in to give the appearance
of carelessness, came down the road
and stopped at the edge of the pond
and watched the skaters. He noticed
that the ice was thin and weak, and it
semed to cause him great anxiety and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

THAT WAS ALL.-Weary Clerk
(after cutting off 25 samples of dress
goods)-Is that all, madam?
Miss Grabbe-Um-I would like
one more sample. My mother is SC
particular. Cut me off a piece from
that roll under your hand.
Little Sister Qoudly)-Why, Moll
that won't do at all. Mother said she
WASH going to have any blue in that
crazy quilt, cause it always fades.-N
Y. Weekly.
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THE BENCH AND THE BAR.-Judge-
Your face is familiar. I've seen you
before.
Prisoner-Yes, your honor, quite Of
ten.
Judge-Ah What was the charge
the last time I saw you?
Prisoner-I think it was Is cents,
YOUR honor. l mixed a cocktail for
you, I believe.
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AT LAST! AT LAST! AT LAST!
Good Tidings For Lovers Of Fiction
and Other Reading.

THE people of this section have never
Il had a newsdealer who could and
would furnish you with the class of Liter
ture that / handle. 1t is with pleasure
that can eXclaim: "At last, have what
an appreciative public wants!" handle
all the Trade Magazines, the leading New
York Dailies and Books and Books and
BOOKS. One Of the most popular books
of the day, "WHEN KNIGHTHOOD
WAS IN FLOWER" by EDWARD
CAsKoDAN, can be found in my supply.
Besides this I have others. Prices vary.
Come and pick out what you want.
Very Respectfully.
OLIVER E. GRIST,
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j. iii. RIDDLE.
SHINGLES. LATHS, Lime.

Parties desiring to buy Laths,
Shingles or Lime, can be suited
in price and quality at our place,
and can be furnished with either
in almost any quantity. Con-
tractors and builders can get
close figures from us.
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CHOICE FLOUR.

The high grade of Flour hand
led by my establishment has
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and it is yet. When you want
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TOBACCO.

Tobacco and Snuff, IN any guam
ty, wholesale or retail, at prices
that just anybody can't beat.
J. H. RIDDLE.
P. ST. have a supply of
pure Clay Pease and Corn on
hand.
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PLANTATION SUPPLIES.

In this line my stock is COM
plete and 1 believe l can make it
to your interest to see me before
YOU buy.
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GAFFNEY BRANCH.

Re- Nos 80 and 33 will stop at Kershaw for
dinner. Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst,
Elgin, Caskey's, Springfield, Roddy'S, Leslie,
Old Point, Newport, Kings Creek, WILDWOOD,
Union Mills, Golden Valley, Vein Mountain
SAMUEL HUNT, President,
A. TRIPP, superintendent,
s. b. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and =. Agt.
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f. +. REID, Auditor, Lenoir, n. c.
J. NJ. MOORE, g. +. A., Lenoir. n: G..
G. f. HARPER, G. P. A., Lenoir. n. c.
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a}liseellaneuus 8eading.
GOLD HILL NUGGETS.

Rain Badly Needed-Social Amusements-
The Picnic at Philadelphia-Splendi
Prospects For the School-Notes About
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Rowing.

CAMBRIDGE. Mass. Oct 9.-The Harvard
crews-'Varsity. freshman and Varsity four
had rous ng celebration tonight. The stu
dents assembled in the college yard at 3 o'clock
and the crews were escorted on the barge. Tho
line of march was then taken up to the presi-
dents house. whore President Eliot made
a short speech complimenting the boys
on their victory in the snort he participated
In while an undergraduate. After singing
Fair Harvard" tho parade proceeded to the
home OF PROT Hollis. chairman OF the Athletic
Committee. By mistake they went to the
wrong house. but soon rectined the error and
the popular head OF athletics got . rousinG
cheer when he appeared and thSnked the boys
SE tS' .ns good will sd te USs be Was
swim to his residence. but 1t was fitting that
aquatic victories should he celebrated in an
oST@e hops1 tney Mould haze aye
SSmmS year. re The crowd then marched to
Soldiers Field and started the biRRest bonfire
on record, IL lighted up tho country for miles
around. Then there was wild dance around
the blazing. heap. with speeches from the
missioTs' Il was a weird but Joyful occasion
and lasted over an hour
A feature OF the ,procesSion was squad Of
students mounted OH small donkeys which
were dubbed automobiles and which executed
a drill that was voted wonder smaIl body
Ing hammer with the legend Grads, holders
keep out, Everybody carried a small cam
ITHACA. Oct. 9.-To- morrow afternoon 10 the
scnlllnE championship OF Cornell UniysTstty.
6ayuGa Lake, The men who are entered in
rs e snd Frsncs. b. The frat place IN Il:
race Is generally conceded to lie between
sS rs,0r e' IN
the necessary endurance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-10
RESULTS ON OTHER TRACKS.



CINCINNATI. Oct s:-Tho weather was delightful,
the track fast and fairsized crowd fairly good
sport at LatoniA TO day. There were some startling
reversAls of form exhibited Headlight was a Wild
horse in the third and was never headed, quite a
contrast with his saturday, race whom he could no
third rae up 10 SsoB. 1855 moro than he was en-.
tered for. The entry OF Headlight will not be ac-
cepted hereafter at Latonia This s the decision OF
the Judges after an Investigation; summary;
90. thompson, to l, won; Brighton. lo1 UAndry).
TO aud , to l. second; Adowa, 1o1 Lowe), 80 TO
and - to I, third. Time. 1:2pA.
second Rice-Fiye furlnngs-Nutshsll, Os 5Kniehn.
IL to l and to l. won; LaVrnuB, ~ IN. WILSON,.
to aud TO !, second; CAlAcoon, 100 CsilVers> to
and 8 to o, third. Time. l;0ak.
Third RaCe-onS mile headlight II. lo2 tAker,, o
to aud tn seattl" 100 tSL ers), TO and 3 TO
b. second: Can See Elm, lod tFrosO. 7 to l and .
10 !, third. Time. l;4lh.
Fourth RAce-One m le-Lord 2eni. l16 Knapp, Q
to b and to won; SANDER. lo5 tSoutharal. 10 To
and to !. second; jolly Roger. il6 CSiiyersl, to
and to r. third. Time l;4lh.
Fifth Receive iuIlongs-solent 40 Iurow.
hurst to I, won AdAir. IL, lO5 (KuiRhtI, 10 l,
ascond Marlborough. iob Morrison) btoi. third.
Time luak.
hursu. to !. woni Hill Billy. loI Kuhn. 10 10 l.
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second; IAb.upn. 100 GrO,p - 10 /. third. Time.
At CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Oct. "A holiday crowd attended the
races nj Hawthorne to-day, and as n usual on such
days several pronounced favorite, Including saliva
Boyd had ave rib, frsetured an arm BROKEN 1nd vas
the mount on Globe H.. and In irving to force
Cheesemite outside the wings Of the hrat jump his
horse struck tho obstacle and threw him against the
post In the Nth race Van Dusen on Catastrophe
was crowded into the fence at the hyeeighths pole
and his left ankle was fractured. In addition his
mount bled and was pulled up at the paddock.
Catastrophe was the favorlts Summary:
First Raoe-sovsn furlongs-Little Loud, 100
tMitchsD, 4 to won; Del Paso II 1o1 tVanDusen,.
8to 8, second Bonnie lone 100 Il. Powell. 10 to 1,
third. Time i:27A.
second Raoo-seven furlongs-Tho Rush. us
IT. Burns). 1 to ., woni Florzar, 115 VanDusen),
70 second The Monk us tMiicheD. lot third.
Time la1A, ~
Third -stecplechase, short course-sunallig.
1tA Kidd ITO i, won, Chanier, 1853 (Esgersoul,
2to J, seconds ooster. l2p h Ford, 30 to thiid'
Fourth Race-seven furiongs-Mr. johnson, 1o7 It.
Burnsl, 2 to I, won; Canaco, 10t tWlsonl, ITO I,
second nd Upton. Ito u. wintheld). isto 8. third
Time, 1:37A.
Fifth Rscs-one and one-siIteenth miles. En- In
!w. DEAN. to 1. second; Dog Town. 1851. PowelD.
10 to !. third. lime. 1:4I
sixth Racs-one mile. hlzpah. lo2 tDngan,. TO !.
won; Salvabls. 100 m Burnsl to 2. second Tulla
Fonso. Ss Domnick,. y to 2, third. Time 1924.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-10
$4,000 FOR GALORE.
Races at Morris Park Preceded by a Brisk
Sale of Thoroughbreds.

Races at Morris Park Preceded by a Brisk
Sale of ThorouEhbreds.
The sale OF thoroughbred stock from the
stables OF r. W. Walden 4 Son and A. II. and
d. II. Morris took place Yesterday at Morris
Park before the races began. The star OF the
lot was the imported stallion Galore. When
he was led into the ring. James +. Seagram.
the Canadian turfman, began the bidding with
5000. Then Sydney PaRet. William Lake
land. who was probably acting for Marcus
DAILY. and an agent for W II. Hopkins OF Balti-
more, took hand,
The Baltimore man secured the horse for
$20.0GO The well-known stallion. Silver Fox.
was knocked down to the firm OF Gideon "
DAILY for $500. Summary:
PROPERTY OF r. W. WALDEN son.
Imp. Galore. .br. h., IS. by Galopin-Isdy
Maurs: W Il Hopkins .: ,.,:.;..;;: $4,000
s HAMPTON pS5 III 10 e psy st, 800
Mars, 5: b., 10, by Barnes or PlevnA-Min. ooo
SrvsJ + s'.srSsm an INN Observation-Disclosures. 300
Richard Croker 100
kn .s e sas Ss RnEh. of Elor' 900
Bay colt By imp Galore-Abaca; W. II. Sands 200
BAY colt by Russell-Am btion; Mr.. Newton 600
Bay colt by Embellishments III. J. r. oo
Bay eoitby, imp. asiore-imp. stef.nette; NJ. -oo
Bay ANY. By silver Foi-Merr One; A. L.
Bay oily. 'by imp dslore-dlido iii; T..
Total for twenty.four head sold 3sss75. Average
per head sl.69e.
PROPERTY OF A. II. AND d. H. MORRIS.
Brusquerls. eh. {. 2. by st. Florian-imp.
Kentucky Colonel b. c., 8 by imp Kantaka-
Total for four head sold $4,000. Average per
head $50,
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Polo.

The annual polo tournament OF the Staten
Island Polo Club was begun yesterday after
noon at the clubs grounds. West New Brighton.
In addition to the Staten Island team. the
teams Jf the Somerset Country Club. Rockaway
Hunt and Lakewood clubs are entered. The
prizes being contested for are the West Bright
on Polo cups. The wet condition of the ground
m ade slippery work for, the ponies and 1t was
hhra lo q. t w, " nSSp onot "a s1S,
tested during the afternoon and the visitors
went right into the game at the start G. Phzpr.
played better team game than their opponents
and although the staten Island men put up a
plucky game the final Acore was TX goals FOR
Somerset and Ia goals for Staten Island.