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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-03

nipping of two Of them as they grazed
his clothing.
With his head still on the horse 8
neck he peered from under his cap and
jammed the spur on his boot into the
flanks of the beast. which must have
been mystified by the curious turn Of
events.
The situation was too hot for the
lieutenant to seek to guide the horse.
and. knowing so little Of the country.
he let the reins lie loose while he de-
voted his own energies to getting all
the speed he could out of the animal
which. being uncontrolled upon de-
bouching into the highway. turned to
the left. This, it will be remembered,
took him in the direction of the home
of General Eldridge, which the fugitive
had left earlier in the evening Itseem-
ed to his rider that this was a mistake
on his part. but it was too late to cor
rect it.
After the first scattering volley. the
cavalrymen ceased firing, and ran with
all speed for their horses. Accustomed
to such stirring work, they were in the
saddles in a tWinkling and tearing
down the lane like a whirlwind Of
necessity one Of the men had to stay at
the rear, since tH ere was no animal for
him, and it was singular coincidence
that the steed thus taken was the per-
sonal property Of the dazed Bill, trying
to rouse himself to sense Of things in
the hall Of the house left behind.
Another coincidence was disquieting.
Bills horse was the poorest of the whole
group.
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What q prize" he maittered.

document were written in a hand as
fine and legible as copperplate minute
directions for Lieutenant Oakman him
self. directions which if followed would
carry him into the Union lines before
Sherman reached Savannah
$50 the old man is going to Savan-
NAH" muttered the delighted officer
"He wouldn't let MS know. and we
guessed all sorts of places | take some
pride to myself that | stuck to Savan-
nah
As softly Us the moving figure over
the screen the door leading from the
hall was showed inward and two men
in the ragged uniform of Confederate
cavalrymen stepped into the room
Each held revolver and the foremost.
with a deftness born of long practice,
leveled his weapon at the astounded
Union officer
up with your hands. Yapk We
hain't time for any fooling!
Never was the lieutenant caught so
completely at fault These horsemen,
turning back on their own trail. had
followed him to the house. tied their
animals and entered the building with
out attracting notice By what possible
means could they have gained their in
formation?
Oakman did daredevil thing Dear
er to him than his life was the safety
of that document in his hand. for its
capture meant death to others besides
himself
He would have flung it into the
flames had he not known that his cap
tors would snatch it forth before It was
more than scorched He attempted a
piece of strategy whose audacity could
not have been surpassed
81 surrender under protest. he said.
rising from his chair. but instead OF
elevating his hands he coolly folded the
paper and showed it into his inner
pocket
What are you doing?' thundered
the man with leveled weapon
Merely putting away a letter That
being done. up 20 my hands!
With which he laughed and reached
toward the ceiling
What is in that letter.
Would you like to see it2
"Trot it out
The lieutenant showed his hand under
his shoulder and brought forth the let
ter written by Captain Wager Tren-
holm
"At your service 1t will interest
you
Had the other document been the
only one in his possession. thus robbiDg
him of this trick. he would have whip
ped out his revolver and fought the bat
tie then and there to the end
The cavalryman gingerly unfolded
the letter.
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SUMMER CARE of HoRsEs.-As the

SUMNER CARE of HoRsEs.-As the
season grows warmer, the horses
should be fed sparingly on corn. Oats,
well crushed, make the best grain feed,
as corn contains too much oil, and pro-
duces fat and animal heat, with mus
Gle. If oats are moistened previous
to feeding the demand for water after
feeding will be lessened aud too much
water at that time often carries the
grain from the stomach into the intes-
tines, where it cannot be digested.
Corn often causes sweating when given
in large quantities.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-03
n@ The British Medical Journal, in

p6- The British Medical Journal, in
a recent issue, sounds an alarm con-
corning the rapid spread of the cocaine
habit in England, where it threatens to
become the third scourge of humanity,
alcohol and morphine being the first
and second. All ranks of society are
declared to be crowded with its VIC
tims-both men and women-many of
whom are literary people, who take
cocaine to stimulate their Imagination.
The Journal advises that most string
ent measures be adopted to eradicate
this blighting vice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-03
Copyright, 1899, by the Author.
CHAPTER XII.
OHAI I TIl NII.
bot QUARTERS.

dOl SOahl
Lieutenant Oakman followed Mrs
Benware into the spacious but scantily
furnished sitting room. where she
placed the candle on the circular stand
in the middle of the apartment A
hickory wood fire was burning on the
broad hearth and diffused its cheerful
warmth to the farthest corner Of the
room. One of the evidences of the pow
erty brought by wartimes was that in
many such families candles took the
place of the lamps to which they had
been accustomed.
A second lady followed the officer
stepping so lightly that he did not sus
pect her presence until Mrs. Benware
introduced her sister Miss Davis The
ladies were of nearly the same age and
showed striking similarity of features
The lieutenant remained standing until
they were seated. and the hostess mo
toned him to the rocking chair at the
side of the table supporting the candle.
MARY has it. added the elder
The unmarried lady drew folded
paper from the bosom of her dress. and
without a word handed it to the officer.
who. knowing its character. flushed
and accepted it with a slightly tremu.
lous grasp.
with your permission. he said.
bowling to each in turn They nodded.
and without further ceremony he un
folded the single sheet of paper and
proceeded to examine it with an in
tensity of interest that could not have
been intensified. the women meanwhile
watching his countenance with an in
terest almost as great They saw his
eyes expand with wonder. while a low
admiring whistle came from between
his lips
"What prizel" he muttered "Gen
eral Sherman would pay 10000 to lay
his hands on that.
The extravagant assertion was war
ranted. for that sheet of paper contain
ed list of all the forces gathering 10
dispute the advance of Sherman. with
the names of the officers and the exact
strength of every regiment Included
in the statement was equally valuable
information as to the cavalry and artil-
lery. not to mention number of minor
matters. Finally on the back OF the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-05-03

man flung himself forward on his neck.
as he did when beset by Tim Masters
and Jim Ackers. In their eagerness to
check the fugitive fully half the men
ired from the porch of the dwelling,
halting for breath. while scramhling
after their horses. They were sharp
shooters. every one of them, and had
the circumstances been slightly more
favorable they must have made sieve
of their target. AS it was, he heard the
whiz of the bullets and felt the vicious
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-11
NOTA GOOD SILVER MAN.

Mr.. NewlandS in his announcement
says, with a vain bit of egotism
The people evidenced by their votes
at the recent election that they con-
sidered me as good a Silver man as
Stewa7t.' This must have produced
a broad smile among the Silver men
in Congress when they read this.
The fact is that Newlands is regarded
as a very weak sister in the Silver
cause For him to stand Zip and say
that the people consider hinl as good
a Silver man as Stewart is the best
joke of the season.
However, taking Newlands at his
/, own estimate Of himself, let us admit
tharthe people Of this State before
election, by some sort of hypnotism,
did believe that he was as good a Sill
yer 4 as Stewart. Mark he can
not claim that he is a better Silver
man than Stewart, for there are none
better in the world. Why is it then
that the chief supporters of Newlands
for his elevation to the Senate, If he
is such a good Silver man, are people
working for the gold standard? Out
side of interested relatives and a few
business associates where are there
any Silver people clamoring for New
lands?
And why is 1t that these same gold
standard people are so DESTROYS to de-
feat Stewart unless they think New
lands would be more pliable in their
hands?
And where are there any Silver
people outside the State hat are ask
ing that Newlands be sent to the Sen
ate? In truth the Silver leaders
everywhere denounce his candidacy
as inimical to the silver cause, and
agree with him in his own words that
the "defeat of Stewart would be a
national calamity
Some Nevada people do not look
at this matter III its full significance.
This silver question is not a mere
local issue for Nevada politics. 1t
affects humanity and the interests Of
Nevada are small in comparison with
the rest of the world. And nothing
can be gained unless there is har-
monious action throughout the en-
tire country. Nevada must be in &C
cord with the other Silver states OF
the union. 1t is this fact that has
caused the Silver leaders in Congress
to send a representative here to give
personal expression to their wishes.
The fact they regard Newiands as a
dangerous man to the silver cause
should set Nevada people to think
ing. If Nevada should elect such a
man to the Senate of the United
States, over the protest Of the silver
sentiment OF the whole country, then
this State can no longer lay any claim
to sincerity in the bimetalic cause and
the Silver issue is dead.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-11

cratic endorsement or withdraw from
the Silver party ticket. But with a
forbearance that has characterized his
long life OF craftsmanship Senator
Stewart did not demand any such
radical steps. The result has shown
that he was wise, for, let alone, New
lands has spun the rope that will
hang himself.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-11
BAD FAITH.

Newlands asone of the reasons why
he is absolved from the pledge of the
Silver party platform alleges that
Senior Stewart did not keep good
faith with him He adds in his own
defet Sc, 81 maintained good faith in
everything"
Mr.. Newlands' only object in writ
ing lis letter is to make an appear
ance of keeping within the bounds of
homo in breaking the pledge of the
Silver party platform. The golf club
of CT evy Chase and the society in
whicl he mingles there govern their
conduct by the rule of honor. Bad
faith in keeping a political engage
men, while probably not so great an
often as repudiating a gambling debt
at CO Is, is nevertheless not considered
one G. the attributes Of a gentleman.
Therefore ethics demand that Mr..
Newl%nds make at least a show of
honor.
Lei US look at this matter, not as
polls ed diplomats skilled in the art
of y ~evarication, but in the plain,
Simpe way of an hon est farmer.
Both Iewlards and Stewart were run
ring IN the same Silver party plat
form md mutually pledged to the
support of each other. This was not
a merc formality for appearance sake,
but il was a bond that should have
been wed up to in spirit. 1t also
carried with it the implied corollary
that 40 encouragement should be
given he enemy.
However, even before Newlands
was s, fe with the Silver party nom-
inatioi, even before Stewart had time
to shov bad faith, New1ands had be
gun al intrigue for the .ator s over
throw. He accepted a animation
from he Democrats on a latform
that q :nOunCed Senator Stew He
does Iot deny that he accepted the
nomir ltion, for it was officially re-
cordeC on the ballots, and in dong so
ke endorsed the Democratic platform
and Ii ereDy denounced Senator Stew
art, breaking his pledge to the Silver
party almost with the very breath in
which it was given.
And yet Newlands has the effron-
terry to say, Il maintained good faith
in everything" What would be
thought of a gentleman who should do
such a thing in social life? He
would become an outcast, abherred of
decent men.
Nh. Newlands denies that he
sought the Democratic endorsement,
althou III the chief manipulators in
that t. tnsaction are still in his en-
ploy. 1t he cannot deny that he ac-
ceptel it and thereby incurred i'm.
piled coligations to help defeat the
Senate.
Doe Mr.. Newlands mean to say
that Il. was so weak that the no1nina-
ton W S forced upon him, just as he
confes-es that the Republicans by
MAKING a nomination for Congress
could ave forced him to violate the
Eurit1 of election law thereby assist
ing Stewards Legislative ticket? The
truth IS that Newlands' long i'm
munitv from worldly cares has turned
his head. Sordid wealth has dulleC
his nind upon these ethical points
Flattered and cajoled by those whc
feed upon him, he lives in an atmos
phere where the plain duty of mar
to ma is subordinate to the power o
money.
When Newlands so flagrantly ex
hibited bad faith the duty Of the Sill
yer Party State Central COMMITTEE
was PLAIN. It should at once have
called him to account. He shoult
have been made to decline the Demo
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-11

People who think that Newlands
won't spend any money for the Sen
atorship unless he has a ''sure thing"
should note the work that is being
done for him by some of the San
Francisco papers.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-11

Call and see the beautiful cabinet photo
graphs that Durham 4 Garland are
turning out. Only one dollar per dozen.
At the Marston gallery.
Uhl & Stetfin have some of the finest
meat ever hung up in a butcher shop in
Carson.
Wellington creamery butter at l.. Fl
Bells.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-01-11
Furnished Rooms,

En- suite or single, or for housekeeping.
Apply at Mrs. Cary's, east of the capitol.
d131m.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22

TT have called to collect that little
account which has been STANDING over
two years" Hun DIp'l you hink
after trusting ne all this time YOU are
showing indecent haste In rushlog me
for pay mGnt al OF q Sudden ?"
"A Florida man has just succaeded
in Matching an ostrich egg in an m
cubatOr. This is the first successful
effort of the kind in this cuGutry,
though it has often becn tried in Cali
focnia. II took Al days FOR the bird 20
come through.
Tho Mormon church proposes 30
erect - large temple in LDuisviiiN, Ky.
1t will DO used not only Us n pl!ce Of
worship, hut also as tine cenjra, point
from Which missionaries will b. sent to
various cities aud towns in Kentucky
and contiguous States.
in Russia, the leonid diplay caused
q panic in many places. Vt was beliov-
cd ttat the end Of the world had come,
Churches were open all night long, and
hundreds OF thousands spent three
nights in the open air, fearing earth
qulkes "n0 3 general cataylysm. There
arc runlOrs thai in some vill&g : Rus
sian parents murdered thoir Childrer
To relieve them from an expected
wOrsG !at2. There vas rather = bril-
liant meteOric display between , au(
. o'U.OCk Thursday morning a Berlin
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
McKtNhEY's CUBAN poL,oY,
The President WI Appoint Gen,
Wood TO Govern Cuba-Thc Mill
Iary Will Give Wy to Civil Law.

The Presidents program with re-
gard to CubN is prS known. 1t con
templates the retirement OF Gen.
Brooke from the military governor
snip and tho sulsbltutlon Of u civil
government, with OGn Leonard Wood
at its head. JarIary | is likely TO be
y red.lcltcr day. Cuban History. On
that day n 1893 pain played her last
card in the eli or 20 hold the island by
setting up al autonomous government.
GA January l,lo99, the Spanish nag
came down audtue American wunL 40
over CUBA. o. JEruary !, 1900, If vac
President car&arry OUT the plans he
has now in nhIO, tho existing military
government FL the island will give
u to u clvi government, and Cuba
will have tNktn its FIRST long stride on
the road tOwgd independence.
Iris is not u now plan OF the Presi-
dent, but oDs ne mas had in mind for
all sides ahut Gen BroUke's made.
quacy for b.. pr>sonU duties have Been
inces=ant, lsl0 1t has been Obvio1s that
some rcmsdg must be applied soon or
half the ia@r spent in putting the is
land into aDettcr mOral and sanitary
condition would have been .thro II
away.
BY the Osat unprejuaiced judges the
su.cailed cabinet wI,h when Brooke
has surrounded himself has proved /;
dead lajlgre OF worse. II has retarded
rather thsn helped the work of eye
GRAFTON. TIE President has been 70.
luctantU take any steps which could
De construed rs humiliaJing to Gen.
Brooke, but the latter has done As well
as his naLural limitations Of mind pld
temper would permit, so il was dccld.
ed, after mature d~elibgraLiou, 10 let
BroOke be uudisturbcd until the Lime
came Tor dispensing with military rule,
ana then 10 quietly let him pass out
simultaneously with the order OF
things Which nc represents.
AS har been said, Con. Wood il
marked for the civil governorship. 1t
was a hint from the President That
higher hOnors were In store for him
which induced him to turn his back
upon tic offers made him Is while ago
TO re.arn 10 The United States and en-.
ter private business. He made plain
to Che President at the time that diff.
iiculle5 besct him in the government
OF Santiago province with che govern
OF the whole Island in its present
n Eds, but was advised to bear the an
noyances pst!ently Is while longer.
The cutlre island OF CuUu leeds the
work o. an expert military engineer.
lie i~ortihcations will require over.
hauling, especially as Cuba, eveD If in
copeDdent, will be Gndcr our protCc-
hion ana remain u military outpost OF
tnis country and the chief base for
operations in defense Of our Southern
coast, in the event Of another foreign
war. rnerc will be maroon improve
ments also Of great extent and impor-
lAncE.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22


everything. He is respected anC
loved by every man woman ana emo
In Piedmont: and the stockholders
have n thing to do but o on aud re-
ceive their dividends seml-ennu3!ly'
Piedmont is elevated than Pei
Ter, u the views from her Mills are
charming. And then her flowers Oh,
the beauty Of them. Outdoor chry,,
santhcmums and roses were in all
their glory. Mrs. Richardson sent my
wife u box full by yesterdays express
that e~xcelled anything that | ever saw
in a conservatory, She gave & canton
to the eXpresssman in these lines on
the box:
ar vou dcs;re ~ c,imh The g,ldo,
s}oir y" ~ NV e
H.rJIn tbcso nnvors with ovcoo5i,,
caro
II Won axnoc, tn rla, tho oolde, bor.
SnIocJ thp,n wi,h 20 TTnr ~ MistrS.
hrnn " '"''S y" ~
r
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22

-Goorgo Bartlc, who recently died
IN Washington, and had been klowp
oS keeper OF the great seal Of the I'm
ltod States since 1852, was ALWAYS ready
TO exhibit that treasure to visitors and
would gladly make for them its imprint
or paper, u would never, in any cir.
cumstances, allow such an imprint To
&c carried away as n souvenir, ALWAYS
carefully destroying it.
The tobacco growers in Florida
Will increase the acreage in tobacco
next year. The Cuban and Sumatrn
seed Tor cigar leaf are the kinds bast
adapted to tho Florida soil. Tobacco
Is tho Chief agricultural product in
me northern and western pOrtjol is of
the state, and the crop ia far more =
htah!C than oranges were before tie
great ireeze o. several years ago.
BY thy falling of a. eerclita, seven
mules south OF Crescent City, H.. the
resldonce OF John Meyers was partially
wreci;2d and the neighbornood was
pnnic stricken. The meteor came from
~ POM in the SKY ii little east OF south
ana struck th" north end Of the house,
Gearing away Is part OF the upper story,
Inc aoroIitH buried itself in the ground
ABOUT three feet from The foundation OF
the bOuse
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
WHY She STARS DID NOT FALL
An Explanation OF the Change in tho
Program OF the McteOrs.

Prof. Otis AshmOre, Of Savannah,
Ga, writes the following explanation
rs TO the non-appCaraaCe Of the meteOrs
rs fOretold by the astronomers
Tuat ths leoniGS have not appeared
in greater numbers a. thie time is re
markabie. While the data concerning
their orbits and action are not SUI
~fiCiantly determined TO make accurate
predictions concerning them, a5trOno-
lners had good reasons TO expect u
much greater display thar las yet oc-
currcd. IT. is still possible tina We
VIII nave a considerable shower, but
the chances are against 1T, and they
lessen every Gay. Among the pro
ba bio causes OF their n.appearsnce
are: Flrst, the earlier ones may have
passed through the meteor stream in
day time, when oven the most bTIil ant
display otherwise would have been
completely masked by the suns rays.
IL takes the earth only from fUu, 10
cigut hours to pass through the meteor
stream, and IL Is quite possible for the
earth to pass through them In the DIV
time. II this has been the case IL i
that q portion OF the earth at
was exposed to the edge of the
stream during inc early da va.
rnis may hava Docn in tao ocean, or
Ia SparSely settled land areas.
Again, there 10 some reason to think
the leOnids travel In several
groups along their common orbit and
at this return the earth slipped
between the separate aggregations
Without collision with the main body
the neteors.
Another possible c~&pian ition lies in
he tidal effect OF the suns attraction
" IN jHh nnnaIAntlU fnnIG RI 1ioinfn
rate tho meteOric mass and distrib-
lite the meteoric matter uniformly
the orbit. The earth at each
'eturn would intercept q less number
# meteors in this thin stream. These
title bodies for thirty-three years have
'een exposed to various Disturbing
orces along their path, and a very
light change In their orbit would send
hem clear OF the earth's path.
In Savsnnah, where an excellent
ody OF observers was organized to re-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22

The beer which Ia consumed
throughout the world in = single year
would mako a lake six feet deep, tire,
%nd three-quartor miles long, q mile
vide or 2,3l9 acres in area. Ina Lais
vast lake Of beer we could easily drown
aii the English-speaking people, TO tue
number Of 10000, 600 throughout ,nc
enblro world or we could give a h"nr.
bath 10 every man, wOma and chilAa 81
tho same time in the entire continent
OF America.
Cecil Rhodes, the South African
diamond King, he's made the pred ction
h u The United States VIII ultimately
exercise sovereignty I'VE the whole OF
South America, including Mexico and
Central America. Vice President Mari
seal, OF Mexico, replies 10 the prophecy
OF Rhodes by saying that 80 far ne his
country Is concerned 1t has proven IT,,
competency to govern itself, and as
much as says that Mexico viii main
tain It's sovereignty.
The following petition TO Coz lrc,s
understood to nave been prepared by
Ex-senator Edmunds, is receiving the
signatures OF those who are opposed to
the administrations Philippine policy I:
+" We, the undersigned, cit zens of the
United States Of America, tspecis v
your honorable body to bring
about an immediate cess alton OF nJsLt.
Titles In tho Philippine islands, and 10
announce to the people thereof with
promptitudc that 1t is the purp, SO OF
United States not to interfere with
their aspirations for Independence, or |
subjSct them to our authority, but !
only TO aid them in setting up an indie |
pendent government of their own
choice and to protect them against |
foreign interference, and to as
them with the military and naval
OF the United States go far az
may be required In the maintenance of
and security until such O govern
shall be established" J