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WHEAT CONVENTION.

The Greenwood Journal has started
a movement looking to the holding,
during the later part of August, at
some place to be agreed upon, of u
wheat convention, composed of South
Carolina farmers and others interested
in the revival of wheat culture in this
state.
The especial object of the conven,
ton is to furnish leading farmers the
opportunity to advise together as
to the best methods to be pursued
and, if possible, to stimulate healthy
interest in an important industry that
has been too long neglected.
As to what may or may not be &C
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-19

friends, and is the guest of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. N. ]. n. Bowen.
Mr.. V. E. Long and wife, of CASTOR.
ia, are visiting in Yorkville, the guests
of Mr.. p. A. Abernathg's family.
Trinity Methodist congregation has
granted their pastor, Rev. A. n. Brun
SOD, vacation of one month, and as
much longer as may be necessary fol
the recovery of his health which i:
now very bad.
Fort Mill Times: The Chester Liant
eru says Prof. Herndon's Gold Hill
band is expected to play there during
the reunion. We suppose they mear
well, but have superfuous way o
saying so.
Mr.. r. N. Plaxco, of the Bethany
neigbborhood, reports yield of abou
300 bushels of wheat this year. Hi'
other crops, however, have suffered
fearfully on account of the dry wealth
er. Most of his lands are red and the
crop will hardly be worth gathering
He is not grumbling, however.
Mr.. T. S. Moorman, Jr., of Columbia
who has been visiting Mr.. Wither:
Adickes's family in Yorkville, received
a telegram last Saturday stating thai
he was to receive commission a:
lieutenant in the volunteer army, anc
would be ordered to report to For
Mcpherson, Ga.
His honor, Judge Watts, is wei
thought of in York county. He i:
able, honest and fearless. In these es
sentials he has not superior on th'
bench of the state. He is very frank
too. So frank sometimes, perhaps, al
to render himself liable to be misun
derstood. But when he makes ruling
on point of law, it generally stands
No other judge has better record IL
the supreme court on account of th'
com paratively small number of rever
sails sustained. And his honor has an
other admirable characteristic. H'
gives the closest attention to the pro
ceedings in every case, no matter nov
trivial, and sees to it that every de
fendant gets the fullest benefit of al
the safeguards to which the law entl
ties him. The average layman, IL
fact, is generally prone to look upol
his honor as being partial to the de
fendant. But when defendent i
convicted, he comes to a parting o
the ways. His honor may tempe
justice with mercy ; but he invariabl!
manages TO get some common sens
into the combination also.
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aROUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. ]. E. Griffin, of Charlotte, spent
Tuesday in Yorkville on business.
Mrs. ]. Y. Miller, of Gastonia, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
w. jenkins.
Mr.. Clarence Hobbs, agent of the S
C. & G. E. r. R. Co., at Kershaw, is
visiting his brother, Mr. S. L. Hobbs.
Mr.. Kinloch G.. Mathis, of Charlotte,
spent Saturday and Sunday in York
Vile with his brother, Mr.. NJ. s.
Mathis.
Master John Oates and two sisters,
Misses Josie and Jessie, of Chester,
have been visiting in Yorkville during
the past week.
DR.. John B. Bowen, Of Baltimore, is
in Yorkville visiting relatives and
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CHE alurkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. @. {:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1899.
in his pastorate

"A dispatch says that Boston is suf'
fering from an insect plague, and that
people are charging it to the war OF
determination that Mayor Quincy
waged against the English sparrows
last spring. During this war hundreds
of thousands of sparrows were killed
and the number became appreciably
less. Now it is said that people can
not sit comfortably under the trees in
the parks for fear of getting them
selves covered with insects.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-19

able to the use of broad tires and the
establishment of state highway COM
missions to further modern road-build-
ing, as we'll as the resolutions urging
the abolition of the present system OF
working the convicts on state farms
and transferring them TO the public
roads, thus establishing system OF
state aid to permanent stone road.
building, were highly creditable and
along the line of the best thought
relative to highway Improvement.
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The FLOOD Loss IN TEXAs.-Ihe
weather bureau at Washington on
Saturday issued a special bulletin on
the recent flood in the Brazos river
district, Texas. The bulletin is ac-
companied by map and table show
ing phenomenal rainfalls.
Prof. H. A. Hazen, in an introduc:
tory article, says: at must be said
that, after allowing for all the condi'
tions, we still have a most serious din
Guilty in accounting for such rains
which are analogous to so.called cloud
bursts, about which almost nothing is
known"
IN. Cline, the Texas forecast OH
Ger, says in his report that in places
the river was more than II miles wide
The damage to crops has been very
great. There was a large acreage III
cotton, corn and sugar cane, and otheI
crops. Cotton planters have suffered
most. Sugar cane plantations IN
the Brazos bottoms have suffered
much. In some places half the crop
has been destroyed. Farming imple,
ments, stock and many of the small
tenant houses in the bottoms have
been washed away. The total losses,
judging from press reports and other
available information, will aggregate
nearly Sl0,000,O00.
Action has already been taken by
some farmers to plant other crops
where cotton and corn have been de-
stroyed. Some cotton will be planted,
but to what extent cannot be even ap-
proximated. 1t is desired to make
the district self.sustaiuing as soon as
possible, and many who have interests
along the Brazos river consider this
the best course to pursue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-19

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Glenn & Allison-Have just received a
carload of wagons of different sizes,
width of tires and heighth of wheels.
They can also supply you with buggies
and harness either for cash or on time.
J. J. Hunter-PropOses to make a clean
sweep of spring and summer goods and
offers you white goods, organdies
zephyr checks, lawns, mems and ladies
undervests, neckwear, suspenders
Sam NJ. Grist-Talks to you about Corbin
disk harrows and offers to sell them al
lower prices than any other dealer ir
the county.
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Until January 1st, 1900.


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with the best and most reliable up-to-date
news, will be furnished from the date OF
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cents.
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muulOu Ill Tie CEuICi uhlii hS shah
have thoroughly reformed and repent
ed. Raubold has taken an appeal to
the Kentucky synod, which body will
meet in regular session this fall. He
contends that the church has discrimi-
mated against him, as there are still
men on its rolls there and elsewhere
who sell whisky. The action of the
presbytery is the result of war that
will be waged on distillers and whisky
men by the church. The distiliers in
Kentucky are the largest contributors
to the church funds, and many are
very angry and may withdraw. Rau-
bold wanted to retire; but the presby-
terry refused and expelled him.
= ST Smith, farmer who killed w.
Bell, commercial traveller from At
lanta, several months ago, was shot to
death in the Grainsville, Ga, Jail last
Saturday morning shortly after mid
night. Sheriff Munday, who lives i'll
the Jail, was awakened by man at
the door, who said he was the sheriff
of Gilmore county, and had prisoner
he wanted locked up for the night.
The sheriff could see nothing in the
darkness except three or four men just
outside the building. He hnrriedly
dressed himself and appeared at the
entrance. The leader stepped forward
and said, Here, come here" A man
stepped forward and the sherlff,s hands
were bound. The entire crowd follow
ed the leader into the building. A
gun was pointed in Munday's face,
who seeing what was up, remarked
that the "keys were down stairs"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
rlilliOns Given AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to. the
public to know of one concern in
the land who are not afraid to be
generous to the needy and suffering.
The proprietors of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consum ton,
Coughs and Colds, have given
away over ten million trial bottles
of this great medicine, and have
the satisfaction of knowing it has
absolutely cured thousands of hope.
less cases. Asthma, bronchitis,
hoarseness and all diseases of the
throat, chest and lungs are surely
cured by it. Call on DIR. L. r..
Kirk, druggist, and get a trial bot
tie free. Regular size soc and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed, or price
refunded.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
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Brain Power of Rats,

Confronted with the difficulties
which modern builders and household
ers put in the way of rats in drains,
floors, and skirtings, the black rat
would probably be baf1ied, while the
sagacious gray rat still remains more
or less master of the situation. The
case of the rat is typical of the value of
brain power. Routine, which is the
usual condition of animal existence,
does not exist for them. They have to
face demonstrations" of their com
mon surroundings at any given mo-
ment, and their resources and adapta-
bility have seldom been found wanting
Ship rats have survived the era of
steam and steel, and only recently
thrived so successfully in a big iron
clad that they made her maiesty's ship
Colossus almost uninhabitable. House
rats have learned how to cope with gas
fittings, lead pipes, brick drains, and
cement floors. Sewer rats" have made
themselves name coeval with modern
urban sanitation. and others are now
learning TO live in cold stores" and eat
chilled meat and game in an atmos-
phere where breath turns into snow
London Spectator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Susquehanna Electric Light.

About two years ago extensive
surveys were made on both sides Of
Susquehanna river between Como.
wingo and McCalls Ferry and op-
tions were secure on the land all
along the river shores, but nc
money was paid, SO far as we could
learn. The project has again been
revived and report says the enter
prise is to be pushed.
There is no greater water power,
perhaps, in the country than the
section or river between Conowingo
and McCa!l's Ferry. The river is
a succession of rapids between these
two points, each rapid affording a
fall of many feet. The power that
could be obtained by utilising the
large volume of water in the Sus-
quehanna would be immense at
some seasons of the year, but it
often shrinks to one half or less
during protracted droughts in the
summer. .
With the gold mining that is to
be opened up in the spring on the
adjacent hills, and the building of
the dam in the river, the "pros-
perity" that is in sight of the
Eighth district is enough to make
the venerable black jacks take on a
second growth, and the green brier
brakes reach up and claim to be
bambOOS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Ouay's Fight For Reelection.

The Quay caucus of the members
of the Pennsylvania legislature was
held at Harrisburg on Tuesday
night and the result was failure
by 10 votes to secure a caucus
nomination for Mr.. Quay's election
to succeed himself in the u. S.
Senate. A hot fight will be con-
tinued between the Quay machine
and the decent people Of Pennsyl-
vania till the 18th inst, when the
legislature will vote for Senator. If
bribery can purchase enough votes
from either Democratic or Repub-
llcan members, and the money can
be raised, it will be resorted to by
the corrupt and INSCRIPTIONS
Quay machine; or if bulldozing and
all manner of pressure can effect his
election, no effort will be left
untried.
Pennsylvania politics has long
been famous for its corruption and
Harrisburg stands as one of the
most corrupt State capitals in the
nation, but the country does not
believe that the political morals of
Pennsylvania are so STEPPED in rot
tenness as to elect to the Senate of
the United States such a proven
felon as NJ. S. Quay. The whole
country is holding its breath while
waiting the refult.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Mushroom Culture.

Mr.. John I. Carter of Chatham,
Pa, one of Chester county's ad
vanced dairy farmers, in a private
letter which we assume the priv
ilege of publishing an extract from,
which may serve as a hint to oul
dairy farmers, informs us that he
has gone into the mushroom grow
ing. Mr.. Carter says:
"We are helping out the pros
perity' wave that is now engulfing
the farmers by adding mushroom
growing to our dairy and green
house work. We turned our large
hog houses and some other out
buildings into mushroom houses
aggregating about 10000 super,
fetal feet of bed surface. We are
now cutting so pounds per day.
hope to soon double that amount
| wish you could see these beds Of
mushrooms. They are a sight ~
Mushrooms are among the lux
uries which the goldbugs of the
richer class feed on, and are an ex
pensive dish. Farmers will have
to turn their attention to producing
luxuries, and by that means coax
more of shekels out of the million
aire guild if they hope to stay OF
the earth. Wheat, corn and hay
farming promises to put them of
soon if mushrooms or some othel
luxury product don't save them
Mr.. Carter seems to have hit upor
a plan to hold on to a piece of thu
earth for while longer, and unit
the election of Bryan and the re
mouetization of silver, which will
help farmers to get their heads
above water once more.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Terrell, of
Elkton, on Saturday celebrated the
fifty ninth anniversary of their
wedding. Both are past eighty
years of age and are enjoying good
health. They are the parents of
seven children, and have seventeen
grand -chindren and eight great
grandchildren.
The proprietor of the Elkton
shirt factory, Mr.. Birkhead, COM
plains of the difficulty he meets in
procuring girls and women to run
the sewing machines. He wants a
hundred employees and cannot get
half the number. He was given to
understand by the business men of
the place that there were Hslews"
of such labor in the town, but it
doen't come forth when called.
The experience of our shoe factory
is a little that way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
La Grippe Successfully Treated.

81 have just recovered from the second
attack of la grippe this year" says Mr..
Jas, A. Jones, publisher of the Leader,
Mexia, Texas. "In the latter case used
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, and
think with considerable success, only
being in bed little over two days against
ten days for the former attack. The Sec
ond attack am satisfied would have been
equally as bad as the first but for the use
of this remedy as had to go to bed in
about six hours after being struck with
it, while in the first case I was able to
attend to business about two days before
getting down." For sale by Eli 7.
Reynolds, druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
A Clever Trick.

1t certainly looks like it, but
there is really no trick about it.
Anybody can try it who has lame
back and weak kidneys, malaria or
nervous troubles. We mean he can
cure himself right away by taking
Electric Bitters. This medicine
tones up the whole system, acts as
IA stimulant to liver and kidneys, is
a blood purifier and nerve tonic. 1t
cures constipation, headache, faint
ing spells, sleeplessness and mel
ancholy. 1t is purely vegetable, a
mild laxative, and restores the sys,
TEN to its natural vigor. Try
Electric Bitters and be convinced
that they are miracle worker
Every bottle guaranteed. Only soc
a bottle at DR.. L. r. Kinks drug
store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Miss Mary M. Miller.

Miss Mary M. Miller died Oh
Wednesday morning at Miller's
Corner, Cecil county, aged IS years.
She was member of the well
known Miller family OF this county,
and daughter Of the late Harry
d. Miller, who for 80 years was
Register of Wills for Cecil county.
Her brother, Fl. ID. Miller, also held
the Office of Register of Wills for
the county for about five years, and
died while serving his term, being
succeeded by present Register, r.
E. lamar.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
How to Prevent Pneumonia.

You are perhaps aware that pneumonia
always results from cold or from an at
tack of la grippe During the epidemic
of la grippe few years ago when SO
many cases resulted in pneumonia, it was
observed that the attack was never fol.
lowed by that disease when Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy was used. 1t coun.
teracts any tendency of a cold or la grippe
TO result in that dangerous disease. 1t is
rthe best remedy in the world for bad
colds and la grippe. Every bottle war.
ranted. For sale by Eli T. Reynolds,
druggist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
The Filipinos Threaten Trouble.

The last act of Spanish treachery
was the surrender of Iloilo to the
Philippine insurgents, in violation
of the terms of the treaty. Treach-
cry has marked every step of Span
ish history for 400 years. This last
act is probably the only oppcrtu-
nifty that perfidious nation will
have to practice her favorite policy
against the United States. This
last piece of perfidy, a plain viola
ton of the pending treaty, should
be punished by withholding the
$40, 0OO,00O allowed Spain by the
treaty, which never should have
been granted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Poor and Insane.

The regular meeting of the Trus-
tees of the Poor and Insane was
held at the Aims House on Dec. 81.
Warrants were drawn ON the
county treasurer to the amount of
$771.12.
The oyerseer was ordered to re-
ceive at Aims House William Nc
Hurd and John Williams, both
colored.
j. III. Maxwell was ordered to
procure fonr bushels of home grown
clover seed.
The clothing from John Frazer
was received December %, exam
med and accepted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Circuit Court.

The Circuit Court for Cecil coun
ty reconvened Tuesday morning.
The contested will case of Mrs
Caroline Naudain was called. J. c.
Naudain, husband of the deceased
contests the will ON the grounds OF
undue influence, etc. Mrs. Nau,
dain left an estate valued at
$4,000. To her husband she be-
queathed the income from 1OC
shares of capital stock of the Whit
aker Iron Co of Wheeling, W. Va,
The residue of the estate is left te
relatives by a former husband,
Joseph Coudon. Albert Constable
and VIM. S. Evans represent Mr.
Naudain and John S. Writ the
heirs.
The case was still occupying the
attention of the Court when our
report closed.
At a session of the Court held on
Tuesday night argument was heard
IL tHC CdSC VI w Ill. -. IItdlS, DIT.
ministrator de bonis non C. t. a. oil
John S. Everist and trustee under
his will, VS.. Amos d. Spencer
Geo. A. Blake, Esq, for plaintiff
Austin L. Crothers, Esq, for de,
PENDANT. The suit is to recover
the sum of $7,OS7.
In February 1898 j. Swami
Everist and the late Francis S. Ever
list his father, purchased the stock
of store goods of Amos d. Spencer
at Havre de Grace, and gave their
note for 1857 in payment, and
Francis S. Everist transferred GER
tain promissory notes and shares of
stock as collateral to secure the
note. 1t is claimed that he had nc
right to transfer these securities
and that they are still assets of the
estate of John s. Everist and Spen-
Ger cannot hold the same or the
money realized thereon. The de-
cision of the Court has not yet been
rendered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Preparing for the Campaign of 1000


The following Associated Press
despatch from Chicago published
in Wednesday morning papers we
give for what it may be worth.
Such dispatches are generally
twisted as much as possible out OF
line:
VIM. J. Bryan will have his own
way, and in very short time will
sound the keynote of the National
Democratic campaign of 1900,
which will be silver at the ratio OF
l6 to 1. The fight against trusts
and monopolies and opposition to
imperialism, colonization and ex-
pansion will be issues, but sub
sidiary to that of silver. Silver
Democrats, silver Republicans and
Populists are to join together in the
contest, and, as in 1896. Mr.. Bryan
will be the leader.
This was settled upon at a meet
ing of the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the National Democratic
Committee which began Tuesday
and lasted until far into the night.
Those present were National Chair
man James X. Jones, Senator AL
len, of Neb.; ex Governor Altgeld,
of ILL.,, and w. H. ("Coin") Har-
vey, representing the National
Democratic Committee; Senator
Teller, of Co..; ex-Congressman
Towne, of MIMI, and ex-senator
Dubois, of Idaho.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Suicide of Allen BiggS.

Allen Biggs, of Georgetown, a
village on the Sassafras river, just
across the Cecil line, committed
suicide on Friday by taking laud-
anum. Biggs was a bachelor and
made his home with his sister in
law, Mrs. S. A. Biggs, for whom
he was a clerk. He was about 45
years of age. No cause is assigned
for the act.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06

Inspector examining class)-Who
signed the Declaration? (No answer)
Inspector (sharply)-Who signed the
Declaration? Come, come; somebody
tell me. (Still no reply)
Inspector very angrily)-Will no boy
tell me who signed the Declaration?
Small Boy in Rear Gmagines that
something is wrong)-Please, sir, it
wasn't me, sir.-N. Y. World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Zero.

When people looked out of their
windows on Sunday morning for a
first glance of the New Year, they
saw the earth clothed in d robe of
spotless white. The rain which
was falling in front of the advanc-
ing cold wave, turned to snow in
the night and the temperature con-
tinued to fall until Monday morn
ing, when the mercury had de-
scended % below O in some of the
thermometers in this neighborhood !,
and at one place not far from town
100 below was reported.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Amos S. Evans.

Amos S. Evans died at his home
near Rising Sun on Thursday, Jan.
., in the 51st year of his age, of
Bright's disease. His funeral will
be held Monday, Jan. 3. Services
at the house at IL O'Clock; inter
ment at West Nottingham cemetery.
He leaves a widow and two chill
dren.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses
have been issued by the Clerk OF
the Court at Elkton
Jere Ford Arringdale, of New
port News, Va, and Mollie V.
Brown, of Wilmington, Del.
Walter Davis and Rachel Hood,
both of Chesapeake City.
Parker f. Mahan and Mary
Yocum, both of Fair Hill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Barn Burned.

On Saturday morning between
II and 1 O'Clock, fire destroyed the
barn and granary, together with
the contents, on the farm occupied
by Richard Sullivan, at Glasgow.
The loss on the buildings and con-
tents is estimated at $1,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
DR.. John n. COmegys.

DR.. John M. Comegys, member
of one of Delaware's foremost fam
lilies and a practitioner of PROM
inence died Friday night, Dec. 80,
at Dover, after an illness of one
week with grip. He was 20 years
of age.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06
Newton r1urphy.

Newton Murphy, aged 26 years,
a native of Charlestown, died at the
home of Lewis Wilson, in Havre
de Grace, on Wednesday, Dec. 2S,
of typhoid fever. The remains
were inferred at Charlestown on
Friday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-01-06

Mrs. Elizabeth Hewitt.

Mrs. Elizabeth Hewitt, wife of
George Hewitt who resides on the
Tuitt farm, near Eikton, died Sun
day morning from dropsy, aged 35
vars. She leaves a husband and
five children