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mill, to hear Drayton Medlin, the
murderer of Will Brown, who is
condemned to hang on August 9TH,
preach. With what words he could
command, he told them that he was
ready to 60 to eternity, and he was so
earnest as to bring showers of tears
from his hearers.
CLEvELAND-The Shelby Aurora,
August l: Forrest Williams, who has
been playing fine ball for Yorkville,
returned home Friday, the Yorkville
team having disbanded for the season.
...'..".Mr. Hall Martin, a prominent
citizen of Bostic, had the misfortune,
Friday night, to lose his barn, horse
and provendsr by fire. The origin of
the fire is unknown. .'''''''''''Mr. Chevis
Wray, a popular and enterprising
citizen of Ridgeway, S. c., native of
Shelby, will be happily married today,
Wednesday, to Miss Georgia William
son, an attractive and cultured young
lady of Sumter, s. G. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wray are expected to arrive here Fri
day land will be rendered an elaborate
reception that night at the residence of
the groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Wray.''':.'.'The work of placing
the machinery in the Shelby Cotton
mill having been completed, the hum
and whiz of the machinery began last
Wednesday. The adjustment of the
machinery was found to be perfect,
and by the time this appears in print,
all the different departments will be
doubtless running smoothly. This new
mill will give employment to a number
of hands, and we trust that the launch.
ing of this new industrial enterprise will
be crowned with the success it de-
serves. Messrs. J. Frank Williams
and M. M. Mauney are the capable
and enterprising secretary and super
intendent, respectively.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04
FORT MILL MATTERS.

The Monument to the Catawbas-How the
Indians Spent q Pleasant Day-other
Notes of Interest.
Correspondents Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
FORT MILL, August 1.-The dedi-
cation of the monument to the Ca
tawba Indians took place according
to programme on yesterday. The
exercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. R. A. Yongue, followed by an
Introduction by DR.. Thornwell.
A speech by Ben Harris showed the
possibilities of the Red Man were he
educated.
Rev. Mr.. Slough, the honored pas
tor of Flint Hill church, followed in
an historical sketch, which was full of
interest, the only "shortcoming' in it
was it's shortness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunlap, whose good
work among these neglected people
needs but to better known to be ap-
preciated, were present and the recip-
tents of general attention.
A bountiful dinner was served in the
town hall and all hands seemed to en-
Joy themselves; and in the afternoon
the tribe was returned to the reserva-
ton in hacks and wagons, and 30
ended remarkable day in the history
of the Catawbas, and also of Fort
Mill.
1t does seem to me, that while "vir-
tue is it's own reward" yet the thanks
of South Carolina are due to Captain
Is. E. White and Mr.. ]. NJ. Spratt for
this act of justice to once noble and
powerful tribe, and this monument is
a memorial to them, as we'll as to the
Catawba braves who fought in the
Confederate ranks.
The protracted meeting will begin
at Philadelphia Methodist church on
the 1st Sunday in August. The Rev.
u. c. Yongue, from Orangeburg coun-
ty, will assist the pastor.
Rev. J. B. Harris will hold a tent
meeting in Fort Mill, beginning on the
9Th of September.
The political pot is just simmerlng
at present but the friends of prohibi.
ton are confident that the right will
prevail.
The devil that once got into the
hogs seems to be trying his hand on
the horses. On Sunday, the %, DIR.
Thornwell was painfully hurt by a
runaway horse. On Monday the
horse of Mr.. Yongue, the Methodist
preacher, went flying up Main street
into the livery stable. The runaway
was caused by Bradley coupler un-
coupling itself. Brother Finch de-
clares, with the Psalmist, that ga horse
is vain thing for safety" and sticks
to a wheel.
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"After I had started, I thought
would play the game to the limit, 30 |
picked out the cleanest looking ear ]
could find, and reached down and got
good hold with my teeth and stayed,
I figured that the soap in my mouth
would keep me from suffering any
BARN, and didn't much care how it
effected the Negro. 1t wasn't many
seconds till the Negroes stampeded
and began to scatter, and pretty soon
the only one left was the one whose
ear was clamped in my teeth. I pull
ed him around the street a little, same
as you've seen dog pull sow around
by the ear, and gave him final shake
and let him 60. He went off like q
shot, and then the white people came
up and we started to voting, and
and-well, we voted enough to carry
the election.
"The Negro who got his ear in my
mouth went home and went to bed
and swore he had been bitten by q
mad dog, and it took all the doctors in
Edgefeld to save his life. didn't
suffer any bad effects, and I'm here
yet," and Mr.. Rush laughed as he
walked off.
This is true story in every detail.
General NJ. G. Butler, Ex-Governor
Sheppard and a host of others now
living will vouch for its accuracy.
One reason why it has never been pub
lished before is that not until recently
have the white people cared to talk
about their methods of carrying elec-
tions in the 70's.
And thus it will be seen that stick
of shaving soap in the hands, or mouth,
of a man who knew how to use it,
played an important part in the re.
demption of South Carolina from
Negro misrule and the restoration oi
the reins of government to the hands
of white men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04
DOCTOR WAS TOO HASTY.

Concerning late popular physician,
many stories illustrative of his quaint.
kindly qualities of head and heart are
told. One of the most amusing was
about a runaway.
The doctor, as the tale goes, was
sitting in his surgery one Saturday
afternoon, when he heard terrific
hubbub, and, looking out of the win.
dow, saw runaway horse dashing
down the street. Selling his hat, be
hurried out and found big crowd
collected about the curb.
"Anybody hurt ?" he asked.
eyes, sir" replied bystander, "the
drivers almost killed."
The doctor pushed his way into the
throng and caught sight of young
man whose head was twisted to one
side and whose body was bent hall
double.
"Ah, ha !" he exclaimed, wrapping
one of his powerful arms around the
unfortunate's neck, "this is evidently
q case of dislocation of the shoulder
I'll reduce it at once"
Suiting the action to the word, he
seized the young mans elbow and
gave him a herculean wrench. The
victim howled vigorously and made
frantic efforts to speak.
"Oh, doctor ~ he gasped, "please
stop! Oh, stop him somebody! He's
killing me!'
"Be quiet, you fool!" said the doc
tor sternly, "can't you see I'm reduc
ing the fracture ?"
"But doctor-oh, doctor, Wv
want to tell you," suffered the young
man, "that I was b-b-born this
a-wayW
"Born this way" thundered the
medico, suddenly letting him 60
"Weren't you hurt in the accident
just now ?"
mo, sir" said the cripple, humbly
"they're takin' that feller into the
hotelw
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04

CALLED HIM "BIsH. Few who
witnessed the dignity with which Bish-
op Potter presided over the opening of
the Church Temperance Society's
Squirrel Inn in the Bowery the other
day, would imagine that he has keen
sense of humor which never deserts
him for an instant.
81 was at first amused, but finally
oppressed, by the frequency with which
I was addressed as your Grace while
I was in England" said Bishop Potter
shortly after his return from his last
trip abroad. "When one has lived
for years in America without any
special title in ordinary conversation,
it is not easy to become accustomed to
being hailed as Your Grace when
ever any service is rendered.
"But from the recurrence of the IT,
tie, which was still offered to me at
frequent intervals during the voyage
home, I was cheerfully delivered by
the first American I met on my way
ashore. He was an old vestryman OF
mine and-I met him on the gang plank
as he was rushing up to welcome home
his wife and daughters. He grabbed
my hand an instant and exclaimed:
Hello, Bish How are you"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04
AT WAR WITH THE WORLD.
That Has Been the Attitude of China Since
July 20.

That Has Been the Attitude Of China Since
July 20.
The following dispatch was received
in London from Tien Tsin on July 81 :
A Pekin message dated July 81, re-
ports that the first outside news
reached there July 18.
The failure of the relief expedition
make the seige far more perilous.
On July 10, the Tsung Ii Yamen
broke off relations.
July 20 China declared war.
Baron Won Ketteler and Francis
James, an English professor, were
murdered.
Over 400 non-com batants occupied
the British legation.
I understand converts are holding
the North Cathedral.
A thousand refugees occupied the
palace of Prince Lu.
A truce began July II, after twenty
six days of fierce assault.
One night the shelling was uninter-
lupted for six hours.
Four attempts were made to fire the
British legation.
The attacks resulted in the ruin of
the Han-Liu college (the Chinese nat
ional college).
The cowardice of the Chinese pre-
vented stampede.
Killed-German 10, japanese 10,
French II, British 5, Russians 4,
Americans 7, Italians 7, converts 9.
Total, with wounded, 9S.
Correspondents Morrison, Reid and
Tenn enty are i'll.
At least 1000 Chinese have been
killed.
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Au,norons 9epartment.
WHY MIR, GAGE IS CAUTIOUS.
An incident which has caused Secre.

An incident which has caused Secre-
tary Gage to be exceedingly cautious
of ssdeaf men" occurred recently.
Congressman John H. Ketcham, OF
Dover Plains, N. Y, is more or less
hard of hearing. He holds his hand
up to bis ear while you are addressing
him, and manages to catch your mean.
ing fairly we'll. Just how much he
hears is open to question, and the sec
retary of the treasury, for one, has
bis own suspicious that "Uncle John"
is not quite So deaf as he appears. 1t
happened this way:
Mr.. Ketcham had been in congress
so long that be had used up all the
patronage to which he was entitled
and couldn't get any more places for
his constituents. But one day this
spring he called on Mr.. Gage.
"There is man up in my town" "
he explained, "who must be fixed, and
want you to fix him."
81 can't do it," replied Gage (and
ND went Ketcham's hand to his ear, }
"because there are no vacancies in my
department." .,
ayes, that's what he wants" said
Ketcbam, "a place in your depart
ment."
The secretary looked at his visitor
intently, and said, in lower tone:
"The civil service rules cover all ap.
pointments under 81, 200 or 81 800 q
year."
Mr.. Ketcham removed his hand from
his right ear and replied: .
"That will be satisfactory. He will
not expect more than $1,000 a year."
Mr.. Gage was growing desperate.
81 tell you," he fairly yelled, II
can't do anything for your man. There
is no use bringing him down here ~
sAn right |" said the imperturbable
congressman, rising, "I'll bring him
down." and out be walked, leaving
the secretary in state of collapse.
Sure enough day or two later the
deaf man walked in with a constituent.
"Here is my friend that you prom
ised to place." be said.
"Good Lord !" said Gage (and up
went the others handy "didn't l tell
you I could do nothing, absolutely
nothing?"
, "Hey ?"
"Didn't tell you not to bring your
man here, because I had no place for
him ?"
"No; you said you would give him
a place at about $1,000; so I sent for
him and here he is"
The secretary was in despair. He
looked the congressman in the FACET
was blank. In sheer desperation he
tapped bell for an assistant, told the
latter to take the constituent to Mr..
B, and if possible, to find him place.
The congressman shook hands all
around, and departed with an express
sion of benevolence on his countenance.
The man got fairly good place.
The congressman is still rather deaf.
The secretary-well, he had his own
suspicions.-Success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04

DEvoUTLY To BE WIsHED.-A few
more speeches like Senator Tillman's
speech at Bennettsville, and few
more letters like his letter to DR.. Will.
son, will make many men who are not
much impressed with Prohibition as q
possible remedy for our social and
political evils, to support Hoyt for the
purpose of killing the dispensary
which is consummation most devout.
ly to be wished.-News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-04
July 81
FURMAN UNIVERSITY,
Greenville. g. G.

THE next session opens on the 26TH
i OF SEPTEMBER. Full and thor
ough instruction, leading to the degrees o.
B. A. and M. A., is offered. Boarding ir
private families moderate. In the Mess
Hall excellent fare may be had at less
expense. Correspondence solicited. Ap.
plications for places in the mess should
not be deferred. For further particulars
apply to the president.
A. P. MONTAGUE, LII. D.
July % 8 4t*
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The Americans occupy strong po

The Americans occupy strong po'
sition on the city wall.
Provisions are still insufficient.
The hospital arrangements are ex'
cellent.
Imperial edicts have commended the
Boxers and ordered missionaries to
leave the interior and commanded all
viceroys 70 help Pekin but an edict
dated July the 1S, eDjoins protection
and promises compensation. The re-
port that large relief force was COM
ing produced this change.
Foreign governments should beware
being hoodwinked.
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CONFEDERATE SURVIVORS.

CONFEDEnAl r SURVIVORS
TN accordance with Section l3 Of an Act
l. entitled "An Act to Provide Pensions
For Certain Soldiers or Sailors (approved
10th February, 1900 Now Residents of
South Carolina" the surviving soldiers
and sailors of this state, or of the Confede-
rate States in the war between the States,
will assemble in mass meeting in their
respective townships, on SATURDAY,
THE 4TH DAY Y OF AUGUST NEXT,
at Q O'clock, and organize by the election
of chairman and secretary, and elect by
ballot an ex- Confederate soldier or sailor,
not an applicant for pension, as the rep
resentative Of the veterans of said town
ship. Said representatives to meet at
Yorkville ON THE FIRST MONDAY.
IN SEPTEMBER, for the purpose OF
selecting a County Board of Pensions for
said county. IREDELL JONES,
County Chairman.
july 81 8 3t
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Schedule Effective April 1st, 1900.

40 minutes for supper at Gastonia.
No. 10, north bound, connects at Chester
with Southern Ry., Seaboard Air Line,
Lancaster and Chester Ry. from all points
south; at Yorkville with South Carolina
and Georgia Ex. Ry.; at Gastonia with
Southern Ry.; at Lincolnton with Sea-
board Air Line; at Newton and Hickory
with Southern Ry. No. 8. south bound,
makes close connection at all junction
points.
1T. NICHOLS, General Manager,
Chester, South Carolina.
E. F. REID, Auditor
Chester South Carolina.
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GEO. M. S. HART,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Yorkville, S. c.
OFFICE: NO. 2 LAW RANGE.
PHONE 5S.
WANTED:

A FILE of the YORKVILLE ENQUI-
n RER from January 8, 1884, to May .,
1884, containing the e"REM1N1SCENCE
OF YORK" For complete file we will
send THE ENQUIRER for one year to
we want. L. M. GRIST & SONS.
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GAFFNEY BRANCH.

Trains Nos. so and SO connect at Blacks
burg with trains on the Gaffhey Division.
Train No. 80 connects at Camden with
the Charleston Division Of the Southern
Railway for all points South.
Train No. 33 leaving Camden at 12.40 p.
M, going West, makes connection at Lam
caster, 8. c., with the l.. q. G. r. R., at
Catawba Junction with the 8. A. L., going
North; at Rock Hill with the Southern
Railway going North.
Traiu No. II connects at .Blacksburg
with the Southern Railway from the
South. At Marion, N. c., with the South.
ern Railway going West.
SAMUEL HUNT, President,
A. TRIPP, Superintendent,
s. b. LUMPKIN, Gen. F. and p. Agt.
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Blackberry Balsam for Diarrhea and
Cramps. YORK DRUG STORE.
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Indians Spent Pleasant Day-Other
Notes of Interest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-05
DEATH IN CUPS AND GLASSES
Americans Warned Against Using
silver-Mounted Drinking yes-
sells from Abroad.

Walter Schumann, United States con-
sui at Mainz. has called the attention
Of the state department 10 the danger
to the health of persons using silver
mounted glasses and porcelain wares.
He says Frankfort newspaper some
time ago called attention to the fact
that certain kinds of silver-mounted
and porcelain wares, such as cups,
glasses, jars, vases, etc. had been
placed upon the market.
"The silver on these articles" he
says, "is applied by means of gal
vanoplastic process in baths which con-
tain large quantities of potassium cy-
anide. AS glazed wares have innu-
merable hair-like cracks, this deadly
poison enters these cracks, and the
articles, beautiful to look at, become
severe menace to the health of any
body using or handling them, and es-
pecially as it is impossible in the course
of manufacture to remove this poison
Gus residuum.
only a short time ago very severe
case of poisoning resulted from the
use of such ware. am told that these
goods are chiefly exported to the United
States from Frankfort, Berlin and
Stuttgart. It might be well for the
public to be informed of the danger
In these goods, and steps might be
taken to prohibit their sale"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-05
GIRLS MOB TWO JoKERs.
Society Bellies of New York state oh.
ject to Swapping Turtles Put
i'm Bathing Pool.

A party of pretty society girls who
porting in the placid waters of the Sus-
quehanna arose in their wrath the
other afternoon and mobbed two Jol-
let Ill.) young men who are summer
ing in the section about Binghamton,
N. Y, knocking one into the river and
nearly drowning him-all because they
placed swapping turtles in the girls
bathing place.
The men are registered as II. De
Laney Marvin and Ward X. Hunt. They
came to Binghamton to spend the sum
mer and move in the best society. The
girls had found secluded cove, where
they went daily, leaving one of their
| number as guard at the roadside while
the others took the water. They sup
posed their expeditions were secret, but
+ss~--.-av.-'ee~nAd- the truth and pur-
chased three swapping turtles of small
boy, placed them in the water, and hid
on the bank. While the maidens were
padding in the cove one of their num-
Der shrieked: "My toe! my toe!" and
rushed for the bank. Clinging to her
foot was a turtle which it was difficult
| to loosen.
The men, unable to contain them
selves, made noise, discovering their
hiding place. The girls in their wrath
forgot their lack of costume and hurled
sticks and stones at the jokers., "A large
| stone struck Marvin on the head, knock
ing him in the water. He was rendered
unconscious, but was rescued by Hunt.
conveyed to farmhouse and his in
jury dressed. After the accident the
girls grabbed their clothes and fed.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-05
not vERsED IN ROMANCE.
Manascvipt OF SCOTS "Ivanhoe" Was
Rejected by Many London
Publishers.

BY way of practical joke a type.
written copy of Scott's "Ivanhoe" was
recently sent the rounds of the Lon.
don publishers, under the title, when
John Was England's King" It was
returned in every case. The London
Academy amuses itself by imagining
the form taken by the letters of re-
jeotion. It thinks Messrs. Macmillan
might have written somewhat like
this:
"Messrs. Macmillan & Co. regret to
have to return When John Was Eng
lands King but they fear that inter
est in historical fiction Is diminishing.
Their readers report of the story is
in the main favorable, but he points
out that the charge of initiating The
Forest Lovers one of Messrs. Mac
millan's recent publications, might
perhaps be difficult to rebut. In his
opinion the author of When John
Was England's King would perhaps
have made better and more readable
book had he studied Mr.. Hewlett more
carefully"
Here is another burlesque letter:
"Mr. John Murnv begs to. return the
MS. of When John Was England's
King and to quote passage from
his readers report thereon: I do not
recommend this novel, although it is
painstaking and thorough. The au-
thor would, 1 think, have been wiser
had he chosen another name for his
hero. Ivanhoe has already been used
by Sir Walter Scott"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1900-10-05
EARNINGS VERY LARGE.
Sleeping Cars Pay for Themselves in
Considerably Less Than
Year.

The well-patronized sleeping car pays
for itself in considerably less than a
year. Take the run from New York to
Chicago, 1000 miles Every road in the
United States pays three cents mile
for the privilege of hauling sleeper
and contracts to return said car in as
good shape as it is received and to pay
for all damages. The journey on the
limited expresses to Chicago is made
in "a hours, therefore the car earns
$50 day for travel.
If it is full, which is generally the
ease, receipts from berths, sections and
staterooms amount to s1s5, making a
total revenue of 1918 day. Out of this
must come the wages of the porter and
conductor-the latter, however, usually
having charge of several cars-the
towels. sheets, soap, ice, etc, the whole
amounting to but small sum.
Then there are the wear and tear
and general depreciation, the daily
cleaning, the annual refitting and re-
painting. Set these charges down at
ten per cent. and give the car three
trips week of 1000 miles each, and we
have its earnings at over 100000 an
nually. Some can earn great deal
more.