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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28

such creditors as should accept their
dividends in discharge of their claims,
was not unlawful.
The unauthorized act of Brice, in
signing the agreement in question, fur
nishes no ground for interference with
Miss McGill's acceptance and release.
The question whether releases filed
on September 1, 1896, were to be con-
sidered as filed on time, under the
terms of the deed of assignment, is not
properly before the supreme court, for
the reason that no releases were fled
on that day.
Judgment below reversed and COM
plant dismissed. Opinion by Mr..
Justice Jones. Filed March 10.
Messrs. d. E. Finley and T. Y.
Williams for appellants Messrs. With
erspoon & Spencer for respondent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28

ORIGIN OF THE PENKNIFE.-Do
you know why the little pocketknives
are often called penknives? Perhaps
some of you have often wondered, and
did not like to ask. You use steel
pen at school; but when Washington
lived there were no steel pens. At
that time, and until the year 1920,
pens were made out of quilts or large
feathers of the goose and other birds.
Now these quill pens, being soft, got
out of order and split, 80 they had to
be remade. Most writers kept sharp
knife to remake these pens, so the
knives got to be called "pen knives"
The word "pen" is from the Latin
word "penna," which means a feather;
so when we say steel pen, we talk of a
steel feather, which is absurd; but
then the language is made up of very
funny words and phrases, and the
little word "pen' is now used for the
piece of steel with which we write.
What becomes of all the pens made?
One firm in England make 200, ,OOO, ,OO0
pens every year, and there are several
other makers who send out nearly as
many more; then the in United States
we make at least 200,000,00O every
wear. Where do they all 60 to? 1t
is not often that you can pick up old
pens and yet vast number must be
lost every day.-John de Morgan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28
CHAPTER XIV.
SUSPICION is CATCHING.

The next days sun had run it's
course, it's last friendly service being
to gild with transient glory the top
most branches Of the ancient cedarS
that flanked the front gate Of the Mat
thews cottage on either side. They
were wrapt in twilight gloom when
Olivia opened the gate between them
and stood staring down the road with
unseeing eyes. DR.. Govan had just
passed out Of sight. He had spent
nearly the whole day with her father.
She had been rigidly excluded from
the sickroom. They had broken her
heart by telling her that it was her ia
theirs wish.
"Her distress was agitating to the
patient" the old doctor had said, with
paternal kindness, adding, "Since you
can do no good In there, my DEAR"
with grave nod toward the sickroom,
"you had better brace yourself by
long walk"
She had listened to him restleSSly,
with a haggard look in her childish
eyes, which had great black rings
around them.
Twill father ever speak again. DR..
Govan" she asked sharply.
"Speak again? Oh, yes! He has
spoken. l promise you he shall scold
you roundly for those white cheeks
and staring eyes before bedtime"
She waved one hand impatiently.
"He must speak. doctor. There Is
something he must tell me before-be-
fore"- She gasped and added in
choked voice, Did Clarence tell you"
about that old lunatics visit last
night? OF course he did. l saw her
today. She Is properly punished, poor
old imbecile-not punished, for she did
not know what she was about. She's
about done for herself, coming up here
in those thin house shoes. Malvina Is
pretty well broken up about it all"
Ollie moved up very close to the old
man and put her clasped hands on his
heart as she said pleadingly. "She Is
lunatic. isn't she. DR.. Govan"
Mad as a March hare"
"And nobody ever thinks Of believing
what lunatics say, do they. DR.. Co
van?"
"Not unless they are little touched
themselves"
He had no difficulty In tracing her
meaning. 1t was q piteous plea for
faith in her father. WeStover had told
him Of the scene he had invaded with
out revealing his own part in the pro-
ceeding. But. knowing as we'll as he
did the old womans mania. the doctor
had no difficulty in supplying the de-
tails.
Poor papa-to think of my not pro-
tecting him better"
DR.. Govan pushed her gently toward
the door. There. there. child, go. You
are working yourself up into condi-
ton Of absolute uselessneSS."
"Oh, that will never do! must not
become useless while father needs me.
will 60 for walk"
That's right. You are good child.
See that your walk means something.
will be back about 10"
Passing swiftly and resolutely from
under the gloomy cedars through the
smart. highly ornamented gate into the
broad public road, with its fringe OF
grass and weeds. gray with dust, she
turned her face westward. She was
going to the Spillman cottage. Miss
Malvina must tell her what her moth
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28

"My child, Oltpid, there arc no papers,"
Miss Malvina's shoulder. her eyes fixed
upon the dead woman's face. She did
not catch her friends look Of startled
establishment Her voice was drearily
calm.
"Yes, | know. 1t is very good of you.
1t Is just like you not to want anybody
to know how she talked about father.
She said such dreadful things to him
last night"
Mother up to your house last night!
My dear, you must have dreamed it"
"Oh, no! wish | had! wish
had! But she was up there. cannot
tell you what she said to papa.
thought then could never forgive her,
but she knows better now. and l eX-
pect if she could she would ask his
pardon and mine too. She knows now
that my dear father did not ruin
Thomas BroXton. She knows that he
Is a good and true man. can forgive
her now. | have forgiven her."
Miss Malvina forgot her own be-
reavement in pity for the desolate
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28
LOVE FINDS A WAY.
BY JEANETTE H. WALWORTH.
Copyright, 1899, by Jeanette H. Walworth.

Copyrlgnt, 1893, Dy JeanhetIe u "ai"oi
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INSTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers Of THE EN-
o1JIRER NAV begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand 1t
lust the same as though they had read it
all from the beginning, we here give
SYNOPSIS of that portion Of 1t which has
already been published:
Tom Broxton comes to Broxton Hall
from college, having been summoned to
his father, who is dying. Mr.. Matthews,
Toms guardian, passing Mother Spill
mans cottage, drops bag of papers. Ihe
next morning Matthews comes 70 look LOT
one of the papers which have been lost.
He does not find it. but Jimmy Martin, a
gardener, soon after brings it to Mother
Spillman, She pledges Martin to secrecy
and hides the paper in the back of an old
chair. Tom BroXton visits the room III
which his father lies, finds some flowers
on an easel and among them an unfin-
ished letter from his father to himself.
Through ground glass doors he sees a tg,,
ure tampering with the papers contained
in his fathers desk. Before he can enter
the room the figure disappears. Approach
ing his fathers body lying in his coffin,
Tom looks for seal ring worn on the fin
ger, but it is not there. Olivia Matthews
arranges with her father for garden par
ty at Broxton Hall on her eighteenth
birthday. Her father, riding past the
Hall. stops there and sees the mysterious
figure standing over Colonel Broxton's
desk. After the lawn party Tom Brox-
ton and his guardian sit at the Hall talking
about it, and Mr.. Matthews proposes that
Tom, after being graduated at college,
shall go abroad to study and declares that
the Hall must be sold, to both OF which
propositions Tom demurs. Mother Spill
man cautions Tom against his guardian,
out with Clarence Westover on horseback.
Tom goes to the Hall, where he finds
Olivia, who has been thrown from her
horse, and carries her into the house. She
is not severely injured. The party remain
at the Hall. At midnight a scream is
heard. 1t has come from Olivia, who has
seen the mysterious figure standing over
Colonel Broxton's desk. Two years
elapse. Broxton Hall is sold to the West
overs. Tom Broxton is studying abroad.
He writes to Olivia declaring his love Tor
her. His guardian writes him that ms
estate has been lost, and Olivia writes him
that she is engaged to Clarence WestoVer.
Mr.. Matthews study is burned under
suspicious circumstances, and all his pa
pers destroyed, including those pertain
ing to the Broxton estate. Tom Broxton
returns from abroad and settles in the
the west to practice his profession. Mr..
Matthews is taken i'll. Olivia visits the
room where her father lies. Half con-
scious, she sees "Mother' Spillman,
whom she recognizes as the figure she had
seen standing over Colonel Broxton's
desk, bending over her father and accus-
ing him of having stolen the Broxton es-
tate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28
UNKEPT PROMISES.
How Hopes Were Created and What Be-
came Of Them,

How Hopes Were Created and What Be
came Of Them.
Canadian Baptist
A thick set, ugly-looking fellow was
seated on a bench in the public park,
and seemed to be reading some writing
on a sheet of paper which he held in
his hand.
"You seem to be much interested in
your writing?" said.
eyes; I've been figuring my account
with Old Alcohol to see how we
stand"
"And he comes out ahead, I sup
pose?"
every time; and he has lied like
sixty"
"How did you come to have deal
ings with him in the first place?"
"That's what I've been writing.
You see, he promised to make man
of me; but he made beast. Then
he said be would brace me up; but he
made me 90 staggering around and
then threw me into the ditch. He
said I must drink to be social. Then
be made me quarrel with my best
friends, and be the laughing stock of
nv enemies. He gave me black eye
and q broken nose. Then drank for
the good of my health. He ruined the
little I had, and left me sick as
dog"
"Of course"
"He said he would warm me up;
and was soon nearly frozen to death.
He said he would steady my nerves;
but instead he gave me the delirium
tremeps. He said he would give me
great strength and he made me help
less"
"To be sure"
"He promised me courage"
"Then what followed ?"
"Then he made me coward for l
beat my sick wife, and kicked my lit
tie child. He said he would brighten
nv wits; but instead he made me act
like fool, and talk like an idiot. He
promised to make gentleman of me;
but he made me tramp"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28
TILLMAN AND The GOyERNORSHIP.
Ruinored That the Senator Desires to Name
McSweeney's Successor.

Ruinored That the Senator Desires to Name
McSweeney's Successor.
The Manning Times, edited by SEN
ator Applet, has the following editorial
in its last issue concerning rumor
that Senator Tillman is taking hand
in the gubernatorial contest:
"There is a rumor floating about the
state that Senator Tillman is the main
influence which inspires Hon. Frank
B. Gary's candidacy for gubernatorial
honors. Whether there is any founda-
ton for the rumor we do not know, and
hope it is not true. We do know that
Senator Tillman is very friendly to the
Gary family and he has manifested that
friendship in many ways. He made
the mistake of his political life when
he undertook to save John Gary Evans
from defeat. That was not his judg-
ment but he permitted his name TO be
affixed to the circular, entirely from
spirit of friendliness to the Gary fam
ily.. We doubt exceedingly If there is
a member of that family who would
have been heard from at all, as far as
high political honors are concerned,
had it not been for Tillman. He is
their political father, and through him
nearly the entire connection, near and
remote, have been, and are now, filling
prominent positions, both of honor and
emoluments. We think it high time
and very proper, after such long and
careful training, that Senator Tillman
turn his proteges loose, and let them
take their chances without his aid. If
Colonel Gary, most excellent gentle
man, wants to be governor, he should
come forth and present his claims to
the people. He should not wait to be
carried about in the arms of his politi-
cal father, for that father is under OBJ
legations to many men throughout the
state, some of whom may be aspirants
for gubernatorial honors. Senator Till
man will be candidate himself; and
we hope he will have no opposition
but opposition or no opposition, he will
be reelected to succeed himself to the
United States senate, and this being
so, we think he ought not take hand
in the gubernatorial race, and that he
should permit all of the aspirants to
paddle their own canoes"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-28

which the shot was to be fred, as the
assassin could not be induced to fire
from a point where he could be seen.
At a meeting the day or night before
the shooting it was all agreed upon, so
it is said. that the leading spirits in the
plot left Frankfort, going in every di-
rection, but leaving behind the real as
sassin and his aids to complete the
work which subsequent events proved
was done only too well. Important
evidence is being brought to light
every day by piecemeal, and it is be-
lieved the chain will soon be complete.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-04
THE EDICTS
SAY KILL
Prince Tuan Issued Edicts ExhOrt.
ing Chinese to Kill Foreigners
and Native Christians.

CHEFoo, July 20, via Shanghai, Aug.
2-The latest reports from Pekin were
brought by disaffected officers of the
Chinese army. They are considered re-
liable. The officers left Pekin July Is.
They say anarchy reigned in Pekin for
months, "a nd the streets ran with blood, the
Cinnamon lighting among themselves,
Jung Lu, commander-in-chie of the Chi
nese forces, and Prince Ching espoused
the cause of the foreigners and endeav-
ored with that part of the army loyal to
them to expel the Boxers. Later, with
the majority Of the imperial troops under
anti-foreign leaders, General Tung Flu
Slang and Prince Tuan were victorious
and Jung Lu and Prince Ching, with
followers, were prisoners in their yamens
when the bearers of these reports left
Pekin.
Prince Tuan and General Tung Flu
Slang appear to control the government,
according to the officers, and issued
edicts, printed in the Gazette, exhorting
the Chinese to kill all foreigners and ma
tive Christians. One of the officers saws
there are 10000 troops in Pekin, includ.
ing Tung's army, and s 900 more at Yung
Tsun. The soldiery hold all the streets
within mile of the legations. The for
eign troops, when the officers left Pekin,
had burned and abandoned the Chemmen
gate. Their ammunition appeared to be
failing and their quick FIRE guns had been
silenced some days before July IS, and
they were using their rifles sparingly.
The officers said every foreign bullet
kills Chinaman. The reports state the
American and English troops defeated
General Ma in night battle on July 10.
The reports from Chinese sources are to
the effect that all of the legation forces
were killed. Cinnamon caught mes
senger who was trying to leave the lega-
ton on July 10 with the following mes
sage:
ITO any foreign commander: Make
all haste if you intend to save us. We
can hold out but few a days"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-04
Again Suspended.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-Once more Dr.
Charles Tanner, national member for the
middle division of Cork, has been sus-
pended, and although in this instance
the suspension was only for one night, it
was accompanied by scenes that would
have done credit to the most disorderly
legislature in the world. After opposing
vote in supply, DR.. Tanner was ap-
pointed teller. Subsequent to the di-
vision, the chairman announced that DIR.
Tanner had grossly insulted him on ac-
count of the appointment and that in
consequence he would suspend him for
the remainder of the sitting.
Gesticulating wildly, DIR. Tanner defied
the chairman, the house and the whole
English nation. Amid deafening up
roar he declared that the chairman was
merely one of the premier's minions"
He then exclaimed: II defy the whole lot
of you. throw that in your teeth. As
an Irishman l leave the house with
greater pleasure than ever entered it."
Then while staid members rose in their
seats and tried to drown these utterances,
DIR. Tanner still yelled defiance and went
out.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-04

assassin's bullet this morning. 1t had
been arranged for him today to visit
visit Sevres and see the national pottery
works, going atterward to Versailles, and
! It was just after he had left the soverigns'
palace OH his way to the Seine to go on
board yacht placed at his disposal for
the trip, that the attempt upon his life
was made Only five minutes before the
pistol was presented at his breast he was
the recipient of a letter which warned
him that his life was in danger. No
serious thought, however, was given to
the contents, so numerous had been for
mer warnings of the same character. As
he was seated i'll the landau before leay-
ing the court of the palace his secretary
brought letter dated Naples but posted
i'll Paris last night signed with a name
bearing an Italian termination. 1t said:
To-day you shall meet the same fate as
Humbert"
In no wise disconnected the Shah hand
ed the letter to the officer on guard and
gave orders for the carriage to start. The
gates of the palace were thrown open.
and as the monarch emerged large
crowd of curious on-lookers broke into
cries of "vive le Shah" Hardly had
these cries died away when a man dressed
in the ordinary clothing of a Paris work
man darted forward from between two
automobiles where he was hidden and
rushed toward the imperial carriage
overthrowing bicycle policeman, who
rolled under the feet of the horses. In
all instant he was on the carriage steps
Holding the door with his left hand, with
his right he pushed a revolver toward the
breast of the shah. He seemed to hest
tate for a moment, as though undecided
where to aim. This hesitation saved the
Persian monarchs life, for before he
could pull the trigger strong hand
grasped his wrist and wrenched it so that
the weapon dropped harnlessly to the
bottom of the landau.
The prisoner was tax ell to the police
station. The Shah carried out his pro.
gram for trip down the Seine to Yer
sailles. The would-be assassin declined
absolutely to give his name or national
ity. He speaks but little, and that with
southern accent. The police believe
him to be an Italian. He is about 26
years old. Just before starting from palace
the Shah received letter dated from italy
signed with an Italian name. but posted
III Paris, announcing to him that he
would be assassinated today. The police
believe the man who attacked the Shah
was not alone i'll his effort. The whole
OF the police department is at work seek
ign for his accomplices.
Later in the day, to some officials of
the household of the Shah who tried to
interrogate him the prisoner said: "Your
master will do we'll to resign; otherwise
we will kill him."
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-04
For the Hospital Corps.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. Sergeant
G. Whitemeyer of the local recruiting
station has received telegraphic orders
from the surgeon general to enlist men
for the hospital corps, consisting of stew
ards, wagoners and mechanics. The
order is considered significant of hur-
ried movement in the near future, as the
orders allow any one to serve who has a
common school education, whereas here
tofore men for hospital service were re-
quired to have some experience.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-04

!
politician knows that the nation can no
more abandon the Philippines in view of
the circumstances under which they were
acquired, than they can abandon Minister
Conger and other American citizens in
China to be butchered by "Boxers;" and
they may as honorably abandon our peo-
pie in China as they can honorably aban-
don the treaty obligations under which
control of the Philippines was assumed
In the same connection it is worthy of
remark that no eastern democrat has
raised the slightest objection to taking
Porto Rico or anything else in sight or
loose, adjacent to the Atlantic coast
Bryan hurried to Washington when the
question of the ratification of the Paris
treaty was pending in the Senate and
calling his faithful democratic fol-
lowers around him, demanded and urged
and insisted that the treaty be ratified
He knew that the ratification of that
treaty transferred to the United States
the PHILIPPINE islands with all of the le-
gal and moral obligations, from an inter
national as we'll as national standpoint
accompanying the transfer, and now
while perhaps no human being knows
exactly what he does favor with refer
ence to the future of the islands the gen
eral indications are that he favors repud-
iating the policy outlined by the present
administration, without pointing out how
he can substitute some other policy and
yet make the treaty good. In other
words imperialism is campaign talk
without any more serious thought behind
it than to be able to substitute demo
cratic officeholders in the Philippines for
those who now draw the salaries. but to
the business world it is more serious
question.
"If Mr.. Bryan and his followers were
to succeed in checking the growth of the
commerce of this country, and this is
what his vague and hypocritical objec-
tions mean. it would be fearful, if not
fatal blow, at every industry in this
otatSS nS WCll do lHG COdSl. / mean tndI
it would be fatal to the unparalleled de-
velopment, and energy and investment
now going on around u.s..
"Did you see Mr.. Dubois interview in
which he claimed that in his campaign
for senator he would carry every county
in the state, except Ada and Latah?''
"Yes, saw that He is the same old
Fred that he always was and one can
not help admiring his broad view of
things. Why he excepted Latah and
Ada can not understand. 1t was Just as
easy to claim every county and just as
practical. IF the demos are to elect a
senator l would, certainly, as soon see
Fred have it as any other democrat in
the state; but in view of the enormous in
terests, which Idaho has at stake in main
tanning the present development of the
commercial interest of the coast WHY,
if Fred or any other democrat can be
elected to the senate from Idaho, then
you can drive camels through the eye of
needle two abreast"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-04
Land Office Notes.

In the contest case of Michael Toolier
versus the heirs of Solomon w. Davies
involving 100 acres near Kamiah, was
dismissed on motion OF c. w. Williams,
attorney for contestant. The contestee
was represented by Judge Fleming, of
Spokane.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-08-04
Attempted to Kill the Shah.

PARIS, Aug. 2.--Muzaffer Ed Din,
shah of Persia, who has beer a visitor at
the exposition since Saturday as the
guest of France, narrowly escaped an