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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24
9listellaneuus &eadine.
WHAT The LEGISLATURE DID.

The following are the captions d
the acts passed at the recent session o
the Legislature that are of either gen
eral or local interest:
An act to provide means whereby
any purchaser in this state of CONNER
cial fertilizers or manure may have
the same anal. zed by Clemson Agri.
cultural and Mechanical college free
of costs, and 10 provide penalty fol
delivering fertilizers or manures short
iu ingredients appearing on sack OF
vessel holding same.
A joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution OF the
state of South Carolina to be known
as article l of amendment to consti'
tuition to authorize and empower the
general assembly to provide by law
for the condemnation and equitable
assessment of lands for drainage pur'
poses.
An act to provide for the cleaning
of the streams and draining of the
swamps and bottom lands of the state
An act to amend Title XII, Chapter
XXXVI, Article 8, Statues of 1898, by
inserting another section, to be known
as Section 1928, and fixing the weight
of q busbel of bolted corn meal.
An act to require the burning or
burial of any dead swine whenever
death shall result from any natural
cause, and to provide a penalty for
any failure so to do.
An act to amend Sections 3 and 4 OF
an act entitled "An Act TO provide a
system of county government for the
several counties of this state so far as
it relates to the maintaining and work
ing of the roads and highways"
An act to amend an act entitled
"An Act to require all railroads and
railroad companies operating trains
aud doing business in this state to
provide and operate separate coaches
or separate apartments in coaches for
the accommodation and transportation
of white and colored passengers in the
state," approved the 10Th day of Feb,
ruary, A. d. 1898.
An act to confirm the incorporation
in this state of the Carolina and North
Western Railway company and TO de-
fine its powers.
An act to require railroad corpora
tions, where two or more lines enter or
pass through the corporate limits OF
any city or town in this state, to build
connecting tracks for the interchange
and delivery of cars and freight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24

She turned about and walked
through the prim little border of zin
MAS and princess feathers. She tip
toed softly into the room where she
had left her mother peacefully slum
bering In her armchair. She lifted q
lamp and placed it carefully out of
range of the big chair. She took up a
book only to put it down unopened.
1t was impossible to settle to any or,
binary occupation. She crept once
more to the front gate.
The solemn stiffness grew more Inn.
pressive with the passing Of each mo-
ment. She wished some figure, no
matter whose, might appear going to-
ward the village from Broxton. She
should like to hear that Tom had not
got there too late.
She had thrown q white apron over
her head as protection against night
dews. She leaned with her elbows on
the gate and waited-not for very long.
A horseman was cantering slowly in
her direction from the colonePs. She
opened the gate and stepped into the
road.
A puff of wind caught her white
apron and sent it futtering right into
the horses face. She could hear the
brute snort and squat.
Its rider. exploded angrily:
"Who in the deuce are your You
L 10 a
"It's only me, Malvina Spillman.
wanted to ask about the colonel Is
he dead, Mr.. Matthews"
"Yes."
"Did Tom get there in timer"
"No."
He was down on the ground now
cropping for his dropped bag. Malvina
groped too. 1t was she who found It
1t had bounced quite up into a corner
Of the fence and come unclasped In the
transit. She mechanically clasped II
as she handed 1t back.
,"Is that all you dropped"
"Yes."
81 am sorry frightened your horse"
But Mr.. Matthews was already back
in the saddle and cantering rapidly
homeward. Her apology had gone for
naught.
There was nothing more to be gained
by standing at the gate. She went
back into the house. taking care not to
be too quiet this time. She wanted her
mother to wake up. so that she could
tell her all that had happened since
she fell asleep-how poor Tom had
come home afoot and we'll nigh breath
less. how, through Reuben's being
drunk and gone quite senseless, Toms
home coming had been too late for
him to hear his fathers last words.
and how Lawyer Matthews had been
pointedly rude to her simply because
her white apron had 6uttered out and
frightened his horse. Then she took
herself sternly to task.
But, after all, what small matter
to get ruffled about at such a time,
when there was poor Tom and his
great disappointment to think Of!
She promptly effaced herself, always
an easy task for Miss Malvina. In
thought Of the poor boy then wrestling
alone with the fierce agony Of his first
great sorrow.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24
AN INTRODUCTION.

AN INTRODUCTION.
One would scarcely credit the -four
ishing and growing town Of Vaudeville
city By courtesy-with we'll authen-
ticated and respectfully vouched for
ghost story. and yet it had one-has
one perhaps. one might say. for three
Of its oldest citizens must join the
choir invisible before it becomes a mat
ter of pure tradition.
To quote from the geography. Man.
deville is remarkable chiefly for the ex-
cellent quality of the glazed tiles and
the superior cylinder stoves which 1t
manufactures in large quantities and
ships annually to all parts Of the Unit
ed States and Great Britain"
Vaudeville does not set as mucb
store by it's ghost as it does by Its tiles
and stoves, which it advertises with
laudable liberality. but should any
stranger chance to express his views
on the subject Of the finest old man
sion in It's suburbs, BroXton Hall. In
the hearing Of Uncle Bennie Braddock
as half the town calls him, he will be
very apt to hear something that will
astonish him. coming. as 1t does. from
such very respectable lips. In an atmos'
phere from which one looks for moth
ing but trade and market quotations.
Uncle Bennie has reached the remi'
niscent age. and he always seizes with
avidity upon the chance to describe
.sthe most remarkable experience OF
my life. sir"
If his listener happens to be skeptic
who has nothing but yelled sneer for
the Broxton ghost. Uncle Bennie will
refer him to Major Dan Mercer. Sir q
guess nobody ever cast discredit on q
statement of his). or Simon. who was
care taker at the Hall after Colonel
Rufus Broxton died. They saw what
I saw, and | take it that three more
administrative men can't be picked up
In all Melton county"
And so, whether you believe it or not
stranger. it will be we'll to compor'
yourself respectfully toward the Brox'
ton ghost so long as you are in the
neighborhood Of Major Dan Mercer.
The people who live in the handsome
old house itself are not such old world
aristocrats as to consider ghost good
form in shape of family Endorsement
Whatever they may know or think
about this elusive member of their
fine old family they keep strictly to
themselves.
Whether or not the Vaudeville ghost
story Is worth relating or listening to
each reader of the following pages
must determine for himself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24

and the richest. Before she had been
home half year they were engaged to
be married. Before she had been home
a whole year she was dead Of pleurlsy.
contracted by going to come out par
ty at Butterworths', ten miles from
Broxton, wearing her ball dress and
slippers in the carriage"
AS Miss Malvina had not come to
woman's estate without achieving per
feet familiarity with the melancholy
fate of beautiful Lucetta Broxton. she
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-02-24
A Murderous Convict.

Amos Carter, who was in charge of
the Marlboro chaingang, was attacked
last Tuesday by one Of the convicts
with an axe. He was so badly hurt
that it is thought he will die. The
convict who struck the blow escaped
with three others.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
The Bids for Battle ships.
Washington Dee The bids for thu
new battleslips are still under consid

Washington, Dec. The bids for the
new battleships ars still unasr consid
Grafton. The contracts viii probably not
be let for several weeks
While II snot possible a. his m srnent'
Indications hat attempts on the part.of
the Younger and smaller concerns to
break the line rf the Old organizations
Hhieh have eonstrliseted all Of the
heavy ve,sslsSof the ne% navy up 10 this
time Will be attended with some degree
of success. for ii locks as tho some If
the work VIII be bestowed upon the Fore
River Company, which appears for the
first time asa bidder for constructing
arnered ships: The Pacific coast, too.
presents a likely candidate Ia the Mo-
rams bid. Before any Of tila chang s
made tn the specifications by the bid
aers, the general tendency of which Is
70 reduce considerably The equipment
of the ships, it .is not possible yet to tell
which Of the bids are actually the low
est. As read they are as follows:
APP MORED CRUISERS.
Union Iron Works San Francisco
one sheathad and coppered, So 100000;
one without sheathing. S3,75O000; an
other under the same conditions, sS.750,-
600 making two in all.
William Cramp & Sons. Philadelphia
Pa-One sheathed but uucoppered, SO,
so, 600; one unsheathed, $3.180,000.
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
Docks Company One sheathed and cop
pered ship. s3,ss5.000; one without
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08

of the malady is that 1t is due to the
clouds of dust which have been driven
about the streets since the windy sea
son set In. The streets have been no
storlously dirty and even peope who
have not been attacked by the disease
have had reason to complain OFT the
discomforts suffered by having their
eyes filed with DIRT. These dust parti-
cles have caused INFLAMMATION which.
has developed an Infectious atiiietion.
DIR. Gurneesc G. Fellows, a specia list in
ocular diseases, whose Office IS at 10
State street. has treated a number Of
eases of the epidemic recently. He said.
The prevalence of an inllammatory
disease of the eyes closely efnblings
conjuncuyeitis or pink eye as II is
commonly called, was noticed about a
month ago, but during the last tive
weeks 1T has spread Very rapidly and
has reached the; point where il may be
called epidemic. | have had great
many cases Of III, and other physicians
With whom have talked have treated
F IT also.
The disease is infectious, but differs
| FROM pink eye in that ii frequently
l3attacks only one eye where care IS X
ercised TO avoid communicating the ex-
lscretion To the other eye. The syanp-
toms are Inflammation and running
1 of one or both eyes. 1t does not de-
| velop so rapidly rs pink We and he
dischargefss not 50 great The course of
1.-THE disease seems to lie from live to
1 seven days andso far as have obs
sered no serious consequences follow
/ afterSthe sufferer has recovered.
/ My ifivess ga lens have. convinced
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
WAX SHIPS SENT SOUTH.
Rear Admiral Kautz Gets Hurry
orders tor Two Battle Ships.

Rear Admiral kautZ & GeIS uurry
orders tor Two Battle Ships.
San Diego. Cal. Dee: $. Admiral
lKa,iz received nrttssrs yesterdsy altar
nnon e sad without delay 70 South
Afnerieas and Iii accordance with tllesf
#instiurtions preparations are now be-
5lrig hu,rieali made FIR birth tile Inwa
and Philadelphia D leave this port to-
day
The cause for his hurry order Is not
made public btis me rs a great sur
piisa 10 Admiral kanfz apl all thu II q Z
Nal ootIice,s here orders hal fean
given o put 900 TINS q coa4 on boarf
the flagship fct the cruise south, but
this VAS cancelled when only half tlt
order hasil bseii delivered.
Washington. Ilet s. The immediate
NOV ainhrit ef the warshlps philadslphia
ard Ibwa from San DIEGO Cal. u
South American waters Is an Indirect
result nf the Rebellion In Colombia. Az
cooling 10 officials If the navy Admiral
Kaiitz is going there with his tiehslile
ships 10 police the Isihinus Of Panama
ara see that thel# is free and easy
acrass the strip Of land
connecting tho two continents Of tbs
Stern hemisphere.
This is taking advantage IF an Old
treaty which Nas entered into several
wears ago BY he Coiombian govern
lsleni and that of the United states
when The latter government asreee
thar in time Of mi efnal dis tttthaness II
sfse saiasl South American public ths
II-nited states wouifs see that ttas:el OF
the isthmus was not interrupted, land
Ting troops for that purpose Il nee airy
several times this country has LANDED
men foD this purpose and the presen
mo enlent is along this same line, am
lthis time, as in the past. "a landing par
lsty 81 marines may De put off from IN
Warships il occasion demands
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
PRIEST AGAINST BISHOP.
suit in Catholic Church

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81 that he be given work bv which rs ce,,l,,
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Bishop Jansen failed to give MIN a
II ,,Iara. ana he was forced ii yan,I..,
q Lover the country. cssfebrating mass am,
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
NEW DISEASE OF EYE.
Epidemic kesem bling pink Eye Pre-
valcnt In Chicago.

VaIcnt In Chicago.
Chicago, Dec. ga new disease which
attacks the eyes and in many respects
resembles pink eye" Is said to be cpl
demic in the city. 1t is infectious and
is not confined to any particular part
of the city or class OF people. but has
developed quite as frequently in the
aristocratic districts AZ among the
humber homes in the manufacturing
quarters.
] One explanation offered tor the origin
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
.Ia1lgli1lg Nerves.

Are you irritable? Do you sleep bad
W. III IL hard To concentrate your
tnoushts? IL your appetite poor2 Do
YOU feel tired, restless and despondsnt9.3
Try Iichty's Celery Nerve Compound
sIi will do you more good than anything
yf,u have ever tried. Sold by ". III Ev-
IONS. l13 East Main, and Geo. 7. Powers
IS East Main
{ The first striking clock was made in
1855.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
a Keen Clenr Brain.

Your best feelings. your social position
or business success depend largely on
the perfect action of your stomach and
liver. DR.. Kings New Life Pills give
increased strength, keen. clear brain,
high ambition. A % cent box will make
you feel like ne wbeing. Sold by Geo.
p. Powers, druggist.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08

Maud-1s s and 30 to old to hope for
Improvement? I should say not. One
Just begins to live. Take Rocky Mount
ain Tea. You'll be blooming fair at go.
Mcbride & Will Drug Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-08
N HEALTHY CONDITION
Business Steady and Firm, Progress.
sing Along Conservative AMI
Healthy Lines.
Prices Are Good and Factories Have
Orders Equal to Their
Capacity.
Iron and Steel Contracts Booked
For Many Months to
Come


New York, Dec Six =. DUNN 8 - :
X eekly Review of Trade today says
&: ssi,,., along con-
s \ =
serNatlNe ilhes' - = =
msnt and without great s. eculatlN Z 81
tiv;tv b,,t with assconfident undertonef
j. 4, IL Is, Yselv by thel
q - ~
lact tilae eIsuiiis sSe'''' : - =.
great industries have orders spooheu y
am ,loy Il heir machinery at nearly fulil
~ ,,otsify during months When curtall- 1
snsnt sllsti;il. Pricas of commodities
-. t,e,,arallv steady and holiday trade /.
h brisk at ali points The south Is |
nay, ict,larlv firm Nlth6cotton firm and
sfhe rit.escrop coming in al fun prices.
There is no cause for alarm in the
small vulr,ne of neN business at iron
sutls steel cer,ters. With the first sign
5of higher prices there came forward
such d flood Of contracts thatmilis ard
sf,,rna,,es booked orders sufficient tos
i,.sssn theii. 5fllI force employed for
months. Bars are more firmly held,
ysh;la many idle mills have resumed In
mis- ,,.sna,t,ut,,ts and sheet makers also
insist on better ,erlls. Other forms Oh
i;nishstl material are steady, and at
most po;,ts mig is unchanged, altho
conversations are made for Bessaner All
Ioitisb,,rg. Numerous bridges are being
l.srset..a ~ the railroads, and heavy
tonnage of structural steel is taken
~, /, s,,t,nli.s are in active de-
n,a,,d With rolling stock urgently
sought
Asiae from n further ADVANCE of ols
Dents in mems Kin boots aud firmness in
pr,in shoes ire nia,ket for footwear has
,,,i4fad anwns b,,t viii, no DISPOSITION
Is ,.s.4.i.. f,om tho generally higher
a,,,. Z. ts,l,lishe,, 1ast week. There is ii
s,ar.r.,ae 81 sn.,,e GRADES of haa,lack
bnt slss,rer : mas 81 ase,l to aivan,e
Tlists IRE aasaer Wool remains s,ead..
\, s salss ara l,sss t;,nn half iast wears
Observation-Disclosures n,,,s.,,a 80 t.arefully ana
ia po,,,,s market Is unusually dull FIR
,nss 90 s3,
! 1,or II I. ti,st ti,na IN u,any Weeks fbs
Il q, ibits., stra,et,, ann so,ne al
Z y.,,,ss.s w,,s u Re evnefstt.,l against tbns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
r had gotten under the engine by this

eer had gotten under the engine by this
time, and the cab was unmatched
AT this point little, demented, old time
engineer stole aboard the cab from behind
the water tank, reversed the lever, willis
Engineer Low was still under his engine,
and the heavy train started to back slowly
toward Everett junction.
By the greatest good fortune the engineer
extricated himself without being cut in two
and quickly grasping the situation started
on a run after the now fast-backing train.
Had he failed to catch it, II is hard TO tel
how much the lives of hundreds of passen-
gers would have been worth with a maniac
at the throttle, but Low did catch it. and
once on the floor of the cab relieved the
usurper Of his position without finding 1T
necessary to resort to violence.
The fireman was knocked down by the
scraping of the lowered water pipe as the
train pulled back, and might not have re-
covered in time to check a probable dis
aster.
The train had backed about 100 yards
when the engineer took possession. 1t was
run back to the station, while the mischief
maker sat passively in the cab. At the sta
ton policeman was looked for, but none
was about, 30 the train pulled out. leaving
the crazy man telling the United States
mail man how he should handle train mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
AMERICAN PIG IRON.
Its Possibilities Not Great In the Ger
man Empire.

man Empire.
United States Consul Erdman at Bres-
lau, Germany, writes to the State Depart
ment regarding the possibilities of Ameri-
can pig iron in the empire as follows:
Under present conditions the import of
pig iron into Upper Silesia would not be
profitable The freight from America to
Hamburg amounts to $4.05 per ton, the
freight thence to Upper Silesia $500, and
the import duty to S2.3S, which would be
an expense of $3.50 on each ton. The local
market value of pig iron is from 4.2S to
S476 lower than the price of American pig
here But even the low charge of $4.O5 for
sea freight can be reckoned on only when
the iron is loaded as ballast, which is pos
sibl, on vessels carrying cotton. The total
ballast room such ships is estimated to
be 1905 tons per year. The regular sea
freight from America to Hamburg amounts
to SO AZ per ton. On account of these high
freight expenses and the consequent differ
ence In price, the import of American pig
iron into Upper Silesia is impossible, ST.
lesia itself having very large iron and coal
mines and furnaces.
"The large Industrial works on the EIbe.
however. at Dresden, Magdeburg and Ham
burg-perhaps also at Berlin-wouid be good
markets as they have no iron ores in their
district. According to analyses made here
the American pig iron is said to be superior
to the Upper Silesian. An order of 100 tons
Of American foundry pig iron has been given
to the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway
Company; but this is only to be consid-
cred as a trial ORDER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-22
A Directory of the Stars.

From the International Monthly.
At congress held in Paris in 1887 it was
decided that the end of the nineteenth GEN.
fury should see the making Of great cata-
logue Of all the stars in the sky upon
scale Of completeness and precision sur
passing anything previously attempted 1t
is impossible to exaggerate the Importance
of such a work, for upon our star cata-
logues depends ultimately the entire struc-
ture of astronomical science
The work was far too vast for the pow
ers of an observatory alone. Therefore the
whole sky, from pole to pole, was divided
into eight belts zones of approximately
equal area and each of these was assigned
to a single observatory to be photographed
A series of telescopes was specially con-
structed, SO that every part of the work
should be done with the same type of in
strument. AS far as possible an attempt
was made to secure uniformity Of methods,
and particularly uniform scale of preci-
sion. To cover the entire sky upon the plan
proposed no less than A, los negatives are
required, and most OF these have now been
finished The further measurement of the
pictures and the drawing up of a vast print
ed star catalogue are also well under way.
One of the participating observatories, that
at Potsdam. Germany, has just published
the first volume of its part Of the cata-
logue. 1t is estimated that this observatory
alone will require twenty Quarto volumes
to contain merely the final results of its
work on the catalogue. Altogether not few
err than 100000 stars will find a place in
this. our latest, directory OF the heavens.