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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-04-12

This appropriation covers the years of
1901 and 1902, being approximately $751;
750 for each year
This is not by any means all that the
State has done tn reduce the burden of
taxation. Within the last few years
laws have been passed by which the fol-
lowing amounts are annually paid:
State aid for the building of
stone roads. .... ......... $780, 600
Railroad tax allowed to munich
palities ...............,. 200, 900
Additional amount from income
of school fund. .......... 10000
Payment of salaries of county
superintendent of schools,
formerly paid by counties. u, $4,000
This year the State relinquishes
taxes to municipalities for
merly collected by it from
gas, electric. water and street
railway companies, under the
franchise act, amounting to-. 5000
In addition to these amounts, munich.
palities will have the benefit of any fur
Their amount which the State Board of
Assessors may increase the value of
franchises under the law of 1900. All
taxes on this class of property hereafter
being payable to the municipality where
such property is located
The total of the above amounts to
about $1,5OO,OOO, which the State for
merly retained for its use, and which is
now annually distributed to the taxing
districts.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-04-12

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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-04-12

Alum is used in some baking pow
ders and in most of the so-called
phosphate powders, because it is
cheap, and makes a cheaper powder.
But alum is a corrosive poison which,
taken in food, acts injuriously upon
the stomach, liver and kidneys.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-04-12

A petition is in circulation in
Moorestown, Burlington county, to
bond the town for $50, 600 for the con-
struction of a sewerage system.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
ANOTHER CONVERT.

Among the Kings Mountain town
ship people who experimental with the
shredding method Of converting their
corn crops into .roughness last year,
was Mr.. Sam L. Pursley, of Zadok. Mr..
Pursley was in Yorkville last Saturday,
and the reporter questioned him as to
the result of his experiment.
Eyes, I shredded my corn crop last
year." said Mr.. Pursley, land can say
that I am we'll pleased with the expert
ment. I have been feeding stover all
winter, still have big supply on hand,
and have not yet touched my fodder"
But you could not have any fodder,
if you shredded your whole crop" the
reporter suggested.
"Yes; but you see it was this way"
'explained Mr.. Pursley, as there came
humorous twinkle in his eye. "They
had overpersuaded me into this shred
ding business, and as I was not exactly
certain as to what was best. had some
fodder pulled before cut the corn crop
down. 1 calculated that If the thing
should prove failure, I would try and
save a little roughness that would do
to feed"
"And you haven't found it a failure?"
"No; have been so we'll pleased that
I will shred my entire crop this fall.
I'll still pull a little fodder. There is
nothing like q few bundles Of fodder
for the stock when it Is necessary to go
off with the wagon; but for home use,
stover is certainly the thing.
IT have not been very economical
with my stover, I'll confess" Mr.. Purs-
ley went on. IT had so much that 1
did not know what to do with it. and I
give my stock so much that a great
deal Of 1t went to waste. The stock
don't eat the pithy part Of the stalks at
anytime, and if you give them more
than they need, they'll pick out only
that which they like best; but even
then. it is not altogether wasted for it
makes capital litter and absorbs liquid
manure better than anything else you
can put in q stable"
asked as to whether he had tried
feeding stover to cattle, Mr.. Pursley
said he had not. He keeps no cattle
except milch cows; but thinks that sto-
yer is a good thing with which to feed
beef cattle through the winter. II have
never tried to raise cattle for market,
or anything else but cotton and corn" !"
he said. Until here lately 1t has been
so man could not sell cattle inthis coun-
try to any advantage; but where he
has so much roughness as he gets when
he shreds his crop. it Is bound to pay
him to feed cattle with It,"
Mr.. Pursley said that the cost of
shredding his crop last year was prac-
tically nothing. He paid out $12 and
sold a ton Of stover. which covered the
expense so completely that he did not
miss the money.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
Wednesday, June 26, 1901.

monument benefit and that solicitors
report at end " c.lch week by mail to
Captain w. B. More, vorkville, S. c.,
names and amounts VI all new sub
scribers secured by them, and that
Captain moore furnish the same regu-
larly to county papers for publication.
Resolved, Fourth. That subscriptions
may be made now, payable up to Nov.
1st, 1901, in sums not less than $1.00;
smaller amounts cash with subscrip-
ton, and that collectors may deposit
collections at National Union Bank,
Rock Hill, S. c.; Bank Of Fort Mill, s.
c.; or Loan and Savings bank, York.
Vile, S. c., to credit Of York County
Memorial association, w. B. Moore,
chairman.
Resolved, Fifth. That w. B. Will
liams, county auditor, be appointed
committee of one to secure a complete
roll and commands of all Confederate
soldiers from York county diving and
dead), to be placed In an iron box under
| the cornerstone of the monument.
Resolved, Sixth. That all persons
contributing to the fund shall be men,
bers Of the organization and their
names will be entered in book, to be
kept for the purpose.
Already several liberal subscriptions
have been promised to the undertaking
outlined above, and there is every rea-
son to believe that the necessary funds
will be easily and quickly raised, es-
pecially If the different committees that
are being relied upon shall put forth
such efforts as are warranted by the
patriotic purpose in view.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26

It is the situation outlined that has
brought about the ship subsidy bill now
before congress, and which is receiv-
ing more or less attention at the hands
of the people of the country.
Conservative business men who think,
are studying the question in the light
Of all the information that they can
get on it, while partizan newspaper or
gans are praising or condemning 1t as
they think the interests Of their respec-
tive parties require.
The object of the ship subsidy bill Is
to enable ships sailing under the Amer
lean flag to compete in ocean traffic
with ships sailing under foreign flags.
One of the principal means to this end
is the payment of s9,0O0000 year to
all comers, based upon an equitable
schedule as to speed, Tonnage, etc. Ships
of a faster rate of speed are to get more
of the subsidy just in proportion as
their steaming expenses are greater
than those of a lower rate Of speed, and
in all particulars the bill is drawn along
proper, equitable and scientific lines.
giving exactly the same privileges to
each and every shipowner who shall
desire to avail himself of it's benefits.
Among the immediate benefits that
are expected to grow out of the shin
subsidy bill are these:
1. A heavy reduction in the cost of
ocean freight rates. 1t is believed that
if the bill to subsidize American ships
becomes a law, foreign ships will i'm
mediately reduce freight rates in the
hope of offsetting the subsidy advan-
tages Of the Americans, and this reduc-
ton will amount to something like 25
per cent.
2. If the subsidy shall result in the
development Of American shipping,
then in the event of foreign war involv-
ing the ships that are now carrying our
freight, we will be in a position to do
our own carrying and thus save our
people from the stagnation that would
otherwise follow our inability to move
our goods.
3. In the event Of the freight reduc-
ton referred to in anticipated advan-
tage, No. 1, amounting to rs per cent,
this will mean a saving to the Ameri-
can people of at least s50,OOO,0OO year,
and as they pay out only s9,0OO,OOO they
will be s41,0OOOOO ahead by the trans
action.
AS a business proposition, ship sub
sidy seems to have but few weak
points; but we can hardly hope to see
a fair discussion Of it by the newspa-
pers> of the state so long as partizan
advantage and prejudice stands in such
high prominence above the practical
business interests of the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Last Sunday was the hottest day of
the season.
Chief Of Police Love is collecting
the communication street tax. The price
is $500.
Messrs. ]. J. Keller & Co., make
some statements in today's paper that
seem to promise advantage to interest
ed people who may see proper to inves-
tigate them.
On account Of the scarcity Of hands,
Messrs. J. ]. Keller & Co., will proba-
bly, not begin the erection of the Victor
Cotton Oil company's buildings for sew
eral weeks yet.
- Messrs. II. G. Strauss & Co. are pre-
pairing to slash things. 1t is pretty gen.
orally understood that when they an
nOunce n cut like this one they are now
advertising. they make things hum.
= At a meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the Yorkville Graded school,
held last Monday evening, Prof. John
G. Daniels. of Clemson College pOstOf-
flee. was elected superintendent, vice
Prof b. l.. Jones', resigned.
In addition to his regular class
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
MERE-MENTION.

A terrible flood, caused by cloud
bursts, swept the Elkhorn, West Vir-
ginia, coal regions last Sunday, and
along with the destruction of millions
of dollars worth of property, several
hundred people were drowned. .Adel-
bert s. Hay, ex-consul to Pretoria, and
son of Secretary of State Hay, was kill
ed early Sunday morning by falling
from Il front window Of New Haven,
Conn.,. hotel. The tragedy was the re-
suit of accident. The Democrats and
Populists of Kansas are negotiating
over the question Of forming d new
party under new name; but the Dem
ocrats seem inclined to stick to their
present OrganiZation... In the Virgin
ia constitutional convention. last Sat
urday, a resolution to invite Hon. VIM.
j. Bryan to address that body. was
overwhelmingly voted down. ....A dOZ-
en- people were killed by a cyclone at
Napier, Nebraska, one day last week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26

WE would like to know of Senator
Tillman whether he is loyal to the
plank of the Democratic platform that
declares against government by injunc-
ton, and if so, why it Is he permitted
the Injunction provision in his dispen-
sary law. If he is not loyal to this
plank, we would like to know why ne
should condemn anyone else for repu-
dating any other plank.-Yorkville En-
quirer, June l.
1t is stated that the dispensary con-
stabulary in Charleston will "sue out
writs of injunction restraining large
number of alleged blind tigers from SELL
ing or handling liquors." and that the
court will doubtless grant the restrain
ing order, and If it is shown to the
court that after the injunction is gran
ted the parties against whom the or
ders were taken are still selling, they
will be ruled for contempt Of court
If this isn't government by injunc-
ton" we pray you what is 1t? The at
tention of Senator Tillman is directed
to the matter, and Governor McSwee-
ney is invited to state whether he ap-
proves the declaration of his party in
national convention assembled against
such a system of administering gov
ernment.-Columbia State, June "a.
If we had reason to expect a courte-
Gus and respectful reply, we would
PROFOUND to the Columbia State the
same question that is p p,opouEded with
reference to Senator Tillman in the last
sentence of our paragraph of June l.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
LOCAI. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. C.. Strauss & Co.-Announce 25 per
cent. reduction sale on various goods
in their lines. They are desirous OF
turning their goods into money right
quick and they give all corners an op-
portunity to pick up bargains.
J. J. Keller & Co.-Talk to you IN a
business way about house contract
ing, plans, specifications, etc., and al
so have something to say on the sub
ject Of tools for carpenters, builders
hardware, paints, oils, varnishes, etc.
They ask you to see them before BUY
ing such goods as they handle.
w. M. Kennedy-Can furnish several
kinds Of school books used in the diff
ferent schools at Introductory and
exchange prices, as adopted by the
state board Of education. He has
fruit jars and rubbers, preserving
kettles, crockery, and also seed corn.
Loan and Savings Bank-Gives short
sermon on saving. and the benefits
to be derived thereby.
w. B. Moore & Co.-Tell Of their Ice
cream freeZers in various sizes, screen
windows and doors, hammocks, bed
room suits and other furniture, and
say they carry the largest stocks OF
paints, oils, etc., on this market, and
that their terms and prices are all
Il6Hls lucy ldNC Aoi NSoSAA0 e"N-->'
fruit jars and rubbers.
John B. Williams-Talks about your
appetite and says that Armour's
breakfast bacon will tempt the shy
est appetite that ever got out Of bed:
G. P. Lowrance & Co.-Offer you Gail
Borden's condensed milk, corn starch,
grape-nuts, postum cereal, etc., and
also offer to sell Mason's fruit jars
at rs cents for quart jars per dozen,
and 81 dozen for half gallon jars.
T. w. Speck-Asks the ladies to call
and see his elegant line Of parasols
before buying. Prices from S1.25 to
$3.50 each.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Say that the ladies
are proverbial lovers Of good soda and
ice cream. They say that the ladies
know where to find the best and that
the ladies go to their fountain because
it is there that they are pleased.
Riddle & Carroll-Have $4,000 4-inch
poplar shingles, and they are offering
them at 81 thousand.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent-Prints a
statement from Hon. John G. Shep-
pard in regard to the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance company Of Newark.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
X ABOUT PEOPLE,

|LAA-Miss Talula Neville visited her aunt,
Mrs. Cork, in Rock Hill, last week.
Mr.. Cal G. Parish, Of Gaffney, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville.
&c. w. F. Spencer, Esq, of Rock Hill,
spent Sunday with friends in Yorkville.
b~Mr. H. Colcock Moore, formerly of
this place, is now at Oakland, Rhode Is
land.
Cadet ]. Mcmillan Schorb, of Clemson
college, has returned home for the sum-
mer vacation.
Mrs. Mary r. Williford and daughter,
Margaret, are visiting Mr.. w. M. Alli-
sons family, at Henrietta, N. C..
I~Master William Allison, Jr., of Hen
rietta, N. c., visited relatives in York
Vile from Saturday until Monday.
|A~Dr. w. NJ. Kennedy left last Saturday
for Laurinburg, N. c., where he will be
located for awhile, if not permanently.
misses Blanche and Rose Lindsay re-
turned to Yorkville on Saturday, after
a pleasant visit to friends in Columbia.
Mayor M. c. Willis is in Barnwell
county looking after his farming inter-
ests. He expects to return to Yorkville
on next Saturday.
During the absence of Agent McDan-
Piel. of the S. c. G. Ga. Extension at
Sharon. Mr.. Ben X. Hardin, of Hickory
Grove, is looking after the Sharon Of
flee.
The corn of Mr.. M. L. Thomasson's
Fishing creek bottoms has been re-
planted four, instead of five times. The
fifth freshet .last week left a number Of
slues, which Mr.. Thorhasson has de-
cided not to replant.
>Miss Lutte Belts left on Monday af-
ternoon for her home in Chewsville,
Maryland, after spending several weeks
with friends in Yorkville. Miss Belts
was accompanied home by Mrs. Sarah
Carroll and Cadet Hamlet Carroll.
Columbia State, Saturday: On July
13. Prof. Herndon's band from Lock-
hart will be in Columbia. The band
will be accompanied by many excur-
sionists from points in Union county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
LOCAL LACONICS.


Awaiting Trial.
There are only seven prisoners in jail
awaiting trial at the approaching term
Of the court Of general sessions. There
are several defendants out on bond; but
at this time it appears as II the business
Of the court Is going to be light.
Through to Gaffney.
By the change of schedule on the
South Carolina and Georgia Extension,
notice Of which Is given In this issue, 1t
will be seen that hereafter there will be
a through connection in the afternoon
from Blacksburg to Gaffney.
We VIII Send The Enquirer
For one year to two or more subscri-
bers at $1.75 each, provided the two or
more names are returned and paid for
when the names are entered. The
ENQUIRER will be sent from this issue
to the first of January, 1902, for 9S cents
in advance.
Bridge Repairs.
Supervisor Gordon was in Yorkville
last Saturday. He had been engaged
for several days experimenting the re-
pairs to Crowder's creek bridge, at
Wright's ferry, and succeeded in having
the work completed in satisfactory
style. 1t was necessary, however, to
use the labor of the chaingang, as to
get other labor proved impossible.
Crop Conditions.
Here are the crop conditions for the
western section Of the county by W..
S. Wilkerson to ]. w. Bauer at Colum-
bia for the week ending June II: Rain
very heavy latter part Of week; bot
tom lands all flooded; replanting was
not quite finished, and will have to be
done over; wheat dead ripe and falling
down from rust, but lands too wet to
cut it.; cotton only three-fourths chop
ped and fields grassy; prospects dis
couraging."
>6he Catawba Bridge.
1t Is expected that the county bridge
over Catawba river will have Deen re-
paired sufficiently by the close Of this
week W WdIEdhl d iCSuihPlAoii VI SAoA-
nary traffic Fort Mill people, who had
contracts with the Catawba Power
company, are responsible for the tenn
porary repairs, which would probably
not otherwise have been made at this
time. There has been delay in get
ting up lumber, and this has given con-
siderable annoyance. The work Of get
ting the bridge in shape for traffic is
being done at about the cost Of the
necessary labor, or less. Since the bigl
flood that destroyed the bridge, Dink-
ms ferry has been about the only
crossing place, available to the people
employed on the Catawba Power works,
and the ferryman has been charging:
enough to make up for the losses sus-:
tained since the bridge first broke into
his business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
IN SPITE OF THE WEATHER.

Reports from all parts of the county
indicate grassy fields and farmers be-
hind with their work. In the Adnah
neighborhood they are talking Of put
ting moving machines into the cotton
fields, and in other sections it is pretty
nearly as bad; but there are exceptions
to all rules.
A notable exception to the rule is to
be found on the farm of Mr.. J. c. Blair,
of Blairsville. DR.. ]. H. Saye, Of Sha-
ron, says that Mr.. Blair has the best
crop in Bulluck's Creek township, and.
in fact as good prospect for crop as
could be wished for at this season.
In conversation with Mr. Blair a few
days ago, the reporter asked Mr.. Blair
how he had managed to keep his crop
so clean Of grass under such unfavora-
BILE circumstances. Mr. Blair indicated
that he would not have known that the
circumstances had been so unfavorable
had it not been for so much talk on the
subject. We've been working between
showers" he said.
Mr.. Blair is a successful wheat grow
er. He has had years of experience and
knows something about it. He was
very much interested in what Mr.. John
M. Thomasson said the other day about
threshing wheat too soon after cutting,
and gave his experience like this: "Mr.
Thomasson's idea Of leaving wheat In
the field for three weeks after cutting
to cure it, is all right, provided there is
no rain. If it rains on your shocked
wheat you are hurt and hurt badly. ]
have threshed within three days after
cutting. When you do this, you want
to sun it as soon as possible. Put the
wheat out in the morning to depth
of from to inches and let it remain
until about o'clock in the afternoon.
Then. put it up in boxes hot. It will
remain hot for several days and both
weevils and rust will be destroyed. 1
never have any trouble with either of
these pests"
Last year Mr.. Blair got 25 bushels of
wheat for each one sowed, and he is
calculating on about the same result
this year. He has about so or GO BUSH
els of old wheat on hands yet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-26
Our Interest In Ship Subsidy.

Last year the United States imported
merchandise to the value of $S40, ,0O0
and exported merchandise to the value
of 81, ,040, ,000.0 Exports exceeded i'm
ports by 5000 100000, and the aggregate
of exports and imports was far in ex-
cess of those of any other country in
the world.
AS freight on these exports and i'm
ports the American people paid 500, ,0OO,-
600, and all this vast amount, except a
fraction over per cent, was paid to
foreign shipowners, principally those OF
Great Britain.
there are probably as many as LOU
who have never seen the ocean or a
ship; but there is not one who has not
paid his share of the vast sum men,
toned even more surely than he has
paid his share of the indirect taxes
that go to support the national govern
ment. All are, therefore, interested in
this question.
The nature of the effect upon every
American citizen should the $500,d0 In
gold day that we are paying to for
eign shipowners be diverted to Ameri-
cans is a proposition that ought easily
be comprehended as we'll at home as
abroad. Every individual producer in
America gets his proportiOnate share OF
the benefit, and inasmuch as this mat
ter of shipping is the only one item OF
commerce in which America is not now
leading the world the matter is de-
serving of especial attention at the
hands of every citizen who would meas
ure up to the full requirements OF
American citizenship.