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Cañon City record., 1901-07-11
ORDINANCE NO. 22l.
Az Ordiasace Ia Relation to Highways and
Public Grounds.
Be 1t ordained by the City Council OF the city
of Canon City:
ARTICLE l..
BANNERS. SIGNS AND ADVERTISEMENTS.

ARTICLE j.
BANNERS. SIGNS AND ADVERTISEMENTS.
SECTION /. Without the permission OF the
Mayor. no person shall place or cause TO be
any yins a as hynF sseh
may be revoked at any time by the Mayor on
oral or written notice.
SEC. 2; Without such permission 20 person
or advertisement. upon anything, whether
public property or private. within the limits OF
any sidewalk. street or public grounds. This
section shall not be construed to apply in cases
Of posting such plaeard. hand bill OF advertise
ment, upon any wall, fence or other thing
adjacent TO. but not within such limits
SEC. s. Whoever shall violate any of the
provisions Of this article shall be deemedgu
OF. be fined not less than three nor more than
fifty dollars.
ARTICLE II.
CLEANING OF SIDEWALKS. CUTTERS AND
bitches.
SECTION l. All persons are required te keep
hereafter the sidewalk in front Of. and adjacen.
70. the tenements and grounds occupied by
and after any fall OF snow, to cause the SNOW
10 be Immediately removed from said sidewalk
into the carriage-way of the street
SIC. 2. All persons are required to keep
hereafter the gutiers. and bitches for drainage
or Irrigation that may extend along any high
way. between the center Of such highway and
the tenencnis and grounds occupied by them.
clear OF all distinctions to the free How Of the
water therein, 50 that there shall bc no over
How of the water therrfrum.
SEc. 3. Where houses or uShcf SuildiBgs
shall be occupied by several tenants. u shall
be the duty OF the person or per>ons occupy
Ing the said tenement or tcnefnrnt-, story or
stories, nearest sidewalks, gutter or bitches, TO
comply with the requirements Of the foregoing
sections; and where the basement Of any house
OF other building shall reach below the level
Of the ground, for the purpose of this article.
the second story stall be deemed nearest as
aforesaid, and such basement, OF tif-t story. the
nearest after said second story. Pruyidcd that
no such tenant shall bc required to keep clear
as aforesaid any such sidewalks, guttcn or
bitches. for a greater number OF feet than may
be cont guous. or opposite. tB any premises uf
paft Of premises actually occupied by him.
SIC. & Where any p-pfni.es OF parts oi
premises arc not occupied IN any manner
aforesaid. il shall be the duty Of the owner
thereof 20 comply With the requirements q
the foregoing sections Of tlts article. - far as
no other pFOvisions arc made
SIC. 8. IN case the owner Of any such prem.
ises 20 unoocupied shall br noti-frsidrnt OF
the CITY. oF absent from the city. any resident
agent tha; shall have charge OF such premises
shall comply With said requirements OF the
foregoing sections.
SIC. q. Any person Who shall fail to comply
with any 81 the ptuyisiuns of this article, siall
be deemed guilty II a nisdsncannf, and.
upon cuuvtctiun thereof be fiucd not lcss than
three noE more than twenty nNc dollafus
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that in this the plaintiffs realized large
sums. It is Furthermore alleged that
the business was speculation upon
chances, the cotton existing only in i'm
agination, no delivery being contempla-
ted or preparation therefor ever made
by either the buyer, seller or broker;
that the intention was to settle the
differences in the market; that 1t was
a venture on the turn of prices, no
money being invested except so much
as was necessarily required to cover a
margin, as at the delivery time one
party would pay the other the differ
ence in the market.
The defendant says that, according
the method Of gambling, to purchase
or sell 100 bales Of cotton required
margin of only 500 and $40 as brokers'
commission, to make a bona fide con-
tract, and that while for future ac-
tual delivery it would require capi-
tai of $4,000 or $4,000 for every 100
money for 1900 bales.
The defendant admits that he Is a
farmer and his only desire or interest
in the transaction was speculation.
In conclusion the answer says that
the plaintiff had no power or authority
to or did not make the defendant their
debtor by putting up margins for him
after the amount in their hands to his
credit had been exhausted by the course
Of the market; that even if they chose
to do so they had no right to close out at
the bottom Of the market and thereby
prevent him from rising with it upon
it's recovery soon thereafter; that If the
plaintiffs sustained any loss, which the
defendant does not admit, it was due
to their own unauthorized assumption
of power, followed by their timidity,
mismanagement and unconcern about
his interests, and he, the defendant, is
in no way liable therefor.
Parker & Co., are represented by
Messrs. Duncan & Sanders, of Spartan
burg, and Mr.. Staryarne Wilson is
counsel for the defendant.
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Straps of Yoeal Ai5tnru.
"REMINISCENCES OF YORK.
Valuable Bits of Local History Pre-
served by SrptuaGenarian.


DIR. Maurice Moore in The Enquirer of 1870.
In 1922 or 1923. Paddy Carey came
from RogerSville, East Tennessee, to
Yorkville. He was printer, and was
brought on to South Carolina by Rev.
Robert Davis, to print the Lectures on
the New Testament" written by his
father-Rev. VIM. c.. Davis-the found
er Of the sect called Independent Pres
byterians.
After his residence for awhile in
Yorkville, Carey conceived the idea of
publishing a weekly newspaper, as n
private enterprise, for at that time
there was no paper printed in the state,
above Columbia. The undertaking was
generally encouraged and promised to
be a success. Carey got up a subscrip-
ton list, fixing the price Of the paper
at SO per year, to which many readily
signed their names. There was much
debate about the name, Carey asking
and rejecting suggestions of different
appellations, until he made it quite a
village topic. We all thought he had
decided on calling it THE Spirit of '16, "
when 10! one morning 'The Pioneer
surprised us by it's modest presence;
and all had to confess the suitability
of its title and a good omen of it's fu-
turity, Carey having begun with so
happy a hit. The first issue was about
the size of foolscap writing paper. The
type was set by little boy named
Smith. The other hands were too busy
about the book to be able to spare time
for this new work. 1t grew in size
gradually, and in it's maturity was a
paper of respectable dimensions and
much merit. James Edward Henry, af-
ter it's enlargement, became valued
contributor to The Pioneers columns.
His was "the pen of a ready writer"
and his articles much enhanced the
popularity Of the paper. One of his
stories: "Myra Cunningham, tale of
the Revolution" was a pleasant little
novelette, much admired, ran through
number after number for several
months. However, one Of his best
pieces almost got Carey into serious
scrape. The relation will serve to show
how we'll Major Henry painted every
day pictures, and how human nature
is alike the world over.
On the Fourth of July we had ball
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AN HUMBLE HERO,
1v THOMAS MoNTFORT-

he had made the discovery ana NOW
he had acted and what he had done and
everything about it. All this he did by
going through q rehearsal Of his move
ments.
He placed a stick across the path
where Melvin had fallen to represent
the corpse. Then he went little way
off and. turning. walked back slowly
with his head down, just as be hac
been walking that morning. at Ger
tain point he raised his head. His eyes
fell on the stick, and he stopped shor'
in his tracks. For a minute or so he
stood there, looking calmly on the stick,
then quietly walked by it on his way
to the village.
All these things the curious crowd
drank in with open mouthed wonder,
leaning eagerly forward and craninS
their necks in order to catch the small
est and most unimportant detail of the
movements.
Then, having absorbed the last par.
ticle Of information Jim Thorn possess
ed, the crowd fell to speculating re-
garding such things as Thorn could not
explain. Sam Morgan started it by
saying:
81 wonder whar the feller that done
the KILN was when he fired the shot"
Then everybody looked around in
search of what might be considered 4
likely place, and two or three were Oh
the point of hazarding reply. but 1t
was Jason Roberts who spoke.
"Thar's only one place" he said.
"whar the feller that done the shootin
could a likely stood, accordin to my
way Of figgerin it out"
"Whar's that?" somebody asked.
Behind that big tree whar Pap
Sampson killed the six squirrels is"-
"S~en squirrels, Jason Roberts" :"
Pap quickly corrected: "seven squir'
rels if thar was one"
1t was curious fact, but in the ex,
citement of the moment no one noticed
it, that was the first and the only time
Pap Sampson took any part in the talk
that day. He. the oracle Of the village.
the first always to give an opinion.
lapsed into a silence from which moth
ing save the old force Of habit of op'
posing Jason could arouse him. 1t was
strange. passing strange.
Behind that tree whar Pap Sampson
killed the squirrels" Jason repeated
compromisingly, "iS the only place
whar the feller could "a BEEN"
Then he took stick. to represent a
gun, and went behind the tree and
demonstrated just how the murderer
had hid there and how when Melvin
came along down the path the gun had
been thrust out and the fatal shot fired.
Everybody saw and readily admitted
the wisdom. of Jason's conclusions. and
two or three hastencd to assure the
others that they had formed that same
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THE END.
MOORE WONT PAY.
SpartanburE Farmer Gets Caught In
Cotton Speculation.

Cotton Speculation.
News and Courier, Wednesday.
]. H. Parker G. Co., members of the
New York Cotton exchange, have filed
suit in the United States circuit court
here against w. A. Moore, a farmer Of
Spartanburg county, for $4,333.71, alleg-
ed to be due on cotton contracts bought
in October, 1900. In the complaint it is
alleged that the brokers had orders
from Moore to buy 1000 bales Of cotton
for future delivery, and that soon after
the purchase the market began to de-
cline and the firm was forced to sell at
the loss named in the suit. The answer
filed by the defendant states that it was
merely a gambling venture, which was
immoral, illegal, contrary to public pol
icy and against the laws of South Car
olina. The claim Of the New York
brokers is denied.
The case is interesting to spectators
and others. The complaint Of Parker
G. Co.. sets forth that in October the
defendant. Moore, requested the firm to
buy the 1900 bales, to be delivered as
follows: 400 bales in January, 300 bales
in March and 500 bales in May, Of this
year, the purchase to be made accord
ing to the rules of the New York Cot
ton exchange. The plaintiffs allege
that they entered the market and
bought the defendant agreeing to take
the prices which were then on and to
pay any loss that might acrue to the
plaintiff, After the purchase the mar
ket dropped. Prices went down at
rapid rate until the contracts had lost
s4,333.71, which sum the plaintiffs claim
they were bound to advance and did
advance to those from whom the cotton
was purchased, in the meantime notify
ing the defendant and asking him to
make good. At his failure to put up, the
plaintiffs claim that they were forced
to close and sell the contracts. AS a
result of this transaction they allege
that they are now due the amount
named from Moore, as we'll as interest
from October "a, 1900
In the answer filed by Mr.. Stanyarne
Wilson for w. A. Moore, the defendant,
it is alleged that prior to October the
parties had dealings and business
transactions in no wise different from
those of the month Of October, all Of
which, it is alleged, were gambling
transactions, immoral, illegal, contrary
to public policy and against the statute
law of South Carolina, to wit, Article
., Chapter SO, Revised States Of 1893
The answer goes on to say that the ap-
parent contracts for purchase were not
real ones, but mere covers or guises for
the illegal contracts; that the business
relation of plaintiff to defendant was as
a broker of the New York Cotton ex-
change, to bring together the defend
ant and other dealers on said Exchange
for the sole purpose Of making illegal
contracte and for the personal gain OF
the brokers, who realized $40 on every
100 bales; that the plaintiffs were par
ticeps criminis in such gambling in the
rise and fall of the price Of cotton, and
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WUtUS lIS(GUCu Uttft IHttfCot.
conclusion the moment they arrived on
the ground. These last belonged to
that class Of ready liars who abound IN
every community. that large family OF
Il told you sos.'
While the interested crowd was still
talking stranger appeared among
them. 1t was Mr.. Waite. No one there
knew him, for none Of them had ever
seen him, and the moment he appear
ed all conversation ceased, and every
body stood with his eyes fixed inquir-
ingly on him. Looking coOlly around.
he asked:
whats the occasion of all this ex-
element"
There was q momentary silence, dur
ing which every one turned his eyes on
Jim Thorn. That worthy, understand
ing what was expected Of him, steppeu
forward and said in turn:
"Why, stranger, amt you hearn!'
"Heard what" Waite asked.
"Why. Lord. bout the murder
The stranger shook his head and look
ed surprised.
"Murderv' he exclaimed. "Why, have
you been having q murder hereT
"My land, I'd sesso! I'd lowed eV-
er'body knowed bout it before this.
An you amt hearn q word Of it?"
"How should when just arrived In
the neighborhood"
"Oh, you jest now come, did you"
"Just this moment. passed through
here a few days ago and engaged
board with Mr.. jenkins. Then went
on down the country and am just now
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MAY GROW 1T AT HOME.
United States May Become Indepen-
dent OF Foreign Countries For
Coffee.

United States May Become Indepen-
dent Of Foreign Countries For
Coffee.
The prospect Of a return Of perman-
emily peaceful conditions in the Phil
ippines and present conditions in Porto
Rico and Hawaii favorable to Amer
lean commercial enterprises, says
Washington dispatch, lends additional
interest to some figures just compiled
by the treasury bureau Of statistics
regarding the coffee consumption Of the
United States and Of the world.
The people of the United States are
sending out of the country more than
million dollars a week in payment
for coffee consumed in this country, all
of which could be readily produced in
Porto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine
Islands, which have already shown
their ability to produce coffee of high
grade, commanding high prices in the
markets Of the world. Porto Rico cof-
fee has long been looked upon as high
grade and for many years has COM
manded high prices in the markets Of
Europe, and the developments of cof-
fee culture in Hawaii during the past
few years have also been very satis-
factory in the quality produced and the
prices realized.
In the Philippines the product is Of
high grade, and the fact that in ply
sical conditions and climate the islands
are very similar to those of Java, the
greatest coffee producing islands Of the
world, suggests great possibilities to
those who desire to see American
money expended under the American
flag. The fact that the United States
is by far the greatest coffee consuming
country Of the world, and is steadily
increa sing her consumption further
suggests that American capital and
energy may turn their attention to the
promising field now opened in the is
lands where American enterprise can
safely enter upon business undertake
ings.
Our coffee importations during the
nine months ending with March, 1901,
amounted to 617,340000 pounds, with a
value of s45,21SOOO, a sum nearly S.
0OO, 900 in excess of the value Of the cof-
fee imports of the same months of the
preceding fiscal year, indicating that
for the full fiscal year the total value
Of the coffee imported into the United
States will be about S60,0OO,OOO. Even
this is somewhat below the annual
average cost of coffee imported during
the decade just ended, the reduction
in total value being due to the fall Of
about one-half in the import price,
though during the past few months the
price has again materially advanced
and 617,344.0O0 pounds imported in nine
months of the fiscal year 1901 cost
s45, ,21S, 900, while 633, 100000 pounds i'm
ported in nine months of the preceding
year cost but $40, ,5OS,00O.
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afraid Of her tongue; but he could not
get Abernathy to come in. "Oh!" said
Joe, 1T was all in fun, Abernathy-
nothing but joke; come back, come
back" Joke, indeed" said the eide
want sailor; "if it had not been for the
cabin window, blast my eyes, but you
would have had my light out" Carey
emerged from the cover Of the table
rather crest-fallen, and ever after was
not apt to boast of deeds Of valor in
the presence Of Joe Martin.
The publication Of the Davis MSS.
was interrupted by the death Of Rev.
Robert Davis, to whom his father had
given the copyright; but Careys news
paper still gave him an occupation in
Yorkville. His career, however, was
downward. Yielding to the fatal love
Of drink, frequent and disgraceful
scenes of debauchery sank him below
all former associates. His wife, worn
out with his dissipations and worth
lessness, left him and went back with
her children, to their friends in East
Tennessee. She afterwards joined the
Shakers, and gave her children to the
care Of relatives while she devoted her
self to her sect. In 1S45, Carey, too, left
Yorkville, to return to his native state,
and further know no trace Of him.
"Ohl that men should put an enemy in
Their mouths, to steal away their
brains"
Carey, in his day, did good work in
York. The enterprise begun by him
has been we'll sustained by others.
York has always had good reason to
boast of her Weekly" 1t is with
prideful satisfaction I undo the ample
folds of her paper, so superior in it's
size and style to those of our up-coun-
try towns, and not excelled by any
sheet in the State.
Truly, the spirit" of Carey's little
Pioneer has been given in a double
portion" to THE YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER.
My friends, you who, week after
week, have read a Septuagenarian's
"reminiscences, and hearkened to my
tales, will meet me in THE ENQUIRER
no more. I have done. The scraps
historical, anecdotical and biographical
Il essayed, are ended. Hundreds Of
others crowd into my mind, but fear
I shall grow wearisome. If have Civ
en- the pleasure 1 have received in re-
viving old memories, am happy. In
naught have thought to offend. Tru-
ly, all was written in love. The old
man of three ten-and five has
brought back the days when the rosy
coloring Of youth tinged life. Now
twilight falls, the windows are dark
ened" as I look out on it's shades, and
though by reason Of the great
strength" given me, am still here, ere
long the genial warmth that fingers
around my heart and throbs, will be
chilled, stilled and silent forever!
THE END
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STILL NO ANswER.-Nobody has yet
been able to point out error in McLaur-
ms Charlotte speech. Not single
newspaper has set up claims to having
brains enough to answer word of that
speech. In acknowledgment of the
want of brains, as we'll as for the want
of facts, some newspapers have de-
clined to talk of that speech; but, In
tinue to repeat that old story about
his effort to organize Republican par
ty in this State. And then they resort
to the refuge of charging him with
the face of his disavowal, they con-
voting with the Republicans" There
are very few men in this State who
will not endorse the ratification OF the
treaty of peace whereby we acquired
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands.
The hypocrisy and dishonesty Of his
accusers in charging him with voting
for the ship subsidy is exposed In the
act whereby some Of these same pol
iticians approved the proposition to
subsidize the Charleston Exposition,
the Southern railway, and the Louis
lana sugar planters.-Abbeville Press
and Banner.
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getting BACK. But aOOul tulS muIuei
Who was ii that was killedT
at was feIler named Melvin"
Thorn answered.
lone of your citizens. presume"
"No, he was q stranger. He'd only
been here few weeks. Stopped over
to Jonathan Turner's an claimed be
was a-prospectin for mineral"
"Oh. that's the man. eh?'
"Yes. Did you know him"
"No, didn't know Mr.. Melvin. but
that day passed through here STOP
ped at Mr.. Turner's. and | remember
hearing hir1 speak of him. So that's
the man that was killed|'
THAT'S the man."
"Well. WELL Do you know anything
of the particulars of the murderT
Then Thorn embraced the opportuni'
ty for which he had been waiting and
proceeded to repeat the story he had
been telling all day. He even went
through the pantomime Of his discov'
cry of the body. not forgetting to show
how calmly be had viewed it and how
fearlessly be had passed by it on his
way to the store. To all this Waite lis.
tened with seemingly the greatest OF
interest, and Jason Roberts was en-
couraged by that to demonstrate for
his benefit just how the murderer must
have fred the fatal shot from the shell
ter of the big tree.
If any one had been observing tine
strangers face closely. he must have
noticed that it became quite pale as Ja-
son proceeded with his explanation.
but Jason was claiming everybody's
attention at that moment, SO no one
saw.
what do you think?' Jason asked
when he had finished. Don't you
b'lieve I'm right, stranger?
Waite gave little start.
"Eh:" he exclaimed. "Oh, yes, very
likely you are right; yes-s, very likely"
Bound to be-" Jason said. "Ain't no
other way it could "a been DONE"
81 guess that's So" Waite admitted.
"But what was the object of the mur-
der, do you think?'
Pap Sampson, who had followed the
crowd about all day in silence, listen
ing to all that was said, leaned for
ward and waited eXpectantly for the
answer to this question.
81 don't know" Jason said. 81 amt
no notion"
"Do you suppose it was robbery"
"No. His money an his watch an ev-
er'thing was found in his pockets un.
touched"
"Humph! He couldn't have had an
enemy in this section. He was stran-
ger here, I believe you said?"
"Yes."
"It seems to lie rather q strange case.
You have no idea who the murderer
could be?"
Sam Morgan looked down at the
ground and trembled, while Pap Samp-
son leaned forward again and waited
breathlessly for the reply.
81 amt no idea in the world" Jason
said; mot a ghost Of an idea."
There was a short pause. Then Jim
Thorn spoke. saying significantly:
81 wonder whar Sim Banks u.s."
Sam Morgan started and turned pale.
Pap Sampson walked away. leaning
heavily on his cane. murmuring:
"It's come at last! Oh. my Lord. it's
come! was afcared Of it all the time.
Pore Sim! Pore Sim"
no DE roNTINTIEn
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TO BE CONTINUED.
The free press., 1901-08-22

especially the County for the past
which could have been especially the cost of the
Transcript Records from Hancock County,
which hundred dollars,
County Treasurer arranged to have the Coun
the of Poparve and reports
the to Board o Supervisors:
Therefore resolved that body and in behalf Of the
citizens thanks the ec
obgng President and Cashier Of the Bank of Poparve
their kindness citizens of said County