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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20

between Russia and Germany, the Secretary could have no hesitation in deciding in favor of the latter, es- pecially since that country proved it. self to be so very very friendly to the United States at Manila and else where, and especially in view of the number of German votes there are in this country. Consequently, he has imposed the additional duty
 Even more imperative than the wishes of Germany, however, was the fact that the sugar trust demanded that the duty should be imposed The trust draws each year an increasing share of the raw sugars from Russia. So far as the importation of the fawer grades is concerned, it would have little uneasiness. But Russian sugars are beginning to come in, in form fit for consumption, and are going into the American market with out further refinement With further SAiSoul dSOlISllI, sugar lTuSC O1I1C1dIS fear that the Russian product would soon swell in volume sufficiently to break prices and force a readjust- ment of the conditions now covering the sugar industry. Hence their suc- cessful demand.
 That this submission to the trust will cost the United States dear seems to cut little ice with the Ad- minstration. Last year the exports from the United States to Russia amounted in round numbers to s1O,- 100000, while on the other hand, inn portations from Russia amount to only $340,000, giving the United States most profitable balance of trade every year. If the United States insists on the new duty, Russia threatens to impose her schedule ot maximum rates on United States im- portation instead of the minimum one at present in force To do this would be to absolutely wipe out the larger part of the American exports.
 c. M.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20

29x120 feet in lot 1, block 40, corner Main street and Fourth avenue, upon which is situated the brick store house now occupied by the Mccain Grocery Company. The consideration was $S,10 and the deed was trans ferred for that amount in cash.
 The purchased property is on one of Pine Bluffs best business streets, MT Senyard says he merely purchas- ed the property as a speculation.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
EXPORT COUNTIES.
CAGES DECISION TANTA-
 MOUNT TO A BOUNTY.
The Decision Provokes Commercial War With Russia and Conse-
 quent Loss of Trade.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Does the Tinted States pay export bounties on articles taxed by the war revenue law? That is does is a logical infer
 ence from Secretary Cages astound-
 ing decision that Russia pays an lex
 nort' bounty on sugar because it re-
 mits the internal tax levied on all su-
 gars raised in that country if the su-
 gar is exported. The United States
 remits the stamp taxes due under the
 war revenue act on most of the arti-
 cles therein enumerated if they are ,Aexported. Reasoning by analogy, the s7United States must pay bounties on
 these articles This fact will natur-
 ally be very surprising, not only to
 the people at large but also probably
 to Secretary Gage himself but there
 seems no way of escaping from the
 conclusion.
 The decision, which is likely to pro-
 yoke a commercial war with Russia,
 loses us our large export trade to that
 country, and alienate one of our best
 friends abroad, is maddeninely ridic-
 ulous. The Dingley law provides that
 countervailing duty shall He collect ed on all foreign bounty pail sugars
 esIusl to the amount of the bounty.
 In Russia sugar the product is. by the
 of la T; i into three parts. One faction is
 set aside for home consumption,
 another goes into bond in sugar ware houses, and third is destined for eXporation. On the sugar to be con- sumed at home an internal revenue tax is levied and the government, by limiting the amount to be sold in the
 domestic market, guarantees to the manufacturer fixed and steady .Aarice. On the other hand, by holding "a reserve in the bonded warehouse, to be released when the demand in- creases, the government can protect domestic purchasers from sudden or eXorbitant rise in prices The bond ed sugar can be taken out of bond only with the governments consent nd approval, and pays the usual in- ternal tax when going into consump- tlon. On the third portion of the su- gar product-that which is sold abroad-no internal tax is levied. The French and German govern ments have contended vigorously that the high domestic price insured by the domestic manufacturer in Russia was in effect a government subven- tlon, and Germany has threatened repeatedly to indulge in tariff dis. crlmlnations against American pro- ducts unless her sugar is allowed to enter the United States on the same terms as Russia. Russia on the I contrary, has declined to admit that her sugars were bounty paid in any legitimate sense. and has threat
 ened to impose maximum duties on
 American steel and iron products if
 feimposed by the United States As
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Pay Car Delayed.

Word was received at the local Cotton Belt shops today to the effect that the Cotton Belt pay car, due here today, Wednesday, will not ar rive until Thursday. The car was de layed on the north end.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20

Mir. w. c. Crittenden. of Wabbase- ka. is in the city on business. He says John Hamilton, the man who was shot by w. E. Levey there sev- eral weeks ago, is slowly improving, though still unable to come out. Mir. Levey is also confined to his rooms with his injuries.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
DE WET ON THE MOVE.
Still Giving Kitchener Something to
 Communicate 10 War Office.

LONDON, Feb. 20-Lofd Kitchener, Commanderin-C of the British in South Africa, telegraphing from Pretoria to the war office under date of February IS, says:
 "De Wet is reported still moving north and now is west of Hopetown. He will probably double back to the southwest. The troops gre prepared for this
 "A train was derailed between Nr- yeenigng and Johannesburg this morn ing, but the Boers were driven off be- fore they secured much
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
Death at Tanno,

Mir Will Young, we'll known young man of this county, died at his home at Tamo Wednesday morning, after a brief illness. The remains will be inferred at Grady this after noon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
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Mir. P Powell, well known piano man of Little Rock, is here to close a deal with Mrs. R. c. Thompson, who will purchase a costly piano.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20

Advertising Handsome de signs, large or small, with your advcr- tisement printed on them, for sale by the Adams Printing Go Telephone or call and see our samples. dtf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20
MAIN STREET PROPERTY
Changes Hands-Fred Senyard the
 Purchaser.

Tuesday afternoon MT. Fred Sen yard, the Main-street saloonist, pur- chased from Mir. Frank G. Bridges
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20

MT. Sol Kaufman will return this afternoon for New York, where he purchased spring goods for the Ba= Zaar.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-20

Over 10000 bottles of Walkers Liver Tablets sold since Sept. II, 1900 and every bottle has given perfect satis
 faction and not single complaint aas been made. If
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

The objectors declared we had too
much territory already and the sale
was unconstitutional.
Congress nevertheless ratified the
treaty and the United States went into
legal possession of its new property.
When the great st. Louis exposition
filings wide it's doors to welcome all ma
tions to it's exposition, there should be
present the nearest legal descendant Of
Marquis de Marbois, the noble French
man who was so gracious to our coun-
try in helping US to this great and
goodly land west Of the Mississippi
river.
I would like to have the poets gift
to sing with fitting words, the glory Of
this inheritance secured by our noble
forefathers for their descendants in
America.
And when I think of our great obli-
cations to France in the revolutionary
war and the fair dealing Of Napoleon,
I am going to be one to say that ]
would give a special invitation to all
citizens of France to come over and re-
joice with US in a fioodtide Of amity and
good will at st. Louis.-Mrs. w. H
FELTON, in the Atlanta Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

HE REMEMBERED IT ALL RIGHT
"John!" she said, looking at him Sc
verely, did you know that yesterday
was the anniversary of our wedding?'
Certainly. my darling, certainly"
he replied, pretending that he wasn't
at all surprised. Didn't they send
that little thing out from the jewelers. s
that I ordered for you? I shall go
around today and see about it. Con-
found those people anyway. They
promised they'd send it yesterday,
without fail. If there's anything that
makes me mad, it's to have people lie
to me about thing Of that kind. I'd
have gone somewhere else If they had
said they couldn't have 1t ready in
time. Well, I'll make such kick when
I get in town today that they won't
forget next time, I'll bet. Yes, re-
membered it, my dear. thought of
you all day, and Of that other happy
day. What a glorious-why, my darl-
ing, what are you crying for?'
"Oh. you l-l-liar!" she sobbed. ''It
isn't till next month, and you are DID,
deceiving me! Go away! Don't you
dare to t-t-touch me!'
"Confound women anyhow" he said,
as he went down the front steps.
They're never happy unless they're
making trouble for themselves"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04
Misrellaneons Rrading.
WILL CRAWFORD WIN.
Looks as If the Chester Captain Has
Established Presumption of Justt-

Looks as If the Chester Captain Has
EstabIished Presumption of Justt-
fcntiOn.
A Washington dispatch Of November
q, to the New York Sun says:
1.-The decision not to appoint William
P. Crawford, of Chester, S. c., to a
lieutenancy in the army because he
broke his engagement to Miss Rebecca
Douglass Of that place, has been held
in allegiance by Secretary Root until he
can secure further information as to
the young mans conduct. There Is a
new point to be settled and the final
outcome of the interesting controversy
depends upon the contents Of letter,
which are as yet a secret
THE secretary Of war decided, after
it had practically been determined not
to appoint Crawford to give him an
opportunity to explain his action and
granted him hearing for that pur-
pose. The young candidate for mill
tary honors came to Washington and
made personal statement to Secretary
Root. His frankness impressed the
secretary very much.
HE admitted breaking an engage
ment to marry Miss Douglass, &C
knowledged that up to two or three
days before breaking 1t he had given
her no suggestion that he did not in
tend to marry her; but he declared that
he had good reason for not fulfilling his
promise.
Secretary Root asked him for his
reason. This young Crawford declined
to give. He explained that he had writ
ten to Miss Douglass's mother, stating
his reasons, and that he considered
they were confidential with her. He
had no objection whatever to her stat
ing them to the war department or the
president; but he declined to do so.
In this Secretary Root agreed with Mr..
Crawford.
Accordingly he suggested to the
friends of Miss Douglass, who had OBJ
jected to Crawford's appointment, that
they secure from Mrs. Douglass copy
of the young mans letter of explana-
ton. His reason for this was that he
desired to base his action upon the rea-
sons advanced and to determine him
self whether there was sufficient
grounds for Crawford's action.
I'm his opinion, the reasons may
have shown that Crawford either was
justified or acted disgracefully. 1t has
now been several weeks since this de-
sire Of Secretary Roots was conveyed
to the friends of Miss Douglass. Up to
this time they have not produced
Crawford's letter to Mrs. Douglass.
1T is now said that the secretary of
war will wait reasonable time for the
senators and congressman who have
opposed Crawford's appointment to
produce this letter, and If it is not done
he will take it for granted that Craw-
ford's reasons were sufficient to justify
his breaking his engagement"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04
REESWAX AS MONEY.
Passes Current In Hardware Trade
All Over the Country.

Passes Current In Hardware Trade
All Over the Country.
It will surprise many people to learn
that in almost every part of the United
States there is something that mer-
chants regard just as good as the cold
cash. That something seems common
place, for it Is nothing more than bees
wax. But 1t is only in one branch OF
trade that beeswax is current, and
that this one the average person would
least suppose-the hardware line.
The reason why hardware stores ham
die beeswax was explained the other
day by a prominent wholesale dealer.
It appears that all through the south,
as we'll as in other parts Of the coun-
try, the tin peddlers swap their wares
for beeswax which they get very cheap.
They make a nice profit on their tin
ware in the trade and they also get a
profit on the beeswax when they turn
it over to the retailers in hardware.
The beeswax passes from them to the
wholesale hardware men in the cities
and they ship it in barrels to New
York. Wholesale hardware dealers Of
ten receive notices from customers that
they have shipped a certain number Of
barrels of beeswax to apply on account.
Beeswax is always staple article, and
in the trade is just as good as cash
at all times.
Like many other goods, 1t sometimes
fuctuates in price; but there is always
steady demand for 1t at the market
| value. Before the patent hives and
honeycombs came into use some years
ago, the wholesale price of beeswax
was Is cents a pound. Where large
numbers of bees were kept the patent
comb was used and the consequence
was that the bees didn't have to manu-
facture any comb and in the course Of
year the production Of beeswax de-
creased so much that the price went
up to 70 cents a pound wholesale. 1t
went even higher than that for awhile,
and then it fell again; but it has never
got back to where 1t was before the
patents were adopted. If it were not
for the tens Of thousands Of small bee
keepers who cling to the old style OF
handling bees the price of beeswax
would be more than 81 pound.-Chi-
cago Inter-Ocean.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

ting a stop to the ''sport Of gander pull
ing" but the scene was laid outside
the city limits and the police therefore
had no jurisdiction. There is law on
the statute books Of the state prohib-
iting cruelty to animals and fixing
heavy penalties for its violation. Any
citizen had the right Of appeal to any
MAGISTRATE to enforce the provisions
of the law, and that would have put an
end to the pulling"
CHESTER.
Lantern, November 29: II paid for
my cherry trees without rejecting that
my accepting employment from the
company would lead to the injury OF
others. Since my attention has been
called to the question I see that there
Is no escape from the conclusion that
there is no way in which the business
can be wound up without loss to
great number Of persons, and the num-
Der is increased by every agent that
engages in writing letters. Now the
question that perplexes me is, may l
protect myself against loss by making
the money back in wages, and so pass
1t on to others, or must I suffer the
loss myself for the protection Of 9TH
ers?" Look at it in this way: You
have a coin that you supposed was
genuine; but you have discovered that
1t Is counterfeit. Will You pass it, OF
will you lose 1t? And If you can get
the consent Of your conscience to pass
this on, will you, for consideration,
assist the counterfeiter in passing as
many more as possible?.. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Culp McFadden have sent
out invitations to the marriage Of their
daughter, Louise, to Prof. ]. H. Means
Beatty, of Clemson College, Thursday
evening, Dec. S, 1901, at 5.45. 1t will
be home wedding, and the party will
go to Clemson, stopping over night
with Mr.. Beaty's brother in Charlotte
..... Nose Benson's house on the
Yorkville road, was burned Wednesday
morning at 2.3O. Almost nothing was
saved. He has a large family left very
destitute. They were driven from the
house in their night clothes. Their
wheat and all other food supplies, as
we'll as some cotton and other things
were burnt. The Rev. DR.. ]. B.
Mack believes in a personal devil
along with several other old-fashioned
beliefs-and he believes in giving the
devil his due. He is not inclined to de-
defend the old fellows character; but
thinks it a mistake to represent him as
having a hideous person. He believes
that on the other hand the temper re-
tains an angelic person. The Atlanta
Constitution wants to know whether
DR.. Mack is going to tear away the
hideous mask with which Dante and
Bunyan have clothed Satan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

A LIVING EMETIc.-A servant who
did not find her way very promptly to
the kitchen one morning was visited
by her mistress. who found her in bed
suffering from pain and violent sick
ness. She explained that she had a
cold and had taken some medicine
which had been recommended for the
children.
How much did you take?" asked
her mistress.
well, mum, went by the directions
on the bottle. They said, Ten drops
for an infant, thirty drops for an adult
and a tablespoonful for an emetic.' !
knew I wasn't an infant or adult, so !
thought I must be an emetic, and the
pesky stuff has pretty nigh turned me
inside out."-Medical Brief.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

Boy and the Presiding Elder.


Anecdotes of preachers being on tap.
Hon. John Dougherty, of MISSOURI,
contributed the following:
In one Of the counties composing the
Third congressional district OF Missou-
ri there lives a good Christian lady,
devout and constant member of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Some days before the date OF quar-
terly conference held there some years
ago our good lady friend received word
that the presiding elder would be her
guest for a few days during the meet
ing. In order to convince the elder
that she had been and was doing her
Christian duty in the matter Of train
ing her only child, a boy about four
wears, old to walk in 1.-The straight and
narrow path" she thought it not amiss
to give him some special instructions
before the minister arrived. So taking
the little fellow upon her lap one day
she told him that the presiding elder,
a big and a great man, would visit
them soon and that he would "be very
sure to ask some questions about your
Sunday school, how you like your
teacher, etc. But probably the first
question he asks will be: What Is your
name? How old are you? Do you
know where bad boys go when they
die? Now, when he asks your name,
tell him Johnnie Jones. When he asks
how old you are, tell him four years
old. and when he asks If you know
where bad boys 60 when they die, tell
him, using the Scriptural word, that
bad boys, when they die. go to hell"
John was drilled on these questions
daily until the minister came. In the
meantime he knew by rote that his
name was Johnnie Jones, that he was
four years old and that when bad boys
die they go to hell.
The minister was portly gentlemen
of friendly manner and pleasant coun-
tenance. After receiving a cordial
welcome, he was seated in the sitting
room, and the proud parent excused
herself and sought Johnnie, the pride
and expectancy of her life, to introduce
him to the minister. After Johns face
was washed, his hair combed and he
was otherwise made presentable his
mother led him in to meet the preach
er. AS the urchin entered the sitting
room he observed through the open
door a neighbor playmate sitting on
the fence whistling for him and call
ing him to come out quick. Johnnie
at once grew impatient to go out and
wished the ceremony of meeting the
preacher and answering his questions
to be done with as quickly as possible.
The doting mother introduced him as
the youngest and her only child, the
baby of the family. The good minister
called the boy to him and taking his
little chubby hand in his own remark
ed: What a very handsome lad?
How like his mother?' His next ques-
ton was exactly as had been antici-
pated "Well, my little man, what Is
your name?" The boy glanced first up
to the minister, then at his waiting
playmate, and intending to expedite
matters as much as possible by answer
ing the three expected questions at
once, replied, Johnnie Jones, four
years old, go to hell" and in the con-
fusion that followed skipped to meet
his friend.-Champ Clarke's Cloak
Room Stories.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

THE contest for the premiums annu-
l. ally offered for clubs of suoscrlb-
ers to the YORKVILLE ENQUIRER
Is now open,. to continue until O'Clock
D. m, on the SECOND WEDNESDAY
IN MARCH, 1902, and all Of our old
friends, along with as many new ones
as may desire, are cordially invited to
enter the competition.
The first premium this year Is to be
A FINE TOP BUGGY, the best that
can be made by the YORKV1LLE
BUGGY COMPANY for $50; the second
premium is the BEST OPEN BUGGY
this company can make for $50: Ihese @
two prizes are to be given for the TWO
LARGEST CLUBS returned and paid
for by the SECOND WEDNESDAY
IN MARCH. For additional CLUBS,
ranging in size from 100 down to 8, we
will give specific premiums, such as
Sewing Machines, Shot Guns. Rifles.
Pistols, Musical Instruments, Watches,
Silver Tableware, Magazines, Newspa-
pers and other articles Of value suffi-
cient to compensate the clubmaker for
all the work he or she may do. Full in
formation may be had Of these articles
and the terms upon which they will be
given by making inquiry at this office.
A $50 PARKER GUN.
For the largest number Of NEW
SUBSCRIBERS returned between this
date and JANUARY 18TH. 1902, at 4
o'clock In the afternoon, whether that
number be three or one hundred, we
will give 12 GAUGE PARKER HAM
MERLESS BREECH-LOADIN SHOT
GUN. The gun Is made by Parker
Brothers, of Meriden. Connecticut, and
sold by the H. & D. Folsom Arms Com
pany, of 314 Broadway. New York. 1t
has the reputation of being the BEST
gun in the world for the money.
The contest in competition for the
gun is to have no connection with the
contest in competition for the Buggies,
except that after the close of the gun
contest, on January Is, all names re-
turned on account Of 1t may still be
counted in the competition for the first
and second prizes to be given away
on the SECOND WEDNESDAY IN
MARCH, and they may be counted In
making up the number required for any
other premium for which the club
maker may have a preference.
WHO ARE NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
By NEW SUBSCRIBERS we mean
those who WE'RE NOT ON OUR
BOOKS ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. 1901.
We will not count as a NEW SUBJ
scription a name that is changed from
one member of a family to another. 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04
MEN'S CLOTHING
At Low PRICES,

A great many people have
seen fit to take advantage of the
low prices that have been and are
prevailing during our Slaughter
Sale in all departments of our
store. Every buyer has been a
pleased buyer. But it is in our
Clothing Department that the
GREATEST BARGAINS are to
be found. Here you will find
that the 25 per cent. off that we
are giving on Clothing, brings the
prices down to cost, and in many
instances below the cost prices.
But we prefer to let the goods go
at sacrifice rather than carry the
Clothing over. If you are look
ing for Clothing Bargains you
can ill-afford to let this opportu-
nifty to get real bargains go by.
III. G.. STRAUSS & co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-12-04

3T Suppose I give you your supper
said the tired looking woman. What
will you do to earn it?'
Madam" said Meandering Mike, Il
will give you de opportunity Of seein
man go t'roo a whole meal wit'out
findin' fault wit single thing"
The woman thought minute and
then told him to come in and shed set
the table, e.-Washington Star.