davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12
4 joke on the Judge.

Columbia Record: At Newberry last
week, Judge Gary rendered a decision
declaring that excess charges by rail-
roads, where passengers fail to pur-
chase tickets, are invalid. An appeal
was taken, and the question will come
up before the supreme court. The very
day the decision was rendered Judge
Gary had to go to Abbeville and he did
not have time to buy a ticket. When
the conductor came around he demand
ed % cents excess Of fare. why, I
have decided that such charges are il
legal" said the judge. Cant help
that, judge" said the conductor. as the
judge paid over the money and took a
receipt. The judge is more firmly con-
vinced that his decision is right, be-
cause when he went to get his rebate
check cashed the office was closed and
he Is carrying it about with him yet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12
LOCAL LAGONICS.
We VIII Send The Enquirer

L
From now until January 1. 1903. fol
2.42 in advance.
1General Hampton Dead.
| Major James F. Hart received tele'
gram yesterday afternoon, announcing
the death of General Hampton during
the morning. 81
Fruit Not Killed. y
Mr.. R. M. Barnett, Of Bethel, was tr
Yorkville, Thursday, and said that al
though the fruit had missed mighty
good chance, 1t was not all killed. He
made an examination after the coldest
night this week, and found lots of fruit
in good healthy condition. *
Court Below Affirmed.
The supreme court has affirmed the
court below in the case Of W. Brown
Wylie, C. c.. Pleas, against the Com
mercial and Farmers Bank Of Rock
Hill and others. This Is the case in
which Major A. H. White, Mr.. A. E.
Smith, v. B. McFaden and others
were sued on the bond they gave to Sc
cure the payment Of checks drawn by
R. Lee Kerr, receiver for the Rock Hill
Cotton mill. "
For the Dallas Re-UnfOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Strauss have ar
ranged to chaperone a party to the
Dallas reunion. Mr.. Strauss has ar
ranged to secure a tourist Pullman
from Chester and return, and would
ike to have the party made large
enough to fill the car. The programme
is to leave Yorkville, Thursday night
next, by way Of the Narrow Gauge, and
take the Pullman at Chester on the
following morning. With such a par
ty as Is being collected, the trip prom.
ises to be most pleasant one for ali
concerned. -
Want a New County.
Columbia Record: The question Of the
new county, to be composed Of the
present counties Of Newberry, Union
Laurens and Fairfield, is being agita-
ted a good deal by the people of these
counties living in and around the point
where Newberry, Union and Laurens
join. No definite steps have yet been
taken, however. The county seat Of the
proposed new county would be Whit
mires. Taking Whitmires as centre,
the county would be bounded by New
berry, Laurens, Union, and probably
Fairfield, and the extreme eastern point
would probably reach nearly to the
southwestern corn of Chester. AS has
been stated, no definite steps have
been taken, but the people Of the Sec
ton to be embraced by the proposed
new county want to get nearer a court
house and are agitating the question
a good deal among themselves.
Narrow Escape.
Mr.. J. ]. Nichols, of Bethel, met with
a serious mishap last Friday, that
came very near having a fatal termi-
nation; but which, it is hoped, will have
no worse effect than few days of un-
comfortable soreness. Mr.. Nichols had
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12

FROM present indications human life
Is getting to be little more valuable
in South Carolina. Recently, in differ
ent parts Of the state, white men have
been found guilty and sentenced to a
term Of years in the penitentiary for
the crime of killing. If a few white
men could be hung for murder, justice
would be redeemed to some extent, and
the life Of a law-abiding citizen would
be safer.-Bamberg Herald.
That is the whole problem in nut
shell. The steady-going citizenship
must recognize that good order is more
in the keeping of juries than Of out
laws. So long as juries fail to do their
duty, outlaws will continue to -four
ish
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12

THE speech of Major Jenkins was not
lengthy; but coming as it did from the
son Of one Of the most gallant Of the
Confederate soldiers it speaks volumes.
The father fought for South Carolina
and lost. The son does not deny the
cause for which the father fought: but
appreciates that hereafter there can be
no loyal fighting except for the Ameri-
can union. 1t was tersely put and true,
and said as it was by a son who fought
for the United States as his father
fought for his state, the suggestion is
peculiarly impressive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12

GOVERNOR Aycock, Of North Carolina,
told President Roosevelt in a speech
Tuesday night: "And If a northern
state secedes we will help to drive her
back" The president laughed heartily,
as did the audience; but the saying Is
no joke. That is the feeling of the peo-
pie of the south on the subject.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12

JUST what might be the full signifi-
canoe of President Roosevelt's remark
able reception in Charleston. cannot be
fully c0mprehended at this time, but in
our opinion, there is no doubt of the
fact that It is good thing for the peo-
the United States. That the president s
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12

their proposed caucus Tuesday night,
but were not able to agree upon line
of policy and adjourned with the under
standing that every member was free
to act as he chose. :
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board Of commissioners
held their regular monthly meeting In
the office of the supervisor last We'd
nesday. All the members were present,
and as there was an unusual accumu-
lation Of routine business to be trans
acted, the proceedings required pretty
much all day.
An important incident Of the days
proceedings, was the final consumma-
tion of the compromise that was en-
tered into in 1891, between the county
commissioners of York county and the
holders of the bonds issued in aid of
the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
railroad.
BY the terms of this compromise, w.
K. Blodgett, owner Of the bonds placed
in the custody of the Boston Safe De-
post and Trust company s35,300 worth
Of these bonds, with the understanding
that If the townships regularly paid in
terest on the remaining bonds for a
period Of ten years, then, at the end OF
that time, the trust bonds, together
with the coupons attached, would be
turned over to the county commission
ers for cancellation.
The ten year period was up last fall,
and the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust
company wrote to the county commits
sioners and demanded fee Of $500 for
acting at stakeholder. The county
commissioners refused to pay this fee.
Then the trust company demanded $50.
This was refused also. At length the
trust company proposed that 1t would
send the bonds If the commissioners
would agree to pay the fee of a notary
for getting up and forwarding evidence
of the receipt and cancellation of the
papers. This proposition was agreed to,
and the bonds have been received ready
for cancellation. They include lAo0-for
York township bonds, s1,5oU Of Cataw-
ba township, $500 Of Ebenezer, and
81, 700 Of Cherokee.
The contract between the commits
sioners and w. A. Barber, president OF
the Carolina and North Western rail-
road, with reference to the standard
gauging Of that line by January 1, next,
on pain of the forfeiture Of the sum of
$500, was signed by both parties.
The old question Of Strengthening the
McConnellsville and Rock Hill road
was taken up again for final disposi-
ton. It developed that all the land
owners along the route, with one excep-
ton, had agreed to donate the rights of
way required for the Strengthening pro-
cess. This exception refused to donate
or sell at figure that seemed reasona-
BILE to the petitioners. The petition
ers proposed that they would pay for
the right Of way at such price as the
commissioners should agree upon as
being just and equitable, and 1t was de-
cided that the matter be settled by con-
demnation proceedings.
The overseer question, as It stands
in the light Of the new road law, was
taken under consideration, and after
discussion it was decided that on Sec
tions where all the available material
for the position of overseer had paid
the communication tax, overseers would
be employed for four days, at the rate
Of one dollar a day each, and paid out
Of the communication tax belonging to
their respective sections.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-12
YoRKVILLE, s. c.,
SATURDAY, APRIL II, 1902.

In spite of all efforts to prevent, Pres
ident Roosevelt came to South Carolina
and it seems to have been a case OF
veni, vidi, vici.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

To THE FprToR OF THR SUN-Sir' Al
though II seems 70 be not NJ all the fashion.
I wish to present myself a one who has had
nothing but appre cistion and good treat
mcnt I'm my experience as Office stenographer
and secretary ! am a young woman from
a country town, who. with no experience
and not even the praCt cnl training of n regu-
lar stenographic school started out very
young at 81 per week ! had not even the
advantage of a complete high school educa-
ton but had been n great reader of every
thing that came my way from early child
hood, and attribute such success as | have
had to the general knowledge have acquired
I'm that way-to some natural aptitude and
the exercise of some tact II had had the
advantage of higher education. or without
that. il had been a young man. know posi-
lively that could have been put forward TO
almost any position for It Is an absolute fact
that most business houses recognize ability
in their young men and advance them "a
rapidly as there l. opportunity In my own
experience have seen Office boys advanced
until they filled responsible positions and
n a Young man desires TO do something be-
vond stenographic work they will not single
him out as the only one who is not TO be ad-
vnnCed If he desires to remain merely a
.trno Crapher that j. different, because they
viii pay 50 much to i'll the place, and no
more.
in nv present connect ions | get what
Con-ilar a good salary NV duties are not too
heavy or my hour, unduly long. and | am
treated by every ono with whom ] come In
contact as a fellow worker, aud not as a
machine And ] am with larG" corpora
ton too PRIVATE SECRETARY.
NEW YoRK. Nov II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
NEW YORK WATER COLOR CLUB
Flint Notice.

The annual exhibition of the New York
Water Color Club has been opened at the
Fine Arts Building. 2i5 West Fifty -sevent h
street and will remain on view until Dec Is,
Looking back over the past few years
one may he conscious OF a steady improve
ment in the character Of these exhibit ions.
The present one. indeed, Is good enough
to hold its own In the company Of the best
European exhibitions and its excellence is
very largely due to the wider recognition
OF the special virtues of the water color
medium. Instead Of striving for quail
ties that properly belong to oil and can
only be simulated in the other medium by
mixing body color witt the pigments, there
by clouding their transparency. limpidity
and purity, and reducing. as the case may
he, the sparkle or vibration OF the whole
picture. tho painters on the present occa-
sion show very general disregar Of such
quest ionable practices. Whether working
in clear wash or carrying their picture to a
fuller elaboration Of tones and values
they exhibit that respect for the white paper
and a Discrimination to lose sight or touch
of it, that seem to distin guish all the mas
ters OF the craft.
Such one is Winslow Homer. Of whose
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

work a group exhibition has been arranged,
which. however, was not in position at the
I. ne OF ones visit and must be reserved
for another notice. Among the recollec-
tons of first impression of the dit play
Il ands out portrait by James H. Gardner
Slper--a lady in a gown Of white tarlatan,
seated beside a Louis XIV. table on which
are pieces Of porcelain, at her back being
n wall covered with dcicately pattern ed
da mask. Delightfully."- spontapeofs in cx-
pr, sson, yet very seriously studied. the
pi~ture gives evidence Of an idea fully
wrought out in the mind Iefore brt. b
has been put to paper. Note, for example,
the dexterity and assured economy Of means
in the rendering of the dress ard the spright
liness and spontareity in that of the access
series. while choice reserve Of pure color
laracterize the toral scheme. Very
labored by comparison is "A Priestess of
Juno" by Clara Weaver Parrish; rich and
en- joyable in color. however. and hand
some, too, in composition, though the latter
is somewhat confused. Indeed one has
the feeling that it would make a brilliant
treatment for window. where the trans
licence OF the glass would animate and
clarity the design.
One Of the most beautiful bits of color
in the whole exhibition appears in Henry
b. SHELLS AN Old Schooner The boat
with a belt OF pale greenish blue around
its silvery white body. is drawn up on TO the
sand, beside patch OF clear. blue water,
while the deep blue Of the sky shows
through the background Of strong green.
The character Of the shore has not been
very adequately realized, and 1t Is difficult
TO fit the lighting to any particular time oi
day; but STILL in the purity and virility of
its color scheme. the picture is extremely
fascinating. More satisfying in its general
truth and very solemn in it's feeling for the
silence and the emptiness of the night
is his Twilight at Newcastle"-a distant
lighthouse, seen across strip of water
from foreground of sand and dark reefs.
Two other sea pieces which one finds very
impressive for their rendering of tho facts
and significance of sky and water are W.
Ritschers -Ebb Tide, Holland and The
Incoming Tide" They convey an i'm
preston Of being most closely studied
and strongly felt, and so do the examples
by William J. Kaula--his Twilight" and
"Moonrise." With particular felicity he
has rendered in the latter that phenomenon
so frequent In nature 80 seldom salts
factorily reproduced in picture, when
the sky in filed with focking clouds. almost
like wool In their degree OF opacity and yet
luminous. He has secured, too, that
effect of lambert paleness Of moonlight
| creeping over the grassy foreground and
| loosening the Swallowed parts of the trees.
| Another moonlight scene which wins at
| to ntion is the Mysterious Night" by
Elliott Daingerfield Very beautiful is the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

TO rec, mmsn nd 1t. but l., deli saoy of charac-
terizat n for example. Ia the articula-
tions oil the leaves upon the stem--it is a
long way behind study Of a similar flower
by the Japanese artist For the beauty
OF his work Is that to most captivati nr
impreesi N he unites strict regard for
the special character Of the flower, both
generally and In detail.
CONFUSED rather than assisted by the
nadeauacies Of an unfinished catalogue
1t has been possible on this occasion only
10 draw attention to few features or
this very intagsstinS 0xhihitioo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

the phenomenon arouses in ones Mad.
Very moving also is Hugh. H. Brecken-
ridges .Thc Silent Hour" II is a moon
light scene consistently faithful IN its
record and bewitching to the sense. a
poem OF illuminated atmosphere. Quite
an artists way Of seeing and feeling a
ubject is exhibited also In James Henry
Moser's Might.
This quality Is again prominently 10
the fore in Genjir Yato's studies OF flowers
to which the attention Of Anna B. c. Naples
might be directed. Her treatment OF a
chrysanthemum In fiat wash has much
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr; Your
editorial, The Jumping Hand OF the Stenog-
rapher" leads me TO contribute my views
and to express my dissent from yours
II Is the man at the top that breaches most
fervently about ambition. energy and ability
being rewarded that there Is always va
cancy for good man; but the rule does not
work both ways. The man who Is rewarded
for ambition energy and ability exists. We
know. but does it prove that the man VINO
does not succeed lacks these Qualities:
The employer OF to-day wants some one
20 relieve him OF the burden Of writing his
letters lie considers the relief worth just
So much and It does not make very much
difference to him how much ability Tor lack
OF IT, his amanuensis may have stenoS-
rapher has his rating among those who re-
uuire his services Just as skilled workman
has among artisans IL he be employed As a
plasterer his boss" pays him the prevailing
wages without regard to his ability as a
modeller or SCULPTOR II he b" carpenter. that
Is all he Is in his employers ewes, no mat
ter how skilled he may be- in wood carving.
To increase my income teach photography
in one OF the evening SCHOOLS. and, some
times. ! tell my pupils OF the positions that
await them. the opportunities that come to
good stenographers. and 80 on. such state.
mentS stimulate Application, energy and
ambition, and that Is all they are good for.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. j a VI.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
STENOGR4PHERS.
Their Wages. Their Employers AMI Their
Opportunities.

To The EDITOR or THE SuY-Sir: With
much interest I have followed tina CORE
spondence which has been published in THE
SUS for some weeks past In connection with
the earnings and prospects OF the stenog-
rapher
Having had an active experience, covering
nearly fifteen years. have learned that good
stenographer Is always In demand. and VIII
be- chcerfuily paid S?5 to s35 If he is able TO
satisfactorily meet the requirements OF em-
ployer- looking for a good man The average
stenograph Is disappointed and disgruntled
because the brilliant future portrayed TO him
by the schools teaching the rudments OF
shorthand have not inaterialized. From
what know Of the difficulties OF the profess
sion. three years actual experience in stem
ographic line will not fl a man to capably
III A position pa wing s25 or $50 week. nor VIII
five years While speed enters largely into
a mans success ms n stenographer. II IL. never
theless n secondary consideration In me MI
ing satisfactorily OF a general ONCE position
paying the above salaries. man must be
Quick to grasp and adapt him self 20 circum-
stances he must be thoroughly familiar with
the ella ~ of work he is called upon to perform:
he must have had such experience that he
can 60 into the Office OF any business or pro-
fession-h banking, commercial, law-and there
take up his dut les " thout questioning or being
coached In his work.
Men who are willing TO pay GOOD salary
for amanuensis work expect TO have the
services of a stenograrher with such knowl-
ed &c OF English composition that they will not
be- continually annoyed by being asked TO re-
peat how 10 spell certain words. how to para
graph. Sc He must be able to think quickly
and TO a great extent adapt his way and man
ner to the whlms and feelings OF his employer;
This, of course, without in any manner humil-
iqting or lowering him self. either in his own
estimation or that of his employer. good
nand n good salary. as In all other oCcupa-
tions and need experience 10 difficulty in
getting II
In the field of court work and general report
Ing the opportunities are unlimited
Have asked too much space? / feel that
the correspondence has been a little ONE
sided, but have waited until there seemed a
lull In the agitation before saying work or
two for the much-abused employer;
NEW YORK, Nov. 20. TUEBoR.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

had won my heart, He accompanied us
to the boat that had taken us TO the prison.
After warmly shaking hands and promise
on my part to come and see him when l
should return to Arkangel the coming win
ter. We babe each other good-by.
PAUL DU CHAu.LU.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23
persor.s VINO Pay Their Rent

on time are desirable tenants. They're the
kind who read The Sun. They'll learn all
about the house or apartment you have to
rent II you advertise In their paper ado
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-23

To THE EpIToR OF THE SrN-Sir' Your
editorial IN Yesterdays SUN takes an OPP
timi,tic view OF the opportunities and COM
pcnsat ions OF stenovrapherS that | believe
to be fully warranted
correspondent in to-day's SrN wishes
specific information as to tn" salaries paid.
and whether there l. any encouragement for
beginners have never heard any COM
ulairts from strictly professional stenog-
raphcr. such as law reporters Official court
,teno pliers receive salaries high as
81 OoO "A year and make about as much more
from transcripts. The great majority OF
steno gra pher-, however are employed in
business offices and the pay depends upon
circumstances Young men who take up
the work OF the stcnographic amanuensis
should not consider II as an end. The COM
pensat ion i very satisfactory to youth for
A number of years, but he should aim Tor a
higher place. and his work gives him peculiar
opportuni,ics to acquire rapidly knowledge
OF the bus incss-much OF II c9nndrnilI for
cxainpla at the shorthand school with which
| am connected, thi' week three boys went
TO Work Will" they had not completed the
willing to take them. although tn If speed was
/ lar from what II should b. Two, OF the be-
rinncr~ received $50 a month each, ana one
edge would command from ,? to s. a week
In the offices OF the railroads that enter the
New York Central station stsnosraphers
| A
| a number OF Young men in banking houses
who receive 500 month
! II seems TO me hat YOUR correspondents
who complain OF tn" stcnographic market
! must be- deRoi mt either In thu art or N some
other ucccs sarv quality, or they are dissatiS-
! nad because they, cannot change whenever
! The whin takes th'm from on. concern to
| another and receive the max imum salary
! at once There are row Ing stenographers like,
! rowing printers. and they are not desired
| nv rmnloy.rs StcnographerS are advanced
! from time to time Ike other clerks, and their
! MOI hscnmp
! tho trchnicaliti'S and peculiari les of the
] bu.iuos- In fact the stenographers In husi.
| moss establishments. who reCciv" exceptional
! .alari - are naii literally on account OF other
! knowled - than shorthand and typewriting.
/ Tho who'll matter In my opinion, resolves
! Is.lf into this The Young man who wishes
! 10 devote hiS life to the practice OF stenog-
| raphv should not enter business house
: hut rather n law once or a reporters ONCE
! but IL he will use his art as stepping stone
! IN p bu. mess Office he may acquire honor and
! riches far in excess Of what is possible to the
| professional stcnographer. $50
| q SHANKLASD WALwoRrH.
| NEW YORK, Nov, 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-06-26

Hundreds of lives saved every year by
having DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil in the
house lust when it is needed. Cures
Group. heals burns, cuts, wounds of
every Sort.s = e.