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The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30
Sheriff's S ale.
State Of South Carolina,
Sya-tanburg County

Bv virtue OF an execution to ne
1irected I will sell before the court
house door in the city OF Spartan
,urg, S, c., at public outer o the
'ighest bidder, on the hrst M%"d'H
in May next, within the leg"' hours
# sale, the following described prop,
erty. to-wit: Fifty acres Of land
more or less, in Cherokee Township,
bounded by lands of J: NJ. Ezeil,
;ieorge W. Henderson R. c. sitton
and Others. Levied on and to be sold
as the property of R. G. Mcdonald
At the suit of J. y. Cudd and ,. l.
| White.
Terms Of sale: Cast purchaser t.
pay for papers. JOHN E. VERNON,
April 8, 1902. s.. S. G..
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30
Estate Notice.

All persons having claims against
tho estate Of W. NJ. Moore deceased.
are required to present them prop
erly proven to the underTaSneo Iooa 1, on or
before Tuesday, May p, l9o2' Those
indebted to the said estate are re-
onested to make settlement before
,hot date Ca MooRe,
April 2S, 1902. Qualified Ext,
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30
4 Nearly Fatal Runaway.

Started horrible ulcer on the ies
ofIR O.ner. Franklin Grove, ILL.,,
which defied doctors and remedies ioT
four wears. Then Bucklen s Arnlca
Salye cured him. Just as good fol
3oils, Burns, Bruises, Cuts, Gorns
scalds, Skin Eruptions and Piles
a5c ut Lyons drug store.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30
To Country Merchants.

No Office can turn out better com
mercial printing sthaT E'c... & = ~
Paul Petty, Managers and 2AagnoaS ai
street Spartanburg He mas Dosh
nhones and will write. design ana
print vour stationery for 1902. As
IN irducement to new patrons he
will prepay express charges on al or
Pers amounting to sl.2o OF more
dhone or write. q
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30
Savings DEPARTMENT

Interest allowed at Four per centum
per annum, credited Semi-Annu-
ally-First of January and July.
Certificates of deposit running for
Six Months, Four and one-half pc
cetum per annum will be allowed
We invite you to open an account
with Us, extending to you the most
liberal terms consistent with safe
and prudent banking.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30


teen and at the same time attain his
majority. Last summer there was soma
talk among Spanish politicians Of de-
ferring Alfonso's majority until his
eighteenth birthday. The activity Of
the Carlists and other reasons, how
ever. led the queen and her advisers
to see that the sooner the young king
assumed control the better, and it has
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30

Close connec: Ion at Greenwood for all
points on 8 A. /. and Z. and G. Railway, and
at Spartauhu,g ith SoutheiL Railway.
For an Int cation rel,five to tickets
dates sct"dUh lc., addres
w. !; ,.RAIG, Ge, Pass. Agent.
- iRLISLE v.nt.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30

'E Of the most interesting OF
European monarchs just now
Is Alfonso KILL, king Of
Spain. On the 18th Of May
ha will ron oh tho nna of SiH.
The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1898-1913, 1902-04-30

Gope in the way Of a railway line. All
modern improvements will DE- pro
,;dod 1t is wonderful hotel, an
admirable resort and water that Will
cure many diseases.
Remember that it is not the large
hnos that destroy the potatoes. Inc
larI9. or young grubs, do the WORK;
No,bino has been found that would
oat them. Paris green mixed with
sour air slaked lime or sifted wooo
ashes and spriukled on the plants
will xii them. Two ounces OF the
par;s Green is about enough to mix
u;tb a neck of lime. If the Paris
Green is dissolved and applied with
sprinkler of the right sort or with
Sprsver which is better, the bugs
viii be killed. Two applications 1
made ut the right time will drive
them off until the potatoes are ma
ture.
The MAY number OF Everybody
Naoazine opens with most interest
inc article by Dr.. Henry Gannett ol
Famous American Mountains 81
perbly illustrated with photograph
of the notable peaks Of the Rockies
the Sierras and the Alaskan Range
Especially timely is I POConnor
estimate OF Cecil Rhodes-"Napoleo
of South Africc." 1t is S KILL
character study, representing the CT
rious admixture of traits which mac
Mr.. Rhodes the great personality
his period. Another valuable c"ntr
bntion is DR.. Nv Wiley's Man
a Machine, =" in which the function
of the human body are compared WI
mechanical processes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
expended a lot Of shells and never got

expended q lot Of shells and never got
q feather.
On snow the bird realizes that it's hue
Is no protection at all and runs fast,
flushes at long distances and flies far.
Waking in the morning to find the
white mantle over everything, 1t knows
that a dangerous time Is ahead Of 1t
and 1t Is constantly on the alert. The
ruff1ed grouse is scarce wilder.
There Is quite shade Of difference
in the color Of quail which feed and
roost in open fields and those which
have woods for habitat. The woods
birds are always darker; they are al
ways Of stronger and more erratic
flight and are generally larger. This
variation is sometimes so marked as
to lead people into believing that the
country contains a dozen varieties of
the Bob White.
The quail when wounded or closely
pressed occasionally makes use Of
queer hiding places. Huntingonce over
country thinly settled with cactus Du
Val West, of San Antonia, Tex, flushed
single bird which he missed with
both barrels.
The quail pitched not more than two
hundred yards of. Again the faithful
dog found 1t and again two cartridges
were wasted. The quail was marked
down once more and the dog came to
a point.
Going forward West saw hole in
the bare ground six inches in diameter;
its bottom was out Of sight. The dog
was pointing the hole, its flaring nos
trils within two inches of 1t.
Anxious to see the end Of 1t West
called, "Seek dead! Seek dead!" The
dog plunged its head into the hole,
grabbed the quail and dragged 1t out
by the tail.
Once above ground the bird Wrench
ed itself free, leaving all Of its tail
feathers in the dogs mouth, and buzz
zed away in very erratic flights. West
missed again.
Quail will take refuge in snake holes,
in hollow logs and hollow trees, going
headlong into places which are pitch
dark. They nave been known to pitch
in farmers front yard and run under
the house among the chickens.
If the snow is foot deep and loose
enough they will pitch upon 1t head
downward and bury themselves. Often
the loose snow falls together at the
point Of entrance and then the quail is
securely hidden. as its scent will not
come to the surface. Often however,
the snow shows where the bird has
plunged.
In the south and west there are many
men who habitually hunt quail without
dogs and make fair bags. They pos
sess, Of course, an intimate knowledge
Of the ground and know where the
birds are 70 be found at any hour Of
the day. No human being, however, is
a good quail retriever and these men
lose all winged birds as we'll as a good
many of those killed in air.-New York
Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
GENERAL MICAH JENKINS.
Wade Hampton Talks Of That splen-
did Soldier.

did Soldier.
No man has taken a greater interest
in the presentation Of sword to Maj.
Micah Jenkins than has that most dis
tinguished of all South Carolina SOL
diers-Wade Hampton.
1t was Gen. Hampton who selected
from President Roosevelt's letter the
words to be engraved on the sword
originally intended for Maj. Jenkins.
Gen. Hampton does not personally
know Maj. Jenkins, but he was warm
friend and admirer of General Jen-
kins. the gallant father Of the gallant
Rough Rider. In conversation a few
days ago concerning the young man,
Gen. Hampton said: mo higher trib-
ute could be paid to young Jenkins than
the presidents words-'He is the wor-
thy son Of noble SIRE" Continuing,
the great Confederate cavalry leader
remarked: THAT young man could not
be anything but brave. His father
was one of the finest soldiers I ever
knew; he was most gallant"
Talking on in a conversational way
Gen. Hampton said that he was re-
minded Of an incident in which Gen.
Jenkins figured. II was promoted"
said the general, before the Seven
Days battle around Richmond, but
when the battle began had not been as
signed to brigade. When the fighting
commenced I was given a Virginia
brigade and commanded 1t through the
battle. In the course Of the battle
(Which has gone down in history as one
Of the bloodiest on record) came up
on Jenkins regiment just as 1t had got
squarely face to face with a Yankee
regiment. It was a critical moment.
But Jenkins was too quick for the 9TH
er fellow and fired first. The Yankees
fell in their tracks-the destruction
was terrible, as saw then, and passing
over the field later I realized how i'm
portant Jenkins action had been and
how great the resulting loss to the enc
my. The men lay there in heaps.
After the battle" continued General
Hampton, II reported to the secretary
of war to give up the brigade I had
commanded and to receive the one in
tended for me. AS was going in met
Jenkins coming out and stopped to
speak to him about the fight. When
1 saw the secretary he proposed to give
me the brigade in which was Jen-
kins' regiment-as they wanted me to
have a South Carolina brigade. But I
told the secretary I could not take
that brigade-that Jenkins deserved 1t
himself; that he had conducted himself
with great gallantry and deserved pro-
motion. And on my recommendation
Col. Jenkins was promoted to the COM
mand of his brigade and another one
was given me.
Unfortunately" said Gen. Hampton,
for some reason, never knew what,
Jenkins never got the major general
ship which he had right to expect. 1t
was proposed to promote him to that
rank, but the thing got in a tangle
somehow and 1t was never done."-
Columbia State, Wednesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

This news. coming upon him 80 un-
expectedly. proved to Prosper the just.
ness of M. verduret's calculations.
Alas! Why did not this certainty in.
spire him with absolute faith? Why
did it not give him courage to wait, to
do nothing? Frenzied by distress of
mind, he already saw Madeleine indis-
solubly united to this villain and,
thinking that M. Verduret would per.
haps arrive too late to prevent 1t, de-
termined at all risks to throw an OBJ
stacle in the way Of the marriage. He
called for pen and paper. and. forget
ting that no situation can excuse the
mean cowardlce Of an anonymous let
ter, Disgusting his hand, he wrote to
NJ. Fauvel:
Dear sir-You consigned your cashier to prison.
You did we'll, since you were convinced Of his
dishonesty and faithlessnesa But even II he stole
$4,000 francs from your SAFE does 1t follow that
he also stole Nine. Fauvel's diamonds and pawned
them at the lontde-Piete, where they now arei
Warned as you are. In your place, I would not
be the subject Of public scandal. I would watch
my wife and would be distrustful Of handsome
cousina Moreover, ] would before signing the
marriage contract Of Nile. Madeleine. request the
prefecture Of police to give me some information
concerning the noble Marquis de clameran.
FRIEND.
Prosper hastened off to post bis let.
ter. Fearing that it would not reach
M. Fauvel in time. he walked up to
Cardinal Lemoine street and put It
in the main postof1ce, so as to be GER
tain Of its speedy delivery.
Until then he had not doubted the
propriety of his action. But now he
had dropped the letter. when he heard
it fall into the box thousand scruples
came to him. Was it not wrong to act
thus hurriedly? Would not this letter
interfere with NJ. Verduret's plans?
Upon reaching the hotel his doubts
were changed into bitter regrets. Jo-
seph Dubois was waiting for him. He
had received dispatch from his pa
tron saying that his business was fin
ished and that he would return the next
evening at 9 o'clock by the Lyons
route. Prosper was in despair. He
would have given the world to recover
the anonymous letter. And he had
cause for regret
At that very hour NJ. Verduret was
taking the train at Tarascon. meditat-
ing upon the most advantageous plan
to be adopted in pursuance Of his dis
coveries, for he had discovered every
thing. Adding to what he already knew
the story Of an old nurse Of Mile. de la
Verberie, the affidavit of an old servant
who had always lived in the Clameran
family and the depositons Of the Vesi-
net husband and wife, who attended M.
Lagors at his country house -deposi-
hons sent him by Dubois lFanferlot)-
with a good deal Of information OBJ
tained from the prefecture of police,
he had worked up a complete case.
As he had predicted, he had been COM
PEELED to search into the distant past
for the causes of the crime of which
Prosper had been the victim.
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
THINGS A FROG WILL EAT.
InvestiRations of . Newark Man
Tastes of Three Cats and q Dog.

Investigations of q Newark Man
Tastes of Three Cats and . Dog.
Considerable attention has been giva
en- for years by Newark man to the
peculiar appetites Of the animals he
has met. Mr.. Magruder has whiffet
dog and three cats.
Inc grandmother tabbv has recent
ly shown an appetite for the white
flaky cinders Of anthracite coal and
Egorges herself upon them whenever she
gets a chance. All three cats will eat
bread and cheese, but will not eat
sweet cake. The old cat is fond Of
CLAIMS and oysters, raw or cooked, and
at a pinch will eat cooked potatoes.
Tommy Magruder says that the cats
are not patch upon the whiffet for
cranky appetites. The dog eats or
anges, when they are peeled and quar-
tered, is fonder Of fish than Of meat; eats
all kinds of nuts, despises pork; has
been known to swallow live sparrow
with one gulp, eats rubber bands with
avidity and Is more greedy about fresh
candy than anything else in the world.
She will crack up and swallow pieces Of
coal, will eat honeysuckle blossoms
and roses whenever they are given to
her and delights in chewing ice in sum-
mer.
In talking about queer things he had
seen inside of creatures he had opened
in his time, Magruder said:
1.-THE greediest thing in the world Is
a frog. I once killed a frog UP at
Singac in the Passaic river which had
swallowed a fresh water mussel and
was slowly digesting the shell so that
It showed pearly in spots and around
the edges.
Another one which I caught near
the same spot contained water turtle
still alive and measured two inches In
length. I have frequently found frogs
full Of cray-fishes. Two or three times
I have taken dead sparrows and wrens
out Of frogs which did not seem to be
much bigger than the birds they had
caught and swallowed.
"Once I saw frog in the act OF sWal-
lowing a small ground snake. I have
heard Of frogs pulling down and swal-
lowing young ducks and I believe the
yarn, although never saw an instance
of it.
IT have found dace, trout and min
nows in frogs, but never found one that
had eaten a pollywog, so am willing
to believe that the frog is no canniDal.
1.-The frog is stupid in his greed and I
think he often swallows things like the
mussel, which he was undoubtedly sor-
ry for afterward. Cows and other ami
mails often do that sort Of thing, you
know. once knew Of cow that swal-
lower a two-ounce bottle containing
muriatic acid. Many cow has been
killed by swallowing nails, glass and
metal things.-New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

FINLEY ON BRYAN.-In a recent inter-
view with the Washington correspond
ent of The News and Courier, Con-
gresham Finley is reported to have
said: 'If the interview credited to
Mr.. Bryan be true, all have to say is
that Democrats in congress need no
further advice or remark from Mr..
Bryan on the subject. He is obviously
not conversant with southern condi-
tions and I had hoped that he was too
wise a man to talk on a matter about
which he has shown that he knows so
little. I am not at all surprised to
hear that the Crumpacker resolution
will be pushed through the house. !
felt the danger of it from the begin
ming. The Republicans will doubtless
succeed in passing it through the
house; but the Democrats will put up
such a fight as to thoroughly air the
sectional spirit which is back Of the
whole scheme. To me the appointing
of a committee to investigate election
laws in the south is an outrageous at
tack not alone upon the honesty and
integrity of every southern congress-
man, but upon the southern people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
TO BE CONTINUED.
A BEAUMONT GUsHER.
1t Blew Out the Bottom In Short
Order.

1t Blew Out the Bottom In Short
Order.
One Of the most powerful and pictur-
esque gushers brought in on Spindle
Top was struck by the Forward OIL
Producing company today on the
Keith-Ward tract. The well had
reached a depth of $50 feet, when the
powerful upheaval of mud and gas and
rock demolished the derrick, the drill
ers securing safety by a hasty retreat.
and after two hours blowing they
found an excavation ten feet in diam
ter twelve feet in depth and a ruined
hole as a monument Of their handi-
work.
The drillers were withdrawing the
pipe at the time to substitute new bit,
and they are about as ignorant Of the
real conditions as the general public.
The force from beneath was so power
full and so sudden that no one observed
what became Of that portion Of the
drill pipe which still remained in the
we'll; but 1t probably fell to the bottom.
In a moment rocks were shooting
against the top Of the derrick with
great force. A shower Of mud fell
around the we'll and the roar Of the
gas was almost deafening. The top
of the hole not being protected by cas-
ing began caving in, only to be shot
out through the top Of the derrick.
The fusillade Of rocks against the top
of the derrick soon shattered it, and
the top portion fell away. Rocks shot
upward to the height of 1000 feet and
one in falling shattered the plank COW
ering the boiler near by. The derrick
was totally wrecked, falling to the
ground with a crash, but the stream
of rocks, mud and gas continued to flow
until IL, when, after two hours Of the
most violent spouting ever witnessed
on Spindle Top, the big gasser quieted
down, choked itself to death and died
with a groan that made the ground
tremble.
In fact, a number Of oil field en-
ployees declared that when the well
choked itself off they could feel the
earth heave slightly. The drilling ma
chinery was left at the bottom of the
hole, and the we'll is considered hope
less wreck.-Beaumont dispatch of
March IA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
ST. PHILIPS BEACON.
New Use For the steeple Of an Old
Church.


Church.
The only church in the world, so far
as is known, that is also lighthouse,
is st. Phillips church, Charleston, 8. c..
st. Philips, which is one Of the old
est churches in America, Is known as
the Westminster Abbey Of South
Carolina" because within its walls SO
many distinguished men lie buried, in
cluding John c. Calhoun. The history
Of the old church Is closely interviewer
with that Of South Carolina, and many
of the most celebrated events In the
history Of the province are connected
with it.
It is one Of the sights Of Charleston
and strangers are always taken to see
1t and shown its graves and monu-
ments.
The most remarkable features Of the
old church, however, is the fact that
it's lofty steeple serves the purpose Of
a lighthouse and Is used to guide the
seafarer and mariner safely into the
port of Charleston. The use Of the
steeple as a lighthouse dates back to
1894, when the United States light
house department succeeded by dlnt
Of repeated efforts, in inducing the
vestry Of the old church to allow a
lantern to be placed in the upper sto-
ry of the steeple to be used as range
light for vessels entering the harbor
through the jetties at its mouth.
The light used is very powerful and
Is placed at an altitude Of about 125
feet above the ground, so that 1t Is
easily visible 30 miles at sea. Ships
making 1or Charleston harbor at night
always keep a sharp lookout for st.
Philips, and as soon as they sight
It get it into line with the beacon on
Fort Sumter and then make straight
away run for the mouth Of the jetties
and up through them into the harbor
of Charleston.
The light Is attended by the old SEX
ton of st. Philips church, T. ]. Riley,
who has occupied the position Of sex
ton for more than so years. He has
never failed in his duties, and rain or
shinehe mounts the high and narrow
winding staircase of the old steeple
every evening at sunset, and lights the
beacon in it's lofty perch. His limbs
are feeble now, for he Is 70 years old,
and the climb is long and stiff one.
st. Philips church steeple is consid-
cred one Of the handsomest architect
urally in the world and always at
tracts the eye Of strangers entering
Charleston from the sea by its COM
manding height and artistic proper
tons.
During the Civil war it shared with
St. Michaers church steeple, the rath-
er unenviable distinction Of being the
chief target for the Swamp Angel"
and other Federal guns on Morris is
land that were trained against the city.
Both steeples, however, escaped with
slight damage, and although terribly
shaken up and shattered by the great
earthquake in 1886, st. Philips gray
old tower still stands and sends it's
light out across the sea to welcome the
wandering mariner into port.-New
York Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

3s Every Japanese workman Is
ticketed. He bears on his cap and on
his back labels giving his name and
business, as wei as his employers
name.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-16
Trading Was Heavy and Prices
Showed Strength.
DALY-wEsT THE FEATURE.
Morning Sales Aggregated 1880
shares for Nearly $4,000 Con.
mereur Was strong,

The heaviest business yet recorded
this month on the mining exchange
records was transacted this morning.
Over 1890 shares and nearly $4,000
were involved. Activity was spread
over number OF stocks and prices
generally displayed firmness
Daly-West was the feature OF the
call. Transactions involving 430 shares
We're made at figures between N5.S3h
and 45.45 as compared with figures be-
tween 1856 and 1857, which obtained on
Saturday. The slump is consequent TO
rumors that the dividend VIII not be
increased In July and also to an at
tempt on the part of certain traders
IN the stock TO take profits at the pres
ent high figures. There is little doubt
that the dividend viii be Increased or
something else of value to the stock
holders announced after the forth com
Ing directors meeting.
DAILY sold at 2.10 and Daly-Judge, on
the curb brought $500, while Lower
Mammoth brought 1.2O and Yankee
1.2l.
Con. Mercur was rather surprise
Not a few persons verified the report
of another strike at the mine and ac-
cordingly were after the stock this
morning with the effect that the selling
price advanced at jump from 81 "a TO
Sl.s9 with $500 bid nj the close.
With quotations and transactions re-
corded as follows the session closed: