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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
THE STATE DIsPENSARY.

Sam Jones' Writes of South Caro-
lina's Gin Mill and It's Liquor.
The biggest thing in South Carolina
is the dispensary. Ben Tillman and
the devil saddled the thing on South
Carolina and the politicians and the
devil are running it with the aid of
fools and rascals who buy the liquor.
Whisky Is sold from the dispensary
from sun up till sun down and the
price ranges from 10 cents for half pint
bottle to $1.0O for pint bottle, from pop
skull to good Iickir." Drummers and
"gentlemen" buy the good licker," and
Negroes and poor whites buy the 10
cents q pint stuff. All the dispensaries
Of the state are furnished their liquor
from the Columbia wholesale shop.
The state takes its profits at headquar-
ters before the town and county dis
pensaries get hold of it. Then the town
and county divide the profits equally.
And the work of drunkard- making goes
steadily on. I find in mingling with
the people Q mean the good people,)
for I go with no other Sort they are all
opposed to the dispensary. They say
it's better than the saloon. Just as
they prefer measles to smallpox. They
say it's death to morals and manhood,
whether it's furnished by saloon, blind
tiger or dispensary.
The dispensary is as much in poll
tics in South Carolina as the saloons
of Chicago or Atlanta are in politics.
Therefore both gangs know that when
they go out Of politics they must go
out of business. And so it goes, and
it looks like as long as the Internal
greed of whisky dealers and the infer
nal appetite for drink shall possess men
that the traffic will go on, but l am
still at my old game fighting the gangs
on both sides. They tell me I can't
stop it, but 1 tell them that I am like
the boy who grabbed the calf by the
tail and the calf took off down the road
at break-neck speed, and the boy keep
ing up with the procession, and by and
! by a gentleman said to the boy. "Tom'
what are you doing with that calf?''
II am trying to stop him." "You can't
stop him that way" said the gentle
man. II know I can't" said the boy
| but I'm slowing him up some.
lanta Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
CHAPTER VII.
A DUEL.

ESLEROV recoiled, and tht
~ writhing Of his face In pair
N and fury, together with thu
long red cut made by the
whip. gave him the expression of de
mon.
"You! You" he gasped.
"Yes, Ir' said Denton. Fortunately
I arrived in time to foil this dastardly
attempt Of yours to take advantage Of
q defenseless girl. have been riding
along the railway from stream tt
stream examining the bridges. / reach
ed this place on my horse a moment
ago. A boy saw me coming and hur
ried to tell ME what was going on.
had no idea | should find friend II
need of help. But, thank God, | was
In time"
"You will never leave this place
alive" said Neslerov.
He plucked a revolver from his pock
ct and aimed at Denton.
A woman standing near held out her
hands and caught the form Of Frances
and bore it into her house. Denton
with flashing eyes. leaped forward and
closed with Neslerov.
at Is q battle to the death between
giantsw cried a man in the crowd.
The pistol fell from the grasp Of Ne
slerov. and the whip before welded
by Denton dropped to the ground.
The iron fingers Of Denton would
close on the throat Of Neslerov, and 1t
seemed us though the struggle would
end that moment. but Neslerov would
wrench himself free and leap at his
enemy with a curse and growl.
1T Is you or l.! One Of us must die!'
cried Neslerov.
A swinging. crashing blow from the
Americans right hand sent the gov
ernor to the ground. where he lay as If
stunned.
Take care of him. somebody" said
Denton in Russian. 81 don't want to
kill him."
He turned without look at the fall
ell man and started toward the hut into
which Frances had been carried.
Look out!' cried woman.
At the cry. which was echoed In the
crowd, Denton turned suddenly. The
dastardly Neslerov had feigned. he
had risen to his feet and was creeping
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
The First Strike.

The terrible plague Of 134S, which
continued during eight years, ana Oh
which such grewsome stories may be
read in history and romance, Destroy
ed it is believed, nearly two thirds OF
the human race then existing. In Lon
don $4,000 bodies were buried in one
graveyard; in Lubbock, 10000; In Spain.
over half the population was Destroy
ed: and in the countries Of the East,
&c, ,OOO, 900 perished in one year. One re-
suit of this protracted dance Of
DEATH" far more terrible than Hans
Holbein's weird conception was
scarcity of labor so great that 1t was
feared it would not be possible to pro-
vide for the living.
Such a state Of affairs naturely en-
couraged the skilled craftsmen of the
time to increase the price they asked
for their services. Their terms became
so exorbitant that it was impossible, IN
the Impoverished condition in which
the ravages Of the plague had left all
the great cities of the world, to meet
their demands, as it was equally i'm
possible to do without their services.
It was the first recorded strike" in
the history Of mankind, and as on all
subsequent occasions, it was met by
force. Governments hurriedly enacted
labor laws" and policed the cities
with whatever armed forced they could
muster. 1t was an attempt to take an
unfair advantage Of disaster, and
death, and it failed, as it deserved to
fail; but it proved how absolutely nee
essary to mankind were certain forms
Of labor, and sounded they keynote Of
the call for all subsequent strikes down
to the present day.-Exchange.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01

to get in full wheat crop. The sooner
this is done the better. Thorough pre-
paration of the land will be good for the
next crop, whether peas, or corn and
peas. Pea stubble turned with two
horse plow, or rather edged up, and
pulverized with cutaway harrow will
put the land in the condition for wheat,
whether put in with a drill or sown by
hand and covered with harrow or
double foot plow. The wheat mills Of
the county are now idle. Only a few
farmers have wheat to grind. There
will be a constant demand for flour un-
til next July. Let every farmer en-
deavor to make wheat enough for all
persons on his farm.-Spartanburg
Spartan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01

WHERE WOMEN PRoPosE.-1n the
Ukraine, Russia, the woman does all
the courting. When she falls in love
with a man, she goes to his house and
informs him Of the state of her feel
ings. If he reciprocates, all is we'll
and the formal marriage is duly ar
ranged. If, however, he is unwilling
she remains there, hoping to coax him
to a better mind. The poor fellow can
not treat her with the least discourtesy
nor has he the consolation of being
able to turn her out, as her friends IN
such a case would feel bound to avenge
the insult. His remedy, therefore, II
determined not to marry her. Is to
leave his home and stay away as long
as she is in it. A similar practice
to that in the Ukraine, exists among
the Zuni tribe of Indians. The woman
does all the courting and also controls
the situation after marriage. To hel
belong all the children, and descent
including inheritance, is also on hel
side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01

how he got the news, he made evasive
replies. The evening papers contained
this dispatch from some town neal
where the captain was stationed:
captain Tanning Of the Tenth Ohio
Volunteer infantry, serving as private
soldier in the - regiment Of cavalry
was shot to death by corporal Of his
company at roll call this morning.
when father read the dispatch he
became so i'll that he had to be put tc
bed, and it was over a week before he
was able to resume his duties, when he
secured an exchange Of routes with q
fellow carrier.
After a pause Father lived year
and a day, as he said he would, after
this hallucination, and while don't
play one, two, three on ghosts, it has
always stumped me how he could fore
tell so accurately the day Of his death.
Washington Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
AN INDIAN WITNESS.
1t Was "No Sabby" With Him Till

1t Was "NO Sabby" with Him TIL
He Thought Best to Understnnd.
The thing which proves most conclu.
sively that the Indian Is Of superior In.
telligence Is that he understands so vel
how to mo sabby" at exactly the right
time. If you meet him out upon the
prairie and want to know how far 1t is
to such and such a place, the chances
are, If he doesn't know you, he will INC
sabby." If you asked him to take q
drink with you there is a probability
that the stupid look upon his face will
clear away at once.
Just to show how unutterably stupid
an Indian can be when he makes up his
mind it will be worth while to tell OF
the one arrested Sunday night fol
drunkenness. Hisname is Tommy-"nc
got some other name. White man he
take Indian name away. Maybe sc
pretty soon white man going also tc
take Tommy. Then Indian he got nc
name at all"
But who gave you the whisky"
mo sabby."
did white man give 1t to you?"
May be So
(Which one?"
mo sabby."
In the afternoon q number Of Indians
came in their gay colored shirts to the
police headquarters and stood ready tc
pay the fine of the one who was lying
in his cell. Commissioner Sam Strauss
who has an intimate knowledge Of In
dian ways, was called in to see what
might be done to induce Tommy to con.
fess where he bought the whisky. Mr.
Strauss not only tried to bring about
the desired results but he solicited the
aid Of the Indians in the outer office.
They came in and talked in a serious
tone to their erring brother, telling him
in English that he ought to confess. II
he would do that he would be liberated
The Indian within appeared greatly af.
fected. He would confess now. 1t was
right that he should. White man he
meant to do right by Indian. It was
somewhat to that significance that the
penitent began. If 1t hadn't been sc
dark within you would almost have i'm.
agined that he was about to shed tears
He surely didn't want to deceive any.
body, he was at last ready to confess
everything.
And this.is the way he did It: May.
be so I buy whisky: maybe so white
man sell whisky D Tommy: maybe sc
Tommy find whisky. Anyhow. Tom
my get pretty d. drunk. ."-Lawton
Oklahoma, Enterprise,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
Observation-Disclosures
By Ashley Towne
oop.usah., 1901, by Charles B. Ethortnoton

movement. drew a knife from his belt.
He had ridden too often over the tun-
dra to 60 unprepared for enemies, hu'
man and otherwise.
And now began q duel the like OF
which the banks Of the Irish or Its
branches will probably never see
again.
Steel flashed on steel.
The blood from the wound In Den.
toms arm was flung over the face and
clothing of Neslerov, while that from
the bruises on the governors face grew
thick and dark. making him truly hide
GUS.
With q grasp Us Of iron Denton seiz'
ed the hand of Neslerov that held the
dagger. but with wrench the govern.
or got 1t away and cut to the bone
half the length of Denton's finger.
But the American scarcely felt the
wound. He was not fighting now for
life. nor for vengeance. He was fight.
ing for that girl who lay in the hut.
He knew that II Neslerov killed him
and was not killed himself, her life
would be made such hell In the
power of this monster Of brutality that
death would be preferable.
A year ago she had told him she did
| not and never could love him. 1t had
been a quarrel. She didn't want to get
married, and he asked her if his rough
exterior, the result of years of hard work
in rude and dangerous places, was dis
agreeable to her. He said there were
fine gentlemen at Paris, New York
London and st. Petersburg. She had
| answered that she knew it. She pre-
! ferred their company to Doors. They
parted then and had not met till now.
Denton and NeslerOv kept fighting
on, the villagers too much aghast te
| step between or utter word.
Neslerov felt his right arm getting
weaker. Denton's knife had slashet
through the sleeve Of his coat ant
| found the bone near the elbow. An ar
terry must have been cut, for the blood
was thrown from the end of the sleeve
Made desperate. he gathered all his
strength for final effort and spranl
bodily upon his foe. p,
Denton. seeing an opportunity and
knowing that nothing but deathbloW
seemed likely to end the fight, met the
plunge and drove his knife into Nesle
rows side.
With another curse. q spluttering oi
blood and a groan the governor ol
Tomsk sank to the ground at the foo
Of his adversary unconscious.
"Take care Of him, you fellows; ne
need to let him die" said Denton. ex
amining the wound. "His lung is mo-
touched. Nothing fatal here. am glat
to say. Here, you"
The old priest came mumbling to
ward him.
"You know more about surgery thar
the rest. Get some water. bathe these
wounds, take few stitches In the lonl
cuts and bandage him up"
"Yes, little father" said the priest
trembling. "But what Of your
81 can take care Of myself"
He strobe to the bank Of the stream
over which he had but few month:
before built bridge, and bathed hi
wounds. Then he went into the hui
to see Frances. as If nothing had hap
nenpd.
/ mo DE-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01
A NATTER OF PRINCIPLE.
The Best Way to Get Rid of a Debt
Is to Pay 1t.

The Best Way to Get Rid of a Debt
Is to Pay 1t.
The appeal Of the men who wish to
avoid the payment Of their debt to the
holders Of the bonds which they voted
to build a narrow gauge railroad from
Augusta to Greenville may be found
in another column.
Their unfortunate circumstances Is a
matter Of regret to all, but reputation,
or the resort to doubtful methods, is not
the way for men to discharge their OBJ
legations. The voteFs Of that day and
time were warned against the act which
placed the debt on their property. The
men who had charge Of the undertake
ing or the taxpayers made mistakes for
which the men who graded the road are
in nowise responsible.
Not so long ago, this town had an un-
just and an unlawful debt saddled up
on it by railroad enthusiasts. That debt
could have been avoided by simple
appeal to the courts. There was not the
assuming the debts Of others, but rather
than make a question whereby the
credit of the town might be injured, we
paid the debt, dollar for dollar.
There Is something repulsive in the
act of repudiating debt, or avoiding
it's payment by a technicality.
If towns, townships or counties may
surrender their charters to avoid the
payment of their debts. the credit of
the state will be injured, and the char
acter of our people may suffer.
But this effort in sympathy for the
unfortunate will bring its evil conse-
quences upon others. Even If every
man in the state should vote for the
reputation of their railroad debts, the
act will not avail.
The courts, as a rule, were organized
for the express purpose Of making un-
willing debtors settle their obligations.
The people of the United States will
never encourage repudiation-no matter
how willing we may be to repudiate our
debts. MO g.
It is k4S, let onescommunity
avoid the payment Of It's debts while
other communities pay theirs. The
United States courts will hardly dis
criminate. even If South Carolina re-
sorts to doubtful misunderstanding
Press and Banner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01

III" Some people are so good-natured
that they are disagreeable.
a4;' Under all circumstances make the
best Of your surroundings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01

Sow WHEAT.-It takes constant and
earnest exhortation to arouse people
to an appreciation of their duty and
hold them to a rigid performance of it.
"Precept upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line; line upon line;
here a little; there a little" Such was
Isaiah's idea Of instructing the people
on their moral and religious duties.
The same plan holds good in the busi-
ness world. Patience, earnestness,
kindness, sympathy will accomplish
much more in field, or factory than the
stern and heartless orders and COM
mands of the master. 1t Is the repeated
suggestion that wins men to the per-
formance of everyday duties. Some OF
our readers may think that too much
has been said for several months in The
Spartan in regard to sowing small
grain, thereby laying the foundation
for a pea crop and soil Improvement.
Some of the best farmers of the coun-
ty tell us to keep up the advice and
suggestions. Some persons will be ben
Gifted by it. Some Of the seed thus
promiscuously sown will fall on good
ground. Hence we say to the farmers
of the Piedmont to make special effort
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-11-01

1d Suspicion is source Of great un-
happiness. =.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-10-09
AvISO

Por ell presente aviso SC notifica que en vertud de la decicion de DOT Ia Corte de Concessiones Privades de Terrence de los Estadas Unidas con- firmando la concession de San Rafael del Valle. que los planas notas ralativas a las medidas de dichas ter renos; las cuales fueron practicadas DOT el disputado agrimensor, Philip Contzen, estaran en mi officiana en Phoenix, Arizona, sugetos a inspec' cion publica durante 90 dias, despues de las premera publication de esta aviso, para ser depues tras initials [ dicha Corte de Terrenas para su apro bacion pro ell Comisionado de la offici ana deTerrenos. Hugh H. Price, AgYi
 mensor Gineral Distrito de Arizoda September 13, 1902. 9-16-4w
Bisbee daily review., 1902-10-09
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the sur vey of the Sn Rafael del Valle private land claim, has been made by Philip Contzen, D. S., under decision made by the United States Court of Private Land Claims confirming sad grant, and the plat and field notes of the survey are now on file in my. office at Phoenix, Arizona, for public inspec- tion, and will be for the full period of 90 days after the first publication of this notice. before they will be transmitted to said Land Court, through the commissioner of the gen. eral land office, for approval. Hugh H. Price, United States Surveyor General, District of Arizona Septem- Der 13, 1902. 9-16-iw
Bisbee daily review., 1902-10-09

In the District Court, First Judiciai District of the Territory of Arizona.
 in and for the County of Cochise.
 Susan Ray, Plaintiff. vs. Washing ton Ray, Defendant.
 Action brought in the district court of the First Judicial district of the Ter ritory of Arizona, in and for the county of Cochise, and the complaint filed in the said county of Cochise, in the ofice of the clerk of said district court.
 The Territory of Arizona sends greeting to Washington Ray:
 You afe hereby required 10 appear in an action brought against you by the above named plaintiff. in the dis trict court of the First Judicial dis trict of the Territory of Arizona, in and for the county of Cochise, and to answer the complaint filed therein within twenty days (exclusive of the day of service) after the service on you of this simmons, Cf served with in this county; otherwise thirty days,) or judgement by default will be taken against you according to the prayer of said complaint.
 The said action is brought to pro cure a decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony existing between plaint- ifY and defendant and for custody of minor child.
 Given under my hand and the sea of the District Court of the First Ju dicial district of the Territory of Ari zona, ir e county of Cochise th' of September, in the year ., ,u, Lord one thousand nine hundred and two.
 GEO. B. WILCOX, Clerk.
Bisbee daily review., 1902-10-09
NOTICE.

The duplicate assessment roll and warrant for the collection of city tax es, levied for the year A. D., 1902, is in my possession, and that taxes will be delinquent on the third Mon day in December, 1902; and that un less paid on that day, or previous thereto, five per cent. will be added to the amount thereof, as penalty. Said taxes to be paid at my office between the hours of 10 to 12 a. m. and 4 to p. m. Office in rear of Fire house.
 ]. R. HENDERSON,
 City Assessor and Tax Collector 1st publication 10-1-02.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-02-14
Driven to 1t at Last.

lady and her daughter were going
along country road when they met a
tramp, who asked for aims, and when
refused walked away, eXclaiming:
'Ah, | must do it at last
ooh, mamma, did you hear what that
poor man said?"
NO"
He said he must do it last. I sup
pose he is going to do what all poor.
hungry wretches do-commit suicide. "
The lady hearing this, exclaimed:
Call him back, must save him
from such an awful deed" and, taking
out her purse, handed the tramp half
a dollar.
Now, my good man. what did you
mean when you said you must do it
at last?'
Work, ma'am."
The Grit-advocate., 1902-02-14
PHILADELPHIA "MUMMERS".
Now Years Qualifications Arc salf to Be
Carried Too Far.

A certain reaction against the eX-
cess of New Years Qualifications is ap-
parent in Philadelphia. The parade of
"mummers" or shooters" has long
been a fixture Of the holiday there, the
participants being mostly working
mems clubs arrayed in fancy or gro
tesque garb. An intense rivalry OBJ
tains between these clubs, and eXpendi-
lures for effect are often out of all pro-
portion to the means OF the mum
mers or the worthiness Of the end.
This year the city offered prizes for
the best fancy dress and comic clubs.
and thousands of men paraded between
spectators estimated at half a million.
But as in the Mardi Gras festivals OF
the South, many of the participants
went to eXuberant extremes, and the
more sober-minded critics of Philadel-
phia are calling for moderation and re-
form, particularly on the part Of those
who choose to parade in women's garb.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-02-14
Overs hoes fer Horses.

Superintendent Hankinson says that
there is great ignorance on the part of
drivers as to what to do when horse
has fallon on the pavement. The right
way, he says, is to put blanket un-
der the forefeet of the horse and then
give him a whack and he is up" Su-
perintendent Hankinson has been ex-
perimenting for some time and he says
he will soon have completed an over
shoe which drivers can carry about as
they do feed bags, and put them on
their horses when the streets become
suddenly slippery. He believes that
law will be passed forcing drivers to
use it. That will be notable improve
ment and 1t ought to be worth paying
attention to here in Syracuse, where
we have twice as much trouble per
square yard from slippery pavements
as New York has.-Syracuse Post
Standard.
The Grit-advocate., 1902-02-14
Wit and Humor.

A servant girl happened to be en-
gagged at a farm house in England.
where the mistress was known to have
a hasty temper.
On the first Saturday night the girl
was at the farm house she was told
by the mistress to clean the boots
ready for Sunday
The mistress ON coming into the
kitchen later on, saw that the girl had
cleaned her own boots first, so she
took them up and threw them into a
tub of water that was standing by and
bounced out of the kitchen.
The girl said nothing. but when she
had cleaned the other boots she threw
them also into the water.
Whatever possessed you to do that
girl?" asked the mistress. on coming
again in the kitchen.
The girl simply replied:
We'll, ma'am, please. ma'am, l
thought it was the fashion Of the
house, ma'am."
The Grit-advocate., 1902-02-14
HUNGER OF DIVER.
Expiana.lon of Well Known Fact Fur
nished by An Expert.


Can any one of a scientific turn OF
mind explain why the work OF sub
marine diver should superinduce an
exaggerated sensation of hunger? The
fact is well recognized by members of
the profession, and was vouched for
especially by the late Captain Conrad.
the New orleans diver, who died few
months ago as the result of work in
the Maine wreck in Havana harbor.
The captain said that the moment he
was fully submerged his stomach got
busy with itself, and before he had fin
ished his trick of work visions Of sue
culent food so filled the water all about
his glass peepho,e that he could scarce
ly tell a torpedo cable from link
of Wienerwurst. He was inclined to
the opinion that the air and water
pressure, but more especially the lat
ter. turned mans head just trifle,
and that in some uneXplainable way
the attack took the form OF hunger.