Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-06-20

ature. Chopping has made favorable
progress throughout the belt, but cul-
tiyation is not well advanced except
in portions Of the central districts:
Rains have been beneficial in Texas
where fair stands Of early planteo
crops are now indicated, but cut
worms are proving injurious In north
central and boil weevils continue de-
structive in south central counties.
The Rey. c. H. Jones has made
contract with. billposter to bill the
city Of Oswego, N. Y, advertising MS
sermons in the thorough and effective
manner of a circus manager, says the
New York World. Mr.. Jones Is pastor
of the First Presbyterian church, and
through the summer months Is to holo
daily services which are called "tWl-
light meetings" These are the SER
vices he is advertising, and some OF
the specialties announced are twelve
minute talks on such taking subjects
as "A Cure for the Blues" "Antiseptic
Christians" and 1.-The Sixth Sense"
These are outside features Of the main
talks.
- The new battleship Henry ~, has
lust been subjected to six hours
trial, which has given satisfactory re-
suits, says a Paris cable dispatch to
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
During the trials the ships heavy ar
tillery was tested, and in order to dis
cover what the effect on the vessei
would be when the fore turret gun
was fired sheep were placed at the
posts which in action would be occu-
pied by those serving the smaller
guns over which the big turret gun
fires. After the discharge the commits
sion examined the sheep. which were
found to be stunned, but otherwise
unharmed. It. was therefore conclud-
ed that as men have q greater power
of resistance than sheep the gunners
In the turret would suffer no serious
harm through the firing Of the guns.
Butte, Montana dispatch OF June
16: To the fact that the assistant
manager Of Columbia Gardens, the
pleasure resort Of this city. has trained
the swans in the little artificial lake
to bring to the shore articles thrown
into the water, little Gertrude O'Neal
owes her life. When the child fell
into the water yesterday and was In
danger Of being drowned, as no help
was near at the time, the great birds
seized the little one by her clothing
and dragged her to the shore. pulling
her up high and dry on the bank. The
spectacle was witnessed by several
hundred men and women from the
piazza Of the pavilion, several hun
dred feet away, and when they reached
the edge of the lake the child was SAFE
while the swans were standing around
waiting to be fed.
One Of the persons who escaped
from the flood that. destroyed the town
of Heppner, Ore, last Sunday, togeth-
er with not less than 500 people, tells
the story as follows: "The rain was
not falling in Heppner, but could be
seen SOIIlG away Se~~ =
flashes Of lightning were accompanied
by the bowling thunder. Then sud-
denly the thunder died away and a
low noise was heard, very faint at
first, but growing louder. The city Is
situated on Willow creek, which makes
a sharp turn above the city. AS the
noise grew louder and louder the peo-
pie became frantic. Then in moment
the van Of the flood burst into view
around the curve Of the creek, carry
ing on it's crest the cabins and houses
which stood in its path. The people
made a rush to the hills, but were too
late. The flood was on them. The
little river in five minutes was trans
ferred into a torrent 400 feet wide and
20 feet deep. Houses were lifted from
their foundations and carried on the
swirling waters. People were carried
in their homes and forced to crawl
out on the roof. Then as the house
moved down the stream they caught
on the trees and hung there until
morning, when they were rescued"
Washington Post: The committee
named some time ago by the mana
gers Of the New York Cotton Ex-
change to study the subject and re-
port to them plan for extending the
present system Of certificating cotton
to licensed warehouses in the south,
have prepared the brief form Of their
plan, and it has been mailed to all the
members for consideration. The COM
nsittee consists Of Fergus Reid, Nor
folk, Va; James F. MCGOWAN, Angus
ia, Ca; Henry Schaefer, New York;
P. A. Fachiri. New York, and James
F. Maury, chairman, New York. Some
of the details Of the plan are as fol-
lows: The rules that govern classifi-
cation and inspection in New York,
with a few changes, will apply in the
south. Warehouses in the south which
apply for licensing must be carefully
inspected as to size, character, rate of
insurance, proper protection Of cotton
stored therein, ease Of receipt and de-
livery, ETC., and must furnish bonds
and agree to abide by the rules Of the
managers. They shall have the priv
ilege Of free admission to the floor of
the exchange during certain days of
the year. IF any state or city," says
the report, shall pass laws which, in
the Judgment Of the board of mana
gers, are unjust or too burdensome for
the transaction of the cotton business
they shall have the right to cancel any
or all licenses and withdraw from that
city or state" The inspection Of cotton
shall be in charge Of an inspector-in-
chief, who shall be represented by dep