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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
TAX coLLEcTIoNs-leo4.
YoRKvILLE, s. c., Sept. Is, 1904.
TN accordance with the law, my book

YoRKvILLE, s. c., Sept. Is, 1904.
TN accordance with the law, my books
lwill be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
OCTOBER. 1904, for the collection OF
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES for the fiscal year commenc..
ing January 1st 1904, and Will be kept
open until the 31ST DAY OF DECEM-
which day ONE PER CENT penalty
will be added for all payments made In
the month Of JANUARY, 1905, TWO
PER CENT penalty on all payments
made in the month Of FEBRUARY,
and SEVEN PER CENT penalty on
all payments made from MARCH 1ST
until MARCH 18TH, 1905, after which
day all taxes not paid will go into
execution and be placed In the hands
of the sheriff for collection.
For the convenience of tax payers l
Twill meet them at the following places
on the dates named:
AT Yorkville, Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday, 18th, 18th and 18th days OF
October.
At Bethany, Wednesday. the 10th
day Of October
At Smyrna, Thursday, the goth day
of October.
At Sharon, Friday, the 21st day Of
October.
At Bullock's Creek, Saturday, the
22nd day Of October.
At Yorkville, Monday and Tuesday,
the oath and 25th days Of October
At McConnellsville, Wednesday, the
26th day Of October.
At Antioch, Thursday, the 9th day
of October.
At Newport, Friday. the 2Sth day Of
October.
At Tirzah. Saturday. the 2sth day of
October.
At Yorkville, Monday, the 31st day
of October, and Tuesday, the 1st day
Of November.
At Forest Hill, Wednesday, the End
day Of November.
At Bethel, Thursday, the 3rd day OF
November.
At Glover, Friday and Saturday, the
4th and 5th days Of November.
At Hickory Grove Monday and
Tuesday, the 7th and Sth days Of No
vember.
At Coatess Tavern, Wednesday, the
9Th day Of November, from IL o'clock,
a. m, until o'clock p. m, Thursday,
the 10th day Of November.
At Fort Mill, Friday and Saturday,
the 11th and 18th days Of November.
At Yorkville, from Monday, 18th day
Of November, until Saturday, the 26th
day Of November.
At Rock Hill, from Monday, the 2Sth
day Of November, until Tuesday, 9Th
day Of December.
At Yorkville, from Wednesday, the
7th day Of December, until Saturday,
the 31st day Of December, after which
day, penalties attach, as before stated.
Also I will receive VOLUNTARY
PAYMENTS OF COMMUTAT1ON
ROAD TAXES for the year 1905, at
TWO DOLLARS each.
H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer.
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HENRY WARD BEEcHER AND THE
RoosTER.-That Henry Ward Beecher
was spared much embarrassment by
his quickness at repartee is illustrated
by the following story:
One evening, as he was in the midst
Of an impassioned speech, some one
attempted to interrupt him by sudden
ly Growing like rooster. 1t was
done to perfection; a number Of people
laughed in spite Of themselves, and the
speakers friends felt that in moment
the whole effect of the meeting, and of
Mr.. Beechers thrilling appeals, might
be lost. The orator, however, was
equal to the occasion. He stopped, lis
tened till the growing ceased, and then
with a look Of surprise, pulled out his
watch.
Morning already" he said; my
watch is only at 10. But there can be
no mistake about it. The instincts of
the lower animals are infallible."
There was a roar of laughter. The
"lower animal in the gallery COL
lapsed, and Mr.. Beecher was able to
resume as If nothing had occurred.
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= THE REToRT DISooURTEoUs.-He
boarded a street car and sat down be-
side a woman passenger. He hal in
dulged in cocktails and highbaiij not
wisely, but too well, and his intoxica-
tion was apparent. With a scorn!ul
air the woman passenger inched away
from him. The intoxicated newcom-
er moved along until he was again
close beside her. Again she inched
away, and again he followed. Her
next move brought her to the end of
the seat, and a second later he was at
her side. Then, turning to him, she
exclaimed, angrily:
IF you were my husband, I'd
give you a dose Of poison"
For a full minute he gaZed at her
meditatively. Then he slowly and SOL
emnly replied:
Madam, If 1 were your husband, I'd
take it."-Town Topics.
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Aumurulls 9epartmeat.

GENERAL GORDON AND THE Pop
GUNs.-One Of the funniest stories
ever heard was an anecdote Of the
late General Gordon, says a writer in
the Era Magazine. Before the break
ing out Of the war between the north
and south, General Gordon, who was
a bitter rebel, made speeches all over
the south melting the people to rebel
lion. IN his ardor he made frequent
use of the expression they would whip
the yankees with popguns." In the
conflict that followed General Gordon
was one of the most valiant Confed-
crate fighters. His chivalrous record
as a soldier is one of the brightest
pages in war history. When the war
ended and the south was vanquished,
he returned to his native home OF
Athens, Ga. and revived his practice
as a lawyer. A few years later, when
a fierce campaign was on in the state,
he consented to speak at number OF
places, but his proslave views were
modified; he advanced new ideas, and
spoke Of the building up OF a new
south, under new conditions. One
night, in Macon, Ga, when he had nm
fshed a brilliant oration on these lines,
an old fellow down in the middle OF
the audience rose, and addressing the
general said:
Look heah, sch! Didn't you make
q speech in this yer county, way back
yonder in '61?"
The general meditated: Il believe
did, sir!"
well, didn't you tell us we could
whip them thar yankees with pop
guns?"
The general stood with military
erectness, and, buttoning his long
coat, replied:
st think. 1 did sir. But damn 'em
they wouldn't fight us that way.
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FOLLOWED INsTRUcTToNs.-M. Marcel
Provost, the we'll known French nov
elist, is fond Of telling the following
story:
whenever 1 see an English bishop,
says M. Provost, Il laugh a little 10
myself, for the good mans stately
presence reminds me Of a mishap that
once befell me. I entertained certain
bishop last year at dinner. My but
ler, an elderly man, had brought In
from a friends house an inexperienced
lad to help him in the dining room,
and 1t seems that this lad during the
laying of the cloth annoyed the but
Ter beyond endurance with questions
as to his duties.
"'How shall 1 hold the plates%
"cOo 1 serve the dishes on the right
or on the left side of the guests"
Must the bishop be served first or
second?
$50 he continued interminably, and
at last the impatient butler said:
".All you will need to do will be to
stand behind the bishops chair, and,
whenever his lordship puts down his
glass, you must reach over and wipe
his mouth with a napkin
That, as the butler expected, silenc-
ed his assistant. But the young man
actually took the buffers ironical re-
mark for a serious order. AS soon as
dinner began he stationed himself be-
hind the bishop waited until his lord
ship had drunk and put down his
glass, and then, as deliberately as his
nervousness would permit, he opened
out a large napkin and wiped the dig
nified old gentleman's mouth. Imag-
inc my horror!"
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THE TRoUBLE.-"Do you know of
the only Irishman who ever committed
suicide?" asked w. B. Pollard Of Jer-
sey City, who was at the Fifth Avenue
hotel last night. You know it is said
that Irishmen never commit suicide,
and when the argument was advanced
in a crowd of that nationality he was
so unstrung that he decided to show
his opponents that Irishmen do some
times commit a rash act. He accord
ingly disappeared, and the man who
employed him started a search. When
he got to the barn he looked up toward
the rafters and saw his man hanging
with a rope around his waist.
What are you up to, Pat?" he ask
ed.
"Ofm hanging meself, begobs," the
Irishman replied.
why don't you put it around your
neck?"
Faith, Oi did, but OF couldn't
braythe," was the unsmiling' reply OF
the man from the Emerald Isle.
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WEAK
L A M M , S
"BEST ON EARTH"
CLOTHING

VIZ E are now showing the elegant
w CLOTHING SAMPLES Of lamm
& Co., the makers Of "The Best on
earth" clothing. Come and see our
new fall and winter samples, get our
prices and let US take your measure.
Satisfaction is guaranteed.
w. M. KENNEDY, Agent.
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following paid by during the Quartz
beginning September 3Oh 1904
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GLENN G. ALLISON.
CHAMPION ROLLER MILLS.

ZenoJ y. -.
1T gives us pleasure to inform the
lpublic that our mills have been thor
oughly overhauled, and that we are
to furnish our patrons with
the finest flour that can be made In
this country.
Custom is solicited from all who may
be seeking the best.
G. L. RIDDLE, Proprietor.
July % TT tt
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GASTON.

SAo SNs
Gastonia Gazette, Oct. Z: Invitations
wer. issued the first of the week by
Mrs. Ellen McLaughen to the marriage
of her daughter, Miss Kate McLaugh-
en-, to Mr.. John Watt Kirkpatrick. The
wedding will be solemnized in the
First Baptist church on Tuesday, Oct.
18th, at o'clock in the afternoon.
The bride-to-be is a young lady of
prepossessing appearance and of many
charms both of person and character.
For several years she has been men,
Der Of the Gazettes force and the best
wishes of the entire office will follow
her into her new sphere Of life. The
groom elect is a son Of Mrs. A. G.
Kirkpatrick Of Due West and resided
in Gastonia for the past five years.
He is a member of the clerical force at
KindleyBelk Brothers company's and
isa young business man Of ability.
Mr.. and Mrs. kirkpatrick will go to
Due West where they will spend a
week with his relatives. On their re-
| luIIl lney VIII De dI nome Will MISS
Emily Adams on Marietta street. .....
With shocking suddenness death came
to Mr.. David A. Smith, the popular
young depot agent for the Seaboard
Airline railway at Stanley. Tuesday
at noon while he was engaged in the
discharge of his duties. For several
days Mr.. Smith had been feeling un-
we'll but had not quit his work. When
he went out to meet the morning pas
senger train which is due at Stanley
about 11.30 o'clock he fell in a faint
but recovered sufficiently to attend to
the business connected with meeting
the train. When he returned to the
depot he tainted again and bystanders
Immediately summoned DR.. T. c.
Quickle who was near by. DR.. Quickle
assisted Mr.. Smith to get in his bug
gy and started for the residence of
Mr.. w. c. Thompson where the young
man boarded. Before they could reach
the house, however, the young man fell
over dead in DR.. Quickle's arms. The
deceased was about twenty seven
years of age and had been depot agent
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Buggies, Harness
and Wagons,

WE are ready for the Fall Trade
w with the largest and most COM
plete line of Buggies, Harness and
Wagons we have ever shown.
The Babcock, Columbia, Hackney
and Oxford are our Leaders; but we
have an assortment of other grades
which are hard to beat.
We are prepared to furnish you
close prices on Wagons for Cash. II
you need any of the above goods, don't
buy elsewhere until you have seen US.
HI ENM e. ALL ISON
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ing them an early realization Of their
hopes, we returned to the Luise to
find that the coaIing was not yet over.
The yacht lay alongside the coaling
wharves some little distance from the.
center of the town. This hard labor
is performed by women, each carry
ing a basket Of coal weighing so to
100 pounds on her head. Most Of. the
women smoke cigarettes OF cigars as
they run to and fro with their loads.
The ease with which they carry and
strength. The law of fashion has
never invaded the development of
waist or foot. These children have
some compensation in health and
strength for what some may think is
denied them.
AS soon as the ship was coaled these
dark daughters of the tropics began
to dance and whirl about the wharf,
smiling and curtesying for the coins
/ thrown to them by the passengers.
Diving boys and dancing girls each
! for coins and yet for fun made a pic
4 turesque scene. Sometimes the steam
i ers that coal here have to be loaded
at night Then it is said as they Goa
by the great torch lights they sing
quaint songs in a low key, never ceas.
ing to work or sing till the ship is
full Of coal. AS we watched this live
ly scene the whistle blew, signalling
4 that we were off. The band struck VI
5 a lively tune, and these tired DANES
. as we supposed, singly and in twos
wildly danced until we We're far gu
/ in the bay and the music had ceased
The Value Of the Harbor.
4 Take another look at the harbo1
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STRANGE STORY OF AMERICAS LEAD IN KOREA

he was kindly but firmly refused the nee
essary permission Nothing would have
been gained to Americas best interests.
by having the possession Of the king, and
a thousand dangers would have been run.
The emperor leads a haunted life, Sleep
ing in daytime, when all the world $
awake, and holding his cabinet meetings
and doing all his business by night. He
has deserted his old palace in the native
portion of the city, and lives in a straw
matched barn of building in a frogpond
in the foreign quarter--Within reach OF
the legations in case of trouble.
From any point of view, America must
be greatly Interested in and connected
with the future of Korea. Twice as many
Americans can talk the Korean language
as any other nationality of foreigners In
Korea; America has led in commercial ex7
ploitat ton; America has led in dissemin-
ating political knowledge. DR.. Philip
Jaisohu, a naturalized American of Ko-
rean parentage, and adviser to the cabinet,
founded the first English paper in Korea.
| the native editions of which circulated
widely and played an important part in
the early work of the Independence club.
/ When filled with fears of assassination.
ljust after the murder of his queen, the
emperor Of Korea put not a mouthful of
food to his lips that was not prepared by
the hands of an American missionary and
taken secretly to the palace. On the oc-
casion of a riot on Thanksgiving Day
4 night, 1896 three Americans lay in the
anteroom of the kings bedchamber at the
/ palace with cooked reviewers and other
weapons in. their hands, ready to beat back
the mob if it came.
There is something splendid in the mere
fact that America has taken no advantage
of the "inside track that she has secured
in Korea to gain political power. Her re-
fusal to take such advantage has given her
almost the power that others have desired
and it would be a small surprise to the
well-informed in far eastern politics ii
Americans should possess an influence in
storm tossed Korea which, irrespective OF
the outcome of any war between Russia
and Japan, should. for one thing. put q
] serious prohibition OH Russian advance II
| that direction. It would be interesting !
l American influence in Korea should be the
real power that Russia should find in Ko.
: rea when she raps al the door again.
Note-1ndeed there is treaty. in force sinc<
: 1888 between Korea and the United States,
+ clause of Which reads follows
-'If other powers deal unjustly or oppressivel!
with either government the other will exer
] its good Offices, on being Informed of the case
0 to bring about amicable arrangement. thus
t showing their friendly feelings EDITOR
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mark against the sale. there, is little in
st. Thomas. Among the 1000 people
in this island. of which more, than
5000 are in the city, nOts1 per, cent
oppose the sale. The sentiment in the
island is ripe and they are anxious to
come under our flag. sas
This is the only one Of the West
Indies islands not subject to the Brit
ish flag where English is universally
spoken. It is taught in the schools
to the exclusion of the Danish Ian
guage, tho Danish is the official Ian
guage. Education here is compulsory,
and if child is absent the parent is
fined the first two times and imprls-
oned the third time. OF course the
| fine is but few cents and the imprls-
onment but few hours, nevertheless
! it has the desired effect. The popula-
! ton is mostly black. The city is built
on the slope of three hills, is of d
crescent shape and makes a most pic
turesque appearance on entering the
harbor. You will observe two castles
one to the north and the other on the
east. ; The one to the east is Blue.
beard and the other Blackboard. Botf
1 castles are named after the bodies
| leaders of the buccaneers fourishin&
in the golden age of piracy. Ehe sto
ries and legends connected With then
have long been used by nurses t.
frighten unruly children. Like all thu
other West Indies islands, slavery pre-
vailed here. Many a ship load o
"black ivory as they were accus
toned to call it's cargoes, was frs
landed here and then reshipped t
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+
final say however, is always with the
governor. They have a custom here
which is unique. Tt is a 'Reconciling.
court. To this court the plaintiff and
defendant are brought before two Cit
| izen Judges and an effort is made to
settle their dispute. AS a rule it is
successful and saves many litigation.
They have no trial by jury. Expert
ence in these islands tends to show
/ that black and white jurles would Dolh
! be color: blind to justice.
l. One cannot help liking these people,
/ white and black, they are so kind and
4 so courteous. doing the best they can
/ in business way and waiting for
something happen. Has destiny de-
!! creed that they shall come under our
I flag? In the meantime if they would
I give their attention more to agrlcul-
ture with some help from the govern
:, modern scientific methods might make
the island once more prosperous.
Wedlock Is Unnecessary.
Marriage is neither necessary MOI
popular with the people, as more thar
outside of wedlock. A common stree
5 scene is for a dusky maiden with {
t dusky child in her arms to stop one
Il and say:
Papa give me something for thu
3 baby
X With the giving comes a sense of re
: lief that one is let off SO easily. The.
! pride themselves on their free port al
: tho they pay for it by extra taxes o.
themselves.
s Woman Labor.
r Bidding good-by to these kind1
!. friends we found on shore and wish
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-20
BY ARCHER BUTLER HUBERT,
Formerly Editor of the Korean Independent.

friends by the natives, and were loved;
they were not meddling in politics.; not
asking for coaling stations or open ports
They came to do good, and they did good
and nothing else.
The first chapter Of modern Korean MS
tory ended with the outbreak of the Jap
an China war; Korea had nominaly be-
longed to China up to this time: tho the
Catholic missionaries had been in Korea
almost since the Puritans landed at Plym-
outh Rock. France had sought no political
power in the government The Royal hos
pital had been founded thru DR.. Aliens in
! fuence At the close of the war Korea
became free from outsiders and spoil for
/ her own robber princes Being tree, ko-
rea had the right to grant foreign con-
cessions Various parties sought these
vigorously. but unsuccessfully; for in al
most every instance, there seemed to be
an uterior political motive in view. Hor-
ace Allen had now become American am
| bassador to Korea, and it was plain that
Americas wholesome introduction to ko-
rea thru missionary, physician and educa-
tor was to lead to commercial successes
which would also be unrivaled.
| In short time James HI. Morse OF the
| American Trading company secured two
concessions from the Korean government
one for opening gold mines in the noun
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wheeling around corners, or by falling
down when intoxicated. these pipestems
are damned downWards or backwards. ad
infinitum.
been raised to these make themselves
go machines so named by the people who
call the bicycle the man make himself
go machine" The people affirm that a re-
cent drought had been caused by the
electric wires which are strung across
Seoul, in all six miles in length. They de-
clared that the wires cut off the influence
| where the blame should be given the wires
or the location of the powerhouse of the
electric plant; it was found on examina-
| ton of the records that the house stood
| on a sacred spot and desecrated 1t. The
powerhouse remains however, on the hall
| lowed spot
i During these years of commercial ex-
ploitation the American missionaries have
| not been backward; the Presbyterian mis-
sions in the north number seven thousand
! converts and the Methodist missions in
the center of the little kingdom count over
| five thousand. The Methodists have paio
special attention to publishing, their first
! plant. The Trilingual Press. having played
l an important part in the opening of Korea
The Roman Catholics number forty thou
l sand converts; they entered Korea two
!. centuries ago. when the Jesuits were lead
can continent. The Koreans have .prac
/ tically given up Buddhism and Confucian
4 ISM according to Minister Allen.
/ q A few American trading houses hav
sprung up; the Standard Oil compan,
does a large business in Korea; but tn
future of American trade, of course, de
ponds, like everything else, upon the pc
litical turn which things may take in tn
future in the land of the morning calm
Seventy per cent of the trade of Korea
, with England: Japan and Russia have
! little on the east and north.
Thanks to the wisdom of her represen
, tative in Korea, America has maintaine
her place with dignity and success. A
Mr. Allen has modestly stated: "To-da
J Americans are found to be in possessio
of rights and privileges Of great materis
+ value, obtained by peaceful means frol
! the good will of the people,
= Amid all the excitement of various uI
+: risings of the Japan-China war and of til
surprising days of 1898, American inter
ests have not lost ground. On one occs
e sion, at least the Korean emperor sougl
. to come to the American legation for Pre-
4 lection at a time when several foreie
K amba ssadors would have done anything
n have obtained his majesty's person; b,