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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Tho price of mules Is, on an average
about $25 higher this year than last
year.. A. mule that only brought SITS
last year is now easily bringing 5000
Notwithstanding the advance in prices
there is a:good demand this. season.
Mr.. r. D. Davidson informs the re-
porter that the death Of his brother
Mr.. T. T. Davidson was not due to
Bright's disease as was stated but to a
bladder trouble. The attending ply
sicians say that the kidneys of the de-
ceased were not affected.
II will be interesting to note that Mr..
Frank B. Hayne who Is so intimately
associated with w. P. Brown In the
leadership Of the bull movement in cot
ton, spent "a part Of his boyhood In
Yorkville. His family was Of Charles
ton: but came to this place as refugees
during the war. Young Hayne was
here for several years, and is very we'll
remembered by number Of middle
aged citizens Of the town who were
his companions Of those days.
The outlook is that this year will be
a better year with the farmers than
last year was. There is every reason
to believe that the price of cotton Will
be higher. But again we desire to urge
people who will stop to think not to try
to make it all at once. The old doc
trine Of cotton as a surplus Is as
sound today as 1t ever was. Those
who so pitch their crops as to provide
for everything they need in the way OF
corn and provender first, and devote
such remaining energy and productive
power as they: are able to bring to
bear on cotton will come out better
than those who give. their attention to
That is an Interesting and valuable
article that we reproduce elsewhere In
this issue on the subject Of cheese
making. Mr.. w. E. Dendy, the writer,
was formerly superintendent of the
Yorkville Graded schools, and is we'll
known here as thoroughly reliable
man. But even If the writer was not
known personally, one would necessar-
lily be impressed with the careful man.
ner in which the article is written.
The matter as presented in the article,
suggests the desirability Of a careful
investigation on the part of our farm
ers and we certainly hope that some
of them will see proper to make an ex-
pertinent in cheese production.
There has been some pretty good
money made in Yorkville on the unpre-
cedented advance in the price Of cot
ton; but only a few dealers have been
large winners. AS rule, the DISPOSE
tion among the cotton men has been to
stand aloof and let the contract mark
ct severely alone. The reporter heard
one cotton man who has been. quite
successful in his business say: Il
have not bought single contract nor
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02
AROu1 PEOPLE.

Mr.. Ernest Heath spent Sunday ir
Monroe, N. c..
Mr.. John R. Ashe Of Kershaw. spent
Sunday and Monday in Yorkville.
Mr.. Sam L. Blair spent yesterday
and today with relatives and friends ir
:Yorkville. ......
Miss Mary c. Ashe has returned te
Yorkville after a visit to friends al
Charleston.
Robert r. Hayne, Esq, of Tagwell
Va, is visiting in Yorkville, the gues
Of Mr.. w. H. Herndon.
Miss Julia Titn1an. Of Lowryville
spent Saturday and Sunday in York,
Vile, the guest Of Miss Lizzie Lowry.
Mrs. ]. L. Williams left this morning
for Kershaw, where she goes to at
tend the funeral Of her sister.
Miss Alice Woods Of High Point N
c., arrived in YorRvile Sunday morn.
ing, and will spend several weeks WIS.,
iting her parents, 4Mr. and Mrs: A.. F
Woods.
Miss Mary Gilfllan Of Sharon, broke
her right leg last Saturday as the re-
suit of a fall while going down the
steps of her home. The fracture oc'
Cured near the ankle.
Mr.. E. A. Stackloff, representative Of
a Baltimore dry goods and notion
house, has been i'll at the Parish hote
for about ten days. His condition is
quite serious; but he is being vel
looked after. ...s%
The condition of Colonel w. H. Nc
Corkle does not saem to improve. Sc
far as has been ascertained he has nc
organic trouble. His disorder seems
however, to be spreading out from the
wound he received in his knee at Sec
ond Manassas. There Is very little
about his condition that is favorable
especially in view Of his advanced age
he now being within six months Of his
S3d birthday. ~
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NOTES FROM SMYRNA.
Small Grain Shows Up PoorIy-The
SehooIs-GoId Mines Busy-Mr. Nc.
keown Resigns as r. F. D. Carrier.

N0o"n resigns dS n. r. 1s SarTioTs
Correspondence Of the yorkville Enquirer.
SMYRNA, Feb. 1.-The usual quanti-
fty of small grain was sold in this neigh
borhood last fall; but 1t Is only an oc-
casional sprout that Is to be seen
showing above. the surface OF the
ground.
One Of our citizens who was In York.
willie last Saturday says that the snow
was fully twice as deep here as 1t was
there.
It will be interesting to know that
most of our river farmers have an
abundance Of corn. Their first plant
ing was washed away In the spring
but those who replanted were lucky
enough to gather large crops.
The gold miners are still l..snlng
tn air operations in this section with
energy. There are no less than half
dozen workings within six miles OF this
Miss Susie Bryan of Yorkville, has
charge of the school at Smyrna and Is
giving very good satisfaction. Every
body is pleased with her work.
Mr.. E. p. Castles has charge OF the
Broad River school this session. He Is
one of the most experienced veterans
in the county. I heard him say few
days ago that up to this time he. has
enrolled, during his career LAO pu-
pills.
carrier on Kings Creek r. F. D. No. I,
has resigned in favor Of Mr.. VIM. ].
Love, who is now carrying the mail on
that route.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02
LOCAL LAcONlCS,

Congressman Finley's Good Fortune.
Washington correspondence of the
News and Courier: Representative
Finley Is happy man just now. He
had fifty bales Of March cotton in his
store house, which he has been holding
with the expectation Of getting 15
cents per pound. The recent upward
tendency Of the market has been very
gratifying to him, and some Of his
friends advised him to hold on further,
predicting that cotton would surely go
to Is cents. Friday afternoon, Mr.. Fin
ley could stand the pressure no longer,
after he learned that 1t had gone to 16
cents. He rushed to the telegraph o.
flee and wired his agent to sell out at
16 cents. His good luck was not con-
fined to his cotton. The Same day he
was notified by the. fourth assistant
postmaster general that fifteen rural
delivery routes in his district, which
to be surveyed and established at an
early day. These routes are in the
counties Of Cherokee, York, Chester,
Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster and
Chesterfield. When Mr.. Machen was
at the head of the rural delivery SER
vice he denied the request for the es-
tablishment Of these routes. because
they did not show seventy-five white
families to each route. No account was
taken Of the negro families. Mr.: Fin
ley has been working upon the officials
of the postoffice department with great
diligence and he has finally obtained
ruling that these routes will be es-
tablished If it can be shown that one
hundred families, black and white, will
receive the benefit Of the delivery SER
vice. 1t Is provided, however, that at
least one member Of each family shall
be able to read and write. This educa-
tional qualification, in the opinion OF
Mr.. Finley, is in no way Objectionable
to the people along the proposed routes.
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zens, while at the same time they are
enjoying all the privileges of citizen
ship.
Under the laws as they stand, none
except qualified voters are liable to
Jury duty. By qualified voter Is meant
a man, not only entitled to register;
but actually in possession OF regis
tration certificate. and it Is claimed
that many citizens otherwise quali1ea
refrain from taking out registration
certificates so they cannot be compel-
ed to sit on juries.
Our present franchise system IS
curious anomaly, in that our real elec-
tions are more or less informal AFFAIRS
having but little connection with the
general elections at which actual
choice of office holders is supposed TO
be made. Although a vote at pri-
mary has but little If any legal force
certainly no force whatever unless the
voter chooses to back it up at the gen.
.eral election-it is here that the rate
of candidates and the character OF the
government under which the people
must live until the next distribution of
offices, Is decided.
To trust such an important respon-
sibility in the hands Of citizens VINO
think too little of the common welfare
to be willing to perform the duties that
they themselves expect OF all their
fellows Is, to say the least rather dan
eerous carelessness on the part of those
who would perpetuate such a system.
But this Is not nearly all. In ad-
dition to the duty dodgers among the
taxpayers, there Is another large class
of fioaters who never register because
they do not remain long enough at one
place of residence to entitle them to
become citizens. These are also enti-
tied to vote in the primaries, and IN
some counties their number Is actually
sufficient to turn elections.
During the last campaign this writer
was advised that at almost every cot
ton mill in the county and for that
matter in the state. there was a. bunch
of from twenty to one hundred voters
under the. influence of some two or
three individuals, and the man who Of
fers the best bid to these two or three
individuals for the votes under their
control usually gets them.
These things ought not to be. Ii
they. continue they. will certainly de-
stroy the whole primary system before
great while Ions er. Some Of these
days the substantial burden bearing
duty performing citizens who are. prop
erly registered will realize that the
Jury service dodgers and floaters have
cheated them out of their choice OF
representatives, or robbed them OF
their right to determine how some I'M
.portant proposition should be decided
and they will seek relief by disregard
ing the fiimsy spider-web restrictions
with which the primary is now hedged
about and carry the issue to the gen
eral election.
We think it will be wise step on the
part of the general assembly to. pass
Mr.. Thomas's bill, and we predict that
If it fails to pass this bill, or the DEM
ocratic party fails to make a regula-
lation that will amount to the same
thing the time will come when those
now in authority will have occasion
to wish that they had done otherwise
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02

IT is understood that Senators Till
man and Latimer will vote against
each other on the canal treaty ques-
ton, Senator Tillman voting against
ratification of the treaty and Senator
Latimer for ratification. 1t Is not
thought, however, that the situation
will cause any open friction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02

THE Columbia State is in hot cor
ner as the result of a reportorial
grind published in its issue OF
Sunday. The subject Of the grind
was shrewd merchants and thiev-
ing shoplifters. The story gave out
the impression that the city was
full of women shoplifters who stand
high socially, religiously and otherwise,
and the alleged occasion of It was to
tell how one very smart merchant man.
aged to keep ahead Of these thieves by
being more unscrupulous than any OF
them. It was alleged that this mer-
chant, name not mentioned, made 1t a
rule to keep a careful lookout for shop
lifters and when he or any of his
agents caught one dead to rights, with
the stolen goods on her person, to sum-
mon her back into the Office, make her
own up in signed confession, and
give up s25 as an inducement to the
merchant to keep his mouth shut. The
merchant, "who is the proprietor OF
the largest dry goods establishment In
the city," is represented as having a
pile of confessions two inches high,
| (about 400 presumably and still doing
thriving blackmail business with col
| lege girls" and women prominent In
social and church circles" While of
course there is 10 doubt shadow OF
a foundation for the story, it Is evil
IDENTIFY exaggerated beyond reason, 9TH
erwise we would be forced to conclude
that there is very little Of honor and
virtue among the feminine population
of the city. When we read the story
| it occurred to us that the State had
fallen into a reprehensible habit that
| is growing so common among certain
southern dailies in trying to adapt
wild northern sensations from the
metropolitan papers to local conditions.
But there has been a sequel to the
story, indicating that somebody has
either become frightened or resentful.
The State of Monday contained dis
claimer from one of the largest con-
Germs as to any knowledge of the con-
dition described, and yesterday there
were signed cards from six other
leading merchants to the same effect
some of them alleging they have never
known a case Of shoplifting by a So
called respectable woman. 1t is up to
the State to name the merchant who
is engaged in the blackmailing busi-
ness, or acknowledge that the whole
story was either a creation of reporto-
rial imagination or an adaptation of
some northern yellow journal yarn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02

PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. W. q. NEVILLE, PASTOR.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at 7.30 o'clock.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Morning services
at II o'clock. Sunday school at $3.50
o'clock. No evening services. ..
ASSOCIATE REFORMED.
Prayer meeting tomorrow afternoon
at 7.30 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02
Citizen VS.. Floater.

The bill introduced in the general
assembly by Mr.. John P. Thomas, Jr.
Of Richland to make the exhibition OF
registration certificate prerequisite
to voting in a primary election, is enti-
tied to much more consideration than
it will, in our opinion, probably re-
ceive.
The object of the bill, as given out
by it's author is to reach certain al
legged large class of citizens in Colum-
bia, Charleston and other parts of the
state, who are now escaping their prop
er duties and responsibilities as citi-
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Sperial Dotires.
Preaching at Harmony.

TiSoSh''S - '''S'S'
The regular preaching days at Har-
mony have been changed from the I'd
and 4th Sundays to the 1st and Sd
Sundays. There will be preaching on
Sunday afternoon, the 7th, at $3.50
o'clock, w. G. NEVILLE, Pastor.
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che 4torkrills Gnquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1904.

THE general assembly adjourned last
Saturday until today at noon. There
are three more weeks Of the session.
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AT THE CHURCHES.

TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
REV. J. L. STOKES, D. D., PASTOR.
Prayer meeting tomorrow evening at
7.30 o'clock
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02

The following transfers Of real estate
were recorded In the Office Of the coun-
.ty auditor during the month Of jan
uary:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-02

more favorable to the treaty than on
former occasions. All the speeches
were favorable to course looking to
the conciliation of Colombia, and the
feeling was expressed by number OF
speakers that an assurance of this
course on the part of the United States
would have the effect Of securing the
votes Of a. large majority of the DEM
ocratic senator's for the treaty. The
nearest approach to an agreement was
on the Stone resolution, directing the
senate committee on foreign relations
to make an investigation to deter
mine the part played by the United
States in the Panama revolutions There
also was a feeling that there should be
a cessation of speeches on the Panama
question until replies are received to
the resolutions of inquiry, which have
already been adopted.
- Consul Skinner, who was in charge
of the governmental mission to Abys-
sinia, has arrived at Marseilles. France,
with his party and the following de-
tails were cabled from there to the
United States on Sunday: Consul
Skinner and the other members of the
party speak enthusiastically of the re-
ception accorded them by King Meme
lik. On the way to the coast the party
saw one elephant and heard a number
of lions, but experienced no exciting
adventures In an interview Mr.. Skin
ner said: president Roosevelt select
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
one OF A 'FEM, /"

The psdpls'of sesss Fake Who
went doxninto their pockets ut
the bshsst Of '6ffcs.seekers, in
order that a uiutilaoed Morris bill
together with the :foTestry bill
should 'bscohts 4 law, aie now
rieapiu6 their 4ew4afd ih the shape
Of AEnt6st complete stagnation in
bdsiness. Go down INTO your
pocket. again go0d people, defeat
the forestry bill or you will have
to go West and grow dp With the
country. And the moral of all
this is-put not your confidence
or money in the hands of those
who seek only self-intersst and
self-aggrandiseihent. Cash Lake,
Times.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
A VEGoRolR PROTEST,

The Cass Lake Times continues
to criticise the national park pro
visions of the Morris Act, and de-
nounces in the most emphatic way
the segregation Of 30 much
land for park purposes. It
threatens to have the vote of
the people count for something
if relief is hot guaranteed soon.
We predicted during the past
year that the park steal would be-
come a political question at the
coming election, and if any can
dida$e for congress goes before
the people Of the sixth district
pledged to do oil he can to have
the Morris Act amended 50 as to
eliminate its park features and
throw open the land for settle
ment, Ire viii undoubtedly win
out.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
TOWNSHIP MAPS o.
WHITE EARTH


II twill be absolutely necessary
for all those who are entitled TO IN
additional allotment of land un-
der the Steenetson act, to secure
township maps Of this reservation,
and they should call at tho Ansri-
can Land Company's Office; Ii the
ToMAHAwk eHies building, and
leave their orders: These maps
cannot be obtained elsewhere OK
cept at the Office Of the Indian
agent who cannot allow theti, tih:
der d strict rule Of the interior
department, to be copied OF kiven
out. The map which will be sold
from the American Land Com
pany's Office will show Ill the un-
allotted tracts Oh this reservation.
The price of the maps will bs very
reasonable, but In order to secure
them in time orders should be
given immedietly.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
70 OUR PATRONS,

We viii furnish the sThicago
Morning Examiner tons oS W. r.
Hearst's famous daily newspaper,
and the f6MAhAwx, for 8.25, per
year, or the Examiner without
the fUMAHA;wRik A;wRik tor $500 per ysat,
With each subscription Of the
Examiner, We will also furhfsh a
copy Of the 1Vo4 AMERICAN ALMA
MAC YrAh Book CfuIoPp1A AND
Atlas. fHe regular price OF the
American is $500 per yeaf. The
American AlmaAst, Ysaf Book
Cyclopsdia and Atlss ii alone
worth the price 81 The shbscrip-
tion Of the Examiaat.
The Gnic.aU 1fotninx Esa3,rniaer
prints besides nh tastnsws Of the
day, the latest tslekfiapAic reports,
the latest sporting news, as we'll
aa. sfafaat ,aarkat. iisstblart, The
editorials which appear oRtA tie
bsck page daily are famous the
world over. They are powerful
and uplifting. They tsaeh people
to think: The eaftount IRE not
only bettsr than thoss of any
other Chicago ns~spaper, but
have a6 eadsl slaewhers: This
offer il good Only up to July 1st.
next:
Call at the Office of thS ToxA-
HAWK and see copy ef American
AlfnanaS. - ..
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
! D. o'BRIEN :. FOR.
GOVERNOR,

/ The Democrats of this state are
looking for q good man as their
candidate for governor, and in
this connection G. b: O'Brien OF
st. Paul is prominently mention.
ed:
Mr.: O'Brieh w'ould make ar
ideal governor against whom nc
one could find a flaw. He is one
of the leading attorneys of. this
state and served one term as
mayor of ST: Paul during whict
time he gave the city = food, clear
administration.
If Nj: O'Brien is nominated BY
the Democrats and the personality
Of the Democratic and Republican
candidates for governor should be
a:l issue il this state, ''HoNEs1
Boz DUNN'' would not be in it.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
TRUE.

The dismissal of Ed. Warren
from The position he held under
the forestry commission will hot
materially affect conditions here,
the Office was b sinecure, no one
was benefited by it and no one
but the person diBmissed will be
the loser. If q dozen or more
hangers-on could be let out and
the places left vacant for = season
there might be something left of
the Indian fund for distribution
among the destitute red men. 1t
is an idle attempt TO spend more
time OF Money in securing a vast
tract Of such valuable farm land
for forestry purposes, the matter
will be before congress at it's next
session and we shall be surprised
if the forestry people have enough
left of the tract segregated to
warrant the appointment of .
cheap care-taker. The inhabitants
Of The country don't wsht such q
great forest preserved in their
midst, and they will not tolerate
any such diversion of land for
experimental purposes. The
state is or should be opposed to it
and our senator's and represent
atives should be instructed yo use
all their influence to have such
amme endments to the Morris law
made Us will confine the forestry
reserve to small area of strictly
pine barrens land: TO this 40
one will object; such lands will
not be sought after by the settlsr
and they are the best lands for
forestry experiments; Our peo-
pls3 suffered too long here to
silently permit a lot Of land grab
bers to steal away the best part Of
thescoantry and by their actions
to ruin towns and communities;
we don't propose to submit to it
much longer if our votes will
bring us relief. .-Cass Lake Times.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
CUT YOUR TIMBER, l:|| .

The Commissioner of Indian
affairs has notified Agent Miche]et
that applications for permission to
cut the timber on their respective
allotments will NOW be received
from allottees> and considered
by the department a. pro:
vided by the Clapp Act
which permits allottees in
Minnesota to cut and Sell the TIM
bel. on their. allotmehts Under
rules TO be prescribed by the Sec
retary of the interior. This law
promises to be a Boom to the
many old Indian men and women
who have never been able to re-
alize any benefit from their allot-
ments on account Of theirinability
to improve them. Now these
persons will in many instances
obtain considerable money from
the sale of their allot1nsht timber,
aud as the funds of each person
will undoubtedly be Under the
CONTROL Of the secretary, there
will be nQ opportunity for ineom.
petents to squander them.
Everything looks brighter for
more prosperous future for the
Chippewas on this reservation
than it ever did. The sale of tim.
Der, railroad and elevator facilities,
sales of inherited lands and the in
fux of whites into this reserva-
ton cannot but have an important,
and prosperous effect on this res.
ervation.
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21

against the future s&les of this
timber being made by separate
bids for each section, so that the
highest bidder will in every. in
stance get the timber he is en-
titled TO, with much financial
profit to The Governments.
W. thefefore earnestly request
in the iAtestest of what is in every
respect right and just that; all
future sales Of said timber be
made by requiring separate bids
on each individual section. -
The Tomahawk., 1904-07-21
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Entered u the PUstohl6eNt White
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tsee0nd class.

a A WEEKLY NEwsPARER '6e.
voted to the interests cf ;tha
White Earth Reservation and 3sea-
serM Northwestern News. 4aotna
ed and nAanaged by 4sesAt9ess 'ef
the Reservation.
Subscription rstes: a.6o Per
annua. For the convenience Of
shose who may. feel unable to pay
for tho paper yearly or WHO ~lsh
TO take it on trial, sabscriptioa
snay be sent us for SIX aid three
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ed by registered 4eetef V idf'e
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