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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-12-08
CHAPTER VII.
BY THE LIGHT OF A TORCH.


On the night of the election, Mrs.
Lenoir gave ball at the hotel in hon
or of Marion's entrance into society.
She was only in her sixteenth year, yet
older than her mother when mistress
of her own household. The only am
bition the mother cherished was that
she might win the love of an honest
man and build for herself a beautiful
home on the site Of the cottage covered
with trailing roses. In this home
dream for Marion she found a great
sustaining joy to which nothing In the
life of man answers.
The ball had it's political significance
which the military martinez who COM
manded the post understood. 1t was
the way the people Of Piedmont ex-
pressed to him and the world their
contempt for the farce of an election he
had conducted, and their indifference
as to the result he would celebrate
with many guns before midnight.
The young people of the town were
out in force. Marion was a universal
favorite. The grace charm, and tender
beauty of the southern girl of sixteen
were combined in her with a gentle
and unselfish disposition. Amid pow
erty that was pitiful. unconscious Of
its limitations, her thoughts were al
ways of others, and she was the one
human being everybody had agreed to
love. In the village IN which she lived,
wealth counted for naught. She be-
longed to the aristocracy Of poetry,
beauty, and intrinsic worth, and her
people knew no other.
AS she stood in the long dining
room, dressed in her first ball costume
of white organdy and lace, the little
plump shoulders peeping through its
meshes, she was the picture Of happi-
ness. A half-dozen boys hung on
every word as the utterance Of an or
acle. She waved gently an old ivory
fan with white down on its edges in
way the charm of which is the secret
birthright of every southern girl.
Now and then she glanced at the
door for some one who had not yet ap-
peared.
Phil paid his tribute to her with
genuine feeling, and Marion repaid him
by whispering:
"Margaret's dressed to kill-all in
soft azure blue-her rosy cheeks, black
hair, and eyes never shone as they do
tonight. She doesn't dance on account
of her Sunday school-its all for you"
Phil blushed and smiled.
THE preacher won't be here?"
Our rector Will"
Hes a nice old gentleman. I'm
fond Of him. Miss Marion, your moth
er is a genius. I hope she can plan
these little affairs oftener."
1t was half-past ten o'clock when
Ben Cameron entered the room with
Elsie little ruffled at his delay over
imaginary business at his office. Ben
answered her criticisms with strange
elation. She had felt a secret between
Them and resented 1t.
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To EXTEND AMERICAN MARKETS.
Senator Overman Of North Carolina,
has introduced in the senate this
week a bill providing for the es-.
tablishment Of a commission to inves-
tigate market conditions throughout
the world and make such .recommen-
dations as will promote the, export or
American manufactured products.
It provides for a commission OF fiye
members and the employment OF ex-
perts, to last three years, and to cost
not more than 100000. 1t Is stipu-
lated that the commission shall con
slider ways and means for enlarging
the export trade in cotton products
and other manufactures OF the United
States" Senator Overman said that
should 60 into the tariff problem, as 1t
should be non-partisan and for the
benefit Of all manufacturers.
1T Is generally recognized that
there Is strong need Of such COM
mission because Of the poor showing
made by our manufactured exports OF
raw material" said Senator Overman.
THE cotton products Of the south are
increasing every year. The south ex-
ports more than 100000 bales OF
raw cotton, which are manufactured
into cotton goods in England and sent
back to South America, where $52,-
100000 worth were sold to Argentine
alone last year. Why should we not
get that trade instead OF England?
This commission Is intended to help
find that market"
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supervision Of the Interstate COM
merce commission or some similar
body so far as rates, and agreements
practically affecting rates, are con-
cerned. The private car owners and
the owners Of Industrial railroads are
entitled to fair and reasonable COM
pensation on their investment, but
neither private cars nor industrial
railroads nor spur tracks should be
utilized as devices for securing pref
erential rates. A rebate in icing
charges, or in mileage, or in division
of the rate for refrigerating charges is
Just as pernicious as rebate In any
other way. No lower rate should apply
on goods imported than actually OBJ
tains on domestic goods from the
American seaboard where water COM
petition is the controlling influence.
There should be publicity Of the ac-
counts Of common carriers; no COM
mon carrier engaged in interstate bus
lness should keep any books or men,
oranda other than those reported pur-
suant to law or regulation, and these
books or memoranda should be open
to the inspection of the government.
Only In this way can violations or
evasions Of the law be surely detected.
A system of examination Of railroad
accounts should be provided similar to
that now conducted into the national
banks by the bank examiners; q few
first class railroad accountants, IL they
had proper direction and proper au-
thority to inspect books and papers,
could accomplish much in preventing
willful violations Of the law. 1t would
not be necessary for them to examine
into the accounts Of any railroad un-
less for good reasons they were direct
ed to do so by the interstate commerce
commission. 1t is greatly to be de-
sired that some way might be found
by which an agreement as to trans
portation within state intended to
operate as q fraud upon the Federal
Interstate commerce laws could be
brought under the Jurisdiction OF the
Federal authorities. At present 1t oc-
ours that large shipments Of interstate
traffic are controlled by concessions on
purely state business, which Of course
amounts to an evasion Of the law.
The commission should have power to
enforce fair treatment by the great
trunk lines Of lateral and branch lines.
1 urge upon the congress the need
Of providing for expeditions action by
the interstate commerce commission
in all these matters. whether In regu-
lating rates for transportation or for
storing or for handling property or
commodities in transit. The history
of the cases litigated under the pres
ent commerce act shows that its ef-
ficacy has been to a great degree de-
stroyed by the weapon Of delay, al
most the most formidable weapon In
the hands of those whose purpose 1t
is to violate the law.
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SIAMESE BELIEFS.
Some Peculiar Notions Of Very su-
perstitous People.
TO BE CONTINUED.

persttous People.
1.-The Siamese are a very supersti-
tious people," says Ernest Young. au-
thor of the Kingdom Of the Yellow
Rule" "They have many peculiar
explanations Of natural phenomena.
Thunder, for instance, Is the sky cry
ing They believe that in the realm
above Is a horrible giant whose wife
has a violent and uncertain temper.
When they quarrel the echo OF his
voice comes in long, rolling notes
from the clouds. II he Is very angry
he throws his hatchet at his unruly
spouse, and when this ponderous wea-
pom strikes the floor Of heaven the
thunderbolt falls through and comes
to earth.
Failing stars are accounted for by
the fact that the angels occasionally
indulge In torch throwing at one an
other. When these same beings all In
sist upon getting into the bath at once
the water splashes over the side and
it rains. The winds that sigh In the
night are the voices Of babies that
have lost their way in their travels to
the land beyond the grave.
when a Siamese dies he Is not
buried, but his corpse, fully dressed
and then wrapped in winding shet'
is placed in sitting posture In a cop
per urn. A tube is placed In his
mouth, and through this a mixture
Of quick silver and honey Is poured
into the body. In this way 1t Is Kept
for a long time, often for years
Eventually 1t is burned, and the ashes
are carefully preserved. The souls
Of those whose bones at least are
not burned are supposed to become
slaves of a horrid taskmaster with
head like a dog, human body and
the temper of a fiend. He sits for all
time with his feet in the fires OF hell
and it is the duty Of this slave to
keep these fires from growing too hot.
To do this they must carry water In
open wicker baskets through all
eternity"
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AND THE RAILROADS.
The Senator Denies the Accuracy OF
Mr.. Larner's Statement.


Mr.. Larner's Statement.
From the News and Courier.
To the editor of the News and
Courier: have just read in your
issue of December 1, what your Wash
ington correspondent, "R. M. L." has
to say about my attitude towards the
railroads.
Mr.. Larner is a sick man, as
found out while in Washington last
week. Too i'll to do good newspaper
work and too Ill to provoke any other
retort from me than a brief correc-
ton Of his preposterous and silly
statement.
I have been in favor Of what Is
now called "the presidents railroad
policy" for ten years, as my record
as a member Of the Interstate COM
merce committee Of the senate will
show. l have not the slightest feeling
towards the railroads in personal
way, least Of all the Southern, for
its officers have been more than
courteous to me in many ways. There
is no railroad building going on with
in a hundred miles Of my home that
I know Of and, therefore, 1t Is I'M
possible that my labors have been
interfered with in the slightest degree.
In my conversation with Mr.. Larner
l made allusion to the numerous suits
for damages against the railroads,
and the feeling of prejudice which
existed as shown by the practical
unanimity with which juries always
gave yerdicts in such suits; and spoke
of the feeling as arising out OF the
alien ownership Of the roads, and the
manner in which they are run, ap-
parently with very little thougnt or
desire to please the local patrons.
Labor in the south Is very much de-
moralized by public work and by the
high prices paid by the turpentine and
lumber men; also because OF the large
amount Of money distributed among
the negroes on account OF the high
price Of cotton; but sensible persons
will not imagine for moment that 1
hold the railroads responsible for this
condition, or that I would be in1u-
enced in legislating by any such mo-
tive even though railroad construc-
ton might be going on In my commu-
nifty, where I have already said II
does not.
do not impugn Mr.. Larner's mo-
tiyes. but as I have said he Is sick,
and as the railroad rate question Is
the burning issue in the coming ses-
sion of congress- do not wish to be
misquoted or misunderstood by the
people or the railroads.
will be obliged If you will give
this the same prominence that you
gave Mr.. Larner's special dispatch.
B. r. TILLMAN.
Trenton, S. c., Dec. l, 1905.
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der dan'yu al me

| Den doan you call me er nlBBer!
who yer talkin' to, sab. You kin
fling yer sass at white folks, but, hon
ey, yuse er projeckin' wild death now!"
| "I amt er nigger-Tse er gemman,
is" was the sullen answer.
How ole Is you?" asked Aleck In
milder tones.
me mudder say sixteen-but de Bu-
no man say Use twenty-one yistiddy,
de day TO lection"
"Is you voted today"
"Yessah; vote in all de boxes 'ceptn
dis one. Look at dat ticket. Is dat de
straight ticket?"
! Aleck, who couldn't read the twelve
inch letters of his favorite bar-room
sign, took the rat label and examined
1t critically.
What all it?" he asked at length.
The boy pointed at the picture Of the
rat.
What dat rat doing, lyin' dar on his
back, wild his heels cooked up in de
air-'pear ter me lax a rat otter be
standin' on his feetT
Alex re-examined it carefully, and
then smiled benignly on the youth.
"De ignance er desc folks. What I'D
yer do widout er man lake me enjued
wild de sperit en- de power ter splain
tings%
"You sho's got de sperits," said the
boy, impudently touching a canteen.
Aleck ignored the remark and looked
at the rat label smilingly.
"Aint we er votin', ter-day, on de
Constertooshun what's ter take de ballot
away FUN de white folks en- glib all de
power ter de cullud gemmen-I axes
yer dat?"
The boy stuck his thumbs under his
arms and walled his eyes.
"Yessah!"
Den dat means de ratification OBJ de
Constertooshun!"
Phil laughed, followed, and watched
them fold their tickets. get in line, and
vote the rat labels.
Ben turned toward a white man with
gray beard, who stood watching the
crowd.
He was a pious member Of the Pres
byterian church, but his face didn't
have pious expression today. He had
been refused the right to vote because
he had aided the Confederacy by nurs-
ing one of his wounded boys,
He touched his hat politely to Ben.
What do you think of 1t, Colonel
Cameron" he asked with a touch Of
scorn.
Whats your opinion, Mr.. McAllis-
ter?"
"Well, colonel, I've been a member
Of the church for over forty years. I'm
not a cussin' man-but there's q sight
I never expected to live to see. I've
been a faithful citizen Of this state for
fifty years. I can't vote, and nigger
Is to be elected today to represent me
in the legislature. Neither you, colonel,
nor your father are good enough to
vote. Every nigger in this county six
teen years old and up voted today
dlu d CuSSltl llIdil, etiiO oOh soy -
as a cuss-word, but all I've got to say
is, IF there BE such a thing as id
shame-thats IT."
"Mr. McAllister, the recording angel
wouldn't have made a mark had you
said 1t without the If"
God knows what this country's
comm to-I don't" said the old man,
bitterly. I'm afraid to let my wife and
daughter go out Of the house, or stay
in 1t, without somebody with them"
Ben leaned closer and whispered, as
Phil approached: .
Come. to my Office tonight at 10
o'clock; want to see you on some i'm
portant business"
The old man seized his hand eagerly.
"Shall I bring the boys?"
Ben smiled.
mo I've seen them some time ago."
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Observation Car. for Women.

Raj for the Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul Railway. 1t has adyanc-
ed at one leap. fifty years to the
lead. by putting on observation cars
which have compartments for wo
men.
Ordinarily a woman 10 pretty much
Of an intruder in an observation car,
when she has the nerve { fight her
way through the tobacco smoke and
timidly pick out a seat which isn't
occupied by the feet of some imper-
ial male being.
There is no CUB about it. the
most effective answer to the man
who claims America to be q paradise
for chivalry would be to dress him
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After you but don't be
SCARED.
Have neither gun or sharp
STICK.
Sticks have we, but sticky
STICKS.
If the sticks you stick where the
baby sticks it's stickless hands
for sticks to stick in hts stickless
mouth.
And 1T sticks the sticks in it's
mouth they sticky get
as candy sticks. Buy these sticks.
they are sticks that stick better
than other sticks stick if they
are sticky.
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Stomach and Constipation

Stomach and Constipation
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are the best things for stom-
ach troubles and constipation | have
ever Sold" says j. R. Cullman, a drug
gist of Potterville, Mich. They are
easy to take and always give salts
faction. | tell my customers to try
them and if not satisfactory % come
back and get their money, but have
never had a complaint" For sale by
druggists
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A. h. MOTT.
300 Main.
OLD "NEW DEA."
Do Not Suppress a Cough.

10 NOT uppre a cough.
When you have a cough do not try
to suppress it. but remove the cause
The cough is only a symptom of some
disease. n the disease is what o
should cure. then the cough will stop
Of itself. The most common cause of
coughing is a cold. Anodyne will
promptly suppress the cough. and pre-
parations containing chloroform, OPP
ium, ETC., are used COR that purpose,
but they do lot cure the cold. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy on the other
hand does not suppress the cough,
but relieves it by removing from the
throat and lungs the mucus which OBJ
structed the breathing. and ~allaying
the irritation and tickling in the
throat. 1t also opens the secretions
and efectually and permanently cures
the cold as well as the cough. For
sale by all druggists.
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IMPERFECT DIGESTION

Means less nutrition and in conGe-
quence less vitality. When the liver
comes loaded with bilious properties,
the digestion becomes impaired and
the bowels eonstipated. Herbine will
this; il gives tone to the sto-
mach, liver and kidneys, strengthens
the appetite, clears and improves the
infuses new life and Wig
or to the whole system. so cents q
bottle. Pecos Valley Drug Co.
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up as a woman and make him spend
two days in an American railway
coach. The custom of providing
10X10 compartments for men 10
to dress in, three at a time, is a reg
ular air-brake on the progress of civ
ilization.
The Chicago, Milwaukee 6 ST.
Paul Railway ought to be given a
medal.-Nonpareil, Council Bluffs,
Iowa, December 9, 1904.
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A HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.
The Jubilee Standardization That
irons.

irons.
Every woman knows the disagree
able necessity and trouble it is to
be obliged to iron during the summer.
The irons must be heated over a hot
stove, and by the time the irons are
hot. the user is heated beyond en-
durance both in mind and body. In
winter it is but little better.
This state of affairs has long caused
people to hunt after something to do
away with the use of a hot stove to
heat fiat irons. For many years the
search was useless but it has at last
been successful, and every woman can
now own a fat iron which will be a
real pleasure to her.
This flat iron is the Jubilee Self
Heater" 1t is safe, durable, economi-
cal and makes it's own heat. 1t saves
time, labor and money. 1t enables
you to do your work better. and to
do it with ease and comfort. The
Jubilee Self-Heater" is heated by
the use of gasoline. II is safe, and
can be used all the year round with
comfort and economy, doing way with
the wear n tear of working over
a hot stove.
These irons are sold at the price
of five dollars. Mrs. Jerry Simpson
IS the Roswell agent.
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PLEASANT AND MOST EFFECTIVE

r. J.. Chambers, editor Vindieator.
Liberty, Texas, writes Dec. IS, 1902.
you, | zeal testimony to the curative
power of Billiards. Horehound Syrap.
cheerfully affirm that 1t is the most
effective and p~leasantsst remedy for
coughs and colds | have ever used"
csc. see and 800. Pscos Valley Drug
CO.
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Pasture for Horses.

Have fine alfalfa pasture fol horses
during the winter. Also 100 acre% CT
salt and m grass in the same
pasture. apply at Record office. IT
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Sidewalk Notice.

The city require you to have -FOUR
walk put in or contracted at once 1t
will take time + do the work after
the contract is let If you haven't all
cash. we win give you time LIT
CLAIR q PETTY.
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Roswell Collection Agency, No.
120k Main street. Old a spe
cialty. Give them a call. tt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
TIE AFFIRMATIVE.

Says London critic: "The sim
pie English affirmative is becoming
somwhat battered in common speech
Yes has long sounded 'yus' from the
lips CT the uneducated. But there is
a present tendency among the edu-
Gated to adopt the American variants
upon the word. America has found
that an open vowel or a labial is
easier to pronounce than a sibilant
And it has two substitutes for yes.
One of the N is yep and the other is
yah
obviously the yah comes from the
influence Of the simple German ia.
which is quite an elemental sound
Yep en- the other hand, is clearly a
protest against the waste Of time IL
getting tongue, palate and teeth in a
position to hiss. Phonetic laziness is
what the late Prot. Max Muller would
call it..
Within the past week the presen,
writer has conversed with half dcz
en- men Of culture and position, three
of whom 'yah'd,' while the other one
'yepped :"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-06-20
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. 1
2 = = = . = = = . = = . 4

D. w. Boyce devotes his time to rents.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Mont Levy
a son.
The Graphic want adv. brings re
suits: try one.
Oak and pine wood Phone w II
Boyd Old phone 902.
Born, to Prof. and Mrs. J. N. Had
dock, an eleven pound son.
Sand delivered on shor notice
Dawkins Sand company Old phone
I641.
Removed to 21l West Barraque
street VIM Keller, manufacturing
and repairing harness and saddles
Homemade bread and rolls, all
kind of cakes baked to order at 80
Main street Mrs. S l.. Marshall
Old phone 416.
-For rent-Three-room cottage
furnished complete, by party going
away for the summer Call or address
B, Graphic Office.
Before letting your contract FOL
plumbing or sewering see the Pine
Bluff Plumbing company. O'Conro'
and Donovan. proprietors.
Young men-Our Illustrated cata
logue explains how we teach barber
trade in few weeks. mailed free
Moler Barber college. ST. Louis, Mo
Fer rent--To young mon. after
July /. large, newly furnished rooms
with BATH and electric lights. Ref
erences Mrs f. ? Reading, sos
West Fifth avenue.
Come and see Ayesha, paiins;t
elairvoyant ami psychic. Reads past
present and future. Come and BE- con
vinced Prices s. up. Satisfaction
guaranteed. 504 Alabama street
Sidney Helms and company buy
and sell all kinds Of second hand
goods. Pack and ship furniture Can
sell you furniture at one-half its orig
inal cost. New and second hand store.
21O West Second avenue.
Six fines and six discharges were
the records of police court Tuesday
morning. All of them were up on
charges of minor nature, and the
fines ranged from 81 to S..
Wanted Resident lady repcesen.
tative for well known detective
agency. One with experience prefer
red. Light, easy work Permanent
nosition If services are satisfactory
Address McCane, care Graphic office,
giving address.
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DID HE GET lT7

The late Eben D. Jordan, founder
of the Jordan-Marsh company, used
to tell this story Of himself:
It seems he once had in his en-
ploy a bright boy who had made up
his mind to get along in the world
One morning, as Mr. Jordan was sit
ting at his desk. this boy respect
fully approached him. and asked to
have his pay raised to SIS a week.
"How much are you getting now"
Mr.. Jordan asked, with q smile.
"Threa dollars week, sir"
"And how old are you?"
Fifteen my next birthday, SIR
Mr.. Jordan laid his hand kindly on
the little fellows shoulder. and said.
impressively: do you know. my
boy, when was your age was only
getting g. week."
The boy dropped his eyes for a
momert. Then he looked earnestly
at the rich and successful merchant,
and said. seriously: Perhaps you
weren't worth any more. sir"-Bos'
ton Herald.