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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15

81 only had about five acres Of my
own crop. but it turned out all right.
About half of the five acres was poor
land, not much better than the bank
of hillside ditch; the other half was
pretty good land. On the best land
made close to forty bushels Of corn to
the acre and on the other l made
about thirty. The general result was
so much better than l expected that
was astonished at it,"
please describe your method OF cul-
tivation." the reporter asked.
Il followed the Williamson plan as
nearly as possible as was outlined In
The Enquirer last winter, except that
| did not use as much fertilizer as Mr.
Williamson recommends"
~ broke up the ground as deep as !
could, bedded and planted in the water
furrow without fertilizers. When the
corn was from half leg to knee high
I gave 1t 200 pounds of S-3-3 to the
acre, putting the fertilizer In each al
ternate row. A week later l put In
200 pounds more Of the same fertilizer
to the acre, this time in the rows that
had been skipped the first time. Next
week later l put in 65 pounds OF
nitrate of soda to the acre, also In each
alternate row and further away from
the corn than the guano. The next
week l put in 65 pounds more in the
other rows, the same way, planted
peas, and broke out the middles as Mr.
Williamson advised. The yield was
more than twice as great as 1t would
have been under the old method"
During the conversation outlined
above, Mr.. Wllkerson stated that last
spring he advised all the people on his
place to leave out fertilizers at plant
| ing time. Several were dubious abou,
the experiment but all followed his
advice hut one. This one planted
part of his crop with fertilizers and
part without That under which he
put fertilizer at planting did not dc
| nearly so well as the other, and the
man who made the experiment said
that he would never use fertilizers al
planting time again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
THE WILLIAMSON METHOD.

Mr.. W. s. Wilkerson of Hickory
Grove made an experiment with the
Williamson method of corn culture
last year and he is now and hereafter
To be considered an enthusiastic con-
vert.
Mr.. WilkersOn, as the readers OF
The Enquirer generally are well
aware. is one of the most successful
farmers in the county. He is always
well to the front in any and every
movement that bears the stamp OF
progress. and when the reporter asked
him last Saturday If he had tried the
Williamson plan. there was no reason
to be surprised at the interesting in
formation that was developed.
"Oh. yes. | tried it," said Mr.. Will
kerson. land 1t is all right"
"To what extent did you try it?" the
reporter asked.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15

known characteristics, Senator TILL
mans attitude seems to smack OF the
suggestion that he is after the presi-
dent not because he loves the negro
less but because he hates Mr.. Roose-
velt more. If he really thinks he Is
right. he should go ahead; but as we
see it, his complete success. the dis
cOmfture OF the president In this
matter will only result in the opposite
Of what he processes to be driving at.
The defeat Of the president means VIC
tory for the negro soldiers and Incl
dentally a certain measure of triumph
for the entire negro race. In other
words it is quite possible that the SEN
ator may complete as the result Of the
Brownsville affair. the work that the
president started as the result of the
Booker Washington affair.
This. it seems to us, is one place
where Senator Tillman could have
Afforded to remain silent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
MERE-MENIION.

There~are said to be more than
tneumonia Is also prevalent. .......
he contract for the construction
ot the Panama canal Is to be
let to w. ]. Oliver Of Tennessee.
ne agrees to do the work for 81 per
cent profit on the cost. 80. Mrs.
bridget Carey is held by the police Of
philadelphia, on the charge Of having
muruered four persons, two OF them
ner own children, with poison. s--..
4, or the first time since last August
there are now no cases OF yellow fe-
yer in CUBA. An effort Is being
made to have congress appropriate
sIU,OUV for a pedestal on which will
rest a $4,000 statue in Washington,
~. BENZ. r.. stephenson, the founder
VI the Grand Army Of the Republic
Numerous towns In North Da-
kola are entirely without any coal or
wood supplies. The Pennsylvania
railroad Is making preparations-to is
sue $2,0OO,U00 worth OF bonds with
view to securing lines that will give
me Pennsylvania sea-to-sea line
Philadelphia has 342 cases Of
typhoid tever, an increase Of 80 over
me week ending Jan. 5th. The
steamer Ponce, eleven days overdue
at New York from Ponce, Porto Rico,
arrived at Hamilton, Bermuda, Friday,
IN tow OF the German steamer, Eliz-
abeth Ri.kmere. The Ponce was dis
abled by a broken screw shaft, and
had been given up as lost "A bill
has been introduced into the Ottawa,
Can, parliament which makes a la
Dor strike or lockout crime. .....
William Archer, colored, was hanged
at Wilmington, Del, last Friday, for
the murder of his sweetheart, EliZ-
abeth Spires. On Jan. 25th, Lewis
Johns, also colored, will be hanged
on the scaffold used for Archer. .....
A tidal wave swept over some OF the
islands Of the Dutch East Indies last
week, causing loss Of more than 800
lives. :. The house and senate OF
Tennessee has passed resolution en-
dorsing President Rooseyelfs actions
i'm the Brownsville affair. -. The
assassin Of Lieut.. Gen. Parloff, the
military curator of st. Petersburg,
was hanged at Lisynos, Russia, last
Friday. The assassin died unidenti-
fed and cheering for the revolution
..... Business failures during the
week ending Jan. 10th, numbered
271, against 1S5 the previous week
.... The national house of repre-
sentatives passed 62S pension bills in
95 minutes last Friday. The
White Star line steamer Celtic landed
3400 sacks Of mail in New York last
Friday. .. =. The Continental Congress
of the Daughters of the Revelation
will meet in Washington in April. -.
Many of the legislatures throughout
the country have bills fixing railroad
passenger fares at 2 cents per mile.
before them. The expected visit
Of the Japanese training squadron to
San Francisco has been abandoned
..... The John G. Milburn residence
at Buffalo, New York, where Presi-
dent Mckinley died, was burned last
Thursday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
Compulsory Education.

Notwithstanding how much has
been said on the subject and how lit
tie done, there is no doubt about the
fact that a compulsory education law
is one of the things most needed by
the people OF South Carolina.
There are those who argue that the
compulsory education is mot demo-
cratic" and that we do not propose to
discuss, for whether 1t. is democratic
or not, 1t is right.
II we undertake to argue that 1t is
wrong to make parents send their
children to school, whether parents
desire to do so or not, we will find our
selves up against the proposition that
it is wrong for parents to make chill
dren go to school against the will Of
the children.
The average illiterate is opposed to
education of any kind. Unable to
realize his own misfortune he sees no
necessity of trying to improve the con-
dition Of his children. He considers
his children only in connection with
their value to him. and thinks nothing
of their future usefulness to them
selves or of society. There are ex-
ceptions to this rule, however, for
there are .many unfortunate men and
women who though deprived Of edu-
cational opportunities have developed
intelligence that enables them to fully
realize the benefits that are To be de-
rived by their children.
The strength of the opposition to
compulsory education lies in the fact
that ignorant fathers have votes and
that those votes are more easily in
fiuenced in behalf of that which is bad
than in behalf of that which is up
lifting.
There will be talk about compul-
sorry education in the general assembly
now sitting, but no compulsory educa-
tiOn law will be passed. If IL is we
shall be very much surprised.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
CLOVER CUlllNGS.
Stricken With Appendicitis-New Mill
Building complete-other Notes.

Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
CLOVER, Jan. 15.-Edward Brison
son OF Mr.. w. /. Brison of this place,
was taken to Charlotte yesterday al
ternoon in charge of DR.. l. j. Camp
bell, to be operated on for appendici-
tbs. The attack started on last Fri
day, but it's nature was not fully ap-
preciated until yesterday. Young Bri-
son. who is 1G or II years of age, and
is. by reason Of his fine character and
industrious habits highly esteemed by
the community, and of course, all
sympathiZe with him and his parents
brothers ana sisters by reason OF his
serious condition and sincerely nope
for speedy recovery.
1t was the original intention OF
Captain Smith to increase the capac-
ity of only two of the four buildings
composing his block, by adding two
stories to each to be used as an opera
house and Masonic hail. but he has
recently decided to add an additional
story to each of the other buildings
just as soon as the necessary brick can
be secured The addition over the
bank will be occupied as offices by the
Clover Cotton Manufacturing compa-
ny. while the one over the Clover
Drug company will be used as offices
The three story part is about ready for
the roof.
The new mill building of the Glover
Cotton Manufacturing company Is
practically completed. Workmen are
now engaged in putting up the shaft
ing and three car loads of machinery
have arrived and its installation will
be commenced as soon as the workmen
representing the manufacturers arrive
MesSrS II. l.. Wright, NJ. l.. Smith
and Ross Clinton left for Catawba riV-
er yesterday afternoon on fishing eX-
pedition and are expected back this
afternoon or tomorrow.
Mr. s. j. Clinton and his highly es-
teemed family have removed from
their old home near Bethel to Glover
and are UccuDYing their house on
Kings Mountain street.
Mr.. j. A. Page and family, who for
merly occupied the Clinton residence
are now living in cottage owned by
Capt. Smith on Kings Mountain street
and will remain there until their new
home now being built is ready for oc-
cupancy.
Mir ]. F. Beamguard left last night
for Columbia where he goes on busi-
ness.
Dr.. Pressly reports that Mr.. Howard
Riddle. who is sick with pneumonia
at the home of Mrs. ]. l.. McGill. at
Bethany. is getting along as satisfac-
tOrily as could be expected
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
Tiliman and Roosevelt.

We have all along been more or less
puzzled as to how senator Tillman
would be able to antagonize President
Roosevelt in the Brownsville matter
without stultifying his whole record as
~ the negro, and now that he has
made his speech we are about as much
mixed on the question as before.
That President Roosevelt has a
rather nauseous record on the negro
question we fully agree. We have said
as much before. Had il not been for
his making too much of the negro in
various ways, it is quite probable that
the Brownsville incident would not
have occurred. But still we are unable
To see that these conclusions have any
bearing upon the justice OF propriety
of this particular act.
While it is true that l61 men have
been punished for an Offense in which
there were only sixteen known active
participants, the order is probably not
as unjust as it seems. 1t is an estab-
lished principle of law that 1t is better
for guilty men Ia escape IMAM tlaI
innocent men should suffer. We sub
scribe 10 this. But the distinguished
southern officer, well acquainted with
the negro character. who made thor
ough investigation of the matter and
upon whose recommendation the pres
idents order was based, was satisfied
that practically every one Of the 161
men involved had a guilty knowledge
of the whole affair.
Ii is the right that all honest men
are supposed to be seeking in this
world. and if in this matter the presi-
dent is right, he should be upheld no
matter how wrong he may have been
in other things.
I'm view Of his record and his well
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Niles Norris, the Greenville youth
who was wounded by q bullet from
parlor rife one day last week, died on
Friday.
- The executive committee Of the
State Bankers association has decided
that the next meeting Of the associa-
ton will be held on the Isle Of Palms
on the 18th, 18th and the goth Of June
next.
- Columbia special Of January IL,
to the News and Courier: Thirty-five
cars of whisky are knocking at the
door of the state dispensary for ad-
mission, but they will have to stay out
in the cold for a while, as all ware
houses are already full. Commissioner
Tatum has written Senator Christen-
sen, informing him of the situation.
directing attention to the fact that the
state is paying demurrage needlessly.
DR. Charles Hallett Judson, for
fifty-four years professor Of mathe-
matics at Furman university, died at
his home in Greenville last Saturday
afternoon at 4.45 o'clock. His death
was the result Of paralysis, which set
in on Monday. One stroke was fol-
lowed by another until the end came.
DR.. Judson leaves only one surviving
relative, his sister, Miss Mary G. Jud-
son, who, like himself has consecrated
her life to education, having been
connected with the faculty OF the
Greenville Female college for half q
century.
- Orangeburg, January 13: The
South Carolina Public Service corpor-
alton has advanced another step In
it's progress toward beginning work
in the development Of its great enter
prise. The preliminary meeting re-
quired by the statute to be held for
the purpose of obtaining subscriptions
to the stock and for the election OF
the board Of directors and officers was
held at the Edisto bank building, where
the offices of the company have been
located. The meeting was attended
by large number Of gentlemen inter-
ested in the enterprise, and the neces-
sary subscription Of $275,000, required
rs a preliminary to the granting or
the charter. was promptly made, and
the necessary cash payments given to
the treasurer. The following officers
were elected. President, Joseph j.
Timmes: vice president and general
manager, Charles r. Van Etten. sec
retary and treasurer, John p. Bonney.
The following directors of the corpor-
alton were elected: Joseph j. Timmes,
y. II. ' al Esthcii' DohASyt
Joseph Bermel. Lawrence M. Pinck-
ney, John c. Lott, Dow S. Smith, Fred
erick w. Schroeder and Robert II.
jennings. The final step in incorpor-
ating and perfecting the company's
plans for beginning business will be
taken Jan. Is, when the formal papers
will be filed on the expiration OF the
statutory notice, and the secretary OF
state will be asked to issue the char
ter. according to law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Col. Coward to Speak at Winthrop
Dr.. LineIe Yet Observation-Disclosures
Arrested-The Bucket Shop Matter
nkL.,r Notae

Otk,sr Notes.
Correspondence OF the Iorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, January 14.-Saturday
the 10Th, the Tooth anniversary OF Rob-
ert f. Lee. will be observed here by
the local veterans. the several chap
ters of Y. D. c., and by the citizens
generally. At Winthrop college the
Daughters will hold exercises and will
be addressed by Col. Asbury Coward
Of the South Carolina Military acade-
nv. Downtown the Ann White will
] tender to the veterans Of the city and
vicinity a dinner at McElwee's res
taurant DR.. James II. Thornwell, ID.
D., will address them on the occasion.
The Winthrop exercises VIII occur In
| the afternoon at 4 o'clock so the vet
Grams will have the opportunity to
hear both speakers.
Rev. DR.. w. L. Lingle, who seVeral
weeks since received a call from the
First Presbyterian church or Atlanta.
Ga. has not yet made his decision and
his devoted flock here is hoping that
| this bears hope. DR.. Lingle wrote the
Atlanta people last week that II press
ed for a decision at once his answer
would be a refusal, whereupon he was
wired to take his own time. The At
lanta people are very anxious to have
|
they will send another committee here
| this week to talk with him.
| officers Miller and Langley arrested
twelve negroes, who were gambling at
the home Of Sam Crawford, colored, on
| Whitner avenue, Sunday afternoon.
They each put up $40 bond to appear
for trial. Crawford was fined In the
mayors court, about year ago, for
selling whisky. He Is driver for the
ROddey Mercantile Co.
Mayor Roddey has been asked by
Senator Weston Of Richland. to appear
before the senate committee in regard
to the bill offered in the matter OF
bucket shops and cotton exchanges.
Mayor Roddey Is an eX-member OF the
New York Cotton Exchange and as he
says has been up against "all kinds"
| Mr.. r. o. Flowers, who tied Mr.. j.
w. O'Neal In the race for alderman In
Ward |, has withdrawn from the race.
Being chief Of the fire department
would conflict in his opinion with the
other duties should be he elected.
Mr.. r. T. Fewell, president Of the
Arcade MILL has received notice Of his
appointment to the executive commit
| tee of the Philadelphia committee OF
the Southern Cotton Spinners' asso-
citation. Mr.. T. A. Blythe OF Phila-
delphia is the chairman.
Mr.. w. H. Walsh Of Charleston is
in the city and is making arrangements
to get out a directory which will in
clude a list Of the farmers Of the coun-
ty with their addresses.
| Mrs. George Stephens, who is well
remembered here as Miss Sophie My
ers of Charlotte, N c., with her little
son, is visiting at the home Of her un-
Gle. Col. w. ]. Rawlinson.
| Mr.. John A. Steele Of Norfolk, Va,
is visiting his relatives at this, his
| I'D home.
| Miss Julia Simpson, who has been
in Marion, S. c., in charge Of mil
linery establishment during the past
season, is at the home of her father,
Dr. Isaiah Simpson.
Miss Maude Stewart is visiting her
sister. Mrs. Rogers in Wilmington.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15

the government Is revoked by the
president. This clause the president
says. was lacking in validity. The
discharge troops. however, will be
forever barred from enlisting in the
army or navy and as to this the pres
ident says that there is no doubt OF
nv constitutional and legal power.
Secretary Tafts report giving the
sworn testimony of witnesses, is
transmitted with the message. The
testimony of fourteen eyewitnesses Is
given and the president declares that
the evidence is conclusive that the
weapons were Springfield rifles now
used by the United States troops, in
cluding the negro troops who were in
the garrison at Brownsville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
THE YORK DELEGATION.

Following Is the record Of the YORK
delegation as culled from the daily pa
pers and other sources.
Senate Brice introduced the bill fol
the Calhoun monument in the senate
and DR.. Saye introduced 1t In the
house.
BY a vote of 79 to 40 the house re-
fused to pass Mr.. Blease's senate reso-
olution endorsing the action of the
president in discharging the negro SOL
diers. All of the York members voted
against the resolution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15

THE CHILD LABOR QUEsTIoN.-The
following has been INTRODUCED by Mr.
A. G.. Brice of Chester, as an amend
ment to the law regulating the employ
ment OF children in mines, factories
ETC.:
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the gen.
eraI assembly, etc, That an act enti-
tied An act to regulate the employ
ment OF children in factories, mines
and manufacturing establishments IN
this state approved on the 18th day
Of February. 1903. be. and the same is
hereby amended by adding to and In
serting therein the following section,
To be known as section "a. to wit:
Section "a. That from and alter the
first day Of July 1907, no child under
the age Of Il years shall be employed
or allowed To labor in any factory,
mine or manufacturing establishment
within this state during the period OF
time when the local public schools are
open in the respective school districts
i'm which such factory, mine or manu-
featuring establishment is located. un-
less such child can read intelligently
and write legibly his or her name, or
unless such shall fall within and COM
ply with the conditions prescribed In
section 3 Of this act.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15

A MAJORITY of the Democrats OF the
house are said to be seeking the over
throw OF John Sharpe Williams as
minority leader. The place was offered
to Champe Clarke of Missouri, with
assurance that he would be elected,
but he declined on the ground of per-
-sonal friendship for Mr.. Williams,
There is undoubtedly q lot of hostility
as against Mr.. Williams. and his de-
fea. is only a question of finding some
man upon whom his opponents can
agree.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15

- Says a Washington special Of
Sunday: In the senate there will be
an effort to incorporate a provision
in the legislative appropriation bill
increasing the salaries Of senator's
and representatives from $4,000 to
$500, and unless this proposition
arouses debate, the legislative bill
will probably be passed with but lit
tie discussion. There will also be an
attempt to restore the house pro-
vision for an increase Of the salaries
OF the vice-president, the speaker OF
the house and the members Of the
cabinet The date of that PROPOSE
ton, however will largely depend on
the disposition of the twin provision
for an increase in the salaries OF
members OF congress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15

-. Arthur V. Green, young white
man Of Laurens was shot to death ear
~ Sunday morning by Joseph r. FAINT,
Jr a son of State Constable FAINT
The two young men had had diff
Guilty the night before and it is claim
ed that Greene was seeking to Kill
FAINT.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
LOCAL LACONlCS.

There is to be a change OF the
schedules on the C. & NV. mixed
trains next Monday as the result OF
which No. 81 now going south at 6.4O
Il. m., will go south at 80 p. m., and
No. 60 going north at 3 p. IN. Will go
north at 7.30 q. m.
Neely's Creek Church.
The Neely's Creek congregation
worshiped in the new church pulldlhs
for the first time last Sunday. The
building is practically complete ex-
cept as to the furnace. Because 1t was
such a pretty day the. furnace was not
needed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-15
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is. 1907.

GOVERNOR Ansel was inaugurated
today at noon.