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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

the department Of commerce and la
bor, through its bureau Of standards,
to the questions Of weights and meas
ures, and pointed out the provision
of the constitution that congress shall
"fix the standard of weights and meas
ures." The secretary said that he had
submitted the entire question to the
solicitor of the department of COM
merce and labor, who reported that
the power Of congress with regard to
standard weights and measures is pie
nary and complete; that 1t is only
while it lies dormant that the states
NAV act, and that once it is exercised,
state laws are displaced, and, so far
as inconsistent, nullified, and 1t Is also
cread that congress may make 1t a mis-
demeanor to use any weight and meas
ures in trade departing from the stand
ard fixed. Some Of the states nave
taken no action in the matter what-
ever" continued the secretary, some
other states that have passed laws are
remiss in enforcing them, so that they
are practically a dead letter. 1t is
unite clear that it would be best II
careful national law should be fram-
ed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
ANOTHER POWER DAM.

There Is another power dawn In
prospect on Broad river, people inter-
ested now being engaged in taking OPP
tions on the necessary adjoining lands.
The proposed location is at Lindsay
Shoals about quarter Of a mile above
Hamilton Ford and between the lands
of Mr.. Elias Inman on one side and
Mr.. William Walker on the other.
The fall at Lindsay Shoals Is moth
ing like as great as at Ninety Nine is
lands above, or at Lockhart below; but
at this particular site two high hills
bump into the river on either side,
and It is calculated that dam forty
feet high can be built at less expense
than at any other place along the riv-
er. The adjacent country is generally
rough and broken with numerous
small streams and the amount OF wa
ter that can be brought into availa-
bility would be something tremendous.
It is not definitely settled that the
developments indicated will be COM
menced at once; but such seems to be
the probability.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS.

This department is open to those
who know of omissions or errors In
connection with the list Of Confederate
veterans buried in the cemeteries OF
York county as published in our issue
of May 10. All information looking to
the further correction Of that list will
be appreciated:
B. w. White Of Filbert calls atten-
ton to the omission Of the name OF
Robert Robson from the Beersheba
list.
Mr.. D. ]. Biggers writes that the
name of Thaddeus Bolin has been
omitted from the Bethany list
Mr.. j. w. Smarr Of Hickory No. l.,
sends information that the initials OF
his father buried at Salem, should be
]. NJ. instead Of ]. w.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

from the Tennessee coal fields to
Charleston, the situation begins to look
up.
There are lots of people In our
section who are beginning to speculate
on the probabilities Of the early fu-
ture, and who are feeling themselves
growing in wealth in consequence,
while, Of course, there are others who
are unable to see that conditions are
any different from what they have al
ways been, and there you are; but 1t
does not matter. The Broad river
valley has been waiting for the last;
but sometimes the last is best and In
this case I believe that we are now
pretty close on to the time when
everything will be coming our way"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
COMING TO ITS OWN.

People living along the Broad river
valley, especially between Lockhart
and the North Carolina line are begin
ming to revel in pleasant dreams OF
the time when that whole section will
be teaming with a prosperous indus
trial and agricultural population.
There is nothing the matter with
our country" said a gentleman from
there a few days ago, except that the
people have been living in the back
woods for so long that they are some
what slow to realize that they are rap
idlv coming to the time when they
will be as close to anywhere and
everything as anybody.
II remember he continued, "and 1t
has not been great while back, when
il was difficult to sell some of these
river lands at Sc. $S and $40 an acre
but I'll tell you that it is not much
that you can buy now for less than
SIS or $40. and there is Il good deal
that YOU cannot touch for $25 or $50
THE reasons for the general ad-
vance are numerous. In the first place
the building of the old c. c. & c. rail-
road helped things some. The i'm
rrovement was hardly noticeable al
first: but still it was an Improvement
Then next came Lockhart mill dam
down below to help out the plant OF
Tho Cbarokea Manufacturing company
above, and now with the power devel-
opments in progress at CASTOR shoals
and Ninety Nine islands, along with
prospects of a trunk line Of railroad
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

The cool weather Of the past few
days has been rather discouraging to
the cotton crop; but then there is
nothing unusual about 1t.
The Southern Power company has
arranged to entertain the Engineer
ing Society Of the Carolinas at the
Great Falls station on June 10th.
Mr.. w. e. Good Of Bullock's Creek
township is a believer in raising stock
on his own farm. He has raised five
colts in the past five years-three
horses and two mules. He says that
there Is no doubt about the fact the
business has proved profitable, and he
believes it is practicable on larger
scale.
The story of Bethany church as told
in the sermon preached by Rev. R. M.
Stevenson, D. D., last Sunday and pub
lished in full in today's issue Is mas
ter piece Of it's kind and will no doubt
be read with keen interest, not only
by the people Of the neighborhood;
but by people generally who happen t.
care about the religious history OF
York county. sFT
A correspondent of Progressive Far
mer recommends kerosene oil as a
complete specific against the torturing
pain caused to so many people by COM
ing into contact with poison oak. The
correspondent takes occasion to sug-
gest that 1t Is better to use the white
oil than the red, the reason being
possible danger in the coloring matter
used in the latter. He says that i'm
mediately on discovering the presence
of the poison you should rub the oil
over the affected place thoroughly
Rub 1t in we'll you are admonished'
even scratch 1t in II necessary. One
application in the first days OF the
eruption will stop the pain for several
hours and IL about three applications
some twelve hours apart do not COM
pletely destroy the poison. the trouble
is due to something else other than
poison oak. One Of the best known
remedies for this same trouble is
sweet spirits Of nitre; but as this
agent Is not generally so accessible to
people living in the country, the infor-
nation of the kerosene remedy will be
acceptable news to many people who
had not previously heard Of 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

THE NEW. SPANISH PRLNcE.-From a
source regarded as unquestionable, II
Is learned that the necessity for aban-
doning her intention to nurse her child
caused the queen Of Spain her first
moment of grief since her marriage.
She resisted as long as possible,
but finally yielded when she was told
that the realization Of her wishes
would risk the health Of the prince as
we'll as her own. She Is now consoled
by the knowledge that she established
a record for queens Of Spain, having
nursed her first born for ten days in
stead Of having engaged nurse be-
forehand, as has always been done
heretofore.
The nurse is described as a splen-
did brunette of twenty-three years.
She will begin her duties at noon to-
day. She will wear the traditional uni
form Of royal wet nurses, a costume
of red velvet trimmed with gold lace,
white silk stockings and low patent
leather shoes with silver buckles.
Spaniards are delighted because the
baby cried during his christening. Ac-
cording to an ancient Spanish super
stition this pressages long life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer

wv
From this date until January 1st,
1908. for $1.20.
Increased Express Business.
A gentleman from that neighborhood
a few days ago remarked that the
coming of the power company crowd
to Ninety-Nine islands has greatly In
creased the express receipts, especial
" of liquor at Kings Creek and
Smyrna.
For Special High School Tax.
Az. the outcome Of the meeting with
reference to the high school proposition
last Tuesday, a committee Of eight,
consisting Of VIM. B. McCaw, chair
man. ]. NJ. Campbell, R. L. Devinney,
r. E. Mcfarland. R. D. Hope, H. 5.
Love, ]. Barney Barron and R. Bruce
Youngblood was appointed to prepare
and see to the circulation Of petitions
asking for the calling Of an election
on the question of levying a special tax
for the establishment of public high
school in York township.
Fishing Not So Good.
The fishing at the mouth of Bull
locks Creek is not so good this year
az formerly, according to information
obtained from a gentleman of the VI
cinity yesterday He reported that ne
did not have information Of great
deal of fishing at this point recently;
l,a. ri IF
especially successful. He remarked
however that the boys are catching a
new species of fish, something re-
sembling a cross between the mullet
and trout; but which he is unable to
name.
Hostilities Along Blue Water.
Reports from the vicinity OF Smyr-
na are to the effect that the Blue Wa
fer section has lately developed
considerable relapse into its old pro-
nensity for fighting. except that rocks
and sticks have been substituted for
the more manly rules Of fist and skull.
One fellow threw a rock at another at
Smyrna the other day and smashed
all the glass out of store window. A
week or two ago a crowd Of Blue
Water men got up a half dozen
fights during single afternoon, and
several of them had their faces chang
cd considerably as the result.
a Case Of Leprosy?
Gaffney special of May %, to Char
Iote Observer: 1t is reported in Gaff-
nev tonight that a well-defined case
of leprosy has been discovered al
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
ARouT PEOPLE.

Miss Emma Clinton Of Clover, is
visiting in Greenville to attend COM
mencement exercises at Chicora COL
lege.
Mr.. ]. S. Wright, who has been
spending some time at Marion, N. c.,
has returned to his home on Rock Hill
No. 4.
Rev. w. C. Ewart went up to Hick-
ory Grove yesterday to assist Rev. j,
L. Oates with services in connection
with communion on Sunday. He Will
return tomorrow afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
,nondance Of the Yorkyille ENQUIRER.

The summer term of the court OF
general sessions for Anderson county
convened last Monday morning, Judge
Gage presiding. In his charge to the
grand jury his honor said that the
state of South Of Carolina is yet un-
civilized as far as the taking of hu-
man life is concerned. He has not
been here for three years and since his
last trip Anderson county has had fif-
ty-seven indictments of homicide.
Greenvile has had sixty indictments
in the same length Of time. Judge
Gage says he visited a county in Scot
land last summer and that the coun-
~ had the same population as Ander-
son and an officer there told him that
they had not had homicide indict-
ment in thirty years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24
Within THE TOWN.

The statement that DR.. R. A. Brat.
ton has been having snap beans from
his garden is a mistake. The reporter
is at fault. DR.. Bratton has hne
garden all right but is not claiming
to be so far in advance Of such a Pc
culiarly unfavorable season.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

No JURY YET.-Owing to a forced
adjournment Wednesday on account OF
the exhaustion Of the venire, ootn
sides to the Haywood murder trial at
Boise, Iowa, are resting. The sherin
and his deputies are securing the re-
motest districts in the hope Of finding
good timber for jury service. 1t Is
agreed their task is not easy, for many
will evade them. Both sides retain
four peremptory challenges. Attorney
Borah, Of the prosecution, says as the
present twelve men in the box stand he
will need only one challenge. Attorney
Drew, for the defense, says he will need
two. One venireman filed certihcate
declaring that he is united to serve
which means another vacancy. Prose-
cutor Hawley said today that he thinks
the trial will last ten weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-24

for every other township in the coun-
ty. There is no direction in which the
people of such townships as have not
already taken steps in this matter
can put forth their efforts to better
purpose.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26
BUY AT HOME.

A dollar spent around at home stays
around home and may return TO you
after few days
If you want to make your own town
prosperous you will spend your money
in your own town in preference to some
bigger burg long way off,
Il don't propose to sit around and lis
ten to people knocking this town, re-
marked Uncle 81 Summer, so long as
| know they spend half their money in
the mail order houses and let the local
merchants go hang"
The way to start the wagon ont of the
mte is for all the horses to pull togeth-
err The same rule applies to a town
and its people. One way to pull togeth'
or is for everybody to patronize home
industries wherever possible.
Money in circulation around the town
you live in is much better for your own
interest than the same money in circula-
ton in a city a hundred miles away
Your dollar il lonesome in big city,
but il has friends around home and
therefore is more useful Chiffon Times.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26
FAMILIARITY IN BUSINESS.

Familiarity, in business or out
breeds contempt between men and wom'
en-, F." says Anna Steese Richardson in
a remarkable article on The Influence
OF Women on Business, in the October
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION. ut is
all very well to say that the modern
girl is happier in the end for losing some
of her illusions regarding men. Perhaps
But if she gains along this line she loses
by having no more illusions about wom-
anhood, wifehood and motherhood
Only the woman who can hold these
sacred for herself and the man she loves
enriches the home life in America and
leaves to her country the heritage Of
we'll balanced sons and daughters
THE woman embittered by the con
tempt which follows familiarity with
men in business sees in matrimony only
relief from irksome toll For her, mar
riage does not represent the fultilment
of her highest destiny, the most wonder
full opportunities of womanhood. She
is not reaching out for the browning
happiness of her life. She is grimly
trying to choose the lesser Of two evils. +"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26

The figures for our foreign commerce
for the year that ended June 30 last past,
are impressive. Our imports footed up
81, ABA 401 092, and our exports, 81, $50,
sol OH Our total foreign trade, there.
fore ascertained by adding imports to
exports, was 49, 3l5, 272, ll6 The in
crease over the preceding year was
$2O7, S3s, GAG in imports and 1916, 9SG, 524
in exports.
Great as are these figures. they are
mostly great because this il great
country. They are not great in proper
ton to population, when compared with
the commerce of several foreign coun-
tries We get Mt the real state OF our
trade, comparatively, by putting it on
per capita basis. The foreign trade OF
Great Britain was about 800 per head
Of population for the last fiscal year re-
ported That of Germany, 800; that of
France, $50; our own S37. Tins our
foreign trade was the smallest in proper
tion of any of the great commercial
countries Of the world. The reason is
that we maze fetish of laws in re
straint Of trade.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1907

Do you know how much more on the
average it costs you to live than it did
ten years ago?
Bradstreet's commercial agency which
keeps account Of the ups and downs OF
the price of commodities has answered
the question in the last issue Of Brad
streets which says Compared with the
prices on July /, 1896, the gain is "a per
cent SO if it cost you $50 month to
live then, it now costs You ST. The pro-
tected trusts are the chief causes OF high
prices and there seems to be determi'
nation by the Republican party to refuse
to revise the tariff which protects the
trusts and prevents competition If the
Republican party wins in the next ma
tional election, the leaders will declare
that it is an endorsement of the tariff
policy Of protecting the trusts and there
can be but little relief from trust high
prices as long the tariff protects them.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26

tOrder to Hear Petition for Final Settlement
n ROBATE-MANITowoC COUNTY Court.
In the matter of the Estate of John
Roemer, deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Gertrude
Roemer of the Estate of said deceased, for the
adjustment and allowance of her administration
account land the assignment Of the residue of
said Estate to such other persons as are by law
entitled to the same):
1t is ordered, that said account be examined
adjusted and allowed at u special term of said
Court to be held al the Office OF IL County
Judge in the City of Manitowoc, in said County
on Tuesday the END day of October, A. d.
1907
1t is further ordered, that upon the adjust
ment and allowance of such account by this
Court AS aforesaid the residue of said Estate be-
by the further order and judgment of this
Court, assigned to such persons as are 10y law
entitled to the same.
1t is further ordered, that notice of the time
and place of examination and allowance of such
account and of the assignment OF the residue
of said Estate be given to all persons Interested
by publication of this order for three successive
weeks, before said day, in the Mantowoc Pilot,
a weekly newspaper printed and published at
the city Of Manitowoc and state of Wisconsin
Dated September nth 1897,
By the Court,
JOHN CHLOUPEK, County Judge,
Pub. Sept ~, u, oct. B.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26

Order to Hear Petition for Administration
STATE OF WISCONsIN-MASITow COUNTY
y CoURT-IS PROBATE
In the Matter of the Estate of George
Norkosky, deceased, intestate.
On reading and filing the petition of Marcena
NJ. Norkosky, of Manitowoc, in said county
representing among other things that George
Norkosky an inhabitant of said county, on the
3lst day of August A. ID, 1907, at Mantowoc
Wis, died intestate, leaving estate to be adj
ministered and that the said petitioner is the
widow of said deceased, and praying that ad-
ministration of said estate he to her said Mar
cena NJ Norkosky granted.
IT IS ORDERED that said petition he heard at a
special term of said County Court to be held
on Tuesday the 22nd day of October A. ID. 1907,
at 10 o'clock A. NJ at the office OF the County
Judge, in the city of Manitowoc, in said county
ORDERED FURTHER, that notice of the time
and place so appointed. be given to all persons
interested by publication hereof for three
weeks successfully, prior to said day of hearing
in the Mantowoc Pilot, a weekly newspaper
published at Manitowoc in said county.
Dated at Manitowoc, the 18th dayof September
A. d. 1907.
By the Court, ;,
John Chou pek, County Judge
Pub. Sept, 26, Oct. 8, 10
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26
TliI JOHN DlIT/ CASE.

The settlement of the controversey
that has for SO long been waged between
John DietZ, proprietor Of the Cameron
dam, and the corporation which sought
to run its logs through it IL a matter of
no little interest throughout the north.
west. The romantic incident seems
now TO have come to close by the pay
ment to Dietz of SO 600 His obstinacy
and uuquestionable physical courage
have been rewarded by an increase of
81 900 over the price he would have re-.
ceiyed in the first place for the right TO
send the logs through the dam and Of
$4,000 over the price at which the luin.
Der company offered TO settle
The settlement is victory for Dietz
in that be has received the price which
lac demanded But it is not due TO the
courage of the man or his bravery Rath.
er ii II the result Of the working Of a
strong public sentiment which looked
upon him az the under dog in an un.
equal fight and applauded his stubborn
refusal to yield. Whatever may bt
said of this public approval it cannot be
maintained that it was wholesome.
Dietz's defiance of the courts and Of
legal authority constituted an out. law
ry that right thinking men cannot up
hold. He detied the whole state OF Wis
consin and set lesson which, If follow.
ed frequently, would lead to disregard
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26
THE MEAGRE LIFE.

Iercival Gibbon has the art Of finding
adventure in the least likely places for
the least promising types rs adventures
He has chosen for the hero of his new
story which begins in the October Nc
CLURES'S that least heroic of men, the
canvasser In sordid atmosphere, with
few accessories, the author succeeds Mt
once in arresting the readers attention
and holding it without moments wa.
vering until the climax ut the conclusion
of the first instalment. 1t is in the ri
quancy of the meeting Of Watson and
Mary Lyall and the unfolding Of an I'M
usual romance with II pungent tang of
adventure that the story commands at
tention A London lodging house keep
er, although sketched in few sentences
il like all of Mr.. Gibbons characters, "A
living, breathing creation.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26
A STRANGE
DUEL
By CAPT. JAMES WELLS.

was in love with the little Span
ish beauty before | had been at the
hacienda three days. But Capt. AL
mareZ, the CHILEAN swaslfbuckler, al
ready had been there a week, and l
was sure that he had the better
chance. She smiled at him as she
never smiled at me. 1t made me
angry. That was why | challenged
him to duel, with pistols, | thought
he was coward and that he would
not fight.
"Ah, captain" said he, let us not
mess up the hacienda with shooting
one another. Let us settle 1t another
way"
He led me out into the yard where
the senior had two condors chained to
iron posts. Great birds they were,
with wings that spread perhaps ten
feet The senior had raised them
from chicks, they told me.
THE birds. captain-they give me
an idea. They never have flown, but
their strong wings will bear them far.
If basket were fastened to them.
they could lift a man in the air-per-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-09-26
Health In The Canal Zone,

The high wages paid make ii a
mighty temptation to our young artisans
to Join the force of skilled workmen
needed to construct the Panama Canal
Many are restrained however by the
fear of fevers and malaria. 1t is the
knowing ones-those who have used
Electric Bitters, who go there without
this fear, well knowing they are safe
from malarious influence with Electric
Bitters on hand Cures blood poison too
biliouspess, weakness, and all stomach
liver and kidney troubles. Guaranteed
by Henry Hinrchs, druggist, 5Oc.