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Office of the Minister.

There can be no reasonable COM
plaint that the ministers OF this coun-
try are held in disrespect. 1t Is a fact
that as a class they hold place OF
high esteem in the public regard, and
the exceptions to the rule are very
rare; but still we do not think the
preachers are generally held at their
true value.
We are not considering this subject
from a purely religious standpoint.
Of course, spirituality and religion are
inseparable from any consideration OF
the preacher of the Christian gospel;
but there is another office that the
minister fills in a community that Is
of almost inestimable Importance from
a purely temporal standpoint, and
which is recognized to only limited
extent. We have reference to his in
fiuence on all that makes for law and
order, civic righteousness, and healthy
business progress.
There are men Of large affairs and
who are tremendous factors in indus
trial development who will smile Gym
ically at this suggestion. and there are
others of the same kind who will insist
that we have hardly commenced to
put the case as strong as it should
be- The different views Of this class
of people depend first on their own
individual characters, and second on
their environments.
There is no absolute dearth of hon.
est, just and righteous business men
in this country. There are plenty of
Christian business men who would
scorn to take an unfair advantage of
a fellow man, who would scorn to ac-
cept material benefit through manifest
injustice, and who conscientiously
measure every proposed business
transaction by the yardstick of the
golden rule which says, DO unto 9TH
ers as you would have them to do unto
you" The wholesome influence OF
such men in any community is obvi-
Gus. 1t usually lays in their power to
accomplish almost anything they de-
sire to accomplish. But along with
these men are others equally promi-
nent, who are not governed by the
same principles-men who, instead OF
doing right for rights sake, do right
principally because they think it pays,
and who are not above doing wrong
if they think It will pay and remain
undiscovered.
Both the classes Of men to which we
have referred recognize the Importance
of the office of the preacher-his in
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ARouI PEOPLE.

The condition of Capt. w. b. Smith
of Glover, is improving slowly.
Mr.. Samuel Blair Of Blairsville, Is
visiting relatives at Lowryville.
Mr.. VIM. P. Harrison Of Columbia,
spent Sunday with relatives and
friends in Yorkville.
Mr.. Thomas Buice Of Hickory, Is
with the Strauss-Smith company as
a salesman for the winter season.
Mr.. Cleveland Dunlap Of Tampa
Fla, is visiting his mother Mrs. A. j.
Dunlap Of the Delphos neighborhood.
Mrs. w. P. Harrison and children OF
Columbia, are spending a couple OF
weeks with Yorkville relatives and
friends.
Miss Maud Guy returned to her
home at Lowryville yesterday, after
g. visit of a few days to relatives at
Blairsville.
Mr.. E. P. Moore Of Chester, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville on
a visit to his sons, Messrs. T. p, b.
N. and w. B. Moore.
Mrs. c. c. Randleman and two chill
dren of Randleman, N. c., are spending
some time with Mrs. Randleman's Sis
ter, Mrs. Brooks Inman.
Mrs. John A. Metts and Miss Flor
ence Radcliffe Of Charleston, are
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SOUTH COMING TO PROHIBITION.
The Party's Chairman Says Every
Southern State Will Go For IT,.

Every southern state will go solidly
for prohibition within five years"
This was the statement made last
Sunday by oliver w. Stewart Of Chi
cago, for four years national chairman
Of the Prohibition party, and now
member Of the state legislature OF IL
linois, to the Washington correspond
ent of the News and Courier.
Il am here" continued Mr.. Stewart,
ito look after the local organizations
of the prohibition party. The prohibi-
ton party Of the United States has no
quarrel with the Anti-Saloon League
anywhere. Both are after the same
end and differ only in their methods.
The Anti Saloon League believes II
can attain its purpose by Influencing
the elections in the two big parties.
We believe that so long as neither Re-
publicans nor Democrats will declare
against liquor we must fight 1t with a
party of our own. l don't want to go
along with a small thing II can get
into anything bigger II either OF the
two big parties should come out solid
ly for prohibition there would then be
little If any use for an outside hght
1.-The south Is leading in the move
ment for prohibition. would like to
see the north as far advanced, but 1t
isn't. The reasons for the great belt
of prohibition in the south, Of which
Georgia Is the keystone, Is the prepon-
derance of one political party-the
Democratic. Where two parties are
anywhere near even the power OF the
saloon keepers Is always strongest.
They band together in support OF their
business, and to the managers OF each
political party say: See here' we
only want our business protected. We
hn tIyfnS hntt
port the party that promises us pro-
lection" The result Is they get
pledges from each party. and the H.
quor sale goes on. They can't do that
in the south. The Democrats laugh at
the threats of supporting the other
side.
"The power OF the liquor interests
Is greatly overrated. I have noted IT
carefully while in the Illinois legisla-
ture, and I believe the liquor men are
scared to death. They know they are
sitting on a volcano and may be blown
up at any time"
Mr.. Stewart has paid particularly
close attention for many years to the
ll-absorbing liquor questions, more
especially so since such decided stand
has been taken by some Of the states
in the far south absolutely prohibiting
the sale or the interstate shipment OF
alcoholic beverages in any shape
whatever inside their lines. what
Georgia has done will be repeated by
South Carolina, where there Is now To-
cal county option, by Virginia, Where
many of the larger places In the state
license open bars, and in other states
where the liquor traffic is maintained
in different ways.
The people of the south. Mr.. Stew
art maintains. will show during the
next four or five years that they pre-
fer the loss of much money from the
removal Of liquor interests to the con-
tinued sale Of intoxicants.
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THE BAPTIST REVIVAL.

The revival services commenced In
the Baptist church on Sunday morning
of last week, in which the pastor Is
being assisted by Rev L. A. Cooper,
evangelist of the Baptist state mission
board, continued during all Of last
week and it is the understanding that
Mr.. Cooper will remain in Yorkville
until Friday night Of this week.
Unlike the services conducted by
many preachers who make a speciality
Of evangelistic work, these services
are entirely devoid Of sensationalism
or any attempt to work on the feelings
Of the hearers, the only purpose and
desire of the preacher being to make
clear and plain the plan Of salvation
as taught in the Scriptures, and in
sisting that there is no salvation
promised, or is possible, except to the
individual who accepts Jesus Christ as
his personal Saviour.
While the interest has been growing
day by day, the attendance at all the
meetings, even at night has not been
sufficiently large to fill the house, but
on several occasions 1t has been full to
|overflowing. On Sunday night every
seat, including forty or fifty chairs
was filled, many stood during the SER
vice, which lasted more than one-and-
a-half hours and some who came were
unable to gain admittance. At each
Of the services and especially those Of
Sunday morning, afternoon and night
there was a large attendance of people
from the country, some coming as far
as eight and ten miles.
1t Is not practicable to give synop-
sis of the different sermons preached
by Mr.. Cooper since the commence
ment of the meeting. Suffice Is to say
that each of them was plain, practical,
eloquent and scriptural.
Services were conducted in the court
house yard on Saturday afternoon, on
which occasion Mr.. Cooper delivered
one of the most forceful and practical
sermons of the series he has preached
here, and it received the closest atten-
ton from the large crowd assembled to
hear him.
On Sunday afternoon he preached q
sermon for men only at the church,
and Notwithstanding the fact that it
was announced as being for men
only" in reality it was nothing more
than a plain, simple, heart-searching
gospel message, entirely free from
those features generally expected on
occasions when such sermons are an
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Although we have seen quite a num-
Der of printed statements and heard
numerous rumors. we do not under
stand that there Is any positive infor-
nation as to the probable direction OF
the South and Western railroad after
it leaves Bostic, N. c., for Charles
ton.
Sharon 10 growing interested over q
proposition. to establish a bank at that
place. The National Union Bank OF
Rock Hill and the Peoples Trust Com
pany Of Rock Hill, have both been
looking into the matter. 1t Is believ-
ed by those who have looked into II
that the business Of Sharon Is sufficient
to warrant the establishment of quite
a strong bank.
People who have money and who dc
not know what else to do with it.
should deposit 1t in the banks. II
would be difficult to estimate the ex-
tent of the good work the banks have
been doing toward the development OF
this county within the past few years
The money Of the banks Is nearly al
ways busy, and 1t is generally In the
hands Of men who not only know how
to get benefit from 1t for themselves;
but who use 1t for the good of the
community in so doing.
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spending some days in Yorkville, with

spending some days in Yorkville, with
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Radcliffe.
Messrs. John @. Hall and Brown
Thomasson and Misses Mable Castles
and Bessie Connolly are with ]. O.
Wray as statesmen and salesladies.
Judge ]. H. Hudson of Bennettsville
arrived in Yorkville last Saturday for
a visit Of several days among relatives
and friends in the town and county.
Mr.. Walker Gwinn, formerly Of this
county, but now of Greenville. has
been spending a few days in York
vile, after an absence of several years
Mr.. ]. Campbell Roberts and family
Of Lowell, N. c., are on a visit to the
family of Mrs. Robertss father, Mr.
Joseph A. Smith and other relatives
and friends.
Mr.. Meek Plexico Of Yorkville, Mr.
r. Emmett Love Of Hickory No. 2, and
Mr.. w. M. Wallace Of Columbia, are
with the Yorkville B. & M. company
as statesmen.
Information from Mr.. John b
Whitesides, whose condition has been
quite critical, Is to the effect that he
is considerably improved and will
probably be able to be out again
soon.
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LOCAL LAcoNlcS.
Ne Will Sand The Enquirer

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st,
1908, for 46 cents.
Biames II on Sorghum.
Mr.. w. ]. Gordon Of Yorkville No.
/, lost a good mule recently by death,
and he blames its death on sorghum
cane.
Lots Of Horsetraders.
There were lots Of horsetraders In
Yorkville yesterday. and they had lots
Of trading stock from all parts Of the
county; but they did not do a great
deal Of business, hardly as much as
usual, considering the number partici-
pating. There was very little liquor
in evidence.
At the Glover Opera House.
The Edsall- Winthrope company Is to
be at the Glover opera house for three
nights, commencing October 10, pre-
senting the first night Brother against
Brother" This company Is one OF
considerable reputation. 1t played In
Yorkville several years ago. and made
very decided hit among the show
goers.
Communion at Sharon.
The services in connection with cell
ebration Of the Lords Supper at Sha-
ron Associate Reformed church last
Sunday, which began on Friday morn
ing preceding, were largely attended
and We're unusually interesting. Rev.
]. M. Bigham Of Huntersville. N. c.,
did the preaching. The church was
filled to overfowing Sunday morning
and there was quite large congrega-
tion out Sunday night. The Sharon
congregation has a most excellent
choir and Rev. Mr.. Bigham took oc-
casion to comment on the helpfulness
Of the praise service.
A Dangerous Customer.
There is a small singing worm
which makes its appearance during the
latter part Of September and the first
Of October and which is quite a dam
gerous customer to those who come In
contact with 1t. The sting Ia almost
as serious as the bite Of a snake.
Master John L. Clark, son Of Mr.. d.
c. Clark had the misfortune to be
stung by one Of these worms recent
ly. He was driving a load Of lumber
at the time and was an hour or more
from home He became so sick as to
verge on delirium, and had to have
the attention Of a doctor. Those who
have investigated the worm and the
effects Of its sting say that the pain
usually lasts for about four hours.
This worm Is a very peculiar one and
easily recognized. He Is about an
inch long, about q quarter Of an inch
wide at the base and Is completely en-
veloped with a feather-like brownish
hair that shapes to q wedge-li ike edge
at the top. It is said that he Is harm
less until about two weeks before he
begins to spin his cocoon, and dur
ing that time no individual who has
ever had his flesh to come In contact
with him once, cares to repeat the ex-
perience.
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SOUTH AND WESTERN.

Mr.. ]. A. Whitesides, who Is with
Stewart Bros, the we'll known con-
tractors, was in Yorkville yesterday on
business. Messrs. Stewart Bros, are
now working on the South and West
en railroad at Nealsville, about six
miles from Marion. Mr.. Whitesides
says that the work on the railroad is
being pushed right along; but the con-
tractors are having more or less trou-
BILE securing labor. Messrs. Stewart
Bros, are working negroes principal
ly, although, of course. they are taking
all the mountaineers who are willing
to work.
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dispensability, almost, in practical
way. BY way of illustration we would
call attention to the fixed policy of
the management of large manufacture
ing settlements in seeing to IT., that
their people have the oversight Of one
or more good Christian ministers, and
no matter how Indifferent that man
agement may be to it's own spiritual
welfare, II Is generally careful to use
such influence as 1t may have in the
selection of ministers, and discriminate
to the extent of favoring the ablest and
most righteous men available.
In a large community, the individual
appreciation Of the great Importance
Of the office and individuality Of the
minister is less. Where there are q
number of ministers supported and
maintained by a comparatively small
proportion of the population as Is al
ways the case. the greater portion OF
the population Is disposed to consider
the minister as a matter Of course
with but small concern as to whether
they are important or not; but let
such community be deprived Of all
of its Christian ministers even for a
week, II such a catastrophe can be
conceived, and the result would be
moral, spiritual and business disaster
beyond calculation.
Some years ago when Erskine COL
| lege was burned, movement was
started to secure the removal Of that
institution to Chester. and one Of the
most prominent business men OF the
city canvassed the business people fol
subscriptions, with the argument that
| II would be worth ten thousand dol
lars a year to Chester merely to have
man like DR.. Grier living In the
town. He referred to the benefit thai
was to come to the young men In the
way Of uplifting their ideals and as
pirations. The proposition seemed
rather novel at first; but as men stu
died it, they came to the conclusion
that it was sensible, practical and
conservative.
There is lots Of wickedness in the
great city Of New York. social, civic
public and political; but without the
influence Of the great preachers fol
Righteousness, anarchy and ruin would
come in short order.
II we cared to be very personal, we
could point out q number OF country
communities throughout this section
where the people are happier, more
contented and more prosperous than In
other communities, and In each case
we could connect much Of the happi-
ness, prosperity and contentment with
the life and character Of the God fear
ing minister in charge Of the leading
church.
There are, of course, ministers and
ministers, and some are worth more
than others; but all are worthy OF
their hire.
There are few ministers who receive
from their respective communities
anything like the support, moral, spir-
itual or material that they should have
No community can make better In
yestment for itself as a whole or as In
dividuals, than in the shape OF moral
spiritual and material support to Its
| ministers, and without much hesita-
| ton we say that the best measure we
can think Of as to the extent or the
moral and spiritual investment q com
munity Is making in this direction IL
| to be found 1 nthe extent Of the mate
rial investment 1t makes.
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PEOPLE ARE REGISTERING.

Messrs. Clinton and Wallace Of the
county board Of supervisors Of regis
tration were in their office all day yes
terday and they did the biggest days
work that has been recorded for many
months.
During the day they issued nineteen
new certificates and eleven changes
and renewals.
On salesday for September there
were issued sixteen new certificates
and seven renewals.
The new certificates issued yester-
day were scattered around among the
fnllnWa.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

r. M. Barnett-Gives notice that he
will on November 6, apply to the
probate court for final discharge as
guardian of Carolina Belle Camp
bell.
]. r. Connolly-Announces that be-
cause Of the high price Of feed he
will advance the price Of milk after
October 18th.
w. 1. Witherspoon, Sec.-Gives notice
Chapter No. Is, r. A. M, at Mason
ic Temple, Friday, October II, be-
ginning at p. m.
H. A. D. Neely, Treas.-Publishes the
tax levies for the several townships
and school districts Of the county
for the year 1907.
C. A. Smith, Veterinarian-Can be
found at Glenn & Allison's stables,
and will give prompt attention to
all ca
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Says that 1t is
your duty to always look your best,
and that IL you will wear "Kantbe-
beat" clothing you can do this at a
comparatively small cost. Call and
see the line.
Glover Opera House-Will present the
Edsall- -Winthrope Stock Co., in re-
portoire, three nights, beginning
Thursday, October 10, with a five
act drama, entitled Brother against
Brother"
Louis Roth-Received a carload OF
fertilizer for grain today. Still has
a few bushels Of seed rye, and also
crimson clover seed.
Sowell Brick Co., Rock Hfl-Wants
orders for any quantity Of building
brick-standard size. Right prices
M. w. White-Is ready to assist you
in buying q home or making good
real estate investments. Local real
estate offerings.
Laura E. Parish-Has sold thirty lots
in Westerleigh and has fifty more,
which she offers at same prices as
those already sold.
York Supply Co.-Sells the Sanders
two-horse disc plow, which is the
original and only two-horse disc
plow on the market.
York Drug Store-Insists that 1t Is to
your interest to see 1t before buying
paints, oils, varnishes, turpentine
putty, glass, etc.
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Ths alurkrille Gaq'1irsr.
YoRKvILLE, 8. c.,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1907.

THE New York Commercial describ-
es the present cotton market as being
without precedent, and calls attention
to the fact that never before did the
south hold high priced cotton at the
beginning Of the season. Cotton Is
being held everywhere and more es-
pecially in Oklahoma and Texas. Liv-
erpool seems to be paying more at
tention to the holding movement than
New York.
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- Columbia State: When the confer
ence between the worlds cotton grow
ers and the worlds cotton spinners
opens in Atlanta today the delegates
will have the pleasure Of looking, al
the largest boil Of cotton on record,
boil from a stalk raised in Richlano
county within two miles of the city
Mr.. F. w. Hyatt who is one OF the
delegates to the congress-, raised the
cotton and while this is a larger Dol
than any of the others, all of the crop
was unusually successful. This boil con-
tains twelve locks while the ordinary
boil contains only four. With yielc
of this kind each acre would produce
from three to four bales instead OF one
as. at present. and Mr.. Hyatt believes
that Richland lands will yet give these
results with intensive farming. The
boil is enclosed In handsome case
and a card enclosed tells where 1t Is
from and the name Of the grower. NC
doubt, it will attract universal atten-
ton, especially from the British spin
ners who are making study OF cotton
growing.
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STILL NEws-On the bulletin board
of a large commission house the fol-
lowing notice has attracted a great
deal Of attention.
NEWS! NEWS!
Five thousand years ago Moses
came down from the mount ano
brought with him a tablet, on whicn
was written, Thou Shalt Not Steal.
1.-TWO thousand years ago the same
advice was preached to mankind.
To-day President Roosevelt Is giving
the same advice and Wall street thinks
II is ws."-Washington correspond
ence Of the Philadelphia Ledger.
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rabies is a real disease which may be
generated by germs. The experiments
were conducted at an experimental
station at Bethesda, Md, near Wash
ington. The scientists claim to have
successfully isolated the germ in dogs
supposed to have been infected. A
healthy horse bitten by a dog four
months ago developed rabies last week
at the station and battered himself to
death. This case showed the necessity
of OBTAINING bitten animal for a Ion
ger period than three months, the time
ordinarily fixed by veterinarians for the
development of the disease. In every
case Of rabies inoculated with parti-
Gle Of the brain Of a supposed infected
animal the subject has died, while the
animals from which the particles were
taken have recovered.
-Lamboul, La, October 6: The
president spent the day quietly in his
camp on Tensas Bayou with the in
tention Of beginning his hunt early to-
morrow. This report is not official
but comes through natives who are
keeping as close an eye upon the
movements OF the chief executive as
courtesy will permit. At 5 o'clock, AS
sistant Secretary Latta. who Is To-
Gated about ten miles from the
camp, reported to the press rep
resentatives here that he has not
received a word from his chief
since he landed in camp, but he added
that he was certain that he had not
attended church. Residents who heard
this statement confirmed it, because
there is, they say, no church for him
to attend. There is quite a canvas VIII
lage where the camp Is pitched. 1t
consists Of seven tents, most OF which
are occupied as living apartments by
the president and his party. The pres
idents own tent is a walled structure