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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

ing the fact that the occasion was in
teresting All Of the Thomson compa-
ny openings have been well worth
while, on surprising the other until
II has looked as IL there was no fur
ther room for improvement. But last
nights opening was the most success
full Of the series. AS usual the visitors
were invariably brought to an in
voluntary halt at the display windows.
The entire front of the store was a
blaze Of light and the windows were
dreams Of beauty. In them were to be
seen many Of the most interesting at
fractions Of the season, pretty hats,
stylish coat suits, rich fabrics, beauti-
full laces, ribbons, flowers, Teddy
bears, dolls, and novelties Of all kinds.
Crisp new bank notes were pinned to
many Of the articles to serve as price
cards, and with striking effect. The
entire interior Of the dry goods de-
partment was dressed with extra skill
and taste; but the decorations in the
millinery department were especially
conspicuous. Here there were hats
and hats of all shapes, sizes and prices,
and here the ladies fingered, talked,
tried on the bonnets, criticised and en-
joyed the display. The show lasted
for fully two hours, and everybody was
delighted; the Thomson people no less
than their visitors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Mamie Turner Is visiting Mrs
William McCloud in Columbia.
Mr.. Robt D. Alexander Of Rock
Hill, is in Yorkville today on business
Miss Nellie Whiteside Of Hickory
Grove, was in Yorkville today on bus
mess.
Mr.. Luther Baber who has been ir
Clover for some time past, has return
ed to Yorkville.
Mr.. w. L. Williams has resumed his
old position at the York Drug Store
to the pleasure Of his many friends.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. T. Dendy Of Ker-
shaw, were the guests Of Mrs. T. c
Dunlap on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mrs. Matte Castles Of Texas, and
Miss Carrie Russell Of Blairsville
spent several days with friends ir
Yorkville this week.
The condition Of Capt. w. B. Smith
was somewhat improved yesterday
He is able to articulate with sufficient
distinctness to be understood, and Is
suffering no pain. His physician
hopes that he will be up again soon.
DR.. John w. Mcconnell, who is res.
ident physician at the Presbyterian
Eye and Ear hospital Of Baltimore, Is
taking up work in Johns Hopkins uni
versity in connection with his specia
line. DR.. Mcconnell Is working witt
Dr. Chisholm, a former South Caro-
linian, who is so widely known as ar
eye specialist. The eye clinic at the
Presbyterian hospital is one Of the
largest in the country, numbering
about $4,000 patients annually.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04
COURSE OF COTTON,

A dispatch of yesterday describes
the course Of cotton on the New York
exchange as follows:
The market opened steady 2 to s
points lower, which was about as due
on the cables. Immediately after
wards it sold off to net loss of to 3
points on the active months under IL
quidation and bear pressure which
was promoted by the break In the
English market after the local open
ing and the good weather in the south
as shown by the early map. But only
January made a new low record. SELL
ing 1888 and the market has quite a
rally during the middle Of the session
on covering Of shorts and reports from
the south that farmers were refusing
to sell their cotton at any concession.
After working up to a net advance OF
about 2 to 8 points, the market eased
off again, however, under a renewal OF
Wall street pressure and the close was
well off from the best. The leading
outside operator issued a crop estimate
of 13,533,000 bales. The western belt
forecast called for showers and lower
temperatures, helping the improve
ment during the middle Of the day.
Wires from the southwest say that
farmers are storing about half Of their
cotton.
Receipts at the ports today 25,5S7
bales against 32,400 last week and 49,
| TT last year. For the week 100000
against 220,199 last week and 313.576
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 1923 against 6,907 last year
and at Houston 1917 bales against 49,
674 last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04
MAKING PROGRESS.

Discussing the moonshine situation
in northwestern York day or two ago,
an official who knows much about the
conditions that have existed in that
section for so long, expressed the opin-
ion that the beginning Of the end is In
sight.
There has been a remarkable
change In the sentiment of this section
within the past two years." the official
said. Two years ago. 1 would have
told you that it would be almost an
other generation before the last of the
moonshiners were eradicated from
this neighborhood; but since then
have changed my mind.
you've read no doubt about the diff
ficulties Of the officers in getting in
formation about moonshiners' in the
mountains Of North Carolina and Ten
nessee There everybody Is represent
ed as being in league with the moon
sinners, and to get information as to
the location Of still Is next to I'M
possible. Well, 1t was never quite that
bad in this neighborhood. I do not
remember the time when 1t would
have been fair to say that everybody
was in league with the moonshiners
AS a matter Of fact do not remem-
Der the time when a large proportion
of the substantial people Of this local.
ity were not opposed to the business;
but 1t Is a fact nevertheless that only
a few years ago there were very few
Of them who would give you informa-
ton that would enable you to locate q
still.
but all that Is changed now. The
people Of the neighborhood have grown
tired of harboring the liquor business
II the moonshiners had been discreet
and confined their sales to adults, dc
not know that there would be any
change yet. But they were not dis
Greet. They sell liquor to boys and
young men and parents are arriving a.
the conclusion that the only way tc
put a stop to temptation Of this kline
is to break up the distillers.
1.-The sheriff and the regular county
constable are always ready to act or
reliable information. The people Of
the whole territory now understand
this fact, and still is not allowed tt
continue operation great while be-
fore the sheriff gets information.
LAS I see it now," concluded the
speaker, "the moonshiners had better
just move back a piece off the road
The people Of their neighborhood have
advanced beyond them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

KING CorroN.-We used to hear
great deal about King cotton. Accord
ing to a speaker at the American
Bankers association at Atlantic City
last week, the king Is on his throne
vet. It seems almost like boasting
when he exclaimed: Bring to me all
of the grain, all of the provisions. all
+of the foodstuff, all Of the steel and
all of the iron of the forty-seven states
OF this great Union. which was export
ed last year, and will sell the cotton
crop Of 1907, and pay you cash, and
yet have money enough left to capi-
talize 200 national banks" And yet,
when we recollect that 1t was a busi-
ness man speaking to business men.
we may conclude he had made the cal
culation and was telling the truth.
And then he said another thing that
Is important. Speaking on panics, he
asserted that our country never had,
nor can 1t ever have q panic at that
season Of the year when the cotton
crop is moving to take its place OF
power In the world Of commerce. IL
the value Of this great crop Is as
stated by the speaker In his COMPARE
son, surely 1t rivals, IL 1t does not
surpass, iron as the regulator OF our
prosperity. The speaker hooted the
idea Of a business crisis in the face OF
the great cotton product this year, or
Of any year when the crop moves
Ohio State Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04
War With japan?

The New York Sun appears to be
bit apprehensive about the probable
result of the sending Of the American
fleet to Pacific waters. 1t prints the
following in it's issue of last Sunday
as a double-leaded leader:
Mr.. Roosevelt has reaffirmed his in
tention of sending the entire effective
naval force Of this country to the Pa
cific ocean, and simultaneously the
general board has delivered to Secre-
tary Metcalf its recommendations fol
the increase of the navy. The two
facts are vitality correlated.
Those who apparently have the right
to express authoritative explanations
of the object of transferring the navy
to the western ocean persist in saying
that it is for practice. We regret to
say that we share the Japanese belief
that the explanation is false.
The navy is going to the Pacific
ocean for war with Japan, and Japan
recognizes the fact and is energetical-
ly preparing for it. Once the operation
Of transferring our ships to Pacific
waters has been accomplished war is
inevitable.
1t is an insane project.
The American people do not wan,
to go to war with Japan nor with any
other country: but the American peo-
pie are apparently without recourse
or voice. There is little or no hope
that congress will dare to oppose the
presidents plans.
1t is one Of the most serious situa-
tions that have confronted this coun.
try, and the only mitigating considera-
ton that we are able to discern is thai
the activity of the navy department.
and of the war department too-is a
this present moment indicative of 9
full sense of the gravity Of the i'm
pending crisis.
That the Sun Is a most able news
paper Is not to be questioned; but Il
is fact that 1t grows somewhat hys'
terical at times. 1t seems to be quite
hysterical now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04
COTTON CONDITION DECLINING
There Has Been a Loss Of "a Points
Since Last Month.

Special reports to the Journal and
Commerce, numbering nearly 1,5OO
and bearing an average date Of Sep
tember "a, show the condition Of cot
ton to be 665 as against 1873 last
month, and 71.9 year ago at this
time. The decline Of IA points during
September is not an unusual one, the
year 1906 showing a decline OF 6.i
points, 1904 a decline Of rs points
1903 a decline Of 11.S points and 1902
a decline of 6.3 points. Drought In all
the states is the principal cause OF
deterioration, but in Texas this Is
further increased by the prevalence OF
the boil weevil causing decline ol
Ills points. Other important states
show declines of to 8 points, Geor-
gia falling 6.7 points, Alabama A
points, Mississippi Al points, South
Carolina 6S points, Louisiana 2's
points and Arkansas 4.9 points.
The condition at this time of pre-
vious years as reported by the Journal
of Commerce was: 1906 71.6. 1905 69.4
1904 60.9, 1903 67.S, 1902 64.7, 1901 6S.5
The outlook is therefore rather dis
lcouraging as the crop Is still quite
backward, but late frosts would large
| ly increase present prospects.
Notwithstanding the crop is gener-
ally considered backward the amount
picked is 22.7 per cent, against 21.7 pei
cent last year at this time, which Is
largely explained by the generally IA
vorable weather for picking by states
compared with last year as shown by
the following:
North Carolina per cent, against
Is per cent last year; South Carolina
I25 ner cent, against 19; Georgia 70
against %: Florida 20, against 80;
Alabama 16, against %; Mississippi IA
against %; Louisiana 19, against "a;
Texas 40, against 43; Arkansas b
against 8: Tennessee 4, against 9; Mis-
souri 3, against g. Indian Territory .
against 4. Oklahoma also Z, against
| Drought and high temperatures nave
been the general causes Of deteriora-
ton. The boil weevil did considerable
damage in Texas, and complaints OF
/ the pest from Louisiana are numerous
but otherwise the crop is very free
| from insects and complaints OF scar
city of labor are few. Shedding Is
general and rust is reported in some
sections: but these are seasonable
features, and do not appear to be sc
pronounced as usual Bolls as a rule
are opening rapidly. and cotton Is
marketed as fast as gathered; bu'
some are holding for higher prices
Top crop prospects are unusually poor
but late frost would add greatly tc
| this.
The declines in condition of the va
rious states follow:
North Carolina 36. South Carolina
les. Georgia 6.7, Florida 1875. Alabama
44, Mississippi Al, Louisiana 2.9
Texas Ill. Arkansas 40. Tennessee 81
Missouri 95 Indian Territory 81. Ok
lahoma 1871, making the average IA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Bratton's Farm-Offers pigs at $3.50
and IS each.
Cotton Belt Ginning Co. and others
Give notice that on and after next
Monday the price for ginning will be
331-3c per 100 lbs.
Louis Roth-Has prime rye seed al
S1.25 a bushel. Norfolk select oys-
ters today and tomorrow.
Strauss-Smith Co.-Invite special at
tention to. its lines Of Walk-O Over
Shoes for men, and E. P. Reeds
shoes for ladies.
Sowell Brick Co., Rock Hill-Have
good building brick, standard size
for sale.
J. L. Williams & Co.--Say their is the
cheapest store in the state, and say
that the clothing they are showing
cannot be matched in price any
where.
Carroll Bros.-Have r. r. P. seed
oats and fertilizer for grain.
Thomson Co.'s now showing Queen
Quality shoes for ladies, in the new
fall styles. Millinery department In
full blast.
M. w. White-Explains why the brok-
erage business was invented. Local
stock offerings and wants.
Star Drug Store-Asks you to figure
on q Gillette safety razor from the
standpoint Of an investment. Guar
anteed pocket knives.
D. E. Boney-Remarks that you cant
get something for nothing, but that
you can get cheaper insurance In
the Mutual companies than you can
get elsewhere.
York Drug Store-Sells S-W. varnish
stains, prepared ready for use, for
furniture and woodwork, closely i'm
itating natural woods. .
]. c. Wilborn-Makes additional Offer
ings Of real estate in different Sec
tions Of the county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

EDITOR CHRISTIAN OBSERVER DEAD.
Rev. Francis Bartlett Converse, ID.
D., SO we'll known In this section Of
the country as the editor Of the
Christian Observer, published at
Louisville, KY, died at his home in
Louisville Sunday. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
In speaking Of his death the Louis
Vile Times, of Monday, said:
1.-THE sudden and unexpected death
of the Rev. Francis Bartlett Con-
verse, D. D., the veteran southern
Presbyterian churchman and for a
half-century publisher Of the Chris
tian Observer, came as a shock to
the Christian community and to the
Presbyterian church at large.
Zone of the most prominent figures
in the councils Of his denomination
and for fifty years a vigorous writer
and thinker, he had attracted atten-
ton throughout the south.
1.-THE death of DR.. Converse was
due to heart disease, and occurred at
his home, 422 West st. Catherine
street, at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, with only two hours warning.
For one of. his age, II years, he had
appeared in remarkably good health
Saturday, and 1t was not until mid
night when he was seized with q fit
of coughing that any alarm was felt
for his condition"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

Next Monday 10 registration day
Those who are without registration
certificates should not forget this fact
In the case of several Of the best
patronized rural routes in York coun-
ty, every box-owner Is subscriber to
The Enquirer, and there are numer-
Gus boxes In which there are two OF
more papers.
We beg leave to again call attention
to the handsome offer we are making
in connection with the subscription
getting voting contest. This contest
continues during October. 1t affords
an easy opportunity for three ladies
or the friends Of these ladies to win
three handsome prizes. 1t Is only
a matter of little well-directed
energy.
The cotton crop is not going to be as
heavy as we would like to see. and
neither will there be as much corn
made this year as the farmers have
been hoping for. 1t is fact that nc
matter how abundant the crops are
there are those who would have pre-
ferred still greater abundance. The
same thing applies to everybody ir
whatever business. But the real point
now Is that there Is no doubt Of the
fact that this has been real goot
year. It has been the best year this
country has seen for a long time. The
people as a whole were better of tc
start with. There have been no seri.
GUS disasters Of any kind. Crops gen.
orally have yielded we'll and the indi.
vidual worker, who is not better of
now than at this time last year Is the
exception. There is a certainty OF goot
trade this fall and winter, and there 1!
q certainty also that there will be ma
terial increase in the aggregate capi'
tai of the country available for in
vestment From the present OUTLOOK
there will be considerable demand fol
real estate and also tendency toward
the erection Of new buildings and the
making Of various other improvements
The whole country has made remarks
able progress during the past few
years, and 1t is In better condition nov
than ever.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

IN a speech delivered at st. Louis
Wednesday, President Roosevelt spoke
Of the navy as follows:
Now, gentlemen, this leads me up to
another matter for national considera-
ton, and that Is our navy. The navy
is not primarily of importance only to
the coast regions. 1t is every bit as
much the concern Of the farmer VINO
dwells a thousand miles from sea wa
ter as of the fisherman who makes his
living on the ocean, for 1t Is the con-
Germ of every good American VINO
knows what the meaning Of the word
patriotism is. This country is def
nitely committed to certain funda-
mental policies-to the Monroe doc
trine, for instance, and to the duty not
only Of building, but, when 1t is built,
Of policing and defending the Panama
canal. We have definitely taken our
place among the great world powers,
and 1t would be a sign Of ignoble
weakness, having taken such place,
to shirk its responsibilities. There
fore, unless we are willing to abandon
this place, to abandon our insistence
upon the Monroe doctrine, to give up
the Panama canal, and to be content
to acknowledge ourselves weak and
timid nation, we must steadily build
up and maintain great fighting navy
Our navy is already so efficient as to
be a matter Of just pride to every
American. So long as our navy Is no
larger than at present, 1t must be con-
sidered as an elementary principe
that the bulk Of our battle fleet must
always be kept together. When the
Panama canal is built 1t can be trans
ferred without difficulty from one part
of our coast to the other; but even De
fore that canal is built 1t ought to be
thus transferred to and fro from time
to time. In a couple Of months our
fleet Of great armored ships starts for
the Pacific. California, Oregon and
Washington have a coast line which
Is our coast line just as emphatically
as the coast line Of New York and
Maine, or Louisiana and Texas. Our
fleet is going to it's own home waters
in the Pacific, and after a stay there
II will return to it's own home waters
in the Atlantic. The best place for
naval officer to learn his duties Is at
sea, by performing them, and only py
actually putting through a voyage Oh
this nature, a voyage longer than any
ever before undertaken by as large q
fleet of any nation. can we find out
lust exactly what is necessary for us
70 know as to our naval needs and
practice our officers and enlisted men
in the highest duties Of their profess
sion. Among all our citizens there Is
no body of equal size to whom we owe
quite as much as to the officers and
enlisted men Of the army and navy OF
the United States. and I bespeak from
YOU the fullest and heartiest support
in the name of our nation and OF our
flag, for the services to which these
men belong.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

-Newberry special Of October !, to
Columbia State: Here Is record for
cotton picking which this correspond
ent does not believe can be beaten by
any one family in the state. Mr.. and
Mrs. Felix A. Graham, three sons and
one daughter, who live in the Pomaria
section of this county, picked In two
days. September Gath and 25th. 2,46S
pounds Of cotton. The amounts pick
ed by each follows. Mr.. Graham, aged
43, in two days picked 42s pounds;
Mrs. Graham, aged 36, besides doing
the cooking for the family, picked 277
pounds; Wilbur Graham. aged ,16,
picked 457 pounds; Toney Graham,
aged IA, picked 554 pounds; Clarence
Graham, aged IL, picked $50 pounds;
Ola Graham, aged 10, picked 425
pounds. Who can beat It?
- Columbia special Of October /, to
the News and Courier: The general
offices Of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company, which has refused to
pay to Mrs. Ethel w. Blair as her
husbands administratrix-the 1856
due on a policy for $1,000 held by her
husband at the time she is alleged to
have killed him, say In "a letter to
State Agent McElree, that this Is the
first time the company has ever been
asked to pay a widow charged with
the murder Of her husband. The COM
pany has no desire whatever to get out
Of paying the claim" said Mr.. McEi-
rec. but the law says that one may
not profit by his own unlawful act
and until Mrs. Blair is acquitted the
company can not pay her the money.
The amount due will be paid over as
soon as the case against her Is dis
posed Of The widow gets one-third
Of the estate, where no will Is left
the children getting the remaining
two thirds. When Mrs. Blair Is ac-
quilted the company will promptly and
cheerfully pay her as administrators.
II she Is convicted suppose the mon
ey will be turned over to some person
authorized to receive 1t for the chill
dren."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

about peace under circumstances hon.
orable both to Japan and Russia. ia
pan having proved her greatness in
war has taken her stand in the first
rank Of the family Of nations. You
have concluded treaties with your for
mer antagonist and the wounds caused
by the war have healed" After the
dinner there was a remarkable scene,
every one congratulating every one
else on what was considered a COM
plete removal Of the cloud that had
arisen between Japan and the United
States and the silencing of the sensa-
tionalist.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-04

EDITOR WILSON'S BooK.-Mr. Hugh
Wilson some time ago wrote book,
which he called "Plea for Justice" and
he sent the same out he thought as a
benefaction to honest but deluded
Christians in supporting an army OF
soldiers Of the cross" in Mexico, and
in which book ne incidentally referred
to other matters of government in his
favorite church.
The replies, or the criticisms OF that
book are so varied, that Mr.. wilson
thinks If they were put into form that
they would make more interesting
or a more funny book than his plea
for Justice"
A. R. P. preachers than anybody who
hasn't written a book and IL he could
be induced to publish their various
criticisms he could make book
right"
OF course he thinks that those who
have spoken approvingly or pleasantly
or tolerantly Of his book are the most
large hearted, true Christians Of the
regular old orthodox brand.
The intolerance Of what Mr.. Wilson
designates as young preachers are
singularly unanimous in denouncing
him without in a single instance, at
tempting to reply to his statements.
Those preachers who have congrega-
tions that fully pay them are less pro-
nounced. But outside Of the od!um
theologicum, there have been many
kind words. AS a rule the people, Mr..
Wilson says, recognize the tenor or the
book to be an effort to do good and
not harm to the people whom he loves
so well.
That old gentleman in the Good Book
who wanted his enemy to write book
knew a little, but If his friend had
written a book with the idea Of open
ing the eyes of the people he would
have learned a great deal about hu-
man nature, as we'll as something OF
preacher nature.
Mr.. Wilson says that some men are
as much vexed with him as II he had
exnosed something.
This is no matter of the Press and
Banner, which newspaper has taken no
stock in the issue one way or the oth-
er. Mr.. Wilson having stirred up
hornets nest must bide the con-
sequence Of his indiscretion. When a
man hits a hornets nest or attempts
the role Of reformer he may expect a
lively time-and the chances are that
he will not be disappointed.-Abbeville
Press and Banner.