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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
THE ORGANIZED FARMER.
j.. c. Stribblins of Pendleton, Offers
Some Suggestions That Are Inter-
estinq.

Some Suggestions That Are Inter
esting.
Ever think about this? One small
strand Of a spiders web or silk, will
scarcely hold down a house fly, but
many thousand Of these infinitely small
strands properly combined or woven to-
gether will make rope strong enough
to hold down a lion, the king Of beasts;
or anchor an elephant to a tree! Far
mers, singlehanded and alone you
have no more strength than one lone
strand Of silk; but many thousands or
you we'll organized and woven together
for your material benefit can tie down
the greatest trust giant or corporation
mogul on earth. Farmers, hush talk
ing and grumbling, come together In
a compact, then you can talk less and
do more.
Some farmers say they cannot spare
the time to attend farmers organiZa-
ton meetings, but If you notice these
same chaps are forced to spare large
profits to others that can be saved to
the farmer by concert of action among
farmers.
Go to the insane asylum and you
will see .one lone sane man controll-
ing and subduing a large body or
strong insane men without the use OF
arms; ask this keeper Of the insane
II he Is not afraid that these strong
men will combine and kill him, the
keeper will tell you no, that fools nev-
er organize.
Farmers Union, the great liberator
Of the farmer Is growing. Six new
counties to be organized in South Car
olina soon. North Carolina, Kentucky
and Colorado are to form state unions
within the next thirty days.
The "Rubes have not cut their own
throats," but are hard at it strength
ening the panic stricken places in her
fences.
There Is nothing new in the gag that
the Farmers Union is the cause Of the
recent panic Way back yonder Aesop
in his fable told about the hungry
v,olf that wanted lamb meat raising
row with the lamb for muddying the
water when the lamb was drinking out
Of the stream below the wolf.
The wiley politician will soon be out
in the field stamping and paving hot
air, trying to win the fear-inspiring
farmers vote by saying good things
about the farmers organization. Let
him talk on while you wrinkle up your
nose at him.
If you were not a Farmers Union
man what would you be? IF you were
in distress on your farm and needed
help at once you would call on your
neighbor to join in and help you out
and a good union man Will do It,
Farmers Union Bureau.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
DISPESSARS CASE NOT AFFECTED

DISPENSART CASE NOT AFFECTED
At the request of the Columbia State,
the law firm of Anderson. Fielder,
ROundtree & Wilson. representing the
dispensary commission and the state
of South Carolina. has given the fol-
lowing opinion as to the meaning Of
the recent decision of the United States
supreme court in the North Carolina
and Minnesota cases.
There is no analogy between the
Minnesota and North Carolina cases
recently decided by the supreme court
of the United States and the suit
brought against the dispensary COM
mission In the former cases the
courts decision is in a line with 9TH
er decisions rendered by it, holding
that where an officer of the state acts
without authority of law he is acting
in his individual capacity and suit
against him is not a suit against the
state. In the South Carolina case the
effort made is to administer upon
property belonging to the state of
South Carolina and to any suit hav-
ing this end in view the state is an
indispensable party and such a suit
would necessarily be a suit against the
state. The principle determined in the
former has no application whatever to
the latter"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
FRIDAY, MARCH Fl, 1908.

day posted notice on the banks doors
which read as follows: This bank has
been closed because of threats against
my life" Patti killed an Italian who
sought his life. a short time ago..
Henry Reiber, paying teller and John
Young. auditor, Of the Farmers De-
post National bank Of Pittsbu5g. Pa.
were arrested Tuesday on the charge
of embezzling $150,OOG Of the banks
money. They lost the money specu-
lating. .... United States mail privi-
leges have been withdrawn from the
Anarchist newspaper LIE QuestiOnee
Sociale, published at Patterson, n. ].
900. An imperial decree has been is
sued in China ordering the governors
and viceroys to restrict the cultivation
of opium throughout the empire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

d. d. Edwards. the Kentucky des-
perado, who shot and killed ]. w.
Davis at Chattanooga recently, was
captured at Trenton, Ga, last Sunday
night Edwards had been surrounded
at Durham Mines, Ga, and after eX-
changing several shots made his es-
cape He went from Durham Mines to
Trenton, timing his arrival with view
to taking a fast train. He had dis
guised himself in the meantime. The
train was 80 minutes late. His pur-
suers penetrated his disguise and eff
fected his arrest. He was at once hur-
ried off to Chattanooga to keep him
out Of the hands of lynchers. Edwards
boasts of having killed as many men
as any other man living.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
YORKVILLE, s. c.;
FRIDAY, MARCH q, 1908.

THERE is a story printed in another
column to the effect that an agreement
has been reached between the American
Society of Equity and the American
Tobacco company, whereby an end Will
be put to the depredations of the Ken
lucky might riders" The truth OF the
story, however, is denied by members
Of the American Society of Equity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

are few who will attempt to deny it's
soundness.
We think cotton has been too cheap
for years and we think it is too cheap
now: but we never hope to see the day
when the price will be sufficient to
guarantee its production on a purely
commercial baSiS-that is with the
producer paying cash dollars in the
open market for everything necessary
to it's production.
The farmer who bends every effort
to raise all his supplies first, is the man
who makes more clear money out of
farming
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

THE Newberry Observer very prop
erly defends Justice Pope from criu-
cism for granting bail TO Wade Hamp-
ton Sellers. The purpose of bail IS
merely to hold the accused for trial.
Who ever heard of a South Carolinlan
fleeing from a charge of murder lot
$4,000? And, who has ever heard OF
bondsmen being made to pay. They
would appeal to the legislature II Such
a thing should be attempted.-Green-
vile Sun.
Yes, yes, the whole thing is too alb
surd for anything. But in this case as
we understand it, bondsmen have not
been troubled. Mr.. Sellers has merely
deposited a portion of the revenues he
has been receiving as King of the
Tigers" The Columbia State calls at
tention to section 20 Of article l Of
the constitution, which reads: All
persons shall, before conviction, be
bailable by sufficient sureties except
for capital offenses where the proof is
evident or the presumption great" If
this means anything. it seems TO mean,
except in cases of murder where there
is real danger Of conviction. But Chief
Justice Pope evidently thinks this is an
unimportant case, and it is not to be
supposed that a petit jury will assmue
to saw otherwise in the face of an opin-
ion from such high source.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

Mr.. Bryan is a very able man nc
doubt; but if any one thing IN nation
al politics has been definitely estao-
lished it is that Mr.. Bryan will never
be president of the United States
There was u reasonably fair chance
Of his election the first time he ran;
but since then there has been no
chance whatever. That is the way
we see it. But, of course, if he is NOM
mated again, it is safe to count South
Carolina in the Democratic column
as heretofore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

lnere Is 10 De a nag raising dI CIo-
YER on Saturday, April at 2 p. m, and
the first baseball game Of the season
Is to take place the same afternoon
between McConnellsville and Glover.
Found Dead In Bed.
Mrs. S. NJ Feemster, an aged lady
living near Bullock's Creek, was found
dead in bed Tuesday morning. She
was apparently in her usual good
health when she retired the night be-
fore, and her sudden death was a great
surprise and shock to her friends and
family. She leaves two sisters, Mrs.
Amanda Wade and Miss Nancy Nc
Donald. Her husband died several
years ago.
Called to Fort Mill.
Fort Mill Times: At congregation
al meeting Sunday morning, Rev. w.
A. Hafner Of Bowling Green, was call
ed to the pastorate Of the Fort Mill
Presbyterian church. Mr.. Hafner Is
we'll known by many Fort Mill people.
He is an excellent preacher and it Is
the hope of all that he will accept the
call. At a meeting Sunday commit
tee was appointed and authorized to
sell the present manse and buy or
build a new house nearer the church.
Tried to Kill Officer Miller.
Rock Hill Herald: One night last
week officer C. j. Miller went to the
home of John Mack, who lives on Hag-
ins street near Geo. Davis store, with
an arrest warrant to capture Mack,
who had been reported for wife-beat-
ing The officer walked to the door
and knocked, telling the inmates his
business. He opened the door partly
but upon discovering a gun barrel near
his face he quickly turned to one side.
The negro, who was standing behind
the door, which opened on the inside.
finally gave up, throwing the gun up
on the bed and holding his hands up
He surrendered to the officer, who was
being assisted in the arrest by officer
Carroll. The negro and the gun were
both taken in charge. Upon the ne
gro were found three loaded shells,
razor and several other articles. He
was arraigned before the recorder the
next morning and sentenced to serve
fifty days OH the gang.
Bridge at HoweII's Ferry.
Wilkinsvllle correspondence to Gaff-
ney Ledger: A petition Is being cir
culated and generally signed by the
tax payers Of lower Cherokee for
bridge at or near Howel's ferry on
Broad river. The York county au-
thorities propose to bear half the ex-
pense of the same and when the
we feel sure that Cherokee county
will do its part We can say this
much for the people we represent,
that they have never made any eX-
travagant demands of the county
and they are entitled to all the econ
VenienceS that a bridge across Broad
river at this point would afford them,
and we trust that when the time
comes for this county board to act
the gentlemen composing 1t Will put
themselves in our position and act
accordingly. The people of western
York want the bridge too. They do
great deal of trading in Cherokee
county and a bridge will enabl e them
to do more, and. besides we have a
guarantee that the right of way TO
and from the bridge lin case 1t Is put
above the ferry) will cost the coun-
ties nothing which otherwise, would
be quite an item i'm the way of eX-
penSe to the counties.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27

MR.. Mccullough was reading some
of the press comments on his accept
ing the receivership yesterday TO
friend and incidentally remarked that
some of the papers Of this state would
be surprised to learn that number OF
prominent Democrats of South caro-
lima had written to him and asked him
to use his influence with Judge Pritch-
ard to secure an appointment as re-
ceiver for them should Mr.. Arthur re-
sign or be removed. He said that some
of those who had written him were
men of high standing and of influence
in politics in this state.-GreenVllle
News.
Before The Enquirer could say
whether it would be surprised it must
hear names. No doubt there are among
those who are regarded as "of high
standing and influence" in the politics
of this state, who would accept Mr.
Arthur's receivership. The thing that
interests The Enquirer, however, is to
know which Of them are so fresh and
innocent as to suppose there is a pos
sibility that Mr.. Arthur will give up
the Job so long as there is hope OF
raking off one-third Of that per cent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
The aJorkrille enquirer.

Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Glass.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-27
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Flau RAISING and Baseball.

There is to be flag raising at Clo-
YER on Saturday April at p. m, and
the first baseball game Of the season
is to take place the same afternoon
between McConnellsville and Glover.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-22

honor are such names as Alfred Ten
nyson, the most spiritual modern poet;
William Ewart Gladstone, the British
statesman who was too great to be a
lord; Edward Fitzgerald, the trans
lator of Omar Khayyam; Charles Rob-
ert Darwin, the creator of the evolu-
tionary philosophy; Edgar Allan Poe.
the American poet. novelist, critic and
mystic; Oliver Wendell Holmes, the
''autocrat;" Frederic Francois Chopin,
the Polish pianist and composer; Jakob
Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn, the Ger
man Hebrew composer and musician;
Frederick A. P. Barnard, the Ameri-
can educator, scientist and author,
who was for quarter of a century
president of Columbia university; John
Stuart Blackie, the famous Scotch
translator, critic and poet; Francois
Certain Canrobert the French marshal
who commanded in the Crimea and in
the Franco-Prussian war; Kit Carson,
the American pioneer and hero of from
tier romance; Mary Cowden Clarke, the
most famous woman Shakespearean
scholar of all time; John A. Dahlgren
the American civil war admiral who
won victories along the Atlantic coast
and invented the Dahlgren gun; Jules
Favre, the French democratic states
man who led the opposition during the
second empire; James Glaisher, the
British pioneer aeronaut, meteorological
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-22
HOLLAND VERSUS VENEZUELA
History of Their Quarrel Caused By
Friction Over Trade to Curacao.

History of Their Quarrel Caused By
Friction Over Trade to Curacao.
The situation between Venezuela
and the Netherlands, by which an act
of war was committed through the
recent capture of a Venezuelan guard
ship, has been strained for some
months The trouble arose Indirectly
from the expulsion from Caracas of
NJ. de Reus, the diplomatic repre-
sentative Of Holland, but it had al
ready been rendered acute by the
course Of Venezuela in issuing a de-
cree on May IA last that practically
killed the commerce of Curacao.
President Castro refused to with
draw this decree, notwithstanding the
fact that Holland issued an ultimatum
that she would take retaliatory meas
ures unless he took prompt cognizance
of her demands. Castro suggested
that Holland send representative to
Caracas to confer with him on this
subject, but this the Netherlands gov
eminent declined to do. Without
waiting, however, to ascertain
whether or not this suggestion would
be adopted, Castro sailed for Europe.
Other incidents which have added to
the Ill feeling have been the stoppage
of Dutch sailing vessels at sea by the
authorities of Venezuela and the at
tack on the Venezuela consulate at
Willemstad by a mob.
Venezuela has made preparations
to resist any act of hostility. The
forts at La Guayra, Puerto CabeIlo
and Maracaibo have been REINFORCED
with men and munitions, but until the
other day no untoward act occurred
which would give Venezuela an OPP
portunity to answer force with force
A few days ago the three Dutch war
ships, the Jacob Van Heemskerk, the
Friesland and the Gelderland, steamed
along the Venezuelan coast from
Puerto Cabello to La Guayra at
distance of 5000 yards from the shore
Later the two cruisers went to Mara
caibo, where they made a similar
demonstration It is understood that
the battleship De iRuijter has gone to
Willemstad to join the others in con-
tinuing the demonstrations against
Venezuela.
The Gelderland, which has visited
the United States several times, is the
vessel that took Paul Kruger, the
president of the Transvaal, from
South Africa to Marseilles after the
collapse of the Transvaa's defense in
the South African war; l4
The naval force of Venezuela con-
sists of ten vessels. OF these three,
the Bolivar, the Miranda and the
Margarita, are gunboats. The others.
with the exception of the Restaurador,
which was formerly the steam yacht
Atalanta, are hardly worthy of men,
ton. They are nothing more than
armed tugs. There is one twelve
pound gun on the Restaurador, but
outside of this there is not a gun in
the fleet bigger than six FOUNDER.
The Venezuelan forts, however, mount
some modern six inch Krupp guns.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-22

Mr.. Roosevelt to hold himself down to
an utterance no longer than that of
Lincoln at Gettysburg, but If he sue
ceeds it will be an accomplishment
worthy of being celebrated in song
and story.
There will be several other speakers
in addition to President Roosevelt.
Governor Joseph w. Folk of Missouri
will speak in behalf of the Lincoln
Farm association, of which he Is the
official head Governor Augustus g.
Wilson Of Kentucky will deliver an
address for that state Cardinal Glib
bons will be there to give his blessing.
The Union soldiers will have spokes-
man, probably In the person of Justice
Oliver Wendell Holmes of the United
States supreme court. 1t is a fact not
without interest that the father of
Justice Holmes, the famous poet and
essayist, who has told so touchingly
of his sons experience as soldier,
was born, like Lincoln, in that year of
genius, 1909. The Confederate sol
diers, too, will have spokesman in
the person Of Secretary of War Luke
q. Wright.
The birthplace farm is situated near
the little town Of Hodgenville, where a
fine statue of Lincoln is being placed.
This, too, will be unveiled on Feb u.
Hodgenville is the county seat of La
rue county. .lbuS at the time of Lin
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-22
Year Of Many Centenaries.

There win be many centenaries dur
ing the coming year. since 1909 gave
to the world more illustrious men than
any Other In history. On Its roll Of
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-22
Lyric Thearre. Newark.

The gala holiday bill arranged fol
the Lyric patrons for the week of De
cember 81 is without doubt one Of the
best that Mgr. Currie has yet offered.
The principal feature will be Felix
and Caire in Just Kid" in which
they introduce their famous imperso
nation of famous stage celebrities
Not the least interesting part of the
program will be the swimming exhi
bitiOn Of the Finneys, James and
Elsie, in a large, crystal tank. Harry
Watson assisted by a clever company
will present 1.-THE Two Flats. The
acme of animal intelligence will be
clearly demonstrated in the perform.
ance Of Techow's Cats. Harry JolSon
the blackface comedian with the
Operatic voice, will, further merriment
as will the Duo Devene in an equili
bristic novelty. Blanch Baird "The
Tailor Made Girl'' has a dainty sing
ing novelty. The White City Quar-.
tette are real singing comedians some
tnLng rare In this latter day yaude'
vile.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-22

and author; Nikolai Gogol, the Russian
dramatist and professor who wrote
Dead Souls" Hannibal Hamlin, Lin
coins first vice president; Richard M.
Mines, afterward created Lord Hough-
ton, the English poet and statesman
who was friend of Tennyson, and
Fanny Kemble, the actress and writer
who was born in England, but spent
most Of her time in America.
OF lesser note may be mentioned
among the celebrated eighteen hun
dred and miners Joseph Addison Alex
ander, the Princeton professor, biblical
scholar and author; William Henry
Bartlett, the English craftsman, trav-
eler and writer; Bruno Bauer, the
German Hegelian philosopher and
nationalist; Park Benjamin, the Ameri-
can Journalist and poet; Petrus Borel,
the French Journalist and man of let
tiers. one Of the strangest figures ever
seen in literature; John Hill Burton,
the Scotch historian and jurist; Jean
Pierre Clement, the French political
economist and historian, and a host
Of others that It would be a WEAKNESS
of the flesh even to read. 1t may be
mentioned that. Jefferson Davis and
Andrew johnson were both born in
the previous year, 1908, Johnson miss
ing 1909 only by two days.
In the language of mysticism soul
is star. What star shower fell to
the earth in that historic year a century
agol OF all these the very brightest
was Abraham Lincoln, one of the few
souls Of the first magnitude, destined
to shine through the ages.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-12-22
Birthplace
Farm Memorial
Elaborate Plans Made to Celebrate
Centenary of Martyr Presidents
Birth = Great Tribute In
Washington Suggested.

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than Feb. II. 1t is the one thing need
ed to complete and round out the cho-
rus of praise and gratitude sung by Il
reunited nation on the one hundredth
anniversary of the birth of him who
preserved and made it free. Without
it a chord will be lost from the har-
mony.
An Imposing Sight.
The plans for, the memorial building
on the birthplace farm and grounds
have been finally accepted, and a pho
tograph of the architects drawing of
the memorial han is here given e is
a simple structure. In keeping with the
character of the man Practically the
sole exhibit within it is the birthplace
cabin, standing on the spot 1t originally
occupied. For space about the cabin
the ground Is bare, so that all things
shall be as nearly in the original state
as possible. The building itself is on a
hill and, with its Grecian columns and
flights of broad steps, makes an impOs.
ing sight amid its humble surround
ings.
At the foot Of the steps Is q plaza,
and in the midst of this is a tall flag
staff, on which 1t is planned that the
flag Lincoln kept in the skies shall be
unfurled each day of the year. From
the plaza winds down the path to the
famous Rock spring, from which the
farm originally took its name. In all
other respects the place Is left as be
fore. Stunted crops will be raised on
the acres as they have been from the
days of Tom Lincoln till now. The
gnarled and half dead apple tree that
is the sole survivor Of the original
Lincoln orchard win be preserved as
long as the little remaining life can
be kept in it. Two piked roads lead
to the Lincoln farm. One of these is
the old Louisville and Nashville road
on which Tom Lincoln was super
visor. The other is a new one pre-
pared for the occasion. The spur Of
railroad also runs to the farm.
Chief Grafton by the President.
The tentative program for the dedi-
cation on Feb. II has just been
handed to me by Richard Lloyd Jones,
the secretary Of the Lincoln Farm as
ISOLATION. through whose courtesy
also have been given the first photo
graph of the memorial building. Mr..
Jones is the man who bought the farm
for Mr.. Collier and who has had
charge Of the details of turning it
into national park and dedicating 1t
on the centenary Of Lincoln's birth.
President Roosevelt viii not only de-
liver the chief grafton at this cere-
mony, but 1t is believed win make the
effort of his life. The event comes so
near the end Of his term In the presi-
dency that 1t would be but natural for
him TO give here his last important
utterance It Is also believed that he
win make his address short and that
he aspires to have 1t the nearest thing
to the Immortal Gettysburg classic
that has been delivered since that day
Judging from the length OF his mes
sages. It win not be exactly easy for