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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

There are people who will give DR..
Saye q good deal of abuse right now,
maybe; but if they will enforce his
road law, some day they will want to
give him a monument
An inadvertent but nevertheless re-
grettable error was made in the name
of Mr.. G. L. McNeel in the short
sketch published last Tuesday in con-
nection with the notice Of his death.
Mr.. McNeeIs full name was Gustavus
Luther
Tomorrow is expected to be an occa-
sion Of much interest to those who first
saw the light Of day February 20. 1t
will be the second birthday anniversary
they have been able to celebrate for
twelve years. Persons born February
29th are not accorded the privilege Of
celebrating their birthday annually
like other mortals, but are compelled to
wait patiently until leap year rolls
around. The last birthday that the 18th
of February sons and daughters were
able to observe occurred 1904. They
should have had one in 1900, but that
year happened to mark the end of a
century that was not divisible by 400
and they were compelled to wait four
years more. Workingmen also have
cause for rejoicing, as there are five
pay- days in the month-that is, If their
pay-days occurs on Saturday. That this
is the case is due to the fact that Feb
ruary began Saturday and will also end
on Saturday. Toilers can make good
of this extra" week this year, for they
will have to wait just twenty-eight
years for another or until 1886. julius
Caesar and Pope Gregory are Jointly
responsible for this mixed up affair
Caesar is responsible for the first leap
year, which was brought about by
introducing his reformed Roman calen-
dar, accepting 365 days and six hours
to the year. To make up the quarter
of a day necessary to complete the true
wear he ordered that at the end of every
four years q single day should be add
ed. But this was considered defective,
and In 1882 there was a difference OF
ZEN days, resulting from the accumu-
lated odd moments, and then 1t was
that Pope Gregory established the pres
ent calendar. Under the new rule ten
DAYS we're omitted, and 1t was ordered
that every year whose number is divis-
ible by 4 should be leap year. except
the full centuries, and they should be
leap years only when divisible by 400
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
THE STOCK LAW.
Editor YOrkville Enquirer:

Editor YOrkville Enquirer:
In your last issue, in my resume or
recent local legislative matters. in
speaking of the petition Of citizens OF
Hickory Grove requesting the enact
ment of a law prohibiting persons from
knowingly allowing their stock to run
at large, | stated that Representative
Slaughter was opposed to the bill.
In Justice To Representative Slaugh-
ter. | should also have stated that L
had no doubt that his opposition 70
such a measure arose partly from the
position assumed by the judiciary COM
mittee of the senate, that such law
was unnecessary, the present law being
sufficient. and. partly out of the fact
that there was already nearly thou
sand bills on the house calendar and
such a bill stood no chance whatever
Of becoming law.
As Il matter of fact the bill was re-
ported unfavOrably in the senate and
never reached second reading, and
even if the house had passed it, the
senate would have killed 1t
j. S. BriCe.
Yorkville. S c.. Feb. &c. 1908.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
Holding COTTON.

Although there is not a great deal
being said along that line just now, 1t
is a fact that the holding movement
among the members Of the Farmers
Union of this section is still as strong
as it has ever been.
Some of the people who started out
last fall to hold on to the end have CIV
en- out; but as a rule it has been De-
cause they could really hold no longer.
Debts and other obligations were press
ing to such an extent that in justice
TO their creditors and to themselves
they had to give in.
There are a surprisingly large num-
Der Of farmers in the country. however
who have not yet sold, and who have
no present idea of doing 80. They have
other means and they are not obliged
to sell. AS long as they can help II,
they are not going to sell. Discussing
this situation yesterday, q farmer VINO
belongs to this class said:
II was up at Kings Mountain yes
terday and while there saw quite
quantity Of cotton delivered at III. l
learned that the mill people were not
anxious to lay in any considerable
quantity at that price. In fact, some
that had come in without previous en-
gagement sold at 11a. 1t looked to me
like 1t was matter Of being Obliged
to have the cotton; but Of buying 1t as
cheaply as possible. That 1 believe Is
the rule everywhere. The superintend-
ent Of one of the mills told me he would
like to see every mill in the south SMUT
down for two months. l told him that
so would 1, If the people who have cot
ton would just hold on to it. If close
of two months would work off the sur
plus, then at the end Of that time the
mills would start up hungry and the
farmers who still had their cotton
would be able to get Is cents or over.
So far as l am concerned, l have as
much faith in cotton as ever. Every
thing is depressed, Of course; but cot
ton Is not going much lower unless the
bottOm falls out Of everything.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
MecoNNELLSVILLE MATTERS.
What the Farmers Are Doins-Notss
About People-Smallpox.

McConnellsville, February 26.-Most
Of our farmers have laid in a sufficient
supply Of fertilizers for the coming
crop Very little, however, has been
accomplished in the preparation OF
fields. No plowing has been done ex-
cept for the small amount Of wheat and
oats that have been sowed. We have
some Of the largest and most success
full farmers of York county. When the
ground has dried so that planting can
he done things will be stirring
Another result Of the rainy weather
Is the bad roads. In low places they
had become well-nigh impossible. AT
present, however, they are in better
condition than they have been for sew
eral months.
We are glad to note that Mr.. Foster,
who has been seriously sick for several
days Is convaleScing.
Miss Kathleen Crawford, trained
nurse is spending a vacation of sew
eral weeks at home.
Miss Mary Moore is visiting friends
and relatives in Glenn Springs and
Greer
Miss Maude Anderson of Lowryville,
Is visiting the family Of Mr.. ]. NJ. Will
liamS.
Mr.. Conrad who lives two miles east
of McConnellsville has developed case
of smallpox. DR.. Love has vaccinated
all persons exposed, and hopes thus to
prevent the spread Of the disease.
Miss Sallie Mcconnell visited rela-
tives in Chester last week
Drs. Moore Mcconnell. John L. and
James NJ. Douglass. recently spent sew
eral days with Capt. j. d. Mcconnell.
They evidently enjoyed the two days
hunt taken during their stay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
FARM WORK BACKWARD.

The reports Of farmers generally are
to the effect that farm operations are In
a. generally backward condition, not
the worst that has ever been known at
this season: but badly behind as COM
pared with last year.
The trouble is due almost entirely TO
the weather conditions that have been
prevailing since last fall. But little
fall plowing was done and there has
been but slight opportunity to do any
blowing since.
Many Of the farmers have been put
ting in as much time as possible max
ing repairs about their homes and
barns, and doing such other work as
was practicable, and while all this has
been important it does not seem to
show up like actual work in the field.
When the weather breaks, and ia
vorable turn for the better is expected
soon now, work will be taken up with
q rush, and every effort will be eXpend-
ed to make up for lost time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY as, 1908.

We are in more or less frequent
receipt of manuscript productions Of
school children. the same being ac-
companied by requests from their
teachers or others that they be pub
lished by way Of encouragement 1t
is very we'll understood that The En-
quirer stands for the encouragement
Of laudable effort of whatever kind,
and more especially in children; but
the impracticability Of publishing
productions of this kind, except such
as are possessed Of unusual merit,
ought to be easily apparent. 1t would
be an imposition on the reader, who
pays for information, entertainment
and instruction. If we should pub
lish one such production merely for
encouragement, justice would seem to
require that we would throw our COL
umns open to all, and the reader
would soon grow tired Of it.
We are always glad, of course, to
receive original literary productions
of almost any nature; but more es-
pecially relating in any way to the
history of this section or its people
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.

The New York contract was more
active than for some days previous on
Wednesday, closing from II to Is points
higher; but yesterday there was anoth-
er slump, the market being unsettled
on account of the usual monthly bal
ancing of accounts among the specula-
tors. An Associated Press dispatch Of
last night gives the days developments
in the speculative market as follows:
The cotton market was less active
TODAY and somewhat reactionary, the
close being barely steady at a net de-
cline of to points. Sales estimated
at 225,000.
The market opened steady at un-
changed prices to an advance or
points on the cables and during the
early session sold up to a net gain or
about 6 to 8 points on active months as
a result of overnight buying orders.
continued covering and local support.
There was some further demand for the
near months from spot people, Dut yes
terday'S buyers were disappointed tnat
there was no aggressive bull support
following Yesterdays developments and
offerings increased at the advance oW-
~
reaction. After showing a net loss Of
about to points the market became
very quiet and while there was a slight
rally during the middle of the afternoon
1t failed to hold, with closing prices at
practically the lowest Of the day on
active months. Tomorrow will be the
first March notice day in the local mar
ket and it was estimated that notices
for about 10000 bales would be issued.
Port receipts continued light and were
considerably exceeded by exports while
southern spot markets were officially
reported unchanged to &c. higher.
Receipts at the ports today l5,S77
against 22,O3S last week and 43,148 last
year. For the week 100000 against
l4O.495 last week and 196,355 last year.
Today's receipts at New Orleans 5,S22
against 12,452 last year, and at Houston
2.319 against t.792 last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. j. l.. Williams spent Tuesday in
Charlotte.
Miss Lee Williams is visiting rela-
tives at Grover, n. G..
Mr.. Luther G. Thompson is with the
Yorkville Hardware company as sales
man.
Mrs. Paul n. Moore and daughter, OF
Rock Hill, are in Yorkville on visit to
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Beard.
Messrs. H. c. Strauss, John R. Hart
and w. S. Neil left Thursday morning
on Il hunting trip.
Mr.. Willie Lowry of Mayesville,
came home Tuesday to attend the Low
ry-Guy marriage.
Mrs. Herbert Barrier of Monroe, n.
c.. is visiting relatives and friends in
Yorkville, the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
r. Ernest Heath.
Charlotte Chronicle: 1t Is gener-
ally said by the men who were privil-
eyed to attend the banquet of the A.
T. o. men at the Selwyn last Saturday
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Fertilizers are going out quite
briskly.
- The municipal registration books
are open.
Next Monday is salesday for Feb
ruary.
- The regular monthly meeting Of the
Farmers Union Is to be held next Mon
day and the understanding Is that some
unusually important business will come
up for consideration.
The town of Yorkville can make no
better investment than to fix Main
street in first class shape. The invest
ment will pay good dividends not only
from the standpoint of dollars; but
from the standpoints Of comfort, con-
venience and health.
- In a difficulty between Mr.. Dave
Logan and a negro named Bob King
yesterday Mr.. Logan had his left arm
broken and the negro was shot
through the legs. The trouble occurred
at j. ]. Keller & Co.'S lumber yard.
King was working under the direction
of Mr.. Logan and gave the latter
some impudence. Mr.. Logan went
to the office and put pistol in his
pocket. The trouble was afterward
renewed. King broke Mr.. Logan's
arm with q piece Of scantling and
drawing the pistol from his pocket
with his other hand, Mr.. Logan fired
at King, the bullet passing through
the fleshy part Of one leg and lodging
in the other. King ran away.
A pretty home wedding was cele-
brated Wednesday at 4 p. m. at the
home of the bride, when Miss Elizabeth
Scott Lowry and Mr.. James Lowry
Guy were united in marriage, Rev. T.
NJ. Lowry, uncle Of the bride, officiat-
ing. On account OF the extreme illness
Of the grandmother Of the bride, Mrs.
NJ. B. Lowry, only the immediate MEM
bers Of the two families were present
The presents were numerous and hand
some The bride Is the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. B. Lowry, was born and
reared in YOrkvllle and Is very popular
and numbers her friends by the score.
The groom Is the son Of Mr.. w. o. Guy,
the popular treasurer Of Chester coun-
ty. The groom is one Of the wide
awake and business-like young men OF
Chester, who believes there Is still a
greater outlet for the intelligent and
energetic young man on the old plan
tation than in towns and cities. and
has proven his faith by his works. for
he Is one Of the most successful farm
ers in Chester county. A striking coin
cidence of this marriage Is that the
groom takes his bride to the home
where the father Of the bride was born
and to the same house and plantation
where the grandfather Of the bride
Capt. ]. T. Lowry, under similar cir
cumstances took his bride, Miss Martha
Bratton, sixty years ago-1S4S.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

DISCUSSING a bill to regulate the drug
traffic, now pending in the Virginia
general assembly, the Richmond News
Leader says:
perhaps many members of the SEN
ate and the house fail to realize the
great Importance of this matter. In the
cities the cocaine evil has become
frightful. Any policeman or man &C.
quainted with practical operations OF
the police department in Richmond
will testify that cocaine today is doing
more harm in this city than whisky IN
the proportion Of at least two TO one:
The cocaine drunks are the hardest
and widest the police have to handle.
The drug can be used anywhere and by
anybody and one of its first enectS Is
to make the man or woman using 1t
menace TO the community. 1t causes
halucinations and a condition closely
approaching lunacy. Its permanent
effect is to destroy moral character
even more completely than morphine
and to wreck the body"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

p. w. Love-Wants his one-horse turn
plow that somebody has borrowed.
Thos w. Clawson, Supv. Of Registra-
tion-Gives notice Of opening books
Of registration for municipal cleo
tions. Books will close May 2Sth.
]. w. Dobson--Advises you to trade
where you can buy to best advan-
tage. He says If you follow this
line he will get your business.
Victor Cotton Oil GOWN gin cot
ton on Wednesdays and Thursdays
only after March 1st.
J. L. Williams & Co.-Have Picked up
about $4,000 worth Of clothing and
pants and are going to pass 1t on to
their customers at bargain prices
to quick buyers.
First National Bank-Says "today's
prudence is tomorrows pleasure,
and solicits your savings account.
York Drug Store-Has full selections
of garden and field seeds Of best
qualities and wants you to call on
it for the seeds you will need.
York Supply Co.-Has good rust proof
seed oats, seed potatoes. onion sets,
garden seeds, and says it is head
quarters for plows, brides, collars,
etc
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

IT is understood that the postotfce
department will soon commence inves-
LEGATIONS to see whether its orders with
reference TO the discontinuance or ex-
pired newspaper subscriptions are be-
ing obeyed. There is reason to believe
that the carving out of the order will
result in a very material Tightening up
Of the mails and also in considerable
increase in the income of the publish
ers of the average weekly and semi
weekly papers. 1t is a common thing
for publishers to claim that they carry
expired subscriptions as an accommo-
dation to their patrons; but the truth
Is that there is very little accommoda-
ton behind the matter. 1t would be
nearer the mark to say that the pup
Usher neglects to strike off eXplratlons
for the reason that he fears that once
off they will stay off. There is no doubt
of the fact that the value of newspa-
per's advertising space depends very
much upon the extent Of it's circulation.
All publishers realize this fact; but too
many of the publishers seem TO have
the idea that deadhead circulation is
much better than no circulation at all
and that is why there is so much pad
ding of the subscription list of the
average country paper. The order or
the government will open the eyes OF
many a publisher on this subject 1t
will be demonstrated to all Of them in
the course of a very few years now
that the paid circulation is the only cir
culation that counts for anything, and
that the only way to have a paid cir
culation of any consequence is to make
a really useful newspaper that is worth
paying for.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.-lnformation
from unofficial and individual sources
eVidencing the aggreSSiVeness of Japan
in Manchuria has been accumulating IN
the state department for some time.
That this condition is irritating in in
creasing degree to China is also a mat
ter of knowledge here. 1t is stated tnat
the Chinese government brought the
matter to the attention of the American
government and no representation on
the subject is looked for.
1t is frankly admitted by officials
who cannot be quoted that America
is losing her commercial foothold In
the Orient This loss, however, is not
charged to Japan. Rather it is assert
ed to be the effect of the growing ten
.dency toward internal government reg
ulation in the United States. Five
years ago flour in barrels was being
Shipped to the Orient from the north
west. steel rails from Pittsburg and
cotton in bales from Texas. TheSe
shipments were made possible because
of an exceedingly low ocean freight
rate arrived at by railroad combina-
ton. This rate has been condemned
by our courts as a conspiracy against
trade. and the development or TINS
trade has been abandoned. The domeS-
tic war. as ii is characterized, against
the Standard oil company, whlch Is
credited with the largest Oriental traue
of any American enterprise, Is declared
To have been disaStrouSly effective in
the Orient. while the tobacco and cot
Ton trades are said to have been dealt
heavy blows through the operation OF
railroad regulation here.
The foregoing was clipped from the
Columbia State Of last Thursday, and
we would like To know where it came
from-whether it was sent out by the
Associated Press.
We will have ii distinctly understood
that we are not seeking to cast any
reflections upon our contemporary by
Implication or otherwise. This state
ment we deem due both the State and
The ENQUIRER in view Of the manner
in which we have been impressed by
the article quoted.
The article impresses US as having
been written and sent out for reasons
other than it's news value. There is no
doubt about the fact that American
trade has suffered in the Orient; but
has that suffering been because OF the
attitude of the government toward
Standard Oil and the railroads? That
is the question.
Five years ago the Russians were
Manchuria with immense
bodies Of troops. and were building
railroads and Notifications with fever
ish energy in preparation for war. This
called for steel rails and wheat. Neith-
er the Japanese or Chinese use a great
deal nf wheat flour. Russians use IL
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

night that the real gem Of the entire
occasion was the tribute Of Mr.. Thos.
F. Mellow of Yorkville, S. c., to the
late Isaac Erwin Avery, formerly Of the
staff OF the Charlotte Observer. The
expression was entirely impromptu.
when the lights were lowered and the
memoriam spirit imbued the speaker
and his associates. Mr.. Mellow paid
tribute such as has rarely been utter
ed. He knew the man and the meas
ures of his work and in such a sense
he lauded the ability and gentle ma
ture which coupled him so lovably
with the world Of his fellows.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

THE whisky houses having claims
against the state dispensary have taken
the winding-up commission before
Judge Prltchard again. There Is to be
another hearing at Asheville tomorrow
There is good reason to believe that
there is little in this except another
desperate move to get out of a close
place. Unless the liquor people can
muddy the water or shift the issue
they are lost.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
EOlJND THE BOOK.

The STANDARD Policy and Guaran-
tees Book" of the Equitable Life AS
surance society advertised in the last
issue of The Enquirer by Mr.. w. w.
Boyce, as having been lost on the rail-
road near Yorkville, was returned to
this office yesterday morning, as re-
ouested in the advertisement, by Law
renee Rice, colored, Of No. 4 Yorkville.
81 found the book down by the over
head bridge" Rice explained as he hand
ed it in. 1T was sorter funny, too" he
went on. I'm passing along the railroad
on my way home, l noticed black
looking something lying down in the
ditch; but it impressed me as being a
piece of coal and l did not pick 1t up.
When | got home and began to read my
paper which had just been delivered,
the first thing that fell under my eye
was something about q lost book. 1t
occurred to me that after all that black
thing that 1 had passed as a piece OF
coal might be book, and I went back
to see about it. Sure enough 1t was
the very book that was advertised and
here It is. There were no other papers
about where i found the book"
AS a matter Of additional Interest 1t
might be very we'll to state that Mr..
Boyce was happy in saying in his ad-
vertisement that he would like to have
the book regardless of its condition.
Otherwise it would hardly have been
picked up. 1t Is muddy and water
soaked, and Of no possible value to any
body except the real owner, whatever
1t may be worth to him. AS to wheth-
er there are any papers in the book, Mr..
Boyce will have to find out for himself
for until it has had time to dry no In
vestigation can be attempted without
danger of further damage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

ed to provide old age pensions for
civil employees in Washington who
have been too improvident to look out
for themselves. I do not doubt that
in the end it will be yielded to. Then,
like the rings made by stone dropped
into a pool, this civil pension sys-
TEN will gradually spread until II
will cover the entire country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28
The 4lorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1908.

THE last killing over in Lancaster
suggests the Inauguration Of the Ken
lucky feud system down that way-a
natural consequence where the laws
against murder are allowed to become
so farcical as they have become in this
state. 1t is time to reform.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

To Col. Thos. r. Waring, Chairman
Hemphill Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee. Care Evening Post. Charleston
s. Correcting: Get busy! Yours
truly.-Charlotte Observer.
You children stop your foolishness'
at least until the really serious business
now In hand is disposed of.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-28

- The dispensary winding-up COM
mission has been In session this week
and 1t was expected that there would
be some more very sensational devel-
opments.