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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.

Following was the course Of the cot
ton market yesterday as summarized
in an Associated Press dispatch OF
Iast night from New York:
The cotton market was weak and
unsettled today, closing steady at a
net decline of s to Il points. Sales
were estimated at 225,00O bales.
The market opened steady at an ad-
vance of 3 points to a decline Of
points, January and August being a
little higher on somewhat better cables
than expected, while other positions
were lower under realizing of long ac-
counts, and the whole list became
weak right after the call. Selling was
promoted by the heavier estimates fol
tomorrOw'S receipts at leading points
stop loss orders were caught Il few
points below the opening figures and
before the decline was checked prices
showed a net loss Of about II to Il
points on the active months.
Some of the big spot houses were
buyers of spring and summer deliv
cries on the decline and it looked as
though houses which had sold heavily
for long account toward the end Of last
week were replacing their lines at the
lower level. but after q falling off Of
or 6 points the market weakened again
with the old crop reaching the lowest
point in the late trading under con-
tinued realizing or liquidation, south
ern selling. local bear pressure and ru-
morS Of falling off in spot demand al
interior points, and foreign satisfac-
tion Of January ENGAGEMENTS. At the
lowest prices were 13 to Is points be-
low the closing figures of Saturday
and about 81 TO 25 points below the
high records Of last week. The close
was slightly up from the lowest on
covering.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26
LOCAL LACONICS.

Messrs. Smith Bros, proprietors OF
the Glover opera house secured the
Neil Litchfeld Trio for next Friday
night. The programme Is to include
music. recitals and representations
along with the funny comedy sketch
Down at Brook Farm"
Interesting Old Land Papers.
About the oldest land grants relating
to local lands that we have seen, were
brought into The Enquirer Office a few
days ago by Mr.. F. T. Carson Of the
Delphos neighborhood. The grants re-
late to what are now known as the
Templeton lands about two miles
south Of Yorkville and originally vest
ed in Michael Mccarthy and Alexan-
der Love, in April 1867. The McGar-
rity tract contains 227 acres and the
Love tract contains % acres. The
lands are described as being located
"in Mecklenburg county, n. c." This
territory down to about the Chester
line was once a part Of Mecklenburg.
Death Of Allen Crosby.
Mr.. Allen B. Crosby whose recent
serious illness was mentioned in The
ENQUIRER. died at his home on Sharon
No. /, last Sunday morning at IL
o'clock, and was buried at Sharon or
Monday, the funeral services being
conducted in the Sharon A. r. P
church, by Rev. S. D. Bailey pastor OF
the Methodist church Of Hickory
Grove Mr.. Crosby was a native OF
York county and was about 64 years
Of age. He served through the civil
war; and since the war has been en-
gagged principally in farming and rail-
road contracting. BY those who knew
him, he was highly esteemed because
Of his generous, friendly disposition
and his hospitable nature. He has
many friends. He leaves widow and
seven daughters as follows: Mrs. O.
A. Osborne, Blacksburg; Mrs. ]. B
Ross, Russellville, Ark; Mrs. o. A
Jeffcoat, Whitmire, S. c.; Mrs. j. M
Brice, Yorkville No. 4; Mrs. B. A. Cor
rell of High Shoals, N. c., and Misses
Claire and Ruth Crosby, Sharon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26

A bill has been introduced by Sena-
tor Christensen to provide against
mutilation Of trees. The bill provides
that any one who shall cut down, mu-
tilate or kill any growing tree grow
ing within ten feet of any public road
or highway which shall be laid out,
altered or amended by the authority
Of the county board of commissioners
or the county supervisor Of any cOun-
ty without the consent in writing of
the county supervisor, upon conviction
thereof shall pay a fine of not less than
$25 nor more than 500 or be imprison-
ed for period not longer than 80
days: Provided, That no county su-
pervisor shall give such consent with
out the majority vote Of the county
commission.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26

Southern spot markets officially re-
ported early were unchanged to 1-16c
higher.
Receipts at the ports today 36,9S9
bales against 45,537 last week and &c.
2O3 last year. For the week 100000
against 244.1SS last week and 280,071
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 5,31S against 9,909 last year
and at Houston $500 against S,161
| last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26
Che aJurkrille Gnqairer.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1909.

SOME of these days the state OF
South Carolina is going to establish a
general rural police system somewhat
similar to that which is now giving
such satisfaction in Charleston coun-
ty; but we fear it is going to be quite
a while yet before this step is taken.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26
YoRK's REGISTERED VOTERS.

For the benefit Of the public espe-
cially in connection with school and
other elections, 1t is the purpose of
The Enquirer to publish list Of the
voters Of the county as shown by the
recent registration. The publication of
all the names at one time would fill an
entire issue Of The Enquirer, and 1t is
therefore deemed more advisable to
take up the work by installments.
People interested in these lists will do
we'll to clip them out as thev appear in
The Enquirer and paste them in scrap
books. In the list given below will be
found all the registered voters Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26

L. II. Good, farmer
DR.. J. H. Saye, NJ. D.,
r. D. Hope, clerk
A. w. Ramsey, farmer
s w. T. Ramsey, farmer
9 :. ID. Good. carpenter
10 r. NJ. Sherrer, farmer
IL J. NJ. Sims. farmer
II L. r. Shannon, farmer
13 Elias Ramsey, farmer
IA j. l.. Whitesides, farmer
Is r. B. Whitesides, farmer
16 w. NJ. Brakefield, farmer
II Robt. Ray, farmer
IS ]. S. Rainey, farmer
19 w. #. Sims, R. F. D..
90 A. +. PlaXicO, farmer
81 S. NJ. Graves, farmer
% R. H. G. Caldwell, farmer
% w. b. Caldwell. farmer
"a j. w. Gwinn, farmer
25 Rev. J. S. Grier, minister
26 J. D. Gwinn, farmer
81 w. r. Burgess, merchant
2S w. p. Youngblood, r. F. D.,
90 J. A. Shannon. merchant
80 D. A. Whisonant. clerk
81 j. S. Hartness, r. r. agent
32 Jas. r. Kennedy, merchant
33 p. B. Kennedy. merchant
"a ]. r. Hogue, farmer
35 NJ. b. Love, farmer
SO A. B. Crosby, farmer
81 Jos. Clark. blacksmith
3S NJ. A. Helton, farmer
80 c. L. Kennedy, merchant
so J. S. Kennedy, farmer
81 ]. D. Hope, merchant
81 S. B. Pratt, merchant
SO J. A. Ross. farmer
81 G. A. Plaxico, farmer
55 c. B. Plaxico, farmer
56 II. w. Shannon, merchant
81 ]. NJ. Plaxico, merchant
SO ]. H. Bigham, farmer
SO ]. d. Hope, merchant
go R. w. Hope,
81 ]. S. Hope,
81 T. M. Hope.
sc F. A. Hope.
Ga G. w. Whitesides, merchant
s5 ]. S. Byers, farmer
Sc Jno. A. Byers, farmer
81 J. A. Brown, merchant
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-26
SENATOR Tillman, a few days ago

SENATOR Tillman, a few days ago.
made these interesting remarks on the
subject of the freedom of the press:
The issue is a momentouS one. JEFF
ferson declared that as between gov
ernment without newspapers ana
newspapers without a government ne
would choose the latter, because when
properly informed that people would
protect themselves even without a
government through the instrument
tality Of public opinion. A free press
can alone preserve free institutions.
Our great danger now lies in the con-
troll of the press and its consequent
subserviency to those who use IT 10
deceive the people and perpetuate
their grasp upon power The Amerl-
can people can not guard too jealousy
the right of freedom Of speech and
freedom 10 print whatever Is in the
public interest. The newspapers now
under fire for their efforts to expose
corruption in high places should have
the active support of every true Amer
lean. for their cause is the cause or
US all"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
County of Clarendon.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Levi Mercantile Company. Plaintiff
against
Wesley Miller, Williamsburg Live
Stock Company, and John S. Will
son as Administrator of S. NJ. Mex
sen, deceased, Defendants.
Judgment for Foreclosure and Sale.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A
Judgment Order Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, in the above stated &C.
tion, to me directed, bearing date of
February 10, 1909, will sell at public
auction, to the highest bidder foE
cash, at Clarendon Court House; at
Manning, in said county, within the
legal hours for judicial sales, on Mon
day, the 9Th day of Aprily, 1909,
being salesday, the following de
scribed real estate:
''All my right, title and interest of,
in and to all that piece, parcel or
tract of land lying, being and situate
in the County of Clarendon, in the
State aforesaid, containing forty-two
(42) acres, more or less, and also all
that parcel or tract of land situate
in said County and State containing
fifteen (15) acres, more or less, both
of said tracts Of land having the
same boundries as follows, to wit:
North by lands of Ben Lemon; East
by lands of Estate of J. J. Frierson;
South by lands of Mas Miller, and
West by the Quackenbush lands"
Purchaser to pay for papers.
E. B. GAMBLE,
Sheriff Clarendon County.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
THE QUEEN BEE.
Her Household Service the Most Per-
feet In the World.

Her Household Service the Most Per-
feet In the World.
"We must so to the bee for the real
solution Of the servant question" said
a housewife. ''The queen bees serv-
ice is the most perfect in the world.
Why, she even has servants who di-
gest her food for her.
THE queen bee is so entirely occu-
pied in egg laying-she lays $500
eggs, twice her own weight, daily
that all other things must be done for
her.
"And so a corps Of servants makes
her toilet. This corps all day long
cleans and brushes and polishes her
person. It is as though her life were
passed divinely in a beautiful parlor.
"Another corps Of servants has
charge Of the air she breathes. The
air must be the purest, that her eggs
may be the finest So, standing in a
circle about her, tanning with their
wings, these bees make a living ven
tilating system
Her most important servants are
perhaps her feeders. Their training
may be ssid to begin before birth,
since they must be born, from special
II nodded eggs, with glands in their
heads for the reception of bee milk,
the chosen predigested food Of the
queen. The feeders stand always at
attention, presenting, like brimming
cup, their head glands, swollen with
predigested food, to the queen bee,
busy at her task of laying dozen
eggs a minute. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
The Stateofsouth Carolina
County Of Clarendon.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Phillis Charles in her own right and
as Guardian ad litem for Anthram
Charles, Maybell DuPre. and Henry
DuPre, Minors, Plaintiffs
against
Pearson Charles, Vangilist Charles.
Willis Charles, Arthur Charles, Sam
Henry Charles, and Annie DuPre,
Defendants.
To the Defendants, Willie Charles
and Arthur Charles:
Please take notice that you are
hereby Summoned and required to
answer the Complaint in this action,
a copy OF which is filed in the Clerks
Office for Clarendon County, and to
serve copy of your answer to said
Complaint on the subscriber at his
Office in Manning, S. c., within
Twenty days after the service here
of, exclusive of the day of such
service, and if you fail to answer
said Complaint within the time
aforesaid. the Plaintiff in this action
will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint, and the
defendant will take notice that the
complaint in said action was fled in
the office of the Clerk of said Court
on the first day of March, 1909.
J. NJ. WOODS,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
Manning, S. c., March is, A D.
1909.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
The Elder That Swore.

An elder Of the kirk, having found
little boy and his sister playing mar
bles on Sunday, put his reproof in this
form, not a judicious one for child
tsBoy, do you know where children
go who play marbles on Sabbath
day."
cay" said the boy. "They gang dour
to the field by the water belaw the
brig"
mo" roared out the elder; "they &C
to hell and are burned"
The little fellow. really shocked
called to his sister: "Come AVA
Jeanie. Here's a man swearing aw.
fully "-"Reminiscences Of Dean Ram
saw"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
An Ianoble Use.

Washington Irving in "Crayon Pa
pers" says: 81 was once at an evening
entertainment given by the Duke Of
Wellington at Apsley House to Will
liam ~. The duke had manifested
his admiration Of his great adversary,
Napoleon, by having portraits of him
in different parts Of the house. At the
bottom Of the grand staircase stood
the colossal statue Of the emperor by
Canova. 1t was Of marble in the an
tique style, with one arm partly ex-
tended, holding a figure Of Victory.
Over this arm the ladies in tripping
upstairs to the ball had thrown their
shawls. It was a singular office for
the statue Of Napoleon to perform in
the mansion Of the Duke Of yelling
ton!
Imperial Caesar. dead and turned to clay,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
ON AN OCEAN LINER.
1t Doesn't Pay to Get Naughty With
the Stewards.

1t Doesn't Pay to Get Naughty With
the Stewards.
Never, oh, never, speak harsh words
Of rebuke to a steward on an ocean
liner" declared a congressman OF New
York.
Zone summer T journeyed over to
the other side The first day out, at
mealtime, found that I had to en-
brace the table leg to get near enough
to operate with my knife and fork.
For my unpleasant seat I called the
steward to account. Most harsh was
my criticism. Then I told him l would
have my meals served thereafter in the
upper cabin.
''The next morning the cabin stew
ard told me Of a better room and that
should get it Immediately. It was
more costly and elaborately furnished
than the one I occupied with my trav-
cling companion Then. too, it was
on the main deck. I looked over the
new room and decided to change. I
had my luggage, with tnaI OF my
friend, moved below. When my friend
found the new quarters he gasped with
horror. Man aliver he said, this is
the worst hole on the ship. You and
are in for great big seasick.' We
got every jar Of the ship and good and
seasick too.
'1The day 7 landed the dining room
steward met me on the deck. Much
obliged for changing he said Tt was
at my request that the cabin steward
got you to move. The gentleman ahead
Of you in that cabin and who wanted
to move gave me SIS to fix the deal. l
thank you for what is a most glorious
tp."-Washington Post
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
The Enolish Three RS.

We are constantly being misunder-
stood by the foreigners, says Clarence
Rook, and the Frenchman 6f whom
the following story is told contrived to
do US something less than justice.
He had been on a visit to this coun-
try in order to study at first hand the
social manners Of the English people.
On returning to his native land he
was asked by a friend whether he had
discovered the meaning Of the myste-
rious "three RS"
ooh, found out what they were on
the first day Of my visit" said he.
"And what are they, then?"
"Rippin', rotten and right-ov' replied
the triumphant Frenchman.-London
Mail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
LATHAM's HOME RUN.
And How II Figured In Having Him
Dubbed "the Dude"

And How It Figured In Having Him
Dubbed "the Dude"
Charley Comiskey told the story Of
how ArIe Latham came to be called
''the dude
Zone spring during Latham's term of
service with the good old st. Louis
Browns" said Comiskey, she jumped
into the opening game Of the season
and won US a victory by knocking out
home run in the last inning. Chris
Won der Abe from his place in the
grand stand saw Arlie make his sensa-
tional hit and naturally enthused. Aft
er the game der boss president enter
ed the clubhouse and in that peculiar
dialect Of his said to Latham:
sArlie, my poy, you must be glad
that I, Chris, vas proud NIT you, an l
viii show you vat my feelings is by
giving you the present Of Something's
for you to wear on yourself. Take dis
order on mine own tailor an 80 an
dress up yourself
ssChris' order on the tailor read some
thing like this:
".Give to Arlie der t'ings vat he
buys, an send to me der bill
Latham didn't do q thing on the
strength of that order but replenish
his wardrobe For three days in fspc-
cession be showed up at the ball park
in a fine makeup, and every suit Of
clothes was brand new On the fourth
day Chris got bill from the clothing
people for 500. Naturally he sent for
Latham and demanded an explanation.
"'Why, Chris, old pal,' said 'Lath,'
there's nothing to explain. Didn't
sou agree in that order you gave me
to pay for what bought, and haven't
just begun to buy? Why, old pal. I
have only got three suits and expect
to be measured for another this after
noon. What's wrong?
:s.Arlie,' replied Won der Abe, you
vas de one Internal dude in de piZness,
1 viii dis bill pay, but you will yourself
20 to der tailor an nit him explain vot
I dink Of der impudence Of you your
self. You will also stop NIT de clothes
you now have on an do no more nit
such foolishness NIT der man vot pays
your salary. Arlie, you vas one dude,
an if you play nit any errors dis
afternoon will myself fine you all
der bootifu! clothes you have yourself
bought
sFrom that day Latham became
known to the baseball world as the
dude"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
keepsakeS.

Washington Irving, who wrote the
following lines on the value Of trifes,
evidently believed in them as en-
blems Of friendship:
'sThere is something, after all, in
those trifes that friends bestow upon
each other which is an unfailing indi-
cation Of the place the giver holds in
the affections would believe that
one who preserved lock Of hair, a
simple flower or any triie Of my be-
slowing loved me, though no show
was made Of it, while all the protesta-
tons in the world would not win my
confidence in one who set no value on
such little things. Trifes they. may
be, but it is by such that character
and disposition are oftenest revealed" !"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
A Curious Structure.

On the road from Clifton downs to
Avonmouth the traveller will pass, in
the Avon gorge, curious structure to
which a singular tradition is attached,
relates the London Tatler. The story
is that a person named Cook about a
century ago was told by gypsy in the
Leigh woods that his only son would
be killed by a serpent before he reach
ed the age Of twenty-one. To avert
this he built high tower and shut bis
son in the topmost room with the In
tention Of secluding him there until the
fatal age was passed. However, by ac-
cident viper was taken up in a fasot
to the room to light the fire, and it
crept from the fagot and bit the boy
so that he died. Therefore the tower
was called Cooks Folly, and that is its
name to this day, whatever is the true
explanation.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
oBEYED THE DOCTOR.
Did His Best In Keeping Watch Upon
the Patient.

Did His Best In Keeping Watch Upon
the Patient.
The late DR.. Drummond, the habit
ant poet, once related an amusing an
ecdote indicative Of the simplicity OF
the rural French Canadian.
He was sun,mering in Megantic
county, Que, when, early one even
ing, he was visited by young farm
er named Ovide Leblanc.
"Bon soir, docteur," said Divide by
way of greeting. ma brudder Noise,
heem YER seeck. You come on
i'house for see heem, doc?'
Drummond, always kind hearted and
obliging, complied with the request Of
Ovide and found the unfortunate
Noise suffering from what he dag
nosed as q fairly severe case Of ty-
phoid..
wishing to provide Noise with some
medicine" said the doctor-poet, II ask
ed Ovide to accompany me back to the
village. The prescription compound
ed, proceeded to instruct Ovide. The
dose was to be administered every
three hours during the night, and, try
ing to be as brief, plain and explicit
as possible, said: BE sure and keep
watch on Noise tonight and give him
a teaspoonful Of this at Q o'clock, 12
o'clock and at 3 and in the morning.
Come and see me about 8 o'clock in
the morning"
Divide understood and departed. The
following morning ne again presented
himelf, and Drummond asked: "How's
Noise? Did you do as I told you?'
'tA1a brudder Noise, t'inll he some
better dan las night" replied Ovide.
"I g:ve heem de medicine, but doan
have no watch in d'house, doc. I TAX
d'leetle clock-d'one what max d'beeg
deesturb for get up. I keep eet Oh
hees ches' all night. Tink eet do
heem good dat, JUS lax d'watch. Wat
you t'ink, doc"-Harper's Weekly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24
i FIRE IN JAPAN.
The Victim Has Other Troubles Be-

The Victim Has Other Troubles Be-
sides Loss Of c-.:
An American mission. ing in ia
pan recently lost his dwelling by fire.
He described in an amusing way the
polite condolences which his neighbors
showered upon him. I've were del
uged with visiting cards." he says.
''They were forced into our hands by
sympathetic inquirers, friends offering
aid and tradespeople soliciting orders.
The conversation with each conner was
somewhat as follows: You have in
deed had an honorable disaster says
the friend I have humbly caused a
great disturbance I reply. Please
honorably excuse me- Indeed, it is
honorably sad for you,' the friend an
swers. have done an unheard Of
thing say. I am overcome that you
should have come to call on me on
purpose. Thank you very much
Please nonorably excuse me for being
so late in coming says the friend
The energy required for such conver-
sation can be imagined by accompany
ing each sentence with a low bow
and repeating the process about fifty
times.
"About 10 o'clock we two foreigners
escaped to face our next duty, which
consisted in apologizing to all the
houses in our section-about fifty. 1t
was nearly u o'clock at night when
our apology tour was completed, but
our last visitor called at 2 o'clock in
the morning. Callers began coming
again at o'clock and kept on coming
steadily. During the day we received
many visitors and paid twenty-eight or
more calls. The strain Of all this, to-
gether with our other tasks, including
the receiving Of the stream of visitors,
which lasted a whole week, is better
imagined than described
"Ali day after the fire and for three
days more people from all over Gifu
and from out-stations kept bringing
sympathy from their families and pres
ents Of cakes and fruit and other arti-
cles. We can never repay all the kind
ness we received. Chicago News.