Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-22
Scraps and faets.

consciousness, anu reIndineu III d HoS
pital only three weeks, since which
time he has been actively engaged a!
a bricklayer. He plies his trade regu'
larly, climbing as nimbly up and dowr
ladders and about scaffolds as any O.
them. He travels about the city in
tricycle.. While attending meeting'
where his competitors are billed u
speak. he rolls up to the door on his
machine, has the janitor bear him u
the rostrum in his arms, and there de-
livers his speeches with the others
He Is fully able to take care OF him
self In a debate. He has been elected
Justice Of the peace twice, leading the
ticket on both occasions. Gibson Is
man of powerful physique. He can az
as much work as the average brick'
layer.
= Washington, June 10: There ma
been received in the Library OF Con
gress and placed on exhibition In tn'
manuscripts division, the original en-
crossed permanent constitution OF the
Confederate States Of America" Th'
constitution was adopted March IL
1861, by the Confederate congress a.
Montgomery, Ala, and signed by dele
gates from South Carolina, Georgia
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louis
lana and Texas When the capital wa:
moved to Richmond it was carried te
that city. and upon the evacuation o.
Richmond, was sent with other papers
farther south, where 1t was rescued o!
Mr.. F. G.. DeFontaine, at Chester >
c., from a band Of looters. Mr.. De-
Fontaine kept this and other docu-
ments for some years and, In 1888, Il
passed into the hands Of Mrs. G. w
]. DeRenne, whose son, Mr.. w. J. De-
Renne of Savannah, Ga, now owns II
and has recently deposited 1t, as
loan. with the librarian Of congress.
-Valdosta, Ga, June 10: News was
received here today Of disastrous
lightning prank played about midnign'
last night on the Withlacoochee river
near Olympia. Eleven men, who hao
been employed in bridge constructor
there, took refuge during a rain ane
wind storm In q signal tower. Light
ming struck the wires running IRON
the signal tower, ran along them into
the tower house and struck the men
who were huddled closely together
Only two were uninjured. One OF the
nine, a negro, was fatally hurt. The
nine who were injured were all stun
ned. all of them were badly burned and
blistered, some Of them having places
ON their skin torn as IL 1t had been rip
ned by a knife held beneath 1t. A
watch chain worn by one OF the mef
was melted, but his watch was unhurt
The trousers on another were rippeo
from waist band to hem. The tacks
I'm another's shoes were drawn and an
others shirt was torn to shreds. Tne
bolt shattered telegraph poles before
striking the men in the tower house
Two of the men were 50 badly injured
that surgeons were called to atteno
them.
Atlanta, Ca, June 18: In his mes
sage to the legislature, Governor Smitf
will recommend the submission TO tne
people of a constitutional amendment
to exempt from taxation farm products
for a period Of twelve months immedi-
ately following their harvest. 1t II
practically certain that Legislator
along these lines will be introduced II
the legislature, and 1t Is believed may
be enacted. The governor Will give al
his reason for the advocacy OF such al
amendment the fact that cotton Is th'
basis of the states material prosperity
He will take the position that anything
which the legislature may do to en-
courage the producers to abandon TIT
old plan of marketing this product Inn
mediately 1t has been harvested, and
instead, place it on the market grad
ually. will help to maintain the price
of cotton, and thereby help the people
of the state, regardless Of their imme
diate interests. The fact that cottoI
and other products Of the farm are sub
ject to taxation is, it has been stated
responsible in part for the fact tina
the farmers sell their crops immedi
ately they have been harvested. At th'
last session of the legislature Messrs
Gambler and Alexander Of Dekall
county, offered a constitutional amend
ment along the lines mentioned, but
received no consideration, because i
was never reached on the calendar.
The experiments which are beint
made in the west of England by TIT
military authorities in firing with spe
cial guns at balloons, says LondoI
letter, have shown that the moving
balloon can be destroyed with rea
sonable degree Of certainty. Man!
rounds of ammunition have been fire.
from howitzers and field guns, ant
some Of the results Of the high angl'
fire and otherwise are little short o
marvellous. A battery in one Of th'
most successful tests brought balloon
down in q few seconds. The gun'
were placed about 1900 yards away
and a captive balloon, representing al
airship, was sent up about 500 feet. 4
strong wind was blowing, and the bal
loon swayed round in circles, making
an accurate aim very difficult. Th'
battery could be seen to place thre'
shells we'll over the balloon. Their
was a cloud of white smoke, and th'
gas bag burst into flame, collapsed ant
sank to the earth. The shrapnel, strik
ing downwards, had apparently tori
the tough silk to ribbons. Thes'
tests with the new guns are most ex
haustiye and are carried out with Srea
secrecy. No one Is allowed to ap
proach the scene of operations, whicl
is situated in a remote corner Of Wilt
shire. The methods by which mucl
accuracy, hitherto impossible, hav
been obtained, are, Of course, onl.
known to the expert committees con
ducting the trials, but so much ha
been discovered that airship movemen
will be a serious undertaking for any
one facing the guns and methods nov
Of h