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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

ther than to say that there is too
much tendency to seek social prestige
through the exercise of gall and brass:
too many inexperienced Adventures in
industrial life who are trying to swim
along on cheek; too many drones In
business life who are without an ade-
uuate sense of commercial integrity;
too many empty ignOamuses in politi-
cal life who without having any merit
Of their own. seek temporary prefer
ment on the dement's Of others.
In every avenue of life, the vital
quality-the thing that actually COM
pels recognition and respect-is truth,
real merit, ability to deliver the actual
goods. This is the quality that lasts.
II may be overshadowed by shams and
humbugs for the time being; but it Is
sure to come to it's own in the end,
and shams and humbugs, no matter
how ascendant they may have been for
time, surely come to grief and over
throw in the end.
The way to get out of ruts. is to
join in the great search for truth, the
real stuff, and assist In throwing sham
and humbug by the wayside.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

McGill Bros, Yorkville No. 1.-Will
close their ginnery for season after
Saturday, January 16.
w. E. Ferguson-Wants your orders
and selections for cabbage plants,
in order that he may supply your
needs.
Farmers Wholesale Grocery-Makes
a number Of special grocery Offer
ings for this week for cash.
York Drug Store-Has a fresh supply
of DR.. Hess stock and poultry prep
alations, and advises you that now
is the time to use them.
j. A Tate, G. G. c. Pls.-Gives notice
of sale Of a tract of land in Ebene-
zer township, and another located in
Bethel township on Monday, Feb
ruary 1st, salesday.
Bratton Farm-Is offering thorough
bred Guernsey heifers at $40 and
upward. Will also furnish pure milk
at 10 cents quart; cream, butter
and eggs on orders.
Jos. f. Wallace-Publishes a card of
interest to Confederate pensioners.
The pension board will meet in York
vile on Monday, February 1st.
Henry Suggs, No. s Yorkville-Has two
setter dogs for sale-one trained and
the other partly trained.
Glenn-Give notice of sale on Feb
ruary 1st of certain real estate be-
longing to estate of r. NJ. Carroll,
deceased. The property is located on
Turkey creek.
w. l. Witherspoon Co.-Announces that
it will occupy the room formerly oc-
cupied by j. w. Dobson, and will add
groceries and farm supplies TO its
regular line of goods.
York Supply Co.-Invites special atten-
ton to the points of merit Of Vulcan
turnplows and middle breakers. 1t
also sells points and repairs for Vul-
can plows.
Rawls Plumbing Co.-Has a force of
competent plumbers to take care
of all work in it's line. 1t wants to
show you the latest fixtures and
quotes prices.
M. w. White-Says imagination is a
very practical thing, and If used with
Judgment will free us from many
blunders. Stock offerings.
First National Bank-Insists that every
one should save at least part of
what is earned. 1t Is the savings that
count in building competence. II
wants your business.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Wants you TO
see IL before you buy any kind OF
builders hardware. 1t carries full
line Of such goods, and also has car
penter's tools.
Carroll Bros-In a few days will re-
ceive 100000 first-class sap shingles,
and if you need any, they want to
figure" with you.
7 c, Wilborn-Offers the Rose lot on
East Jefferson street. and the Elliott
Wilson plantation. five miles from
Rock Hill, for sale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
Chr aturkrillr Gnquirer,
Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. s. c.:
TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1909.

THE most noteworthy and gratify-
ing development in connection with the
vigorous assault that the president
has made on Senator Tillman, is the
absence of bitterness, or expressions Of
pleasure or satisfaction on the part Of
some of the senator's former newspa-
per antagonists. The News and Cou-
rier, for instance makes q stronger de-
fenSe Of the senator than he has made
for himself. 1t shows conclusively that
there has been nothing morally or le-
gally wrong in his connection with the
proposed land purchase deal. The SEN
ator has been put in an awkward posi-
ton by being made to appear to be
guilty of practices that he has denounc-
ed in others. and it is probably fact
that he was rather precipitate in get
ting after Dorr. the young man who
had used his name for advertising pur-
poses without his previous knowledge
and consent, it does not appear that
he had any real intention Of deceiving
anybody That he was unfortunate in
using the expression that he had not
undertaken to buy any Of the land in
question will have to be admitted, but
as we gather it his meaning was that
he had had no relations whatever with
Dorr, and in that what he said was
true. At first blush, in all the circum-
stances. it looked like a very ugly case.
Now, we see very little in it to warrant
any considerable part of the big fuss
that has been made.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
Within The TOWN.

As will be noted from the announce
ment in another column, the w. l..
Witherspoon company has decided to
take on a general supply business in
connection with the heavy hardware,
buggies, wagons ard farm implements
it has been handling for the past two
years. Mr.. w. l. WitherspOOn has
made a deal with Mr.. J. w. DObson
whereby he secures from Mr.. Dob
son the store room on the corner of
Congress and Madison streets. and also
his services for the balance of the
year. He will make his headquarters
in the DobSon store room, which Is
within pretty convenient reach of the
hardware warehouse. and with the as
siStance of Mr.. DObsOn and such other
help as may become necessary, will
look after both places.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
ABOUT PEOPLE,.

Mrs Robert Adams Of Baltimore, is
visiting Miss Matte Caldwell.
Mr.. T. c. Dunlap is confined to his
room with an attack Of measles.
Congressman Finley returned to
Washington yesterday.
Miss Mamie Squiers Of Columbia,
spent Sunday in Yorkville, the guest
of Mrs. E. B. Beard.
Mr. p. w. Love, who recently sub
mitted to n painful and dangerous oper-
alton for an abscess of the ear, is get
ting along as nicely as could be eX
pectcd. There Is every reason to be-
lievc that the operation has been en-
tirely successful.
Mr.. ". Meek Faulkner Of Kings
Creek, was in Yorkville on business
yesterday. Mr. Faulkner, it will be
had dangerous time Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
THE 1908 COTTON CROP.
Total of 12,47o,226 Bales Ginned Up
70 January 4

The census bureau Saturday reported
12,4I0,226 running bales Of cotton gin
ned from the growth of 1908, to Janua-
ry 1st last, against 9,951,505 year ago,
and 1885 gInnerieS operated against
27,276 a year ago. The percentage OF
the whole crop ginned to January 1st
is 80 per cent for 1909, and 90.4 for
1908.
The report includes 231,S21 round
bales, and S6,0l6 sea island bales for
1909. 1t counts round bales as half
bales and excludes linters. The cotton
ginned to January 1St, 1907, and 1906,
was 11,741,O39 and 9,725,426 bales, res
pectively. The total crop of 1907 was
l1,05LS22, of which 92.7 per cent. was
ginned to January 1st The crops of
1906 and 1907 were 12,9S3,201 and l0,-
4"5, ,105, respectively.
The running bales ginned by states
ginned to January 1st, last, and ginner-
les, respectively, follow:
Alabama, 1,3O4,324 and 2,467. Arkan-
sas, 9ll,123 and 2,11S: Florida, 66,S0S
and 255; Georgia, 1,933,956 and 4,453;
Kansas, Kentucky and New Mexico,
1912, and ginneries; Louisiana, 1856
1SS and 1881; Mississippi, 1,5lS,IO1 and
3,465; Missouri, 53,929 and rs; North
Carolina, 646.731 and 2,741; Oklahoma
0Sf,ftJ anu 800, SOIlH Ndl Oliili' 1,1'p' :
T43 and 3.219; Tennessee, 317,343 and
GAG: Texas, 3,4S6,510 and 4,147; Eir-
ginia, 12,143 and ia.
There were 1864 round bales and
73,425 sea island bales for 1908, and
255,566 round bales and 54,275 sea
island bales for 1907.
The distribution of sea island cot
ton for 1909 follows:
Florida. 32,79S; Georgia, 4l,O@I; South
Carolina, l2,1S1. Corrected statistics
of the quantity Of cotton ginned to
December 18th, last, are 1l.9o4.269
bales
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
Works. REGISTERED VOTERS.

For the benefit Of the public espe-
cially in connection with school and
other elections, it 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 it 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 they appear in
The Enquirer and paste them in scrap
books. In the list given below will be
found all the registered voters of
M.HonpalIeuilIe
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.

Yesterdays developments in the
speculative cotton market are summar-
lied in an Associated Press dispatch Of
last night from New York as follows:
New high records for the season were
made in the cotton market today for
March and later positions with the
close very steady at a net advance OF
s to II points. Sales were estimated at
275,OO0 bales The market opened
steady at a decline Of l to points
under continuation Of Saturdays SELL
ing movement which may have been
encouraged by the fact that Liverpool
fully responded to the local loss of late
last week but the market very quickly
steadied on support from leading spot
interests, while J .2r In the day there
was considerabl covering.
A reported further advance in the
market for bar silver was thought like
ly to better the buying power Of the
far east; private cables reported a
more active business in Manchester;
Fall River sales Of print cloths for the
past week were estimated at 100000
pieces, and while estimates for tomor-
rows receipts were heavy, bullish week.
end figures were predicted and exports
were heavy. These were probably fac
tors on the advance which carried
prices to a net gain Of about II to
IA points during the afternoon, but
the upward movement was more i'm
portantly influenced, perhaps, by re-
ports that the leading spot interests
would follow the taking up Of January
cotton by demanding delivery on March
and May. Southern spot markets
were generally steady and unchanged
to higher, except for reaction Of
lie at Little Rock. The market closed
within to points of the top.
Receipts at the ports today 31,671
bales against 50,129 last week and 81
179 last year. For the week 100000
bales against 272,946 last week and
242. 100 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans 9,9SS bales against 14,14O
last year and at Houston 7,21O bales
against 1926 last year
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
The SAMPLES of corn submitted in the

The samples Of corn submitted IN the
recent seed corn contest instituted by
The Enquirer are still to be seen In the
editorial room of The Enquirer Office
We are glad to have farmers come in,
inspect them and criticise them.
81 have begun to doubt whether there
IS really any poor land in York coun-
ty," was a remark that progressive
farmer made in The Enquirer office the
other day. Fifteen years ago." he
continued, there was plenty Of poor
land, or land that was considered 70 be
poor. Since then have seen much of
this land worked up to state of pro-
ductiveness that is unsurpassed by the
best prairie lands Of the west, and
believe the same thing can be done
with the balance. 1t Is only question
of deep plowing and intelligent methods
generally"
It has developed that there was a
slight inaccuracy in our statement last
Friday about the pounding of Rev. j.
L. Oates. The statement which was
gathered from second and third hand
sources made it appear that the pound
ing was a kind of a joint Seceder and
Methodist affair. This was not cor
rect. Mr.. and Mrs. Oates entertained
shout seventy-five of the SecedCi
"pounders," and several of the Meth
cdist brethren were invited; but only
one, Rev S. D. Bailey was able to ac-
cept 1t was Mr.. Bailey who gave us
the first information of what a delight
full occasion the pounding was; but the
inaccuracies Of the paragraph referred
to are due to our own misunderstanding
of statements that came from other
sources We are assured, however, that
there was nothing wrong with the
statement that everybody present had
a most enjoyable time.
The York County Medical association
has for some time past been enlisted
with the brethren of the profession
throughout the civilized world in the
fight against the great white plague
The features of the last regular meeting
Of the association held in Yorkville
were two able and carefully prepared
addresses on tuberculosis-one by DR..
j. D. Mcdowell Of Yorkville and the
other by DR.. E. w. Pressly Of Glover
Those present say the addresses were
as fine as any they have heard or read
and contained much that would be Of
interest and value to the public. On
being asked about the papers with a
view to procuring them for publication
in whole or in part, DR.. NJ. ]. Walker,
president of the association promised to
at once take the subject up with Drs.
Pressly and Mcdowell and see If they
would not be willing to prepare sum"
maries that would put the substance of
what they had to say within the easy
comprehension of the laity. 1t is hoped
that this will be done, as it seems
to be generally conceded now that the
PRONUNCIATION of only a part Of the
valuable knowledge that the medical
world has dug up about consumption
within the past dozen years, will go a
long way toward putting the public in
a better position to protect itself
against the ravages of this greatest Of
diseases
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

proved Sanitary conditions have been
greatly improved. and it is now believ-
ed that there is little danger of the
spread of disease. The American relief
ship Bayern, flying the Red Cross flag,
arrived here at sundOwn on Friday.
Ambassador Griscom remained on the
Bayern until Saturday. when he re-
turned to Naples for the purpose of
presenting Rear Admiral Sperry to the
king. The United States supply ship
Culgoa. which arrived here from Port
Said on Friday. carried 13O tons Of
provisions. The stores of the Culgoa
we're distributed from this point Many
of the women refugees have been set
to work making garments. even those
who are suffering from injuries helping
in the work. as ii aids convalescence
and helps to distract their minds from
the disaster.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
Get Out of the Ruts.

one of the greatest drawbacks to the
people of this countrE is their content
ment to remain in ruts that retard
their progress.
We would not be understood as urg-
ing the doctrine Of the survival Of the
nttest. From the standpoint Of results
the doctrine is quite sound enough; but
it is cruel. vicious and contrary to
teachings that are greater and wiser.
But there are ruts of error and ig-
norance that have come down in Gus
toms and traditions that were wrong
in their inception, and which though
venerated because of the generations
through which they have lived, are
nevertheless drawbacks TO happier and
more satisfactory existence.
1t Is not desirable maybe. to try to
point out specific forms of error from
which we are suffering in our social, in
dustrial. business or political life fur
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

AS TO BAD CHECKs.-One of the
thoughtful young business men Of
Sumter wants a new statute on the
books; he wants it made a misde-
meanor for person to give a check
on a bank when the money will not
be in bank to meet payment. There
should be such a law. Under the
present law If the taker Of a check
asks the payer, us this check good?"
and he represents ii to be so, then the
payer, if the check be not good, has
committed a fraud and Is liable GRIM
inally. If, however, the taker did not
ask the question, but accepted the
check in good faith, or If the check
comes through a third party, when
he fails to cash 1t he has no redress
except a civil suit. 1t happens every
day that employers pay their work.
men by check after working hours;
the workman wants to trade and a
merchant cashes the check. When
finally the check is refused at the
bank the laborer who received 1t Is
not financially responsible; the draw
er Of the check will not make it good
and the merchant loses. Probably
every merchant in Sumter and In
South Carolina has a few such SOU
venirs."
To draw a worthless check should
be made a misdemeanor, and we hope
that the Sumter delegation in the leg
islature about to convene will see that
q bill to that effect Is introduced and
put through. Sumter Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

THE first intimations Of the charges
against Senator Tillman were given out
last Thursday night and the Associat-
ed Press version was published III The
ENQUIRER of Friday 1t was announced
in the daily papers Of Friday that the
specific details would be withheld until
yesterday, but there was afterward
change in the programme, and pretty
full summary of the presidents report
to Senator Hale was given out Friday
evening for publication in the papers
of Saturday morning. This is repro
duced in today's issue Of The Enquirer
Senator Tillman declined last Friday
and Saturday to say anything about
the presidents charges further than
that he would reply in the senate on
Monday. He promised confidently that
he would confound the president COM
pletely. In connection with the mat
ter also. the senator said that certain
papers relating to the case, which he
had left in his desk in his office last
spring had disappeared. He did not
make any accusations; but contented
himself with saying that the papers
may very easily have been stolen. leav-
ing the inference that secret service
men might have ritled his desk The
Associated Press sent out a story Sat
urday, which story AS published yes
terday. to the effect that Senators Hale
and Aldrich, both + whom are strong
personal friends IF Senator Tillman
tried to induce lie president to with
draw that por' .on of the report which
related to S:nator Tillman; but the
president declined to do anything Of the
kind. All Washington has been very
much stirred up about the matter from
the beginning. Senator Tillmans
health is very bad and his friends are
apprehensive as to whether he has the
strength to meet the issue as it should
be met.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

- Columbia State, January 12: a
short and formal session of the state
board of canvassers was held yester-
day for the purpose of organizing,
casting the vote of South Carolina for
William ]. Bryan and electing a mes
senger to take the returns to Wash
ington in March. After the nine elect
ors were sworn in, T. B. Crews Of Lau-
rens was elected chairman and T. B.
Butler of Cherokee, secretary. The
ballot was then taken and T. B. But
Ter was elected messenger to take the
returns to Washington.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

it recently with big carbuncle on the
back of his neck, and his friends feared
for his life. He Is getting along very
nicely, however, and there is every rea
son to hope that he will soon be his
old self again.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
McConnellsville.

No. Name Occupation Age
D. D. Branch, farmer 81
2 T. F. Dunlap, farmer 3s
8 Mason c. Latham, farmer 25
w. ]. P. Wylie, farmer 81
5 ]. B. Bratton, farmer 81
6 J. Webb Moore, farmer 2f
7 R. F. Lee, farmer 4e
8 ]. A. Talent, farmer 45
8 j. j. Clinton, farmer Al
10 n. B. Bratton, farmer 81
II r. NJ. Lindsay, farmer 30
IL NJ. B. Bratton, merchant 81
l3 +. B. Moore, farmer az
II J. l.. Aycock, farmer 40
Is c. S. Gordon, farmer Al
16 ]. F. Lindsay, farmer 81
II A. A. Burris, farmer 81
IS w. r. Conrad, farmer 81
19 w. E. Feemster, farmer 40
20 P. NJ. Burris, farmer 81
81 J. A. Forsythe, farmer 81
% J. A. Ashe, farmer 81
23 Rev. ]. K. Hall, minister 4G
"a w. NJ. Love. NJ. D., as
25 A. C. Bailey, farmer 81
&c ]. E. Harshaw, farmer 39
81 A. H. Jackson, farmer 4t
2S Sep Huey, farmer 2s
29 J. M. Love, farmer 3S
80 NJ. r. Jonas, farmer oS
81 RObt Witherspoon, farmer %
32 J. Frank Ashe, farmer 4s
33 o. L. Sanders, merchant 81
"a ]. A. Harshaw, farmer 81
35 ]. T. Davidson, farmer 81
SO ]. L. Mccarthy, farmer 5s
81 ]. c. Bell, r. r. agent &c
3S l.. B. Ashe, farmer 81
80 j. M. Lindsay, farmer q
40 J. L. Ashe, farmer 29
Al J. r. Crawford, farmer 4t
AZ Will Clinton, farmer Al
43 D. L. Jonas, farmer q
A l.. G.. Clinton, farmer 81
45 w. r. Harper, farmer 81
46 NJ. w. Harper, farmer 81
Al D. D. Wright, farmer 30
As A. Crawford, farmer q
49 J. H. Davidson, farmer 81
so +. E. Moore, farmer q
81 Il. T. Talent, farmer %
So w. E. Sanders, farmer 46
SO j. Nc. Moore, farmer 56
81 P. NJ. Moore, farmer %
So Z. A. Feemster, farmer IS
Sc +. P. Love, farmer 81
81 J. E. Carson, farmer %
5S ]. Warren Moore, farmer 90
SO ]. T. Adkins, farmer %
60 r. II. Latham, farmer %
81 ]. A. Ashe, farmer 29
62 A. F.. Ashe, farmer Il
63 Jno. L. Clinton, farmer 81
81 II. w. Moore, farmer 03
60 j. II. Conrad, farmer 81
66 J. O. Moore, farmer 49
g. L. F.. Ashe, farmer 10
6S ]. D. Mcconnell, farmer IS
GO r. w. Mcconnell, farmer 80
20 ]. A. Turner. farmer 81
II II. G. Moore, farmer 49
~ Dan'l y. Curry, farmer "A
73 Amos Revels, farmer 30
"a c. r. Estes, farmer IL
- f.. NJ. Harper, farmer u
76 W. A. Aycock, farmer "A
- Geo. Revels. farmer 36
IS Tom Gordon. p. G., farmer 30
% p. L. Reynolds, farmer II
so J. Il. Hamilton, farmer %
81 W. f. Mcknight, farmer 6S
So {. l.. Moore, farmer 81
81 r. r. Clinton, P. NJ, 81
81 S. A. Crawford, farmer 55
So w. l.. McCleavc. farmer 5S
Sc r. W. Burris. farmer 81
s. J. f.. Brandon, farmer 30
SS w. B. Gaulden, farmer "A
SO Isaac Smith, farmer 62
90 4. l.. BurriS, farmer 81
81 r. L. McCleave, farmer %
90 J. +. Thomas, farmer %
90 l.. Il. Brandon, farmer "A
81 G.. l.. Moore, Jr, farmer 2l
95 j. NJ. Williams. farmer 80
96 r. p. Mcconnell, farmer 64
81 J. p Williams, clerk 81
9S D. f. Durant, farmer IS
90 r. B. Stokes, farmer IS
100 J. 3. Stokes, farmer so
IOl j. A. Conrad, farmer II
.O2 Sam'l H. Love, farmer 80
l03 j. r.. Conrad. farmer 30
.O4 +. l.. Sanders, civil engineer 81
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.

The following venire of thirty
petit jurors was drawn this morning
to serve during the approaching term Of
the court Of common pleas, which con-
yenes February |:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-12

Special to Columbia Record.
Washington, January II: Senator
Tillman was at his best. He had the
closest attention of a full senate and
crowded galleries. A large number
Of representatives from the house
were present on the floor. AS the sem
ator exposed the plot to ruin him,
there were strong manifestations of
approval. 1t was clear that the SEN
ate was with him and that the presi-
dent had gone too far in his efforts to
destroy the South Carolina senator
In the reports sent out from Wash
ington last week and the comment of
the press, the mistake has been made
Of alleging that Senator Tillman was
using his position to get hold of pub
lie lands. The fact Is the land the
senator wanted to buy was not public
land, but railroad grant land: in 9TH
er words, land given by the govern
ment to railroads on condition that
the road should sell every other sec
tion to settlers or to whomsoever
wanted to buy 1t. The purpose Of Sem
ator Tillman was absolutely legal and
above board, and the documents sent
to Senator Hale by Roosevelt prove It,
The opinion expressed after the sem
ator finished his explanation was that
he had vindicated himself and that
his skirts are clean.