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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

The dispensary commissioners in the
counties that went dry last summer
are still holding on to their jobs. and
a bill has been introduced in the legis-
lature to relieve them of the trouble
of collecting further per diems.
The sand for the sand and clay work
on the Rutherford road Is being contri-
buted by farmers who, some time ago
made subscriptions Of from $5 to $50
each In work. There are some, OF
course who have not subscribed any
thing: but generally the subscriptions
are liberal and the outlook is that there
will be lot of good work done.
We take pleasure in warning our
subscribers that the new story, "The
Fourth Estate" which Is commenced on
the first page of today's issue Of The
Enquirer Is a story well worth while,
and every reader should commence with
the opening chapters. We are giving
liberal installment today and as
Tuesdays issue Of The Enquirer is to
contain eight pages, the next INSTALL
ment will be still more generous. Be-
gin with the story at the beginning.
That is a meritorious fight in which
certain good citizens Of Rock Hill have
entered for the purpose Of cleaning out
the tigers, and Messrs. Dunlap & Dun
lap, the earnest and aggressive young
attorneys, VINO have given such valua-
BILE assistance to the prosecution, have
shown up splendidly in it. But it is not
to be forgotten that reforms Of this ma
ture cannot be completed with a single
furry. The roofing out of tigers Is a
task worthy Of any mans mettle and 1t
Is long, tedious process.
The Charlotte Chronicle has reduc-
ed its selling price to one cent copy,
and states that it is putting in improv-
ed machinery to meet the demands of
the increased circulation. The Chron-
icle, so far as our present recollection
serves us, Is the pioneer among south
ern papers in this penny experiment,
and notwithstanding 1t has seen proper
to hold to the regulation price Of five
cents on trains and at railway stations,
and S. a year to outsiders, we are
dubious as to how the experiment will
work. The Chronicle, however, has al
ways been good paper and 1t con-
tinues to improve.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
THE FIVE DOLLAR PREMIUM.

There has been very little doing in
competition for the five dollars offered
for the largest number Of new sub
scribers returned and paid for during
the present week up to tomorrow night
at o'clock. At least, that Is true as
far as we are able to judge by the re-
turns up to this time.
While, Of course, there will probably
be quite a number of new subscriptions
between now and March Is, 1t seems
that most of them are in. or the club
makers are not giving much attention
to these weekly pickups during the
month of January. Of five dollars each.
The first premium of five dollars was
won by Miss Addie Caveny of Rock
Hill No. /, and the second by Mr.. A.
w. Mcfarland of Yorkville No. 3: but
who is to get the premium this week,
of course remains to be seen. In case
of tie, which is possible. and which
has not heretofore been specifically
provided for in this contest, another
week will be allowed in which the tie
will be- worked off.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
Editors and Opinions.

The question of how far the edito-
rials in a newspaper reflect the personal,
individual views Of the editor, and how
far they are to be taken as an impair
tial exposition Of concrete facts and
principles, is up for discussion, and al
though the matter can never be def
nitely settled, occasional consideration
of it is not Improbable.
In this world of many men and many
minds, it would be the height Of pre-
sumption, cheek and gall, for any man
to try to hold out the idea that he
alone is infallible and that he alone is
capable of conceiving correct views
upon any question, no matter what;
but the man who is unable to appre-
ciate that whether he is capable Of
discovering it or not, there is a right
and wrong to everything, is little bet
ter than a moral and intellectual i'm
beetle.
There are editors. so-called editors,
who have no views except their desires,
and whose views are applied to every
question on the same principle that an
infant turns to its mothers breast, or
sucks a piece of candy. These editors
declare a certain way and argue a GER
tain way, because they want things
that way. And in all cases their views
are certainly the individual views Of
the editors.
BY way of illustration, we will re-
mark that while there are as many
kinds Of lawyers as there are individ-
uals in the profession. they are divided
into two general classes. One class
can see but one side of any question,
the side it is on. and the other class
looks at both sides One class looks
only to temporary victory in the par
ticular case upon which it may be en-
gagged. The other recognizes that in
all things right is the final arbitur,
and is always careful about trampling
right under foot. Those who belong to
the first class, may win the plaudits Of
a day or week, those who belong to
the other class build for life and leave
good regulations behind them.
The newspaper editor who treats the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

Appeal to the Produeers.-Apropos
of the so-called raid in the New York
cotton market, President w. B. Thomp-
son, Of the New York Cotton Exchange.
has issued a signed statement In
which he says:
IF there was ever a time when the
cotton producer and the holder Of spot
cotton should make a stand, that time
Is the present. We have recently pass
ed through one Of the most trying and
unwarranted declines in the history Of
the cotton trade. Spot cotton Is in
trinsically worth little II any less than
it was two weeks ago, yet in the mean
time, through the manipulation OF q
few bear operators in the New York
market, the entire cotton trade has been
for the time being demoralized.
Let II be understood that the slump
in the contract market has not affected
the intrinsic value Of cotton. The law
of supply and demand determines this
value The New York raid Is not
legitimate incident Of the cotton trade
either in spots or futures. 1t repre-
sents the efforts Of few men with
much money to gain their purpose py
guerrilla attack. 1t Is as II man or
set of men, for the sake OF gratifying
a personal srudge and OF reapins a
stampede the occupants Of a crowded
building by the cry of fire.
"The issue is large one. 1t COM
prehends more than the interests Of the
bear or bull operators in cotton. 1t
raises the question as to whether few
manipulators shall demoralize great
trade system and go unpunished there
for. It affects the best interests OF not
only the spot market, but the future
market as we'll. The most powerful
agent of retribution Is within the con-
troll of the farmer and spot holder, II
they will use it,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
HOSPITAL A DISGRACE.
The Asylum Commission Submits its
FINDINGS. - -

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Findings.
The reports of the commission ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs at the
State Hospital for the Insane were
made public yesterday. The majority
report, signed by Senators Christensen
and Bates and Representative Dick
and Harrison, Is a stingins arraign-
ment Of the board Of regents for neg
laid on them by their own rules and
regulations, which require that they
shall report the conditions at the hos-
pital each month. The report Is most
temperate, attaching blame to no one
presenting the facts as they were
found, the laws of the state and the
institution and the neglect Of both, but
worse than all, through the testimony
submitted showing the very grossest
violations Of the ordinary rules Of san
itation and even decency, such as the
bathing of fifteen patients Of one ward
In the same water In bath tub, and
some of those probably afflicted with
tuberculosis or other diseases. The
centers Of wide soil pollution, within a
few steps of what is practically an out
door kitchen, the absence Of screens
and many other gross violations of the
commonest laws Of health.
The committee seems to nave split
hopelessly on the scope that the inves-
tigation should take. The majority re-
port Is from those who consider 1t
their duty to examine any and all con-
ditions around the hospital, the minor
ity, signed by Senator Hardin and
Representatives Cary and Sawyer, con-
tending for confining the investigation
within certain charges brought before
the commission. This latter construc-
ton Is tine one contended for by the
friends of the superintendent and re-
gents, who, sure of the fact that these
gentlemen did not see that they were
neglecting their duty, would have spar
ed them the unpleasantness Of the
cruel exposures made by the investi-
CATION. No one would charge DR.. Bah
cock, one Of the most eminent scien-
lists in the country. with intentional
neglect Of so great charge, but the
evidence submitted and the array OF
photographs Of the institution made
under the direction Of the committee
are most damning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. H. c. Miller Of Yorkville, went to
Atlanta, Ga, Tuesday. on business.
M. B. Jennings. Esq, Of Spartanburs.
Is spending several days in Yorkville
this week.
Mrs. R. A. Chandler of Mayesville, is
visiting ner mother, Mrs. w. B. Steele
in Yorkville.
Mrs. ]. P. Hollis Of Rock Hill, is
visiting her parents, DR.. and Mrs. M.
]. Walker in Yorkville.
Miss Minnie Whitesides, entertained
her friends on Wednesday evening at
her home in Hickory Grove, compll-
mentary to her guest, Miss Reola Quinn
Of Yorkville.
Mr.. H. T. Williams has moved his
family from the Lowrance house on
East Jefferson street, to the Weber
house on Church street. Mrs. w. B.
Steele has moved into the house va
Gated by Mr.. Williams.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
"eo INTO CONTRACTS" !"

IF / could only get to the farmers
of York county," said well known
magistrate in The Enquirer office cn
Wednesday, Il would like to urge ev-
cry one of them to start out this year
with the intention Of having all con-
tracts they make with laborers or 9TH
er people, in writing.
while 1t Is fact that the landlord
has a statutory lien for rent and sup
plies, the statute does not attempt to
define the numerous little details that
may enter into such a contract, and
1t is better to have all this specified in
writing.
1T is a good idea also to have paper
contracts as between employing farm
ers and laborers. Such contract
properly drawn with full specifications
very often serves to settle disputes and
Disbursements that might otherwise
prove more or less troublesome, and II
lis cheaper to have them than 1t Is to
pay the costs Of litigation that often
develops out OF their absence.
"Of course, when 1t comes to paper
security for supplies to be furnished
by the merchants, the farmer does not
have to worry about that. Wise man
as he is, the merchant does not neglect
to look after matters Of such great i'm
portance."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
MERE. ENTlON.

One of the latest reports about DR..
Cook, Is to the effect that he Is suf-
fering from melancholia in hospital
near Heidelberg, Germany. Govern
or Hughes of New York, announces
that he will retire from politics on the
expiration Of his present term of office.
"A great ice gorge that had stood
in the Ohio river above Louisville Tor
two weeks, threatening destruction to
the city and villages below, broke last
Tuesday without serious damage. .....
The British elections are still In prog
ross and although there have been
great gains on the side Of the, Union
Its, the Liberals will retain good
majority in parliament. "A new graft
in the shape Of the differentiation Of
foreign automobiles imported in this
country, has been discovered in the
New York customs house. $50. John K.
Walsh, the convicted bank wrecker OF
Chicago, has lost out in his appeal TO
the United States supreme court, and
must go to the Federal prison at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, for five years. The
convicted banker is 72 years old. ......
Paul Endemann, a former teller or the
Jefferson bank, Of New York, was SEN
fenced Monday to a term or not less
than four years in Sing Sing prison for
embezzling $4,000. ..... One hundred
coal trains were sent out of Chicago on
Monday over the Chicago and North
western railway, to relieve a coal fam
Inc in towns and cities to the north of
Chicago. "A big counterfeiting plant
was discovered in the villa Of the Duke
of Bonaventa at Guadix, Spain, few
days ago and further investigation by
the police seems to implicate a large
number of the titled folks of the coun-
try. Millions Of dollars Of the spurious
coin Is said to have been circulated. 80.
Senor Joauuinn Nabuco, Brazilian am
bassador to the United States, died In
Washington on Monday. Five men
were shot to death in a neighborhood
feud in st. Landry parish, La, Monday
night. The killing took place during a
dance at the home of Ernest Soileau.
James Owens, a religious fanatic,
shot his wife and sister-in-law TO
death, fatally wounded third person
and committed suicide at Oxford, Miss,
Monday .... James Klas, under arrest
at Pensacola, Fla, Is believed to be the
third yeggman, who was in the party
that tried to get into the postoffice at
Tallahassee two weeks ago. Klas' grip
was found to contain a full safeblow-
er's outfit. .. The attorney general OF
Missouri has started an investigation
to find out the why OF nigh priced meat
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

THE Gastonia Gazette has picked us
up on our confession that we did not
know where the "Bruton" district Of
York county was. The reference was
to the lifting OF the cattle quarantine
in that district, and from the fact that
South Carolina localities seemed to be
under consideration, we assumed that
the reference was to the "Bruton" dis
trict of this state. The Gazette, how
ever, advises us that If we had used
our glasses, we could have seen that
Virginia was plainly stated. 1t is not
pleasant to be caught just that way,
but since the government so seldom
makes errors in its publications, it Is
just as we'll for us to own up that we
were a little too fresh.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

THERE is a proposition to divide the
state hospital plant and establish two
or more divisions in different parts OF
the state, outside Of Columbia. The
asylum property in Columbia is esti-
mated to be worth s50O,OOO, and it IL
proposed to spend one million or more
in enlarging and re-establishins the
proposed divided institution. We are
looking for the sale Of the present
property, at some price, and we are
looking for the expenditure Of a mil
lion dollars; but very few people out
side of the asylum are looking for any
removal from Columbia, because Co.
lumbia won't give it up. The removal
idea is suggested principally for the
purpose of getting the balance of the
state thoroughly interested in the sub
iect
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

In that state. The cattle growers and
feeders say that they are getting the
same price for grain fed cattle now that
they did for grass fed cattle last fall.
:. Mr.. Roosevelts collection Of Afri-
can specimens for the Smithsonian In
stitution at Washington, now numbers
S,463. Giuseppe Musolino, the most
noted Of Italian brigands, with record
of thirty known murders to his credit,
and sentenced in 1901 to life imprison-
ment at the age of q, is now hope
less maniac and mas been moved from
an underground dungeon to hospital
for criminal insane. >. The suicide at
Philadelphia on Sunday of ]. Herbert
Stephenson, made the tenth death of
persons directly connected with the
grating In connection with the new
state capitol Of Pennsylvania. -. The
great Shoshone dam, eight miles from
Cody, wyo., was completed Monday.
The dam is 1884 feet high from base
to parapet, the highest in the world.
1t will have a capacity Of 14S,5SS,512,-
900 gallons and will supply water to
irrigate 100000 acres Of land in the
Shoshone river valley. 49,. Three wo-
men lost their lives and six were seri-
ously injured in an apartment house
fire in Philadelphia on Monday. .......
Thirteen hundred anthracite coal min
ers are on strike at Wilkesbarre, Pa.
..... Prof. Walter G. Penhollow was
convicted at Mount Holly, N. j., Mon
day. on the charge of assaulting girl
pupil. .. The strike of girl shirtwaist
makers of Philadelphia and New
York, which has been In progress for
several weeks, is apparently as far
from settlement as was the case at the
start, and the strike is spreading to
other cities. :. For the third time the
house has passed bill admitting Ari-
zona and New Mexico to separate
statehood. ..... The National Shoe
Wholesalers association has announced
that there will be stiff advance In the
price of shoes, giving the advance In
the price of leather as the reason.
A Savannah dispatch says that many
cotton mills are buying futures with a
view to getting cheap cotton, futures
nov being lower than spots.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

THAT is quite nice write up that
the Laurens Advertiser gives one of
the distinguished citizens Of Laurens
on his arrival from Columbia, with a
sentence of three years in the peniten-
tiary hanging over him. Wonder If 1t
is really a fact that the courts were
all wrong about this thing, and the
man was convicted solely as the result
Of public clamor. If it Is a fact that
this citizen is guilty as charged, there
is no question Of the fact that he got
about what was coming to him; but II
he is victim of public clamor, is 1t
not about time that We begin to make
a really serious and searching exami-
nation of ourselves?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

miles in four and minutes and AZ
seconds. Paulhan's wife followed as
we'll as she could in an automobile,
crying and praying and hoping to be on
hand in case of an accident needing
her assistance. When the daring avia-
tor alighted on the aviation field on
his return, the crowd thronged around
him and almost overwhelmed him in
efforts to take his hand, and mis- coun-
trymen kissed him. 1t was given out
at once that the fight was the most
remarkable that has yet been made.
and 1t is believed that he has won a
prize Of $4,000 offered to the first man
who meets all the conditions that he
has complied with.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

questions of the day on basis Of tenn
porary expediency may very we'll be
taken as expressing mis- individual in
clinations. and 1t is only a matter of
time, and often a very short time at
that, until he is sized up at his full
value The newspaper editor who un-
dertakes to view facts and conditions
on a basis Of their real relation to
fundamental truth, may not always be
correct: but he will always command
the respect of those who admire frank
honesty, and who may be able to see
that he stands for that quality.
Editors who write merely for the
purpose of impressing their individual
opinion, have very little business in
ficting those opinions on the public.
Editors who write to teach and i'm
press the truth with the hope Of maxi
ing men better and wiser, very often
do q great deal Of lasting good.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

WHEN colt m Is going up, up. up as
the result Of operations Of the manipu-
lators of the New York Exchange. we
Of the south are jubilant and throw
up our hats and holler hurrah, and
when prices go down, down down, we
of the south begin to grit our teeth and
abuse the gamblers. Among the poker
players, the winner Is in high spirits
and the loser Is downcast-after the
game Is over. Both sides are now
bowling supply and demand. They
were making the same howl two
weeks ago, II the demand is not as
great now as 1t was two weeks ago
why not? The supply Is certainly nc
greater. 1t Is our own judgment that
cotton should be worth fifteen cents
under present conditions The only
reason We shall attempt to give right
now, is that on the prevailing basis OF
the price Of supplies, cotton cannot be
raised at less than fifteen cents with
reasonable profit to the producer. But
that does not govern. We have seen
cotton selling at cents a pound under
conditions when 1t would cost no less
than seven or eight cents to produce It.
The gamblers gave US the same old
talk about supply and demand. yet the
price Of yarn was high and the mills
were literally coming money. The
mills still have profit at fifteen cents,
that Is the mills that are properly
managed, and yet the price Vt cotton
goes on down. Why? We are not
blaming the mills, we are merely in
quiring for the supply and demand ba-
sis of present claims. 1t Is the exchange
spectators who are giving the trou--
Bile. There has been more profit and
loss among the gamblers Of the New
York Exchange this year, and the
lambs they have been bleeding, than
there has been among all the farmers,
who produced the cotton. And why
should these gamblers be permitted TO
have such sport with legitimate crop
like cotton?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
SM YRNA NOTES.

Correspondents The forkvile Enquirer
Smyrna, January 20.-Mr. r. I. Cas-
ties, our efficient mail carrier, has NOV
ed into his nice new eight-room resi-
dence.
1t is encouraging to see more wheat
and oats sowed this winter than has
been seen in this community for many
years.
There has been very little winter
blowing done up to this time, but the
farmers are taking advantage Of every
opportunity.
The Farmers Union has about twen-
ty members, and Is considering the idea
of ihstituting a corn contest. There Is
a feeling among the members that
something must be done to stir up
proper interest in the organization.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21
Five Cents a Cuss.-We understan

Five Cents a Cuss.-We understand
that an effort Is being made at some Of
the manufacturing plants about town
to organize mo Cursing" or Anti-Pro-
family clubs. The plan suggested is,
for all tine hands and management to
agree to pay fine of five cents for ev-
cry oath or profane word spoken, the
money to be placed by the entire force
and kept as fund to aid any operative,
who might in any way become disabled
for work. To have to pay five cents
for every profane word used, will have
tendency to stop so much cursing,
which is simply appalling at some
places where men are employed. The
habit is most sinful and worse than
useless and frequently boys who never
hear Such language at the homes OF
their parents get into the habit Of curs-
ing by associating with thOughtless
men at the factories or manufacturing
plants about town. We trust this un-
dertaking will work a reform: mama
gers should encourage it and every
hand should join. for the fund accumu-
lated from the fines would be of much
service to tine man who by accident or
sickness. is laid eff from work for
few days or weekS.-LenOir News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

THERE are still people in this coun-
try, who want to take offense on being
presented with bill for an amount
due. How could anybody be so un-
reasonable? The man who objects to
being presented with bill should new
er ask for credit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

In these times Of advancing prices,
newspaper subscriptions and adver-
tisements are among the cheapest COM
modities there are. AS matter Of
fact, in many cases, prices were al
ready too low.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

This weeks premium Is still any
bodys money, and a clubmaker who
has two or more new subscribers that
he can enter and pay for, will not be
safe in leaving them over until next
week al the chances Of carrying off the
prize with a few names, Is as good now
as II will be then.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-21

But there Is one good thing about
this cotton speculation situation, and
that is that the holders of spots do not
always have to follow the future mar
ket down.