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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-06
Your friend,
Hal s. Fewell.

A Social Paragon.-Often we have
read social news which was as we
thought the epitome of all that is
f1owery, and the last word in the way
of effulgent elaboration. We have read
what we thought was the climax OF
meaningless compliments, and the ul-
innate expression of the high sound
ing phraseology. But We were mistak-
en-, for the following eclipses anything
we have read OF:
And In addition a vast array of the
most ravishing personal charms she
has musical talent Of the highest or
der, being a woman Of sublimest pow
ers, for she has a highly cultured
voice Of richest melody and rarest
sweetness, and her seemingly heaven
tuned notes are as pure and as sweet
as the image Of the morning star,
when bathing in the dew-drops that
lie nesting in the fragrant petals Of
the flowers. And he Is a high toned
gentleman, and Is worthy Of the bril-
liant jewel that Is to sparkle in the
casket of his love and devotion, for
under her love-light every scene will
be a picture of paradise, every word q
poem of enchantment, and every sound
an echo Of celestial harmonies. for
with the love Of such a jewel won,
heaven with its rapture has on earth
begun. News.
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Hliseellansul1s Rsading.
GOVERNOR FIGHTS BACK
Motives Impusned He Indulses in
Some Hot Remarks.

News and Courier.
Columbia, Nov. 30-"Knowing that
there are liars in all societies give
this account in order that the public
may Judge for ITSELF" said Governor
Blease today in a signed statement, in
which he denounces the alleged au-
thors Of certain statements which he
says have been made falsely concern
ing the seizure of the beer the other
night, which was told Of in the News
and Courier on Thanksgiving morn
ing.
The governor bitterly assails his
enemies" calling it "the dirty, sour
rilous attempt which Is being made by
some of my enemies to have 1t appear
that Kibler seized the beer because 1t
was the Shriners," and he nails it as
"a wilful, malicious and cowardly at
tempt to injure me-"
His statement, in full, follows:
ION the 9th of November Chief
Constable Kibler reported to me that
twenty eight barrels of beer had been
delivered to E. B. Gresham, Columbia,
S. c., and asked me what to do with
1t. I told him to seize it, which he
did. A little later Mr.. Kibler, Mr..
Gresham, DR.. Frank Hart, and Mr..
jeff Goodwin came to my office. and
DR.. Hart, speaking for the crowd, ask
ed me how they could recover the beer,
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All, Bee, you remember the elfish
legends which we used to read Of the
Black Forest in our nursery days. 1t
Is the home Of enchanters, gnomes,
and sprites-a great, gloomy pine
wood, where the giant trees stand
straight and close, and the dark green
branches meet and lap, shutting out
the light of the sun, and where the
strong, fresh wind from the Alps
rushes to meet one in joyful welcome.
Fred Bradford and I fingered some
what behind the rest of the party.
Let them go ahead" he whispered;
there's truth in the old saying, that
two are company, and three, or more,
are none"
One bore Is preferable to half doz-
en-, and Fred's soft nothings are more
bearable than Archie Van Dorn's, so /
offered no objections.
Into the enchanted Schwartzwald
rode we-into it's silence and mystic
gloom. l thought Of the legendary
frescoes on the Trink allie at Baden
Baden, and looked around me involun-
tarily for the belted, hooded dwarfs,
the entranced huntsmen and the fairy
sprites in sharp hats and red stock
ings, who are said to inhabit the place.
Alas! none were to be seen. Fred
Bradford, with blue veil twisted Eng
lish fashion round his hat, and a
Murray sticking out of his pocket, was
the only enchanter visible in the scene.
Suddenly he gave a start.
who the deuce is that fellow COM
ing yonder?" said he. mot one Of our
party. I know"
Out of the green gloom before us a
horse and rider appeared. The first
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with remorse, but I'm not-I'm not
it's a hard thing to kill"
She paced noiselessly up and down
the little room, now clinching, now
wringing her eyes in dumb distress
Her black eyes burned like Goals; now
and then a stif1ed moan escaped her
dry, feverish lips. The soul Of the wo-
man was in dire torment. She had
not the moral strength to bear it long
That old, wicked remedy which she had
used so often to her own destruction
thrust it's temptation upon her anew
Snatching up the dress still warm
with the pressure Of Mercy's young
,, body, she inserted her shaking hand
into it's pocket and drew out little
thin-worn purse. Stealthy as a cat
she crept out of the chamber, down
the stairs and into the court. The
purse contained a little roll Of money
-Mercy's earnings-all that she pos
sessed in the world. Clutching it hun
grily, this woman who had promised
to reform, to do better, and whom q
score Of demons seemed now pursuing,
fled out of the dark, silent court, turn
ed a street corner, plunged into the
first drinking place to which she came
and there vanished, like an ill-favored
ghost.
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Rock Hill, 8. c., Nov. 25, 1912

Rock Hill, s. c., Nov. 25, 1912.
Dear Miss Russell:
What are you going to do for
Thanksgiving? We are going to get
from Thursday until Monday for our
holidays. am going hunting Thanks
giving. Our school opened the fourth
of November We have eighteen on
the roll. I am ten years old and in
the fourth grade. I study six books,
Arithmetic, Reading, English &C.
ography, Hygiene, and Spelling. like
to go to school. I was so glad when
school opened. like my teacher fine.
She has been teaching three sessions.
We play tennis and several other
games. like tennis best Of all. You
must come out to see US some day. We
would be glad to have you any time.
We are going to have speeches for
Thanksgiving, next Wednesday.
wish you could be with us then
Your friend,
Lloyd Percival.
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rifice the ultimate possession Of Ad-
rianople in the interests Of general
peace, they will expect their allies to
share their sacrifice and the only way
in which this can be done is to give
Bulgaria compensation in the shape of
the territory conquered by the Greeks,
Servians and Montegrins. Hence the
wall from Athens that any concessions
to Turkey will "endanger the fruits of
victory gained by the allies-above all
those of Greece and Servia."
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Bishop Wilson on vies.-"Rome in
her worst days, never harbored such
conditions Of vice as are prevalent In
our highest social circles at the pres
ent time" declared Bishop A. Wilson
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, tn a sermon at Savannah. Ca,
last Sunday,
Never at any period Of the worlds
history" added Bishop Wilson, has
the moral strata been so thin or so
low, The world Is beset today with
more insane theories and PHILOSOPHERS,
more hypocritical creeds, than ever
before.
THE advance of science and philoso-
ply in the study Of the fine infinite
subjects connected with the creation
of the earth Is imperiling the religious
welfare of the world. Scientific pro-
gress will never disclose the hidden
secrets of the universe. The mystery
which passeth the understanding will
not be unfolded by the hand Of man
through the application Of philosophy. :"
Bishop Wilson Is attending the South
Georgia Methodist conference here.
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ARMIsTIcE NEGOTIATIONS.
Warning Powers Trying to Como to
an Understanding.

Warning Powers Trying to Come to
an Understanding.
London, Dec. 3.-The protocol ar
ranging an armistice was signed late
this evening by the Turkish and Bull
garian delegates, the latter represent
ing also Servia and Montenegro. Prior
to this there had been long sitting of
the Turkish council Of ministers to
consider fresh proposals submitted by
the allies.
Apparently the Greek delegates did
not sign the protocol. At present
nothing Is definitely known on this
point nor of the terms Of the armistice
as revised today.
Terms of the armistice as accepted
by Bulgaria, provides that the truce
shall continue during the entire period
of the peace negotiations.
Turkey is to have the right Of re-
victualling all her besieged forces and
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was a fine animal, as black as mid
night; the second-well, caught one
glimpse of blond, bearded face as he
flashed by, and then turned IN his sad
die to look at me, as If were some
thing perfectly unique, The next mo-
ment he had vanished like the Wild
Huntsman himself, among the black
-boles of the Schwartzwald.
well, by Jove!" said Fred. Il ought
to know that face. I saw him at the
Opera in Paris last winter-heard
curious story about him, too. How
abominably he stared at you, Ethel"
so 1 observed" said I; who is hep
"A lord, or count or something-Pye
forgotten his name. These titled beg
gars are as thick here at Baden as
blackberries in August. Your English
friend, Hallam, knows him-he's a
huge hand at ecarte; hinged the Bri-
ton of two hundred pounds one night
in Paris-Hallam told me so himself.'
Just then I heard noise overhead
which drove the black horse and his
rider quite out of my mind.
Fred, was that thunder" said 1;
"the forest is getting awfully dark-it
is going to storm. Hurry do, and let
us overtake our friends"
"Pooh!" he answered.; "a passing
cloud, no more" And, oh, how red his
face grew and how dreadfully unbe-
coming a red face is to Frederick!
Hold on, Ethel, I've something
want to say to you. I know what
heart breaker you are; know my
chance is small enough, but still I'm
going to speak,
DON'T" ! warned.
81 must-I will! Like the fellow In
the poem, none knew you but to love
you. You're born Circe; you broke
more hearts at Saratoga last season
than all the other bellies combined
and I can't withstand you any more
than other men. I'm your bird, Ethel
you've riddled me through and
through. And now will you marry
me?"
Was not this an extraordinary de-
claration? 1 gave him the witherine
look which he deserved.
Fred, you must be crazy!" said l.
Marry you? Certainly not. I never
| heard such amazing nonsense! This Is
| what l call an abuse of confidence.
| will not ride with you another step!
And l struck my horse sharply, and
dashed off at gallop to join my toe
indulgent chaperon.
1 suppose made a wrong turn ir
the way; at any rate, rode on rapid
ly, but saw no living creature save
native glassman, in black jacket
and sharp p-crowned, wide-b -brimmed hat
with long stockings and enormous
trousers, tied below his knees. Mrs
| Bradford and the rest of the party
were nowhere to be found. And al
the while Schwartzwald was growing
darker and wilder 1 looked up through
the intricate branches, and saw thai
the sky was as black as ink. A sharl
spirr of wind filled the pines. The all
was full of coming tempest. 1 wal
| frightened, and so, also, was the beas
/ rode.
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been in this office,) of course, I abide
by it until some higher authority de-
clares otherwise.
II did not attend either the Elks' or
Shriners' celebration. While I am an
Elk, was otherwise engaged during
the day and am sorry that so much
publicity has been given to the fact
that these two Orders had such guam
titles of whisky and beer ordered for
their celebrations, but the publicity
did not come from my office, but from
the blatant mouths that falsify the
record in order to try to injure me po-
litically. Cole l.. Blease.'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-06

At 500 a Bale.-Among the larger
growers of long staple in the county of
Marlboro Is DR.. ]. L. Napier, the vet
eran physician and farmer Of Blen-
helm.
DR.. Napier sold last week sixty bales
of his cotton at twenty cents per
pound which was 500 per bale Of 500
pounds. The lot amounted to the nice
sum of six thousand dollars.-Pee Dee
Advocate.
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India Hook, 8. c., Nov. 25, 1912.
My Dear Miss Russell:
We have a good school building now
through the consolidation Of Belmont
school with India Hook. The pupils
of Belmont ride to and from school in
q large hack used for that purpose.
The school building is large beau
tiful one with two class-rooms, a work
room and some teachers rooms. We
have been working on the grounds and
planting potted flowers and making
window boxes for the school rooms.
The school gave an entertainment in
October consisting Of piano and vocal
solos and several recitations by some
ladies' from Winthrop college. We ex-
pect to have another this month as
we'll as Thanksgiving exercises.
There are thirty -four pupils attend
ing school now with more to attend
later. We are all trying to make our
school the best rural school in York
county.
Your friend.
Hal S. Fewell.
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Rock Hill, s. c., Nov. 26, 1915

Rock Hill, s. c., Nov. 26, 1912.
Ny Dear Miss Russell:
How are you? l am well except
have a cold. What are you doing? ]
am going to school. I am having q
good time. I guess you are having a
good time too. We are learning a
I certainly enjoyed the entertainment
Saturday night. We are building a
new house. They finished It last Sat-
urday night after supper. Carl and I
were cleaning Off the yard Saturday
afternoon and he fell down on a rabbit.
Your friend,
Louise Faires.
Oak Ridge School
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Rock Hill, 8. c., Nov. 25, 1912.
Dear Miss Russell:
I thought I would write you letter
as / have been asked to do so.
I am eleven years old and am In
the fifth grade. My teacher is Miss
Maud Chaplin. We all love her.
went to the graded school at
Winnsboro last year. had many good
friends there.
I think will start to the Training
school next year. am,
Sincerely yours,
Ethel Hughes.
Rock Hill graded school.
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getters from the Schools.
Conducted by Miss Leila A. Russell.
Rock Hill, 8. c.. Dec. 2, 1912.

Dear Boys and Girls:
This Is the month which brings in
the happiest season Of all the year. I
hope some Of you will write me a
Christmas story. Your teacher will,
no doubt, tell you some fine stories.
Write me the one you like best.
Yours very sincerely,
Leila A. Russell
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(To be continued.1

The National Red Cross society will
soon put on sale throughout the United
States S5,OO0,000 stamps for the
benefit of the society for the Proven
ton of Tuberculosis. The design this
year Is considered to be more artistic
than that issued last season. A small
red cross Is shown in each corner OF
the stamp, while across the top appears
the words Merry Christmas" and al
the bottom Happy New Year" In the
centre Is a picture of Santa Claus
with American Red Cross" above and
1912" at the lower rim, sprigs OF
holly completing the rest of the decor
ative work of the seal.
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Sixth grade, Blairsville school.

Rock Hall, 8. c., Nov. 25, 1912.
Dear Miss Russell:
thought would write you and tell
you how I am getting along. live on
a farm six miles west of Rock Hill. l
have to walk a mile and a half to
school. like to go to school. My
teacher is Miss Edith Bigby. take
music lessons. The games we play at
school are "The Farmer In the Dell" "A
Lassie" and a good many others. We
are getting up money for a basket ball.
I think basket ball is fine game.
We had a debate Friday afternoon.
The subject was, which Is more prof.
liable, corn or cotton?" I was on the
corn side. Don't you think that was q
good subject to write on? thank you
for the entertainment you gave US
Saturday night. I certainly enjoyed it.
I am looking forward to the next one.
What are you going to do Thanksgiv-
ing? We are learning poem to say.
Sincerely yours,
Helen tinker.
Seventh grade, Oak Ridge School.
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sharon, s. c., Nov. 10, 1912.

Sharon, 8. c., Nov 19, 1912,
Dear Miss Russell:
Our school opened Monday. Novem-
Der II. We are getting along fine at
school now. Some Of our pupils have
scarletina. We expected you to come
to visit us last week. We want you to
come We have raised 81 for the
school. We have a globe and two
libraries, five black-boards, a water
cooler, and shades for the windows and
we are going to make more money
to paint our school room.
Mary Sherer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-06

BzT Desertions in the United States
army in 1911 amounted to only 2.SS
per cent, a lower rate than in any
other year for ninety years, except in
1898.
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Seventh grade, Oak Ridge School.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-02
WEST WANTS TEDDY
BACK AGAIN
So Say Montana and North
Dakota Men in Washington;
La Toilette Was Possibility,
But Would Rather Have
Roosevelt.

Washington. JAM 2-rhat the
west would rather have Roosevelt
FOR president than any other man -
the statement Of Montana and North
Dakota men here today
Tlmmas Cooney, mining engi-
noer from Helena. Mont. and DIR. J..
a. n. Winsiow 81 Coopertown. n. D.,
arrived rs Washington today.
our state" said Or. Winslow. has
been very friendly 20 I.aFoilette. Re-
Gently, however. since the meeting %
the Republican national committee
IN Washington that feeling appears
TO have turned toward Roosevelt
The feeling has become general that
Roosevelt. while not q candidate. will
make the fiKht n the national con-
Vention names him. IL Is quite pos
sible that n LaFollette delegation Will
be selected from North Dakota, but
4 viii be ready 20 jump 60 Roosevelt
che moment n Is apparent that the
Wisconsin man cant win
I'm coming east I have talked 20
many persons about the next prcsi-
detial choice. The general Roosevelt
sentiment Surprised me- Most of the
" W FNftANNANINEH \ hNAANn W MNA NHN
prevailing sentiment and that was
that Roosevelt Is the only Republican
who can be elected next year
Mr. COoney was asked as 20 the
sentiment for president In Montana.
Its not for Taft" ne answered.
"In the last few days Il is remark
able 20 see the old Roosevelt senu-
ment revived. It's one Of these ag-
grcssIve, enthusiastic revivals which
makes mo believe that there VIII be
an uninstructed or straightoui
Roosevelt delegation from my state.
The WASHINGTON correspondent FOX
the star was on tho same train that
brought Mr. Cooney and DR. WINSTON
to Washington. Late yesterday aft
ernoon after leaving Chicago there
were nise men In the smoking room
OF the sleeper. There was little else
| talked Of than president" These
! nine mon came from seven different
states ana hi except one lGom west
| Of the Mississippi river a straw
vote was taken. All nine were fol
| Roosevelt for president. One ex'
| planned that he was a Democrat, but
that ne wanted q vote in the caucus
Just the same.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-02
ELEVEN EBILLI0N
PERIODICALS ARE
PRINTED
Printing Presses Were Some
what Busy During Year
1909, and Are Said to Be
Buster Now.

Washington. d c.. Jan. 2.--The CEN
sus bureau has issued q statement re-
garding the number Of pieces OF print
ed matter circulated IN 1909.
OF books l6i million were published
and about eleven billion copies OF
periodical publications, including
newspapers. poured from the presses.
Daily newspaper circulation in the
United States Increased % per cent In
the PAST Ave years. while IN the same
period there was a decrease OF per
cent in tie ilrcJsation ~ monthly
publications TIE total capital em.
pioyed In the printing End publishing
business IN 1908 was 5SS million dol
lars. an increase of 20 per cent over
the figures for 1895 The value OF the
output was 73S million dollars, an In.
crease Of "a per cent Salaries and
wages paid were 26S millions. increase
of3S per cent The number OF em-
ployes, 35S.042, increased % per cent.
These figures are given In census
bulletin published today
The total number Of publications In
the United States in 1909 was 22143.
and the aggregate circulation per Is.
sue was 1874 Ia million copies. Daily
newspapers number 2,G02 with a cir
culatlon OF "a l.2 million opies.
Monthly publications numbered 249i.
with 90 IA million circulation. Week.
lies numbered 1901 with 4O,S22 600
circulation.
Religious publications have a clrcu.
lation Of 20 l-2 million, an Increase
Of 32 per cent In i've years: agricul-
tural, ll.327,o00, increase 40 per cent
commerce, finance and insurance. L.
ill,O00 decrease OF 43 per cent: trade
journals, 3 liz million, increase 4 per
cent; law, $4,000, decrease % ner
cent; science and mechanics, 1 ~
million, increase III per cent; society.
ART, fashion and music. IL ~ million
decrease 1s per cent.
There are 2,795 publications IN for
elgn languages with a total circula.
ton Of nine million
The makers OF books turned OUT 54.-
62O separate volumes, viii total OF
l6l,36i,S44 copies. including as NH.
lion Of fiction. n 1-2 million OF eau.
cation. 2s ~ million OF theology and
religion, ten million of Juvenile, z "a
million Of reference works.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-02

Chicago. Jan. 2.--Milady's gown will
be simple of attainment, and Il VIII
accord we'll with the household cur
tailment due 10 the high cost Of liy-
Ing y WIS said TODAY 1T the exposi-
on % coming fashions on DISPLAY
horo Dg AIS auods trade papcra
The bath room. which supplied her
bathrohe (oiherwlse known as blank
ef cloth) coat, now will furnish her
dress, and the material IN Il viii
be Turkish towels
Two or three towels, with on with
ons the rep stripes and tasseled bor-
der, a. suits the wearer's individual
ity, a little dab ct lrlHh lace. a slit
here and there for an arm 20 come
through and the gown Is complete.
A simple silk undepskirt, toned 10
show on the towel fringe left o. the
bottom az the skirt ana costing slight
Is IA excess 81 the 0verdress. COM
pletes the costume.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-02
INQUIRY INTO THE
FEDERAL PRISONS SOON
Csners si0aal Coaniigtcc. % Inyestl-
gate Anairs nj LeavcnwOrth and At
lanta Penal Limitations Next Week.


Washington. Jan. 2.--The house
COMMITTEES on Expenditures In the de-
partment Of justice win begin lis IN
vestlgatlon Of condiuohs 81 the fed
eral prisoners at Leavenworth. Kan,
and Atlanta. Ga. when u resumes lts
hearings next week Representative
Beall Of Texas. Chairman OF the COM
mlttee. said TO-DAY that there was an
impression that abuses In connection
with their MANAGEMENT had devel-
oped and that Ire committee desired
the facts. when asked II the com
mlttee's decision to Include the Loay-
enworth prison vas due % the inves-
tigation 81 that prison BY special
agents 81 the department. of Justice
last spring, NJ nonll replied In me
negative ne 20 said that 80 far ne
specific char OF Irregularities
against the prs0n management had
been filed with the committee,
The understanding here ~ that the
committee VIII summon Warden Me-
Claughry % appear before "A FOR eN-
animation.
Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-02
INITIAL H0LDUP WAS
NOT GOOD ENOUGH
~. Louis Sian tbycrpontred When lie
Aiien'pis lo Rob iielel Clerk and
t'olieclnau, .An at the same Time.

Oklahoma City, ok. Jan. g.--Ed
Wilson, young man who came here
from g. Louis. walked into the Ma.
uonal hotel early this morning and
Registered his name. patrolman Nor
ton war standing "a the counter and
wilson drew two rey0lyers, pointed
one az Clerk Dousherty and the other
az tho policeman and ordered them TO
throw up their hands. The hotel clerk
cropped behind the counter and
crawled around. While Wilson was
giving his attention 10 the policeman.
Dougherty grapled with the robber
and Wilson fred fye shots, some OF
them going through the counter but
doing no damage The robber was
overpowered after long struggle. Tie
said Il was his first experience az a
hold up.