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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-24

done the work, too, for there's not a
sign OF moth. If I'm not careful, I'll
stumble over the family plate-it
seems to be about the only thing want
ing"
lie thought a moment, then went
quickly into the library and began to
ransack the trunk. At length he found
a small box containing keepsakes OF
various kinds. He poured the medley
on TO the table-an uncut moonstone,
an amethyst-tOpped pencil that one Of
his tutors had given him as a boy, a
tigers claw, a compass and what not.
Among them was a mans seal-ring
with a crest cut in a cornelian. He
looked at it closely. 1t was the same
device.
The ring had been his fathers.
lust when or how 1t had come into
his possession he could never remem-
Der. 1t had lain among these keep
sakes so many years that he had al
most forgotten it's existence. He had
never worm a ring. but now, as he
went back to the hall. he slipped II
on his finger. The motto below the
crest was worn away, but it showed
clear in the marble OF the hallmantle:
/ clinge.
His eyes turned from the carven
words and strayed TO the pleasant sun
ny foliage outside. An arrogant boast,
perhaps. yet in the event well justi-
fed. Naliants had held that selfsame
slope when the encircling forests mad
rang with %war-whoop and blazed with
torture-tre. They had held on through
bad, abiding and laWless. every gener-
alton had cleaved s%tubbornly TO its
acres. | clinge. His father had chung
through absence that seemed to have
been almost exile, and nov he, the last
Valiant, has come to make good the
boast.
His gaze wavered. The tail of his
eye had caught through the window a
squirt OF something dashing and vivid,
that grazed the corner of a far-off
field. He craned his neck, but it had
passed the line of his vision. The
next moment, however. there came
trailing on the satiny stiffness the
high-keyed ululatiOn Of a horn. and an
instant later a lOng-drawn halloO-o!
mixed with a pattering chorus OF
yelps.
He went close, and leaning from the
sill. shaded his eyes with his hand.
The noise swelled and rounded in vol
ume; it was nearing rapidly. AS he
looked the hunt dashed into full view
between the tree-boles-a g~allOping
melee of khaki and scarlet. swarming
across the fresh green of a wheat
field, behind a spotted swirl of hounds.
"Confound it," said John Valiant
belligerently; they're on my land"
They were nea enough now for him
to hear the voices Of the men, calling
encouragement to the dogs. and to see
the white ribbons of foam across the
TANKS of the laboring horses. One
scarlet-coated feminine rider, detached
from the bunch. had spurred In ad-
vance and was leading by a clean hun
dred yards, bareheaded, her hat fallen
back to the limit of its ribbon knotted
under her chin, and her waving hair
cleaning like furnished gold.
How she rides" muttered the soil.
tary watcher. "Cro~ss-saddle, of course,
the sensible little sport, She'll
never in the world do that wall,-Yes,
by GEORGE" John Valiant's admira-
ton turned to delight. Why" he
said, its the Lady-of-the-Roses!"
He put his hands on the sill and
vaulted to the porch.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-24

roll and a cup OF coffee have been
the most | could ever negotiate for
breakfast, and then 1t was apt to taste
like chips and whet-stones. And now
look at this plate" The dog ceased
winnowing his ear with a hind foot
and looked back at his master with
much the same expression. Clearly
his own needs had not been forgot
ten.
"Reck'n All bettah go ter git dat ar
machine thing" said Uncle Jefferson
behind him. "Ol' CONAN, heah. she
low ter fix up de kitchen dis mawn-
in en- we begin on de house dis eve
min"
"Right-o," said Valiant. ITS all up
hill, so the motor won't run away
with you. Aunt Daphne, can you get
some help with the cleaning"
"He'p?" that worthy responded with
fine scorn. NO. sub. Moughty few,
in de town 'cep'n low-down yaller new
issue trash det ain wu'f KILN, All
gwineter go TO dat house mahse'f TO
long. hannah en- tongs, en- git 1t fix
up
Splendid! My destiny is in your
hands. You might take the dog with
you. Uncle jefferson; the run will do
him good"
When the latter had disappeared
and ~truculent sounds from the kitchen
indicated hat the era of strenuous
cleaning had begun, he reentered the
library, changed the water In the rose
glass and set it on the edge of the
shady front porch. where its Haunting
blossom made a dash of bright Grim
son against the grayed weather-beaten
brick. This done, he opened the one
large room on the ground-floor that he
had not visited.
II was double the size OF the library,
a parlor hung In striped yellow silk
vaguely and tenderly faded. with a
tall plate mirror set over a marble
topped console at either side. In one
corner stood a grand piano of Circas-
sian walnut with keys OF tinted
mother of-pearl and a slender music
rack inlaid with morning-glories in the
same material. From the center of
the ceiling, above an oval table. de-
pended a great chandelier hung with
glass prisms. The chairs and sofas
were covered with dusty slip-covers of
muslin. He lifted one Of these. The
furnished gold furniture was Louis
XIV, the upholstery OF yellow brocade
with a pattern Of pink roses. Two
Japanese hawthorn vases sat on teak
wood stands and a corner held a glass
cabinet containing a collection Of
small worries and faience.
He went thoughtfully back to the
great hall, where sat the big chest on
which lay the volume of Lucille" He
pushed down the antique wrought
iron hasp and threw up the lid 1t
was filed TO the brim with textures:
heavy portieres of rose-damask, table
covers Of faded soft-toned tapestry,
window-hangings Of dull green-all
with tobacco-leaves laid between the
folds and sifted thickly owe with the
sparkling white powder. At the bot
tom, rolled in tarry-smelling paper, he
found a half-dozen thin, Persian pray
er-rugs.
"Phew!" he whlstled. II certainly
ought to be grateful to that law firm
that inspected the place. Think OF
the things lying here all these years!
And that powder everywhere! It's
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-24
SYNOPSIS.

Iohn Valiant. a rich society favorite,
suddenly discovers that the valiant cor
loration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source OF his
wealth, has failed lie voluntarily turns
over his private fortune 70 the receiver
Tor the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist Of az old motor car. "a
wtIte bun dog aud Danlory court. a neg
looted estate ia Virginia On the way TO
Danory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. AN albgru haired beauty. and do
Cldcs that he is going TO Ike Virginia i'm
Incusely. Shirleys mother, Mrs. Dand-
ridge. and Major BristOw exchange rem
i~nisoencc7 during which fl Is revealed
that the major VaHaut's father. and n
man named Sa-spou were rivals for the
hand of Mrs cambridge iu her youth
HAss0on and valiant fought a duel On her
account iu which the former was Killed
Valiant finds D3utory court overErowu
with woods and creepers and the build
iugs 10 ii very 1uru neglected condition.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-24
Her Discovery.

"Oh. George, I've got splendid news
for you"
That 500"
Eyes, something that will save you
q lot Of money"
What is it,"
I've discovered that your last win
tsr's overcoat will do again this year.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-04-24
p Xl.
Sanctuary.

The tawny %scudding streak that led
that long chase had shot into the yard,
turning for a last desperate double.
1t saw the man in the foreground and
it's bounding, agonized little wild heart
that so prayed for life gave way.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06
PLENTY OF CORN

When asked yesterday as to the
condition of corn up his way, Mr.. R.
]. Davis, proprietor of Davis mill, who
was in the path Of the hail storm Of
July 6, replied:
Il have already sold some corn for
future delivery on the prospects Of the
crop not yet gathered"
That sounded good, and in reply to
further questions, Mr.. Davis said that
most Of his cotton crop, though not
all, was destroyed by the hail. The
storm was more severe further east Of
him toward Catawba river. Some Of
his tenants will make some cotton,
and he worked out little hail-dam-
aged cotton himself; but not a great
deal He had corn in the silking and
tasselling stage when the storm came
young corn was not, and the older
corn has turned out pretty we'll. He
plowed up cotton and planted corn in
stead. and turned over some Of his
fields to the crab grass, of which he
has made good crops. He has used
considerable corn for silage and alto
gether has a fair prospect for making
more corn than he has ever made in
any one year since he has been farm
ing. Some of it will be little shriv-
eled, by frost; but all of it will be
usable. He had one acre Of cotton
planted on a patch where he had pre-
viously turned under crimson clover.
The hail ruined the cotton, so he fur
rowed the land without turning it, and
planted corn. 1t looks like he may
get 60 bushels.
Asked about wheat, Mr.. Davis said
he was afraid the people are not going
to SOW as much as they ought to. Il
do not know why they are showing so
little interest" he said, but it seems
to me that if there ever was time
when there was every inducement to
SOW wheat, now Is that time. And
the season is just right. The killing
frost not long ago gave us some secur-
ity against the fly, and that Is some
thing worth while. There ought to be
about five bushels Of wheat sowed by
every family in the county. Some peo-
pie say that two and a half bushels Is
enough to bread family; but think
five bushels is better"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06

The absolute absurdity of our pres
ent method Of amending the state con-
stitution must have been apparent TO
all who were about the polls last Tues
day. But a small per cent of the vot-
ers who were confronted with the long
array of yes and no tickets with a
whole lot Of printing on them, had any
idea of what they meant, and very
few of them cared. Many failed to
vote on the amendments at all be-
cause it will give the managers too
much trouble in the counting. And
then there is another thing that must
have suggested itself to everybody.
With eleven constitutional amend
ment questions to be voted on with
separate tickets for each amendment
and only one box to put them in, there
was absolutely nothing to prevent the
voter, if he so desired, from voting
all eleven tickets on one single propo-
sition. 1t is all right to vote for all
the state officers and all the state
questions in one box maybe; but there
should be but one ticket on which to
do the voting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06

A man found a shoe string and built
a factory with it. 1t will take almost
equal genius for McLaurin to create a
state warehouse system with that
$4,000 appropriation.-The Greenville
Piedmont.
1t will have to be admitted that they
have put Mr.. McLaurin up against
knotty problem. 1t looks like they
want to see If the man can make
bricks without straw. We have
feeling, however, that Mr.. McLaurin
would not have voted for the emas-
culated bill, unless he felt quite GER
tain that he knew what he was doing,
and having voted for the bill he could
not have refused to take office under
it, It is quite evident that a good
many people think that the Father
of the State Warehouse idea" is in
hole; but we are not willing to admit
anything of the kind-not yet. Even
though the law does not allow the
warehouse commissioner to make
any money for the state or to lose
any money, there are still some posi-
bilities in the situation. For instance,
while the commissioner cannot pay
the owner of a private warehouse
any more for the rental of his prop
erty than the said owner can make
out Of the said property himself, it is
quite probable that there are certain
advantages that can be offered, which
advantages will be calculated to in
duce the said owner to place his prop
erty under state management with
the understanding that he is to con-
tinue as manager under state super
vision and to have all the property
makes Then again, while the ware
house commissioner will not be allow
ed to negotiate loans in the name OF
the state, there is nothing to prevent
his doing so as an individual, and
with cotton in his possession and
knowledge of who would like to bor-
row, it would seem that he might be
able to get large sums Of money at
low rates of interest, and to give the
would-be borrowers the fullest ad-
vantage of these rates. Also 1t would
seem that being in touch with hun
dreds of thousands of bales Of cotton.
the grade of which has been guaran-
teed with reasonable accuracy, that is
of course provided the other ar
rangement has been perfected, and
being at the same time in touch with
people who were most anxious for
large lots of cotton and most willing
to pay the best prices, 1t might be
quite possible for the commissioner
to be able to make deal after deal that
would give to the producer virtually
the very top Of the wholesale market
and knocking out any middle man
charges. 1t may be that the shoe
from which the string was lost is as
useless without the string, as the
string is without the shoe, and having
found the string maybe Mr. McLau-
rim will be able to make the best use
of it. If he gets a reasonably fair
chance, we are sure he will.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06

Governor Blease vetoed the miracle
act" by which the general assembly
sought to get it's pay right now, and
the general assembly passed the bill
over the governors veto. In his veto
message, the governor told the gen.
eral assembly that in undertaking TO
pass an act with nothing but
number" as a basis, it was in clear
violation of the constitution, and he
would not stand for the establishment
of a precedent which might be one OF
the most dangerous in the history OF
legislation. When the veto message
came up in the house, Mr.. Stevenson
called attention to the fact that the
precedent had been established in the
case of the original dispensary act,
when the general assembly had, in
the last hours Of the session, converted
the Childs prohibition bill into
liouor selling bill. We are inclined
to think that Governor Blease is en-
tirely right in the position that he
took and that the precedent urged by
MIR. Stevenson proves the fact. The
original dispensary law was the most
pernicious piece of legislation that has
ever been foisted on the people of
the state, and the very manner Of it's
enactment, in violation of the constitu-
ton of the state, was an appropriate
precedent for all the lawbreaking that
followed. 1t would have been much
better, we think, if the general as
sembly had been willing to remain in
session until this oversight could
have been corrected in the regular
manner, or else waited until the ex-
piration of the twenty days prescribed
by statute.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06

The farmers did not expect to give
their cotton for bonds for an invest
ment. There would be no sense in
swapping per cent note for per
cent bond on an investment basis. EV-
cry farmer as soon as he got his bond.
would have turned the bond into mon
ey and used the money with which to
pay his debts. If the bonds had been
uueered by litigation to an extent that
would reduce their market value to a
point that would not admit Of an eX-
change for cotton at its market value,
the farmer would not swap his cotton
for bonds. If the farmer had already
swapped his cotton for bonds, and the
bonds declined in value afterward there
would be nothing to prevent the farm
er from giving up his bonds and TAX
est. The state would not obejct. 1t was
not trying TO make anymoney. The in
terest on the bond would have Cancelled
the interest on the note, and there
would be no expense except ware
house charges and that expense would
have to be incurred bonds or no bonds
if the cotton is to be made perfectly
safe. The only possible risk or charge
that could have come to the taxpayers
would be the responsibility for the diff
ference between the ordinary market
price of cotton and cents, the net
amount taken up by the farmer. AS
soon as cotton should advance to S
cents the responsibility Of the general
taxpayer would cease, and every poini
of advance beyond S cents would be
hat much profit for the farmer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Several members Of the A. R. P.
church Of Yorkville, assisted by others,
have been busy this week sowing the
church grounds with awn-grass Much
pains and care have been taken In pre-
pairing the grounds, and the congrega-
ton hopes to have beautiful lawn
next spring
Officers and members Of the Ladies
Floral society Of the First Pres
byterlan church of Yorkville, are high
ly pleased at the result Of the flower
show held Tuesday. Practically all the
lowers, candies and fancy work were
sold. and the ladies were unable to
serve all those who came in for supper
Tuesday evening.
The walls Of the lobby of the York
vile postofiice have been plastered
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Cloud Cash Store-Is temporarily clos
ed on account of water damage; but
will open again as soon as insurance
Is adjusted.
Lyric Theatre-Has extra good pro-
gramme all of next week. Trey o.
Hearts" Tuesday, every hour after 8
o'clock. Francis Ford on Saturday.
opening day of it's clearance sale
and invites you to take advantage OF
the low prices now offered.
Kirkpatrick Belk Co.-Says it has the
largest and best selection of coat
suits, coats, millinery, shoes, cloth
ing, dry goods, etc.
]. NJ. Stroup-Makes some remarks In
regard to shoes and says he believes
he has the biggest stock Of good
shoes in Yorkville.
r. ]. Davis, Glover No. 2-Has 100
bushels Of seed wheat for sale.
A. M. McGill, YOrkville No. Wants
cotton seed at 81 cents a bushel in
trade. Also wants parties owing him
to settle at earliest convenience.
Carroll Bros-Have 300 barrels Of good
flour, and will guarantee the price
for sixty days, If you buy now.
Mcconnell Dry Goods Co.-Offer a va
riety Of special bargains in seasona-
BILE goods for quick buyers
The City Markets. running a milk
cow exchange and will either buy,
sell or exchange with you.
]. r. Deas, Fflbert-Wants a good milk
cow and is willing to pay fair price.
First National Bank, Yorkville-Prints
it's statement of condition at the
close of business, October 81. Has
resources Of 1856, 1861.
First National Bank. Sharon-Publish-
es a statement Of condition at the
close of business October 81. Its re-
sources total $14S.40089.
Standard Oil Coon page four give
further suggestions for the use Of the
Perfection oil stove.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06

mittee provide that the banks should
be made the fiscal agents of the state
in the distribution of the fund, and
the understanding was that if that
proposition was agreed to everything
would go swimingly. But members of
the committee objected to the ar
rangement on the ground that this
would give the preference to the GUS
toners of the banks, while the fellow
who had no bank account and who
did not stand in with the manage
ment would not get any show. They
refused to agree to the proposition.
Then two influential Spartanburg
members, Mr.. Carlisle in the senate,
and Mr.. Boyd in the house, started
big filibuster that resulted in the
holding up of the bill until it was too
late to get the proposition to the peo-
pie, and that was all there was to It..
All that stuff about the danger inVolv-
ed and the dozeis Of puerile argu-
ments to show why it would never do
in the world to issue the bonds was
lust that much buncombe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06

German officers who were in the
fight between the British and German
fleets off Valparaiso, Chile. few days
ago, say that their victory was due
largely to the superior range of their
guns and the heavier weight of metal
they were able to deliver. The Ger
mans opened a destructive fire at a
distance Of six miles and the British
fire was not effective until the range
had been reduced to four miles. 1t is
claimed that the British guns were old
and out of date. The Germans give
the British credit for having fought
with great bravery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06
THE MARRIAGE RECORD

Fifteen hundred and eighty eight
marriage licenses have been issued in
York county since the passage Of the
act requiring licensure. Thirty-four OF
these licenses have been issued since
the last publication of the list in The
Enquirer, Of October 6. They are as
follows:
Oct 6-Fred L. Crump and BERTHE
Hargett.
Oct. S-William A. Mitchell and Bes-
sic E. Blair.
Oct. 81. Kilgore Williford and Bes-
sic NJ. Leslie.
Oct. 9-William G. Adams and Ruth
McGill
Oct. 9-Charles Hymes and Fannie
Johnson (colored).
Oct. 10-Will Hall and Laura Nash
(colored).
Oct. 1O-Mack Mcclellan and Maha
lie Jefferson (colored).
Oct. 10-Broadus Rogers and Myrtle
Deale.
Oct. 1O-Hamlet Turner and Minnie
Adams.
Oct. 12-N. Craig McCorkle and
Elizabeth w. Hunter.
Oct. 12-Samuel Walker Nelson and
Docia Burgess.
Oct 13-Victor @. Hambright and
Edna Robinson.
Oct. 13-James B. Marshall, Jr., and
Lucille Frew.
Oct. 13-Rev Charles Haddon Ma
bors and Minnie Belle Whitesides.
Oct. 14-Bright Smith and Blanche
Costner.
Oct. 17-Lawrence Phillips and Sara
Hinton (colored).
Oct. 17-John Boyd and jamie Will
liams (colored).
Oct. 17-Odies Bigger and Cora Bar
nett (colored).
Oct. Lion Burnett and Ethel No
Ian.
Oct 17-Claud Bowlar and Lula
Davis (coloredD.
Oct 17-John Lumpkins and Lille
White (colored).
Oct 17-Buren Melton and Amelia
Wallace.
Oct. 17-John McCaw and Viola
Rawlinson (colored).
ly (colored).
Oct Stafford Biggerstaff and Lii
Oct. 2O-David H. Henry and Eta
NJ. Sadler.
Oct. 21-Guy w. Durham and Ma
mie L. Carothers.
Oct 22-Claud F. Inman and Laura
Featherstone.
Oct 23-Odes Deal and Bertha May
McCarter.
Oct. 23-Will Rainey and Ollie Han
cock.
Oct. 24-George Poag and Annie
Moore (colored).
Oct. 24-Joseph T. Crews and Mag
gle Aslee.
Oct. 24-walter McGill and Martha
Dye (coloreO.
Oct. 24-Banks Nivens and Leddie
Mamie.
Oct. 26-Geo. w. Wilson and Georgl-
anna Smart.
t. 2S-Lee Black and Beulah May
Ferris.
Oct. 29-Isaiah Garven and Cora
Williams (colored).
Oct. 30-John Gaines and Mary j.
Dora (coloreD.
Oct 9O-Charlie Montgomery and
Mary Wilkes (colored).
Oct. 31-James Emmett Jackson and
Beulah Dickson.
Oct. 31-Floyd Burton and Bessie
Ferris.
Oct. 31-Joseph w. Lowry and Mary
Rob Watts (colored).
Nov. 3-William M. Turner and Cora
Lee Brimer.
Nov. 5-James Dover and Mamie
Peterson.