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three reports, one says that we all go
home, another that two or three hun
dred go to North Edisto, and a third
that we all remain somewhere on or
near the coast. Where's the philoso-
pher that could find the needle OF
truth in this "hay-stack" Of contradic-
tions?
These conflicting rumors are to be
greatly deprecated, because they oper-
ate differently on different minds, and
therefore, produce division in the regi-
ment.
We should have mentioned in our
last that the "A. and A." Capt. Hut
Crimson, a merchant vessel from Bel
fast, Ireland, ran the gauntlet of the
Niagara safely on last Sunday. 1t was
an exciting race for a while; but the
"A. and A." got across the bar and ran
up among the breakers where the Nj
agara could not reach her. She was
towed on Monday morning; and be-
fore noon, had engaged load Of cotton
at to % pence per pound-or about
SIS per bale! The Niagara has been
absent for n few days: and several yes
sells which have made their way in. e"
return freight in cotton, at say $40 per
bale. Cotton is king"
So abruptly for better or for wors-
err" with two eyes that can't see furth-
er than the end of our noses into the
future. we are
Cordially, Our Corporal.
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SEVENTEEN INSTALLMENT


Dear Enquirer:-Some movements
which we are not informed upon fully
enough to speak Of in detail and with
satisfaction, are just now being made
among the South Carolina volunteers
in the neighborhood Of Charleston. We
understand that a portion Of Col.
Rion's regiment and it may be others,
have been ordered home. Yesterday
evening and this morning, the report
was rife in our camp that we should be
disposed Of in the same way. Indeed,
orders to this or a kindred effect, had,
we believe, been communicated to Col
Jenkins.
Gen. Beauregard, however, on yester-
day wrote to Gov. Pickens pressing
upon him the exposed condition in
which the coast would be left, with two
or three war vessels of the enemy fire.
quently in sight, and the necessity Of
retaining a portion Of the troops-say
five or six hundred-to assist the regu-
lars here, and the volunteers of Char
lesion, in preventing the possible inva-
sion Of our soil. The large majority Of
the Jaspers, this morning, and a num-
ber from some of the other companies,
volunteered their services to remain.
Many causes, however, conspired to
prevent anything like an unanimous
vote of the regiment. Some think there
is no danger, and, therefore, no need Of
us here; others wish to go to Virginia;
others shrink from encountering the
yellow fever, or other diseases during
an idle garrison life-as they suppose
for the summer among the marshes,
and swamps of the low-country; and
others still, feeling that the state is Sc
cure, are desirous Of returning to their
work shops, their farms or their mer-
chandise.
AS we proceed with this writing now,
after the island boat for one o'clock
this evening has arrived, two or three
unofficial accounts of our status" 7Hd
probable future, reach us. All reports
concur to make us believe that the reg
iment will not be disbanded-so the
Virginia fever may as well, for the
present die out in our camp-and OF
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By JOSEPH KNOWLES

This morning the feeling within me
TO give up the experiment was strong
er than ever. l hated the woods, the
world and myself.
I walked for miles, going wher-
ever the path took me. until well into
the afternoon. when 1 suddenly per-
ceived that 1 was pretty well into a
swamp. DESTROYS of getting as far
away as possible, l hadn't noticed
where the trail was leading me.
Thinking 1 could get through the
bog all right. l kept straight ahead.
Night came on with a rush. decid-
ed TO pick out the driest place l could
find and camp there for the night,
but with the soggy condition of the
ground itself and the rain that was
still falling, it was impossible to find
a dry spot.
/ attempted to make a fire, but after
a quarter of an hour of the most dis
couraging work l had to give it up.
BY this time it was very dark, and
l saw that something must be done.
1 couldn't stand there all night,
neither could 1 rest on that soaking
ground, so l started blindly through
the tangles, sinking down into the
mud and water at every other step.
My pack hampered me greatly, and
saw that 1 must get rid Of it. 1
Afc, ho II
to the limb of a dead cedar and pro-
ceeded to spot the trail by breaking
over limbs and underbruSh. At day
light / planned to come back for my
pack.
1t began to get cold now, and l re-
allied how foolish 1 had been to leave
that bearskin behind. l was naked.
For the first time since entering the
wilderness l was really suffering ply
sically. Above all else l wanted a
solid place to put my feet.
Once when the moon came out
again l saw some kind of a clearing
in front of me. In the distance l could
just make out the outline Of higher
land against the sky. With this goal
in sight, increased my weary efforts
l had nearly reached the center OF
this opening on the dead cedars
which were half buried in the grass
and mud. when l discovered in my
path a dead stream. I followed along
the mud sogged bank. searching for
fallen tree where l might cross
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Finally I reached the other side.

Finally 1 reached the other side.
Over, there, what was my dismap to
find that the mud was even worse.
Then 1 discovered that 1 was on a
floating log. I knew it would be use
less to go on, so l again crawled back
over the log Struggling back to the
big bog l had just left, found place
under some scrub spruce and cedars,
where waited for the morning light.
1t was the longest night / ever spent
and when morning finally dawned, l
was. to use Il familiar expression, "all
in."
The mere realization that l could
move myself around without fear of
tripping over some fallen tree gave
me courage to go back through the
swamp in search of my pack. After
a short tramp through the mud l
came upon signs of my spotted trail
and presently found the dead cedar on
which it hung.
That night found me with a good
fire in my lean-to on the northwest
side of Bear mountain. More from
exhaustion than anything else L drop
ped into a deep sleep. but it was not
a restful one.
awoke in the darkness burning up
with heat. 1 threw my bearskin COW
ering to one side for relief. 1 began
to have chills, and I reached for my
bearskin and threw it over me. Then
1 felt as if I were on fire again.
Its all off now for sure" I NUT
tered to myself "Tll make a try to
get to King and Bartlett's in the
All the rest of the night I thrashed
around on my bed of moss and
boughs.
I began to wonder if was going to
lose my mind.
When daylight came at last I tried
to get up. 1 felt light headed, and
my head ached dreadfully.
Aching all over, 1 finally gathered
myself together and made my way
down the trail in the direction of King
and Bartlett's. l was going out of the
wilderness. 1 had fully determined
upon that.
l would walk little distance and
then, feeling too badly to go on, would
sit down with my back against n tree
to rest. 1t didn't seem as if I could
go very much further.
The thought came confusedly into
my mind that it was September. Any
way, / had stayed until September!
Presently / started off again. / could
not see very clearly. Nevertheless. 1
could hear perfectly well. for the next
moment / heard an awful racket off
the trail to my left.
(To Be Continued).
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and get away with it. The dog won't
pay any attention to the nice doggy
part, but he will scent that fear.
There was one saucy chipmunk that
used to come and visit me daily at my
Bear mountain lean-to. He would
chatter with me. fill his chops with
bits Of food and scurry away to bury
them Sometimes he would come
around three or four times day. He
paid no more attention to me, as far
as being afraid of me was concerned,
than if l were not there.
one day while l was cooking some
trout / heard an awful disturbance
around the back of my lean-tO. / in
vestigated and found a furious battle
going on between a red squirrel and
my friend the chipmunk. The big red
squirrel had trespassed on the chip
munks stamping ground, and, of
course, that would never do. 1t was
a dreadful fight for little fellows to be
engaged in. Around and around they
tore, through the leaves. under the
tangle, over fallen trunks, up the
trees and down again. Occasionally
they came together, and then nothing
could be seen but one flying ball of
fur. Getting apart again, they would
rest a second, painting, before resum-
ing the contest
Swish! They were at it again, and
.another wild scene would be repeated.
In the end that spunky little chipmunk
actually beat the red squirrel and
drove him off.
After that the red squirrel used to
come around every day and from a
distance would scream and scold at
the chipmunk Uhe red squirrel has II
sort of bark). Then he would see me
and begin to bark at me because he
knew | was friendly with the chip
munk At this the chipmunk came
right up To me and began to play
around my feet, though | had never
attempted to make friends with nm.
He made friends with me.
of these little animals.
Sleeping with ones back against the
roots of a spruce blOwdOwn in fair
weather is not the worst thing in the
world. but that morning when I
awokc in the wilderness-the day af-
ter | had found the deer killed by the
wildcat-it was raining hard.
Digging down in my pack, ! found
some dried raspberries. of which ate
sparingly.
After breakfast | packed up my
small deerskin and bearskin and start
ed off again along the natural game
trail ! didn't select any special di-
rection. but after walking some time
saw that | was headed for what is
known as the Horseshoe country.
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]. NJ. White, carpenter, Fort Mill.
H. c. Wisher, mill work, Fort Mill
S. L. Warren, farmer, Fort Mill.
A. II. Wallace, mill work, Fort Mill.
William White, farmer, Fort Mill.
S. L. Wright, mill work, Fort Mill.
E. B. White, mail carrier. Fort Mill.
]. K. Windle, machinist, No. l, Ft. Mill.
S. f. White, farmer, No. 3, Fort Mill.
S. P. Wilson, farmer, No. l, Fort Mill.
w. NJ. Wilson, farm, No. l, Fort Mill.
w. w. Warren, farm, No. 4, Fort Mill.
c.. Warren, farm, No. 3, Fort Mill.
]. H. Sutton, farmer, No. l, Fort Mill.
G. w. White, farmer, No 1. Fort Mill.
L. c. Wright, mill work, Fort Mill.
H. o. Windle, farmer, No. /, Fort Mill.
w. F. Windle, farmer, No. l, Fort Mill
T. H. Williams. far, Is, Pineville, n. C..
H. H. Windle, farmer, No. l, Fort Mill.
w. R. Warren, farm, No. 4. Fort Mill.
Clip. Wilkerson, mill work, Fort Mill.
w. M. Wright, mill work., Fort Mill.
w. T. White, farmer, Fort Mill.
Frank Wilkerson, trucker, Fort Mill.
j. H. S. Wilkerson, farmer, Fort Mill
P. L. Wagner mill work, Fort Mill.
S. P. Wallace, mill work, Fort Mill.
Isaac Marlborough. mill work. Ft. Mill.
J. T. Young, merchant, Fort Mill.
NJ. S. Young. bookkeeper, Fort Mill.
A. A. Young, blacksmith, Fort Mill
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w. II. Crenshaw, far, No. l, Fort Mill
D. b. Cunup. public work, Fort Mill.
]. B. Clawson, mill work, Fort Mill.
w. Crawford far, No. Is, Pineville, NC
d. NJ. Culp, mill work, Fort Mill.
r. L. Culp. mill work, Fort Mill
ID. L. Dunlap mill work, Fort Mill.
]. r. Davis. far, No. Is, Pineville, \. c
T. F.. Davis far, B., Pineville, n. c.
A. p. Dominey. pumper Fort Mill.
r. L. Davis, far. No. Is, Pineville, n. c.
]. b. Erwin, mill work, Fort Mill.
w. C. Epps. clerk, Fort Mill.
]. b. Elliott, NJ. D.. Fort Mill.
s. II. Epps, Sr., farm, No. l, Fort Mill
]. e. Epps, farm, No. l, Fort Mill.
w. p. Epps, farm, No. l, Fort Mill.
j. w. Erwin, mill work, Fort Mill.
j. NJ. Epps, farm. No. 2, Fort Mill.
C. W. EaSOn, mill work, Fort Mill.
]. p. Epps, farmer, No. l, Fort Mill.
w. w. Epps mill work, Fort Mill.
S. II. Epps, Jr.. farm. No. 4, Fort Mill.
s. A. Epps, merchant, Fort Mill.
w. d. Fite, farmer, Fort Mill.
z. l'elts. farmer, No 3, Fort Mill.
B. C. Ferguson, clerk, Fort Mill.
w. L. Ferguson. clerk, Fort Mill.
r. A. Fulp, salesman, Fort Mill.
|. L. Faris, farm, No. 4, Fort Mill.
H. w. Furr. farm, No. T. Fort Mill.
r. d. Faulkner, undertaken, Fort Mill.
C.. L. Ferguson, farm. No. l, Fort Mill.
s. G. Faris, farmer, No. l, Fort Mill.
j. B. Fennell, mill work, Fort Mill.
j. r. Faie. mill work, Fort Mill.
J. A. F'ite, mill work, Fort Mill.
X. G. Faris, farm, No. |, Fort Mill.
W. w. Fite, mill work, Fort Mill.
d. n. Castor. police, Fort Mill.
r. +. Grier. Sr., merchant Fort Mill.
- fD n I
]. r. Garris, mill work. Fort Mill.
II. c. Gordon, mill work, Fort Mil.
W. f. Gregory. mill work, Fort Mill.
Y. V. Gordon, mill worker, Fort Mill.
j. w. Gum. mill worker, Fort Mill.
JAS Coins mill worker, Fort Mill.
j. ID. Gibson, farm, No. l, Fort Mill.
j. l.. Gordon, mill work Fort Mill.
r. +. Grier. Jr.. mill work, Fort Mill.
J. r. Garrison. farmer, No. 4, Fort Mill.
W. II. Guess, mill work, Fort Mill.
:. X Gordon, mill work, Fort Mill.
J. W. Green, mill work. Fort Mill.
l.. Nj. Gordon, mill work. Fort Mill.
w. T.. Griffin, merchant, No. 3. TT. Mill.
r. +. Gordon, mill work. Fort Mill.
J. NJ. Grier, Fort Mill.
J. +. Hucks. farmer. No. 4. Fort Mill
Jno. Hucks. farm, No. 4, Fort Mill.
w. Il. Hammond. mill work, Fort Mill
l.. HuckS mill work, No. 4, Fort Mill
j. s. HOke, farm, No. 4. Fort Mill.
s. =. Hair, minister, Fort Mill.
EnOch Hunter, mill work. Fort Mill.
r. =. Harris, merchant. Fort Mill.
W. A. Hafner, minister Fort Mill.
Herbert Harris. hotel. Fort Mill.
w. r. Hoagland, liveryman, Fort Mill
l.. \. Harris, merchant, Fort Mill
II. G.. Hammonds, farm, No. /, TT. Mill.
John Hope. mill work. Fort Mill.
c. ID. Hope. mill work. Fort Mill.
q. X. Harris. mill work, Fort Mill.
Sam'l Hucks, farm, No. 4, Fort Mill.
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~~~-..->-< - ---~-~~~~~~-~~-~~
EACH QUAIL WORTH SIS.
Biro's Value to Farmer High, as 1t
Eats Buqs.

Careful students of it's habits have
rated every quail as worth IS TO the
farmer, says the Baltimore Sun. Few
turkeys yield so much, yet the farmer
would feel insulted to have the sports
man ask or take without asking, the
privilege of shooting some of his do
mcstic fowl.
Guiltless of even n little trespassing
charged to its cousin, the rulfed grouse
or pheasant that Of feasting on young
twigs, sprouts and buds, the quail has
never been convicted Of real damage
ut any season of the year.
1t is a diligent CLEANER in stubble
fields, but there is no evidence that it
destroys either sprouts or ripening
grain.
Few birds, save the rosebreasted
grosbeak, will devour Colorado po-
tato bugs like the quail. Chinchbug
cotton worms, cucumber beetle, wire
worms, clover leaf weevil, army
worms, cotton boil weevil, rose bug.
grasShopper, locust and the tobacco
worm butterfly are among the In
gradients of its flesh diet. Few birds
eat so large proportion Of injurious
insects.
AS seed and weed destroyer. the
quail's mission is less important. The
food capacity of each bird is estimat-
cd at half ounce Il day.
Though a prolific race, quails have
other enemies than the gunner. one
of the most common is heavy snow,
cutting off their food supply. Heavy
snow. followed by rain or sleet often
forms crust under which they are
hupclcssly buried.
The farmer who scatters grain about
his yard freely in time of heavy
snow will find that the quail are as
regular feeders as his domestic fowls.
and the little care given for the short
period required pays in pleasure as
well as in dollars and cents in the
long run.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Wilderness Neiqhbors.


You don't have to go near any
wild or domestic animal to tame 1t.
1t will come to you and live with you
and sleep with you. All you have TO
do is simply to conceal your own curl
osity
Whenever you see wild animal In
the woods go toward him carelessly.
Let the creature know that you nave
seen him and then suddenly change
YOUR course or do something to show
that you aren't apparently interested
in him. Pay absolutely no attention
TO him. He knows that you saw him
and yet went about your own ousl-
ness without offering to harm him.
That animal will never forget you.
1t is not man that the wild animal
is afraid of, but the human scent. II
a deer, for instance, sees man stand
ing still in the forest and the wind is
blowing in the wrong way for him TO
catch the scent, he thinks the man is
a part of the forest just like log or
a tree, but the minute he catches the
scent he is on the alert. Perhaps IN
his own life the human scent has
meant danger to him. On the other
hand, while it may never have bother
ed him, the human scent may have
meant injury to some of his forbears
and so he naturally inherits the in
stinctive fear.
However, in that scent the animal
can analyze the man. He can instinc-
lively read a mans character by his
smell. This is the reason why deer
will fly from one person the moment
he gets his scent, while he will stand
by and watch out Of curiosity another
man who means him no harm.
Deer and moose never fight unless
cornered. Even the wildcat will stink
away to the underbrush at the sound
of a mans football. A hunger enrag-
ed wolf will never dare approach
fire. Fire is protection from any ami
NAL
All kinds of dogs will come up to
me. They seem to know instinctively
that l am their friend. l don't care
how cross a dog is l can readily make
friends with him.
Don't think for a moment that you
can say to any ugly dog, Nice doggy"
in a voice that is quivering with fear
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The rough shod foot Of the peopl
treads
In the silken rooms of royalty"

A private letter from Memphis to our
camp speaks of a gentleman just from
Washington, who confirms the most
loathsome news that has reached us
from that place. The capitol buildn"
are shamelessly besmeared with grease
and abused in every way. Lincoln is
possessed with unclean spirits con-
stantly. He has the fear of Jeff Davis
before his eyes, and sleeps no two
nights in the same place. How dis
gusting and ridiculous!
South Carolina's promptitude and
uncalculating devotion in defense or
her principles, are reaping their reward
at every turn. She has, without the
loss of life, obtained her complete
emancipation. They now give a pecu-
liar and honorable distinction to her
Carolina for the. Confederate service;
that is, If we are to credit the last
news. This news Is that 5000 volun-
teers have been called for from South
Carolina for the Confederate service;
but in view of the fact that her forces
were long since organized into regi-
ments and officered at the call Of the
state, to serve her twelve months when
she stood alone, the present organiza-
ton is to be maintained, and we Will
go to Virginia or remain here our time
Just as we choose. Five thousand only
are wanted for Virginia; the other
three being needed to defend our coast.
All these facts show that Nature loves
to privilege those who are prompt to
defend the right-who swerve neither
to the right nor the left-who count
not the cost.
The blockade here has been COM
plete blunder so far. The Niagara
stayed just long enough, to let a few
ships run in in spite of her. and to turn
few off; and her departure leaves the
port as open as ever. All this is blum
der blunder from beginning to end;
Bedlamite could not do worse. The first
brings the blockade into contempt;
and the second excites the ire Of John
ny Bull. In fact the British consul
here, Mr.. Bunch, has made out an ac-
count Of the damages done to British
shipping interests by this milk-and-
water blockade, and sent them on to
Lord Lyons, and Lord Lyons has pre-
sented them to the Lincoln govern
ment. The third-that is the departure
of the Niagara-leaves the thing where
II hepan-Derfectly unSettled-with no
advantage gained and a difficulty pro-
voked with n foreign power! They
opened their mouth this time, and put
their foot in it.
There is no news in reference to the
regiment. A little more sickness than
usual prevails. No one dangerous,
however. The increasing heat is, per-
haps the occasion Of the sickness.
Some little dissatisfaction exists;
but we really know no good reason
why. We have been treated in every
sense we'll. Idle rumors are constantly
afoat-groundless often; but they
work their work, like an evil genius.
We hope, however that all will be right
in the end. There is no storm at all;
and little clouds will soon blow over.
So we are, Hopefully,
Our Corporal.
I. GnrtirnaIl
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Governor Blease has written the
following letter to Hon. f. ]. Watson,
under date Of August g. Dear Sir:
In accordance with your request of
August 3rd, 1914, that | appoint dele
gates to an extraordinary session of
the Southern Cotton congress to be
held in Washington, d. c., August
18th and 14th, 1914, / have this day
appointed the following gentlemen to
represent the state of South Carolina
at such congress: First congression-
al district, Senator j. d. Ackerman,
Cottageville; Second, Col. w. j. Tai
pert, Parksville; Third, Hon. l.. w.
Floyd. Newberry; Fourth, Hon. B. G.
Wilburn, Union, r. F. D.; Fifth, Hon.
T. ]. Cunningham, Chester; Sixth,
Hon. Thos. b. Brown, Florence: Sew
enth, Hon. I. Brogdon, Sumter; State
at large: Hon. John L. McLaurin.
Rennettsville: Hon. J. Arthur Banks,
st. Matthew's; Hon. Josh W. Ashley.
HOnea Path: Col. B. G. Landrum.
Spartanburg. | presume you will no
tify these gentlemen Of their appoint
ment, and furnish them with such in
formation and suggestions as you may
deem necessary as to place and time
of the meeting
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FOOTSTEPS OF The Fathers
As Traced In EARLY Files Of The
YOfkVilIe Enquirer
News and Views OF YESTERDAY
Bringing Up Records of the Past and
Giving the Younger Readers of To-
day Pretty Comprehensive Knowl-
edge of the Things that Most Con-
cerned Generations that Have Gone
Before.

The first installment Of the notes
appearing under this heading was
published in our issue of November IA.
1913. The notes are being prepared
by the editor as time and opportunity
permit. Their purpose Is to bring
into review the events Of the past for
the pleasure and satisfaction of the
older people and for the entertainment
and instruction of the present genera
tion.
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FREE
Come and Bring the Children.

Mrs. Chase Dostcr finds her fluent
knowledge Of French and German Il
convenient means of vote getting
the foreign population.
Roih young women have Travelled
considerably. Mrs. Chase Dostcr has
studied in Paris and Berlin, and Mrs.
Doster- Farnsworth in the conserva-
tories of the east.
The young women are defraying
their own expenses and are glad to be
of service in their fathers campaign.
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(F'riday Morning, May "a, 1SGD.
Editorial Correspondence.

Sullivan's Island, Monday Evening.
May 30.
Dear Enquirer: You have seen it
stated in the newspapers that the
troops who have been quartered on the
Capitol grounds at Washington, were
converting the public buildings into 4
regular hOg-pen and bacon house.
This is even 50. Hogs dead and alive.
are desecrating the place where Clay.
Calhoun and Webster once stood and
wrestled like giants for the veal of the
defunct nation. We have thought of
this as Il kind of retribution for the
chuckling joy felt at the north for the
reign of the Red Republicans in France.
A nations mpathies-especially a
republic's-mould its destiny; and we
can now say of the north. as n northern
poet has exultingly said of France in
the day of her disaster,
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Il Russian peasants formerly sold
their wine in advance To middlemen.
realizing only about one half the value
of the produce. Last year. however.
thrc were only Il few such tranSac-
tiOnS. and the peasants expect To do
without the middlcman in the future.