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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23


tions or belligerent powers; that they
were our own people and to exact NJ
conditions for the mere purpose o.
humiliation.
After the interview, Gen. Lee re-
turned to his own camp, about hall
a mile distant where his leading Off.
GERS were assembled awaiting his re-
turn.
He announced the result and the
terms whereupon they expressed great
satisfaction at the leniency Of the con-
ditions. They then approached hin
in order Of rank and shook hands, ex.
pressing satisfaction Of his course and
their regret at parting, all shedding
tears on the occasion.
The fact Of surrender and the liberal
terms were then announced to the
troops and when Gen. Lee appeared
among them he was loudly cheered
On Monday between and 10 o'clock a
m, Gen. Grant and staff rode out in
the direction Of the rebel lines and on
a hill beyond the courthouse where a
full view Of the rebel army could be
obtained. Gen. Lee was met, attend
ed by but one staff officer and order
lies. The generals halted and seated
on their horses, conversed for nearly
an hour upon the prospects Of the fu-
ture. each seeming to realize the
mighty influence which the events of
the present were to have upon It,
Cen Lee signifed very emphatically
his desire for cessation Of hostili-
ties and indicated his intention to do
all I'm his power to effect that end.
The best Of good feeling prevailed and
thisl was the last interview between
the 1.-TWO commanders. Gen. Grant re-
tur1ed to McLean's house and soon
aftef Gems. Longstreet, Gordon, Pickett
and Heth, with a number of staff Of
flcefs arrived, and after recognitions
and. introductions, an hour of very
freddy intercourse took place during
which many scenes and incidents of
by-gone college days and days Of SER
vice together in the regular army were
revived and retold with much good
nature.
Gen. Grant gave Gen. Lee and his
principal officers passes to proceed
whittier they wished. The parties
soon separated and early on Tuesday
morning, Gen. Grant and staff left the
scene Of the great event for their
headquarters at City Point, arriving at
4.30 p. m, today. Gen. Meade was
left in command to superintend the
details Of the surrender, which would
occupy several days, the work Of pro-
viding each man and officer with an
individual parole being a slow and
tedious affair-part Of them written
and part printed, by portable printing
presses which accompany the head
quarters.
The completeness Of the destruction
Of Gen. Lees army may be inferred
from the fact that two weeks ago his
army numbered not less than $4,000
men, that we have captured from him
$4,000 prisoners; that his killed and
wounded are not less than $4,000 and
the balance OF the army deserted on
the retreat or fell into our hands at the
The congratulations at headquarters
this morning were very hearty.
AS the various gentlemen on the
staff appeared at their homes and as
Of their triumphant
return, Brady. the eminent photograph
er Of New York, preserved the groop
generals and all for the admiration of
all their friends In this and future
generations.
(To be Continued.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
POWDER
Something About the Material that
Now Has Rinht of Way.

Something About the Material that
Now Has Right Of Way.
The lady who asked at the country
store for powder was met with the
polite query, Face, gun or f1ea?' The
first and third varieties are still what
they were Of yore, but the gunpowder
is really powder no longer, except
when it is used for the manufacture
Of fireworks. That used for the mod
ern high-power artillery is in the form
Of cylinders, sticks or blocks, some Of
them Of considerable SIZE
A single grain Of the powder, for
instance, for the great 16-inch gun to
be set up at Panama Is as big round
as broomstick and three inches long.
Germans make their powder in strips
that look like thick tape. They cut it
off in lengths and tie it up in bundles
which fit into the breeches Of their big
guns The British powder is made in
long sticks which looks like maca-
roni without the large single hole,
while the French powder looks like
fiat pieces Of chewing gum.
The, bigger the gun the bigger the
grain Of powder. For the rifles the
men carry, the grains are half as big
as a pinhead; for the largest guns they
are three inches long and three-quar-
ters Of an inch thick. Every grain is
perforated lengthwise. Small grains
have a single hole, while the larger
sizes have seven.
These holes regulate in a wonderful
der will burn. If you light scrap of
paper all around the edge it will burn
toward the center and the burning
surface will steadily decrease. If,
however, you make a hole in the CEN
ter of the paper and start the confla
grafton there the flame will steadily
grow. and the most rapid burning will
take place just before the fire has
reached the outer edge. This is the
exact principle which governs the ar
rangement OF the perforations in big
gunpowder. The burning starts along
the surface exposed by the perfora-
tions, and spreads always faster as
the hole is enlarged, burning faster at
the instant 1t Is consumed.
1t is not intended that the charge
in big guns shall exhaust it's force in
stantly. The beginning Of the explo-
sion starts the projectile on its way.
The explosion continues, and as the
projectile gains speed the force be-
hind it continues to push. The pow
der is burning faster and pushes
hardest at the instant the projectile
reaches the mouth Of the gun. At
that instant also it burns out and ex-
hausts itself It's work Is done.
1t is wonderful to reflect that gum
powder is almost pure cotton. It re-
quires but little juggling-scientific
juggling. to be sure-to convert the
harmless crop of the cottonfield into
the most effective Of modern smoke
less powders Those big grains Of can
non powder which look like pieces Of
stick candy are but cotton refined to
this form and treated with nitrate.
All nations make their powder Of the
same materials, the only difference
being in the mechanical form the
product takes-London Tit-Bits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23
FOOTSTEPS OF The Fathers
As Traced In Early Files Of The
YOrkVllle Enquirer.
news and Views OF YESTERDAY
Bringing Up Records Of the Past and
Giving the Younger Readers OF To.
day Pretty Comprehensive knowI-
edge of the Things that Most Con-
eerned Generations that Have Gone
Before,

The first installment Of the notes ap-
pearing under this heading was pub
lished in our issue Of November IA,
1913. The notes are being prepared by
the editor as time and opportunity per-
mit 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 generation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

Wilkins, Jane Morris, Claudia Cash
we'll. Edith Mason, Mary Rice, Minnie
Lee Pedin, Pearl Gallant, Carrie Potts.
Carrie Morris, Ella Lewis, Cora Hart,
Mildred Rankin, May Withers, Eleanor
Reid, Ella Bradley, Sallie Sumner,
Florence E. Mitchell and Vada Petit.
..... Billy Hamick, a we'll known negro
wood chopper living on Mr.. Luther
Bess' farm near Pasour's Mountain, ac-
cidentally shot and killed himself
last Friday. He was cleaning and
oiling 80, revolver when it was ac-
cidentally discharged. the bullet strik-
ing him in the side. The accident hap
pened about noon and death followed
about nightfall. .... Mr.. r. A. Love, a
former Gastonian, who now holds a
position as general manager Of a
large cotton mill at Trenton, Tenn,
Is spending few days in tho city on
business. 80. Mr.. ]. A. Gullick Of Bel
mont, who has been critically i'll from
typhoid fever for the past three weeks
is now improving rapidly. He Is
thought to be out Of danger.
Lancaster News, July 20: Shortly
after o'clock this morning the alarm
Of fire awakened many Of our citizens.
A dense smoke hung heavy over the
business section Of town, so dense that
the fire could not at first be located.
1t soon, however, was found to be is
suing from the Moore building on Gray
street, occupied by Mackorelrs grocery
store, and must have been smouldering
for some time before it was discovered
for 1t had gained such headway that
great damage to the stock Of goods re-
suited before the flames could be ex-
tinguished. Much Of the goods that
was not burned was watersoaked. It
IL thought that the fire had its origin
in the ceiling and defective wiring has
been suggested as a possible cause.
$500. Superintendent Lingle tells US
that ten or twelve schools in Lancaster
county re-opened yesterday. We hope
they are we'll attended and that COM
munity interest will be centered upon
the school in each neighborho 3D.. .....
Aunt Nancy" McIlwain, a respected
colored woman, who has been suffer-
ing from pellagra for the past year or
more, died last Thursday in the city
of Washington, where she had been
taken by one Of her daughters for
treatment. She was one Of the old
regime, and was held in high esteem
not only by the people Of her own race,
but by the best white people Of the
community. :. The three -year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Rollings Of
Santuc, died last Tuesday, after an
illness Of about two weeks. The re-
mains were inferred next day at Neelys
Creek.
Chester News, July 20: Mr.. David
McIlroy, who, it will be remembered,
came to Chester direct from Ireland
about a year ago, and who lived on
Saluda street for some time, afterwards
purchasing a farm near Blackstock,
has received word that his son, young
man Of 27 years Of age, had been
killed in the European war, some
where in France" This young man
Joined the British army when he was
about II years Of age. He was mem
ber of the Royal Irish Rifles. Mr.. Nc
Ilroy has not as yet received particu-
lars as to the death Of his son.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

The Russians punished patricides by
first scourging the criminal, then sew
ing him up in a leathern sack made
air-tight with live dog, a cook, a
viper and an ape, and thus casting
him into the sea.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

Whereupon the porter broke his smile
in the midst, picked up the carpet
covered step and climbed aboard.
(To be continued.)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

The torpedo boat destroyers Lamson
and Reid arrived in Charleston this
week They will take members Of the
Florida and South Carolina militia on
a summer cruise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

Cloth images of animals which can
be filled with sand have been invent
ed to serve as playthings for children
at the seashore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

Governor Manning on Friday, issued
paroles to ]. w. Grumbles, Wilson
Spears, Alex Adams and Fred Mills.
The four paroled men are said to be in
bad health.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-07-23

Gastonia Gazette, July 20: At con-
gregational meeting held Sunday at
the Loray Baptist church, call was
extended by that congregation to Rev.
G. P. Abernathy to become their pas
tor. Mr.. Abernathy lives at Dallas
and Is at present pastor Of Long Creek
and High Shoals Baptist churches.
900. AT a recent meeting of the city
school board the following teachers
for the city schools were elected for
the session Of 1876: Principal,
Central school. w. P. Grier; principal
Loray school, Boyce NJ. Weir. Teach
ers: Mrs. NJ. L. Iseley, Misses Gertrude
Roland, Emmie Roberts. Mary Huey,
Marie Horton, Carrie Roddey. Della
Nolan, Pearl Gall, Mary Powers, Re-
b'rca Adams, Winnifred Mclean
hate Lee Owen, Jean Withers, Mar
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
FOR THE ATHLETIC Girl
TIE. ATTRACTIVE SPORTS SUIT

off altogether. for 1 have breeches h.
match" And she dropped the dark rras
skirt deftly to the floor and stepped On.
looking like a charming little jockey q
the well-cut breeches.
However" she continued, II am fair,
content to wear the skirt, for It is var,
short--seven inches from the ground. nv
dearl Then It is sufficiently wide to allos
free movement, and 1 can always un
button these innumerable fasteners.
see you, too, have patch pockets. o.
Dorothy, your brown velours hat is jua
the very tone for this suit OF yours. m
let you have the lovellest pheasants
wing to put in It. It's an exquisite goldea
brown, and, with your brown tweed suit
brown boots, brown sports hat and brown
eyes, you will look simply perfect"
value Elinor's opinion, and when a.
soft velours hat was trimmed with N.
pheasant's wing did rather fancy my.
self as a real sports-cIad girl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
Clothes and the Woman
Useful Hints

''Few women realize that gloves are
made for protection as well as for adorn-
ment of the hands," says Lillian Rus
SELL There are dress gloves and COM
mon sense gloves; there are proper and
improper gloves. When I say improper
mean badly fitting and badly put OH
gloves. A clever man once said that a
woman showed as much character in the
way she put on her gloves as in the man
ner Of her speech.
II you will observe the gloved hands
of women you will deduce to some extent
their characters. The woman who puts On
her gloves and leaves little pointed tips
to turn over and get in the way of every
thing she touches is careless, negligent
and untidy.
"Then there is the woman who pulls
on her gloves so tightly that her fingers
come through the ends. She is OF the
penetrating kind. She will ferret out
everything and 90 to any extreme to
gain her point She is inclined to rush,
and In her rushing she does not stop to
correct her mistakes.
-HThere is the woman who always has
the fingers OF her gloves twisted and
crooked. She never will do anything
straight she would go two blocks out
of her way to get somewhere when 60
lib hlIdlkHl dncdu WouAu BET neT lncEG
sooner.
"The woman who wears her gloves a
couple OF sizes TOO small. because she
thinks 1t makes her hands look daintier,
is mistaken. A glove too small pinches
the hands so that they appear like
dummy hands. and an attempt TO touch
anything is ridiculous Such a woman
Is weak-minded.
There is the strong-minded woman
who wears gloves several sizes too large
for her. She Is masculine.
There Is another class of woman who
wears no gloves at ALL Not because she
cant AFFORD gloves. but because she
wishes 70 harden her hands to the ele-
menta Such woman would risk pneu-
monia by exposing her throat in a snow
storm.
.Gioves are a sort OF blessing for the
comfort they give. and a decoration to
woman's toilet when worn correctly.
II takes no more time to put glove on
right than to put Il on wrong and there
il little excuse for a badly fitting glove.
There ts positively no excuse for coll
cred gloves. other than gray or tan. The
woman who would wear blue or pink
gloves would paint her cheeks green and
her nose blue IL she was told Ii was
fashionable so to do. The we'll groomed
woman wears white gloves for evening.
nais tan. gray or white for afternoon. tan
or morning or for motoring and black
My Tor deep mourning. Nothing would
duca her 70 wear colored gloves. Were
nu to AJAX in a Paris shop for pink, red,
reau. or blue gloves. you would be
zhed az. They never make them"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
The Mothers of Men

The brayest battle that ever was foushtl
Shall tell you where and when?
On the maps of the world you will ana
It not
'Tis fought by the mothers of men.
Nay, not with cannon or battle shot,
With sword or nobler penI
Nay, not with Eloquent words or though
From mouths of wonderful men.
But deep in the walled-up woman's
heart
OF woman that would not yield,
But bravely, silently bore her part
Lo, there is that battlefield
Marshaling troops, no bivouao song,
No banner to gleam and wave;
But, oh, their battles. they always lar,
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet faithful still as q bridge of starr,
She fights In her walled-up town
Fights on and on In endless wars, MI
Then, unseen, silently goes down.
oh, we with banners and battle shot.
And soldiers to shout and praise.
1 tell you the kingliest victories fought
Were fought in those silent ways.
Oh, spotless woman In a world of shame.
With silent and silent scorn
Go back to God as white as you came--
The kingliest warriors born!
Joaquin Miller
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
ND THE HOME-PRACTTCAL ARTICLES -FASIIIO
The Modem Child
some IIlnts on Her upbrineing.


The American child has been accused
OF many things, but the most serious Of
these is an entire lack OF respect for au-
thority. This Is not an exaggeration by
any means The ordinary American child
is her own MISTRESS; She neither obeys
nor takes correction. She manages all
who come her way, and the household is
run to suit her convenience. She has no
hesitation about speaking her mind--in
fact the modern American child constd-
ers Il her duty to put poor mother or IA
ther right at certain times.
The mistaken notion OF individuality In
child rearing Is primarily responsible for
this. Mothers are told to let their chill
dren shape their own characters, that
the good old-fashioned corporal punish
ment is a mistake. Perhaps this is true,
but there are certain things every we'll
bred child should not be allowed to neg
lect.
In the first place. teach the little folks
no company manner" This is abso-
lutely ruinous to their character. 1t
teaches them inslnoerity and makes them
an object for dislike. Children soon learn
things anyway but II you let them think
that they should be any more polite or
any more obliging when stranger is
present they will use the knowledge to
your disadvantage. You will soon find
that they become rude and discourteous
In the home circle.
Teach children to be orderly when they
are young II you don't do IL then, there
ia very little hope of their becoming so
later. Make them stand up when they
are addressed by an older person. Never
let them sit In the easiest chairs while
the older folks have to use straight ones.
They must be trained to be thoughtful
and considerate of others.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04

than the noise of a popgun. Doctor
Anderson rolled over with a groan,
clutching at his side with both his hands.
Wimberley sprang to his feet and dart
ed away into the darkness, struggling
and painting for breath, running as
though some hideous terror were in hot
pursuit of him.
When Wimberley reached the house 20
men We're out looking for him. His
mother and Joan were in THE hall, appar-
emily on the verge of tears. Lady VIM
berley flung her arms round her sons
neck and kissed him again and again.
Joan's anxiety turned to anger.
Where have you been, Guy2" she said
sharply. "How dare you behave like this
frightening us all so-you made mother
quite ILL.,
"Sorry, mother" he said in low voice.
lawfully sorry-lost my way that's ALL
you see. I'll explain 1t all II you'll let mo
but the lights of the house, reckoned
they'd guide me--and the rotten things
went out. All over the place I've been;
thought I'd never see any dinner to-
night"
You're wet through" said Joan.
you've been falling about in the snow
here. let me take your coat"
mo, thanks" said the boy, sharply,
and then he remembered that the pistol
was not there, that he had flung It into
the lake as he came up through the gar
den.
Mother, dear, I am so sorry to have
given you all such fright. ought to
have stayed in the car. When did 1t
GONE in?"
"only half an hour ago." faltered
Lady Wimberley. I'VE thought 1t had
broken down, Your uncle is furious with
Lewis for letting you come on by your
self with lantern"
"Oh, Lewis couldn't help 1.-THE tried
well, I'll go and change. l expect you're
all hungry, aren't you? oh. mother
dear. forgot-many happy returns of
the day"
Lady Wimberley caught him in her
arms and kissed him.
81 don't mean a return of this sort of
thing" he said. with a laugh. II was
frightened myself, I can tell you. I
think I must have lost my head"
He freed himself from her embrace
and made his way up to the bedroom,
And when he looked at his white face
In the glass. the horror of the whole
thing came back to him, and he burst
into tears.
Continued tomorrow)
Copyright, 1914. by the Associated News
papers, Limited.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
The Sewing Table

Have you seen the new Martha WASH
ington sewing tables? They are the
handlest things you can imagine for the
stitch in time" The most attractive
thing about them is that they come in
almost any finish-walnut, mahogany, oak
and the dearest little ones In wicker
work. Milady has only TO drop her coll
lars, cuffs ruffes and furbelows in the
large openings on the sides and there
they will stay until she has time to sew
them on herself.
The tables are oval shaped and the two
sides are just sort of cupboard for odd
pieces OF material and such things The
centre of the table Is q series Of drawers,
each one for a different purpose. The top
drawer Is very shallow and inside is
rack for spools-in fact for several of
them. The idea is very useful. as there
is nothing more annoying than to have
to look all over for your materials when
you are ready to work. The other draw
ers are for the innumerable things which
seem to accumulate in some mysterious
way around the sewing room.
If Mrs. Washington really used one of
these delightful affairs, the modern
woman does well to initiate her. as they
are so attractive and useful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-04
Three Economy" Hints.

First. If fire has to be left UNMATCHED
for several hours, put handful of salt
on the top Of the coal. This will prevent
the fuel burning away quickly, and a stlt
with the poker will result in nics
glowing fire. ,A@ -2aes ~
Second. When making tea. instead Of
the usual spoonful for the pot. add a lump
Of sugar. When drawn the tea will be
just as strong.
Third. Save coffee grounds. dry them,
add a pinch of carbonate of soda. and
use on the knife-board instead of knife
powder, The mixture answers admirably