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VOL. XXVII.
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Citizens National Bank
Odors to its patrons
•rary courtesy and
accommodation con*
Bistent with sound
, banking. $ fr $
Your business is solicited
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| F A R M E RS|
I TAKE NOTICE I
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J The Loray Mills has set aside a Ware* +
+ house for your use free of cbargc?and will X
* carry free Insurance for you. Your cotton ♦
+ will be tagged and undisturbed until you +
. J sell or call for same. They will Issue you +
+ • Negotiable Receipt. All they ask Is that 4
X y°u h«u* Y°ur cotton to the Warehouse. J
+ where It will be weighed free of charge, a
.+ 4*
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THEBE ANCIENT
DEEDS SECONDED.
Their Dole* 1833 and 1831-Cea.
vsyances Bacarded I* Clear
Title el Pre»arty.
Aabertllc Cuctle-News. Utb.
Three eocient deeds were re
corded in the office of Register
of Deeds Fortune Saturday af
ternoon. One of them bears
date of December 24. 1833, in
which Robert W. H. Rutherford
conveys to Jesse Morgan, 12
screa of land "In Bnncombe’’ for
$20. The same property is now
worth several thousand dollars.
Another deed from Rutherford
to Morgan is dated October 24.
1831. By this paper 183 acres of
land were sold for $500.
The third canvevance was
dated October, 21,1831, and dis
ooses of 150 acres of land for $50.
, The papers were recorded for
the purpose of clearing title to
the land. Those connected with
the sale have long since been
desd, sod the present owner was
put to no little difficulty in se
curing some one able to swear
to the handwriting of Ruther
ford- In this the present owner
was successful and the deeds
are recorded. The papers are
vellow with age. although the
hand writ!n gis still very distinct.
A Mistake la the Cairo Brake
a* the Faoarat Arrangements.
Hotmln H*w»-H*r»14, MS.
Last week on a roadside near
Marion an old negro was found
so badly frozen that he died
shortly afterwards. Some of
the negroes who viewed the
body said it was Jim Sisk, of
Glen Alpine, who had none there
to work on the new railroad. A
raetsage was sent to Jim’s peo
ple asking what disposition to
make of the body. Jim is s
“•“bet£l the "Royal Knights
of King David,” a negro order,
and the members of this order at
Glen Alpine asked tbattbft body
be shipped home at their ex
The body arrived at
• Oten Alpine Saturday evening
and was taken to Jim 8iak*s
home. Even Jim's family and
near neighbors thought It waa
the body of Jim, and the "Royal
ICnighta” made preparations to
bnry him in royal style. But,
lo and behold, on Sunday morn
ing someone discovered that the
body had too much hair on top
of the head for it to bn Jim Sisk
Altar much argument a com
mittoa wan sent to Marion to see
if Jim conkl ha found, and Jim
was found sluing by a railroad
camp-fire^ apparently at peace
.with all the world and entirely
ignorant of the trouble at home
flt accompanied the Committee
.to Glen Alpine and It la said
dead. Jim's presence was
necessary, however, to convince
many of thoae present that tbe
dead man was not Jim. tbe re
semblance being so Ktriking.
Proposed New Passenger Train.
Yoritrlile Baqntnr. ISih.
Col. L. T. Nichols, general
manager of tbe C. & N.-W. rail,
toad was in Yorkville yesterday,
having come np in bis private
car and remained over until this
morning. On being asked about
the prospects of tbe restoration
of the week end passenger train
which was ran with so much
satisfaction to the public during
the greater part of last snmmer,
Col. Nichols said that bis peo*
pie had under consideration
something even better than this.
They have been figuring for
some time past on patting this
same train on as s daily, with a
schedule going south by York
ville at about nine in tbe morn
ing and going north at about
five in the afternoon. The train
has practically been decided up
on and about tbe only obstacle
in the way is the possible pas
sage of tbe Toole bill to reduce
railroad fares to two and one
half cents a mile. Col. Nichols
says thst none of his passenger
trains have been more than able
to pay expenses at three and
three and one-half cents a mile,
which latter rate prevails in
North Carolina, and, while he
woald feel Justified in making
sn experiment with this proposed
new train at three eenta. he is
rather dubious about the lower
figure. This proposed new train
would be of tremendous advant
age to all York county points
and especially to Yorkville.
TO.. Kai«k«i and ik* ttlmm.
WlUfaa WaUon. tbo dtrtlngttlahnd au
thor of tLc official "OoroaaUoa Odar to
Edward Vll, tUua daarribaa tha attoa
Hon bctwoaa tha owr and hia Enaalaa
•MOarta la tba .Dally Ctironldn of Low
dan:
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khv.
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Tho iron la *****at wMh Bur aim
AM tha nwora la br*alrli>o la twain.
Out tha vim hath rim in Marat aM dm
To raaaulrh aad to nta
lha nrthodoa pmniVtViittta ao
raatand to qmtfcm gororamoatal as
nagkm MOOMtoM. hotel In* oqoally to
M MIA (a Ood aad In tho earn, ram
■artart M. i>. IKiw la tba Maury
Atlantic It bo baa hotMotoJo rabmlt
tad to what bo neat* aa A# aggcai
aim of tba hfotneracy It to baoaaat ho
baa aaao ao orny of ctMahatlng K. Onca,
bowvrwr, MNTbMa Mai that ho hM
CONSPICUOUS FAILUIE
_OF JUSTICE.
Machinery «* the Law Braaka
Down in Effort (a Pualsh Ashs
villa Bank Olilcara Wko Stela
1264,®0t bran Their Fatreaa.
»utc»vm« r^ndcitrV.
. There are so many failures of
justice, especially when men of
wealth, prominence or influence
are charged with offending, that
it makes one heart sick to con
template it. Indeed the failure
to reach prominent violatora is
to common that ia many in.
stances this class of ofiendera
defy the law and snap their fin
gers in the faces of the courts.
These remarks are prompted by
the decision of the United States
Court of appeals reversing the
B'.eese case, front Asheville.
Briefly the esse is this: In
1&17 (he First National Bank of
Asheville failed. At the time of
the failure W. E. Brccsc was
president, W. H. Penland was
cashier and J. B. Dickerson was
a member of the board of direct
ors. The failure brought finan
cial disaster to many Asheville
people, some of them losing
their all. As a result of the fail
ure of the Pirat National, the
Western North Carolina Bank of
Asheville failed soon afterward,
and later the National Bank of
Asheville failed. All these fail
ures, in a measure growing ont
of the first one, of course in
creased the financial distress in
Asheville and the surrounding
country.
I A* a resalt of investigations
by government officers, Breese,
I’en I and and Dickerson were ar
rested, and later bills werj found
against them for erabcxslcment
and conspiracy to wreck tbe
bank. At tbe first trial, faeld be
fore Judge Purnell in Asheville,
tbe prosecution showed that
Breese had embedded $117,000,
Dickerson $00,000 and Penland
$87.000—a total of $264,000. At
this trial Breese and Dickerson
were convicted and sentenced to
ten year* each in the peaiten*
tiary. A new trial was granted
by the Conrt of appeals and at
tbe uext hearing a mistrial re
united. The cases were then re
moved to Charlotte and at the
first hearing there a mistrial re
sulted. At the fourth and last
trial Breese was convicted and
sentenced to seven years impris
onment. This judgment has
been reversed by the Conrt of
Appeals on the ground that two
members of the grand jury which
found the indictment had not
paid their taxes as required by
law, and were therefore disqual
ified.
This decision may be all right
u a matter of law, but it means
teat a man gnilty of a great
crime has escaped punishment
on wbat is rcallv a technicality;
and as it is said the statute of
limitations now applies to tbe
offences, no new indictments
can be brought and the bank
wreckers go free. It is a great
outrage and is another of numer
ous similar incidents which but
increases tbe growing disrespect
for tbe conrta.
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MAN'S UE8 DIOPPEB OIT.
Cmm •(I at Kosa*Whllt Nanas
Nraai ll—Bociara Say Patlaal
WUJ mw S server.
RlUkbMb Cltr T«r Heal.
Oncol the moat interesting cases
to come under the observation
of local physician* la that of Mr.
Henry Sykes, of Colombia, N.
C., who baa been in a critical
condition for tbe paat year.
He baa been afflicted with a
curious diaeaae iu tbe leg, in
which the flesh from the knee to
tbe foot has for more than a year
been undergoing a slow process
of ossification. The nature of tbe
peculiar disease bas baffled the
local physicians, and also noted
specialists and surgeons in Bal
timore and Philadelphia. Ap
parently, Mr. Sykes was doomed
to die. and friends and relatives
have nightly for many months
past gathered at his bedside to
nurse him awaiting expectantly
for hia death.
Physicians give him np, ac
knowledging tbe fact that they
could do nothing for him further
than to give him case from pain
with an opiate.
Thus for a year has he lived,
without ever for a moment being
placed in a i ecu in bent position,
always sitting np in a large arm
chair.
Last Friday morning to tbe
astonishment of those who were
dressing the diseased leg, it, of
iU own accord, amputated itself
at the knee joint, and dropped
off, leaving tbe remainder of the
limb in a healthy cundition.
Every indication now points
to the speedy recovery of Mr.
Sykes, who is expected in the
near future to be able to be go
ing about.
Tbe man to whom tbe dis
jointed limb was intrusted to be
buried stated that it waa at hard
aaa piece of iron, that even
striking it with tbe blade of a
slum 1 would not cut or scratch
it.
WAX ON JEWS STILL
_MORE UTTER.
Can Slay la St. Petersburg Only
Six Months la tha Tear—An
Absurd Raped as ta President
Roosevelt's Intentions.
CbuUxit Chroaicle.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 13.—It is
reported to-day that tbe Rus
sian government has decided to
adopt a strong Anti-Jewiab
policy. Hereafter all Jews, ev
en tbe richest merchants, being
included, will be allowed to live
in St._ Petersburg only six
months in the year. Tbe wives.'
children and other members of
the family will be expelled im
mediately. The Nove Vre my a,
in a bitter article from America,
prmted to-day says tbst Presi
dent Roosevelt intend* to seize
the islands of North eastern Si
beria and will hoist the Ameri
can flag in Russian waters tak
ing advantage of the weakness
of Russia.
YOU AND YOHV1LLC.
ikM’l Doing Among oar Wolgfc.
hors Just Across the Lins.
Yuikviiic MWm.
Thy C. & N.-W., railway in
painting iu dcpoU and other
property along iu line an orange
yellow, which ban been adopted
•• «t«udard color of tbeC.
There arc acveral applicaaU
for the poatmaaterahip at Filbert,
ynd an appointment will he made
in due tine. An impression that
gamed currency to the effect
that the offica will probably be
abolished for lack of somebody
to look after the duties of post
master seems to be without
lounaitioa.
The C. 8c N.-W. people arc
polling fn a "Y" at the Victor
Cotton Oil mill and will soon be
in a position to torn trains at
this place They, also have un
der consideration the enlarge
ment of the depot here ao an to
accommodate the increasing
quantity of freight the railroad
is being called opoa to handle.
Benjamin Armstrong, well
known tbroeghout York county
“ • "«11 digger, dial at Sharon
last Friday at nooo as the re
shit of being struck on the head
about a week before with a piece
P**°k in the hands of James
Clark, also white. The circum
stances of the affair were in
vestigated by Coroner Lootbiaa
and a jury immediately after the
death of Armstrong, and Clark
was committed to jail to answer
ior the killititr
Dr. E Frank Darby, sob of.
tba lata Dr. Darby of tba Metho
dist church, died at hit home at
Lynchburg. 3. C., la* Friday
oigbt after a short illness. Dr.
Darby was bora at Paeoict dur
ing the time Ws parents resided
there while bu father was pastor
of the Methodist'church. Ha
spent several years in YorkviUe,
a student in the Kings Moun
tain Military school, during
which titnc he was a class mate
of Dr. R. A. Bratton. Mr. S. B.
Lathan and Cspt. John M. Jen
kins.
News Was received here to
day ci the death of Miss Belle
Mendenhall, in Charleston yes
terday. The deceased was a
daughter of Mr. W. M. Menden
hall. formerly of Gnthriesville,
now of the vicinity of Piocville,
and a sister of Messrs. J. B. and
C. B. Mendenhall. She went to
Charleston some time ago to
qualify herself as a trained nurse
and was panning her profession
when stricken with the illness
that nosed her death. The
funeral will take place at Bctbes
da to-morrow.
Mr. Wars la go tu Spencer Menu
tala Mills.
Statewide Laadaurfc
Mr. J.-White Ware, who has
been secretary and treasurer of
the-Craig-Flanigan Harness Co.
for some time, Has resigned bis
position here and accepted the
position of secretary and treas
urer of the Spencer Mountain
Colton Mills on the south fork
of the Catawba river, five miles
from Gastonia.
Mr. Ware wilt not leave States
ville until bis successor as sec
retary and treasurer of the Craig
Flanigan Company is secured,
which may be two mootbs yet.
Mr. Ware is an excellent gen
tleman and baa made many
friends during bis stay In States
ville who will regnt his going
away. He caute tb Statesville
from Gastonia.
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^ Mtr ttobrlo^ToMaStory.
Rx-Governor Aycock and Maj.
W. A. Guthrie, attorney for Dr.
J. B. Matthew* were eating rap
per together at tht Ben bow.
Major Guthrie told a story.
P* Mid that one tine he was
approached by a book asset and
upon request to have s few mo
ments time. he. had replied that
he had no time to waste, that he
didn’t want aay book aod wished
to be left alone. The book agent
then requested permission to ask
just one queitiun and the major
*°M him to proceed, hot proceed
quickly.
"My deer sir, I simply want to
“k you,” said the ageot, "what
yon would do if there never had
been any books printed or sold
in the world.”
The Major chuckled ns he
gave his reply, "I am afraid my
““ b*. "that I should
he driving males down in Chat
ham comity at fifty cents a day."
The Major said that he then told
the man that be hadn’t the least
Won whnt kind of book be was
selling, but to put his name
down for one and to come and
get bis money just as soon as he
wented'it.
Subscribe far the QaiTOttU
Gaistt*
Roy«a
Baking Powder
Absolutely
Pare
Made from 9W Grape Cream of Tutor
In baking powder Royal U the standard, the
powder of highest reputation; found by the
United 8tatea Government tests of greatest
strength end purity.
It renders the food more healthful and palat
able and is most economical in practical use.
Housekeepers are sometimes importuned to
buy slum powders because they are "cheap.**
Yet some of the cheapest made powders are sold
to consumers at the highest price.
Housekeepers should stop and think. Is it
not better to buy the Royal and take no chances—
the powder whose goodness and honesty are never
questioned?
Is it economy to spoil your digestion by an
alum-phosphate or other ad altered powder to
save a few pennies ?
I aoYM. bakino powoan oo- new voaa
and the Daisy Girls
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MISS PATTI ROSA
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