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FLYING MACHINE IN TEN YEARS.
Sir Hiram Maxim's Probationary
Have a Try at the Game Himself.

Sir Hiram Mnxim's Prediction-To
Have a Try at the Game Himself.
Sir Hiram Maxim contributes the fol-
lowing article to London daily paper:
whether Santos-Dumont succeeds in
making a practical dirigible balloon,
which can be successfully navigated OF
not, he certainly has done much to start
the ball rolling, and to again call at
tention to the subject Of aerial naviga-
ton. The would-be navigators Of the
air are, and always have been, divided
into two distinct groups-those who
seek to navigate the air by machines
lighter than the air, balloons; and those
who believe in machines heavier than
the air: that is, true flying machines.
"A balloon of the ordinary type,
which merely rises in the air and trav-
es with the wind, is an exceedingly SIM
pie apparatus, but an elongated bal
loon, provided with motive power, al
though it cannot be considered as a
complicated machine, is nevertheless a
very delicate and fragile apparatus;
but as the apparatus is lignter than the
air in which it floats, it does not have
to be provided with any outside lifting
apparatus, which is a necessary part
of the true flying machine.
When a balloon is once in the air
the aeronaut has plenty of time to eX-
pertinent with his motors and screws
He can stop or start, go fast or slow
and steer to the right or left at will
without any danger Of sudden drop to
the earth; but with a true flying ma
chine the lifting effect must be produc-
ed by wings, blades or aeroplanes
which run over the air at a very high
speed, and raise themselves and the
machine by pressing the air downward
after the manner of kite. With such
an apparatus high speed of the planes
or blades is a sine quo non, otherwisc
no lifting effect is produced, and as the
apparatus is very much heavier thar
the air it's natural tendency is always
toward the earth. and any hitch OF
in a fall more or less rapid in proper
| ton to the size of the blades or aero.
planes. Moreover, true flying ma.
chine has to be steered in vertical as
we'll as in Il horizontal direction.
1T will. therefore, be seen that the
difficulty in producing a true ilying ma.
chine is infinitely greater than that ell.
countered in producing dirigible bal
loon. STILL am of the opinion that the
dirigible balloon of the SantosDumon
type will lead to the development Of q
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THE DIFFERENCE OF AN 1NcH.-At
one of the reunions Of the Army OF the
Cumberland several former officers OF
the Union army fell to discussing the
wounds they had received during the
civil war. At last one Of their number
turned to Colonel B., a tall, fine, SOL
dierly looking man. who had remained
silent during the discussion, and said:
We'll, colonel, you seem to be the
only one of the party who escaped un-
injured"
"Oh, no, I didn't" answered the COL
onel quickly. IT was shot at Antietam.
A bullet went through my nose, taking
the gristle out" He wriggled his nose
from side to side to prove the truth OF
his statement.
"Ah, we'll, you were quite fortunate
after ALL" said Major NJ. consolingly
IF the bullet had struck half an inch
further in. your soul would have been
launched into eternity"
Yes" said the colonel. land II the
blamed thing had gone half inch fur
ther out it wouldn't have hit me at ALL
-Lippincott's.
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CONVENIENT HoRsEs.-Peter NC
Queen, the well-known Boston lectur-
er, who was with President Roosevelt
at Santiago and with Lawton in his
last campaign, has fund Of interest
ing stories about army life and Is an
enthusiastic admirer Of the regular
army private, whose sense Of humor, he
declares, is unfailing. The following
is one of his favorite stories: In the
last expedition General Lawton made
against Santa Cruz, two regiments, the
Fourth cavalry and an Idaho regiment,
were sent up the Laguna de Bay in ma
tive boats. In the darkness the two
regiments ran into one another, and
great confusion resulted.
What farmer outfit are you?''
yelled the Idaho boys derisively at the
clumsy cavalry.
"'Lawton's Fourth cavalry answer
ed the regulars.
"'Fine cavalry! was the answer.
Where are your horses?
Here in our knapsacks,' replied
the cavalry, rattling their cans Of salt
horse"
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en- for the blood to traverse the whole
system Is about half a minute.
The same curious but benef1cent
property is possessed by the vast net
work Of tiny tubes, one 3,500th part OF
an inch in diameter which lie immedi-
ately under the skin all over the body;
but their function Is even stranger
still, for they will allow nothing to pass
| through their walls save what Is d.
rectly hurtful or superf1uous. The re-
suit is perspiration, which passes from
them through myraids Of tiny glands
to the skin. At a religious festival In
France during the Middle Ages a child
was gilded over to make it represent
golden image Of the Savior. 1t died In
few hours, poisoned by the impuri-
ties Of it's own blood, which were pre-
vented from getting through the skin
But perhaps the most striking fea-
ture connected with the working OF the
human body Is the fact that we have
two brains, a mechanical and a men,
tai one, as they may be called. The
former is situated low down at the
back Of the head, at the top Of the spi-
nal column. The other occupies the
rest Of the skull. This Is the one we
do our thinking and feeling and will
ing with. But, although 1t Is the mob
lest part Of the human organism, 1t has
no control over the little brain at the
back.
No one knows exactly how this lit
tie brain does it's work, but 1t does 1t
continuously and unconsciously. Its
business is to look after the working
Of the lungs, heart, stomach, and so
forth, and it attends to business day
and night without sleeping. 1t Will
now be easy to see that our lives de-
pend upon these two brains working
separately. For what would happen
If the little brain were controlled by
the big one? We should have to think
separately for every heartbeat, FOR
every breath We drew and for every
flow Of the gastric juice which digests
our food in the stomach. This would
not give us much time to attend to
anything else, even during our waking
life. But there is something worse
than thatNEe could glger go t9al}eep'
The moment we did we would stop
thinking about our hearts and lungs,
wherefore they would both stop work.
st. Louis Republic.
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rec would be needed If it came to

force would be needed If it came to
war;
All three went different ways under
assumed names, grew boards, wore
ready-made suits and mixed with the
farmers and stockraisers as men who
meant to adopt that life. They were
to watch and listen, look for signs
Judge the situation and report.
Their final report was that force
from England of 10000 men could con-
quer the two republics IN three months
But much esteemed as they were by
their superiors, in London, even the
latter seem to have put down some
thing to the unbalancing effect Of their
South African surroundings, for they
sent out $4,000 men and told them they
had a six months job.
How had the Beers escaped this
| fightiness? Perhaps by constantly
living in their brilliant air and know
ing no other they have learned just
what can safely be done in 1t. There
| Is something in their economy OF
speech-they have probably the small
est vocabulary Of any white race-in
their entire Indifference to all ques-
tions Of speculative philosophy which
may save their brains from certain
risks.
Then there Is the soft voice Of the
bearded burghers that contrast sc
strangely with their bigboned figures
and the elimination Of all violent exer-
tion-for even their seat on horseback
Is easy as a rock chair-that may NEAR
some re-acting lesson learned from the
air around them. Their eyes see into
1t farther than good field glasses have
enabled most men Of other races tt
see.-New York Sun.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

TWO SIX MONTHS SUBSCRIBERS at 81
each will be considered the equivalent OF one
yearly subscriber at Sl.75 and so counted. A
Subscription paid for two or more years IN ad. 10
vance ut Sl.75, will be counted as one name Tor
Ciubmakers will be held personally respon-
sible for the payment Of all names returned by
them. After a clubmaker has returned ana
Maid for any name, he can, at anytime there
after discontinue the sending OF the paper 10
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yided the person to whom the transfer Is
desired was not q subscriber at the time the
original name was entered OH our books.
No name will be counted In competition for
n premium until the subscription price has
been paid; nor will any premium be delivered
mil n satisfactory settlement has been made
for all names returned by the cluDmaker.
Persons who commence making clubs Will
not he permitted to transfer their club to All.
other clubmakers list niter The names nave
been entered on our BOOKS.
IL Is not necessary that the names on q club
should all he Mt the same postoftice. Names
may be taken mt any number OF places.
All subscriptions must 1e forwarded 10 us al
the ex pense Of those sending Them.
We will be responsible for the safe transmits
sion OF money only when sent by DRAFT, regis
tered letter or money order drawn Oh the
Yorkville postoffice.
postoffice, county and state.
All subscriptions will be discontlnueda at the
expiration of the time paid tor.
K separate list will be kept for each clubma-
ker. who will be credited with each name
sent. SO that the number sent by any one per-
son NAV be nscertaineI at q moments notice.
In case of a tie for either premium, two
weeks will be allowed in which to "untie."
THE time in which names may be returned
under our propositions will commence NOW,
and expires ut 4 o'clock p. m, on Wednes-
day. the 18th day of March, 1902:
After the closing of this contest on March II,
1902. no single yearly subscription will be re-
ceived for less than the yearly subscription
price of 500, except new clubs are formed.
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PREMIUMS FOR CLUBMAkBRS.
Two Fine Yorkville Buggies, Guns and Other
Articles of Value.

THE contest for the premiums annu-
Il ally offered for clubs Of suoscrib-
ers to the YORKVILLE ENQUIRER
Is now open, to continue until 4 o'clock
d. M, on the SECOND WEDNESDAY
IN MARCH, 1902, and all Of our old
friends, along with as many new ones
as may desire, are cordially invited to
enter the competition.
The first premium this year Is to be
A FINE TOP BUGGY, the best that
can be made by the YORKVILLE
BUGGY COMPANY for $50: the second
premium Is the BEST OPEN BUGGY
this company can make for $50. These
two prizes are to be given for the TWO
LARGEST CLUBS returned and paid
for by the SECOND WEDNESDAY
IN MARCH. For additional clubs,
ranging in size from 100 down to 3, we
Sewing Machines, Shot Guns. Rifles,
Pistols. Musical Instruments. Watches,
Silver Tableware, Magazines, Newspa-
pers and other articles Of value sufti-
cient to compensate the clubmaker for
all the work he or she may do. Full in
formation may be had Of these articles
and the terms upon which they will be
given, by making inquiry at this office.
Among the premiums that offer to
Clubmakers for THE ENQUIRER, are
the following:
FOR FOUR NAMES.
A yankee" Watch. a stylographic
Fountani Pen or a Three Bladed
Pocket Knife of good quality.
FOR FIVE NAMES.
A years subscription to either one
of the following Magazines: McClure's,
7 oI
sy, Cosmopolitan. Delineator, Saturday
Evening Post, Everybody's, Frank
Lesslies Popular Monthly. or either Of
the following: A Champion" Stem
Winding Watch. a gold pointed Fount-
ain Pen. four bladed Pocket Knife, a
Globe Air Rifle.
FOR SIX NAMES.
An ECLIPSE" Stem Winding Watch,
King Repeating Air Rifle. years sub
scription to Christian Herald, Journal
of Pedagogy, or champion" Repeat
ing Air Rife.
FOR EIGHT NAMES.
An Ingersoll Triumph" Watch. a
Columbian Repeating Air Rltle-works
like a Winchester-a fine Razor or
Pocket Knife, Rapid Writer Fountain
Pen-plain case.
FOR TEN NAMES.
One years subscription to THE
YORKVILLE ENQUIRER, q "Quak-
er" Watch, valued at $3.50; Hamilton
22 calibre Rife-model IL; The Youths
Companion. one year; or gold mount
ed Fountain Pen.
FOR TWENTY NAMES.
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Hammerless Revolver, a Crack-Shot
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Humorous department.
A Real Surprise.

Young MIR. Smithers, having eaten an
excellent dinner, sat down to smoke
good cigar while his wife ran upstairs
to make her toilet for the theatre.
So peaceful was his state of mind tnat
he did not look accusingly at his watch
when. after the promised minute nao
developed into 35, she entered the roor''
Seems to me that you are looking
very nice tonight, my dear" ne re-
marked.
.I am so glad you think so. my dar-
ling. Of course, care more 1or you'
admiration than that Of any one eise'
Resides. the SINNERS sit right oehlno
us this evening, and this dress VIII give
bar had headache before the second
act Is half over ,e.
Mr. smithers looked anxious. so
this is a new one, is it? Wasn't the
old one good enough?'
..N-not quite, my dear. Besides l. l.
eornad the money for this one myself.
"But how did you earn
ooh after YOU left fell to thinking
what q lot of money s25 was to speno
nnon a Christmas present for Marie
when I really needed so many things.
Then an idea struck me. I remembered
all those pretty things I found IN your
big trunk after we were marrleo-'he
ones that horried girl, whoever she was
sent back when the engagement was
broken. I wouldn't have one or theHl
myself. but it seemed a pity for thenl
n lie there, so I went upstairs anu
looked them all over. I selected that
lovely silyer-backed mirror and cleaned
Il up until it looked just like new ana
then L"
"sold it to buy the dress. l see.
Nothing of the kind. 1 bought the
dress with the money you gave me-
The mirror I sent to Marie with pes.
wishes. Won't she be surprised anu
why Freddie, are you ill?"
Not at all, my dear. You are quite
right: Marie will, no doubt, be much
surprised; for, you see, she herself was
the girl who returned those presents
that Is all."-The New Yorker
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true flying machine in which the gas
bag will be eliminated.

true flying machine in which the gas
bag will be eliminated.
Experiments have shown that there
are a great number of days in the year
on which the wind is blowing upward
of 20 miles an hour at only short dis
tance above the surface Of the earth
and unless an apparatus is made which
will travel at a velocity considerably
greater than this, 1t would, Of course
, be impossible to make any headway
against such a wind.
Admitting that a machine would
have to travel through the air at rate
of 80 miles an hour in order not to be at
the mercy of the wind, we should find
that at such a speed one thousand
pounds Of aeroplane would lift quite as
much as one thousand pounds of
material in a balloon, and, moreover,
the aeroplane would require vastly less
power to drive them through the air
than the balloon, even admitting that
balloon could be made strong enough
to stand wind velocity Of 30 miles an
hour, which is extremely doubtful.
I'm nearly all the experiments with
elongated navigable dirigible balloons,
electricity has been employed as the
motive power, and on account Of its
great weight the power at the disposal
Of the aeronaut has been extremely
small. With the advent however, of
the very light petroleum and gasoline
motors for motor carriages which have
now reached very high degree Of de-
velopment, it is possible to obtain light
motors developing a great deal of pow
er-that is, we are now able to produce
motors which will give off the power of
horse while having only the weight Of
a large barnyard fowl.
"a goose, which is much heavier than
fowl, manages to fly very we'll with
an expenditure Of about one-tenth part
of horsepower.
up to a few years ago steel was the
strongest material for it's weight which
could be obtained, but recent expert
ments with aluminium have shown that
this light metal can be made quite as
strong as wrought iron by the addition
Of another light metal-magnesium;
that the compound is lighter than pure
aluminium, and that it has the tensile
strength and stiffness of wrought iron.
Thus the engineer is put in possession
of very light and powerful motor.
and light and strong material quite
unobtainable only a few years ago.
with these improvements it now be-
comes relatively an easy matter to con-
struct true flying machine, and feel
sure that such machines will make
their appearance and become part of
the military armament Of the nation in
side of the next ten years. Expert
ments with flying machines are enor-
mously expensive: in fact; the expense
is too great to be borne by single indi-
vidual Of moderate means.
II think we can truly say with Lord
Rayleigh that flying machines are only
a question Of lot of time and a lot Of
money, and at the present moment I
am saving up my pennies in order to
enable me to have another bite<at the
same old cherry"
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LAWYERS BLUNpER.-In counting
some of his personal experiences ex-
Governor Shaw, Of Iowa, lately chosen
to be Secretary Cages successor as the
head of the treasury department, tells
how he once heard small boy get the
better of a lawyer who was cross-ex-
amining him. Part Of the questioning
and replies thereto were as follows:
Have you any occupation?"
mo"
Don't you do any work OF any
kind?"
NO"
Just loaf around homer"
That's about. ALL
What does your father do?"
"Nothin' much"
Doesn't he do anything to support
the family?"
He does odd jobs once in awhile
when he can get them"
LAS a matter of fact, isn't your faith
er a pretty worthless fellow, deadbeat
and a loafer?"
II don't know, sir; you'd better ask
him. He's sittin' over there on the
jury."-Brooklyn Eagle.
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WHY HIS CLOCK WAS SLow.-There
is an Italian fruit dealer, with a well
stocked store near one Of the suburban
railway stations, who has adopted a
unique device. and one which shows a
deep knowledge of human nature, to
hold his own in competition with an
other dealer, whose stand is some fifty
yards nearer the station than his own.
A commuter was leisurely peeling a
banana in his store the other day when
the Italian remarked:
You gotta fl minute before your
train"
NO: twenty" replied the commuter
glancing at a big clock on the wall.
"Thata clock fifteen minute Slow
said the italian. Il keepa it slow. Pee
pl' used come in a-here, looka at clock
getta excite, go way. not buy. Time to
buy at Pedro's stand. notta here. Now
keepa clock slow, get mucha trade. No
I not letta peepl miss train. I tella
them after they buy de banan'."-New
York Commercial Advertiser.
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TAX RETURNS FOR 1902.
Office of the County Auditor OF York
County, South Carolina,

Office OF the County Au0ltOr Oh Iork
County, South Carolina,
YoRKvILLE. S. c., December 2. 1901.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
IN County Auditor will receive TAX
RETURNS OF REAL AND PERSON
AL PROPERTY from the tax payers Of
York county, from JANUARY 1ST,
1902, until FEBRUARY 20, 1902, inclus-
i've, after which latter date the FIFTY
/, PER CENT. PENALTY will attach to
all delinquents.
The year 1902 is the time fixed by law
for the RE-ASSESSMENT Of REAL
PROPERTY for taxation, and all zeal
estate owners, resident and non-resl-
dent, and all persons having control OF
such property in fiduciary capacity.
must strictly comply with the law
within the times stated, otherwise the
FIFTY PER CENT. PENALTY at
taches the same as in returns Of per-
sonal property.
A tax return, in due form, will be re-
quired, and any return which says
SAME" or mo CHANGES" or not
In conformity to law, will not be filed.
All returns must be sworn to before
the auditor, his assistant, or other Of
fcer duly qualified to administer an
oath.
When parties so desire, they can
/
er blank. before a magistrate, notary
public, or other officer qualified to ad-
minister the same, and send by regis
tered mail to Auditor, at Yorkville, 8.
c., before the Goth day Of February,
Separate returns Of all property loca-
ted in School Districts No. SO, Bethesda
township; No. 9, Broad River town.
ship; No. IL, Catawba township; Nos.
IL and 35, Ebenezer township; Nos. rs
and 80, Fort Mill township; and Nos.
IL, SO, and 35 in York township.
Whe.l practicable, tax payers are
specially requested to meet the Audi
tor at an appointment In their respect
i've townships.
For the purpose Of receiving returns,
the Auditor will attend, either In per-
son or by assistant, at the following
places and at the times stated:
At Rock Hill, on Monday, Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, the Sd, 4th,
5th and 9Th days Of February, 1902.
/ At Yorkville, from Friday, the 7th
day Of February, until Thursday. the
10th day of February, 1902, inclusive.
All males between the ages Of twen-
ty-one and sixty years. except ex-Con-
federate soldiers above the age OF fifty
years, are liable to 81 poll tax.
Taxpayers, liable to poll tax, are
specially requested to inform them
selves as to the number Of the school
district in which they reside.
w. B. WILLIAMS, County Auditor.
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ing Coat, a No. Ejector Single Barrel
Breech- Loading Shot Gun, The Centu-
ry or Harper's Magazine.
FOR THIRTY NAMES.
Either Of the following: A Single
Barrel Hammerless Shot Gun, fine AKA
Kodak, a fine Toilet or Washstand Set,
or a Hopkins & Allen Jr. % Calibre
Rife.
FOR FORTY NAMES.
A fine Mandolin, Guitar or Banjo, a
New York Standard Open-Face Watch,
a w. Richards Double Barrel Breech-
Loading Shot Gun, or a Low Arm Sing
er Sewing Machine.
FOR FIFTY NAMES.
A Winchester or Colt Repeating RI
fle, % calibre; a Double Action Smith
& Wesson Revolver, 80 calibre; or an
Elgin Watch.
FOR SIXTY NAMES.
A High-Arm Sewing Machine, first
class Double Barrel Breech Loading
Shot Gun, or a New Departure Ham
merless Smith & Wesson 32-calibre Re-
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PHOTOGRAPHY,

PHOTOGRAPHY.
FOR PHOTOS in any style and OF
I the BEST FINISH-Please call
at my Gallery, on Cleveland avenue.
S. w. WATSON, Yorkville, 8. c.
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