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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

N HE regular fall examination Of
Il applicants for Teachers certificates
will be held in the Court House at
Yorkville on FRIDAY, OCTOBER
21ST. The examination will be based
on Hughes Mistakes in Teaching"
"Peterman's Civil Government" "Silas
Mariner" "Enoch Arden" and Cur
rent History" in addition to the reg
ular subjects, Geography, English,
History, Algebra, Arithmetic and Ply
siology.
Applicants will provide themselves
with pencils and legal cap paper, and
be on hand promptly at 9 O'clock a m.
JOHN E. CARROLL, Supt Ed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
RARE DOLLAR OF 1904.
Almost the Entire Coinage Of That
Year Was Lost at Sea.


What is believed by several numis-
matists who have examined 1t to be 4
genuine silver dollar Of the rare coin
age of 1904 was sent yesterday through
the City National Bank by E. c. Post
of S1S New York Life Building to
George H, Wilks of Clyde, Kan. Mr.
Wilks is a coin collector and the dol
lar is being sent to him for approval
II he decides that 1t is not counterfeit
he will buy it. the purchase price
agreed upon being $3.50.
The coin is not the property Of Mr.
Post, but belongs to an old coin COL
lector, whose name Mr.. Post says he
Is not at liberty to divulge. Mr.. Post
says that he knows Of his own knowl-
edge that his client has had the coin
fifteen years, and that the old man as
serts that he has had 1t for forty-fve
years, getting it from a man who came
west from Vermont and asserted that
he had had II fifteen years. Recently
the owner decided to sell his treasure
and turned 1t over to Mr.. Post for
that purpose. Mr.. Post submitted the
dollar to ]. Shade of 10 East Missouri
avenue, dealer in rare coins and cur
los, and the latter declared that 1t
was a genuine 1904 dollar.
II the coin in Mr.. Posts possession
proves genuine 1t will add one more to
the known worlds collection Of 1904
dollars. According to authorities on
rare coins there are only seven 1904
dollars in existence. Two Of these are
in the government mint at Philadel-
phia and the others are in private COL
lections, from which they do not de-
part without the knowledge Of all the
numismatists in the country. The
scarcity of these dollars is due to the
fact that practically the entire COIN
age Of silver dollars of 1904 was sent
to Tripoli to pay the American SOL
diers and sailors who were prosecuting
the war against the Barbary states.
The ship never reached it's destination,
and presumably sank.
Should the dollar sent to Mr.. Wilks
prove good and should he secure it
for $3.50, he will get good bargain.
The last recorded sale Of an 1904 dol
lar was made last November by r. G..
Marvin Of Denver to H. G. Brown Of
Portland, Ore, and the price paid was
$1,000. The same coin was sold once
for $1,000.
To the few who were permitted to
see the piece Of silver at the City Ma
tional Bank yesterday, the coin proved
great curiosity. The dollar, while
showing some marks Of wear, Is in an
excellent state Of preservation. On
one side Of the dollar is the American
eagle, holding in one claw a sheaf Of
arrows and in the other an olive
branch. Across the body and out
stretched wings of the bird Is the
motto, "E Pluribus Unum." On one
side of the eagle there are seven stars,
and on the other side, six stars. On
the reverse side is a picture of Lib
erty with flying hair and corsage de-
collete, Over the head on this side Of
the coin is the word Liberty" and
underneath the figures 1904" Around
the narrow edge of the dollar in very
small letters are the words, "One hun
dred cents. One dollar unit" There
are also some other characters that
could not be made out-Kansas City
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of York.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Martha E. Minter and Sarah A. Min
ter, Plaintiffs, against Pearle Lee
Stewart, James D. Stewart, Mary
]. Porter, Catherine Gibson, Laura
Ross Smith, Louvisa Stewart, John
Dexter Stewart, Willie Stewart, Ell
lie Stewart, Fannie Robertson, Meek
Stewart, and Pearl Stewart, as heirs
at law of w. T. Stewart, deceased,
and William G. White, as admins
traitor Of the said w. T. Stewart, de-
ceased, observation-disclosures Tor
Relief.-Complaint Served.
To the above named Defendants:
VOU are hereby summoned and re-
Il qu'red to answer the complaint IN
this q, ton, Of which a copy Is here
with served upon you, and to serve q
copy Of your answer to said complaint
on the subscribers at their office at
Yorkville, South Carolina, within
twenty days after the service hereof,
exclusive Of the day Of such service;
and II you fail to answer the COM
plaint within the time aforesaid the
plaintiffs in this action will apply to
the court for the relief demanded In
the complaint.
McDOW, LEWIS & THORNWELL,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Yorkville, s. c., Sept. 23rd, 1904.
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The ilurkrills Gaq,lirsr.
Published Tuesday and Friday.
PUBLISHE RSs
w. d. GRIsT,
O. E. GRIsT,
n. II. GRIsT
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
ADVERTISEMENT

ADVEHTISEMlsNT
Inserted at One Dollar per square for
the first insertion, and Fifty Cents per
square for each subsequent insertion.
A square consists of the space occupied
by ten lines of this size type.
kT Contracts for advertising space for
three, six and twelve months will be
made on reasonable terms. The con-
tracts must in all cases be confined to
the regular business of the firm or In
dividual contracting, and the manu-
script must be in the ONCE by Monday
at noon when intended for Tuesdays
issue, and on Thursday at noon. when
intended for Fridays issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
PHOTOGRAPHY
IS AN AIT

A ND It takes an artist to be pho
Eltographer. One who Is not an art
ist doesn't stand much Of a chance OF
making a success at photography. I
have given years Of study to this es-
pecial line and I can say with pride
that my work will compare favorably
with that Of any photographer In this
section.
The best and most perfect photo
graphs are the result Of experience
and not experiments. I do all Of my
developing, retouching and finishing,
thereby obtaining the best possible re-
suits.
As Far AS Prices
Are concerned, you need not worry
yourself along that score. know that
my prices are reasonable and you will
agree with me when I tell you what
they are. I am also prepared to devel-
op and print pictures taken with pock-
ct cameras. II you have a Kodak or
Vive or any other camera, and for any
reason you can't develop and print
your pictures, bring them to me at my
gallery on West Liberty street.
j. R. SCHORB.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07

No. 1856. leaves BIacksburg, south
bound, after arrival of Ho. 20 from At
lanta, and connects at Rock Hill with
No. 20 for Columbia.
For further information apply to any
Agent of the Southern Railway, or to
ROBT. w. HUNT, Division Passenger
Agent, Charleston, or to BROOKS
MORGAN, A. G. P. A, Atlanta, Ga.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
NOTICE.

To the above named absent defendants,
Pearl Lee Stewart and James D.
Stewart:
Please take notice that the summons
and complaint in the above entitled
action is this day filed in the office Of
the Clerk of the Court Of Common
Pleas for the County Of York, State
of South Carolina.
McDOW, LEWIS & THORNWELL,
Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Sept. 23rd, 1904. f6t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
As Far AS Prices
FOR RENT.

T OFFER my house adjoining the
l. First Presbyterian church for rent.
Apply to w. o. RAWLS.
Sept. 23. TT. IT
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
GASTON.

Gastonia Gazette, Oct. 4: Two cou-
Piles were married in Glover last Sun
day by Esquire S. NJ. Faires. Mr.. Tom
George Of Gastonia. and Mrs. Myers
Of King Mountain were one of the
happy &C iples. They were married at
the home of Esquire Faires. Mr.. Chas
Stewart and Miss Maggie Christen-
burg. both Of Glover, were the other
couple. They were married at the
brides home. On Sept. 25, Mr.. c. H
Redford of Bessemer, and Miss Mary
Guffy of Gastonia were married by Es-
quire Faires at his home, which is be-
coming a popular resort for tarheel
lovers. ..On Wednesday, Oct. 18th,
Miss Cora Estef1e Davis will be mar
ried to Mr.. Henry Augustus Johnston
at the home of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Davis, in this city.
The wedding will be a very quiet home
affair and the ceremony will be wit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
10. 114, Observation-Disclosures I,
Charleston-Daily.

No. 114 leaves Blaekaburg after ar.
rival of No. 36 from Atlanta.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-07
No. 113, Observation-Disclosures to
Blacksbura-E)aily.

No. 113 connects at HIacksburg with
Trains Nos. IL, 38 and 10 for Charlotte
and WashingtoA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
Noun Versus Adjective.

The current debasement of the Ian
gUage. of which mention was made re-
Gently by a correspondent, needs to be
stayed by occasional protests, says the
London Chronicle. The education com
mittees are being called i'll many quar-
tiers educational committees. This
false refinement reminds one of the
common inscription, monumental ma
son." which should be monument ma
SON." 1t is not the artifcer who is
monumental. Compare numerical
printer" for number printer" People
fear to use a noun as an adjective or
wrongly prefer the adjective as more
War Office" and India of
fee" are correct expressions, better
than military" or Indian office -
while colonial office is not so good as
colonies office" would be.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31

surrection In the southwest provinces.
its object being the relief of the sick
and wounded, and it took the name of
Hakuaisha Society of BenevOlence).
After the rebellion the society was
made permanent. Then, the govern
ment having signed the international
Red Cross agreement, the society
changed its name to the Red Cross
Society of Japan"
Since that time the growth of the So
ciety has been phenomenal, the mem
berShip now numbering upward of
100000. The imperial family takes a
deep interest in the society and con-
tributes to its funds. A prince of the
royal house is always the honorary
president of the society, and n princess
is the head of the ladies' committee.
The empress, too, is a frequent visitor
at the headquarters Of the society and
to the Red Cross hospital. The exam
pie thus set by royalty has been to
arouse popular interest in the institu-
ton.
In the stOrerOomS at the headquar-
tiers of the society at Tokyo are enor-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31

and included the shotgun, or military
chief; the daimiOs, or territorial mobiles,
and their retainers. the privileged two
sword men, the fighting men, the gen
tlemen and the scholars of the coun-
try.
In 1868 the shogunate and in 1871
the whole feudal system We're abol-
ished, the practice of wearing swords
was prohibited, and finally in 1873 the
names daimio and samurai We're chang
ed to words meaning nobility and gen
try respectively.
The japanese soldier, more especial
~ the officer trained in western schools,
is a queer mixture of the modern and
the medieval. He is full of the learn
ing and notions OF the occident. but he
has not imbibed its cosmopolitan spir-
il. Almost to a man the officers of
both the army and navy are of samu-
raj blood, and after completing their
studies in Germany. France. Great
Britain or the United States they re
turn to Japan still imbued with the
old faith taught by their samurai
teachers.
They despise trade and believe that
money making is fit only for the low
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
Hungarian Forests.

The Hungarian government does not
sell any part of its forests. but buys
more each year. In some parts of the
country, as in the eastern region of the
Carpathians, woods are found of sew
eral thousand acres in extent, consist
ing for the most part of red beech.
This is used for firewoOd, carriages,
slaves and agricultural implements and
in the manufacture of bent wood.
There are few fires, and they seldom
permanently damage the woods. There
are large resinous forests in Transyl-
vania. but they are not very accessible,
and there are also some in the district
of Marmaros, I'm the northeast of the
country
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
THE SIGN OF MERCY
PROGRESS OF RED CROSS WORK IN
JAPAN AND RUSSIA

Hospitals Established In the Field
by the Societies of Both Nations.
Japan's Great Organization - Its
Phenomenal Growth.
The recent departure for the east of
a party of American women nurses to
join the hospital corps of the Japa-
nese army directs attention to that
phase of warfare which deals with the
care of the sick and wounded
The Red Cross societies of both ia
pan and Russia are large, splendidly
equipped and well organized, and de-
tachments have already entered the
field on their errands of mercy. Mel
Their of the belligerents needs any out
side help at present to care for sick
and wounded, but should the war be
prolonged the Red Cross societies of
other lands will doubtless extend aid.
The Red Cross society of Japan
came into being in 1877 during an in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
A RACE OF WARRIORS
JAPANESE OFFICERS ARE OF THE
SAMURAI BLOOD.

How the Fighting Spirit of Old Japan
Has Been FOstered and Perpetu-
ated-The Soldier of the Cody
Class and His Bravery.
The spirit of self sacrifice and devo-
ton to country which pervades both
arms of the japanese military service
and which has frequently been dis
played during the progress of the pres
ent war is the result OF centuries of
training with one idea always upper
most. The japanese officer comes of
samurai blood. For 1000 years his
ancestors have been warriors. and
their descendants today consider the
profession Of arms the most honora-
bic of all.
Samurai. the term applied TO the mil
itary class in Japan during the feudal
period or a member of that class. orig
inaIly denoted the soldiers who guard
ed the mikadOs palace. Later it was
applied to the whole military system
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
THE MODERN sA,1URA1 OF JAPAN.

born and base minded. They think it
is unmanly to seek the favor of wo-
men by wearing fine clothes and dis
play Of their skill and accomplish
ments. They deem luxury vain and
foolish and live simple. hardy. athletic
lives. Finally they believe that honor
and arms are inseparably connected.
In the enlisted ranks of the Japanese
army and navy there are also a gOodly
number of the fighting samurai; but
the rank and file is principally made
up of the cody class. brought in by
the CONSUMPTION law. which makes all
male Japanese of proper age liable for
military service. Previous to 1874
the cody class was forbidden by law
to bear arms, and it is therefore
astonishing that the coolies have
proved themselves just as good sol
diers as the descendants Of the sa-
mural But the facts speak for them
selves. Many of the bravest deeds in
the history of modern Japan have been
performed by the coolies
While all male japanese between
the ages of seventeen and forty are
liable 10 military duty. the active army
is actually levied from males at the
age Of twenty. The term of service is
three years in the army and four in
the navy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
WISDOM OF NOVELISTS.

If you want to impress fools you
must respect their prejudices.-Antho-
ny Hope.
Success in life rests upon one small
gift-the secret of the entry into an
other mans mind to discover what is
passing there.-Seton Merriman.
To smoke a fine cigar, after a real
dinner, with Il good friend, is about as
near heaven on earth as the average
man will ever find south of the stars
John Balm.
There is nothing more fatal TO a po-
litical career than brilliant impromp-
tus and spirited orations. y states
mans words. like butchers meat,
should be well weighed.-JOhn Oliver
Hobbies.
a young man thinks that he alone of
mortals is imperviOus to love, and so
the discovery that he is in it suddenly
alters his views of his own mechan-
ism. 1t is thus not unlike a rap on the
funny bone.-J. NJ. Barrie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
CHANCE FOR LAZY BOYS.
Chicago Educator Says They Win In
Life and Become Great Men.

Is your boy lazy? Yes? Then grieve
not, but be happy. IL is an excellent
sign. He will become q great man in
time. Let him be as lazy as possible.
Principal William Z. Watt of the
Graham school in Chicago said in a
letter before the Institute of Education
recently that the lazy boy was all
right, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Lazy boys make successful men. and
busy, ambitious boys sometimes get all
tired out in childhood and spend the
rest of their lives resting, says the
principal. OF course this rule does
not apply to all lazy or ambitious boys.
Because there is odium attached to
the term lazinesS the educator is apt
to err in his treatment of it. What is
done for it in the homes and schools is
often the very thing to increase it,"
declared Principal Watt in his address
on ''Laziness In Children" Instead of
prodding a lazy boy, the educator held
it far better to cultivate his laziness
into a fine art. He said:
'Laziness is not always bad. 1t is
generally an excellent thing in grow
ing thing. Mental or physical work
done under compulsion is not good for
the growing child, except such work
as is of real use to the household, such
as house, farm, garden work or the
care of animals. The main business
of a child is to grow. 4 days growth
is not noticeable, but it is often more
strenuous than u days work, and a
child should not be compelled to do
BOTH
We can soon expect to hear Johnny,
when asked to bring up the coal, say:
What! Can't you see I'm hard at
work GROWTH G'wan!"
The speaker then urged that all chill
dren should be allowed to sleep until
the sun arose in the morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31

anywhere than in Japan. Japanese
childhood is cheerful, painless, as far
as parents, teachers and superiors in
general are concerned-all smiling hap
piness. Both native and foreign ply
sicians tell me that the Jap baby is
born smiling, and education is calcu-
lated to perpetuate the happy disposi-
ton nature bestowed upon the little
yellow boy or girl. The Jap child
learns to smile as it learns to walk and
feed itself, as it learns successfully all
the laws of old time etiquette, which
is the essence Of courtesy.
Laughter is not encouraged. No bois-
ferrous expression of merriment is.
While boys are not forbidden to guf-
faw, they are made to understand that
it is not nice. Girls giggle, of course,
but not as loudly as their occidental
sisters. At the same time they try to
keep a straight face. The child always
has a smile for parents, teachers and
friends, and the practice grows into q
habit that rules mems and women's
lives.
The Jap deems it impolfte to force
his personal feelings upon others. The
knowledge or mere suspicion that q
countryman experienced bad fortune
might make his neighbOr unhappy, and
the yellow man tried to confer bliss
upon all; hence he considers it his duty
to smile. I'VE smile upon our friends to
increase their happiness and their love
for us and upon adversarieS to fore
stall giving them pleasure by looking
said a noted Japanese.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
TRIBUTE TO OUR co-EDs.
Wonderfully Brilliant and AS Won
derfuIly Beautiful, Says "a German.

Wonderfully Brilliant and as Won
derfuIIy Beautiful, Says a German.
Five German educators from the
leading German universities, who have
been closely studying the goods in
American universities, highly cOmpli-
mented the girls the other night at the
dinner in Hutchinson hall. given by the
University of Chicago to the German
educators, says a Chicago dispatch.
Wonderfully brilliant and as won
derfully beautiful" was the expression
of DR.. Delbrueck, the famous philolo-
gist. He saw the greatest difference
between life at the German universe
ties and at the American in the pres
ence of the girl students in the United
States.
when 1 left home" he said, my
friends said to me: Now, you are
great student of women, professor.
Tell us when you come back whether
the college bred American woman is
so much more talented than our wom-
en-, and whether she Is SO much more
beautiful 1 am here but few days,
but L can already tell you what word
must carry to them. 1 have found
the American women wonderfully bril-
liant and as wonderfully beautiful. At
this distance from home l am free to
say that she has captivated me-"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
POTASH MINES.
They Are All In Prussia and supply
the Entire World.


They Are All In Prussia and supply
the Entire World.
The potash which is dug from the
royal Prussian mines, located at Strase-
furt, ninety miles from Berlin, is the
sole source of the worlds supply. Be
fore the mines were discovered the
best substitute which could be found
for the product was wood ash, such az
the southern plantations used in the
old days for making I've soap. The
Prussian mines are twenty-Seven in
number and were devoted to the pro-
duction of salt before rock salt WAS
discovered.
When the new variety of salt was
given to the world the Prussian mines
were temporarily abandoned, and in @
few years a search for rock salt was
instituted. The salt was found, but
in a badly adulterated condition, and
an analysis of the adulterant revealed
the fact that it was the most valuable
part of the mineral The potash was
at once turned to use as commercial
fertilizer.
The mines are controlled by n syndi-
cate. They employ 21,OOO men and
yield 100 car loads a day of potash.
OF the entire output 20 per cent is
used for agricultural purposes, while
the remainder is used for chemical
purposes. 1t is largely utilized in the
cyanide process of extracting gold
from the ore.-Louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-31
What Women once Couldn't wear.

While we may pick and choose end
do exactly as we please about our
clothes, there have been in times gone
by. in many countries and even in our
own, what were known as 'sumptuary
laws" These laws regulated eXpendi-
ture for dress, for ornament, for food
or for whatever refreshments you
might give company when they came
to take tea.
Among the first of these sumptuary
laws was one made in Rome in 215 j.
c. and called the Orphan law" 1t de-
Clared that no woman should possess
more than half an ounce of gold, wear
a dress of different colors or ride in q
vehicle in the city or within a mile Of
ii except on occasions of public reli-
gious ceremonies This law lasted only
twenty years.
Italy and France are the countries
where most of these laws have been
passed. and some of them read very
strangely. In 1880. in Italy, no woman
was allowed to wear a dress with fig
ures painted on il; she could only have
them embroidered. And in 1S4S. in the
same country, neither dark green nor
black dresses were allowed to be worn
in the morning-St- Nicholas.