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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. ]. L. Williams spent Sunday and
Monday in Kershaw.
Mr.. w. 3. Williams is In Columbia
on business this week.
Rev. w. G.. Neville, D. D., Of Clinton
was in Yorkville yesterday.
Mrs. w. w. Miller Of Rock Hill is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Williams.
Mr.. o. E. Grist Of Yorkville, has re-
ceived a commission as notary public.
Masters Arthur and Ollie Hart leave
ington, D. c.
Mr.. Boyce v. Whisonant Of Wilkins
Vile, spent several days this week with
Mr.. ]. P. White.
Mr.. Mack Brice went down TO
Woodwards on Sunday on short vis-
it to his fathers family.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tiddy Of Gas
tonia, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Frank It'd
dy in Yorkville this week.
Mr.. William Moore and bride OF
Blacksburg, spent Friday in Yorkville'
the guests of Mrs. S. r. Moore.
Mr.. John A. Jenkins Of the Lancas-
ter Graded schools has been spending
few days in Yorkville with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Jenkins.
Deputy Sheriff F. E. Quinn has just
returned from Columbia, having gone
down on Monday to take the crazy ne
gro woman, mentioned last Friday to
the asylum.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Bivens OF Abe
marie, N. c., arrived in Yorkville on
Friday on a visit to Mrs. S. A. McEl-
wee and other relatives. Mr.. Bivens
returned to his home on Monday.
Columbia State: The engagement
has been announced Of Miss Amanda
Clawson, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
w. Clawson of Yorkville. to Lieut..
Thomas S. Norman, Eighth infantry,
U. S. A., the marriage to take place
on the 25th Of April. There will be
no cards and the wedding will be
very quiet one. Mr.. Norman Is an
old Columbia boy and his many friends
here will learn with pleasure OF his
approaching marriage. He Is now
stationed at Fort Slocum, New York
harbor.
Batesburg special of Feb. "a, to the
Columbia State: The many friends
of DR.. E. K. Hardin and family were
saddened today by their removal from
this place, which has been their home
for the past 30 years, to their new
home at Glover, York county; Or.
Hardin graduated from Wofford COL
lege in the early 70s, and In two or
three years came to this place and con-
Quoted a very successful school for
six or seven years; then feeling that
his field of usefulness would be broad
ened, he gave up his school and en-
tered upon the study Of medicine. Al,
ter having completed his medical
course and having been licensed to
practice, he settled here again, ana
has enjoyed a long and eminently sue
cessful career as a physician. DR.. Har-
din has been potent factor for good
in this town ever since his location
here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

is hoped to inaugurate the tunnel
about March 20. The engineering Of
the Simplon is regarded as being one
Of the greatest engineering achieve
ments of the age. Many difficulties
were encountered and overcome. The
length of the tunnel from Briga, in
Switzerland, to Isello. on the Italian
side of the mountain, Is about ~ miles.
Work was begun over seven years ago
and according to contract the tunnel
must be ready for traffic on May 10
next. The Swiss and Italian govern
ments jointly financed the undertake
ing, share and share alike, at the cost
Of $15,000,000 AS soon as the boring
is thoroughly completed and the track
laid a smaller tunnel is to be con-
structed, parallel to the larger one,
which will be increased in size, so as
to permit Of traffic both ways at the
same time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
Down With the Aqed.

DR.. William Osler, who for many
years has enjoyed the distinction Of
being one of the most eminent physi-
clans in the world, theoretically, and
who has recently been called to the
position of regius professor Of medi-
cine at Oxford, delivered his fare
we'll speech at Johns Hopkins last
Thursday, and made the following
declarations:
l have two fixed ideas well known
to my friends. The first is the COM
parative uselessness of men above
forty years of age. This may seem
shocking. and yet read Alright the
worlds history bears out the state
achievement in action, in science, in
art, in literature subtract the work
of men above forty, and, while we
should miss great treasures-even
priceless treaSureS-We would practi-
cally be where we were today. 1t Is
difficult to name a great and far
reaching conquest of the mind which
has not been given to the world by
man on whose back the sun was still
shining. The effective, moving, vital
izing work Of the world is done be-
tween the ages of twenty-five and
forty, these fifteen golden years of
plenty, the anabolic or constructive
period, in which there is always a
balance in the mental bank and the
credit is still good. In the science
and art of medicine there has not
been an evidence of the first rank
which VesaliuS, Harvey, Hunter, Bycht,
LaEnnec, Virchow, Lister, Koch-the
green years were yet upon their
heads when their epoch making
studies were made. To modify an
old saying, a man is sane morally at
thirty. rich mentally at forty, wise
spiritually at fifty, or never. The
young men should be encouraged and
show what is in them. My second
fixed idea is the uselessness of men
above sixty years of age and the in
calculable benefit it would be in
commercial, political and in profess
sional life, If. as g" matter of course,
men stopped work at this age. In
that charming novel, THE Fixed
Period" Anthony Trollope discusses
the practical advantages in modern
life of a return to this ancient usage,
and the plot hinges on the admirable
scheme of a college into which at
sixty men retired for year of peace
full contemplation before a peaceful
departure by chloroform. AS it can
be maintained that all the great ad-
vances have come from men under
forty, so the history Of the world
shows that a very large proportion
of the evils may be traced to the
sexagenarians, nearly all the great
mistakes. politically and socially, all
of the worst poems. most of the bad
pictures. majority of the bad novels,
not a few of the bad sermons and
speeches.
There are thousands of able men
in this country who think DR.. Osler
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
WITHIN THE TOWN.

A portion of the fire department
was called out at about 10 o'clock last
Saturday night on account OF a burn
ing chimney at DR.. A. Y. Cartwrights
There was no damage.
Tom Ballard, the we'll known ne
gro barber Is still confined to his
house on Chester street, near the
overhead bridge, suffering from drop
sical affection. He Is in a very bad
way.
The attention Of THE ENQUIRER
has been called to the fact that while
several bales of cotton were put on
the market last week, the greater
portion of the cotton that was brought
to town was stored by the owners In
warehouses.
The Yorkville Graded school In
vites the attention of the local public
tonight to an interesting comedy
drama that is to be presented In the
opera house. by members Of the high
er grades, assisted by several OF the
teachers. "The Deacon is the name
of the play, and the full synopsis OF
it together with the cast of characters
as published in the advertising COL
umns will give an idea Of what Is In
store for those who go out Patrons
are assured that they will get double
value for their money-frst In two
hours of entertainment, and second In
whatever augmentation may result 10
the piano and library funds of the
school.
Il expect to have roe shad tomor-
row." was the rather guarded an
nouncement that Mr.. Louis Roth made
in the advertising columns last Friday
Now, while roe shad are pretty high
in price at this season Of the year, still
there are many people around York.
Vile who are very fond Of this tooth
some delicacy, and it was not great
while after the paper was on the
streets before Mr.. Roth began to re-
ceive orders. During Saturday some
customers came in from the country;
but everybody was disappointed. In
stead of the fish Mr.. Roth received
from his dealer a card, saying, THE
weather has been so rough that 1t is
impossible to ship shad today" When
the reporter asked Mr.. Roth why he
had no shad he replied, Because l ad-
vertise them. Every time l advertise
haf them they don't come"
Next Monday is salesday for
March and while no auction sales of
land are being advertised, the proba-
bility is that the day will be a busy
one. Many farmers who have not al
ready completed their supply arrange
ments will be here to see about the
matter and there will be more or less
business in horse and mule flesh.
A travelling bicycle artist gave free
exhibitions at the court house corner
last Friday afternoon and night The
tools of his trade consist Of a buggy
wheel and a safety bicycle. With
these he took a position on the corner,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

WE are sorry to note that some OF
the newspapers are disposed to print
unfavorable criticisms Of Harvie Jor-
dan, president Of the Southern Cotton
association. Such criticisms provided
they were made in good faith, were
proper enough before Mr.. Jordan was
elected to his presen, position, and we
would not be understood that his Of
fetal acts must be held above criticism
even now; but we think that newspa-
pers friendly to the objects Of the as
sociation will do we'll to confine their
criticism of Mr.. Jordan to his official
acts He may not be the best man
who could have been chosen for the
position he holds; but he has been
chosen, and he should have fair sup
port. OF course the success Of the en-
terprise does not depend entirely on
the ability and capacity of the presi-
dent; but still much harm may be
done by belittling the president in
the eyes of the rank and file Of the
organization.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

r. D. Alexander-Offers some bar
gains in bicycle sundries. A few
coaster brakes at SO each.
Strauss Smith Co.-Has received q
big shipment Of ladies' and misses
ady-to-wear hats and invites the
ladies to make d visit to its milli-
merry department.
give II your purse, and tells you that
it will put money In your purse"
It wants you to remember the New
Idea" patterns.
]. Q. Wray-Has a big new stock Of
the latest styles and shades In
mems hats in derbies, crushes, Al
pines and broad brims at correct
prices.
Opera House-Announces the produc-
tion of 1.-THE Deacon" by students
of the graded school at the opera
house, this, Tuesday, evening, at $3.50.
l.. M. CRISIS Sons-Give you some
timely pointers in regard to COM
mercial printing. See fourth page.
York Furniture Co.-Wants to recover
q nickel plated hub band, lost from
a wheel of it's hearse. Will pay re-
ward.
Star Drug Store-Wants you to buy
and plant Landreth's garden seeds,
which, 1t says, have the reputation of
being the surest producers. 1t has
full selection of seeds and onion
sets.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent-Gives
YOU food for thought II you are In
the market for life insurance.
First National Bank-Wants you to
deposit your money In either large
or small amounts with 1t. 1t pays
interest on time deposits.
d Hotn AcH watch
space for information in regard to
wall paper. interior decorations, etc.
| Glenn & Allison-Say that their Mr..
Glenn is now in the west buying
mules for the local market and will
have them here by the first Monday
In March.
w. M. Kennedy, Agent-Invites you to
see Lamm & Co.'s new spring sam
Piles of spring clothing. He has all
kinds of garden seeds. seed potatoes,
garden rakes etc.
G.. H. O'Leary-Tells you about the
"Perfection" oil stoves, which he
says is the most perfect and satis-
factory oil stove on the market.
Jas. M. Starr-Sells Macmurphys fer
tiliZers and says they are used by
some Of the most successful farmers
of York county. See him.
Harry Miller-Requests subscribers to
The Enquirer on his club to pay up
at once.
]. L. McGill President-Requests the
members Of Kings Mountain Town
ship Cotton Growers association to
meet at the Bethany High school on
next Saturday at $50 o'clock.
T. w. Speck-Publishes some society
notes that will interest the ladies.
Louis Roth-Is prepared to furnish
fertilizers made by the Virginia. Car
olina Chemical Co., and Read Phos-
phate Co.. and also prepared agri-
cultural lime.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

called a crowd and began his show.
He claimed that he was on his way
from Washington to Jacksonville, Fla,
and running out Of money, was giving
his exhibitions with view to pursu-
ing his journey. The people did not
take much stock In his story; but
those who watched his exhibitions
were convinced that he was a past
master. He made his bicycle rear up
and go around on one wheel; he made
it buck like a broncho and do other
tricks. Then he stood on his head
In the saddle, and guiding the handle
bars with his hands, rode several times
around the circle. He proved as ex'
pert on the buggy wheel as on the bi'
cycle, his principal trick being some
expert rope jumping while standing or
the hubs Of the wheel. During nj:
performance he took UP a collection
and the people contributed very lfber'
ally.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

HEYwARD TALKS OF THE NEGRO
Governor D. C. Hayward was a gues'
at the fifth annual dinner Of the North
Carolina society in New York last Fri,
day, and was one Of the principal
speakers. He devoted a part OF MS
speech to the negro question, saying
among other things:
"As the negro is becoming more ed
ucated you find that he Is Voluntar-
ily abandoning work and congregatine
in the cities, that his tendency Is 70
go north, east and west; that today
Pennsylvania, for instance, has pop
ulation Of 56,S45 negroes; New YORK
100, 900: Missouri 100000; Massachu-
setts 1874; the District of Columbia
86,7O2 and New Jersey 1884.
Our movement therefore in us last
analysis means the offering of solu-
ton of this great problem in which
from its very nature and relation TO
the other problem Of immigration we
will have the aid Of the thinking peo-
pie Of those sections politically oppos--
ed to the south. We offer a peaceful
solution, and with It the bringing
about Of a development Of resources
that cannot but mean much In the
commerce and growth of the entire
United States"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
NOTE AND COMM ENT.

President Spencer Of the York Coun-
ty Southern Cotton association, has
called a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee to be held in Yorkville on next
Friday. Business Of Importance Will
be transacted.
The Southern Cotton association Is
having made a membership button
with proper device and notices. The
idea is to have the buttons worn by
members throughout the organization
so they will know each other on sight.
One Of the legends on the button Is to
be "25 per cent reduction; We'll do IT,
The Des Moines, Iowa, Register
and Leader tells how during the re-
cent heavy SHOWS, farmers turned out
and cleared the roads Of drifts In or
der that the rural mail men might
continue to make their daily trips, and
our own people should take lesson
from the circumstance. The rural
mail came first as an experiment ana
now 1t is generally recognized as ne
cessity. While it is natural to expect
the rural mail carriers to make their
trips as long as the roads are passable
to other people, still there Is such a
thing as expecting too much. The
government will certainly not Insist
on continuing rural delivery over roads
that are unfit for the work, and II
carrier should be forced to give up
his place by reason of the condition OF
the roads, there will be no disposition
to give the place to just anybody who
might be willing to take it. The gov
eminent expects the people to show
appreciation Of the service 1t is giving
by putting the roads in proper condi-
ton, and people Interested will do
well to do their full duty in the mat
ter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

the very ablest of living Americans,
and who, without being able to ravel
it out even to their own satisfaction
will accept every word the great doc
tor said as gospel truth simply be-
cause he said so. II requires very
considerable temerity therefore to
suggest that possibly the great doc
tor who is himself well past forty,
may be growing little cranky.
If we should attempt to dispute
with DR.. Osler, we fear that we
might suddenly lose our composure
and be tempted to violent exclama-
tions like this. Holy Moses! The
Great julius Caesar! The Immortal
George Washington" 1t Is true that
as we are able to see it now, the
last named had begun to show con-
siderable promise before he was forty;
but the first named was we'll past
sixty before he wrote certain books
that can very i'll be spared even to-
day.
1t is all right, as DR.. Osler says,
to encourage young men to their best
efforts, for 1t Is in the young men
that the hope of the world rests; but
to tell them that If they have not
done their do by the time they are
forty. they will not do 1t at all, is
anything but encouraging. 1t is not
only discouraging, it is misleading
And considered purely from the aca-
demic standpoint of utility. the idea
that men have passed their useful
ness at 60 Is absurd. for history read
as it is-whatever DR.. Osler means by
being read aright-shows that the vast
majority Of men who have accom-
plished anything notable by the time
they are forty continue If they
live and enjoy health, to be Of service
to the world after they are seventy
or even eighty. For instance Johns
Hopkins was 7S years Of age when he
gave sS,0O0,0O0 to found the famous
university that Mr.. Osler Is now leav-
ing, and we have an idea that no one
will dispute with us that this was not
only the greatest thing that the old
man did in his life; but that he could
not possibly have been induced to dc
it at forty even had he had more mil
lions then than later.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

CORPORATIONS should be made to
pay taxes just as individuals; but
nothing Is to be gained by trying to
make corporations pay taxes beyond
their just proportion, The idea might
be popular enough Wit. the thought
less: but no individual has ever secur-
ed permanent advantage as the result
of a wrong, and no individual, corpor-
alton or state ever will.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
FIGHTING IN THE EAST.
Bloody Work Going on In Northern
Manchuria.

WidnSuhiid ids
After fighting Of the most desperate
nature, says a Madyadani, Manchuria
dispatch of Feb. 27, the Russians yes
terday remained in possession of the
Che and Da passes against which the
Japanese had been fiinging themselves
madly from noon until dark. The
Russians, who were greatly outnum-
bered, sustained repeated attacks,
some units losing as high as 70 per
cent in killed or wounded in hand to
hand fighting with the bayonet, to
which they were reduced, owing to
having fired their last bullets. In Or
der to hold Da pass the reserves were
sent to the firing line.
The Japanese turning operation In
the region of Gauto pass was checked
by a battalion Of Russian infantry and
several squadrons Of cavalry who re-
pulsed the Japanese with heavy losses.
The Japanese also tried to advance
on Nangou and Vanupudzi, but were
repulsed.
The present operations commenced
Feb. 10, when the Japanese made a
night attack on Haba pass. seven miles
southeast of Tsinkhetchen. On Feb.
20. they attacked Vance pass, seven
miles southeast Of Tsinkhetchen posi-
tions, which are themselves far In ad-
vance of the general front Of the
army. The Russians made a counter
attack, Feb. 81, and temporarily gain
ed ground, but in the evening OF Fep'
%, in the face of superior numbers,
they were flanked and retired on the
fortified line at Tsinkhetchen.
The japanese stormed Beresenen hill
throughout Feb. %, simultaneously en-
filading the Tsinkhetchen positions
with artillery and outfianking the
Russian infantry.
The Russians evacuated Tsinkhet-
chen, Feb. "a, and retired fighting
stubborn rearguard action and hating
at Da and Che passes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
Tuesday, February %, 1905.

that Is occupied by a family. OF
course this law, IL enforced, will de-
prive quite a number Of the privilege
Of keeping a hog at all. Some claim
they will continue to keep hogs as they
have been doing unless the town will
haul OF all the slop and other stun
that will accumulate around the prem
ises as a result Of not having hog
to feed it to; but the town will hardly
agree to do this. With the increased
telephone rates and the new hog or
dinance both on hand at the same time
we predict that something will be
doing" pretty soon in this old town.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

SURELY the state Of South Carolina
will not be content to cave state banks
in the disadvantageous position In
which they have been placed with ref
erence to national banks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28

HAS A BIGGER JoB.-The recent leg
islature missed an opportunity which
may never come again. The Manning
Farmer says: "The legislature OF
South Carolina, while waiting on the
engrossing department before final
adjournment last Saturday, might
have endorsed Cole L. Blease for the
position of grand duke to succeed the
late Mr. Sergius, but they didn't"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
THE GOLD WATCH CONTEST.

About seven hundred votes were re-
ceived in the gold watch contest since
the last issue Of the paper, and
these were divided among seven con-
testants. AS the result Of changes
made since the last announcement,
the voting now stands as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
The alurkrille Gaqllirer.
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, FEBRT AIRY 2S, 1905.

DR.. VIM. Osler is now So years OF
age. Wonder if he will ask a dose Of
chloroform at the hands of Oxford
two years from now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-28
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Death of Mrs. w. r. Hayes.

Death OF Mrs. w. Il. F1ayes.
Mrs. w. r. Hayes, died at her home
near Hoodtown on last Friday, and
was buried in the cemetery there on
Saturday, the services being conduct
ed by Rev. ]. S. Grier Of Sharon. Mrs.
Hayes was about SO years Of age and
had been in bad health for several
months.
Death of D. w. Hunter.
Mr.. John ]. Hunter has received
news of the death Of his brother, Mr..
D. w. Hunter, which occurred at
Clarksville, Texas, on February ~.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-01-12
Had Been Lying in Yale Medica
Cold Storage Room for
Two Months.

New Haven, Conn.--Mrs. George Klea,
of New York, took her husbands body
back to that city, after rescuing it from
the cold storage room of the Yale med
ical school. Mrs. Klea made a sorrOwful
tour of the undertaking shops of the
town. looking for the body of her hus-
band, whose death two months ago she
had only learned Of On learning that
the body had been sent to the medical
school, she hurried thence, to find the
body embalmed ready for dissection.
She secured permit to remove it to New
York.
Klea was a shoemaker here, and, be-
ing i'll last June, was taken to the Spring
side home, where he stayed until his
death early in October. The officials
there for the first time learned Of his
wife, whose address was found in his
pocket. Efforts were made to locate
her by letter and telegram, but, receiv-
ing no reply, the officials finally turned
the body over to the medical school, ac-
cording to the law of this state.
In speaking of the matter Prof Fer
ris, of the anatomical department of the
medical school, said: