Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-11
IN THE "GooD OLD TIMES"
Paupers Of Today Have Luxuries That
Kinus Lacked Then.

Paupers Of Today Have Luxuries That
Kings Lacked Then.
Not until February Of 1912 did the
people Of Kentucky know that Madi-
son was elected president In the pre-
vious November.
In 1884 one Of the leading railroads
Of the United States printed on Its
time table: 1.-THE locomotive will leave
the depot every day at 10 o'clock II
the weather is fair"
The first typewriter was received by
the public with suspicion. 1t seemed
subversive of existing conditions. A
reporter who took one into a court
room first proved its real worth.
In England, some centuries ago, II an
ordinary workman, without permission
moved from one parish to another In
search Of work or better wages, he was
branded with hot iron.
When Benjamin Franklin first
thought Of starting a newspaper In
Philadelphia many Of his friends ad-
vised against 1t, because there was
paper published In Boston. Some of
them doubted that the country would
be able to support two newspapers.
One hundred years ago. the fastest
travel In the world was on the Great
north road, in England, after 1t had
been put into its best condition. There
the York mail coach tore along at the
rate Of 80 miles day, and many per-
sons confidently predicted Divine
vengeance on such unseemly haste.
When Thomas Jefferson was elected
president of the United States on Feb
ruary II, 1901, after one Of the most
exciting political campaigns In our
history the gratifying news did mol
reach the successful candidate for as
many days as 1t now takes hours to
| transmit the result Of presidential
election to the whole civilized world
When, in 1909, Richard TrevithicE
| uttered the following words there
were many who considered him as an
insane, dangerous person: "The present
generation will use canals, the next
will prefer railroads with horses. but
| their more enlightened successors vii
employ steam carriages on railways as
the perfection Of the art Of conveny-
ance."
When Benjamin Franklin first tooH
the coach from Philadelphia to New
York he spent four days on the jour-
ney. He tells us that, as the old driv-
er logged along. he spent his time
knitting stockings. Two stage coaches
and eight horses sufficed for all the
commerce that was carried on be-
tween Boston and New York. and In
winter the journey occupied a week.
| Napoleon, at the height Of his power
could not command our every day con-
veniences, such as steam heat, running
water. bath and sanitary plumbing
gas, electric light, railroads, steam
boats, the telegraph, the telephone, th'
phonograph, daily newspapers, maga'
zines and a thousand other blessing
which are now part Of the daily ne
cessities of even manual laborers.
When the first two tons Of anthra'
cite coal were brought into Philadel'
phia, In 1903, the good people OF tina
city, so the records state, tried Il
burn the stun, but, at length, disgust
ed, they broke 1t up and made a wall
Of It," Fourteen years later, Col
George Shoemaker sold eight or tel
wagon loads Of 1t In the same city
but warrants were soon issued for hi
arrest for taking money under fals'
pretenses.- Magazine.