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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10

Youthful head of Liberty on the OBJ
verse, wearing a liberty cap, around
the border being inscribed "Confcder-
ate States of America" Below was
the date 1851" ON the reverse
were the words "One Cent" in the
centre of a wreath emblematic of the
products of the Southern states and
composed of small ears of corn and
wheat and tiny hogSheads. with q
miniature cotton bale in the middle OF
the wreath.
In tracing the origin of the piece the
fact was developed that the dies were
cut by a Philadelphia engraver by the
name of Lovett, who upon being ap-
preached in 1878 concerning the mat
ter admitted, with considerable reluct-
ance. that he had engraved the dies
for the coin upon a commission from
the Confederate authorities.
He said that the whole work had
been conducted with secrecy. owing
to the probable unpleasant conse-
auences to himself should the matter
come to the attention of the Federal
authorities. He had strlck twelve
pieces in nickel from the dies, two OF
which had been lost, and these led to
the discovery of the contemplated Is
sue. The dies were sent down south,
and it is not thought that they were
ever used there.
Years afterward the dies were again
sent back to Philadelphia and firm
of coin dealers gained possession OF
them and made arrangements to strike
a limited number of pieces in different
metals. They planned to coin seven
in gold. twelve in silver and 500 in
copper, but in striking the coins in the
last named metal the collar of the dies
burst upon making the fifty-fifth i'm
preston and the work was abandoned
The total number Of Confederate
cents now known to be in existence Is
seven in gold. ten in nickel, the other
two of the original twelve having dis
appeared; twelve in silver and fifty
five in copper. The gold specimens
are valued at 500 each, those in silver
and nickel at about $25 and the cop
per cents at from SO upward.
The dies were defaced and later
were bought by a we'll known Chica-
go collector, Judson Brenner, VINO al
so has a specimen Of each coin in the
four different metals.-News and
Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
HIT HIM IN TWO PLACES.
The Way Cicero Treated His Devoted
Admirer Petrarch.

In the early autumn of 1858 Pc
trarch suffered an accident which may
be narrated in his own words. You
shall hear" he writes TO a friend,
what a trick Cicero, the man, whom
I have loved and worshiped from my
boyhood, has just played me. l pos
sess a huge volume of his letters,
which 1 wrote out some time ago with
my own hand because there was no
original manuscript accessible to the
copyists. III health hindered me, but
my great love OF Cicero and delight
in the letters and eagerness to possess
them prevailed against my bodily
weakness and the laboriousness of the
work. This is the book which you
have seen leaning against the doorpost
at the entry to my library. One day
while going into the room thinking
about something else, as I often do,
happened inadvertently to catch the
book in the fringe of my gown. In its
fall it struck me lightly on the left
leg a little above the heel. What!
My Cicero, quoth 1, bantering him,
pray what are you hitting me for?'
He said nothing, but next day as l
came again the same way he hit me
again, and again l laughed at him
and set him up in his place. Why
make a long story? Over and over
again 1 went on suffering the same
hurt, and, thinking he might be cross
at having to stand on the ground, 1
put him up a shelf higher, but not
till after the repeated blows on the
same spot had broken the skin and a
far from despicable sore had resulted.
l despised it, though reckoning the
cause of my accident of much more
weight than the accident itself At last
when the pain was too much not only
for my wit, but for sleep and rest, so
that to neglect the thing any longer
seemed not courage, but madness, l
was forced to cali in the doctors, who
have now for some days been fussing
over this really ridiculous wound, not
without great pain and some danger
to the wounded limb, as they insist
though 1 think you know just what
reliance I place on their prognostica-
tions either of good or evil. So this
is how my beloved Cicero has treated
me. He long ago struck my heart,
and now he has struck my leg
From H. c. Hollway-Calthorp's Pc
trarch."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
Ali5eellaneuus 8adina.
WITH NEIGHBoRINe EXCHANGES
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
GASTON.

Gastonia Gazette, March 6: Mr.. c. c
GOore of Cherryville brought the re-
mains of his two-year old son to Low
ell for burial Saturday. 1t was laid tC
Test in the Lowell cemetery. Mr. anC
Mrs. Goore have the sympathy of many
,, friends in their bereavement. The
old fiddlers' convention was to have
been held here Monday night, but II
rained so hard that all the fiddlers coulc
not get here ESQ one of the leading mer
told mel and this is the reason it was
failure. Well, did it rain Monday
night? l haven't any recollection of it;
I am under the impression that 1t was
beautiful night. At any rate some
music was furnished by Mr. H. ]. Will
kerson, Mr.. K. D. Cozens and Mr. Geo
Poole and other music was furnished
by parties whom l am unable to locate
They had a fine time and all who were
present were highly entertained by Mr.
Wilkerson. He's the manager of the
string band here and is a bright, ener-
getic young man who knows his busi-
ness, when it comes to the old-time fid-
ding. 49,. Mrs. Green Layton, aged As
died Tuesday at her home IN McAden-
vile from stomach trouble. The fu-
neral was held at the home Wednesday
and interment followed at Ebenezer
She was a native of Wilkes county
and a daughter of Henry Poplen. She
leaves a husband. Mr.. Green Layton;
one brother Mr.. James Poplen OF
Mocksville and two sisters. Misses
Mary and Hattie Poplen, also OF
Mocksville. Mrs. Layton was a mem
Der of the Baptist church at McAden-
vile and was a woman of high Chris
tion character. She had many friends
who learn with regret of her death.
Mr. John Hines. a former CASTOR coun-
tian now living near Cordelle, Okla.
spent Wednesday night in Gastonia as
the guest of Mr.. NJ. H. Shuford. Mr.
Hines has been spending some time
with his brother, Mr. George Hines Of
Lincoln county, his sisters, Mrs. Sal.
lie Aderholt Of Hudson, and Mrs. Seebe
Summey of Iron Station, and othel
relatives. This is his first visit to Gas
ton after an absence of twenty-five
years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
WHAT A WATT Is.
The Electrical Unit and Its Equivalent
In Horsepower.

The Electrical Unit and Its Equivalent
In Horsepower.
In the electrical world one hears
and reads a great deal about watts. "
The current is measured by watts,
the machinery is rated by watts and
lamps burn by watts. To the ordinary
layman all this talk of watts is mys-
tifying.
The man to whom we owe the idea
of the horsepower was Scottish in
ventor, James Watt, and when the
electric unit involving the idea of work
ing capacity came to be formulated
the name of Watt was chosen to in
dicate this unit, just as that of Volta
has given US the term volt and Fara-
day the farad.
Watt considered that, taking the
average, a London dray horse was
capable of doing the work of lifting
$4,000 pounds through one foot of
gravity. The introduction of this time
limit, the minute, gave the unit of
power, or rate of performing work.
This or it's equivalent has ever since
been called a horsepower
The electrical unit called the watt
is capable of being represented in
terms of the horsepower, and in that
form it is perhaps more ineligible
to those who are familiar with me-
chanical rather than with electrical
expressions. The electrical watt is
the product of volts multiplied by
ampereS, where the volt is the unit
of electrical pressure, and the ampere
is the unit of measuring the density,
or volume, of an electrical current.
Careful experiments have demon
strated that 746 watts per second are
or, To state the equation in its usual
form, 746 watts equal one horsepower.
The form in which electrical power
generally sold is computed on the
basis of kilowatt hours. The prefix
kilo comes from the Greek chilioi,
1000. A kilowatt, written also X.
W.. is therefore 1000 watts. The
kilowatt hour is the performance, or
work. at such a rate that 1000 watts
per second shall be delivered COntin-
uOuSly for one hour.
The kilOwatt hour has Il special
interest for the man who has his Of
flee or house lighted by electric
lamps, because the kilowatt hour is
the unit upon which the power and
light companies base their charges
Electrical Review.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
Trade and the Mails.

]. B. Mcneil, a wholesale grocer OF
Chicago, calculates that, through living
in the suburbs, he has travelled 756,00O
miles on the trains in the past thirty
five years.
while l have been travelling said
Mr.. Mcneil the other day, 'the grocery
business has changed for the better
and I hope l have helped little in the
change
"Grocers and general storekeepers are
more liberal than they used to be
kinder more polished. more gentle
manly. Let me give you an idea OF
the typical storekeeper of the past, the
storekeeper of the early sos.
The general storekeeper of Croydon
was also the village postmaster. He
dispensed letters and cabbages, stamps
and underwear, with an equal hand.
But one autumn a rival establish
ment opened across the way a general
store that was a little brighter, little
handsomer, a little larger, than the old
one. And the postmaster observed
with disgust that the tickle villagers
were flocking in great numbers to the
new shop.
LAS the postmaster stood glowering
at his rival from his doorway one af-
ternoon a fellow townsman entered anG
asked if there were any letters for him
No, there amt none. told We yes
terday,' said the storekeeper, without
moving from the doorway.
But one might "a come today said
the villager.
"'Oh, there might, might there? the
storekeeper sneered. We'll, there amt.
But We hain't looked
"'Hain't I? Well, l amt a-goin' to-.
But
There's no letter for We, tell ye,
shouted the postmaster.
But
Blast ye.' shouted the furious post
master rushing up to the villager and
shaking his first in his face, won't ye
take mo" for an answer? l tell ye agir
no, no, no! And now, if ye amt sat
isfied, go and git yer letters where w
git yer goods Washington Star
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
Humorous department.
Odd Or Even.

An eminent Dutch artist during Il
former students TO whom he had fire.
uuently extended pecuniary assistance.
AT last. dear master" exclaimed the
elder of these two out at the elbow
bohemians. I'VE can repay to some lit
tie extent the kindness you rendered us
as Leyden. Come. you must dine with
u.s."
In spite of the Dutchman's polite
protestations they each took an arm
and hurried him to the finest hotel in
the city. After a splendid repast the
master, observing the cOutenances of
his hosts and guessing from their shah
by appearance that their generosity
had led them to incur bill beyond
their joint purse. announced his inten-
ton of settling the score.
"Impossible!" cried the elder student,
as IL insulted at the suggestion. But
after considerable discussion he be-
came less determined All, well, my
master" he said generously, 'as you
insist l will relax so far as to play a
game of skill with you for it! l am
thinking of a number. Is it odd or
even?"
Even" replied his guess.
odd" said the student Immediately.
$50 you have the pleasure of paying
for the dinner while I pay for the
wine"
Wait" said the Dutch artist puz-
zled. Let us play for that too"
IF you wish it, certainly" rejoined
the student, Struggling his shoulders.
Il am thinking of number. Is it odd
or even?"
odd" cried the master.
Even" was the cool reply.
But" inquired the loser after paying
the heavy reckoning. II am curious to
hear the principle of your game
1T is very simple" the student an
swered. LAS you see. think of num-
ber, odd or even. and you have to guess
it,
"Ah," murmured the master thought
fully, Il see! Yes, it is Simple-very
simple. But I would not play with
many people. 1t is too expensive for
me!"-London Answers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
Turning the Tables.

An Illinois sheriff was noted for his
activity in looking up unlicensed ped
dlers. Taking his walk abroad one day,
he came across an old fellow whom he
at once concluded was an illegal trad
er, and inquired if he had anything
to sell
HEY I got anything to sell, squire?''
was the response. Guess l hev got
blackin thatll make them old cow
hide boots of yours shine sO't you can
shave in 'em. Got razorS tew, an arti-
Gle you want. should say, by the look
of your beard. Got Balm of Klumby,
tew, only a dollar a bottle, good for the
hair, and assisting poor human natul'."
The sheriff bought a bottle Of Balm
of Columbia, and then desired to see
the Yankees license for peddling.
The document was produced, exam
ined, pronounced genuine and handed
back to its owner
Il don't know now that l care about
this stuff" said the disappointed Off
cial. what will you give for it,
"Waal" answered the peddler, II
don't want it, squire: but, seem it's
YOU, I'll give you 81 cents for it,"
The sheriff passed him the bottle and
pocketed the money. when the peddler
said:
Il say: guess l hev suthing to ask
YOU now. Hev YOU got a peddlers Ii
cense about YOU"
NO" said the sheriff, Il haven't any
use for one myself"
WAL, l guess We'll see about that
pretty soon," replied the Yankee. IF
understand the law, sheriff. it's a clear
case that you've been trading and ped
ding Balm of Klumby on the highway,
and l shall inform on YOU"
Thus he turned the tables; and the
sheriff was duly fined for peddling
without a license.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10

r. The late Senator Platt. of Con-
necticut enjoyed funny stories and
could tell good many himself, says
the Boston Herald. Notwithstanding
his long public life he always remem-
bered a yarn that he carried from his
school days. One year when the dis
trict schools opened in his town one
Of the teachers. in making record
of the ages of her pupils as required
by law, found that one little girl who
came from a fam ly not noted tor be-
ing especially bright. was unable to
say when her birthday came. So, in
order to complete the records the
teacher walked two miles to see the
girls mother one afternoon after
school. Asked if she could remember
lust when her daughter was born, the
woman thought for some little time,
and then with a sort of puzzled look,
said: We'll. the gal was born i'm 'ta-
ter time, that's sure, but | cant
member whether they was a plantin'
on EN- or a diggin' on EN-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
CLUB M A K E r S
WHAT A CT UB IS
OTHER PREMIU MS

full
Clubs ncud
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retail for $IOO
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good Banjo Guitar or
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l.. NJ. CRISIS SONS.
PLEASE PAY UP.

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ARER on my club are earnestly re-
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may be made to me, my brother, Mr.. r.
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the senders will please make same pay
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appreciated by me. Respectfully,
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TERMS AND CONDITION


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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
REAL ESTATE
Lots on Main Street and On the Out
skirts.
INCORPORATED.

am offering the most desirable Main
street building lots in Yorkville.
Five of them fronting Main street,
five more adjoining them in the rear.
Lots on the street 25 feet front and 165
feet deep. Lots in rear same size.
Prices and terms on application.
Also about forty low priced lots IN
Westerleigh. Best values in real estate
to be had in York county.
Also a splendid little farm of thirty
five acres just without the corporate
limits. Handsome site for cottage OF
bungalo. This is a bargain.
LAURA E. PARISH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
REPAIR WORK!

If there are any repairs to be
made about your premises or any ODD
jobs that you want done before the
winter sets in, let us. know about them
early, as our carpenters are all busy
just now and it may be several days
after your order is in before we can
get to your work. But, then, you
might save time by letting us know at
once.
J. J. KELLER & co.
6g We are Wholesale and Retail
Agents for the Limestone Spring Lime
Works. See us for your needs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
A BOOK
WORTH A
DOLLAR
Southern Gardeners Practical Manual
by Newman.

n HERE are lots of people who know
l. something about gardening, but
those who have not made lifelong,
scientific study of the subject are con-
stantly running upon problems that
they know nothing about. Newman'ss
Southern Gardeners Practical Manual
is a book of ready reference that gives
accurate and comprehensive informa-
ton practically about almost everything
relating to gardening. People who have
bought this work and used it find that
it has paid for itself many times over
1t is to be had at THE ENQUIRER
OFFICE at $1.00 per copy or by mall
post paid for $1.1O.
7, NJ GRIST'S SONS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10

8z' Many travellers in Eastern Sibe-
ria carry solidified soup in small leath-
er receptacles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
w. M. KENNEDY, Agent.

Don't forget to see Lamm q Co.'S
Samples and Style Book before YOU
buy your Spring Suit-Their clothing
is made TO FIT and is FIT to wear.
Prices that will please YOU.
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There Are Liberal Premiums For All
Clubs of Whatever Size.
EVERY WORKER TO GET FULL PAY.

YoRKyILLE ENQUIRER Is THE MOST THoRoHGHG@0aNG % COINS
SOUTH CAROLINA 1t Is primarily county
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THE all the most
campaign OFFERING NINE QBA
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the BIges the Cu6makeF making aTg S
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SEED OATS
SEED POTATOES
GARDEN SEED

We now have a lot of CHOICE
SEED OATS for Spring sowing. See
me for what you need.
We also have on hand large supply
of EASTERN GROWN SEED IRISH
POTATOES of the best varieties for
this vicinity.
Also have full assortment of GAR
DEN SEEDS grown by the best seeds
men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-10
HERE IS THE PROPOSITION
The Cont

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Reeds
Spring Styles

WE ARE ALSO SHOWING THE
SPRING STYLES IN REEDS
HIGH CUT SHOES FOR La
DIES AND THEY ARE FULLY
UP TO THE REPUTATION OF
ALL REED SHOES-THE BEST
AND MOST STYLISH MONEY
CAN BUY.
PRICES - $500, $3.50, $500
AND $3.50 A PAIR.
WEAR REED SHOES AND 1T
is CERTAIN THAT YOU WILL
HAVE THE CORRECT THING
IN FOOTWEAR.
STRAI7NN-NM|TH CD,
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LAURA E. PARISH.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-27

During the week local machine organ gave good
part of its first page headlines and article in which
was emphatcay declared that L. Flanagan had violated
the election laws through offer made to Barney Moran at
Reno
The article further asserted that Mr. Flanagan was as
result down and candidate for United States senator
The dispatch below received the News yesterday in response
10 inquiry made of the Republican State Central Committee as
TO the truth of the story tells of another faseood which must
be charged the week of running amuck Ill this line which is
at the door of the organ. The dispatch says:
RENO Nev Sept. 26-(Special to the News 1T Is a
campaien roorbac the statement made by l. L. i-
can Republican nominee for United States SENATOR whe
shown dispatch printed in several Nevada papers alleging
that he had offered inducements to Barney Moran to Withdrew
from the fight for district attorney OF Nasoe county III lu
therance of his own candidacy for United States senator
81 note that dispatch emanates from Reno continued
Flanagan that the matter causing political sen
saton As Reno paper for against me- has ever men
toned the subject far Is 1T local issue
ALL where all the facts be easily ascetaned II seems
me that the elements of sensation decidedly wanting
at is true that the night before the Republican conVen
ton when the belief generally expressed that Moran was
told him that if he not nominated and could III
any way aid him. that anything he would ask for would try
10 get for him.
Afv reasons for this offer due solely to liking
and admiration for Barney Moran who has worked his way up
world through adveses with independence and force
Of charaeted that must challenge mans respect
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-09-27
BAD FIRE AVERTED.
spark Supposed to Have Caused
Blaze Which Through Prompt
Discovery. Was Put Out.

BY the merest stroke of chance a
disastrous fire was ayerted yesterday
about noon. when DR.. G.. Sylvester
the optician. discovered "A curtain in
his back Office blazing furiously. lie
pulled down the curtain and eNtin-
guished the flames before they
caught the woodwork. The damage
was practically nothing. as the cur
tain was the only thing lost,
How the curtain came TO catch fire
is a mystery. unless a spark from a
neighboring chimney came In at the
open door and ignited IT, This is
the theory of Or. Sylvester.
Had the doctor not been standing
in his office at the time "A serious IRE
could hardly have been avoided, as
the building in which his Office Is
located is a fiimsy construction and
but a fey moments delay in diseov-
cry would have meant that the
greater portion of the block would
have gone up In smoke As It was
few people knew of the occurrence.