Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-12-01

Some of the farmers who got their
wheat in early are reporting fine stands
The cotton crop is pretty well picked
and there is very little more to be
ginned.
Only twenty five days till Christ
mas, and now is the time to look af-
ter Christmas shopping.
There has been quite a loosening up
in ready cash during the past few
weeks Money is not nearly so scarce
as many seemed to believe.
Fifty three dollars profit on an acre
of corn. How many people in this
country ever make that much money
off an acre of cotton, even at Is cents
a pound.
The boys of the Bethany Presbyterial
High school are preparing for public
debate on the question as to whether
the primary election system should be
abolished.
The people need to be more Outspok-
en- in regard to public affairs. In the
first place every man should have con-
victions, and in the second place every
man should stand by them. 1t is less
than half a man who will allow him
self to be led around by the nose with
out knowing where he is going.
While there is a great deal Of disap-
pointment at the prevailing low price
of cotton, and while it is a fact that
many farmers have loss in their cot
ton crop at present prices, still there
is much satisfaction in knowing that
there is much more corn in the coun-
ty than usual, and conditions general
ly are very good.
Although we have but little such
information at hand at this time, if the
contestants for the Farmers Union
corn prizes will give us statements as
to expenses on their respective acres,
we will be pleased to publish the infor-
nation for the benefit Of the public.
There is reason to believe that each
and every contestant has made more
profit on his prize acres than he has
made on the balance Of his crop.
A correspondent writes to know if it
is not practicable to print The Enqui-
rer daily during tn running of "The
Jucklins," which he says is the best
story he has ever read. 1t gives us
much pleasure to know that this cap
ital story is proving so acceptable, and
it would give us much satisfaction to
be able to print The Enquirer daily;
but we are afraid that the time for
such venture has not yet quite ar
rived
1t is not an uncommon thing in this
county for men of large affairs who are
drawn for jury duty to pay $40 rather
than serve. The tendency has been to
look upon it as purely a commercial
proposition There was a notable ex-
ception last week. Mr.. Thomas L.
Johnston of Rock Hill was here on jury
duty He is probably the largest far
mer in the county, operating twenty
five plows. In addition, he has a con-
siderable cotton business that requires
his personal attention. When several
of his Yorkville friends jollied him
about being brought to Yorkville to
serve on the jury, he took their jolly
ing with his usual good nature; but fl
nally expressed himself like this: well,
I'll admit that l would rather give UP
twenty dollars than to stay here week
on this kind of work; but the payment
of twenty dollars would hardly make
me easy. l realize that this is import
ant service. / don't like the service at
all. There are lots of ways in which I
could dispose of my time more pleas
antly But then somebody has to do
this work, and as 1 have long held that
no man has a right to try to dodge it,
l would not feel right in trying to dodge
it myself" When every citizen begins
to take the view expressed by Mr..
Johnston. the jury problem will have
heeO solved